Under a plan recently issued by the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee to implement the “Ho Chi Minh City Semiconductor Industry Development Programme at Saigon Hi-Tech Park for 2025-2030” in 2026, the city will focus on mastering MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) technology, training semiconductor personnel and attracting strategic investors in the semiconductor integrated circuit sector.

The city will continue refining mechanisms and policies to advance semiconductor industry development at Saigon Hi-Tech Park, while accelerating science and technology tasks to produce research results with practical applications that meet business and market demand.

The plan aims to master technologies from the design stage to the fabrication of key environmental sensors using MEMS technology, alongside the establishment of an international-standard Centre of Excellence (CoE).

According to the plan, Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) is expected to keep three science and technology tasks on schedule in 2026. These include designing, experimentally manufacturing and mastering production processes for power electronic semiconductor components; developing strain gauge sensor components; and building an IoT hardware system framework with shared and highly adaptable features.

On workforce development, the plan sets a target of organising one in-depth training course in semiconductor component and MEMS fabrication for 15-20 lecturers and researchers in Ho Chi Minh City working in semiconductor-related fields.

Saigon Hi-Tech Park will also organise at least three short-term, bridging and advanced training courses in semiconductor integrated circuit design for 75-90 trainees, along with at least one specialised course on semiconductor design, fabrication and testing processes for 25-30 lecturers.

In business incubation, the park will engage with at least 20 semiconductor-related projects, including attracting at least 12 projects to incubation programmes.

It also plans to provide support services for 15-20 projects in electronics and integrated circuits, while assisting incubated projects in registering at least 10 intellectual property applications.

The southern metropolis  also targets completing investment preparation and approval procedures for training equipment projects, preparing investment plans to upgrade its international-standard training centre, and finalising investment policy proposals for a support facility at the high-tech business incubator.

In investment attraction, the plan targets at least four projects and strives to attract at least one strategic investor in the semiconductor integrated circuit industry.

Priority will be given to high value-added segments connected to the global semiconductor industry ecosystem, as well as foreign companies with strong investment in research and development and linkages with domestic firms, training institutions and semiconductor incubators at SHTP and in Ho Chi Minh City.

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