Micron, World’s Third-Largest Chipmaker, Plans to Hire More Staff in Taiwan to Counter China’s Tech Theft

The Inotera Memories headquarters stand in Taoyuan City, Taiwan on June 24, 2009. The U.S.-based Micron, the world's largest chipmaker, acquired Inotera in 2016. Maurice Tsai/Bloomberg via Getty Images

U.S.-based memory chip maker Micron Technology is planning to expand its operations and hire 800 more employees in Taiwan by the end of this year. It plans to hire 350 more next year.

As Chinese semiconductor firms have been trying to poach engineers from U.S. companies, Micron is hiring more talent in Taiwan to counter the competition from Chinese rivals, reported The Nikkei Asian Review on April 25.