It is rumored that Marvell will lay off employees in China again, and no one will be retained in R&D!

Well-known chip manufacturers have laid off employees again, leaving no one in R&D.

Why do you say "again"? Because it had just laid off employees recently, cutting off some relatively marginal business departments.

When it comes to layoffs, of course priority should be given to unprofitable departments. Therefore, the remaining departments must be those that make money, or are expected to make money.

This well-known chip manufacturer is Marvell. I won’t go into details about the history of this company.

The latest news is that Marvell has decided to lay off all its R&D personnel. There has been no official announcement yet, but domestic employees have basically received the notice.

This includes a design services department that makes a steady profit. Why is it said that it is a guaranteed profit without loss? Because this business has stable large customers. At present, the demand for design services is still relatively strong. As I mentioned earlier, when the economy becomes more uncertain, the design service business may become more popular.

So the question is, why are the money-making departments such as the design service department being laid off? Some sources say it was pressure from US officials (the accuracy is not guaranteed).

Marvell is not a purely American company. According to the usual practice in the United States, such companies are often under greater pressure than American companies. For example, when supply to Huawei was cut off, TSMC was the first to be forced to cut off supply. When it is allowed to supply chips to Huawei, American companies such as Qualcomm, Intel, and AMD will be first on the list.

It is worth pondering that if the United States is really determined to put pressure on these foreign chip companies with domestic operations, such as Nvidia, AMD, Qualcomm and other American companies, will they be unable to withstand the pressure and have to leave?

Although these are just personal conjectures, as the saying goes, be lenient when you anticipate the enemy. We still need to prepare for the worst and not have any illusions.

Employees who have been laid off should receive good compensation. Let me first say congratulations. However, it should also be noted that the current employment situation in the chip industry is not very good compared to previous years, and it may be difficult to get a salary that satisfies you.

In this case, I think it is best to find a new employer in the name of the team, which may make it easier to negotiate a good price.

After all, building a team is not easy. Usually after recruiting people, it still needs to run in multiple projects to form combat effectiveness. If it can be integrated as a whole, it will save a lot of trouble for the company.

From the perspective of creating value, the value of a capable team is far greater than the sum of the individuals.

Marvell’s layoffs show that the United States is still promoting the so-called decoupling of technology. But I don’t think you need to worry too much. Self-reliance is our fine tradition.

I don’t know if you have noticed this phenomenon. The more severely blocked an industry is, the better it develops. EDA originally had a chance to develop back then, but after European and American EDA products poured into China, domestic EDA completely lost hope.

If the United States really continues to promote technological decoupling, it may actually promote our technological development in the end.

As one netizen said: I hope chatGPT will never be open source. Because there is no open source, domestic capital will really value domestic scientific and technological talents. Only when scientific and technological talents are truly valued can innovation be truly achieved. Although it is an angry statement, it is not unreasonable.

Marvell withdraws from its R&D department, and the one that suffers the most is Marvell itself. For employees, in addition to receiving compensation, I believe they will soon find positions in other companies where they can use their abilities. After all, there is still a lot that can be done and a lot of opportunities in an industry like chips.