英特尔将关闭韩国研发中心

　　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.

　　韩国政府上周五宣布，作为公司业务调整计划的一部分，英特尔已经决定关闭其在韩国的惟一一家研发中心。

　　韩国信息和通讯部的一位不愿透露姓名的发言人称，英特尔关闭在韩国的研发中心将使在韩国的外国研发中心数量减少到14个。

　　这位发言人称，英特尔在韩国的研发中心是英特尔与韩国政府共同经营的。尽管英特尔已经决定退出，但是韩国政府将继续从事其研发工作。

　　该发言人表示，英特尔韩国研发中心位于首尔附近的Bundang，主要研究家庭数字技术。由于英特尔的重组影响到了这个业务领域，导致了这个研发中心的关闭。

　　英特尔去年9月宣布要裁减1.05万名员工，约占英特尔员工总数的10%。同时公司还卖掉了一部分业绩不佳的业务部。

　　据韩国联合通讯社报道，英特尔韩国公司女发言人Joo Yang ye表示：“这个决定是在两天之前做出的，关闭韩国研发中心是公司业务调整计划的一部分。这个决定与韩国的研发环境没有任何关系。”

　　除了英特尔之外，韩国还吸引了许多全球性大公司在此开设研发中心，比如微软、惠普和IBM等。韩国自从2004年开始就一直在努力让自己成为亚洲东北部地区的研发中心。