NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Zilog Inc., which has been manufacturing computer components in Nampa since 1979, will close its last remaining manufacturing plant on June 23, putting 147 employees out of work.
The closing of the Nampa plant was announced more than a year ago, but no date was set at the time. Zilog once employed more than 500 people at two Nampa locations.
The California-based company plans to hire contractors in Texas and overseas for all of its manufacturing needs.
The Idaho Department of Labor received notice of the closure on Thursday, a legal requirement when a large employer completely shuts down operations or lays off a large percentage of employees.
The announcement came Thursday as the San Jose-based company reported a break-even quarter on sales of $26 million. Zilog chief executive Jim Thorburn said the company is on "sound financial footing."
Executives said the cost of closing the Nampa plant would be $3 million to $5 million, and that the company would take a charge of $9 million for depreciation and write-downs of assets.
The Nampa plant manufactured microcontrollers, a type of highly integrated chip that typically includes a central processing unit, random access memory, communications ports and timers.
The units are used in electronics, home appliances, security systems, point of sales terminals, personal computer peripherals, as well as industrial and automotive applications.