IMEC cooperates with Vietnam to train human resources for microchip design

In Hanoi, the Ministry of Information and Communications recently held a seminar on “Enhancing investment cooperation opportunities between the Inter-University Microelectronics Center IMEC and Vietnam”. Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung chaired the seminar.

According to the latest report from the Ministry of Information and Communications, Vietnam has accounted for more than 10% of the US's chip imports worldwide for 7 consecutive months. In terms of sales, Vietnam ranks 3rd in Asia, after Malaysia and Taiwan (China) in exporting semiconductor chips to the US.

At the recent meeting to discuss cooperation and investment opportunities between the Department of Information and Communications Technology Industry (Ministry of Information and Communications) and IMEC, Mr. Lode Lauwers, Vice President of Business Development of IMEC, said that IMEC is ready to cooperate in training human resources for microchip design in Vietnam and training microchip design experts. Mr. Lode Lauwers also made some recommendations for Vietnam on developing a modern laboratory system of our country's universities.

According to Mr. Nguyen Thien Nghia, Deputy Director in charge of the Department of Information Technology and Communications Industry (Ministry of Information and Communications), at present, Vietnam's greatest strength is human resources. Currently, the number of engineers graduating each year such as the electronics community is about 5,000 and microchips alone is about 50 people, this can be considered a strength to gradually build a microchip ecosystem in Vietnam. The Ministry of Information and Communications and IMEC will continue to discuss the priorities, goals and desires of each side. The short-term goal this year is for both sides to try to have initial training cooperation in Vietnam, ideally there will be a training center supported by IMEC in 2023.

Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Xuan Tu, Director of the Institute of Information Technology, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, said: Vietnam National University, Hanoi is ready for many forms of cooperation in the field of microchip design and semiconductor technology such as student and scientist exchange, joint training of doctoral students, joint implementation of research projects, joint scientific publications, and co-implementation of short-term training programs in the field of microchip design and semiconductor technology. Vietnam and IMEC can cooperate in developing microprocessors and hardware for security and low-power solutions for IoT.

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung said that Vietnam's strategy is to become part of the global supply chain. According to Deputy Minister Nguyen Huy Dung, the Vietnamese Government and the Ministry of Information and Communications are committed to providing high support for this sector. In 2023, the Ministry of Information and Communications and IMEC need to focus on training programs. This is considered a suitable starting point for both sides to implement and achieve results in 2023.

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