Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, yesterday said it planned to increase its workforce by about 12 percent this year as part of its efforts to create opportunities for growth.
The recruitment matches the Hsinchu-based chipmaker’s aggressive capacity expansion plan this year to meet a strong rebound in the semiconductor industry and to cope with escalating competition.
TSMC budgeted a record high US$4.8 billion for new facilities and equipment this year.
“The past successes of TSMC have relied on contributions from all of you, and our future development will need a keen sense of commitment to continue to succeed in the competition to come,” TSMC chairman Morris Chang (張忠謀) said in a letter to company employees.
The company planned to recruit more than 2,400 new employees. TSMC currently employs more than 20,000 people around the world.
Outsourced staff serving with TSMC will receive first priority in recruitment, the company said.
Last month, Chang upgraded his forecast for the global semiconductor industry this year to 18 percent year-on-year growth by revenue. That was an increase from the 9 percent growth he had forecast previously, because the improving global economy is expected to help stimulate electronics demand.
Local rival United Microelectronics Corp (聯電) said last week it planned to hire 1,000 engineers for its advanced factory in Tainanand it planned to set up a training center for new staff.
The recovery in the global economy also spread to the liquid-crystal-display (LCD) industry.
Yesterday, the nation’s biggest LCD panel maker AU Optronics Corp (友達光電) said it planned to hire 2,500 new employees with expertise either in the LCD sector, or in green energy sectors like solar, or OLED technologies.
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