The new Qualcomm facility, staffed by scientists and AI experts in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, is part of company's global AI research division
www.rcrwireless.com, Jun. 11, 2025 –
U.S.-based tech giant Qualcomm officially opened a new artificial intelligence research and development (AI R&D) center in Vietnam, according to local press reports.
The new Qualcomm facility, staffed by scientists and AI experts in both Hanoi and Ho Chí Minh City, is part of company’s global AI research division. The center will focus on advanced generative and agentic AI, with applications in smartphones, PCs, XR, automotive and IoT, according to the report.
At the launch event in Hanoi, Vietnam’s deputy minister of Science and Technology, Le Xuan Dỉnh, noted the new AI facility would boost nation’s AI research capabilities, help train up skillsets of local AI experts and contribute to Vietnam’s economic development.
Meanwhile, Thieu Phuong Nam, country director of Qualcomm Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, said that Qualcomm’s activities in the Asian nation are in line with Vietnam’s national strategies on AI, semiconductors and digital transformation.
Qualcomm currently operates two offices in Hanoi and Ho Chí Minh City and launched its first Southeast Asian R&D center in Hanoi in 2020. It also runs the Qualcomm Vietnam Innovation Challenge, a program supporting local startups through funding, technical guidance and IP assistance.
The report also noted that Vietnam has set an ambitious goal to become one of Southeast Asia’s top three nations for AI research and development by 2030. Click here to read more