1. TSMC pay its employees well compare to other companies in Taiwan. they are also know for paying big yearly bonus.

2. this news is interesting. i'm guessing we have reach to the point where Taiwan have to use this tactic to prevent brain drain. it also shown us how aggressive China is to make Made in China 2025, a reality. semis chip is the biggest China import.

3. there are several news about China poaching TSMC employees before. this is really going to test TSMC, from what i understand their high end node production process is componentized and not one person know the whole process from start to end. we'll see if that is true.