Professor Lee Young Hee (Korea) said that for Vietnam to strongly develop semiconductor chips, it is necessary to have a National laboratory to develop and train high-quality human resources for the industry.
Professor Lee Young Hee, Academician of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), Director of the Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics (CINAP) at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) shared this during the business trip. and worked in Hanoi on April 17. He has 15 years of research on semiconductor materials other than silicon, specifically layered two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor materials.
Professor Lee Young Hee gave an introduction about the challenges in the field of low-dimensional semiconductors at Hanoi University of Science and Technology on April 17. Image: BC
He said that currently, silicon technology plays a dominant role in the semiconductor industry, with development guided by Moore’s law. However, this technology is gradually approaching fundamental limits, such as the limit of the ability to shrink down to a few nanometers and the limit of quantum mechanics. Therefore, finding new technologies to replace silicon is extremely important.
“Vietnam can take advantage of this opportunity to compete with leading countries in the field of semiconductors, such as Korea,” he said, arguing that simply continuing silicon technology will not help Vietnam achieve its goals. competitive advantage. Instead, it is necessary to focus on developing new, more groundbreaking technologies, focusing on developing new materials and improving equipment performance to be able to compete in the future, especially in the field of technology. quantum computing field.
Regarding the key factor for Vietnam’s success, “it is high-quality human resources and a culture of hard work and creativity,” he said, adding that he had the opportunity to work with many Vietnamese students. and was really impressed with their progressive spirit and dedication. This is a great advantage that Vietnam needs to promote to develop the semiconductor industry. However, he also suggested the need to invest in infrastructure, including the shortage of highly qualified human resources and modern equipment.
Looking from Korean experience, Professor Lee Young Hee believes that Vietnam should focus on educating and training high-quality human resources for the semiconductor industry. “I also propose the establishment of an agency like a National laboratory focusing on the semiconductor industry,” he said. This laboratory will serve as a center for research, development and training of high-quality human resources for the industry.
Explaining this proposal, he said he once cooperated with Hanoi University of Science and Technology and invited students to practice at his laboratory. Initially, the students had many difficulties adapting to the new environment and equipment. This shows that training students with modern equipment is necessary, but needs to be done methodically and with adequate investment.
Accordingly, Professor Lee Young Hee has high expectations for investment from the Government to improve infrastructure and modern equipment for universities. “This is a long-term process, requiring perseverance and efforts from all stakeholders,” he said, adding that creating a favorable environment for businesses to operate and attract talent.
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.
Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat said that in addition to building policy mechanisms to create conditions to prioritize attracting investment and developing semiconductors, programs and projects to serve the development of human resources circuit has been implemented by the Ministry. The science and technology development strategy until 2030 has been issued, which identifies microcontroller chip and semiconductor component manufacturing technology as one of the core technologies oriented in the next decade. National science and technology programs; project to receive technology and train human resources to design and produce advanced microchip hardware, along with business incubation activities in the field of electronic circuits… is the basis to contribute to preparing human resources for this industry.