電視與機上盒晶片供應商 Trident Microsystems 宣佈將裁員275人，以降低財務收支平衡門檻；該公司目前員工總數為1,275人，表示將裁減的職務將包括所有業務部門，預計於2012年初展開，這也是該公司振衰起敝的重要步驟。
Trident 預期，藉由此裁員與其他成本削減策略，一年可為該公司節省4,000萬~4,800萬美元的成本，並可將其年度營收的EBITDA損益平衡水準降低至3.4億美元至3.6億美元。Trident預估，此組織重整計畫費用在800萬到1,000萬美元之間，其中有200萬美元將顯現於9月30日截止的財季。
「著眼於新設計案正進入量產，以及整體經濟環境疲軟，我們正在採取果斷的行動，為Trident邁向2012年的成功爭取更有利的位置；」Trident執行長Bami Bastani表示。在兩年前，恩智浦半導體(NXP)將電視與機上盒晶片業務轉讓給Trident，代價是後者的六成股份，但目前不清楚恩智浦手上所持有的Trident股票比例。
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.
資料來源:http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4228146/Trident-cuts-staff-to-lower-costs
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