Viettel starts construction of the first semiconductor chip factory in Vietnam
On January 16, the Military Industry - Telecommunications Group (Viettel) officially started construction of the first semiconductor chip factory in Vietnam.
The project was implemented by Viettel according to the tasks assigned by the Ministry of National Defense, on the basis of the Government's Resolution.
This is an important milestone, for the first time Vietnam has formed the capacity to manufacture semiconductor chips domestically, creating a foundation for the goal of gradually mastering core technology and developing the domestic semiconductor ecosystem.
Attending the groundbreaking ceremony were General Secretary To Lam; Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Also attending the event were Politburo members: Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission Phan Dinh Trac; Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Xuan Thang; Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh; General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense; General Luong Tam Quang, Minister of Public Security; Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Nguyen Duy Ngoc.
The factory is built in Hoa Lac High-Tech Park (Hanoi), on an area of 27 hectares, with the orientation of becoming a national infrastructure for research, design, testing and production of semiconductor chips.
When put into operation, the plant can meet national industries such as: aerospace, telecommunications, Internet of Things (IoT), automobile manufacturing, medical equipment, automation, etc.
A complete semiconductor chip product must go through six main stages: product definition, system design, detailed design, chip manufacturing, packaging - testing and integration - testing.
In recent times, Vietnam has gradually participated in five stages; the chip manufacturing stage - the most complex and key stage - cannot be implemented domestically. The construction of a semiconductor chip factory will help complete and complete the entire semiconductor chip manufacturing process right in Vietnam.
Making semiconductor chips is one of the most sophisticated and disciplined technological processes today. From a silicon wafer with almost absolute purity, the chip was formed through thousands of consecutive technological steps, lasting for 3 months. Just a small deviation at any stage can affect the entire chain, requiring the ability to organize, manage and master technology at a very high level.
For Viettel, being assigned the task of presiding over the implementation of the semiconductor chip factory is a step to continue the core technology development strategy that the Group has been pursuing for many years. Viettel has proactively prepared human resources through in-depth training, international cooperation and technology transfer, while accumulating experience from research, design and application of chips in technology systems and products.
The project will be implemented in the period of 2026-2030, with a roadmap from factory construction, technology reception to process completion and improvement of operational efficiency. In the long term, the factory in Hoa Lac is planned to be able to expand its scale, creating a foundation for Vietnam to gradually access more advanced semiconductor technologies.
The groundbreaking of the High-Tech Semiconductor chip Manufacturing Factory is an important milestone in Vietnam's journey to build technological capacity, contributing to the realization of the goal of "Technology autonomy, sustainable future".
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