IC design is predicted to be a promising field in the next 10 to 15 years and will become the top choice of many candidates.
The field of IC design has great development potential. (Illustration)
Job opportunities in the field of Circuit Design
Circuit design is a field specializing in researching, developing and manufacturing electronic chips, also known as integrated circuits (IC – Integrated Circuit). This is a major in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
Vietnam is considered a potential market for the chip and semiconductor component manufacturing industry. The Ministry of Information and Communications said that the semiconductor industry, including the field of IC design, needs 10,000 engineers each year, but the current workforce can only meet less than 20%.
According to a survey by the Ho Chi Minh City Semiconductor Circuit Technology Association (HSIA), from 2019 until now, each year Vietnam needs about 1,000 engineers in the circuit design industry. Of which, the Ho Chi Minh City area accounts for about 53% of recruitment demand.
Also according to HSIA’s survey, newly graduated IC design personnel receive an average salary of about 15 million VND/month. Engineers have 1 – 3 years of experience, income ranges from 15 – 30 million VND. After 6 years, the salary received by staff in this field ranges from 0.6 – 1 billion VND/year. With 10 years of experience or more, the salary can be more than 1.5 billion/year.
Where to study Circuit Design?
Currently, the field of Circuit Design is in the training program of the Institute of Electronics – Telecommunications or Technical Physics of top universities, only a few schools open their own training majors.
Hanoi Polytechnic University There are a number of training majors related to the field of IC design such as Electronics – Telecommunications Engineering, Technical Physics, Microelectronics Engineering and Nanotechnology. In 2023, the standard admission threshold for these majors ranges from 24.28 – 26.26 points.