Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2024-08-16 11:09:00
HANOI, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Many companies have positioned Vietnam as a "magnet" for major players in the chip industry and are turning to the Southeast Asian country for its talent pool and competitive labor costs, local media cited Nikkei Asia on Friday.
The availability of tech workers in a time of shortage could help Vietnam achieve one of its long-held dreams, moving up the tech value chain, Vietnam News reported.
Marvell described Vietnam as a strategic location for the development of engineering talent while Alchip Technologies, Taiwan's leading provider of AI chip design services, is expanding its R&D team into Vietnam, according to an article recently published by Nikkei Asia.
Robert Li, Synopsys vice president of sales for Taiwan and Southeast Asia, told Nikkei Asia that the high degree of interest among Vietnam's students and workforce to be trained in semiconductor engineering, coupled with the government's funding and programs, is helping establish the country as a semiconductor talent hub. ■