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,