Tokyo Electron could dial up hiring spree amid AI boom, president says

Company weighs expanding plan that calls for hiring 10,000 over five years

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Tokyo Electron President Kawai called South Korea "a critical strategic base" for the company while attending Semicon Korea in Seoul. (Photo by Nami Matsuura)

NAMI MATSUURA

SEOUL -- Chipmaking equipment manufacturer Tokyo Electron will consider expanding recruitment to raise talent as circuit miniaturization and stacked assemblies make semiconductor production processes more complex, President Toshiki Kawai said in an interview.

The Japanese company could also set up a new research and development facility in South Korea, said Kawai, who was attending the Semicon Korea convention that ended Friday in Seoul.

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