Intel to lay off 1,500 with closure of assembly plant in Costa Rica

Intel, the world’s largest computer-chip maker, is to closes an assembly and test site in Costa Rica with the loss of 1,500 jobs.

Intel is consolidating testing operations at three plants in China. Malaysia, and Vietnam, said Chuck Mulloy, a spokesman for the company.

The company runs chip- production factories at three sites in the US, and in Ireland, Israel, and China.