Tech layoffs: The scorecard
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Tech_Layoffs_The_Scorecard';<br /><br />With the overall economy slumping, the tech industry is taking its fair share of hits. We'll keep updating the chart below as news of company changes comes in. See our complete coverage of how the tech sector is faring here: Tracking the tech downturn.<br /><br />Know of a layoff not listed here? Let us know on this form or e-mail us.<br /><br />See also: The spreadsheet of sunshine: Who's hiring.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> #myTable {<br /> background-color: #F4F6F7 ;<br /> border: #A2A2A2 1px solid;<br /> font-weight: bold;<br /> font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif;<br /> font-size: 12px;<br /> border-collapse:collapse;<br /> margin-left:1px;<br /> }<br /> #myTable td {<br /> width:150;<br /> padding:5px;<br /> } <br /> #myTable th {<br /> width:150;<br /> padding:10px 0px 10px 5px<br /> }<br /> #myTable tr {<br /> border-bottom: #A2A2A2 1px solid;<br /> }<br /> <br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /> <br /> Company<br /><br /> Date<br /> How many<br /> Further reading<br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Gawker Media<br /> 12/02/2008<br /> "a few"<br /> Gawker Media's rolling layoffs continue<br /><br /><br /> Adobe<br /> 12/03/2008<br /> 600<br /> Adobe warns of shortfall, job cuts<br /><br /> Fring<br /> 11/27/2008<br /> 10/20%<br /> Fring cuts staff by 20 percent<br /><br /><br /> Technorati<br /> 11/25/2008<br /> 6/12%<br /> Technorati trims workforce, cuts pay<br /><br /><br /> TiVo<br /> 11/25/2008<br /> 7 percent<br /> TiVo profits from EchoStar litigation<br /><br /><br /> Palm<br /> 11/21/2008<br /> up to 10% of 1,050<br /> Palm orders layoffs as Apple and RIM take toll<br /><br />Buzznet<br /> 11/21/2008<br /> 10/11%<br /> Valleyway: Music community Buzznet lays off 10<br /><br /><br /> Lam Research<br /> 11/20/2008<br /> 600/15%<br /> Reuters: Chipmaker Lam Research cuts 600 jobs<br /><br /><br /> Akamai<br /> 11/20/2008<br /> 7%<br /> Akamai to cut 7 percent of workforce<br /><br /><br /> Lawson Software<br /> 11/19/2008<br /> 200/5%<br /> AP: Lawson Software shares tumble after job cuts<br /><br /><br /> Pillar Data Systems<br /> 11/18/2008<br /> 150/30%<br /> SJ Mercury News: Pillar Data Systems lays off 30% of staff<br /><br /><br /> KLA-Tencor<br /> 11/18/2008<br /> 900/15%<br /> SF Business Times: KLA-Tencor to cut 15% of people<br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Sun Microsystems<br /> 11/14/2008<br /> 6,000/15-18%<br /> Sun restructures, lays off up to 6,000<br /> <br /><br /><br /> Rearden Commerce<br /> 11/14/2008<br /> 10%<br /> Valleywag: Rearden Commerce cuts 50 people<br /><br /><br /><br /> Applied Materials<br /> 11/12/2008<br /> 1,800/12%<br /> Applied Materials cutting 12 percent of workforce<br /> <br /><br /><br /> National Semi<br /> 11/12/2008<br /> 330<br /> Reuters: Nat Semi cuts revenue view, plans job cuts<br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /> Wired.com<br /> 11/11/2008<br /> 3 of 28<br /> Wired.com trims editorial staff by 10 percent<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> Current Media<br /> 11/11/2008<br /> 20%<br /> Layoffs hit Al Gore's Current Media<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> Six Apart<br /> 11/11/2008<br /> 8%<br /> Six Apart: Changes at Six Apart<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> Tucows<br /> 11/11/2008<br /> 15%<br /> Restructuring at Tucows<br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /> Circuit City<br /> 11/10/2008<br /> 20%<br /> Circuit City files for bankruptcy<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> BitTorrent<br /> 11/10/2008<br /> 50%<br /> After a tough year, BitTorrent replaces CEO again<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> Insight<br /> 11/10/2008<br /> 240, 4%<br /> East Valley Tribune: Insight Enterprises lays off 240<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> Honeywell<br /> 11/07/2008<br /> 700<br /> Phoenix Business Journal: Honeywell moving 700 jobs out of Phoenix<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> Zappos<br /> 11/06/2008<br /> 8%<br /> Letter to Zappos employees<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> Veoh<br /> 11/05/2008<br /> 20, 20%<br /> Veoh lays off 20 percent of workforce<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> LinkedIn<br /> 11/05/2008<br /> 36, 10%<br /> LinkedIn slashes 10 percent of its workforce<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> Cadence<br /> 11/05/2008<br /> 625, 12%<br /> Cadence Design cuts 625 jobs<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> Anadigics<br /> 11/05/2008<br /> 100,15%<br /> Anadigics cuts 15 percent of workforce<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> AMD<br /> 11/05/2008<br /> 500, 3%<br /> AMD slashes 500 more jobs<br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /> Nokia<br /> 11/04/2008<br /> 600<br /><br /> Hundreds of Nokia jobs under threat<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> THQ<br /> 11/03/2008<br /> 4-5 studios<br /><br /> Kotaku: THQ Shuttering Four to Five Studios?<br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /> Tektronix<br /> 11/03/2008<br /> 150<br /><br /> Tektronix announces fresh layoffs<br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /> Spot Runner<br /> 11/03/2008<br /> 115,
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