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 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 Partner Content Suntory Oceania’s $30 million IT transformation powers carbon-neutral multi beverage facility Sponsored Whitepapers Fintech compliance made fast and secure How to evaluate SIEM solutions Safeguarding your future Get a demo Download guide 2025 Security operations insights: Three-quarters of security leaders need something new in SIEM Sumo Logic named in the 2025 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) The cloud tipping point Events iTnews Executive Retreat - Security Leaders Edition