In the past, when the mainland invested in the 8.5-generation factory, Taiwan's panel technology talents with 8.5-generation mass production experience became the popular fried chicken, which was the first choice for the mainland panel factory. However, the investment focus now shifts to the 10.5-generation factory and the AMOLED panel factory, the mainland panel factory. Turning to the Korean technical talents with AMOLED mass production experience, they will dig three to four times the salary and beckon the Korean talent.
Panel talents quit mainland manufacturers, South Korea prosecuted technology leaks
According to South Korean media reports, South Korea’s fist industry semiconductors, monitors and other technical talents are in the process of 'going out' in China. These technicians, with all the core technologies, have moved to Chinese companies and played an important role in narrowing the technological gap between China and South Korea. .
Continental panel factory layout OLED digs the trend from Taiwan to South Korea reported to quote industry-related sources, Samsung Electronics' three OLED chief researchers (ministerial level) resigned after the job, moved to China's BOE (BOE) work. According to Korean media reports At present, there are more than 100 Korean technical talents in BOE, half of them are from Samsung Electronics, and half are from LG Electronics and SK Hynix. According to industry insiders, China’s salary to Korean technology talents is very good. If it is a ministerial technician of Samsung Electronics, The annual salary will reach 500 million won (about 2.94 million yuan), and the second-grade will be 3-4 billion won, which is 3-4 times the salary of Korean enterprises.
According to the Korea National Intelligence Agency, in the cutting-edge industries such as semiconductors, displays and smart phones, the phenomenon of Korean technical talents flowing to overseas competitors is becoming more and more serious.
The malicious excavation of mainland companies has also made South Korea feel threatened. Not only is the review of investment cases going to the mainland more stringent, but it also imposes heavy penalties on technology leaks. Recently, the Korean prosecutors sued seven people who intend to transfer the core technology of OLED panels to The suspects on the mainland, including a mainlander who is responsible for the matchmaking line, also set the first case in South Korea to prosecute foreigners on the grounds of suspected technology leaks.
Continental panel factory turns to OLED, Taiwan executives have left
Before 2011, the mainland actively invested in the establishment of the 8.5-generation factory to develop the TFT LCD panel industry. However, the mainland panel makers lacking technology and talents did not follow the road of technical authorization. Instead, they waved to a large number of panel talents in Taiwan and South Korea. , Digging angle 'learning' technology. South Korean engineers because of higher salary, the mainland provides insufficient salary attractiveness, only some high-level executives go to the mainland. Taiwan is from high-level executives dug engineers, and even a whole group of teams left the mainland The example has caused a lot of controversy.
By leveraging the experience of display panel executives and engineers from Taiwan and Japan and Korea, China is now the world's largest supplier of LCD panel production.
Liyi Chen, a former CMO senior executive, is often referred to as the most successful headhunter in the Chinese panel industry. Chen has helped CMOs to become a leader in the Chinese market, and then in 2009 became the executive vice president of Huaxing Optoelectronics (CSOT), helping CSOT establish the first 8.5G wafer production line. Chen left CSOT in 2014 and returned to Taiwan to establish Mikro Mesa, plans to develop Micro LED technology and related display products.
In addition to Chen, CSOT's previously recruited Taiwan executives include Lien Shui-chih, a former senior executive of AUO's R&D center, and Wang Kuo-he, former CMO director. Both have served as vice presidents, but now Both left CSOT.
AUO's former executive officer David Chu has also played a key role in helping to build China's LCD monitor production capacity. It is said that he helped Huihui to establish China's first LTPS AMOLED production line. Chu returned to Taiwan in 2016 and founded A new company representing innovation and transformation, called INT. INT develops proprietary technologies and products, including flexible AMOLED displays; followed by a proprietary product called UHPD, which is developed on glass substrates. Ultra-high pixel density RGB OLED.
The recent Taiwanese executive who left mainland China is Kuo Cheng-lun. Kuo Cheng- lung is currently retiring the president of Nanjing Huadong Electronic Information Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of CLP Panda Group. Kuo previously served as vice president of CMO. The company was subsequently merged by Innolux in 2009.
Although some Taiwanese executives such as CSOT's current president Liu Pingte (former executive of AOU) and HKC vice president Chen Yu-jen (former director of Qihong Technology) remain in China; the last round from Taiwan, Japan and The executives and engineers recruited in South Korea have made some breakthroughs in helping the development of LCD and AMOLED panels in China and the establishment of next-generation fabs, but the recruitment of talents by Chinese panel makers seems to be coming to an end.
Mainland panel manufacturers need to strengthen talent development
In the field of semiconductor display, there is a certain gap between panel manufacturers in mainland China and major manufacturers in the world. In particular, some frontier technologies have greater differences. In order to shorten the gap more quickly, Chinese panels urgently need some researchers and technicians with mass production experience. In fact, in order to attract the global semiconductor display industry to work in China, China's domestic panel companies not only have a very generous salary, but also a green light in many policies.
Continental panel factory layout OLED digs the trend from Taiwan to South Korea. However, the world's people who are really engaged in semiconductor core technology work, TFT panel technicians are only a thousand people, and there are fewer people who really master the OLED panel mass production technology. In addition, the total capacity of the global panel is increasing every year. In addition, due to the increasing customization of display devices, there are more and more application scenarios for semiconductor display devices. Therefore, the panel talents required by the industry are also increasing every year. I can imagine how scarce the talents in the semiconductor display industry are. It is no wonder that the flow of every core technician is a big concern in the industry.
In mainland China, the foundation of the semiconductor display industry is still weak. In many areas, it is only possible to go to the global market to access the corresponding talents. In the future, China is vigorously developing the semiconductor display industry, multi-distributing production capacity, and increasing the capacity matching rate. It is necessary to cultivate China's own semiconductor display talents and strengthen its own basic research work on semiconductor display.