Seagate Technology
05/13/2009
1,100 (2.5 percent)
Seagate lays off 1,100 employees
Microsoft
05/05/2009
3,000
Microsoft sends 2nd wave of layoff notices
Hutchinson Technology
04/28/2009
2,000 in total (44 percent)
Hutchinson Tech to cut more jobs
Freescale Semiconductor
04/23/2009
900
Freescale to cut 900 jobs
Yahoo
04/21/2009
675 (5 percent)
Yahoo plans layoff after profit plunges
Toshiba
04/17/2009
3,900
More job cuts at Toshiba
IDC
04/17/2009
82 (5 percent)
Analysis firm IDC cuts 5 percent of staff
Sony Ericsson
04/17/2009
2,000
Sony Ericsson to lay off 2,000 more workers
Wired.com
04/02/2009
3 (12 percent)
Wired.com lays off 12 percent of staff
Agilent Technologies
03/27/2009
2,700
Agilent laying off 2,700
Google
03/26/2009
200
Google cuts nearly 200 sales, marketing jobs
IBM
03/26/2009
5,000
IBM job cuts hit applications services unit, says union
OptiSolar
03/23/2009
200
OptiSolar closes plant
Energy Conversion Devices
03/17/2009
70
Solar stocks go red as gear maker warns
Nokia
03/17/2009
1,700
Nokia job cuts become reality
Spot Runner
03/14/2009
60
Spot Runner...another 60 to lose jobs
National Semiconductor
03/11/2009
1,725 (25 percent)
National Semi to cut a fourth of workforce
Dell
03/11/2009
unknown
Layoffs to hit another Dell plant
RIAA
02/26/2009
Up to 25
Sources: RIAA cuts up to 25 jobs
Enfatico
02/25/2009
80 (8 percent)
Dell ad agency Enfatico lays off workers
Nortel Networks
02/25/2009
3,200
Nortel cuts another 3,200 jobs
Spansion
02/23/2009
3,000 (35 percent)
Spansion cuts 3,000 employees
Micron Technology
02/23/2009
Up to 2,000
Micron to cut up to 2,000 more jobs
Google
02/12/2009
40
Google scraps radio ads
Pioneer
02/12/2009
10,000
Pioneer leaving the TV business
Nokia
02/11/2009
410; 500-700 rotating
Nokia cuts production, closes facility
Forrester
02/09/2009
50 (5 percent)
Forrester to lay off 5 percent
MPAA
02/05/2009
unknown
Source: 'Significant' layoffs at MPAA
Cisco Systems
02/04/2009
Up to 2,000
Cisco: Making lemonade from economic lemons
Panasonic
02/04/2009
15,000
Panasonic to cut 15,000 jobs
Electronic Arts
02/03/2009
1,100 (11 percent)
EA cutting 1,100 jobs
NEC
01/30/2009
20,000 (13 percent)
NEC to cut workforce by 20,000
Novell
01/30/2009
100 (3 percent)
Novell lays off just under 100 workers
Teradyne
01/30/2009
532
Boston.com: Teradyne will shed 532 jobs
Citrix Systems
01/30/2009
490 (10 percent)
Citrix to reduce staff by 10 percent
STMicroelectronics
01/28/2009
4,500
STMicro reports loss, lays off 4,500
AOL
01/28/2009
700
AOL to lay off 700 employees
SAP
01/28/2009
3,000
SAP plans job cuts, despite solid earnings
News Corp.
01/26/2009
100
News Corp. lays off 5 percent at digital unit
Texas Instruments
01/26/2009
12 percent
Texas Instruments cutting jobs as profits plunge
Sprint Nextel
01/26/2009
8,000
Sprint Nextel to cut 8,000 jobs
Philips
01/26/2009
6,000
Philips to cut 6,000 jobs
IBM
01/24/2009
More than 2,800
IBM quietly lays off North American staff
Microsoft
01/22/2009
5,000
Microsoft cutting 5,000 jobs on weak results
Ericsson
01/21/2009
5,000 (6 percent)
Ericsson to cut 5,000 jobs
Logitech
01/19/2009
550 to 600
Logitech to cut up to 600 jobs
AMD
01/16/2009
1,100 (9 percent)
AMD to trim 1,100 jobs, initiate temporary pay cuts
Autodesk
01/15/2009
750 (10 percent)
Autodesk to cut 750 jobs, lowers earnings outlook
Cymer
01/15/2009
100 (10 percent)
AP: Cymer to cut jobs, spending as demand plummets
Motorola
01/14/2009
4,000 (6 percent)
Motorola plans another round of layoffs
Plantronics
01/14/2009
18 percent
Plantronics to layoff 18% of global workforce
PlanetOut
01/14/2009
50 percent
Sources: Heavy layoffs at PlanetOut
Google
01/14/2009
100
Google lays off 100 recruiters
Oracle
01/14/2009
500
Report: Oracle cuts workforce by 500
GreenFuel Technologies
01/13/2009
19 (50 percent)
Algae front-runner GreenFuel slashes staff
Lexmark
01/13/2009
375
Bloomberg: Lexmark sales miss forecast; 375 job cuts planned
Seagate
01/12/2009
800 (10 percent)
Seagate replaces Watkins as CEO
Dell
01/08/2009
1,900
Dell's Ireland plant to shed 1,900 jobs
Lenovo
01/08/2009
2,500 (11 percent)
Lenovo to cut 2,500 jobs amid restructuring
One Laptop Per Child
01/07/2009
32 (50 percent)
OLPC slashes workforce in half, cuts salaries
Motion Computing
01/07/2009
30 (25 percent)
Motion Computing cuts about 30 workers
EMC
01/07/2009
2,400 (7 percent)
EMC to cut 2,400 from workforce
Turning Technologies
01/07/2009
31
Vindy.com: Turning Tech layoff hits 31
Borland Software
01/06/2009
130 (15 percent)
VMware hires away Borland CEO
HelioVolt
01/06/2009
15
Two Austin employers announce job cuts
LiveJournal
01/06/2009
About 12
LiveJournal deletes 'about a dozen' jobs
Logitech
01/06/2009
15 percent of salaried staff worldwide
Logitech to slash 15 percent of workforce
Lenovo
01/05/2009
200 staff in Beijing offices
Lenovo rumored readying layoffs
Microsoft
01/01/2009
Unknown
Microsoft planning big layoffs for January?
AMD
12/28/2008
100 additional, making 600 total since November
AMD cites $70 million in fourth-quarter costs
Unisys
12/22/2008
1,300; 4 percent
Reuters: Unisys slashes 1,300 jobs
Western Digital
12/17/2008
2,500; 5 percent
Reuters: Western Digital warns on revenue, will cut jobs
Midway Games
12/16/2008
180; 25 percent
Reuters: Midway Games to cut jobs, take charge
Laird
12/16/2008
5,000; nearly 50 percent
Reuters: Laird announces 5,000 job losses as sales slump
WebMD
12/16/2008
4 percent to 5 percent
PaidContent: WebMD to cut up to 5% of staff
Gaia Interactive
12/15/2008
13 percent
VentureWire: Gaia lays off staff
Alcatel-Lucent
12/12/2008
1,000 managers, 5,000 contractors
Big revamp for Alcatel-Lucent, with Web 2.0 spin
CBS Interactive
12/11/2008
Undisclosed
All Things D: CBS Interactive/CNET Re-Org: The Complete Memo
SGI
12/11/2008
225; 15 percent
Silicon Graphics adjusts business plan
Yahoo
12/10/2008
1,520
Yahoo pink slips issued, recruiters circling above
Sony
12/09/2008
16,000 total
Sony to lay off 8,000 full-timers, 8,000 others
Netflix
12/08/2008
50 people
Neflix cuts 50 tech jobs; streaming issues linger
Level 3 Communications
12/08/2008
450; 8 percent
Denver Business Journal: Level 3 cutting 450 jobs
BMC Software
12/05/2008
350 (6 percent)
AP: BMC Software to cut 350 jobs, 6% of workforce
RealNetworks
12/04/2008
130 (7 percent)
Sources: Layoffs hit RealNetworks
Viacom
12/04/2008
850 (7 percent)
Viacom lays off 7 percent of workforce
AT&T
12/04/2008
12,000 (4 percent)
AT&T lays off 12,000
Adobe
12/03/2008
600
Adobe warns of shortfall, job cuts
Carlyle Group
12/03/2008
about 100 (10 percent)
Bloomberg: Carlyle Cuts 10% of Workers, Including U.S. LBO Jobs
Analog Devices
12/03/2008
about 20
EE Times: Analog Devices shutters DSP design center
Sage North America
12/03/2008
150
Sage North America Reports 2008 Results
Gawker Media
12/02/2008
"a few"
Gawker Media's rolling layoffs continue
Intrinsyc
12/01/2008
95 (30 percent)
680 News: Intrinsyc cuts global workforce 30 percent
Fring
11/27/2008
10 (20 percent)
Fring cuts staff by 20 percent
Technorati
11/25/2008
6 (12 percent)
Technorati trims workforce, cuts pay
TiVo
11/25/2008
7 percent
TiVo profits from EchoStar litigation
Palm
11/21/2008
up to 10 percent of 1,050
Palm orders layoffs as Apple and RIM take toll
Buzznet
11/21/2008
10 (11 percent)
Valleywag: Music community Buzznet lays off 10
LodgeNet
11/21/2008
170
Argus Leader: LodgeNet cutting jobs
Lam Research
11/20/2008
600 (15 percent)
Reuters: Chipmaker Lam Research cuts 600 jobs
Akamai
11/20/2008
7 percent
Akamai to cut 7 percent of workforce
Lawson Software
11/19/2008
200 (5 percent)
AP: Lawson Software shares tumble after job cuts
Pillar Data Systems
11/18/2008
150 (30 percent)
SJ Mercury News: Pillar Data Systems lays off 30% of staff
KLA-Tencor
11/18/2008
900 (15 percent)
SF Business Times: KLA-Tencor to cut 15% of people
Sun Microsystems
11/14/2008
6,000 (15 percent to 18 percent)
Sun restructures, lays off up to 6,000
Rearden Commerce
11/14/2008
10 percent
Valleywag: Rearden Commerce cuts 50 people
Applied Materials
11/12/2008
1,800 (12 percent)
Applied Materials cutting 12 percent of workforce
National Semi
11/12/2008
330
Reuters: Nat Semi cuts revenue view, plans job cuts
Wired.com
11/11/2008
3 of 28
Wired.com trims editorial staff by 10 percent
Current Media
11/11/2008
20 percent
Layoffs hit Al Gore's Current Media
Six Apart
11/11/2008
8 percent
Six Apart: Changes at Six Apart
Tucows
11/11/2008
15 percent
Restructuring at Tucows
Circuit City
11/10/2008
20 percent
Circuit City files for bankruptcy
BitTorrent
11/10/2008
50 percent
After a tough year, BitTorrent replaces CEO again
Insight
11/10/2008
240 (4 percent)
East Valley Tribune: Insight Enterprises lays off 240
Honeywell
11/07/2008
700
Phoenix Business Journal: Honeywell moving 700 jobs out of Phoenix
Zappos
11/06/2008
8 percent
Letter to Zappos employees
Veoh
11/05/2008
20 (20 percent)
Veoh lays off 20 percent of workforce
LinkedIn
11/05/2008
36 (10 percent)
LinkedIn slashes 10 percent of its workforce
Cadence
11/05/2008
625 (12 percent)
Cadence Design cuts 625 jobs
Anadigics
11/05/2008
100 (15 percent)
Anadigics cuts 15 percent of workforce
AMD
11/05/2008
500 (3 percent)
AMD slashes 500 more jobs
Nokia
11/04/2008
600
Hundreds of Nokia jobs under threat
THQ
11/03/2008
4 to 5 studios
Kotaku: THQ Shuttering Four to Five Studios?
Tektronix
11/03/2008
150
Tektronix announces fresh layoffs
Spot Runner
11/03/2008
115 (about 30 percent)
TechCrunch: 115 people lose their jobs at Spot Runner
Nortel Networks
11/03/2008
1,300 (5 percent)
Nortel earnings tank
YouSendIt
10/31/2008
20 percent
VentureBeat: YouSendIt trims 20 percent of staff
Aliph
10/31/2008
25 people
Layoffs hit Bluetooth headset maker Aliph
Motorola
10/30/2008
3,000
Motorola's struggle for survival
Freescale
10/30/2008
2,400 (10 percent)
Freescale dragged to loss; will lay off 10%
Symantec
10/29/2008
4.5 percent cost savings
Symantec layoffs coming
Avalanche Studios
10/28/2008
77 of 160
Avalanche Studios lays off nearly half of staff
Revision3
10/27/2008
9 people, 5 shows
Video start-up Revision3 joins the layoff club
Helium
10/27/2008
30 percent of 110
F***dStartups: Helium.com huge layoff
BroadSoft
10/24/2008
about 12
GigaOM: BroadSoft cuts jobs as sales slow
Comcast Spotlight
10/24/2008
300+ of 3,500
Broadcasting & Cable: Comcast Spotlight cuts positions
ADC Telecoms
10/23/2008
300-350
AP: ADC expects fiscal 2008 loss, plans job cuts
Xerox
10/23/2008
3,000
Xerox to cut 3,000 jobs
Avid Technology
10/23/2008
500
Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition...
Nokia
11/04/2008
600
Hundreds of Nokia jobs under threat
Tektronix
11/03/2008
150
Tektronix announces fresh layoffs
Spot Runner
11/03/2008
115 (about 30 percent)
TechCrunch: 115 people lose their jobs at Spot Ru
Circuit City
11/03/2008
17 percent
Circuit City to close 155 stores
THQ
11/03/2008
4-5 studios
Kotaku: THQ Shuttering Four to Five Studios?
Break.com
10/23/2008
11 of 80
Break.com lays off 11
Eons
10/23/2008
8 of about 33
The Boston Globe: Eons eliminates eight jobs
Dell
10/22/2008
8,900
The Register: Dell: 'We will out-pace the rest of the industry'
SanDisk
10/22/2008
TBA
SanDisk layoffs in the works
ManiaTV
10/22/2008
20 of 70
NewTeeVee: ManiaTV lays off 20, to reduce orig
iMeem
10/22/2008
25 percent of 80
Imeem jumping on the layoff bandwagon
Mahalo
10/22/2008
10 percent
Calacanis.com: Tough times, hard decisions
HP
10/22/2008
24,600 over three years
HP to slash 24,600 jobs following EDS buy
Ticketmaster
10/21/2008
35 percent
F***edStartups: TicketMaster.com laying off 35%
Comcast
10/21/2008
300
AP: Comcast to cut up to 300 jobs in eastern di
Manhattan Associates
10/21/2008
6.5 percent
Reuters: Manhattan Associates hit by slump
Softchoice
10/20/2008
6.5 percent of 958
Toronto Star: Softchoice cuts staff by 6.5 percent
Veoh
10/20/2008
0
UPDATE: Layoffs at Veoh, or not?
Wikia
10/20/2008
3
UPDATE based on personal interview with Jimmy Wales
Autotrader
10/20/2008
69
Orlando Business Times: Autotrader to close c
Texas Instruments
10/20/2008
possibly 300
TXCN: Hundreds face pink slips at TI
Sony Ericsson
10/17/2008
2,000 globally
Bloomberg: Sony Ericsson Reports Smaller Loss Than Anticipated
Sprint
10/17/2008
ongoing
KMBC-TV: Sprint plans 'gradual layoffs'
Jaxtr
10/17/2008
13
13 employees laid off at VoIP start-up Jaxtr
Zivity
10/17/2008
33 percent
Zivity lays off a third of staff
Zillow
10/17/2008
25 percent
Zillow lays off 25 percent of staff
SearchMe
10/17/2008
20 percent
Search engine startup SearchMe cuts 20 perce
Heavy
10/17/2008
14 percent
Downturn strikes again: Heavy lays off 14%
Lenovo
10/17/2008
50 in Morrisville, N.C.
WRAL: Lenovo to lay off 50 workers at Morrisville headq
MPC Computers
10/17/2008
200
Idaho Business Review: Details released on MP
Hi5
10/16/2008
10 percent to 15 percent
No Hi5's today
Sirius XM
10/16/2008
50
Sirius XM makes cuts to XM in D.C.
Pandora
10/16/2008
20
Pandora cuts 20 employees
Adbrite
10/16/2008
40 percent
'Layoffs are not a statement about performance'
Actel
10/16/2008
10 percent
EE Times: Actel cuts 10% of workforce
Tesla Motors
10/15/2008
Detroit office
Automaker lays off Detroit office with blog post
SkyRider
10/15/2008
All
P2P start-up SkyRider has shut down
Appcelerator
10/15/2008
6
Tough times, tough decisions
Jive Software
10/14/2008
33 percent
Jive Software lays off 1/3 of staff
Redfin
10/14/2008
20 percent
Redfin blames economy in layoffs
Qimonda
10/13/2008
3,000
Qimonda: Qimonda announces global restructuring program...
Seesmic
10/10/2008
7
Tough times. Tough decisions
Lulu
10/09/2008
24
Lulu cuts jobs as revenues slow
Micron
10/09/2008
15 percent
Micron to cut workforce by 15 percent, slash flash output
eBay
10/06/2008
1,000
eBay buys Bill Me Later, lays off 1,000
Gawker Media
10/03/2008
14 percent
Gawker Media to lay off 14 percent of editorial
Entellium
10/03/2008
95 percent
Workers get ax at software maker Entellium
[reposted from CNET News – 05/13/09 - http://news.cnet.com/tech-layoffs/]
