Commercial mindset Local chip startups will have an easier path to the global market with the creation of a center linking chip design and manufacturing in a process called tape-out.
Semiconductors have been identified as both a foundational industry and a strategic technology, critical to economic growth, national security, and Vietnam’s long-term development. Yet industry experts argue that several structural constraints continue to hold the sector back.
The high cost of design tools and chip tape-out - the process of manufacturing a prototype chip before mass production - has long been one of the biggest barriers to the growth of Vietnam’s semiconductor industry. A new government-backed tape-out support program is expected to remove that bottleneck, giving domestic chip startups a pathway to commercialize “Made in Vietnam” semiconductors for global markets. https://en.vneconomy.vn/commercial-mindset.htm
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Local chip startups will have an easier path to the global market with the creation of a center linking chip design and manufacturing in a process called tape-out.
September 2, 2026 449
