Sony's plant in Rancho Bernardo, which makes cathode ray tubes for computer monitors, laid off about 500 workers last month, nearly 15% of its local work force. Lucent Technologies, which makes telecommunications equipment, announced last month that it will cut 10,000 jobs nationwide after reporting a first-quarter $1 billion loss.
La Jolla-based Gateway, said late last month it will cut 140 jobs at a plant in Orange County that makes network servers. In early January, Gateway announced that soft computer sales have prompted it to cut 3,000 jobs worldwide, which is nearly 13% of its workforce.
Most local experts say it's far too early to hit the high-tech panic button. The San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce says high-tech companies in particular are susceptible to the ebbs and flows of a new economy.
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