Intel plans to lay off 385 workers at its sites in Arizona and another 319 in its California offices, in addition to the 1,300 Oregon layoffs the chipmaker announced Tuesday.

The layoffs in Oregon represent a little over five percent of Intel's workforce in the state, which totaled [PDF] 23,000 employees at the start of the year. However, this figure may not encompass the full scope of staff reductions hitting the R&D hub – including staff buyouts and early retirements, the brain drain could be even more substantial.

Intel has initiated the process of laying off its employees. As per the company, this is a part of the bigger cost-cutting strategy of the company. Intel announced that these layoffs are in compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act,

Intel disclosed on Tuesday that mass layoffs will impact 2,000 jobs at locations in Oregon, Arizona and California.

Intel is reeling from losses due to a steep decline in chip sales concurrent with growing competition from rival manufacturers in the semiconductor industry.

Intel's layoffs are hitting the Grand Canyon State. A notice for 385 layoffs at the corporation's Chandler facility was posted on Wednesday, as the company announced this summer that 15,000 workers would be laid off around the world.

Intel has hinted at significant job cuts for months. We now know more about how deeply those reductions will impact Arizona workers. Intel Corp. is laying off hundreds of workers in Arizona as part of the chipmaker’s overall plans to cut 15,