2015年职称英语理工类考试教材阅读判断重点文章及译文(6)
<p> <span word="Microchip">Microchip</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="Created">Created</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Far">Far</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="micro">micro</span>-<span word="chip">chip</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="center">center</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="US">US</span> $14 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="chip">chip</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="chip">chip</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="advent">advent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="almost">almost</span>-<span word="outdated">outdated</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="flagship">flagship</span> <span word="chipmaker">chipmaker</span>.1 <span word="Currently">Currently</span>, <span word="chip">chip</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="passive">passive</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="import">import</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span>, <span word="fearing">fearing</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span>. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="licensing">licensing</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="providers">providers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="reliance">reliance</span>2.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="mainstream">mainstream</span> <span word="chip">chip</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="shifts">shifts</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>3,<span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>, <span word="while">while</span>4 <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="outdated">outdated</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="marginalized">marginalized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maker">maker</span>.</p><p> <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10 <span word="chip">chip</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="built">built</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="costing">costing</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>.5 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="vendors">vendors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="owners">owners</span><span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>.</p>
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