Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

CTOnews.com March 24 news, "Wired" columnist Virginia Heffernan recently visited TSMC Fab 18 factory and shared some interesting information.

TSMC still operates 13 contract factories, of which Fab 18 produced 1 quintillion (billion, 10 to the 18th power) transistors for Apple's carves and etching.

CTOnews.com learned from the report that TSMC currently has more than 20, 000 technical personnel, accounting for 1/3 of the total number of employees. An engineer's starting salary is $5400 per month (CTOnews.com Note: currently about 36882 yuan), and the rent for an one-bedroom in the area is about $450,450 (CTOnews.com Note: currently about 3074 yuan).

Heffernan points out that TSMC engineers regard American engineers as "babies" who are mentally incapable of running state-of-the-art fabs.

For detailed reports, please visit: I Saw the Face of God in a Semiconductor Factory

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