Among the current attractive professions in our country, the top position belongs to the semiconductor industry. Vietnam is known as a human resource search destination for many countries in need of human resources in the semiconductor industry.
Grasping that trend, in 2024, a series of universities will promote training in this field.
Attractive job, why?
Semiconductor is not a completely new training field. There have been a number of large universities in our country that have been implementing training for many years, but it has become more widely known since the 2024 admission season.
This year , Phenikaa University enrolls students in Electronics - Telecommunications Engineering (Semiconductor - Circuit Design) with 50 targets in combinations A00, A01, C01, D07. Meanwhile, FPT University recruits 1,000 candidates for IC - Semiconductor Design and considers granting scholarships up to 100% of the program to all candidates registering for this major.
Hanoi University of Science and Technology has 2 direct training majors and 7 close training majors in design, production, packaging and testing, supporting the application of semiconductor chips, which are: Electronics and Telecommunications; Circuit design; Embedded systems; Electrical/Automation; Mechatronics; Computer Engineering/Computer Science; Engineering Physics; Materials/Electronic Materials; Microelectronics and nanotechnology with a total of more than 3,300 students.
According to forecasts of the Southeast Asia Semiconductor Industry Association (SEMI SEA), Vietnam's semiconductor market may grow more than 6% in the period 2022 - 2027. Globally, the semiconductor market will grow 13.1% in 2024, reaching a record level of 588.36 billion USD and expected to increase to 990 billion USD in 2030, according to the Global Semiconductor Trade Data organization (WSTS).
On the occasion of the US President's visit to Vietnam in September 2023, the two countries upgraded their relationship to a special comprehensive partnership. One of the cooperation contents agreed to be promoted is digital cooperation, science, technology, innovation and strengthening cooperation in education and training.
Every year, Hanoi University of Science and Technology trains more than 3,300 students related to electronics and semiconductor fields. Photo: Pham Hung
Specifically, the US affirmed its commitment to increasing support for Vietnam in training and developing a high-tech workforce. The US recognizes Vietnam's great potential to become a key country in the semiconductor - microchip industry, supports the rapid development of the semiconductor - microchip ecosystem in Vietnam and the two sides will actively Extremely coordinate to enhance Vietnam's position in the global semiconductor supply chain.
Currently, there are over 50 large FDI enterprises investing in Vietnam in the microelectronics and semiconductor industry, in which the field of IC design requires the most high-quality human resources.
In the US, the average salary of a semiconductor engineer is nearly 8,500 USD/month. In Japan, chip manufacturer Tokyo Electron pays nearly 305,000 yen (nearly 2,200 USD/month) for new graduates to work immediately.
In Taiwan (China), semiconductor engineers with a bachelor's degree receive a starting salary of about 38,000 - 42,000 NT dollars (25 - 33 million VND). For the same position but with a master's degree, workers can receive 33 - 37 million VND or 46 - 55 million VND if they have a doctorate.
In Vietnam, the average after-tax salary in the first year of work for a chip design engineer is nearly 220 million VND (more than 18 million VND/month) and increases gradually each year. With 5 years of experience, people doing this job have an income of over 330 million VND/year. This number gradually increases to more than 800 and 1.3 billion VND if you have 15 - 20 years of experience.
Huge demand for human resources
The large market size causes the demand for human resources in the semiconductor industry to explode. According to Global Semiconductor Trade Data, by 2030, the world will need about 1 million workers for all stages of chip design, production, assembly, packaging, and testing.
In the past two years, Vietnam has become an attractive destination for the entire chip production chain with billions of dollars of investment from American and Korean companies. Amkor Technology - the world's largest semiconductor industry group headquartered in Arizona has inaugurated a factory in Bac Ninh with a total investment of 1.6 billion USD. Samsung also plans to produce semiconductor components in Vietnam. Hana Micron Vina (Korea) inaugurated a semiconductor factory project in Bac Giang with a registered investment of nearly 600 million USD...
Vietnam is also a destination for finding human resources for many countries in need of human resources. semiconductor industry. In May 2024, a working group of 19 businesses and universities from Taiwan (China) came to Vietnam to interview students for graduate programs or internships with much support. The total demand for human resources in this field, according to forecasts of some economic experts, is about 20,000 in the next 5 years and about 50,000 in the next 10 years with university degrees or higher.
Determining that the semiconductor industry contributes greatly to the growth of the economy, in May 2024, in Ho Chi Minh City, a signing ceremony took place between the Management Board of Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park (SHTP) and the Group. Cadence Design System, Inc (the world's leading corporation in the field of electronic system design) in human resource training.
The program creates opportunities for students to access the latest technology and methods in IC design and system design, while gaining practical experience to achieve success in the field of electronics and ICs. semiconductor, contributing to the development of the semiconductor chip industry for Ho Chi Minh City and the growth of the Vietnamese economy.
In recent years, Vietnam has had policies and communications to encourage higher education institutions to expand and develop STEM training majors, focusing on industries in the field of information and communication technology. information technology (ICT), industries serving human resources of the 4.0 Industrial Revolution - AI, Bigdata,...
In the period 2019 - 2022, the number of new STEM university student enrollments increases by an average of 10% per year, higher than with an overall growth rate of 6.5%. The three fields with the strongest average annual growth are Computer and information technology (17.1%), Engineering Technology (10.6%).
Vietnam's leading engineering and technology universities are relatively ready in terms of training capacity to meet human resource requirements in the field of semiconductors and microchips: human resources for research, development and production. Semiconductor materials: there are training majors in chemistry, physics, materials...; Human resources for IC design and production: the most suitable training majors are electronic engineering, electronics - telecommunications; Nearby majors include electrical engineering, control and automation, mechatronics...
Training can recruit new training from the beginning, or students studying nearby majors can switch to study in-depth in 1 - last 2 years; Or engineers who have graduated from nearby fields can take additional training courses from a few months to 1 - 2 years to meet the requirements of the semiconductor - IC field.
For example, at Hanoi University of Science and Technology, the training roadmap for bachelors and engineers working in the field of semiconductor chips has shortened training at businesses from 6-9 months to 3-6 months. Along with that, the school also has activities to increase the quantity and quality of semiconductor chip human resources such as organizing short-term courses, training to convert engineers in the near field, and coordinating with businesses in activities Actively building programs and project-based training...
With many job opportunities and income levels, the semiconductor industry certainly attracts the attention of candidates and parents in the 2024 admission season and beyond. next.
Nam Du
According to Life Economics