英特爾將關閉韓國研發中心

　　Intel Corp. has decided to close its only research and development center in South Korea as part of a company restructuring， the government said Friday.

　　Intel's move cuts the number of foreign R&D centers in South Korea to 14， a spokesman at the Information and Communication Ministry said on condition of anonymity， citing ministry policy.

　　The South Korean government jointly operates the center with Intel， the spokesman said， adding that despite Intel's decision， the government will continue its research.

　　The spokesman said the research at the center located in Bundang， near Seoul， focused on digital technologies for the home and that Intel's company restructuring has affected that business sector， resulting in the closure.

　　In September， Santa Clara， Calif.-based Intel announced the elimination of 10，500 jobs — about 10 percent of its work force — through layoffs， attrition and the sale of underperforming business groups as part of a massive restructuring.

　　“The decision， which was made two days earlier， is part of the company's restructuring efforts，”Intel Korea spokeswoman Joo Yang-ye said， according to Yonhap news agency.“It has nothing to do with the research environment here in South Korea.”

　　Besides Intel， South Korea has attracted R&D centers from global companies such as Microsoft Corp.， Hewlett Packard Co. and IBM Corp. since 2004 as part of its efforts make the country a hub of research and development in Northeast Asia.

　　韓國政府上周五宣布，作為公司業務調整計劃的一部分，英特爾已經決定關閉其在韓國的惟一一家研發中心。

　　韓國信息和通訊部的一位不愿透露姓名的發言人稱，英特爾關閉在韓國的研發中心將使在韓國的外國研發中心數量減少到14個。

　　這位發言人稱，英特爾在韓國的研發中心是英特爾與韓國政府共同經營的。盡管英特爾已經決定退出，但是韓國政府將繼續從事其研發工作。

　　該發言人表示，英特爾韓國研發中心位于首爾附近的Bundang，主要研究家庭數字技術。由于英特爾的重組影響到了這個業務領域，導致了這個研發中心的關閉。

　　英特爾去年9月宣布要裁減1.05萬名員工，約占英特爾員工總數的10%。同時公司還賣掉了一部分業績不佳的業務部。

　　據韓國聯合通訊社報道，英特爾韓國公司女發言人Joo Yang ye表示：“這個決定是在兩天之前做出的，關閉韓國研發中心是公司業務調整計劃的一部分。這個決定與韓國的研發環境沒有任何關系。”

　　除了英特爾之外，韓國還吸引了許多全球性大公司在此開設研發中心，比如微軟、惠普和IBM等。韓國自從2004年開始就一直在努力讓自己成為亞洲東北部地區的研發中心。