盡管藍(lán)色巨人IBM對(duì)于究竟裁員多少人仍未松口，但至少掌握到的消息是這一裁員行動(dòng)甚至已波及半導(dǎo)體研發(fā)方面的工作。最近幾天媒體針對(duì)IBM激活新一輪裁員行動(dòng)持續(xù)報(bào)導(dǎo)。根據(jù)IBM員工組聯(lián)Alliance@IBM估計(jì)，截至上周五為止IBM已砍了近2,300人了。 根據(jù)Alliance@IBM網(wǎng)站估計(jì)，在已知被裁撤的職位中，大約有500人來(lái)自于IBM硬件部門──Systems and Technology Group，其中不只包括該公司的微電子團(tuán)隊(duì)，甚至還有該公司服務(wù)器、儲(chǔ)存系統(tǒng)與其它硬件人員。此外，Alliance@IBM在上周四的統(tǒng)計(jì)，當(dāng)時(shí)已經(jīng)有165位半導(dǎo)體研發(fā)人員的工作被裁撤，目前總共累積了多少人，則不得而知。 Alliance@IBM管理人員Lee Conrad表示，根據(jù)分析師的推測(cè)，IBM這一波裁員行動(dòng)將波及全美約4,000到5,000人，全球約6,000至8,000人之間可能受影響。

盡管IBM不愿透露實(shí)際被裁人數(shù)多寡，但Conrad認(rèn)為，占IBM員工人數(shù)較多的幾個(gè)州，應(yīng)該能迫使IBM公開有關(guān)裁員的詳細(xì)信息。
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“必須強(qiáng)制要求IBM公開發(fā)布裁員數(shù)，”Conrad 表示，“多年來(lái)，IBM一直隱瞞這方面的信息，但對(duì)于一家領(lǐng)納稅人錢的公司，就有義務(wù)提供這些信息。” Conrad表示，最近發(fā)生在世界各地的這一輪裁員行動(dòng)，是IBM持續(xù)精簡(jiǎn)其美國(guó)勞動(dòng)力規(guī)模的一部份。他指出，IBM在十年前擁有超過(guò)16萬(wàn)名美國(guó)員工，而最近這一波裁員行動(dòng)，已使美國(guó)IBM員工總數(shù)剩下不到九萬(wàn)人。 “有許多業(yè)務(wù)都轉(zhuǎn)往海外發(fā)展了，”Conrad說(shuō)。 本文授權(quán)編譯自EE Times，版權(quán)所有，謝絕轉(zhuǎn)載 本文下一頁(yè)：有多少半導(dǎo)體研發(fā)工作被裁？

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{pagination} 有多少半導(dǎo)體研發(fā)工作被裁？ 對(duì)于半導(dǎo)體產(chǎn)界的一大問題是：IBM這一波裁員行動(dòng)中，究竟裁掉了多少與研發(fā)有關(guān)的工作？它又將為日后帶來(lái)什么影響？ 根據(jù)彭博社報(bào)導(dǎo)，IBM至少砍掉了165個(gè)半導(dǎo)體研發(fā)方面的工作。目前尚不清楚的是這165個(gè)半導(dǎo)體研發(fā)工作中，究竟有幾個(gè)位于紐約上城──這是IBM與全 球合作伙伴共同推動(dòng)在阿爾巴尼進(jìn)行10納米研發(fā)計(jì)劃的中心位置。不過(guò)，Alliance@IBM已證實(shí)有幾個(gè)被砍的研發(fā)工作位于北卡羅萊納州的三角研究園 區(qū)(Research Triangle Park)。 在奧爾巴尼和周圍的半導(dǎo)體研發(fā)和制造生態(tài)系統(tǒng)的增長(zhǎng)一直是美國(guó)的重大勝利，特別是對(duì)于紐約州。雖然最后的數(shù)字還沒有，它會(huì)出現(xiàn)，IBM已經(jīng)削減至少有一些工人在這方面。 IBM裁員將是拖累了這一勢(shì)頭？ 紐約州阿爾巴尼半導(dǎo)體研發(fā)與制造生產(chǎn)系統(tǒng)的成長(zhǎng)，一直美國(guó)取得重大半導(dǎo)體成功的重要據(jù)點(diǎn)，特別是對(duì)于紐約州而言，意義更重大。雖然目前這一地區(qū)有多少研發(fā)工 作受到波及還不得而知，但顯然地，IBM至少已經(jīng)裁撤掉這一地區(qū)的部份工作人員了。IBM這一波裁員行動(dòng)是否沖擊到該區(qū)的半導(dǎo)體研發(fā)動(dòng)能？ 本文授權(quán)編譯自EE Times，版權(quán)所有，謝絕轉(zhuǎn)載 編譯：Susan Hong 參考英文原文：What do IBM layoffs mean for New York's chip initiative?，by Dylan McGrath

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{pagination} What do IBM layoffs mean for New York's chip initiative? Dylan McGrath Reports of IBM initiating a new round of layoffs have been intensifying in recent days. According to the IBM employee group Alliance@IBM, as of late afternoon Friday (June 14), the total number of jobs that had been reported eliminated totaled nearly 2,300. According to the Alliance@IBM website, http://www.endicottalliance.org/, some 500 of the jobs that have known to have been eliminated have been from the Systems and Technology Group, IBM's hardware division, which includes not only the company's microelectronics activities but also servers, storage systems and other hardware. The Bloomberg news service, citing Alliance@IBM, reported Thursday that the layoffs that had been reported so far included at least 165 semiconductor R&D jobs. But that total is all but certain to climb. Lee Conrad, the administrator of Alliance@IBM, said the group has seen analyst reports speculating that the total number of IBM job cuts worldwide could totally between 6,000 and 8,000. Conrad said that sounds about right and speculated that the number of U.S. job cuts would likely be 4,000 to 5,000. Conrad said his group should have more complete information next week as reports continue to come in. Big Blue has been notoriously tight lipped about layoffs in recent years. The firm did not respond to an EE Times request for information about the layoffs. Conrad's group believes that states where IBM is a major employer should force Big Blue to disclose concrete information about job cuts. "It should be mandated that IBM publicly release these job cut numbers," Conrad said in an interview. "For many years, IBM has been hiding these things. For a company that gets taxpayer money that should be a mandate." Conrad notes that the latest round of layoffs—which are taking place worldwide—continue to the trend of IBM decreasing the size of its U.S. workforce. Ten years ago, he said, IBM had over 160,000 U.S. employees. With the latest cuts, that number is now below 90,000 he said. "There's a lot of stuff going off shore," Conrad said. How many chip industry job cuts? The big question in semiconductor circles is how many of the job cuts are related to IBM's semiconductor R&D work and what impact that will have. According to the Bloomberg report, at least 165 of the job cuts were in semiconductor research and development. It's not known how many of these jobs were based in upstate New York, where IBM is a central player in the move to establish the Albany area as the premiere location for semiconductor R&D globally. At least some of the R&D jobs eliminated were at North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, according to a separate report by the Herald-Sun, which also references Alliance@IBM. A separate story put together by The Westchester (N.Y.) Journal News and Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) Journal, carried on USA Today's website, says IBM eliminated about 700 jobs in New York state. The growth of the semiconductor R&D and manufacturing ecosystem in and around Albany has been a major win for the U.S., and particularly for New York State. While the final numbers are not yet in, it would appear that IBM has cut at least some workers in that area. Will the IBM job cuts be a drag on this momentum?