Chipmaker Intel, struggling with a shrinking personal computer market, is shutting its assembly and test operation in Costa Rica and eliminating 1,500 jobs, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

Intel’s US$1.2 billion investment heralds a major impact for Costa Rica’s manufacturing and tech sectors. President Chaves met US President Biden in the White House just a day before the announcement, ...

Intel is about to lay off 200 employees in Costa Rica as the tech giant has reportedly begun the process of shutting down some of its business units in the Central American country. It is not yet ...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Chipmaker Intel announced Tuesday that it is eliminating 1,500 jobs from its assembly and test operation in Costa Rica, a blow to a country that has used Intel's ...

Over the next two years, U.S. chip manufacturer Intel is planning to invest $1.2 billion in Costa Rica, where it employs 3,300 workers.

Intel Costa Rica currently employs 2,400 people. The high-value activities that are already located in the country are split into two large centers: The Research and Development Center (R&D): This is ...

That agreement opens access to U.S. funding starting in 2024 to position Costa Rica as a hub for this critical high-tech industry. With the U.S. Chips and Science Act enacted in 2022 to boost American ...

Chipmaker Intel, struggling with a shrinking personal computer market, is shutting its assembly and test operation in Costa Rica and eliminating 1,500 jobs, a spokesman said on Tuesday.