HSINCHU, Taiwan -- The head of a major Taiwanese contract chipmaking company told the Nikkei Asian Review on Thursday that if the authorities fail to prevent mainland China from stealing tech executives, Taiwan's world-beating electronics industry will be in jeopardy.
Yen Po-wen, CEO of United Microelectronics Corp., was speaking amid speculation that J.H. Shyu, one of his company's former senior vice presidents, is to work for a mainland rival after unexpectedly retiring at the end of February.
