Semiconductor devices for AI processing, high-speed graphics processors and high-capacity memory are two prominent trends that Korean experts advise Vietnam to pursue.
Professor Park Inkyu, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) gave suggestions to Vietnam when participating in the conference “Advanced semiconductor systems for a sustainable world”. The event in the InnovaConnect series was organized by VinFuture Foundation in collaboration with Hanoi University of Science and Technology on the afternoon of April 17 with the participation of leading professors and experts in the world and Vietnam.
At the event, Professor Park Inkyu introduced a smart environmental monitoring system using low-power or self-powered air sensors and artificial intelligence. He said that there has been a significant increase in the use of the Internet of Things (IoT) and advanced sensors in smart factories, healthcare, environment and entertainment sectors.
The increasing number of sensors in IoT systems has made reducing their size and power consumption challenging. Therefore, there is an increasing demand for miniaturized, low-power or self-powered sensors. Besides, sensors also need to improve performance, such as sensitivity, selectivity and response speed.
Professor Park Inkyu shared research results on the afternoon of April 17 at Hanoi University of Science and Technology. Image: Thanh Ha
According to Professor Park Inkyu, there are currently many important trends in the semiconductor industry, but there are two areas with the most potential. One is Semiconductor devices for artificial intelligence (AI) processing are increasing rapidly, requiring specialized semiconductor devices to process AI algorithms. Two Graphics processor with high speed and memory capacity. Currently, big data processing and machine learning are increasingly popular in many fields such as healthcare, finance, manufacturing… requiring efficient graphics processors. Higher computing power and large capacity memory to store and access data quickly. “These are areas where Vietnam should focus on research and investment to develop the semiconductor industry in the future,” he said.
Professor Lee Young Hee, Academician of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), Director of the Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics at Sungkyunkwan University, commented “to build and develop a new industry.” This will require a lot of time and effort.”
He said that recently he has closely followed and learned about the semiconductor industry in Vietnam. “Vietnam focuses on educating and training high-quality human resources for the semiconductor industry. Besides, it is necessary to “establish an agency such as the National Research Laboratory focusing on the semiconductor industry” This laboratory will serve as a center for research, development and training of high-quality human resources for the industry.
Professor Lee Young Hee advised Vietnam to focus on education and training of high-quality human resources for the semiconductor industry. Image: Thanh Ha
In the morning seminar on the same day organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Tran Vu, Vice Principal of Polytechnic University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, said that most companies work on inspection. and physical circuit design are looking to recruit many circuit design engineers for the frontend and backend. But in reality, Vietnamese engineers are only good at one design stage, lacking chief engineers capable of completely designing a chip. Therefore, the training goal is for Vietnamese engineers to participate deeply in the supply chain, while mastering the process of designing complex ICs and successfully designing ICs.
Predicting the need for semiconductor human resources, by 2030 Vietnam will need about 15,000 engineers for the design stage and 35,000 workers in the production and packaging and inspection stages. To have a team of experienced human resources, Associate Professor Vu believes that it is necessary to build an undergraduate and graduate IC circuit design training program, a laboratory and develop international cooperation and semiconductor businesses.