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This is Vietnams first national center supporting the trial production of semiconductor chips, playing the role of connecting domestic chip research and design needs with the global semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Download the Launching Ceremony of the National Center to Support the Trial Production of Semiconductor Chips - Photo: VGP/TGOn June 26, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Science and Technology held the Launching Ceremony of the National Center to Support the Trial Production of Semiconductor Chips with the participation of representatives of technology enterprises, international semiconductor corporations, research institutes, universities and experts in the field of semiconductors. Resolving a major bottleneck of the semiconductor industrySpeaking at the launching ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Khac Lich, Director of the Department of Information Technology Industry (Ministry of Science and Technology) emphasized that Vietnam is not a country starting from scratch in the field of semiconductors. Since the late 70s and early 80s of the last century, Factory Z181 has produced semiconductor components such as diodes, transistors, serving domestic needs and exporting to some Eastern European markets. Up to now, Vietnams semiconductor industry has made remarkable developments. In 2025, industry revenue will reach over 21 billion USD; attracting more than 14 billion USD of foreign investment capital with more than 240 projects; forming about 60 IC design enterprises and a team of more than 7,000 semiconductor design engineers. Vietnam is gradually participating in important stages of the global value chain, from design, packaging, testing to research, development and production of specialized chips. However, to go deeper into this value chain, Vietnam needs to solve a basic problem: Turning designs and research ideas into actual chip products. Currently, many design ideas, research results and potential products of domestic institutes, schools, businesses and startup groups still have difficulty entering the trial production stage. High tape-out costs, lack of coordination focal points, lack of mechanisms to support access to trial production, testing and post-manufacturing evaluation are still major barriers for the Vietnamese IC design community. Recently, the Party, State, Government and Prime Minister have issued many guidelines and policies to promote the development of the semiconductor industry. Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW identifies science, technology, innovation and digital transformation as strategic breakthroughs. Along with the Vietnam Semiconductor Industry Development Strategy and the inclusion of semiconductor and specialized chip technology in the Strategic Technology List, the semiconductor industry has a clear direction and synchronous policy corridor for development. In that context, the National Center for Support of Semiconductor Chip Trial Production was established to contribute to removing bottlenecks in trial production, creating a bridge between design, trial manufacturing, testing, evaluation and gradually commercializing chip products. The Center has an overall mission. Coordinate and coordinate research and chip design projects of research institutes, universities, businesses and startup groups; Connect with wafer factories, packaging and testing units at home and abroad; Supporting the implementation of pilot production according to the Multi-Project Wafer model, thereby helping to reduce costs, shorten time, increase opportunities to verify designs and create conditions for Make in Vietnam chip products to gradually take shape. In other words, the Center will be a new but very important link in the national semiconductor ecosystem, helping ideas not only stop at design drawings, simulations or laboratories, but can take a decisive step forward to become chip products. real, tested, evaluated, perfected and gradually brought to market, said Mr. Nguyen Khac Lich. Download Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan gave a directive speech at the ceremony - Photo: VGP/TG Bridge between research, design and commercialization Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan said that Vietnam has now basically formed a legal corridor, development strategy, science and technology programs and orientation for building laboratories to serve the semiconductor industry. The important issue today is the ability to deploy quickly and effectively. The Minister emphasized that development of the semiconductor industry cannot rely on a single unit but requires close links between the State, businesses, research institutes and universities. According to the Minister, strategic technology projects need to have the participation of all components: research institutes, universities and businesses. If entities operate alone, it will be difficult to create a competitive semiconductor industry. In particular, the Minister noted that research infrastructure, laboratories, clean rooms, and testing centers need to be built for shared use, not only serving the institute but also the business community, especially small and medium-sized enterprises with technological potential but limited investment resources. The Center is a bridge, demonstrating the role of the State in connecting and supporting. support, so that businesses, research institutes and universities can jointly write the story of developing Vietnams semiconductor industry in the future, the Minister shared. According to the DecisionDecision No. 4386/QD-BKHCN, the National Center for Support of Semiconductor Chip Trial Production is a public service unit under the Department of Information Technology Industry (Ministry of Science and Technology), with the task of providing shared infrastructure to support the entire process from design, trial production, packaging, testing to product commercialization. The Center is developed in 3 phases: (1) Period 2026-2027, the State supports Subsidize 100% of trial
