Altera chops jobs in San Jose as pace of Bay Area tech worker losses eases

SAN JOSE — Altera will cut 82 jobs in north San Jose, according to an official notice the tech company filed with the state Employment Development Department.

The chipmaker stated the reductions would all occur around Oct. 8 at its headquarters at 101 Innovation Dr.

“Permanent employment losses for certain employees” will occur, Shiva Allen, an Altera vice president, wrote in the WARN letter the company sent to the state EDD.

Altera employees are not represented by a labor union, the company stated in the WARN notice.

“There is no provision in the company’s policy for transfer, bumping or reassignment for salaried, hourly or managerial employees,” Altera told the EDD in the filing.

The layoffs have emerged in the wake of Intel’s decision to sell a 51% stake in Altera to Silver Lake, a