谷歌與HTC達成價值11億美元的合作協議
Google has struck a $1.1bn deal with Taiwan's HTC to expand its smartphone business.
爲拓展其智能手機業務，谷歌公司日前與臺灣HTC達成了一項11億美元的協議。Google will not take a stake in the firm, but some HTC staff will join the Silicon Valley giant.
谷歌不會持有該公司的股份，但部分HTC員工將歸屬於這家硅谷巨頭。The Taiwanese company was once a major player in the smartphone market but has struggled to compete with the likes of Apple and Samsung.
這家臺灣公司曾經是智能手機市場的主要供應商，但其很難與蘋果和三星這樣的品牌競爭。
Google expects the deal to close by early 2018, provided it gets the all clear from regulators.
在把所有條款弄清的基礎上，谷歌預計本次交易將於2018年初完成。
The deal marks the latest move by Google to boost its hardware capabilities.
本次交易標誌着谷歌爲提升其硬件功能所採取的最新舉措。'It's still early days for Google's hardware business,' the firm's senior vice-president of hardware Rick Osterloh said in a blog post on Google's website.
谷歌硬件高級副總裁裏克·奧斯特洛在該公司網站上的一篇博文中寫道：“目前谷歌的硬件業務還處於起步階段”。Under the deal, Google will acquire a team of people who develop Pixel smartphones for the US company and receive a non-exclusive license for HTC's intellectual property.
根據該協議，谷歌將獲得HTC爲美國公司開發Pixel智能手機的團隊，同時獲取HTC知識產權的非獨家授權。According to HTC half their smartphone research and development team - about 2,000 people - will go to Google.
根據HTC表示，他們智能手機研發團隊的一半--大約2000人將會前往谷歌。
