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发帖数: 11530 | 1 Intel to invest $1.6 billion in China factory
Reuters
6 hours ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - Intel Corp (INTC.O) will invest $1.6 billion (1 billion
pounds) to upgrade its factory in the city of Chengdu in western China, the
latest sign of how the chipmaker is deepening ties in a market that is
proving increasingly troublesome for some U.S. technology peers.
As part of the upgrade, Intel said in a statement on Thursday it would bring
its most advanced chip-testing technology to China. In exchange it will
receive local and regional government support for construction.
"Deploying our newest advanced testing technology in China shows our
commitment to innovating jointly with China," Intel executive vice president
William Holt said in the statement. "The fully upgraded Chengdu plant will
help the Chinese semiconductor industry and boost regional economic growth."
The announcement comes three months after Intel purchased a minority stake
in a government-controlled semiconductor company to jointly design and
distribute mobile chips, an industry that China considers to be of strategic
importance.
Intel's fortunes in China contrast with the travails of its rival, Qualcomm
Inc (QCOM.O), which is expected to announce in the coming days a potentially
record-breaking settlement with Chinese antitrust regulators.
China's investigation into San Diego-based Qualcomm, as well as a spate of
recent probes against firms including Microsoft Corp, have prompted an
outcry from foreign business lobbies. They say the Chinese government is
increasingly adopting strong-arm tactics to yield technology-sharing or
other arrangements beneficial to domestic industry.
The government, meanwhile, has defended its regulatory scrutiny as even-
handed. It has pointed to a history of Qualcomm and Microsoft facing similar
antitrust probes in Western countries.
Analysts say there is a broad recognition that foreign companies must do
more to stay in China's good graces.
"Intel's taking the approach that's appreciated by the Chinese government,"
Nomura analyst Leping Huang said. "These days if you want to make money in
China, you have to invest in China."
(Reporting by Gerry Shih; Editing by Kenneth Maxwell) | W***n
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