英特爾全球運營裁員1.2萬人 Intel to cut 12,000 jobs from global operations

US tech giant Intel is shedding 12,000 jobs as it seeks to cut reliance on the declining personal computer market.

美國技術巨頭英特爾將裁減1.2萬個工作崗位, 以求減少對日益衰退的個人電腦市場的依賴.

The maker of computer chips will take a $1.2bn charge to cover restructuring costs.

這家電腦芯片製造商將把12億美元計入重組成本.

The job cuts, about 11% of Intel's workforce, will be made over the next 12 Months, Intel said in a statement.

此次裁員, 約佔英特爾員工隊伍的11%, 將在接下來的12個月進行, 英特爾發表聲明說.

Intel said it wants to "accelerate evolution from a PC company to one that powers the cloud and billions of smart, connected computing devices".

英特爾說,希望“加快步伐, 從個人電腦公司向推動雲計算和數十億智能連接計算設備的公司演變. ”

The company also said on Tuesday chief financial officer Stacy Smith would move to a new role leading sales, manufacturing and operations.

公司週二還表示, 財務總監斯塔西.史密斯將調任新職, 領導銷售,製造和運營.

Intel said it would begin a formal search process for a successor.

英特爾說, 將開啓尋找繼任者的正式程序.

Shares in the company were down 2.5% in after-hours trading on Wall Street. Intel's stock price had already fallen 8.4% this year.

公司股價在華爾街盤後交易中下跌2.5%. 英特爾股價今年已跌去8.4%.

The world's largest computer chipmaker also lowered its revenue forecast for the year.

這家世界最大的電腦芯片製造商還調低了今年的營收預測.

The California-based company has been focusing on its higher-margin data centre business as it looks to reduce its dependence on the slowing PC market.

總部設在加州的這家公司一直專注於利潤更高的數據中心業務, 指望減少其對放緩的個人電腦市場的依賴.

Global personal computer shipments fell 11.5% in the first quarter, research firm IDC said on Monday.

全球個人電腦出貨量一季度下降11.5%, 調研公司 “國際數據公司”週一說.

Intel did not identify where the job cuts would fall. Most of the company's factories are in the US.

英特爾沒有確定裁員會在哪裏進行. 公司的大部分工廠位於美國.

The cuts were "not a surprise," said NPD analyst Stephen Baker. "For everybody who has made their bed in old tech, trying to lie in it is pretty uncomfortable right now."

裁員 “並不出人意料,” 市場調查公司NPD分析員貝克說. “對每個在舊技術上鋪牀的人來說, 現在想躺在上面可很不舒服.”