Intel to TSMC
Getting an opportunity to interview with TSMC for a managerial role. I feel, I am stuck in Intel and will constantly get looked over if I stay. Also been wanting to move to warmer weather. Excited about this opportunity since - A it's a managerial role so I can delegate the dumb tasks I have been doing over and over again and focus on interesting learning opportunity. B TSMC is ahead and will likely remain ahead in terms of innovation it carries out and process nodes, so it's a great learning opportunity. I am also worried since I have heard a lot of negatives about the culture. Looking for advice from people in the eco system. Vendors, other engineers who have moved from Intel to TSMC How is the culture in TSMC? #semiconductor #interview #tsmc #intel
Are u ok working for a taiwan manager?
Taiwan numba 1
If your manager asked you to jump, and your instinctive answer is how high? Then this is for you. Otherwise, don't bother... you will definitely come and ask a similar question again a year later.
theyre getting the opportunity to interview you from what I hear
I mean, it's probably the most foreigner friendly and international 1st world East Asian country and they speak English comparatively a bit better than other East Asian countries-- so culture-wise shouldn't be a problem.
It depends how much this new job is influenced by TSMC headquarters. If you end up being just a US placeholder for a Taiwan headed function it’s gonna suck. Ask about reporting structure.
Thanks! Do plan to learn that.
At TSMC you will sacrifice WLB, but deliver the impossible. You'll be at the edge of the latest and greatest process technologies that serves the backbone of Apple, Nvidia, etc. If you wanna coast at Intel till retirement, with little to none ambition and achievement, that's great too.
I feel you bro... I'm also an ex Intel. That being said, I don't completely agree with this statement. There are a lot coasters too in TSMC middle management. They ask and demand like you owe them, often make you feel that the blames or finger pointings are getting personal. If you have never seen it, you will be very surprised how blatant and obvious it is.... It's the east asian culture of seniority. Don't try it unless you are also from east asia...
I totally agree with @isukee on this. When you're up to the brim with daily engineering work and 12hrs almost everyday is just normal, it hardly matters which node you're working on.
What position and where?
Blind ratings are almost always a great indicator of the culture. Read reviews and decide for yourself