US tech giant Intel is shedding 12,000 jobs as it seeks to cut reliance on the declining personal computer market.

美國科技巨頭英特爾裁員1.2萬人，旨在削減對下滑的個人電腦市場的依賴。

The maker of computer chips will take a $1.2bn charge to cover restructuring costs.

這家計算機芯片制造商將在重組成本上花費12億美元。

The job cuts, about 11% of Intel’s workforce, will be made over the next 12 months,Intel said in a statement.

裁員達到英特爾員工總數(shù)的11%，將在未來12個月執(zhí)行，英特爾在一份聲明中說。

Intel said it wants to "accelerate evolution from a PC company to one that powers the cloud and billions of smart, connected computing devices".

英特爾表示，要“加快自身從個人電腦公司到云軟件、幾十億的智能連接計算機設(shè)備的轉(zhuǎn)變”。

The company also said on Tuesday chief financial officer Stacy Smith would move to a new role leading sales, manufacturing and operations.

該公司還表示，周二，首席財務(wù)官斯塔西·史密斯將以領(lǐng)導(dǎo)銷售、制造和運營的全新角色上崗。

Intel said it would begin a formal search process for a successor.

英特爾表示，將開始正式尋找繼任者。

Shares in the company were down 2.5% in after-hours trading on Wall Street. Intel’s stock price had already fallen 8.4% this year.

該公司股價在華爾街的盤后交易中下跌了2.5%。英特爾的股票價格今年已經(jīng)下跌8.4%。

The world’s largest computer chipmaker also lowered its revenue forecast for the year.

這個全球最大的計算機芯片制造商還下調(diào)了全年的營收預(yù)期。

The California-based company has been focusing on its higher-margin data centre business as it looks to reduce its dependence on the slowing PC market.

在尋求降低對放緩的個人電腦市場的依賴同時，這個總部位于加州的公司一直專注于高利潤的數(shù)據(jù)中心業(yè)務(wù)。

Global personal computer shipments fell 11.5% in the first quarter, research firm IDC said on Monday.

全球個人電腦出貨量在第一季度下降了11.5%，市場研究公司IDC周一表示。

Intel did not identify where the job cuts would fall. Most of the company’s factories are in the US.

英特爾沒有表明將針對哪里裁員。該公司大部分的工廠都在美國。

The cuts were "not a surprise," said NPD analyst Stephen Baker. "For everybody who has made their bed in old tech, trying to lie in it is pretty uncomfortable right now."

此次裁員并“不讓人意外，”NPD分析師Stephen Baker說，“對于用舊技術(shù)給自己鋪好了床的人，試圖繼續(xù)呆在那兒可并不舒服。”