Santa Clara-based IT major Intel Corporation is set to undertake its fifth round of job cuts from December 31, 2023. The company will lay off around 235 employees at its research and development facility in Folsom, Sacramento County over two weeks, as per the Hindustan Times.
In an official statement to various news sources, the semiconductor giant confirmed the impending job cuts. The statement highlighted Intel’s efforts to speed up its strategy while reducing expenses across various business areas and functions.
“Intel is working to accelerate its strategy while reducing costs through multiple initiatives, including some business and function-specific workplace reductions across the company,” the statement read.
The release also indicated the potential for further cuts within the tech giant in 2024.
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Previous Layoffs and Impact
Earlier in the year, Intel had eliminated 549 positions at its Folsom campus, amounting to around 10 percent of the organisation’s total workforce. The facility serves diverse functions including R&D activities such as SSDs, graphic processors, software, and chipsets.
Reports further suggested that there might be layoffs affecting up to 20 percent of employees in Intel’s client computer and data centre divisions.
In California, the home state of Intel’s Santa Clara headquarters, the company employs over 13,000 individuals, nearly constituting 10 percent of its global workforce of 131,900.
Intel in India
Earlier this year there were rumors that Intel intended to sell its Bengaluru office to commit to a “Hybrid-first” approach. The company reportedly planned to engage in a lease arrangement with the prospective new owners.
In an interview in early November, managing director of Intel India Santhosh Viswanathan said the company is betting on the digital transformation and Make in India initiatives to accelerate growth in India for the long term. He added that these initiatives are also driving momentum for domestic technology spending.
“If you look at market sentiment in India, there’s a lot of momentum on technology and tech spending. The entire conversation around the digital foundation is strong, and in the long run, it gives us a good appetite to grow, and grow faster in India. Further, initiatives around Make in India and building a resilient supply chain are other factors where we’re starting to see a lot of innovations,” he added.
The company also partnered with eight electronics manufacturing services companies and original design manufacturers (ODMs) in India to accelerate laptop manufacturing in the country.
The eight companies are Bhagwati Products, Dixon Technologies India, Kaynes Technology India, Optiemus Electronics, Panache Digilife, Smile Electronics, VVDN Technologies, and Syrma SGS Technology.
In a statement, the American multinational tech giant said the collaboration with the eight firms, some of which will mark their first foray into laptop manufacturing, will help it meet both domestic and global demand.
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Published: 21 Dec 2023, 02:03 PM IST