Spring cleaning at Intel

Posted May 3rd, 2007 by Warren

Intel, the reigning champ in the processor business announced that it will be cutting 1000 jobs in Mexico as a result to eliminate obsolete 200mm wafer production. It truly seems as though the sleeping giant is in fact a wake. AMD’s party is over and Intel is coming down from all sides. In the last year, Intel’s product line has seen improvements in all dimensions. Cooler, faster, cheaper than AMD’s processors, Intel’s offerings continue to eat into the market share gains enjoyed by AMD just 1 year ago. This job cut emphasizes Intel’s reluctance to relax and enjoy its lead over its rival. My hat goes off to Intel for providing healthy severance packages and encouraging the employees to apply in other areas of Intel.

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