According to SEMATECH, semiconductor company executives have a hard time enjoying statistics that are produced by engineers in their quest to provide real-time accurate analysis of all aspects of the business and manufacturing dynamics. 

Micronas Group is to restructure its consumer IC division due to significant market share and financial losses in that sector. Approximately 300 jobs will be cut across all sites with the majority of jobs going in R&D and a greater shift in IC design to its R&D facility in Shanghai, China. 

The Texas Engineering Extension Service, or TEEX, has announced its collaboration with the Texas A&M University’s Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution.  As a result of this partnership, TEEX has added some management level courses to its repertoire. 

Avago Technologies, a private equity-owned analog semiconductor manufacturer, has said that approximately 400 jobs would be lost primarily in Asia. The cuts have come about as the company continues to adopt its manufacturing outsourcing program or asset-lite initiative. 

A surprise announcement from Intel Ireland yesterday will lead to the loss of 200 jobs in its Leixlip, Co. Kildare manufacturing plant by the end of the year.  The redundancies will be voluntary and statutory entitlements and pay packages are in the pipeline for those who are laid off. 

Engineers from FPGA and related backgrounds are being targeted with the iSLI’s recent announcement of dates for its upcoming DSP course.  The course will take place from the 8th to the 11th of October at the Alba Campus in Livingston.