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Enovix cuts workforce by 185; shifts Fab1 from manufacturing to R&D; misses Q3 cell production guidance
Enovix Corp
- Workforce reduction of ~185 personnel (including over 125 contractors) with restructuring charge of ~$2.5M.
- Accelerated depreciation of $36M for Gen1 equipment in Q4 2023–Q1 2024; annualized savings of $22M from restructuring.
- Q3 2023 small cell production cut to 24,000 units vs. guidance of 36,000; expected Q3 revenue only ~$0.2M.
- Fab1 becomes 'Center for Innovation' for R&D; high-volume manufacturing to shift to Asia.
- Strategy pivots from standard cells to custom cells for large customers like smartphone OEMs and U.S. Army.