Thus we believe electricity constraints will only have a minor impact on our production. The situation is not as bad as we had thought previously.
To cope with power rationing, we already adjusted our day and night shifts. Three years ago we bought two power generators for emergency use. We don't feel the need to increase power-generating facilities.
TT: IT manufacturers are recruiting technology researchers from traditional TV vendors. What measures will Sampo take to keep talent from leaving?
Ho: We will follow suit by giving stock to researchers, as most Taiwanese IT companies have been doing in recent years, in order to keep them with Sampo.
Additionally, we're turning to China for product researchers and engineers, as it is really difficult to recruit professionals in TV design and manufacturing here. Star industries like semiconductors and flat display panel companies have lured most of the talent with good pay and handsome year-end bonuses.
To solve this problem, we decided to set up a research and development center in China, where the TV business is thriving with big vendors such as Haier and Konka Group (
TT: Where's Sampo's China R&D center to be located?
Ho: It will be somewhere close to Suzhou or Shanghai. We expect the project to start this year. In fact, Sampo has been providing scholarships to Tianjin University and Soochow University students since seven or eight years ago. We hope the collaboration will bring more talent to Sampo.
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