Viettel begins construction of Vietnam’s first chip plant, trial run targeted by end‑2027

HANOI: Vietnam’s military-run telecom company Viettel on Friday began ‍construction of the country’s first semiconductor fabrication plant, with trial production expected to start ⁠by late 2027, part of Vietnam’s plan to create its own semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem.

After the 27-hectare facility, located in Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park on the ‌outskirts of ‌Hanoi, completes construction and technology transfer by the end of next year, it will ‌go into trial operation, fine-tune its processes and upgrade its equipment through to 2030, Viettel said in a statement.