PH Aims for High-Value Market Position and 128,000 Semiconductor Engineers and Technicians by '28

POSTED BY: Lionell Go Macahilig
2024-07-23 12:30:47 PHT

Government and Private Sector Come Together to Regain PH High-Value Market Position and Reach Target 128,000 Semiconductor Engineers and Technicians By 2028.

Officials from DTI/BOI, DOST-PCIEERD, industry associations, integrated circuit (IC) design companies, and the academe exchange views about boosting the semiconductor industry through upskilling and career development.

Present during the press briefing were Engr. Robert James Y. Lomoton, Dean, Colegio de Muntinlupa; Dr. Alex Co Abad, Asst. Professor, Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Gokongwei College of Engineering, De La Salle University – Manila; Executive Director Ma. Corazon Halili-Dichosa, DTI-Board of Investments; Earl Qua, President, EIAPI (Electronics Industries Association of the Philippines Inc.); Dr. Dan Lachica, President, SEIPI (Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines, Inc.); Engr. Niñaliza H. Escorial, Deputy Executive Director, DOST PCIEERD (Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development); Dr. Louis Alarcon, Head - Microelectronics Department, University of the Philippines and Director, CIDR (Center for Integrated Circuit and Devices Research and Charade Avondo, President and General Manager, Xinyx Design.

IC DESIGN WORKFORCE MEDIA ROUNDTABLE is a collaborative effort involving officials from government agencies such as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology  Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD), and the Center for Integrated Circuits and  Devices Research (CIDR). The event is also joined by industry associations, the Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation, Inc. (SEIPI) and the Electronics  Industries Association of the Philippines Inc. (EIAPI), along with key academic and industry stakeholders.