Samsung is facing a labor shortage for 3nm chip production, according to South Korean media. The South Korean company is moving its workforce internally and staffing research and development teams at new nodes, according to the report.
Due to a shortage of local experts and workers, Samsung had stopped accepting orders for its traditional 130-65nm foundry process from domestic SMEs specializing in semiconductor design.
Samsung isn’t the only company facing such problems. High demand for the latest chipsets puts his competitors, including TSMC, the market leader in chip manufacturing, in a similar position.
US companies face a talent shortage of 27,000 jobs over the next decade, and China’s talent shortage is expected to reach 300,000 by 2025. .
Samsung Foundry R&D office in Hwaseong, South Korea
A team at Hwaseong’s R&D center is working to improve yield from a single wafer. While next generation chipsets are in high demand, legacy nodes are no longer desired in the market.
Analysts expect the chip market to expand by a third over the next five years, which will lead Samsung to invest more in partnership deals with major universities. However, South Korea is facing a decline in the quality of education, putting Samsung’s intentions at risk.
Source (Korean)
