Inside Vietnam’s Push to Become a Semiconductor Powerhouse | CONNECTED Chip Island

Vietnam’s semiconductor industry predates Taiwan’s, but the nation is only now attempting to become a global chip powerhouse. Research fellow Tran Thi Mong Tuyen explains how Vietnam is working with Taiwan, South Korea and global tech firms to climb the semiconductor value chain, attract investment and strengthen supply chains beyond China. How is Vietnam positioning itself in the global chip race? And can it give Taiwan a run for its money? Watch to find out. Host: Divya Gopalan 00:00 Introduction 00:49 Why Vietnam’s first wafer fab matters 02:29 Vietnam’s 32nm chip strategy 03:35 Why Vietnam fell behind Taiwan 05:02 Can Vietnam sustain 10% growth? 07:14 Vietnam’s role beyond China 08:46 South Korea’s semiconductor push in Vietnam 10:52 Taiwan’s role in Vietnam’s chip ecosystem 12:30 Can Vietnam train 50,000 chip engineers? 14:45 Taiwan-Vietnam talent and R&D ties 15:53 Building Vietnam’s own Silicon Valley 16:52 Can Vietnamese chip startups succeed? 17:42 Is Vietnam a real alternative to China? 19:26 Balancing between the US and China 20:27 The future of Taiwan-Vietnam tech transfer 21:37 Reforms Vietnam still needs 23:17 The future of Taiwan-Vietnam cooperation 24:58 When will Vietnam export more chips? #VietnamSemiconductors #VietnamEconomy Find us on socials: Instagram:   / connected.taiwanplus   Threads: https://www.threads.com/@connected.ta... Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/connectedtwp... More news stories from TaiwanPlus News: Facebook:   / taiwanplusnews   YouTube:    / @taiwanplusnews   Twitter/X:   / taiwanplusnews   Website: https://www.taiwanplus.com