14 DAY TRIAL // During 2009 and 2008, whatever strikes and walkouts took place were staged as a consequence of IT companies' decision to cut thousands of jobs, due to difficult economic conditions. Now, however, it seems that the industry is recovering well enough for companies to start rebuilding their workforce. Among the companies that are offering new employment opportunities is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which is reportedly hiring new employees.
According to Digitimes, the semiconductor manufacturer is seeking to reduce its contract employees by offering a number of permanent jobs. Previously, TSMC announced that it would hire more than 3,000 employees, mostly engineers, over the course of 2010.
Now, the company has revealed its intention to add 2,400 permanent jobs, most of which will be in the area of machine maintenance, technical support, IT and administration. In fact, as of March, TSMC has offered almost 6,000 job openings in total, which is the equivalent of 60% of its total global workforce (it employs over 20,000 people worldwide).
TSMC has not disclosed exactly which projects the new employees will be working on, but it is possible that the semiconductor maker aims to improve the condition of its 40nm manufacturing process. The company previously revealed its intention to double its 40nm yields by the end of the year and a more solid workforce and management will definitely further that goal.
This move by TSMC, the report states, will be accompanied by similar developments at United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL). UMC plans to hire about 1,000 engineers for one of its 12-inch wafer fabs and also intends to boost the facility's 45/40nm process capacity. AES also plans to hire 300 more engineers, whereas SPIL is looking at a figure of 1,800 (1,000 engineers, 800 management staff).
All of these companies aim to use this new workforce to further their respective expansion projects.