Amkor’s new facility in Vietnam is scheduled to commence operations in October. ASE Holdings and Foxconn have already proactively positioned themselves in the market

Semiconductor packaging and testing giant Amkor announced today that its new factory in Vietnam will commence operations in October, with a focus on advanced system-level packaging (SiP), memory packaging, and select testing lines. Universal Scientific Industrial – a subsidiary of ASE Technology Holding and Foxconn have already proactively positioned themselves in Vietnam.

Amkor specifies that the new Vietnamese facility, located in Bac Ninh province, will primarily specialize in advanced system-level packaging (SiP) and memory packaging production lines, along with some testing solutions. Notably, the SiP production line will target applications in radio frequency (RF), wearables, and automotive sectors, while memory packaging will cater to mobile storage devices, NAND-type flash memory related to solid-state drives (SSD), and automotive applications.

The semiconductor testing and packaging industry continues to expand its production capacity in Vietnam. Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) – a subsidiary of ASE Technology Holding, announced an investment of $35 million (approximately NT$1.008 billion) in March last year to increase capital for its subsidiary in Vietnam, expanding its production of wearable electronic chip packaging and electronic manufacturing services (EMS).

USI’s Vietnam factory was established on June 18, 2020, located in Dinh Vu Industrial Zone, Hai An District, Hai Phong City, Vietnam, and commenced production in July 2021.

Hon Hai Group invested in the system module packaging factory ShunSin-KY (6451), which has previously deployed its factory in Hanoi, Vietnam. The Bac Giang factory in Vietnam, opened in May this year, is expected to undergo trial production and enter mass production within a year. ShunSin-KY’s Vietnam factory primarily supplies optical fiber transceiver modules to European and American customers.

Intel, a major player in the semiconductor industry, has also expanded its presence in Vietnam by venturing into semiconductor packaging and testing operations. Vietnamese media in July quoted local Intel executives indicating Intel’s intentions to further expand its investments in Vietnam.

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