Tech giant Intel plans to eliminates more than 25,000 jobs in response to significant restructuring efforts, led by newly appointed CEO Lip-Bu Tan.
Intel Announces Major Restructuring Plan
In a significant move, Intel, the tech giant once dominant in semiconductors, has unveiled a comprehensive restructuring plan aimed at improving efficiency and financial performance by 2026.
Job Cuts
At the heart of the plan is a significant workforce reduction. Intel plans to reduce its workforce from about 108,900 employees at the end of 2024 to approximately 75,000 by the end of 2025. This represents a reduction of over 30,000 jobs or nearly a third. This includes a 15% cut during 2025 (around 25,000 jobs) and a reduction of management layers by about 50%.
The CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, emphasized this effort as essential to build a streamlined, agile organization with less overhead and redundancies.
Plant Closures and Consolidations
Intel will also be consolidating its operations. The company will stop expansions in Germany and Poland and consolidate testing and assembly operations in Costa Rica into existing facilities in Vietnam and Malaysia. The company will also slow expansion activities at its Ohio construction site in the U.S.
Operating Expenses Reduction
Intel aims to reduce its non-GAAP operating expenses to $17 billion for 2025 and further lower them to $16 billion by the end of 2026. The restructuring charges recognized amounted to $1.9 billion in Q2 2025, related to these ongoing restructuring efforts.
A Cultural and Operational Overhaul
The restructuring reflects a major strategic shift under new CEO Lip-Bu Tan. The aim is to control costs, pivot towards AI and foundry businesses, and streamline operations for better execution and innovation. Tan has hinted at a cultural and operational overhaul at Intel.
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Intel's Financial Performance
Intel's revenue for the second quarter remained flat at USD 12.9 billion, but was more than analysts predicted. However, the company reported a net loss of USD 2.9 billion in the second quarter of 2025, including major restructuring costs.
Investors and analysts are looking for signs of progress, particularly in Intel's next generation process. The restructuring aims to reverse years of underperformance and inefficiency at Intel.
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- To enhance the financial performance of Intel, the restructuring plan includes significant changes in the business sector, such as job cuts amounting to over 30,000 positions, consolidation of operations in various locations, and a reduction in non-GAAP operating expenses to $16 billion by 2026.
- As part of the tech giant's strategic shift, Intel aims to pivot towards AI and foundry businesses by streamlining operations through technology, with the elimination of about 25,000 jobs in 2025 and the consolidation of operations in Costa Rica, Vietnam, and Malaysia, among other changes.
