Shaping Tomorrow's Innovators: TSMC Semiconductor Talent Incubation Program

[Daniel Nenni]

The Semiconductor Talent Incubation Program, a trilateral cooperation between TSMC, the Free State of Saxony and Dresden University of Technology (TUD), is an exchange program specifically designed to train STEM students for careers in the semiconductor industry. Up to 100 top-performing students per year participate in a comprehensive six-month exchange program based in Taiwan, combining theoretical knowledge with practical experience at TSMC's state-of-the-art facilities. This initiative not only empowers students but also reinforces global partnerships, talent incubation, cultural exchange and innovation in the semiconductor industry.

 

[blueone]

I thought a long time ago that if I saw one more misuse of the word "talent", which describes "a natural skill or ability to be good at something, especially without being taught", by supposedly intelligent and educated people in the high tech industry, I was going to throw up. Since this initiative is really about learned skills ("an exchange program specifically designed to train STEM students for careers in the semiconductor industry") and not about talent, I can't hold back. Yes, I'm looking at you, Elon Musk. As for TSMC, you can't see it, but I'm shaking my head and rolling my eyes at you.

 

[BruceA]

The characteristic and personalities that survive at TSMC at the entry and First level manager in manufacturing isn’t “talent” in anyway the Western world would define. Without a major cultural change TSMC will be in for a more turbulent experience in Saxony than in Arizona, LOL

 

[Daniel Nenni]

The characteristic and personalities that survive at TSMC at the entry and First level manager in manufacturing isn’t “talent” in anyway the Western world would define. Without a major cultural change TSMC will be in for a more turbulent experience in Saxony than in Arizona, LOL

What about Japan?

I have no concern about TSMC AZ succeeding. Dresden we shall see.

I think it is interesting that Intel is also getting hit with worker issues:

Workers demand more transparency after Intel awarded nearly $8B to “supercharge” US semiconductor innovation

On Tuesday, the Biden-Harris administration finalized a CHIPS award of up to $7.865 billion to help fund the expansion of Intel's commercial fabs in the US. By the end of the decade, these fabs are intended to decrease reliance on foreign adversaries and fill substantial gaps in America's...

semiwiki.com

It seems like a semiconductor and organized crime thing. "If you hire our people nobody will get hurt"

 

[hist78]

I thought a long time ago that if I saw one more misuse of the word "talent", which describes "a natural skill or ability to be good at something, especially without being taught", by supposedly intelligent and educated people in the high tech industry, I was going to throw up. Since this initiative is really about learned skills ("an exchange program specifically designed to train STEM students for careers in the semiconductor industry") and not about talent, I can't hold back. Yes, I'm looking at you, Elon Musk. As for TSMC, you can't see it, but I'm shaking my head and rolling my eyes at you.

Depending on which section of a particular dictionary we reference, "talent" can also mean "general intelligence or mental power: ability." People can grow and nurture talents through training, education, practice, and mentoring.

However, if we narrowly define true talent as something that cannot be taught, then perhaps only North Korea's ruling Kim family might qualify. According to legend, they are said to possess divinely granted talents, bestowed at birth, enabling them to lead their people in the fight against evil enemies.

Definition of TALENT

a special often athletic, creative, or artistic aptitude; general intelligence or mental power : ability; the natural endowments of a person… See the full definition

www.merriam-webster.com

 

[hist78]

What about Japan?

I have no concern about TSMC AZ succeeding. Dresden we shall see.

I think it is interesting that Intel is also getting hit with worker issues:

Workers demand more transparency after Intel awarded nearly $8B to “supercharge” US semiconductor innovation

On Tuesday, the Biden-Harris administration finalized a CHIPS award of up to $7.865 billion to help fund the expansion of Intel's commercial fabs in the US. By the end of the decade, these fabs are intended to decrease reliance on foreign adversaries and fill substantial gaps in America's...

semiwiki.com

It seems like a semiconductor and organized crime thing. "If you hire our people nobody will get hurt"

I believe a democratic society is naturally a noisy one. This is a reality we all have to accept and navigate.

However, I am more concerned about the violence in American workplaces

"Last month, police say 50-year-old Derrick Lemond Simmons, an Intel employee, murdered 49-year-old Dan Foster and hurt another coworker with a baseball bat. That’s not the first time police received a phone call. Between 2020 to 2023, Chandler Police received nearly 800 calls from the campus."

Intel responds to claims of unsafe work environment after Chandler employee murder

The concerns come as a new $20 billion expansion project is underway at Intel's Ocotillo Campus in Chandler.

www.azfamily.com

 

[Dan Clein]

Great initiative. This means that TSMC is serious about building a fab in Germany. ELMOS has a fabrication line in Dortmund, so they could be the helpers to make this successful.

Germans like the Japanese and Taiwanese are very organized and hard workers so this could be the best location for EU. Looking forward to see this implemented, Europe needs some high-tech to have a balance in infrastructure... Now we have to see if the subsidies are there to support TSMC investments... Keep us posted!