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 AI Supercharged: How Search is Powering the Future Microsoft Copilot Partner Hub Partner Content ElasticON Sydney 2025: Deriving value from your data with Search AI AI Copilot: Breaking Down Silos & Securing the Future Sponsored Whitepapers What 4 wholesale distribution challenges aren’t going away anytime soon? State of the SOC: Building Resilience in a Shifting Threat Landscape Transform IT Service Delivery with Freshworks ITSM Digital Transformation That Works in the Real World Beyond the Breach: Logicalis Delivers Scalable, Business-Aligned MXDR Security Events Digital Leadership Day Queensland Government Innovation Showcase Queensland Government Cyber Security Showcase Queensland Local Government Focus Day Queensland Digital As Usual Cybersecurity Roadshow: Brisbane edition