Việt Nam’s semiconductor exports grew at a compounded annual rate of 31.8 per cent between 2006 and 2025, while imports grew by 30 per cent a year during the same period.
The event discussed measures to strengthen connections between Vietnamese companies and international partners, and opportunities for local businesses to participate more deeply in the semiconductor value chain.
Bắc Ninh has thus far attracted $2.74 billion worth of investment in 33 semiconductor projects, including six involving semiconductors and semiconductor materials and 27 producing equipment and components.
Bringing together more than 50 students and lecturers from Singapore, Việt Nam, India, Indonesia and Malaysia, along with representatives of semiconductor businesses worldwide, the event is an expansion activity of the SSIA Summit 2026 in Singapore.
Japan has strengths in semiconductor materials, manufacturing equipment, precision engineering and quality control, while Việt Nam has a young workforce, a growing electronics manufacturing base and plans to expand training and research in semiconductors.
The forum called for stronger technology capabilities, skilled talent and domestic businesses to help Việt Nam move into higher-value segments of global technology supply chains.
The Government is seeking stronger domestic supply chains as Việt Nam’s electronics and semiconductor exports grow rapidly, but imports continue to outpace exports.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Ministry of National Defence’s Z181 Factory produced Việt Nam’s first semiconductor components, diodes and transistors for domestic use and export to Eastern Europe. The industry has advanced remarkably since.
Việt Nam’s semiconductor industry offers the country an opportunity to shift from a growth model heavily reliant on low-cost labour and manufacturing toward more technology-intensive, higher value-added sectors, according to Nikkei Asia.
The materials industry forms the foundation of industrial development and is critical to strengthening strategic autonomy, national competitiveness and the ability to master core technologies.
Through the issuance of a draft strategy for semiconductor industry development and its target of becoming a global OSAT hub by 2030, Việt Nam has identified semiconductors as a key national strategic industry.
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