Doan Van Hieu, a third-year student from the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, has won the third place at the International Microelectronics Olympiad of Armenia (AMO).
Doan Van Hieu, a third-year student from the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, wins the third place at the International Microelectronics Olympiad of Armenia (AMO). (Photo courtesy of Doan Van Hieu)
Doan Van Hieu, a third-year student
from the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, has won the third place
at the International Microelectronics Olympiad of Armenia (AMO).
Hieu has become the first Vietnamese to ever win a prize
at an international microelectronics competition.
Last year, he took a national competition to earn the
only berth to represent Vietnam in the global contest, which was held virtually
last December as a result of COVID-19. The finale required candidates to answer
18 questions in three hours.
He said the hardest were questions related to integrated
circuit design, which took him a lot of time to find answer as he has never
learnt about this subject anywhere before.
“It is an important milestone in my university years,”
Hieu said, “with this result, I feel more confident to continue pursuing and
developing myself in the field of microelectronics; and to find a good job
after graduation.”
Organised by Synopsys, an American electronic design
automation company, the AMO is held annually for computer engineers and
students under 30.
This year’s competition attracted 370 contestants from 10
countries, including Armenia, Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, Peru, Russia, UAE and
Ukraine.
A Serbian student won the first prize while the second
prize went to Armenia. Hieu shared the third prize with two others from Armenia
and Brazil./.