Heating and semiconductor technologies are transforming the tobacco industry

While the use of heating technology, sensors, and semiconductor components in smoke-free tobacco products moves the tobacco industry from a traditional manufacturing model to a high-tech field, these developments were discussed at the Vietnam-US Business Summit 2026.

The use of heating technology, sensors, and semiconductor components in smoke-free tobacco products demonstrates a transformation in the tobacco industry from a traditional manufacturing model toward a field with high scientific and technological content. This change examines Vietnam's contribution to the value chain in the context of high-tech development. The technological content behind smoke-free products was one of the key topics discussed at the Vietnam-US Business Summit 2026 held on October 14. At the event, representatives from Apple, Intel, and Meta also discussed the semiconductor industry and high-tech manufacturing.

Philip Morris International (PMI) highlighted the application of science and technology in the transformation of the sector. According to the PMI Value Report 2025, the company has invested more than $16 billion since 2008 in the development and commercialization of smoke-free products. Speaking at the summit, Bryan Ty, General Manager of Philip Morris Vietnam, stated that the industry is transforming toward harm reduction, with science, technology, innovation, and intellectual property becoming key drivers. Bryan Ty emphasized that businesses need a stable, predictable, transparent, and science-based legal environment.