The Semiconductor Technology Transfer and Experimentation Center of Dai Nam University is expected to contribute to making Vietnam a semiconductor industrial center in the period 2040-2050.
New 'red address' for semiconductor training in Vietnam
Investing in a semiconductor research and practice center is considered a form of venture capital. Many large public universities also have to “weigh up and weigh down” before making a decision.
Yet a private school like Dai Nam University "closed quickly and neatly".
Six months after the school's leadership visited Taiwan (China), the Semiconductor Technology Transfer and Experimental Center under the Semiconductor Technology Faculty of Dai Nam University officially opened on the morning of March 4.
The list of academic and corporate partners of the center includes many prestigious names from Taiwan (China) such as: TSMC, D-Link, TSG, Chunyu Group, Neweb, Qisda, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology; Mingxin University of Science and Technology; Jingyi University; Kunshan University...
Speaking to VietNamNet reporter , Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Lan Trang, Head of the Semiconductor Technology Department, said: The Semiconductor Technology Transfer and Experimentation Center was urgently deployed by Dai Nam University in the spirit of Resolution 57 of the Politburo on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation and national digital transformation, contributing to making Vietnam a center of the semiconductor industry in the years 2040-2050.
The three main goals of the center include: Meeting the practical training requirements of semiconductor engineers through professional practice exercises, helping students prepare to participate in the labor market; creating an environment with full facilities for lecturers to conduct scientific research; transferring semiconductor technology to partners and units in need.
The Semiconductor Technology Faculty of Dai Nam University started enrolling students from the 2024-2025 school year. The first course recruited 160 students, and this year it is expected to recruit about 300-500 students.
The faculty is currently implementing the “2 plus 2” system, which means 2 years of study at Dai Nam University and 2 years of study in Taiwan. Families with children studying at Dai Nam only have to pay tuition for the first 2 years, and for the next 2 years, Taiwan will sponsor both tuition and living expenses.
Taiwan is the world's leading chip manufacturing market. The support of Taiwanese partners in the operation of the Semiconductor Technology Transfer and Experimentation Center will help Dai Nam students gain solid skills and soon reach expert level in the semiconductor field.
“New graduates can receive salaries as high as 20-25 million VND/month,” said Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Lan Trang.
Great expectations for Resolution 57
The Semiconductor Industry Human Resource Development Program to 2030, with a vision to 2050, was approved by the Government last year. Accordingly, 18 universities will be given priority in budget investment to establish and upgrade semiconductor laboratories to ensure training capacity.
Dai Nam University is a private university and has not received state budget support in implementing the Semiconductor Technology Transfer and Experimentation Center.
“In the semiconductor industry (chip manufacturing), there are 4 stages: Design - Production - Testing - Packaging. With current conditions, we cannot invest in production activities when the price of a device can be up to several hundred billion VND, the total investment is up to thousands of billion VND. The total investment for phase 1 of the center is about several billion VND.
In the second phase, the school will invest in more practice rooms for testing and packaging - two important areas that Vietnamese people can do well," Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Lan Trang shared.
The center's current laboratory meets the requirements of 8 subjects including: Physics and semiconductor components experiment; Computer programming practice; Electric circuit experiment; Analog electronics experiment; Circuit board design practice; Digital electronics practice; Microchip design practice; Digital system design experiment.
To contribute to integrating Vietnam's semiconductor industry with the world, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Lan Trang said that training, research and development activities in universities in general and Dai Nam University in particular need to be invested more in terms of finance and other resources.
“Resolution 57 has many new regulations that are freeing for scientific research and innovation activities. We hope to receive support from the state budget for the laboratories in phase 2 of the center, when Dai Nam promotes technology transfer and commercialization activities,” the Head of the Semiconductor Technology Department suggested.
Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/dai-hoc-tu-nhan-bo-tien-tui-dau-tu-trung-tam-ve-cong-nghe-ban-dan-2377545.html
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