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Tuesday 23 July 2024
ASML looks to expand staff in Japan thanks to rising local EUV demand
As Japan prepares to import its first-ever EUV lithography systems, ASML, the sole technology provider, plans to boost its local workforce significantly.
Monday 22 July 2024
Advantest Taiwan opens new HQ amid surging AI chip demand
Advantest Taiwan recently opened its new headquarters at the Tai Yuen Hi-Tech Industrial Park in Chubei, northern Taiwan. According to Alex Wu, president and CEO of Advantest Taiwan,...
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...
Thursday 27 June 2024
SDC to focus personnel on OLED R&D; consider introducing 64-hour workweek
Facing increasing competition from rivals in its OLED business, Samsung Display (SDC) is reportedly transferring internal technical personnel to the small and medium-sized OLED development...
Tuesday 18 June 2024
Quanta profits double despite halving workforce
Quanta Computer is generating record-high profits amid a sharp decline in staff count. From the high of 112,000 employees by the end of 2018, Quanta's workforce has decreased by 49.1%...
Wednesday 21 February 2024
EIH to hire staff for capacity expansion
Taiwan-based E Ink Holdings (EIH), a provider of e-paper solutions, has launched a recruitment initiative to hire an additional 150 individuals for capacity expansion over the next...
Thursday 11 January 2024
Amazon's Twitch to cut 500 employees, about 35% of staff
Amazon.com Inc.'s livestreaming site Twitch is cutting 35% of its staff, or about 500 workers, Twitch chief executive officer Dan Clancy said in a blog post Wednesday morning. The...
Monday 8 January 2024
TEL boosts new hire salaries by 40%, aims to tackle work conditions for female staff in semiconductor industry
Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL), a prominent Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturer, is set to raise the salaries of all new employees by approximately 40% starting in April...
Thursday 7 December 2023
EV maker Nio considers more job cuts after shedding 10% of staff
Unprofitable Chinese electric carmaker Nio Inc. may undertake further job cuts to reduce costs and improve efficiency, people familiar with the matter said, just weeks after the company...
Tuesday 31 October 2023
Chinese foundry gearing up for automotive IC boom
Nexchip Semiconductor, a Chinese mature-node IC foundry, has stepped up its deployment in the automotive IC sector with the opening of a new fab in Hefei specializing in manufacturing...
Wednesday 25 October 2023
SiFive reportedly lays off 20% of staff
Several media outlets have recently reported on the layoffs at SiFive, a major pioneer in the field of RISC-V chip design. According to reports, the corporation has laid off around...
Monday 16 October 2023
SK Hynix System IC encourages staff to take unpaid leave amid weak demand for 8-inch wafer foundry business
Seeing lackluster demand from the consumer electronics market for wafer foundry services, ZDNet Korea reported that SK Hynix System IC, a subsidiary of SK Hynix, is encouraging...
Friday 15 September 2023
Apple tech support staff urged to stay mum on iPhone 12 radiation issue
Apple Inc., facing a controversy in France over the iPhone 12's radiation levels, has advised tech-support staff not to volunteer any information when consumers ask about the issue...
Friday 18 August 2023
Qualcomm rumored to cut staff in Taiwan
Amid continued sluggish market, leading IC design company Qualcomm emphasized further cost control during this quarter's financial report meeting and said that it has presented a...
Wednesday 5 July 2023
Update: ASML denies considering special-version DUV lithography for Chinese customers
To mitigate the impact of Dutch export restrictions on Chinese chipmakers, ASML's Chinese customers were expecting that the Netherlands-based lithography machine maker may release...