Micron Rewards Engineers in Taiwan with $32,000 Cash Bonus
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Micron handing Taiwan engineers roughly $31,600 in cash plus equity under union pressure shows how frontline chip talent is becoming a profit-sharing stakeholder, not just a cost center. Chip and AI infra players everywhere should expect rising compensation floors in key geos — budget for it or risk losing critical process knowledge.
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