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Facing a brain drain, Taiwan must recruit chip experts abroad

China is luring industry workers with lucrative packages

Burn J. Lin, TSMC's former vice president of research and development, says Taiwan needs to recruit talent from China and other countries. (Photo by Cheng Ting-fang)

HSINCHU, Taiwan -- A former executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chip maker, says the island could suffer a brain drain and its export-reliant economy could be undermined unless the industry does something to prevent the talent outflow.

Burn J. Lin, former TSMC vice president of research and development, says he is worried that Taiwan may lose more semiconductor experts to China in a Jan. 20 interview with Nikkei Asian Review.

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