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Maybe the article was changed out but it at least partly answers your questions: > TSMC was uncomfortable when QXIC began operating a research and development
by legulere 6y ago
Maybe the article was changed out but it at least partly answers your questions:
> TSMC was uncomfortable when QXIC began operating a research and development base not far from the Taiwanese company's most advanced 5-nanometer plant in south Taiwan, one of the people familiar with the matter told Nikkei.
> "Hongxin offered some amazing packages, as high as two to 2.5 times TSMC's total annual salary and bonuses for those people," said a source familiar with the matter.
- mytailorisrich 6y agoI found quite interesting that QXIC could just open an R&D centre in Taiwan in order to poach talent. But then, Taiwan is heavily invested on the mainland as well and, I suppose, cannot afford to face a backlash if it banned mainland companies. Cross-straight relations are complex. Edit: This reminds me of the many period dramas on Chinese TV: plenty of spies, double agents, etc. on both sides (and often on 3 sides, because of the Japanese)