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 Context engineering emerges as ‘next battleground’ for enterprise AI Partner Content Beyond Compliance: How Australia's Aged Care Reforms Create an Innovation Imperative Promoted Content AI Goals for 2026: What Every Organisation Should Prioritise Partner Content AI-driven attacks shrinking response window for security teams, Elastic warns Sponsored Whitepapers 5 reasons to adopt a mobile first security strategy Uncomplicate IT Service Delivery with AI Agents Getting ahead of the tech: what’s next for Australian organisations in digital transformation Fintech compliance made fast and secure How to evaluate SIEM solutions Safeguarding your future Get a demo Download guide Events iTnews Cloud Covered Breakfast Summit Live & Hands On Demo: Navigating the BMC AMI DevX Platform to Understand Code Faster Using AI Melbourne Cloud & Datacenter Convention 2026 iTnews Executive Retreat - Data & AI Edition The 2026 iAwards