Intel Employees Are Working From Bomb Shelters In Israel
Several barrages of rockets fired by Hezbollah guerillas in southern Lebanon hit the Israeli port city of Haifa on Sunday. The coastal city is home to one of Intel Corp.’s most important processor design centers and it’s still staffed by dedicated Intel employees. Reports are coming from Isreal that Intel employees are working from bomb shelters thanks to WiFi and laptops.
Despite the rocket attacks, operations at Intel’s Haifa design center have so far not been disrupted, said Koby Bahar, a spokesman for Intel Israel. The center employs around 2,300 workers, he said. Responding to the Home Front Command’s orders, essential employees are working inside protected areas at Intel’s development center while others work from bomb shelters near their home. “The protective shelters in Haifa are equipped with wireless connections and all Intel employees have laptops, so that hasn’t affected work,” Bahar said. Intel has a total of 5,400 employees at several locations in Israel. Qiryat Gat, in southern Israel, is home to a US$1.6 billion manufacturing plant, Fab 18. The Intel design team in Haifa, on Israel’s northern coast, produced the Pentium M chip and is responsible for the design of the company’s next-generation mobile processors.
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