Home News Business Training & Development Five hundred AMD employees axed By INQUIRER Staff Nov 6 2008 3:02PM AMD has cut 500 jobs in a world-wide cull. A general swing of the axe saw workers in a variety of functions packing up their spanners and staplers. One senior engineer told The Inquirer that it was "pretty serious". He was one of 150 from AMD's home town Austin to go. The company said the cuts are in line with its statements that it will cut a workforce of around 15,500 to 12,500 by early 2009. Add iTnews as your trusted source Got a news tip for our journalists? Share it with us anonymously here. theinquirer.net (c) 2010 Incisive Media Tags: amdemployeesfivetraining & development Partner Content Partner Content Is your website a commercial risk (and why it could be without you realising it)? Partner Content From data overload to decisive action – accelerating decisions with AI agents Promoted Content The AI era demands a new kind of network Promoted Content Australian mid-market businesses to access deeper AI and security expertise with First Focus-Integris partnership SPONSORED RESOURCES AI agents are multiplying. But who's in control? Data integrity: the foundation for secure analytics, cloud and AI. AI Spend Management Closing the cyber security execution gap: How IT leaders are building cyber resilience Tech Skills Report Events iTnews State of Security Breakfast Sydney iTnews Executive Retreat - Security Leaders Edition - VIC