P.M. BRIEFING : Harris Trims Chip-Making Staff
<i> From Times Wire Services</i>
MELBOURNE, Fla. —
Harris Corp. announced plans today to trim about 250 jobs from its semiconductor sector work force in Florida, North Carolina and New Jersey.
The company described the cuts as part of a continuing effort to restructure operations after the 1988 acquisition of GE Solid State.
Employees affected by the cuts hold jobs in marketing, engineering and manufacturing operations associated with certain Harris C-MOS product lines, including semi-custom integrated circuits, the company said.
Harris said those product lines are being de-emphasized.
Harris’s semiconductor business employs about 13,000 people worldwide.
