/kloc-in September of 0/5, Toshiba's semiconductor memory business has not yet determined the buyer. Other competitors have come to Toshiba to dig people. In early spring, when the sales negotiation is officially started, at night, some figures will appear at the south gate of Shikoku factory. They are employees of headhunting companies. The south gate is closest to the R&D center. Headhunters come here to dig away technicians who can improve the yield of semiconductor production, and are called "process engineers".
In the semiconductor field, sometimes an idea can greatly improve the yield and product performance, so the competition for excellent technicians is fierce. The main "buyers" of technicians used to be Koreans, but now they are China.
Changjiang Storage Company, a subsidiary of China Ziguang Group, is using government funds to build a large storage factory with an investment of more than 2 trillion yen in Wuhan, Hubei Province. Ziguang Group has established a research and development base in Silicon Valley, USA, and is tapping the technical talents of semiconductor manufacturers. It is also discussed to establish a design and development base in Japan and actively strive for Japanese technical talents. Toshiba technicians who are bound by the income system of "seniority" of Japanese enterprises are regarded as "cheap talents" by Ziguang.
Large Japanese motor companies have abandoned their semiconductor business, Elpida memory went bankrupt, and Renesas Electronics laid off a large number of employees ... If we only look at Japan, the semiconductor industry is like a sunset. But looking around the world, semiconductors that support the development of the information society are potential industries with high growth rate.
Therefore, many semiconductor technicians have turned to large overseas enterprises with strong R&D funds. A former NEC technician who worked in a semiconductor manufacturer in China for more than five years said, "I can continue my previous research here. Even if my former colleagues think I am a traitor, I don't regret it. "
According to the report, although it is difficult to see government statistics, the technology outflow that the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is worried about is happening all the time. In the process of selling Toshiba's memory business, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan regards "stopping the outflow of technology" as the golden rule, which is just empty talk. Listen to the front line of Toshiba's four-day factory, and you will hear the voice of "Hamamatsu-CHO (Toshiba headquarters) knows nothing".
According to the report, if we continue to despise the front line like this, we will be robbed of excellent technical talents by competitors who give preferential treatment. The effective recruitment rate of semiconductor industry has increased from 0.5 times to 1.5 times in three years. Recruit Career, a Japanese talent agency, said that with the layoffs of Japanese domestic enterprises coming to an end, it will become more and more difficult to recruit in the future.