SemiconductorsTaiwan's PSMC says chip engineer shortage top challenge in Japan
Chipmaker's local head proposes joint school to train young people
Joe Wu, Japan head of PSMC, visits Miyagi prefecture in November 2023. The Taiwanese chipmaker is building a plant in the northern prefecture. (Photo by Takuya Matsuda)
RYOHTAROH SATOH, Nikkei staff writer
TOKYO -- A shortage of engineers is the "most difficult" challenge facing Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (PSMC) as it prepares to build a plant in Japan, with a recent wave of global chipmakers investing in the country expected to exacerbate the battle for talent.