A workshop titled “Building Policies and Solutions to Accelerate Vietnam’s Semiconductor Industry” was opened in Ho Chi Minh City on December 17.
The Authority of Information Technology Industry beneath the Ministry of Science and Technology, in coordination with the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology and Sun Edu International Education Joint Stock Company, held the occasion.
Addressing the workshop, Deputy Head of the Central Commission for Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Huynh Thanh Dat emphasised Ho Chi Minh City’s position as a “locomotive of innovation”. He famous that town has turn out to be a convergence level for 3 key pillars, together with coverage, know-how and human assets, vividly reflecting the spirit of Politburo Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024, on breakthroughs in science, know-how, innovation and nationwide digital transformation.
Ho Chi Minh City has actively superior a “triple-helix” cooperation mannequin, between the State, academia and enterprise in coaching high-quality human assets. Practical expertise within the metropolis has pointed to clear and possible options that may be carried out instantly, together with workforce coaching, know-how infrastructure improvement, the institution of shared-use facilities, and the promotion of public–personal partnerships in semiconductors, synthetic intelligence and high-tech industries.
In his remarks on the workshop, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui Hoang Phuong mentioned with its sturdy aggressive benefit in science, know-how and engineering human assets, the Government has issued a program to develop semiconductor expertise and is reviewing plans to double the goal variety of semiconductor engineers from 50,000 to 100,000. However, the proportion of engineering graduates working within the semiconductor trade at present stands at solely 0.4 %, practically eight occasions decrease than in developed nations.
To deal with these challenges, the Government has rolled out a sequence of measures, together with the institution of a National Steering Committee for Semiconductor Industry Development; the first-ever inclusion of semiconductor-related authorized provisions within the Law on Digital Technology Industry; and the introduction of particular incentive mechanisms comparable to company revenue tax exemptions and reductions, preferential land rental insurance policies, and exemptions from work permits for high-quality expertise.
In addition, the Ministry of Science and Technology is urgently working to determine a nationwide middle for supporting semiconductor chip prototyping beneath the MPW (Multi-Project Wafer) mannequin, aiming to right away resolve bottlenecks associated to price and manufacturing time for chip prototyping by people and startup enterprises. The long-term aim is to maneuver towards constructing a home chip manufacturing plant to attain higher self-reliance in strategic semiconductor applied sciences.
According to Mr. Nguyen Manh Cuong, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, town is coming into a “golden time” to draw investment into town’s semiconductor trade. The metropolis’s new spatial improvement planning is creating a singular industrial ecosystem that brings collectively all the important thing benefits for semiconductor improvement, together with R&D capabilities and human assets, in addition to manufacturing and logistics facilities linked to the Cai Mep–Thi Vai port advanced and direct connectivity to Long Thanh International Airport.
Vice Chairman Nguyen Manh Cuong careworn that town is dedicated to creating essentially the most favorable circumstances for traders, leveraging particular mechanisms granted by the National Assembly to determine practical zones inside free commerce areas. Ho Chi Minh City additionally pledged to be the most important buyer for semiconductor chip merchandise, whereas guaranteeing a steady power provide, world-class digital connectivity infrastructure, and improved high quality of life to draw international consultants.
At the workshop, a consultant of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology launched the “HCM+” improvement mannequin, positioning town as a brand new development pole for the semiconductor trade. The mannequin is developed on 4 pillars, comprising human assets, ecosystem improvement, core know-how analysis and improvement, and institutional frameworks. Based on this basis, breakthrough coverage teams have been proposed, with an emphasis on direct monetary help for infrastructure and manufacturing, the event of IC design, supporting industries and the coaching and attraction of high-quality expertise.
One difficulty of explicit concern amongst members was the hole between coaching applications and the precise wants of companies.
From a technological perspective, consultants from Ansys–Synopsys and Dell Technologies analyzed rising challenges going through the semiconductor trade amid the speedy improvement of AI, 5G, 6G and high-performance computing. Trends comparable to superior 2.5D/3D IC packaging, multiphysics co-design and the applying of AI throughout all the semiconductor worth chain have been recognized as inevitable instructions to reinforce efficiency, optimize prices, and shorten time-to-market.
By Quang Huy- Translated by Huyen Huong