Global technology corporation FPT recently announced the establishment of the FPT Advanced Semiconductor Testing and Packaging Plant, a move designed to expand Vietnam’s advanced back-end manufacturing capacity and strengthen connectivity across the semiconductor value chain while supporting the country’s semiconductor development strategy, which sets a target of 10 advanced testing and packaging facilities by 2030.
The announcement ceremony was attended by representatives from the Vietnam Ministry of Science and Technology, FPT leadership, and major semiconductor partners from enterprises, research institutes, and universities across Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and beyond.
As the first plant fully-owned and operated by Vietnamese entities, the FPT Advanced Semiconductor Testing and Packaging Plant is positioned as a national capability builder that helps complete Vietnam’s semiconductor ecosystem across research, design, manufacturing, training, testing, packaging, and commercialization.
A key differentiator is FPT’s Make-in-Vietnam testing software, engineered and continuously refined to match the requirements of different chip types and product lines. The plant is built to deliver both rapid turnaround testing and deeper, customized programs tailored to each customer’s specifications, helping reduce costs and operational friction by consolidating quality inspection in one location. FPT expects to complete six functional testing lines and a dedicated reliability and durability testing area later this year.
Beyond operations, the plant will also serve as a hands-on training environment for Vietnam’s semiconductor students, providing practical exposure to real testing and packaging workflows. The initiative supports the national target of developing 50,000 semiconductor professionals by 2030, including at least 35,000 roles across manufacturing, packaging, testing, and other critical stages.
In parallel, FPT plans to expand testing capabilities for higher-end chips supporting IoT, automotive applications, and AI-on-the-edge system-on-chip solutions. The company also announced its intent to research and develop AI-on-the-edge SoC products, with the ambition to master smart device ecosystems, including cameras, drones, and unmanned aerial vehicles.
H.E. Bui Hoang Phuong, Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, affirmed:
“Vietnam has advantages in human resources and has attracted numerous chip design companies to invest and employ Vietnamese engineers, laying the foundation for domestic chip design enterprises. In the global supply chain, Vietnam plays an increasingly important role in packaging and testing, although these stages are still largely dominated by foreign companies. FPT’s investment in an advanced testing and packaging plant completes a critical missing link, helping to close Vietnam’s semiconductor ecosystem. This concrete project demonstrates FPT’s commitment to turning aspirations into action—bringing Vietnamese intelligence to the world and positioning Vietnam more clearly on the global semiconductor map.”
Dr. Truong Gia Binh, FPT Founder and Chairman, stated:
“If Vietnam is to become a prosperous nation, there is no other path than mastering semiconductor technology. If we count Vietnamese professionals around the world, we are a significant force in the semiconductor industry. Our biggest challenge is connecting and building our own ecosystem. With today’s event, we take another step toward completing Vietnam’s semiconductor ecosystem. FPT has grown through hardship, so we always pursue practical solutions: products must be market-ready. We will closely collaborate with Viettel and domestic partners—wherever chips are manufactured, FPT will participate in testing and packaging—so that Vietnamese technology chips can soon be applied in real life.”
Lieutenant General Tao Duc Thang, Member of the Party Central Committee and Viettel Group Chairman cum CEO, emphasized:
“FPT’s investment in a semiconductor testing and packaging plant holds strategic significance in completing the ‘Make in Vietnam’ semiconductor ecosystem, fully aligned with the spirit of Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation, and national digital transformation. The testing and packaging plant, together with Viettel’s chip fabrication plant, scheduled to break ground in January 2026, will serve as a “hands-on” environment for training, developing, and retaining semiconductor engineers domestically, thereby helping curb brain drain and build a core workforce for this strategic industry. Viettel consistently believes that semiconductor industry development must be based on close cooperation between the state-owned and private sectors, in accordance with Resolution No. 79-NQ/TW on state-owned economic development and Resolution No. 68-NQ/TW on private sector development.”
Dr. Nguyen Bich Yen, Honorary Chairwoman of the Institute of Semiconductor and Advanced Materials – Vietnam National University, Hanoi; Chairwoman of VSAP Lab and IEEE member, commented:
“Vietnam is no longer merely talking about semiconductors—Vietnam is taking synchronized and serious action. Pioneer enterprises are driving progress through concrete commitments and collaboration to build a Vietnamese semiconductor value chain. Key components—from materials, design, packaging, testing and manufacturing to digital infrastructure and human resources—are gradually taking shape. In this picture, FPT stands out as a major pillar, not only enhancing technological capacity but also serving as a connector, leader, and trust-builder for the entire ecosystem.”
Accordingly, in Phase 1, running from 2026 to 2027, the plant will be based at Yen Phong II-C Industrial Park in Vietnam’s Bac Ninh Province on 1,600 square meters, launching six functional testing lines and a dedicated reliability and durability area for burn-in, reliability testing, and failure analysis, aligned with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, IATF 16949, and key semiconductor standards including JEDEC, AEC-Q100, and AEC-Q101. From 2028 to 2030, Phase 2 will scale the facility to around 6,000 square meters, adding 18 further testing lines, three reliability and endurance zones, and expanded packaging from QFN, QFP, and DFN to CSP, WLP, and advanced IC packaging, with the ambition to reach output in the billions of units per year.
At the event, FPT also announced a series of strategic partnership with leading semiconductor partners in Vietnam and globally, reinforcing a shared push to strengthen capabilities across the full value chain, from training and R&D to testing, packaging, and commercialization. Particularly, FPT and Viettel announced a comprehensive partnership to advance Vietnam’s sovereign semiconductor agenda through end-to-end integration, including the joint development of AI-on-the-edge SoC chips on 28–32nm process nodes for smart device ecosystems such as cameras, drones, UAVs, and related applications. The tech firm also signed agreements with international partners, including Restar, Winpac, and VSAP LAB, to accelerate advanced testing and packaging R&D, expand commercialization opportunities for chips processed at the plant, explore potential joint investments in Vietnam, and co-develop highly specialized semiconductor talent from research through mass production.
Boasting over a decade of extensive investment in AI and semiconductor R&D, FPT is advancing a Make in Vietnam roadmap across chip design, testing, packaging, and workforce development, with a clear ambition to help elevate Vietnam’s role in the regional supply chain. The company is developing core product lines such as power ICs, PMICs, and AI-on-the-edge SoC, while scaling talent pipelines with a target of training 10,000 semiconductor engineers by 2030 through multi-tier programs and international collaboration. In 2025, FPT opened new semiconductor centers in Da Nang and Hanoi, and became the first Vietnamese company to export commercial chips to Japan, including the delivery of an initial PMIC batch to a leading Japanese electronics company through Restar, signaling FPT’s growing participation in high-standard global markets.
