At the end of last year, Microsoft invested U.S.$ 80 million in a China Research Institute specializing in essential research. It also declared recently that U.S.$ 50 million investment will be made in the Microsoft Asian Technology Center in Shanghai, the highest level research institute of Microsoft in China.
4 L) I/ B4 u7 q- x Siemens intensifies the localization of key technology. After a century of introducing track communication technology into China, vice president Mr. Burt said, "a century's experience persuaded us that a key factor securing the successful operation is the localization of key components. f3 D, ?+ b: e% I q1 f5 W
In November 1999, Motorola (China) Electric Co., Ltd. built the "Motorola China Research Institute" in Beijing. It now has altogether eighteen R & D centers in China (including Hong Kong), 650 research personnel with a investment of RMB 1.3 billion, covering advanced semiconductor materials, micro-controller, CDMA, Will system, and chips for mobiles and software. By the year 2001, there will be 25 research centers and 1000 research personnel with a total investment of RMB 1.8 billion./ V4 A% J$ D7 ~+ V- F2 d) R- l
Northern Telecom International Ltd., IBM, Intel, Du Pont Holding Co., Ltd., P & G, Ericsson, Nokia, Panasonic and Mitsubishi have all established research centers, technological development centers and laboratories in China. AT &T even plans to open the first "Bell Lab". A French company will build "technological zones" in Beijing and Shanghai, including a chip factory and four application labs.
. q' C# \+ ~: ^0 d' V Thanks to the acceleration of component localization brought about by the establishment of R & D institutes by multinational companies, costs are reduced and the competitiveness is increased.
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declare vt.宣称, 宣布, 宣告: I" Z# W. @' W' y/ P
China Research Institute中国研究学会6 r3 D5 i( I) p6 u y" G
institute n.协会；学会；学院
8 \2 H: I! b* V Microsoft Asian Technology Center微软亚洲技术中心7 H& c, k2 }( A4 T4 T
Siemens西门子（公司）
, K9 u3 p* {" x7 }0 Q6 U intensify vt.加强
, V9 }5 X! L3 c/ g& S* B7 ] localization n.地方化，本土化
% h+ J" _* l, b: o* l, T key technology 关键技术
! b1 ~/ K1 u$ b0 B& x/ W: U track communication technology跟踪通讯技术
Y1 M3 c( I% r- x9 w; x8 G2 U% m' Y( i track n.轨迹, 跟踪2 ^, ]" p+ v' |; n! ^
persuade v.说服, 劝说, (使)相信, 劝某人做(不做)某
4 a6 c0 Y) y. v3 k, z factor n.因素, 要素,
- o3 g) |# l$ ^( @) _/ b1 G component n.成分 adj.组成的, 构成的
( P: z% t/ n9 j! }& x* o& m- Q4 H Motorola (China) Electric Co., Ltd摩托罗拉（中国）电器有限公司* F; T0 y! W1 c' J0 z' p6 k
Motorola China Research Institute摩托罗拉（中国）研究学会
( Q2 v* q2 _7 a# L; ~ research personnel研发人员
9 K$ D# q+ n% A3 O) e; j* M# j advanced semiconductor materials先进的半导体材料
+ W, @% M" X2 f& c micro-controller微型控制器
; u3 m$ ~4 x5 E+ x M: o chip n.集成电路片$ o. Y6 Q* H S1 [0 M/ }
software n. 软件
6 _3 m9 O1 q" J" ^- g9 i Northern Telecom International Ltd北方电讯国际有限公司
, k7 Q! K6 Z5 V# Q9 | zone n.地域, 地带, 地区) k5 E) \4 N+ X" I" g3 v4 \% |0 G
application labs应用实验室
) Q' U) K+ k' l- Z- | competitiveness竞争力(性) |
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