I am happy that TD ones will not be laid off. I am from TD. And no, I am not sarcastic.
I know, if I am laid off, I will not only get no job, but actually I am unemployable. Being a PhD in Physics for last many years at Intel, what I know the best is to wet clean a tool, change recipes in AM, glance at water maps, and look at charts every morning. Even though my job role us R&D, I know that's the R&D we do the best here at Intel.
Someone can ask me why don't I leave. But why will I? I am pretty satisfied doing this job over a decade now and I also know, as long as Intel is there I am safe. I already forgot what I did in my Ph.D and now I think once I loose this job, nobody will hire me even as a technician, forget about R&D.
So I love Intel . I love TD. I love manufacturing.