Close the German chip factory Infineon will face a massive strike

According to IG Metall Employees Union days ago revealed that the current German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Corporation at any time in danger of a massive strike of employees. Agence France-Presse reported on Thursday, the Staff Union, Munich in Germany, chip manufacturing base, part of the staff has stopped working. Prior to this, Infineon Corporation said it would close the Munich chip manufacturing plant in Germany, the program will bring additional spending of $120 million. Most of them are used for the placement of employees and the disassembly of plant equipment. On the other hand, Infineon said earlier this month, the main rival chip maker X Fab company has not decided whether the acquisition of the German Munich chip factory, because of the economic deficit of the plant has reached a "irreconcilable" stage. Therefore, Infineon closed the plant also means that plans up to eight hundred employees will lose their jobs, and only a very small part of the other factories in Infineon was placed, will eventually lead to a massive strike action in the brewing.