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Monday 17 August 2026
Taiwan extends graduate stays to 2 years to ease talent shortages
Taiwan has begun allowing overseas Chinese and foreign graduates with associate degrees or higher to extend their residence for up to two years, a change that has already driven a...
Sunday 16 August 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix HBM4 hiring war drains South Korea's chip design talent
South Korea's semiconductor talent shortage is intensifying as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix recruit experienced chip designers for increasingly complex HBM4 products, drawing key...
Sunday 8 February 2026
CyCraft bets on real-time AI defense over forensics

The global cybersecurity industry is entering a structural transition. A talent shortage exceeding five million professionals, combined...

Thursday 24 July 2025
Seoul National University launches projects to address AI talent crunch
Amid South Korea's severe talent shortage in high-end engineering and technology during the AI era, the College of Engineering at Seoul National University (SNU) has proposed a dual-track...
Monday 7 July 2025
Talent crunch in Vietnam puts Luxshare's investment plans in limbo
Apple supplier Luxshare-ICT (also known as Luxshare Precision) has called on the Vietnamese government to address ongoing skilled labor shortages and bureaucratic inefficiencies in...
Wednesday 2 April 2025
Talent shortage and operational challenges loom in Southeast Asia expansion for PCB industry

Looking ahead to 2025, the global PCB market is expected to maintain steady growth, driven by demand from AI servers and electric vehicles...

Monday 24 March 2025
Rapidus investment fuels Hokkaido semiconductor talent gap
Rapidus' Hokkaido investment is exacerbating Japan's semiconductor talent shortage. Companies struggle to fill open positions, revealing a critical gap in skilled workers and instructors...
Friday 24 January 2025
South Korea's system semiconductor market share set to drop to 1.6%—what's next?
The global IC design market is expanding rapidly, driven by the growth of AI. However, South Korea's system semiconductor sector, which currently holds a modest 2% market share, faces...
Friday 24 January 2025
Trump's push to reshore Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain sparks talent drain concerns
The Trump 2.0 era is set to reshape global geopolitics and supply chains, with Taiwanese manufacturers closely monitoring US interest and exchange rate policies. Experts warn that...
Thursday 14 November 2024
India to generate 1 million jobs in semiconductor industry
India's semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem is experiencing rapid growth, with projections indicating the creation of 1 million jobs across various segments. According to a report...
Monday 14 October 2024
China's push for chip tool independence faces talent shortage, innovation choke points
China's semiconductor equipment industry is grappling with a crisis of involution, fueled by geopolitical tensions and domestic pressures.
Monday 30 September 2024
Weekly news roundup: TSMC, Micron struggle to compete with local Japanese giants for talent; China's mature chip dominance looms for Taiwan's IC design houses
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of September 23 – September 27.
Friday 27 September 2024
From exodus to scarcity: Fast-tracking talent growth initiatives in Japan's semiconductor industry
Japan's semiconductor industry is experiencing a significant talent shortage, with demand from chip and equipment manufacturers increasing 14-fold compared to a decade ago. Key factors...
Thursday 26 September 2024
South Korea's semiconductor sector struggles amid severe talent shortage
Despite AI-driven growth in the semiconductor industry, South Korea is facing a critical shortage of skilled workers. A preference among students for medical degrees and aggressive...
Tuesday 10 September 2024
Kyndryl to address cybersecurity talent shortage in India
Cybersecurity has become crucial across industries as digital processes increasingly dominate operations. In 2023, over 400 million cyber threats were detected across 8.5 million endpoints...