Semiconductors for AI processing, high-speed graphics processors and high-capacity memory are two prominent trends that Korean experts advise Vietnam to pursue.
Professor Park Inkyu, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) gave suggestions for Vietnam when participating in the workshop "Advanced Semiconductor Systems for a Sustainable World". The event in the InnovaConnect series was organized by VinFuture Foundation in collaboration with Hanoi University of Science and Technology on the afternoon of April 17 with the participation of leading professors and experts from around the world and Vietnam.
At the event, Professor Park Inkyu introduced a smart environmental monitoring system using low-power or self-powered air sensors and artificial intelligence. He said that the use of the Internet of Things (IoT) and advanced sensors in smart factories, healthcare, environment and entertainment has increased significantly.
The increasing number of sensors in IoT systems has made it challenging to reduce their size and power consumption. Therefore, the need for miniaturized, low-power or self-powered sensors is increasing. In addition, sensors also need to improve performance, such as sensitivity, selectivity and response speed.
Professor Park Inkyu shares research results on the afternoon of April 17 at Hanoi University of Science and Technology. Photo: Thanh Ha
According to Professor Park Inkyu, there are many important trends in the semiconductor industry, but there are two areas with the most potential. One is semiconductor devices for artificial intelligence (AI) processing, which are increasing rapidly, requiring specialized semiconductor devices to process AI algorithms. The other is graphics processors with high speed and memory capacity. Currently, big data processing and machine learning are increasingly popular in many fields such as healthcare, finance, manufacturing, etc., requiring graphics processors with higher computing performance and large memory capacity to store and access data quickly. "These are the areas that Vietnam should focus on researching and investing in to develop the semiconductor industry in the future," he said.
Professor Lee Young Hee, Academician of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), Director of the Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics at Sungkyunkwan University, commented that "building and developing this new industry will require a lot of time and effort".
He said that he has been closely following and learning about the semiconductor industry in Vietnam. "Vietnam focuses on education and training of high-quality human resources for the semiconductor industry. In addition, it is necessary to "establish an agency such as the National Research Laboratory focusing on the semiconductor industry". This laboratory will act as a center for research, development and training of high-quality human resources for the industry.
Professor Lee Young Hee advised Vietnam to focus on education and training high-quality human resources for the semiconductor industry. Photo: Thanh Ha
In the morning workshop organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Associate Professor Dr. Pham Tran Vu, Vice President of the University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh City National University, said that most companies working on testing and physical design of microchips are in need of recruiting many microchip design engineers for the frontend and backend. However, in reality, Vietnamese engineers are only good at one design stage, lacking chief engineers capable of designing a complete chip. Therefore, the training goal is for Vietnamese engineers to participate deeply in the supply chain, while mastering the design process of complex microchips, and successfully designing microchips.
Forecasting the demand for semiconductor human resources, by 2030 Vietnam will need about 15,000 engineers for the design stage and 35,000 workers in the production and packaging testing stages. To have a team of experienced human resources, Associate Professor Vu said that it is necessary to build a training program for undergraduate and postgraduate microchip design, laboratories and develop international cooperation and semiconductor businesses.
Bao Chi
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