Hot industry in the coming time
The talk show "Semiconductor Chip Design: New Opportunities - Future" this morning was quite "hot" when Mr. Nguyen Thanh Yen, General Director of CoAsia SEMI Vietnam Company, shared about the salary of semiconductor chip design engineers.
Accordingly, the salary in the US is 100,000-300,000 USD/year. In Vietnam, the salary of engineers in this field is about 10,000-100,000 USD/year depending on experience. New graduates often have a starting salary of about 10,000 USD/year, not including bonuses.
Salaries are higher than in other industries but still lower than in developed countries like the US. With low labor costs for semiconductor chip design engineers and good foundations, many businesses around the world are and will have a need to recruit personnel from Vietnam.
Mr. Yen also said that there is a shortage of human resources in this industry worldwide. Vietnam's ability to train good human resources and become a source of human resources will become an anchor to keep investment companies in Vietnam. The more and better the human resources, the bigger and more secure the anchor to keep investment capital flowing into Vietnam.
Speakers share at the semiconductor chip design seminar (Photo: The Dai).
Despite such potential, the challenge for young people who want to pursue a career in semiconductor chip design is not small. According to Mr. Yen, they need to be passionate, persistent, and patient because it takes about 10 years to start reaping the sweet fruits.
Mr. Hoang Nam Tien - Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors - FPT University - also gave similar advice. He believes that it is not creativity but patience and self-discipline that help young people succeed.
"At the beginning, the first step is extremely difficult. But if you don't take the first step, how will you know you've arrived? My advice to you is that if you want to do great things, turn off your phone, use social media less, stop listening to comments on social media, and focus on your work. Learn about chip design, about semiconductors, and support yourself and your family," the Vice President of FPT University emphasized.
Similar to Mr. Tien, Mr. Yen advises students to take advantage of their time at school to study and research deeply about their majors.
In just 5 years, Vietnam will be the destination that the world's semiconductor industry needs and must go to.
Mr. Hoang Nam Tien said a week ago, he was extremely surprised by the spread of technology during his visit to Van Quan district, Lang Son province.
Here, Lang Son province organized a robot competition with 27 teams participating. All secondary and high schools in Lang Son province have teachers teaching about robots. STEM (abbreviation for science, technology, engineering, mathematics) is taught in all schools.
"I have always been very proud that we were the first place to introduce STEM into the general school system. But now, a poor province like Lang Son has also introduced STEM into all schools, showing the great potential of our country's technology foundation," Mr. Tien shared.
From the story of Lang Son, he recalled the story of FPT 25 years ago when it worked in technology and 9 years ago talked about exporting software. Most people thought this was an illusion, Vietnamese people could not do it. However, in 2023, FPT's software export revenue to the world reached 1 billion USD.
The story of the semiconductor industry today is similar to the story of the software industry in the past. Many people think it is paranoid and crazy, but Mr. Tien and the speakers at the seminar have great confidence in Vietnam's potential.
"The young men here today do not need to wait 25 years like us. In just 5 years, Vietnam will be the destination that the world's semiconductor industry needs and must go to," Mr. Hoang Nam Tien affirmed.
He cited that Vietnam has the foundations to develop the semiconductor industry. Currently, the Government, ministries, sectors and businesses have had strong strategies and actions to develop this industry.
Regarding education, Vietnam has now introduced STEM into schools from grades 1 to 12. Another special advantage of Vietnamese people is their perseverance and patience. Young Vietnamese people have the ability to self-study and self-study very quickly.
"I have worked at FPT for 31 years and looking at the young people here, I have confidence. We believe that after 14-16 months of vocational training, we can start working in the semiconductor chip design industry," Mr. Tien confidently said.
Sharing more about Vietnam's opportunities for the semiconductor industry, Mr. Vo Xuan Hoai, Deputy Director of the National Innovation Center (NIC), said that Vietnam is facing an unprecedented opportunity. Previously, we built a microchip factory and really wanted to develop the industry but did not have the opportunity.
Currently, the opportunity for Vietnam to participate in the global semiconductor supply chain and value chain comes from the need to diversify supply sources. This comes from the context of the trade war between the US and China.
The trend of shifting away from China has made countries in the Asian region become destinations. Vietnam has become a bright spot with stable geopolitics, abundant human resources, and good STEM foundation.
Currently, Vietnam has about 40 enterprises in the semiconductor industry, mainly operating in the field of microchip design. The total number of employees working in this industry is about 5,000 people.
By 2030, Vietnam aims to train 50,000 engineers to serve the industry in all stages of the value chain. At the same time, by 2045, Vietnam will become an important link in the global semiconductor industry value chain with a team of engineers and experts capable of meeting the development requirements of the Vietnamese semiconductor industry in both quality and quantity.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/kinh-doanh/muon-luong-nghin-usd-thi-tat-dien-thoai-bot-hong-binh-luan-tren-mang-di-20240413140555385.htm
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