Everyone wants to move their electronics supply chain to Vietnam. But as an engineer, I need to warn you about the "Supply Chain Gap." Vietnam is amazing at Assembly (SMT, Box Build). We are terrible at Components (Resistors, Capacitors, Bare PCBs). 1. The "China Plus One" Reality If you build a circuit board in Shenzhen, the factory can buy the capacitors from a shop … [Read more...] about Electronics Manufacturing in Vietnam: The “Component Gap” You Must Know
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Hiring Engineers in Hanoi: Why the North is Vietnam’s “Silicon Valley” (2025 Salary Data)
When foreign tech companies look at Vietnam, they often look at Ho Chi Minh City first. That is a mistake if you are building hardware or complex software. Hanoi is the "brain" of Vietnam. It is where the top technical universities are located and where Samsung, LG, and Viettel house their R&D centers. As a local developer, I can tell you: if you want to hire commercial … [Read more...] about Hiring Engineers in Hanoi: Why the North is Vietnam’s “Silicon Valley” (2025 Salary Data)