BOC Edwards plans to recruit technical level staff at its newly opened
European semiconductor headquarters based in Grenoble, France. The
company has relocated 50 employees from its sales, business management
and applications engineering functions into the new location and
expects to recruit more staff from the Grenoble area due to an
abundance of skilled semiconductor engineers in the area, according to
the company.
"BOC Edwards has more than doubled in size over the past decade to well
above US$1Billion," said Olivier Blachier, general manager, Europe
semiconductor business, BOC Edwards. "This success has been due to
organic growth and a series of strategic mergers and acquisitions,
mainly focused on on-tool vacuum, gas and liquid extraction, and
treatment technologies," said Blachier. "We intend to increase our
presence in key markets such as the photovoltaic industry, compound
semiconductor devices and outsourcing services."
BOC Edwards employs around 4600 people worldwide.