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On September 6, the Management Board of Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park (SHTP) launched the Electronics and Semiconductor Training Center (ESC). Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai... and many other leaders of ministries and sectors attended.
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| Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha and Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai and delegates pressed the button to open the Electronics and Semiconductor Training Center. Photo: CAO THANG |
Consolidation to meet investor demands
The Center for Electronics and Semiconductor Training was formed from two centers: the High-Tech Park Chip Design Training Center (SHTP Chip Design Center - SCDC) and the International Electronics Training Center (IETC). In August 2022, the SHTP Management Board cooperated with Synopsys Company to establish SCDC. Accordingly, Synopsys sponsored Synopsys software for 3 years worth tens of millions of USD to promote human resource training in the electronics field. In March 2023, the SHTP Management Board and Sun Electronics Group Joint Stock Company established the IETC Center, providing training programs on management and operation of electronics manufacturing plants according to international standards.
According to Mr. Nguyen Anh Thi, Head of SHTP Management Board, the establishment of the SCDC and IETC models in the past was a very important preparatory step in promoting investment in industries with strategic positions such as electronics and semiconductors. In the following years, SHTP aims to contribute to promoting Vietnam to become a semiconductor design center in the region and the world. “With the goal of forming a training unit with a large enough scale to meet the requirements of large investors and create conditions to attract larger-scale international cooperation programs in the future, SHTP Management Board has merged the SCDC and IETC models into a larger ESC Center. This merger is completely consistent with objective reality because the electronics and semiconductor industries have an organic relationship with each other, requiring a synchronous development strategy,” Mr. Nguyen Anh Thi added.
Committed to promoting the microchip industry
Experts say that the fact that Korean microchip design companies have followed Samsung into Vietnam, such as SNST & Finger Vina in SHTP and CoAsia in Hanoi, and recently Amkor's microchip packaging and testing factory projects in Bac Ninh and Thai Nguyen, shows that the scale of Vietnam's electronics industry is large enough to lead to the development of the semiconductor microchip industry, first with the design and packaging stages.
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Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai and other leaders view products of the Center for Electronics and Semiconductor Training. Photo: CAO THANG |
In the development orientation of the electronics and semiconductor industries, SHTP focuses on attracting investment and positioning the role of ESC in the overall development orientation of these fundamental industries. The goal of developing Vietnam's electronics and semiconductor industries in the coming period is to develop a strong domestic enterprise system; attract targeted and selective foreign direct investment (FDI) to serve the development of domestic enterprises.
Speaking at the launching ceremony, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai said that Ho Chi Minh City was assigned by the Government to manage and invest in the development of SHTP. Over the past 20 years, the city has made efforts and coordinated with central agencies and partners to develop in the right direction, completing the assigned tasks in the first phase. "Recently, the National Assembly issued Resolution 98/2023/QH15 allowing Ho Chi Minh City to pilot a number of specific policy mechanisms, including those for technology development, innovation, and investor incentives... We will continue to study policies to further develop science and technology infrastructure, add new zones to develop high-tech industries in general, including microchips and semiconductors. Ho Chi Minh City will also continue to pilot policies to support training and research and development," emphasized Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha expressed his joy at the meaningful models, demonstrating the mark in the process of Ho Chi Minh City implementing Resolution 98 and emphasized that there will be no strong electronics industry without building an industry of microchips and semiconductors. Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha commented: “The development process is still full of difficulties, there will be fierce competition, so to develop the microchip and semiconductor industry, the most important thing is to train high-quality human resources, choose the most scientific and effective solutions. That is, we must promote basic scientific research, we must understand core technology. To do this, the Government will change and supplement the law on science - technology, education - training... Vietnamese people are very good at math, physics, chemistry, can do the initial design work to the manufacturing stage, create product models, packaging... from there develop innovation, master technology. The Government is committed to investing resources in science and technology development, investing for the future".
US companies like Synopsys recognize Vietnam’s enormous potential and its ability to attract foreign investment, world-class brands, and cutting-edge technology. This makes me optimistic about what the United States and Vietnam can achieve in the year ahead. With President Joe Biden’s visit to Vietnam, we look forward to advancing our diplomatic ties and promoting inclusive growth, private sector development, and shared prosperity for both countries.
Ms. SUSAN BURNS, US Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City
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