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Tuesday 5 September 2023
Samsung donates US$3.7 million to Cockrell School, UT Austin for semiconductor talent development
To solve the talent shortage problem, Samsung Austin Semiconductor and the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) announced in the Semiconductor Day event in early September to...
Monday 28 August 2023
Taiwanese government pushing to nurture more IT talent to cater to AI and semi demand
The "Key Talent Cultivation and Recruitment Plan (2021-2024)" that received approval from Taiwan's Executive Yuan is presently undergoing active promotion by various governmental...
Tuesday 1 August 2023
Taiwanese government turns to Central and Eastern Europe to help solve industry talent shortage
Taiwan's economy is starting to show signs of recovery, but the talent shortage is hindering progress. To address this issue, the government is turning to Central and Eastern Europe...
Wednesday 26 July 2023
US likely to face talent shortage amid booming semiconductor industry
Thanks to the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, the US is expected to strengthen its presence in the global semiconductor industry. However, as demands for workers in the sector are...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Why Taiwan semiconductor firms refrain from enforcing layoffs amid market headwinds
Despite significant sales shrinkages amid lingering economic downturns and market headwinds, there have been no significant layoffs among nearly all the upstream and downstream players...
Tuesday 4 July 2023
It is built, but will they come? Taiwan's Academia Sinica quantum research base hungers for tech talents
Academia Sinica, Taiwan's top research institution, along with the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) and the Technology Division of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA),...
Friday 30 June 2023
Taiwan seeking foreign experts in cybersecurity and maritime technology
Taiwan plans to expand its Employee Gold Card program, which aims to attract foreign professionals in fields like economics, science and technology, among others, to include the cybersecurity...
Thursday 29 June 2023
TSMC to back up Arizona site with manpower, highlighting US talent shortage problem
According to sources, TSMC and its suppliers plan to dispatch hundreds of workers from Taiwan to Arizona, USA, to accelerate the construction of TSMC's fab. The move highlights not...
Thursday 29 June 2023
Talent shortage: Samsung rumored to be dispatching hundreds of employees to US site
It was previously reported that Samsung Electronics' investment of over US$17 billion in the construction of a new plant in Taylor, Texas, is facing a shortage of talent and the challenges...
Monday 26 June 2023
Oppo chip design failure casts shade over Chinese brand firms' chip pursuit
Oppo's IC design team, Zeku, abruptly ceased operations, shocking the semiconductor industry. There are rumors that, with the exception of Oppo's top executives, the Zeku team did...
Tuesday 20 June 2023
MediaTek, TSMC try to lure female students into semiconductor industry
Talent shortages have become a universal issue in the semiconductor industry worldwide. In Taiwan's ecosystem, the gender ratio imbalance is severe. Leading semiconductor companies...
Tuesday 20 June 2023
China firms poach Korean semiconductor talent by setting up R&D centers in South Korea
The Chinese semiconductor industry has recently been actively courting South Korean semiconductor talents, not only recruiting them with high salaries, but also planning to establish...
Friday 9 June 2023
Samsung calls for "national-level" solution to solve U.S. semiconductor talent shortage
Han Jin-man, who oversees Samsung Electronics' Semiconductor and Device Solutions (DS) business in the Americas, highlighted the shortage of semiconductor technology talent in the...
Friday 19 May 2023
With China's smart manufacturing talent unable to replenish in time, Taiwanese AI companies aim to take the lead
Taiwan's AI startups are actively trying to break into the Chinese market, where there is still a huge demand gap. They stated that right now, China's smart manufacturing talents...
Monday 24 April 2023
Over 80% of South Korean AI companies have already generated revenue; talent shortage concerns surfacing
AI companies in South Korea have seen their revenue grow by around 40% in the past three years. During the same period, R&D investment in AI-related departments also reached an...