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I would imagine that Samsung are trying to eliminate the process technician role and reduce the work load for process engineering roles. AI + sensor technology should be able to take on much of this.
each new intel Fab employs over 1000 non-engineers. The skills of the human staff are different in last 10-20 years. but I dont think the number of people has really changed all that much. More automation means more data to review and react to. I have seen headcount by role for fabs from multiple companies.