Launching of Ho Chi Minh City Semiconductor Electronics Center

Ho Chi Minh City Semiconductor Electronics Center was established to train high-quality human resources for the microchip industry, with the goal of becoming the leading microchip center in the country.

The Electronic Semiconductor Center (ESC) was established by Ho Chi Minh City Hi-Tech Park in collaboration with Sun Electronics Group and Synopsis on the basis of merging the Microchip Design Training Center (SCDC) established in August 2022 and the International Electronics Training Center (IETC) operating in March. According to Ho Chi Minh City Hi-Tech Park, the merger of these two organizations aims to expand cooperation into a large enough microchip training unit that can meet the requirements of major investors and create conditions to attract larger-scale international cooperation programs in the future. In addition, ESC will be the unit organizing the microchip incubation program to support the formation of domestic microchip design enterprises.

At the Center's launching ceremony on the afternoon of September 6, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha said that the state is ready to devote resources to science and technology, investing in the most modern labs to master the value chain of the microchip industry.

He acknowledged that in the microchip industry, going far is not just about holding hands and showing people how to do things, but also requires basic research and understanding core technology, knowing how to learn and transfer, and understanding the nature of technology. With domestic human resources, they can do the initial design stage, learn from specific models in the incubator, then innovate to master the technology with the mindset of "going behind but finding another way to get ahead".

The Deputy Prime Minister affirmed that the Government is committed to working with Ho Chi Minh City to listen to businesses, scientists, lecturers... to connect 70,000 digital transformation businesses operating in the electronics sector to create demand and development for the semiconductor industry.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha (third from left) and leaders of ministries and sectors visit the Semiconductor Electronics Center on the afternoon of September 6. Photo: Organizing Committee.

According to Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai, Resolution 98 was passed by the National Assembly on piloting a special mechanism for the development of Ho Chi Minh City. Accordingly, the Ho Chi Minh City government will continue to research and further develop science and technology infrastructure, adding facilities to serve high-tech industries, including semiconductors. "The city is committed to becoming a center for the development of the semiconductor industry and a center for science, technology, and innovation of the country, with regional and international competitiveness," said Mr. Mai.

Currently, the country has 40 enterprises operating in the microchip sector, including 38 FDI enterprises and two large domestic enterprises, FPT and VNPT.

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