The closed facilities mostly used aging technology, and Intel will continue to invest billions of dollars this year in new plants, said Chuck Mulloy, an Intel spokesman.

• 因特尔的发言人恰克默莱对外宣称：关闭的几家工厂多数使用过时老化的技术，因特尔将继续投资上十亿美元兴建新厂。