Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan warned in April that the quest for efficiency would be accompanied by painful job losses. The semiconductor company had previously disclosed its intentions to cut 20% of its global workforce, which would equate to 21,000 workers worldwide.

The cuts don’t come as a huge surprise. Intel previously said it would remove some layers of management after a Bloomberg report suggested the company would slash more than 20% of the workforce. Intel hasn’t confirmed the total numbers.