Apple Looking to Hire Samsung Battery Experts and Other High-Tech Employees
Apple is hiring away Samsung employees working on next-generation technology, including signal- and visual-processing management, according to
The Korea Times.
The report, citing unnamed officials at the South Korean tech giant, also claims that Apple has expanded its recruitment efforts to focus on Samsung personnel with expertise in battery technology amid rumors that it is working on an <a href="
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/13/apple-working-on-electric-car/" title="Hundreds of Apple Employees Working On Apple-Branded Electric Vehicle">electric vehicle[/url] project.
"Some of our personnel have been hired by Apple. They now work at Apple's headquarters in San Jose, Calif.," said one official, adding that Apple offers highly-competitive benefits and large annual paychecks.
"Those former Samsung workers are given greater independence to proceed with their tasks. Apple prefers to use Samsung's chip experts because they are very diligent, mission-oriented and are prepared to acquire new knowledge," said another official.
Apple has reportedly assembled an
automotive team with hundreds of employees[/url] working at a "<a href="
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/13/apple-automotive-research-lab/" title="Apple Recruiting Automotive Experts to Work in ‘Top-Secret Research Lab’">top-secret research lab[/url]" near its Cupertino, California headquarters. Apple appears to be recruiting battery experts from multiple companies to join the team, as the company also <a href="
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/18/apple-battery-poaching-lawsuit/" title="Apple Facing Lawsuit for Poaching Key Battery Engineering Employees From A123 Systems">faces a lawsuit[/url] for poaching key battery engineers from A123 Systems. That lawsuit also listed Samsung as one of the companies that Apple has been poaching battery engineers from.
Apple's appetite for hiring former Samsung personnel has expanded to the battery arena as the Cupertino-based company is reportedly developing electric vehicles, which means Apple needs battery experts. [
…]
"As the electric vehicle business is a new one, Apple needs patents and experts in battery technology. Top human resources firms have been approaching Samsung's battery experts, individually, and I think such human exchange moves are a win-win for both," said the official.Earlier this month, multiple reports from credible sources claimed that Apple is working on <a href="
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/13/apple-working-on-electric-car/" title="Hundreds of Apple Employees Working On Apple-Branded Electric Vehicle">an electric[/url] and <a href="
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/14/apple-car-self-driving/" title="Apple’s Automobile Project Said to Include Self-Driving Cars">possibly autonomous[/url] vehicle that could <a href="
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/19/apple-car-production-2020/" title="Apple Aiming to Begin Electric Car Production in 2020">enter production in 2020[/url]. Some other reports, however, downplay the rumors by claiming that Apple is working on expanding its dashboard presence through CarPlay. Any electric car project at Apple is likely in the early stages of research and development at this time.
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