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[SemiconEng]

So this must be step one in AMD's cost cutting plan. If true, it is as I expected. The easiest way to put a dent in the bottom line is to cut staff. The first question is, who has been cut? The second one is, what is step two?
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If true, the most logical place to cut, is to take a chunk of the Fab workers. "Operators" comprise a fairly large portion of the staff, and if things do turn around, they can be rehired, or new people can be trained to run the tools in the shortest amount of time. Bringing Process, Yield, Integration, Device Engineering etc up to speed takes much longer.

The Training Department is also a good place to cut back. I've had several offers to move over to Training, but from what I've seen, when things go bad, the Training department is the first to go.

Step 2, could be some sort of Warm down of the Factory for brief periods. I believe intel previously forced Ireland Employees to take "Time Off" without pay, or use up vacation. If there are any Production lines that are not running at capacity, it might be wise for them to take some time off. That way, AMD can save some money on thew books by not running 1 or both Fabs over the holidays.

Might also be time to Dump Alchemy (sp?)

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