A forum on Micro-Electro-Mechanical System, or MEMS, convened in Ho Chi Minh City on September 28 under the theme of “Grab the trend – Nurture creations”.
HCM City (VNA) – A forum onMicro-Electro-Mechanical System, or MEMS, convened in Ho Chi Minh City onSeptember 28 under the theme of “Grab the trend – Nurture creations”.
The event was held by the management board of SaigonHi-tech Park (SHTP).
The MEMS/Sensors Forum 2018, the second of its kind,aimed to build a network of foreign resources to disseminate policies forinvestment attraction in MEMS technology and to link domestic and internationalresources to help the city work out a strategy for the development of thetechnology.
In his opening remarks, Chairman of the HCM City People’sCommittee Nguyen Thanh Phong said as the city acknowledges the importance ofthe MEMS technology, it has connected with many local and internationalorganisations to establish the HCM City Semiconductor Industry Association(HSIA) and accelerated training to have more skilled workers in the field.
The city has also enhanced cooperation in research andtechnological transfer from foreign countries and taken actions to attract moreinvestment to MEMS technology in a bid to expand the supply chain andmanufacturing of made-in-Vietnam MEMS products, he added.
The official further said that he hopes experts andbusinesses will put forth solutions to help attract investors to HCM City toset up laboratories and factories of MEMS and sensor products which wouldprepare the ground for developing the southern hub as a smart city. He vowed toprovide all means for enterprises in the sector doing business in the city.
During the forum, delegates focused their discussions onsuch topics as recommending policies to build an eco-system for MEMS industry;developing high-quality human resources to meet the needs of MEMS industry;towards the commercialization of MEMS products from R&D; and the role ofventure capital funds in the MEMS eco-system development.
Southeast Asia is emerging as the world’s leadingexporter of electronics but as the region imported a majority of materials(about 92 percent), its product value remains relatively low, said President ofSEMI Southeast Asia Ng Kai Fai. He urged the region to move up the value chain,and noted that while Singapore stands out in R&D, Vietnam and Malaysia havestrength in MEMS manufacturing, assembly and packaging.
According to the SHTP, since last year, it has licensedfour MEMS projects, worth a total of more than 2.12 trillion VND (90 millionUSD) to locate in the park. They included Greenvity Communication Inc, OnskyInc, Aipac Inc and Real-time Robotics Vietnam. –VNA
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