完形填空(阅读以下材料完成51--65题)Microchip Research Center Cr

完形填空(阅读以下材料完成51--65题)

Microchip Research Center Created

A research center has been______(51)in this Far Eastern country to develop advanced microchip production technology.The center,which will start out with about US$14 million,will help the country develop its chip industry without always depending on imported technology.

The center will make use of its research skills and______(52)to develop new technology for _______(53)chip plants.The advent of the center will possibly free the country from the_______(54) that it is always buying almost-outdated technologies from other countries,said the country’s flagship chipmaker.______(55),chip plants in this country are in a passive situation because many foreign governments don’t allow them to______(56)the most advanced technologies,fearing they will be used for______(57) purposes.Moreover,the high licensing fees they have to pay to technology providers are also an important _(58)for their decision of self-reliance.

As mainstream chip production technology______(59)from one generation to the next every three to five years,plants with new technology can make more powerful chips at lower costs,while plants with______(60)equipment,which often cost billions of dollars to build,will be______(61)by the maker.

More than 10 chip plants are being built,each costing millions of US dollars.The majority of that money goes to overseas equipment______(62)and technology owners-mainly______(63)Japan and Singapore.

Should the new center play a major role in improving the situation in the industry,the country admits the US $14 million investment is still rather small.This country is developing______(64)technologies.Most of the investment will be spent on setting_______(65)with technology and intellectual property owners.