Intel Chengdu factory production test package a total investment of $450 million

Intel Chengdu factory production test package today first "made in Chengdu" high performance computer chip will be offline

Washington (reporter Luo Shuchi, Xie Meng) today, and Chengdu has a bond with the global chip giant, Intel chairman of the United States will be the fifth set foot on the land of Chengdu. The 66 year old, who is known as the "chip man" in the world, was the chief executive officer in 2003 to dominate the investment decisions of the Intel Chengdu test and packaging plant. This afternoon, he will be the opening of the largest chip base operations in the west, and will participate in the launch of Intel volunteer love education project. This is Barrett, chairman of Intel since May this year, for the first time as chairman of the identity of the visit rong.

Intel in April last year in the high tech Zone (West) officially started construction of a project, plans to employ more than 600 local employees. In March this year, Chengdu and Intel signed the second phase of the project, investment memorandum, the total investment scale expanded to $450 million. In the history of Intel, there is no precedent for a factory has not yet started to increase capital, which shows its importance to Chengdu. Today, the first phase of the project will be officially put into operation in Chengdu Intel test package factory, the first "Chengdu made" high-performance computer chips will be off the production line.

"Investment in Chengdu is part of Intel's overall strategy in china. This project will bring new products and test packaging technology to Chengdu and China, Intel also shows that Intel's confidence in the effective development of business in the west of China continues to increase." Barrett said in an official statement.

Today Barrett Sichuan "face to face"

This afternoon, Barrett will visit Sichuan University, "education and innovation" is a hot topic and Sichuan to more than two thousand teachers and students face to face communication. It is reported that Barrett's speech time is only 20 minutes, the rest of the time and students will ask each other. Barrett in my speech will be the whole video, students can watch the entire Internet in public.

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"Cowboy" Barrett's five visit to Chengdu

Intel's fourth head of Barrett's childhood ideal is to become a Ranger, in 1974 to resign from the Stanford University to join Intel. He has a height of 1.9 meters, like all kinds of sports, had been driving a F16 fighter, also won the triathlon (swimming, long-distance running, cycling) champion. "Like a horse all home hardy Cowboy", this is the best of the parables of Barrett.

1993, Barrett was appointed chief operating officer of the company. 5 years later, Barrett came to Chengdu, attended the first international computer festival in Chengdu. The engagement of the two sides begins. May 2002, Barrett attended the Chengdu municipal government launched the digital western project ceremony. The second half of 2002, when the Sichuan provincial Party Secretary Zhou Yongkang led a delegation to visit the headquarters of Intel. In the first half of 2003, when he was mayor of Chengdu, Li Chuncheng also visited the headquarters of Intel. In August 2003, Barrett signed with Intel Lairong in Chengdu invest agreement; April 2004, Barrett fourth Lairong, presided over the Chengdu Intel factory test package ceremony.