Comments on: Intel closes Malaysia, Philippines, Oregon & California Operations

By: BoyKolokoy

BoyKolokoy — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:01:14 +0000

We lost Intel Cavite but we gained Texas Instruments Clark. I believe Samsung is building another plant in the Philippines. We win some and lose some, that’s market dynamics for you. Anyway, I also heard that they laid off a lot of workers in Shanghai when they transferred the IC plant to Chengdu.

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By: bulate

bulate — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:29:36 +0000

@yuga

intel’s latest actions are just part of their on-going structure and efficiency program which started 2 years ago. they are well ahead of the industry when forecasting crises like this. the lay offs and downsizing were already happening all the way back in 2006 although it was just only a few months ago that it really made headlines partly because of the global recession. intel’s strategy during tough times is to spend their way through research and development. it can be argued that the money they will spend will be coming from these closures.

By: Jacobato

Jacobato — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:56:40 +0000

am trying not to make obvious to you i am an insider, anyway – vietnam and china will exponentially grow as manufacturing hubs, with china hosting a fab in dalian city. it is final. the only thing that is not final are the dates, the market is sluggish hence target dates are moving. i have seen both dalian and vietnam facilities, they are huge, they reflect a future investment that is large enough to provide intel’s assembly and test requirements for the next 10-15 years. so please – there should not be speculations anymore where intel is going. and corporate affairs are spokespersons, not operations people, they wont know the operating details or even if they do, they will not tell you.

By: yuga

yuga — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:09:37 +0000

@jacobato – these types of restructuring are never final. I requested a meeting with Intel Corporate Affairs back in April 2008 to clarify some of the rumors and assumptions. They declined to comment saying everything that’s been put out in the Press Release was all they could give. Based on the track record in the last year alone, the plants could be closing or not. They could be consolidating or not. Who knows. They might just announce that next week. =)

By: Jacobato

Jacobato — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:48:26 +0000

let me correct a few items… intel malaysia has two factory locations – penang and kulim. penang has four factories, two of them closing soon. kulim has three factories which have just been expanded. intel’s operations in china is not the only game in town. vietnam will become their largest factory in assembly and test, with about 500k square foot of floor area. in china, a fab is being built, in the port city of dalian. it is wrong to assume operations will be consolidated in china. intel as a rule doesnt consolidate in just one location, its a risk mgt strategy. some of these info can be found in http://www.intel.com, which means sometimes we just have to do our homework.

By: Matayog Online

Matayog Online — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:13:47 +0000

Hmm i think due to population explosion and continuing downside turning of the world market is the main reason why many people now are suffering for job loss.

By: jules

jules — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:08:29 +0000

i am pretty sure that things will get better in the future…

By: issai

issai — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:53:11 +0000

everyone’s affected. there’s no such thing as job security right now. i have to live with that everyday, i just hope and pray i don’t lose my job for my family’s sake.

just have enough faith that the pinoys can find new jobs and still be globally competitive. time for us to swallow our pride and accept that everyone, i mean, everyone is affected by the downturn.

also time for us to realize, this is now a global economy. we are a global village. and we can compete in this global village and we will get through this.

By: sky

sky — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:47:41 +0000

What’s tough about those big companies laying off workers is that these lay offs are sort of biased. If an American company had to choose between laying off a highly skilled Filipino engineer and a mediocre American worker, who do you think would get fired?

By: Jerome G.

Jerome G. — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:12:35 +0000

@Ricardo Tuason Jr: The problem I see here is that the Philippines in general does not have a strong R&D/Entrepreneurial culture that is similar or at least some part of it, to that of the Valley that can benefit the local population (as consumers). If domestic consumption can be improved, then there would be local businesses that can be resilient from external random shocks.

I’m pretty sure that some of those that have been or will be affected by these redundancy actions will end up building their own businesses, but I’m pretty positive as well that a huge chunk will still maintain the status quo mindset, that is to look for another company and hope for the illusion we call “job security.”

By: Ricardo Tuason Jr

Ricardo Tuason Jr — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:26:25 +0000

Actually the main issue here is what will be the affect to our economy and Filipino countrymen of this problem and how can we prevent/improve our system in coping up with other progressing countries…

As Filipinos we should either strengthen our current industry but *is there a strong industry? or develop a more fluent industry than can be demanded by other nations which only our country can give.
*sighed

^_^ ……………..just a note which happens to pop up in my head…………
hehe… How come other countries progress Vietnam, India etc. Why we are stuck from the 70’s. If they can do why not our people.

By: Pinoy Ambisyoso l Goodbye Intel Philippines

Pinoy Ambisyoso l Goodbye Intel Philippines — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:36:44 +0000

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By: calvin

calvin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:50:36 +0000

dami sa tech industry affected ah. sony, intel, amd, motorola. pati microsoft din.

apple and nintendo ata wala.

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Hard Times | Calvin's Hub — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:38:35 +0000

[...] here in the Philippines. That’s about 1,800 workers who will be affected. It seems that Intel Malaysia, Oregon and California have not been spared bringing the total of affected employees to around 5,000 to [...]

By: yuga

yuga — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:13:16 +0000

@BrianB, according to Intel Q4 2008 earnings report, demand was down across the board (except for netbooks). This means Intel has over capacity in chip-making facilities. R&D will still be on schedule and 4-core laptops should be out within the year.

By: BrianB

BrianB — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:06:05 +0000

Abe, stupid question: Will this affect chip-making? What about R&D? Will we see core 4 laptops?

By: sleepy

sleepy — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:22:46 +0000

tsk tsk.. bad..

i was actually waiting for there planned upcoming new VIDEO CARD. parang inde na ata matutuloy.

By: gen 3

gen 3 — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:21:05 +0000

Jerome G is correct. Malaysia Operations is way bigger than Cavite (like 1 factory vs 4 factories). They also have design and development centers there that Cavite doesn’t have.

Closing of Fab20 and D2 I believe will be no surprise to Intel folks as there are really quite old.

Ed, you might be talking of the D1D fab. This is also in Oregon and the technology this fab is supporting is up to date.

I don’t know if it’s just me but it seems that the title of the article is quite misleading (except for the case of Cavite of course). It gives people the impression that all Intel operations at Malaysia, Oregon and California are closing down. A couple of campuses are located on the said sites aside from the ones stated above (like Kulim in Maysia and Folsom in California) which are still in operation.

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:20:25 +0000

not surprised.. a few of my intel engineer friends were offered transfer papers to China as early as 1 1/2 years ago. there has been constant talk of downsizing in Santa Clara and many engineers were either laid off or had offers to move to China with an extensive bonus structure. Its a lucrative payoff for those who are lucky enough to get the offer because the cost of living in China is next to nothing, which obviously allows you to stretch your salary farther.

The one that surprises me is the Fab in Oregon.. i know of people that transfered there only a year ago.

By: Jerome G.

Jerome G. — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:35:15 +0000

I had the chance to visit the Penang plant 3 years ago and its a huge facility (way, way bigger than Cavite). Surrounding the facility are smaller service companies doing business with Intel and other chip makers (AMD, etc.). If the Malaysia pullout is big, this would mean trouble for a lot of businesses in the region.

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