Semicon Conditions in Malaysia

At this recent economy crisis, Semiconductor factories was also facing very difficult situation in Malaysia. Everyday we talked about, was "how much is the share price of our company now?", "When the VSS storm will reach us?", "Every company is planning to shutdown during christmas, when is our turn?", "When I will be laid off?", "Where else can I go right at this moment?"... Everyone is worrying about their "rice-bowl". Yesterday, I received a forward email, which is very informative on the semicon conditions.

In M'sia,

1) Flextronics 4 days week for Month Nov and Dec.

2) AMD Penang announced this morning VSS lay off 500 employees.

3) Spansion force to take leave (5 days in this quarter)

4) Jabil planned shut down from Dec 24 to Jan 4, will be 6 days leave.

5) Agilent planned shut down from Dec 24 to Jan 4, will be 6 days leave.

6) ASE shut down every fortnightly on Monday starting from Nov 3.

7) Fairchild planned 'Mass Vacation' for 9 days leave in FY08.

8) (added by me!) National Semiconductor & Infineon Melaka planned
shut down during Christmas, and will only resume work after new year.
All Executives' AL will be deducted accordingly.

Others countries:

9) ST-NXP Wireless cuts 500 jobs World-Wide, including subcontractors,
from the current total of more than 7500 people.

10) Flextronics cuts 118 jobs in Limerick, Ireland

11) Dell lays off 700 in Ireland

12) STMicro to lay off at Phoenix facility

13) Dell workers asked to take unpaid vacation

14) Tele-Fonika Kable to cut 900

15) (added by me!) National Semiconductor announced today
to reduce workforce by lay off 330 worldwide, except malaysia.

In such a bad market at this moment, I advise everyone of you, pls "peluk tiang", stay at your current company, work hard, helps your company to fight the storm.

1) Peluk, no matter the "tiang" is thin, fat or slanting (as mine)

2) No matter what you do, sleeping, sitting, or holding unvoluntary, as long as you hold strong with the "Tiang"

3) Don't be selfish, hold the "Tiang" not alone, but "Beramai - ramai"

4) Do not jumping from "Tiang A" to "Tiang B". No "Tiang" is secure now

At the end, Stay and Steady for all, ok? Bye, time for lunch.. 没眼看啦....