Overview
- Reports say the first notifications started at Qualcomm’s Bengaluru site and that layoffs began on Monday, November 9, with industry estimates putting roughly 600–1,200 India roles at risk though the company has not confirmed country figures.
- Qualcomm’s October memo from CEO Cristiano Amon described the exercise as a ‘performance‑focused reduction’ intended to align skills and roles with the company’s changing business priorities.
- Unverified employee posts on Reddit and media accounts describe severance formulas that typically list three months’ pay plus additional months tied to years of service and an early‑signing bonus, but Qualcomm has not publicly confirmed any severance terms.
- Sources say selection involves performance reviews, team‑level assessments and senior‑management decisions, and that affected staff include senior engineers as well as more recent hires across multiple engineering teams.
- The cuts follow a sharp fall in handset revenue and form part of a broader global restructuring that industry estimates say could reduce headcount by about 7 percent as Qualcomm shifts focus to AI infrastructure and automotive chips.