中國電信設(shè)備制造商華為技術(shù)有限公司，日前宣布關(guān)閉在愛爾蘭科克（Cork）的RF IC設(shè)計(jì)中心。
這個(gè)10人的RF設(shè)計(jì)團(tuán)隊(duì)是華為在2010年收購Option NV公司（位于比利時(shí)魯汶）子公司M4S中的一部分，這項(xiàng)收購標(biāo)志著華為擁有了基于40nm制程CMOS多模軟件定義無線電技術(shù)。一位知情人士表示，RF IC設(shè)計(jì)小組目前正在尋求其他機(jī)會(huì)。
華為科克負(fù)責(zé)人吉姆·康納利（Jim Connelly）確認(rèn)了關(guān)閉消息，但同時(shí)表示，不影響華為在當(dāng)?shù)氐钠渌こ袒顒?dòng)繼續(xù)進(jìn)行。
2006年，M4S從IMEC中脫離出來，讓軟件定義無線電中使用的Scaldio可伸縮無線電收發(fā)器實(shí)現(xiàn)商業(yè)化。隨后，M4S試圖提高風(fēng)險(xiǎn)資本，以便獨(dú)立成一家公司，但在困難的融資環(huán)境下，最終成為一個(gè)USB加密狗和數(shù)據(jù)卡供應(yīng)商Option NV的附屬子公司。
2010年12月，華為整體收購M4S公司，以在歐洲研發(fā)移動(dòng)寬帶技術(shù)。此次收購的價(jià)格為800萬歐元（約合1050萬美元）。
編譯：Luffy Liu
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參考英文原文：Huawei closing Irish RF design center, by Peter Clarke
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Huawei closing Irish RF design center
Peter Clarke
MUNICH, Germany – Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is closing down its RF IC design center in Cork, Ireland.
The 10-person RF design team was acquired by Huawei in 2010 as part of the purchase of M4S from Option NV (Leuven, Belgium), which gave Huawei access to a 40-nm CMOS multimode software-defined radio, originally developed at the IMEC research institute. A source said the RF IC design team is now seeking other opportunities.
Jim Connelly, Cork site manager for Huawei, confirmed the closure. Other engineering activities continue at the site, he said.
M4S was spun off from IMEC (Leuven, Belgium) in 2006 to commercialize the Scaldio scalable radio transceiver for use in software-defined radio. M4S (Leuven, Belgium) subsequently tried to raise venture capital as an independent startup but in a difficult funding climate eventually became a subsidiary of USB dongle and data card supplier Option NV (Leuven, Belgium).
In December 2010 Huawei announced it was acquiring all of M4S as part of a cooperation agreement with Option to develop mobile broadband technology for Europe. The purchase price was reported to be 8 million euro (about $10.5 million).
責(zé)編：Quentin
