Majority of hires for Taiwan Semiconductor s forthcoming Phoenix fab to be recent college grads
Wei-Shih Hsieh
Posted at 9:31 AM, May 25, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-25 12:31:53-04
âThereâs no existing talent pool that already has experience in our technology, so the hires for the AZ fab are primarily recent college graduates,â TSMC spokeswoman Nina Kao told the Phoenix Business Journal. âIn fact, most of the engineers hired by TSMC are recent graduates â even hires in Taiwan who will also train on the technology and TSMCâs manufacturing operations.â
TSMC is expected to spend at least $12 billion from 2021 to 2029 on the new semiconductor factory, or fab, be built on 1,128 acres of land in north Phoenix. The plant is expected by 2024 to produce 5 nanometer computer chips.
Under the radar Phoenix leads Arizona to tech job growth in 2020, report says
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In this file photo, Microchip employee Sarah Broome, left, makes adjustments to her hairnet to ensure all hair is covered before heading out to her workstation.
By: Andy Blye, Phoenix Business Journal
Posted at 9:06 AM, Apr 05, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-05 12:06:37-04
A new report details the rapid growth of Arizonaâs tech sector during the pandemic, ranking eighth in the nation for tech job gains in the past year.
What s more, Arizona also ranked fifth in projected tech job growth from 2020 to 2030, showing that momentum is expected to continue for years to come.