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Intel Accelerates Restructuring With Workforce Cuts and Factory Pauses

By linking factory builds to firm customer demand, Tan aims to restore competitiveness after years of strategic missteps.

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A smartphone with a displayed Intel logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File Photo
Intel logo is seen near computer motherboard in this illustration taken January 8, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File Photo
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Overview

  • Intel plans to reduce its workforce from 99,500 at the end of 2024 to 75,000 by year-end after cutting roughly 15% of its staff in the second quarter.
  • The company will slow construction at its Ohio chip plant and cancel planned manufacturing sites in Poland and Germany to better align capacity with customer demand.
  • Intel will consolidate packaging and test operations in Costa Rica into larger facilities in Vietnam and Malaysia to lower costs and simplify its supply chain.
  • Tan has stated that the 14A advanced process will move forward only with significant external customer orders, reserving the 18A node for Intel’s internal products.
  • Intel forecasts a third-quarter loss of $0.24 per share on revenue of $12.6 billion to $13.6 billion as restructuring weighs on its financial results.