Intel is a multinational semiconductor chip maker with operations in over 40 countries worldwide including Vietnam. Set up since 1997, Intel Vietnam's sales and marketing office in Ho Chi Minh City, develops and deploys sound strategies to provide world-class sales and marketing support at the OEM, developer and end-user levels.

At the end of 2006, Intel announced that it was going to invest USD 1 billion to construct its seventh and largest assembly test facility in Intel's global network to produce chipsets.

In July 2010, Intel Vietnam began using the latest Intel chipset technologies to produce chipsets that will help support the growth of mobile computing. In fact, Intel Vietnam started the use of the latest FCBGA (Flip Chip Ball Grid Array) binding technology for mobile processors.

This facility is the first investment of its kind in the semiconductor industry in Vietnam. The 500,000 square foot facility will be the model for larger, more efficient assembly test facilities that will make Intel even more competitive.

As the first major foreign investor in high technology in Vietnam, the new facility supports Intel's digital ASEAN (d-ASEAN) program. The program works to develop a stronger digital workforce, integrate technology into education and government, and make technology more accessible for business and consumers within Southeast Asia. 

Intel is helping to transform the lives of millions through education. The Intel® Education Initiative in India has been working to improve teaching and learning through the effective use of technology; inspire and expand students’ knowledge and enthusiasm for science and math; and bring cutting-edge technology expertise to universities.

Through the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) and Vietnam universities, Intel Vietnam has collaborated with academic partners* on various educational programs. In addition to the scholarship to study Master of Engineering at RMIT Vietnam, annual Intel technical seminars to share technology information with university students, providing lab and equipment support, and developing an Equipment Skills Acquisition Program curriculum, other key programs include:

• Intel Vietnam Study Abroad Program—Intel awards scholarships to students from universities in Vietnam to work towards a bachelor of engineering degree from Portland State University.
• Intel Vietnam Engineering Scholarship—This annual local scholarship program provides students from Vietnam universities with the skills necessary to succeed in the 21st Century workplace.
• Higher Engineering Education Alliance Program (HEEAP)—Intel India, as a founding industry partner and contributor of more than 45% of the program funding, is working with other members to transform top engineering and technical vocational universities in Vietnam.

• With more than 96 percent participation in 2011, Intel Vietnam employees volunteered more than 20,000 hours giving back to the community. These hours also mean an $11,000 donation or "match" from the Intel Foundation as part of our Intel Involved Matching Grant Program, to be used to improve learning and teaching facilities, fund scholarships, and more.