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 Suntory Oceania’s $30 million IT transformation powers carbon-neutral multi beverage facility Partner Content How small audio upgrades can enhance your hybrid work and improve business ROI Partner Content Empowering Sustainability: Schneider Electric's Commitment to Driving Customer Success Partner Content Machine identity a key priority for organisations’ security strategies: CyberArk Sponsored Whitepapers The cloud tipping point How AI will deliver real business value The multicloud imperative Your multicloud advantage The business value of Oracle Autonomous Database Events iTnews Executive Retreat - Security Leaders Edition