ĐÀ NẴNG – Seven Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on high-quality human resources education, innovation and research in semiconductor & artificial intelligence (AI) were signed among local and international partners in the second Da Nang Semiconductor Day, promoting the central city a global centre of semiconductor & AI industries in the future.

Đà Nẵng City has drastically achieved significant growth in semiconductor & AI ecology system as it developed from initial eight to 25 businesses operating in the global trend industries after one year, while 1,000 students had been enrolled in semiconductor & AI courses at eight universities and colleges.

The city reported two data centre projects and one semiconductor advanced packaging laboratory (VSAP LAB) project with total investment of US$124 million have been built since early 2025.

Đà Nẵng has hosted the operation of 14 businesses in chip design and semiconductor facilities, including Synopsys, Uniquify, Renesas, Synapse (now Quest Global), Sannei Hytechs, Mixel Vietnam, Marvell Vietnam, Sibridges Vietnam, Ideas2Silion Vietnam, FPT Semiconductor, Viettel Hi-Tech and Acronics. 

Chairman of the city’s People’s Committee, Lương Nguyễn Minh Triết, stressed the city has a target of educating 5,000 high-quality engineers working in semiconductor & AI, while establishing 50 businesses in chip design, semiconductor & AI in 2030.

He said the city has been speeding up the construction of infrastructure and working spaces to attract key leading investors in the industries.

Vũ Hải Quân, President of Vietnam National University, HCM City, reported that five chip designs were made by the university’s engineers, and it has been reviewed by the Ministry of Science and Technology for application.

An investment of US$108 million has been allocated for building semiconductor & AI laboratories at the university in serving increasing demands of research and investment in the industries.

The US Ambassador to Việt Nam, Marc Knapper, appreciated the Da Nang Semicon Day as great example of Đà Nẵng's commitment to the hi-tech future.

“We want to support the American companies that are here already and are considering being here to help develop Việt Nam semiconductor ecosystem,” Marc Knapper said.

 “American semiconductors companies like Synopsis, Marvell, Amcor Intel, are already well established in Việt Nam and Đà Nẵng. There are many other companies that are eager to launch new investments and partnerships, contributing not only to the growth of the semiconductor sector, but also to Việt Nam's broader economic development, and American companies like Nvidia, Universal Alloy Corporation and Amazon Web Services are already active in the city.”

Linda Tan, President of SEMI Southeast Asia, shared her views on Việt Nam’s semiconductor ambition as the new chip destination.

The semiconductor industry of Việt Nam is projected to gain an average annual growth rate of 11.6 per cent in the 2023-2027, reaching $31.28 billion by 2027.

The country has a vibrant IC design industry and rapidly emerging as a key player in the Assembly, Testing, and Packaging (ATP) segment, with major global companies such as Amkor, Hana Micron, and Intel establishing significant operations, she said.

“Currently it accounts for one per cent of global ATP capacity, with expectations to expand to eight or nine per cent by 2030,” she speculated.

“Việt Nam’s semiconductor development strategy was launched in 2024, with a roadmap to be a major player by 2050, while local technology giants including Viettel, FPT, CMC, VinGroup and CT Semiconductor are actively preparing to enter and scale within the semiconductor space.”

Trần Đăng Hòa, Chairman of FPT IS and Chairman of FPT Semiconductor, FPT Corporation, stressed Việt Nam is emerging as a new destination, following the successful stories of Japan, Republic of Korea, China, and Taiwan.

He said overseas Vietnamese experts have been returning to work in Việt Nam with international technological experience and skills.

FPT also signed an MoU with PlasmaTherm and the Da Nang Semiconductor & AI Centre for Research and Training (DSAC) to apply Virtual Reality (VR) solutions in training for semiconductor operations, maintenance, and safety.

VSAP LAB Đà Nẵng has seen as the first business operating in semiconductor with management by Vietnamese experts who had experienced from leading technological companies in the US, Taiwan, Korea, Japan and Singapore. VNS