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. 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 What Embracing the AI Platform Shift Really Means Partner Content How small audio upgrades can enhance your hybrid work and improve business ROI Partner Content ElasticON Sydney 2025: Deriving value from your data with Search AI Partner Content Logicalis APAC CIO Report: The CIO’s 2025 Mandate Sponsored Whitepapers Build the Infrastructure for Your AI Revolution 2026 Engineering Reality Report How Kraft Heinz Transformed Planning with AI & 5 M+ Data Sets Defend Your Network from the Next Generation of AI Threats Optus Enterprise Mobility Events Digital NSW 2025 Showcase