Hiring the wrong role for the wrong problem is one of the most expensive mistakes a semiconductor facility can make, and it happens more often than most operations leaders would … Read More
The executives in that room weren’t mincing words. At the ISIG Executive Summit Taiwan 2026 – where TPD attended as a Partner Sponsor – semiconductor leaders from across the Asia-Pacific … Read More
Q3 ramp targets don’t slip because of equipment delays. They slip because the workforce wasn’t ready when the tools were. If your fab is targeting first wafer by July or … Read More
For most of the last three decades, the semiconductor industry’s supply chain logic was straightforward: design in the United States, fabricate in Taiwan or South Korea, assemble and test across … Read More
Not all staffing agencies are equal, and in semiconductor that gap matters more than in almost any other industry. A generalist recruiter who doesn’t understand the difference between a fabrication … Read More
The semiconductor industry doubled in size between the early 2000s and today. According to McKinsey’s latest analysis, it’s on track to roughly double again, from $775 billion in 2024 to … Read More
Breaking ground on a new semiconductor facility is a milestone that generates press releases, ribbon-cutting ceremonies, and a lot of optimism. What gets far less attention is what comes after … Read More
One post on X. Seven words. And just like that, the semiconductor labor market shifted. When Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla’s TeraFab project was moving forward, he didn’t just announce … Read More
The résumé sitting at the top of your stack probably has a four-year engineering degree from a good school. It also belongs to a candidate who’s fielding three other offers … Read More
Four new semiconductor fabs will break ground across the Americas in 2026. Four more will launch in Japan. Another three in China. By late 2026 and into 2027, these facilities … Read More
