Fairchild Semiconductor to close Utah plant
NEW YORK — Chip supplier Fairchild Semiconductor is eliminating about 1,350 jobs in the U.S. and Asia — about 15 percent of its total workforce — to reduce costs.
The company said Monday that it will close facilities in Utah and Malaysia and will shut down five-inch wafer fabrication lines in South Korea. Fairchild said it will take charges of $36 million in restructuring and $25 million in depreciation, but the closures are expected to save Fairchild $45 million to $55 million a year.
The company’s website lists a 500-employee operation in Salt Lake City that “manufactures and develops new products in support of the company’s functional power line of products.”
The San Jose, California-based company said it will close the facilities between the second and fourth quarters of 2015.
Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. shares fell 10 cents to $16.92 in midday trading. The stock has gained 36 percent over the past 12 months.
