Intel Corporation plans to close two existing assembly test facilities in Penang under the restructuring of its manufacturing operations. Intel said in a statement on Thursday it was restructuring some of its manufacturing operations and align its manufacturing capacity to current market conditions. The chip maker said it would consolidate and streamline some older capacity without impacting the deployment of new, leading-edge 45-nanometer and 32-nanometer manufacturing capacity.

“The company plans to close two existing assembly test facilities in Penang, Malaysia and one in Cavite, Philippines, and will halt production at Fab 20 an older 200mm wafer fabrication facility in Hillsboro, Oregon,” it said. Additionally, wafer production operations will end at the D2 facility in Santa Clara, Calif.

The actions at the four sites, when combined with associated support functions, are expected to affect between 5,000 and 6,000 employees worldwide. However, not all employees will leave Intel; some may be offered positions at other facilities. The actions will take place between now and the end of 2009.

[via The Star Online ]

Name: Anonymouse	Comment: Great we boycott US product brand , and more Malaysian workers get no jobs . So after this "lebih ramai perompak dan penyamun di jalanan". So beware folks
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Name: sotplug	Comment: Boikot! Boikot! Kita pakai pemproses buatan Malaysia: cerdik, LOMPAT ke HADAPAN
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Name: amd	Comment: karhoe, i do
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Name: kucau	Comment: ermm, weird. today lim guan eng in tv3 says nobody in intel will loose their job in penang!! haha idiot!!
Rated Article: Posted: 2009-01-22 20:27:33

Name: karhoe	Comment: See who still dare to boycott US products
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