An international symposium on semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) technology is being held in Ho Chi Minh City, welcoming more than 50 experts in the field of IC design and manufacturing from numerous countries.

The 4S – 2014/AVIC 2014, which is jointly organized by the Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City and the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, gathers experts from countries including Japan, the US, Switzerland and the Republic of Korea as well as more than 200 local experts in the field of integrated circuits.

It will include a plenary session, tutorials, technical sessions and panel discussions focusing on topics such as IC design, devices and IC technology, IC integration systems, IC applications, and more.

The two highlighted topics of the conference are the orientation of IC technology development in Vietnam and research and training in the IC industry.

According to the organizers, the symposium is organized every two years and aims to be a discussion forum for scientists, engineers and students all over the world who are interested in semiconductor – related technology and very-large-scale integration (VLSI) technology.

VLSI technology, as explained on Wikipedia, is the process of creating an integrated circuit (IC) by combining thousands of transistors into a single chip.

The conference, held at the Hotel Majestic Saigon in HCMC’s District 1, will last until October 24.