電視與機(jī)頂盒芯片供貨商 Trident Microsystems 宣布將裁員275人，以降低財(cái)務(wù)收支平衡門檻；該公司目前員工總數(shù)為1,275人，表示將裁減的職務(wù)將包括所有業(yè)務(wù)部門，預(yù)計(jì)于2012年初展開，這也是該公司實(shí)現(xiàn)復(fù)興的重要步驟之一。
Trident 預(yù)期，藉由此裁員與其它成本削減策略，一年可為該公司節(jié)省4,000萬(wàn)~4,800萬(wàn)美元的成本，并可將其年度營(yíng)收的EBITDA損益平衡水準(zhǔn)降低至3.4億美元至3.6億美元。Trident預(yù)估，此組織重整計(jì)劃費(fèi)用在800萬(wàn)到1,000萬(wàn)美元之間，其中有200萬(wàn)美元將顯現(xiàn)于9月30日截止的財(cái)季。
“著眼于新設(shè)計(jì)案正進(jìn)入量產(chǎn)，以及整體經(jīng)濟(jì)環(huán)境疲軟，我們正在采取果斷的行動(dòng)，為Trident邁向2012年的成功爭(zhēng)取更有利的位置；”Trident執(zhí)行長(zhǎng)Bami Bastani表示。在兩年前，恩智浦半導(dǎo)體(NXP)將電視與機(jī)頂盒芯片業(yè)務(wù)轉(zhuǎn)讓給Trident，代價(jià)是后者的六成股份，但目前不清楚恩智浦手上所持有的Trident股票比例。
編譯：Judith Cheng
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參考英文原文： Trident to cut 20% of staff to lower costs，by Peter Clarke
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Trident to cut 20% of staff to lower costs
Peter Clarke
LONDON – Trident Microsystems Inc., a provider of chips for TVs and set-top boxes, has announced that it plans to lay off about 275 employees out of a total of 1,275 so that is can lower its financial breakeven point. The jobs will be cut in all functional areas and are due to go by early in 2012, the company said They are described as a key step in the company's turnaround strategy.
As a result of these cuts and other cost saving measures Trident (Sunnyvale, Calif.) expects to reduce its annual costs by between $40 million and $48 million and reduce its EBITDA breakeven level to approximately $340 million to $360 million in annual revenues. Trident said it expects to incur between $8 million and $10 million in restructuring charges, including approximately $2 million to $3 million in the current quarter ending Sept. 30.
"We are taking decisive actions to better position Trident for success as we enter 2012, given the current mass production timing of our new design wins and the soft economic environment," said Trident's chief executive officer Bami Bastani, in a statement.
Two years ago a deal saw NXP Semiconductors BV (Eindhoven, The Netherlands) transfer its television and set-top box chip business to Trident in return for a 60 percent stake in the company. It is not clear what percentage NXP currently holds in the publicly traded Trident.
