HANOI, Vietnam, January 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Viettel Group officially inaugurated the construction of Vietnam’s first semiconductor chip manufacturing plant. The project is implemented by Viettel as part of a mission assigned by the Ministry of National Defense, in accordance with a government resolution.
For the first time, Vietnam is development national chip manufacturing capacity, laying the foundation for the goal of gradually mastering core technologies and developing a national semiconductor ecosystem.
The factory will be built in the Hoa Lac High-Tech Park (Hanoi) on an area of 27 hectares, intended to become a national infrastructure serving the research, design, testing and production of semiconductor chips.
Once operational, the factory will be able to serve domestic industries such as aerospace, telecommunications, IoT, automobile manufacturing, medical devices and automation, among others.
A complete semiconductor chip product generally goes in six main stages: product definition, system design, detailed design, chip manufacturing, packaging And testing and integration And essay. In recent years, Vietnam has gradually participated in five of these stages; however, chip manufacturing – the most complex and critical step – is not yet possible domestically. The construction of a semiconductor chip manufacturing plant will help complete and close the entire semiconductor chip production process in Vietnam.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh noted: “The inauguration of Vietnam’s first high-tech semiconductor chip manufacturing plant is an event of particularly significant significance. This is a step towards realizing the national semiconductor industry development strategy, creating a foundation for Vietnam to gradually participate more deeply in the global value chain, based on science, technology and innovation.
According to the Prime Minister, the presence of the factory will help complete the national semiconductor ecosystem, enabling the design of chips companiestechnology start-ups and research institutes to shorten testing cycles, quickly finalize products and transform technology into practical applications.
The factory is also expected to become a hands-on training center for the semiconductor workforce, connecting training with a real-world production environment. Through this, Vietnam aims to train 50,000 chip design engineers under the semiconductor industry human resource development program. through By 2030, towards a scale of more than 100,000 people in Vietnam’s semiconductor industry under the national semiconductor strategy through 2040.
For Viettel, responsible for leading the implementation of the semiconductor chip manufacturing plant continue at the heart of the Group’s technological development strategy, which it has pursued with perseverance for many years. Viettel has proactively prepared its human resources through extensive training, international cooperation and technology transfer, while accumulating experience in research, design and application of chips in technology systems and products.
Lieutenant General Tao Duc Thang, Chairman and CEO of Viettel Group, said: “Immediately after today’s groundbreaking ceremony, the group will start implementing the projectwith the set objective of completing by the end of 2027 the constructionbenefit from technology transfer and begin pilot production. The period from 2028 to 2030 will focus on finalizing and optimizing processes and improving line efficiency in line with industry standards, thereby serving as a basis for research into chip manufacturing technology at more advanced process nodes.“.
The project will be implemented between 2026 and 2030, with a roadmap from factory construction and technology transfer to process completion and improvement of operational efficiency. In the long term, the Hoa Lac factory is expected to be expandable, providing a foundation for Vietnam to gradually access more advanced semiconductor technologies.
Inauguration of high-tech semiconductor chip manufacturing plant brands an important step in Vietnam’s journey towards strengthening technological capabilities, contributing to the realization of the goal of “technological autonomy and a sustainable future”.
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