A global tech giant headquartered in San Diego is laying off hundreds of employees worldwide.
Qualcomm is letting about 600 workers go to trim costs, a Qualcomm spokesperson confirmed to NBC 7.
Just under 300 of those workers are being laid off in California. The rest of the layoffs come from outside the U.S., according to the spokesperson.
The wireless chip maker has California offices in San Diego and the Bay area.
Qualcomm released a statement Wednesday, which read in part:
“We regularly evaluate our businesses to determine where efficiencies can be obtained and priorities addressed. On occasion, that requires we adjust the size or skill mix of our work teams in order to shrink or eliminate some projects and start and grow new projects.”
Qualcomm has about 31,000 employees globally, 13,000 of which are in San Diego, according to the company.
