The information was shared by Ms. Dam Thi Hong Lan, Director of Vietbay Technology Company, at the workshop "Developing human resources for microchip design and introducing the INTENSE scholarship program" organized by the National Innovation Center (NIC), Ministry of Finance on the afternoon of July 21.

Within the framework of the workshop, the closing ceremony of the Siemens x NIC Training Program: Building a digital engineering foundation for future industry and the NIC - Dolphin - Cadence Digital IC Design Training Program took place.

The two programs mark an important step forward in implementing the three-party training model: State - School - Enterprise in the field of semiconductors and high technology.

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Mr. Vo Xuan Hoai, Deputy Director of the National Innovation Center, delivered the opening speech at the event. Photo: Manh Hung

NIC has coordinated with Vietbay and Siemens EDA to organize the IC and Electronic System Design Training Program - the first pilot training course using IC/PCB design and verification software in teaching semiconductor electronic design for universities in Vietnam.

After 21 days of training, the program equips students with practical knowledge and skills in integrated circuit (IC) and printed circuit board (PCB) design through leading EDA toolkits such as Tanner, Calibre, Questa, HyperLynx, Valor and Xpedition.

According to Ms. Lan, in more than 2 years of cooperation, Siemens EDA and Vietbay have sponsored more than 1,000 copyrighted semiconductor software for domestic universities. Normally, these are software that are difficult to access, but through cooperation, schools can use the latest and most advanced technologies for free.

Meanwhile, the NIC – Dolphin – Cadence program is exclusively for lecturers, final year students of IC design majors and newly graduated engineers to develop digital circuit design (Digital IC) capabilities. After 13 weeks of training, students will be exposed to core knowledge of digital design, hardware description languages, object-oriented thinking, as well as advanced knowledge such as SystemVerilog, UVM, instructions on using Cadence simulation tools, and participate in practical activities of designing and testing integrated circuits.

For students who want to study semiconductors abroad, the INTENSE scholarship from Taiwan (China) creates conditions to work directly at large corporations such as TSMC, UMC, MediaTek, ASE. According to Mr. Vu Duc Thang, representative of the INTENSE scholarship program, the scholarship will be a bridge to train technology talents between Vietnam and Taiwan.

Speaking at the event, Mr. Vo Xuan Hoai - Deputy Director of NIC - commented that programs like INTENSE are a great opportunity for those who want to pursue the semiconductor field, in the context that Vietnam is aiming to train at least 50,000 semiconductor industry engineers by 2030, including 5,000 specialized AI personnel. NIC has organized training programs with a number of leading enterprises and universities, contributing to narrowing the gap between theory and practice.

In the coming time, NIC commits to continue connecting with prestigious partners to create conditions for international study, research and internship for Vietnamese students, especially in the field of semiconductors.

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