Chinese start-up ByteDance Ltd (字節跳動) has begun hiring employees for a possible push into semiconductors, exploring an expansion well beyond the video app TikTok for which it is best known.
The Beijing-based company has posted at least a dozen job openings related to semiconductors, including hardware and software engineers in cities such as Shanghai and Beijing.
A spokesperson for the company confirmed that it is hiring talent as it explores initiatives in the field, including building server chips based on Arm Ltd designs.
ByteDance has become the most valuable start-up in the world on the success of TikTok and its domestic clone, Douyin