Chip Giant Marvell Cuts Dozens of Jobs in Israel
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American chip company Marvell is laying off dozens of employees at its Israeli development centers as part of a targeted adjustment to business needs. The company, which employs about 500 people in Israel, stated the cuts affect a small portion of its engineering team. Marvell specializes in connectivity chips and has a market value of around $150 billion.
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- Chipmaker Marvell is laying off dozens of employees at its Israeli development centers.
- The layoffs are a targeted adjustment to business needs, affecting one engineering team.
- Marvell employs approximately 500 people across its development centers in Israel.
- The company specializes in connectivity chips for data centers.
- Marvell's market valuation is currently around $150 billion.
American chip giant Marvell has announced significant layoffs affecting dozens of employees at its Israeli development centers. The company stated that the cuts are part of an ongoing effort to align resources with evolving business needs and specifically target one engineering team. Marvell's operations in Israel, which currently employ around 500 people, are primarily focused in Petah Tikva and Yokneam, built upon the acquisition of local companies over the years.
This move is not part of a broader company-wide reduction but a targeted adjustment. The company's Israeli CTO, Noam Mizrahi, who joined from Galileo after its $2.7 billion acquisition, oversees Marvell's global development activities. Marvell specializes in connectivity chips for data centers and recently announced a major $115 billion deal to acquire Luminex.
Marvell is publicly traded on Wall Street with a market capitalization of approximately $150 billion, having experienced a recent decline along with other semiconductor stocks. Earlier in the year, its valuation approached $280 billion, with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicting it would be the next trillion-dollar company, a forecast yet to materialize.
In a statement, Marvell confirmed the reduction of jobs within one engineering team, emphasizing that it impacts a small portion of the overall engineering workforce in Israel. The company also affirmed its commitment to Israel, where it has operated for over 25 years, and its intention to continue expanding its development center operations.
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