奪晶片霸主地位
Chip-making giant Intel has announced that construction on a $3 billion expansion at its D1X fab in Oregon is now underway.
晶片製造龍頭英特爾宣布，正在俄勒岡州的D1X晶圓廠建設30億美元的擴建工程，
expand(v.)擴大expand retail operations擴大零售業務expansion(n.) 擴大、擴張、擴展NATO expansion北約的擴張the rapid expansion of the software industry軟體業的迅速發展underway(adj.)正在進行的;正在發生的
The company hopes the move will help it regain its position as a leader in semiconductor process technology.
英特爾希望透過此舉重新奪回半導體製程技術領導者的地位。
process(n.)過程;進程、製作方法;加工方法;製程the digestive process消化過程the ageing process衰老的過程
Intel says its D1X fab is the center of its research and development operations, where it conceives every new generation of logic chips.
英特爾表示，D1X是英特爾晶片技術研發的重要據點，次世代的邏輯晶片都是在這裡構思的。
research and development 研究與開發operation(n.)運作、營運、工作conceive(v.)想像、想出、構想conceive the plot for a film構思電影的情節conceive an exhibition構思展覽
This latest phase of construction expands the site’s cleanroom capacity by 20%, providing its engineers with an added 270,000 square feet of space to work on a number of different process technologies in parallel.
最新擴建工程將工廠的無塵室容量擴大了20％，為其工程師提供了270,000平方英尺的額外空間，可以同時處理多種不同製程。
phase(n.)(月亮的)位相;盈虧、(發展或變化的)階段;時期capacity(n.)容積;容量in parallel 同時=at the same time=simultaneously
The fab employs roughly 10,000 employees who have earned the reputation as one of the world’s most distinguished process engineering teams.
這座晶圓廠僱用了約10,000名員工，為享譽國際最傑出的製程技術團隊。
roughly=about=around大約;大概reputation(n.)名譽;聲望;名望distinguished(adj.)傑出的、突出的、卓越的=outstanding=excellent
In recent years, Intel has struggled to stay ahead in semiconductor technology advancement.
近年來，英特爾一直努力在半導體技術的進步取得領先。
struggle to 奮鬥;努力advancement(n.)發展;提高;改善
However, TSMC has instead taken the lead, surpassing Intel in its ability to create the most advanced logic chips.
不過，台積電反而處於領先地位，在製造最先進的邏輯晶片的能力方面超越了英特爾。
take the lead取得領先surpass(v.)超越、優於、勝過
This has resulted in Intel surrendering market share to AMD, NVIDIA, and other competitors who rely on TSMC and other foundries.
這導致英特爾將市佔率拱手讓給了依賴台積電和其他代工廠的超微半導體（AMD）、輝達（NVIDIA）與其他競爭對手。
result in 導致、造成某結果=cause=bring about=lead to=give rise to
Intel said the extended delays in developing its chips were due to its overly aggressive approach for increasing transistor density and attempting to package too many improvements in a single process node.
英特爾表示，其晶片開發時程延遲是因為用過於激烈的方法來增加電晶體密度，並試圖在單個製程節點中納入太多改良。
extended(adj.)延長的;比普通要長的approach(n.)方法=methodtransistor density電晶體密度process node製程節點
Meanwhile, as it is now taking steps to become an even bigger player in the semiconductor industry, Intel hopes to acquire some of the more than $50 billion in subsidies the US government is offering to help boost domestic chip production.
同時，由於英特爾現在正試圖在半導體產業取得領先地位，公司也希望能夠獲得美國政府為促進國內晶片生產提供的500多億美元補貼中的一部分。
take steps to RV採取行動、措施=take measures to RVplayer(n.)參與者;參與其中的重要人物acquire=get=gain=obtain獲得subsidy(n.)補貼;補助housing subsidies for the poor給低收入戶的住屋補貼boost(v.)提升=improve=increase