The article seems a bit unclear - even in German.
Basically, the title says that AMD will not move any production to Singapore !!
Then it says that the Govt. will allow a Technolgy Transfer ( I presume they mean the APM system - which was all that AMD wanted to use in Sigapore ).
The whole article sounds as if AMD is getting what they originally wanted, but written so as to say that there will be no job-transfers taking place, i.e. no job losses.
// Ausfuhrantrag für die Produktionstechnik der Mikroprozessoren Athlon und Opteron so zu ändern, dass am Standort Dresden kein großer Schaden entsteht. //
I think it's just a piece for political propoganda as if to say "The Chancellor persauded AMD to change the plans such that no jobs in Dresden would be lost".
IMO .. absolute rubbish - because Chartered and APM is all about having "extra and flexible" capacity elsewhere . There was never talk about relocating production from Dresden.
Here's a "Computer Translation" just as a basis :
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AMD gives up production-displacement of Dresden to Singapore
Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (SPD) has that U.S. after information of the news-magazine of the mirrors - technology-concern AMD of his/its plans, to transfer big parts of the production-technology of Dresden to Singapore, can discourage. As a countermove the government allows a controversial technology-transference, the news-magazine writes. The goods are Dual-Use"-Produkte, that as well as in a civilian manner as also in a military manner can be used.
In several conversations in the chancellory, the managers of AMD have been persuaded to alter her/its/their export-proposition Athlon and Opteron for the production-technology of the microprocessors so that no big damage originates at the location Dresden. The US-Firma wanted to transfer according to mirror beside the production-technology of the so named 90-Nanometer-Technologie also the research and development of the new 65-Nanometer-Technik to Asia originally.
The loss of 1000 jobs was feared in Dresden. Until now, AMD produces the processors only in Dresden. There, 2500 jobs were created since 1996 with help of Fördermitteln and credit-guarantees.
Several ministries and the Federal-news-service had criticized the technology-transference in the advance. The BND saw above all the danger of another bloodletting of know-how that can also be put in in a military manner if the AMD-Technik from Singapore is further-reached to China. These misgivings have ministry of economic affairs, foreign ministry and the Federal-office for economy and export-control according to mirror no longer. " AMD can reckon " solidly with an authorization of his/its export-proposition, the news-magazine quotes the responsible co-worker in the chancellory. , dpa, /
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