Tags SG8V1 Vietnam launches first commercial microchip Tuesday, Oct 07, 2014 Vietnam ''s first commercial microchip, SG8V1, made its official debut in Ho Chi Minh City on October 3. Home-made chips to track freight containers Monday, Aug 04, 2014 The Integrated Circuit Design Research and Education Center (ICDREC), on August 1, signed an agreement with SHTP Labs to apply SG8V1 and HF RFID chips in CTS-01 container tracking systems.