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.) q4 b B9 N: H. l' {# H) y
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.
& k1 C% m( d5 a7 j) n0 I9 G, `/ A; E 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.
7 |6 M: v" T+ }; J; `( R 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.+ u) ?5 ]3 e' ?! W z
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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$ Y* E: b6 o9 U! b declare vt.宣称, 宣布, 宣告
' p2 h% o1 h! C2 Q* i9 R8 Z( d! y China Research Institute中国研究学会& }7 b9 q6 T# q) R
institute n.协会；学会；学院* [7 n* @' Q! Q. S+ ]
Microsoft Asian Technology Center微软亚洲技术中心
% s; ~9 Y! X3 v9 ^ Siemens西门子（公司）
1 Z7 E/ X% [+ f( k8 F4 G$ G intensify vt.加强. ~1 U7 Z9 d. e
localization n.地方化，本土化
# s$ B- Q7 b4 J$ G! p key technology 关键技术! \, F) L Q9 ]/ V5 E* e6 p
track communication technology跟踪通讯技术- @( `" ]5 e, s& q+ H8 g
track n.轨迹, 跟踪
4 U4 K W2 B. s1 K8 e5 S7 m persuade v.说服, 劝说, (使)相信, 劝某人做(不做)某
3 q% x3 x& O" @* n6 u, K; a factor n.因素, 要素,
+ u4 f. k# _* |7 v component n.成分 adj.组成的, 构成的8 C/ S" V! I) H. S+ Y) v$ S
Motorola (China) Electric Co., Ltd摩托罗拉（中国）电器有限公司
1 U) m2 Y5 B1 j" w7 ~' p: v. X Motorola China Research Institute摩托罗拉（中国）研究学会2 t1 Q* k' H# X
research personnel研发人员
6 v+ V2 U% W! f( z2 A _ advanced semiconductor materials先进的半导体材料
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