Chengdu chip industry shortage shortage of skilled workers and bilingual talent

In SMIC CEO Zhang Rujing signed an investment agreement after 1 and a half years, SMIC chip packaging and testing project investment of $more than 100 million, will be officially put into operation in Chengdu export processing zone today. This is put into operation in Chengdu, another large chip packaging test base.

At present, Chengdu by the design, manufacture, packaging, supporting and terminal products and other related enterprises composed of integrated circuit industry group has a prototype, to become the third pole of China's integrated circuit industry to create the conditions.

According to informed sources, along with Intel, SMIC, MPS, unisem, MOLEX global semiconductor industry and related industry giants have entered Chengdu, the local talent market is facing a huge gap, especially the lack of skilled workers and bilingual talents.

According to reports, as one of the 8 major manufacturers of integrated circuits in China, SMIC, the plan to recruit a total of 1000 people, but the reality is now only recruit up to more than and 300 people. The entire Chengdu export processing zone, is expected this year, the scale of talent needs to reach 20 thousand people, while the existing talent can only meet 30%-40%.