NO MORE PINK SLIPS AT INTEL? THAT COULD BE THE CASE, AND IT’S GOOD NEWS FOR INTEL IN RIO RANCHO. THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT INTEL HAS PLUNGED FROM ABOUT 33-HUNDRED TO 12-HUNDRED LAST DECEMBER. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT AFTER AGING CHIP TECHNOLOGY TRIGGERED DOWNSIZING AT INTEL, THE COMPANY NOW HAS A NEW TECHNOLOGY NICHE … AND IT’S KEY TO THE CHIP MAKER’S EXPANSION WORLDWIDE.
INTEL IS SPEARHEADING PRODUCTION OF NEW SILICON PHOTONICS TO TRANSFER AND PROCESS INFORMATION. THE JOURNAL SAYS THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY HAS BEEN SCRAMBLING TO DEVELOP THE NEW TECHNOLOGY TO MANAGE HIGH SPEED DATA TRANSFERS.
