"It was the first time that Intel invested on a second factory even before the first went on stream, demonstrating the giant chip-maker's confidence in Chengdu," said Robin Martin, then general manager of Intel Products (Chengdu) Ltd. The most important reason Intel was attracted to Chengdu is its advanced educational system.
"We are deeply impressed with the quality of education at universities in Chengdu. For example, we can hire high-caliber graduates from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and Sichuan University who can excel in their work," said Martin.
"Top talent can not only accomplish today's work but also may become future leaders. That is what we expect in Chengdu," said Hughes.
As a center of science and technology, Chengdu has 63 institutions of higher learning and secondary technical schools. It has more than 2,700 scientific research and development organizations and 490,000 specialized personnel.
Intel not only values the educational environment in Chengdu, but also thinks highly of its electronic industry. Since the 1950s, Chengdu has been one of China's industrial electronic centers.
Relying on its science-related universities and scientific research institutes as leaders in the nation, Chengdu has listed information technology as a primary sector and fostered a relatively developed consumer electronics market.
According to P. Y. Lai, president of Motorola (China) Electronics Ltd, Motorola plans to build its Sichuan based plant into the world's largest production base in the field of semiconductors, Jenny Wang, chief representative of Motorola (China) Electronics Ltd., said that the company's investment in high-tech projects in western China results from the attraction of the big market, rich resources, abundant professionals and the local governments' cooperation.
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