Many believe that Taiwan Semiconductor Corporation and United Microelectronics Corporation have been almost twin black holes for skilled workers. Their voracious appetite has forced other firms--LCD panel makers, optoelectronics companies and digital content providers--to do what they can to poach personnel. All are competing to draw critical personnel from what is a very small pool, making it very difficult for small companies in particular to attract quality people.
多位參加論壇者不約而同指陳，台積電、聯電等半導體產業猶如吸納人才的黑洞，排擠其它產業，以致後起的面板、光電、數位內容產業等，必須展開激烈的搶人大戰，大家在小池子裡爭得你死我活，而小公司更是難以吸收到好人才。