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Thursday 7 November 2024
China's domestic CPU maker Hexin collapses: A signal of growing challenges for tech startups
China's semiconductor industry faces escalating challenges as operational shutdowns, salary delays, and management disruptions become increasingly common. The recent wave of closures...
Thursday 7 November 2024
Huawei reportedly offers triple salaries to poach TSMC engineers
Amid US export curbs, Chinese tech giant Huawei is allegedly offering triple salaries to entice Taiwanese semiconductor engineers, particularly those from TSMC, to join its ranks.
Wednesday 16 October 2024
Samsung struggles with unions on both domestic and international fronts amid profit slump
Samsung Electronics reported an operating profit of less than KRW10 trillion (approx. US$7.42 billion) for the third quarter of 2024. In addition to its poor financial performance,...
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.
Friday 20 September 2024
Samsung reportedly sues union leaders behind the strike in India
As the strike at Samsung Electronics' Indian plant continues, the company has reportedly filed a lawsuit against union members, further escalating tensions between multinational corporations...
Tuesday 10 September 2024
Hundreds of Samsung workers in India strike for higher wages, disrupting production
According to Reuters, hundreds of workers at a Samsung Electronics plant in southern India have initiated an indefinite strike to demand higher wages after failing to negotiate...
Friday 6 September 2024
Xiangdixian slashes workforce, retains only critical roles
Recent reports suggest that Chinese GPU startup Xiangdixian Computing Technology has collapsed due to funding issues and dismissed its entire workforce. However, the company later...
Monday 12 August 2024
Taiwan eases language barriers to retain global tech talent
The Taiwanese government and industry have been striving to retain top overseas talent through scholarships, health insurance, and various incentives.
Wednesday 24 July 2024
FOPLP steps forward as foundries compete for packaging talents
The shortage of talent in the semiconductor industry is no longer news. Still, the continuous growth in demand for advanced packaging has triggered a mid-to-long-term scarcity of...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Sharp halts production on large-size LCD panels; 500 employees 'forced' to retire early
Sharp's large-size LCD panel factory, Sakai Display Product (SDP), located in Osaka, Japan, is set to close by the end of September 2024. Sharp has offered an early retirement plan...
Monday 8 July 2024
TSMC subsidiary JASM to double hiring for new chip factories in Japan
Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM), a subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), is set to significantly increase its workforce in spring 2025...
Tuesday 2 July 2024
Compal seeks talent from AI server peers
Competition has been heating up in the server industry, as server makers vie not just for GPUs, but talent as well.
Friday 28 June 2024
South Korea's AI and chip talent drain threatens 'national security' amid stark salary gap with US
South Korea faces a severe talent drain in the AI and semiconductor sectors due to a stark salary gap compared to their US counterparts, posing a national security threat as these...
Thursday 28 March 2024
Renesas criticizes the Japanese practice of uniform salary rise
The president of the Japanese semiconductor manufacturer Renesas, Hidetoshi Shibata, pointed out at the shareholders' meeting that the customary practice of uniformly raising salaries...
Wednesday 6 March 2024
Taiwan's job market booms with AI amid historic labor shortage
Following the Chinese New Year, Taiwan is experiencing a job-hopping wave that coincides with the largest labor shortage in history. Data from 104 Job Bank revealed a staggering 1.078...