芯片及太陽(yáng)能電池板設(shè)備供應(yīng)商應(yīng)用材料公司（Applied Materials）于5月10日宣布將裁員250個(gè)職位，并把太陽(yáng)能精密硅片系統(tǒng)制造業(yè)務(wù)從瑞士搬至亞洲。
應(yīng)用材料在一份監(jiān)管文件中表示，為應(yīng)對(duì)目前極具挑戰(zhàn)性的光伏及LED設(shè)備市場(chǎng)環(huán)境，董事會(huì)已批準(zhǔn)公司關(guān)于能源與環(huán)境解決方案（EES）部門的重組計(jì)劃。這個(gè)計(jì)劃與公司此前的既定目標(biāo)是一致的，即在2013財(cái)年，EES部門保持在5億美元的盈虧水平。
作為該計(jì)劃的一部分，應(yīng)用材料表示，將把原設(shè)于瑞士Cheseaux的太陽(yáng)能精密硅片系統(tǒng)(PWS)的制造業(yè)務(wù)搬遷至亞洲；相關(guān)的商業(yè)運(yùn)營(yíng)和客戶支持部門將搬至意大利的Treviso（應(yīng)用材料Baccini電池系統(tǒng)總部）以及中國(guó)西安（應(yīng)用材料太陽(yáng)能技術(shù)中心）；PWS業(yè)務(wù)總部和新產(chǎn)品開(kāi)發(fā)中心則繼續(xù)留在瑞士。
需要注意的是，應(yīng)用材料表示，此重組計(jì)劃還包括大幅削減LED設(shè)備的研發(fā)資金。
應(yīng)用材料表示，員工的安排計(jì)劃將按照當(dāng)?shù)氐姆梢?，在與員工及員工代表協(xié)商后定稿并實(shí)施。
應(yīng)用材料預(yù)估本次重組計(jì)劃將耗資7000萬(wàn)到1億美元，歷時(shí)12-18個(gè)月。
編譯：Mayze Ye
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Applied to cut jobs, move solar manufacturing to Asia
Dylan McGrath
SAN FRANCISCO—Chip and solar panel equipment supplier Applied Materials Inc. will cut about 250 jobs and relocate manufacturing for its solar wafer systems from Switzerland to Asia, the company said Thursday (May 10).
In a regulatory filing, Applied (Santa Clara, Calif.) said its board of directors approved the plan to restructure its Energy and Environmental Solutions (EES) unit in light of challenging industry conditions affecting the solar photovoltaic (PV) and light-emitting diode (LED) equipment markets. The actions undertaken are consistent with the Applied's previously-stated goal to reduce the EES segment’s annual revenue breakeven level to $500 million in fiscal 2013, the company said.
As part of the plan, Applied said it expects to relocate manufacturing for its Precision Wafering System (PWS) solar business based in Cheseaux, Switzerland, to Asia. PWS business operations and customer support functions will be relocated primarily to Treviso, Italy, the headquarters for Applied’s Baccini Cell Systems, and Xi’an, China, the site of Applied’s Solar Technology Center, the company said.
PWS’s headquarters and new product development will remain in Switzerland, Applied said.. The plan also includes significant reductions in development activities for LED, the company said.
Workforce-related actions will be finalized and implemented in accordance with local legal requirements and in consultation with employees and employee representative bodies, as required, Applied said.
The estimated pre-tax cost of implementing the restructuring plan is expected to be between $70 million and $100 million, Applied said. The cost will be incurred over the next 12 to 18 months, the company said.
