Experts in the microchip industry said that investing in a chip factory (often called fab) requires large capital and high risk, so in the short term it is not an option for Vietnamese enterprises. Vietnam also has few advantages to attract foreign investment in this field, so investing in human resources in microchips is a reasonable choice at present.
Cooperation with Tech Giants
At the end of March, the Management Board of Ho Chi Minh City Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) and Sun Electronics Group Joint Stock Company put into operation the International Electronic Training Center (IETC, located at the SHTP Training Center). The center provides training programs according to IPC (International Process Control) standards, which are standards for management and operation of electronic manufacturing plants that are widely applied by world technology corporations and standards. PD (Product Design) training product design according to international standards and regulations.
IETC Center is a non-profit operation, taught directly by Vietnamese experts who have worked for many years in large electronic corporations in Silicon Valley (USA). Training subjects are engineers working in enterprises, recent graduates from universities and colleges, entrepreneurs starting in the field of electronics, microchips...
Representative of Synopsys introduces the IC training program at SHTP IC Design Center
Previously, the first 24 lecturers were awarded certificates of completion of the IC design trainer training course organized by SHTP Chip Design Center (SCDC), in order to contribute to building and development of the chip industry of Ho Chi Minh City. Throughout the course, participating instructors receive guidance and hands-on support from seasoned Synopsys engineers.
In particular, participating lecturers have access to the entire library and exclusive teaching materials of Synopsys, from which they can build a practical IC design curriculum for future training. .
SCDC was established at the end of 2022 under a cooperation agreement between SHTP Management Board and the world's leading chip design tool supplier Synopsys (USA).
Mr. Robert Li, Sales Vice President of Synopsys (in charge of Taiwan and South Asia territories) said: “SHTP is the innovation center of Vietnam's high-tech industry. Synopsys will support SHTP in establishing a chip design center with Synopsys's cutting-edge technology and university support program initiatives."
Mr. Robert Li said that the current biggest challenge of the chip manufacturing industry is the lack of human resources, while Vietnam has this strength and the cost is still low compared to other countries in the region such as Singapore, Malaysia, etc. SCDC is an important infrastructure to train human resources in the field of IC design. Thereby, Synopsys provides design software licenses to schools and institutes through virtual private networks (VPNs); organize Train-the-Trainers training courses on IC design for lecturers of schools and institutes; organize advanced training courses on IC design...
Choose the right direction
“The establishment of SCDC and IETC - two important centers, forming a complete training ecosystem at SHTP will directly contribute to improving the quality of human resources in the electronics and microchip industries. This is also a very important preparation step in investment promotion in strategically located industries such as electronics and semiconductors in 2023 and the following years. This step by step reinforces the goal of "Vietnam is the semiconductor design center of the region and the world", said Mr. Nguyen Anh Thi, Head of SHTP Management Board.
According to SHTP data, Ho Chi Minh City is home to more than 80% of businesses and human resources in the field of IC design in Vietnam. Particularly at SHTP, in addition to enterprises specializing in IC design such as SNST Finger&ADT Technology (Korea), Microchip (USA), Intel (USA), OIEC (Vietnam) ... create the base system for development. circuit industry.
According to experts, the semiconductor industry is the core of the electronics industry. In 2022, Vietnam's electronics industry exports worth more than 120 billion USD, but it is still modest compared to other countries in the region. Therefore, it is necessary to develop more enterprises, experts and engineers capable of occupying the domestic market.
According to Prof. Dr. Dang Luong Mo, a leading expert in the field of semiconductor ICs, Vietnam needs to focus on IC design and IC application (ie the electronics industry) and go straight to the design stage. includes product design and chip design.
“In addition to important domestic resources, Vietnamese people can also be invited to work in developed countries, especially in Silicon Valley in the US. We need better policies to take advantage of this resource in technology transfer, training and human resource development in the country", Prof. Dr. Dang Luong Mo shared.
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