U.S. chip-maker Intel announced Tuesday that it will cut 12,000 jobs globally by mid-2017 in a restructuring initiative designed to meet the challenge of declining personal computer market.

 

美国芯片生产商英特尔周二宣布将在2017年中之前裁员12000人，以适应全球个人电脑市场不断衰退的挑战。

 

The layoff¹, about 11 percent of Intel's workforce², will help to speed its shift from a PC firm to one that powers the cloud and billions of smart, connected computing³ devices, said the Santa Clara, California-based company.

 

The data center and Internet of Things (IoT) have replaced PCs as Intel's primary growth engines, according to a company release. It said the new businesses made up 40 percent of its revenue and the most of its operating profit last year, which offset⁴ the decline of PC sales.

 

Intel has long been the world's leading provider of PC chips, but global demand for PCs has been dropping in recent years, forcing the company to try to reduce its dependence⁵ on PCs and move to cloud, mobile and other types of computing.

 

"Our results over the last year demonstrate a strategy that is working and a solid foundation for growth," said Intel CEO Brian Krzanich. "The opportunity now is to accelerate this momentum⁶ and build on our strengths."

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