Avoid 200mm Fabs
Avoid 200mm Fabs
Large company with many benefits and opportunities to move laterally into job roles that are more aligned with what you want.
If you want to go up the management chain, you can do it quickly within the fab if you put in the time and effort.
Compensation is average, very middle of the road. If you are liked by management, you will be well compensated. If you're not personable or well liked by management, you won't be fairly compensated.
I recommend TI for those who will be in the corporate office or who are very much all about semiconductors.
200mm employees are treated like lower-class citizens, not given enough money or people to succeed but expected to make do regardless. Lots of middle management is burned out and also put into impossible positions by the top brass. Compensation is average, very middle-of-the-road. If you are liked by management, you will be well compensated. If you are not personable or well-liked by management, you will not be fairly compensated.
I do not recommend working in a TI fab, even less so a 200mm one, and especially as a new college grad (NCG). TI fabs have a habit of using NCGs who want to make their mark to run the worst-performing toolsets/processes with minimal support and lots of pressure. I am not a unique case in this circumstance.
Support your people however you can. Have their back in every meeting, with or without them present. Communicate, communicate, communicate – weekly 1-on-1s to track progress without being overbearing.
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MelakaMarch 1, 2019Fast & efficient interview process organized by the HR team. The interview was conducted by a team of higher management (Department Head, Department Manager, Section Managers from across different departments) to qualify into the company.
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