The plant is not only the first semiconductor facility in Vietnam but manufactures Intel’s central processing units (CPU) with the brand Haswell expecting to account for 80% of the global market share.

Intel announced the release of CPU Haswell made in Vietnam on July 29 (Photo:VGP)

Sherry Boger, General Manager of Intel Products Vietnam, said the Haswell debut was an event of great significance for Intel, and the HCM City plant is on track to meet its set targets, contributing to the group’s assembly and testing capacity globally.

Vietnam is currently an attractive investment destination for foreign businesses, including Intel in particular, she said, adding Intel has received great support from relevant Vietnamese agencies since the project got off the ground.

Intel Products Vietnam was initially designed to manufacture chipsets for laptops and mobile devices. It later launched Atom SoC (System on a Chip) in late 2013 and now CPU Haswell.