Reborn in 2011, 985 missing from two copies

Chapter 753: Mr. Wang is killing like crazy, Wall Street is in mourning! (The end of the book)

Replacing the semi-solid-state LiDAR with the outdated mechanical LiDAR would require a complete overhaul of the intelligent driving algorithm.

Suddenly, major automakers and Google's autonomous driving project were all in dire straits, and their stock prices plummeted as a result.

Online discussions have also become more interesting:
"Due to Xingyi Technology cutting off its supply, Google's market value evaporated by 15%, Qualcomm's by 60%, Apple's by 70%, General Motors' by 30%, and Ford's by 35%!"

"It's really interesting. The US sanctioned Xingyi Technology, but Xingyi Technology was almost unscathed, while major US companies suffered heavy losses! Wall Street was a bloodbath, and countless Americans lost everything!"

"This isn't the US sanctioning Xingyi Technology; it's Xingyi Technology sanctioning the US!"

"Haha, that's true. At least Xingyi Technology is thriving and becoming stronger under the US sanctions, while the old US giants are collectively miserable and in a collective tragedy!"

"I estimate that those American tycoons, ordinary people, and the financial groups behind them all hate the authorities to death."

"That's right, there are beautiful scenes of protests and demonstrations everywhere now. He will definitely have to step down at the next election."

"Starry Sky Technology is truly remarkable. Single-handedly, it has caused American giants to suffer greatly."

"What about Japan and South Korea? They also participated in cutting off supplies to Xingyi Technology, but weren't they sanctioned?"

"Yes, Japanese and South Korean companies immediately cut off the supply of photoresist to Xingyi Technology. They should also impose sanctions on large silicon wafers."

"They'll definitely be involved. Chairman Wang recently imposed a simultaneous supply cut to Japanese and South Korean companies, a reciprocal sanction!"

"Japan and South Korea have cut off supplies of photoresist and large silicon wafers to Xingyi Technology. Xingyi Technology has also cut off supplies of lidar and fast charging modules to Japan and South Korea."

"Holy crap, that's awesome!"

"What's even more ridiculous is that the Japanese and South Korean giants were instantly scared and lobbied overnight to lift the supply cutoff to Xingyi Technology and continue to provide large silicon wafers and photoresist."

"But what's even more ridiculous is that Xingyi Technology announced that it doesn't need to. It has long since achieved self-development and self-production of large silicon wafers and high-end photoresists, and there is absolutely no need to purchase them from outside!"

"What? Xingyi Technology has achieved self-development and self-production of large silicon wafers and high-end photoresists? Impressive, truly impressive!"

"No wonder Xingyi Semiconductor has been operating at full capacity, not only without stopping production, but also selling chips to the outside world on a large scale, producing them entirely in-house, and is not afraid of sanctions at all."

"Not only have photoresist and large silicon wafers been fully realized as assets, but even EDA has been self-produced. The US has gone crazy for nothing."

"There have also been comprehensive breakthroughs in architecture and instruction set."

"That's right. The Honghu Intelligent Driving chip uses Xingyi Technology's self-developed Lingxi instruction set, which is much stronger than ARM and X86, especially in terms of AI computing power, which is several generations ahead."

"From now on, Xingyi Semiconductor will completely abandon ARM and x86 instruction sets and upgrade to its self-developed Lingxi instruction set and self-developed architecture!"

"Impressive. At present, the only thing that can be sanctioned is the lithography machine."

"The lithography machines are useless now. Before the sanctions, Xingyi Technology had already purchased a lot of high-end DUV lithography machines, which is enough for its needs. Moreover, the government has been strongly supporting the development of domestically produced DUV lithography machines, and breakthroughs are on the way. We are not afraid of sanctions in the future."

"Several years ago, Xingyi Technology established a lithography machine research institute to work with government agencies, related institutions, and universities to develop DUV and EUV lithography machines!"

"That's right, Xingyi Technology also made a huge contribution to the rapid breakthrough of domestically produced DUV lithography machines."

"Fun fact: Xingyi Technology's optical lens modules are all developed by chance when researching lithography machines. Sony has become a second-tier player in this field."

"My goodness, no wonder they switched to the self-developed and self-produced Xingyi lens module; it feels even better than Sony's module!"

"Then the US sanctions have become a joke."

"Xingyi Technology did not suffer much loss, but the European, American, Japanese and Korean giants suffered a collective tragedy because of Xingyi Technology's supply cut."

"Haha, this isn't a sanction against Xingyi Technology, it's clearly Xingyi Technology sanctioning us!"

"What's even more ridiculous is that with the collapse of US tech giants and widespread devastation on Wall Street, a lot of funds are starting to flow into the East."

"That's right. Although Xingyi Technology is not listed, the companies that cooperate closely with Xingyi Technology have all seen their performance soar and their stock prices skyrocket!"

Breaking news! Starry Semiconductor has officially announced a massive price drop in its chip foundry services!

“40纳米芯片代工价格降低50%、28纳米芯片代工价格降低40%，14纳米芯片代工价格降低30%，7纳米芯片代工价格也降低30%！”

"Holy crap! A comprehensive price cut, and by such a huge amount! Chairman Wang is going to kill TSMC and Samsung Semiconductor!"

"That's right, they're targeting the lifeblood of Samsung Semiconductor and TSMC."

"Samsung and TSMC are in big trouble now. If they don't lower prices, their customers will be snatched away by Star Semiconductor. If they do lower prices, they'll be doomed, with no profit at all."

"That's right. Xingyi Semiconductor has many orders and low costs in mainland China. Even with a 30%-50% price reduction, it can still make a profit. But Samsung and TSMC have high costs. If they follow suit and reduce prices by 30%-50%, they won't make a profit; they'll suffer direct losses!"

"Chairman Wang is willing to let me earn less money, but he's determined to kill Samsung and TSMC! Chairman Wang has gone mad!"

"That's right, isn't this a tech war? Star Semiconductor is giving up most of its profits to crush its pro-American rivals!"

"Chairman Wang would rather make less money than let our competitors die!"

"It's not just Xingyi Semiconductor that's lowering prices. Xingyi Memory has also gone all out, launching a full-scale sale with prices dropping by 40%! Global memory and flash memory prices have completely collapsed!"

"Holy crap, Chairman Wang is really going all out! A 40% price cut, that's going to kill Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron!"

"Previously, Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron monopolized the storage industry, frequently colluding to cause accidents, reduce production, and raise prices. Now, with Starway Storage's IPO, they've completely overturned the table! Starway Technology might earn less, but their competitors shouldn't earn anything either!"

"Haha, that's how it should be! This year is a boon for consumers, with massive price cuts across the board! It's just that the European, American, Japanese, and Korean giants are suffering."

"Of course. As soon as Starway Technology announced a major price cut, the stock prices of TSMC, Samsung, Micron, and SK Hynix all plummeted."

“TSMC’s stock price has been halved, Micron and SK Hynix’s stock prices have fallen by 40%, and even the large and powerful Samsung has lost 30% of its value.”

"Chairman Wang is so domineering, so incredibly domineering! He single-handedly slaughtered global giants!"

"Even now, in this technology war, Xingyi Technology remains strong, while the giants from Europe, America, Japan, and South Korea are almost wiped out."

"Haha, this is a good thing."

"If the US were given another chance, they probably wouldn't want to sanction Xingyi Technology even if it killed them, right?"

"Unfortunately, there's no going back now; the situation has changed."

"The tech war was initiated by the US, but when it ends is up to Chairman Wang!"

“That’s right. Now that the Omega wants to back down, negotiate, and stop mutual sanctions, Chairman Wang won’t agree.”

"We definitely won't agree. Xingyi Technology develops and produces everything in-house, so we're not afraid of sanctions. Even though the profit per unit decreases after the price reduction, we get more orders, which steals orders and customers from our competitors. In the end, our total profit not only doesn't decrease, but we actually earn more."

"But the giants from Europe, America, Japan and South Korea are in a tragic situation. They have lost profits, lost customers, lost orders, and their stock prices have plummeted. They can't hold on for long."

"Yes, these giants and the capital behind them can't hold on any longer. They're going to the White House every day to protest, demanding an end to the tech war and that they take the initiative to negotiate peace, otherwise they'll all die and go bankrupt!"

"But unfortunately, Xingyi Technology will definitely not agree!"

"That's right, Chairman Wang won't stop until he's crippled Samsung Semiconductor and TSMC, and crushed the European, American, Japanese and Korean giants!"

"Chairman Wang is amazing! We must support Chairman Wang and Xingyi Technology! He's my idol."

"As an American, I have to admit, Chairman Wang is awesome! I support Chairman Wang and Xingyi Technology!"

……

At this point in the situation, the advantage has completely fallen to Xingyi Technology.

Starry Semiconductor's foundry prices have plummeted by 30%-50%, which is undoubtedly a complete table-flipping move!

They overwhelmed Samsung and TSMC, leaving them unable to cope.

The most direct result is that Samsung and TSMC's customers and orders are flooding into Star Semiconductor!

Initially, Samsung and TSMC were able to barely sustain their monthly losses thanks to their existing financial reserves.

But by 2019, it could no longer sustain itself.

Xingyi Technology's price reduction of 30%-50% directly snatched away the vast majority of customers and orders.

Both Samsung Semiconductor and TSMC are facing a severe shortage of orders!
From 40 nanometers to 7 nanometers, a large number of production lines are idle, losing money every day, every month, and in severe cases.

The semiconductor industry can be incredibly lucrative when it's profitable, but it can also be devastating when it suffers losses!

Even the two giants are finding it hard to withstand the pressure.

What's worse is that, faced with this situation, the two giants are caught in a dilemma and have no way to resolve it.

Following Xingyi Semiconductor's massive price cut of 30%-50%, some orders can be won back, but at this price, there will be serious losses!

If prices aren't lowered, orders won't come in, production lines will be largely idle, and losses will be severe.

No matter what I choose, I lose money every day!

Coupled with the sharp drop in stock prices and the shrinking market value, TSMC and Samsung have been severely impacted.

Right now, we're already living off our savings to cover normal expenses, so it would be even more difficult to invest heavily in upgrading production lines and developing new processes!
Although TSMC has also achieved 7-nanometer process technology, it uses DUV lithography machine multi-exposure technology, just like Starlight Technology.

TSMC originally planned to spend a huge sum of money to purchase a large number of EUV lithography machines to upgrade its second-generation 7-nanometer process and replace them all with EUV lithography machines for mass production.

However, given the current situation, TSMC's stock price has been halved, its market value has been halved, orders are scarce, it is losing money every month, and it has to rely on its own savings to pay salaries. Where would it get enough money to fully upgrade its EUV lithography machines?
For Samsung, the situation is even worse.

Samsung hasn't even broken through the 7nm process, making its situation even more difficult!

Samsung originally planned to invest heavily to break through the 7-nanometer process in the second half of 2019 and achieve mass production of 7-nanometer chips.

Samsung began incurring losses after Star Semiconductor overturned the table last year.

Faced with no orders, no profits, and daily losses, Samsung's 7-nanometer process research and development and mass production have been forced to be postponed again and again!
After all, even though TSMC mastered the 7nm process, it still didn't get any orders because its price was 30% higher than Star Semiconductor's! So what if Samsung continued to invest money and developed 7nm? It still wouldn't get any orders or make any profit.

As for following Star Semiconductor's 30% price cut to grab orders, that would mean Samsung would suffer severe losses like TSMC, losing money on every chip produced, which is even more unrealistic!
Meanwhile, Xingyi Technology continued its rapid progress.

In the new year, not only will Xingyi mobile phones continue to lead the world, but Xingyi automobiles will also achieve great breakthroughs!

既40万-80万的星逸S5、X5，30万-60万的星逸S3、X3之后，星逸科技再度发布了全新的星逸S7、X7高端豪华汽车，还推出了6座版，7座版！

Starting price is one million!

The entire series is equipped with a 128-line semi-solid-state LiDAR, a 4D millimeter-wave radar, and the 7-nanometer automotive-grade intelligent driving chip Honghu 9700!

The HH9700 boasts a single-chip computing power of up to 254 TOPS and also achieves integrated smart cockpit, perfectly controlling intelligent driving and the smart cockpit with a single chip.

Furthermore, the Honghu 9700 supports multi-chip parallel connection, thereby achieving more powerful computing power!
With the support of a 128-line semi-solid-state LiDAR and the Honghu 9700, the 2019 Xingyi Auto has been fully upgraded, and the Xingyi Intelligent Driving system has also been fully upgraded.

While it may not reach the near-Level 3 autonomous driving capabilities of Huawei ADS 4.0 a few years from now, it has reached the level of around 2022-2023.

This further boosted Xingyi Auto's sales.

Even in the United States, where the sale is banned, many people still manage to buy it back through various means.

It is worth mentioning that Xingyi Technology's 128-line semi-solid-state LiDAR, Honghu 9700 automotive-grade chip, and fully upgraded new-generation 4D millimeter-wave radar are still subject to a complete sales ban on European, American, Japanese and Korean companies!
The European, American, Japanese and Korean giants are all helpless about this!

In the fields of new energy and intelligent driving, it has fallen behind in all aspects!

We are powerless to catch up.

Without a powerful intelligent driving chip, without 64-line or 128-line semi-solid-state LiDAR, even the more advanced 4D millimeter wave LiDAR can't handle it!
Chase after them headfirst?

Tesla, relying on a purely vision-based solution, has achieved some success, but it is still several generations behind the StarDrive system.

Some people jokingly say, "The Xingyi Smart Drive can take you home, while Tesla Smart Drive can take you to meet God!"

This directly led to dismal sales for new energy vehicle manufacturers in Europe, the US, Japan, and South Korea, while Xingyi Auto sold extremely well globally.

Even in the United States, many people are calling for the lifting of the sales ban, because Americans need the Xingyi car!
The protests and demonstrations have never stopped.

More seriously, the development of Xingyi Auto has prematurely triggered the strangulation of traditional gasoline vehicles by new energy vehicles.

Sales of gasoline-powered cars such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi have plummeted, while sales of new energy vehicles such as Xingyi Auto have been soaring.

The market trend that was supposed to appear three years later in the previous life has been brought to a head early because of Wang Yi and Xingyi Motors!

The European, American, Japanese and South Korean giants are helpless in this regard; they have no choice but to pursue new energy.

If we can't catch up in the new energy sector, we have to find other ways out.

BBA (BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi) are all planning to cooperate with Xingyi Technology.

The plan is to entrust the soul to Xingyi Technology, using Xingyi Auto's intelligent driving solutions and platform, thereby preserving its last shred of dignity in the new energy era.

In this technological war, Xingyi Technology has emerged victorious.

Although Old Mi doesn't admit he lost, he was utterly defeated.

Apple, Qualcomm, TSMC, Samsung, Intel, Nvidia, AMD, General Motors, Ford, Tesla, and many others have all suffered heavy losses, their stock prices have been halved, and their future looks bleak.

Wall Street capitalists suffered heavy losses as a result, with bloodshed and widespread despair.

Originally, the US was hysterical, demanding global sanctions against Xingyi Technology and a global ban on the sale of Xingyi Technology.

However, a rare earth ban in the village forced Lao Mi to give up.

Unable to escalate further, the US has no other options but to use lithography machines as leverage.

However, with the official advance planning and full support, a prototype of the domestically produced high-end DUV lithography machine was completed in June 2019, and its performance is first-class.

EUV lithography machines are also progressing steadily.

Wang Yi wasn't in a hurry at all.

Since Star Semiconductor lowered its prices by 30%-50%, TSMC and Samsung Semiconductor have been operating at a loss, incurring losses for months on end.

If things continue like this, we will only be on the verge of bankruptcy. Where will we get the funds to develop 5-nanometer technology?

In their past lives, what propelled TSMC and Samsung forward, enabling them to break through the 5nm and 3nm processes, was ample orders and substantial profits.

This time, however, the order went to Xingyi Semiconductor, and the profits also went to Xingyi Semiconductor!
With no orders and no profits, the two giants are worried about how to avoid bankruptcy, so they have no intention of continuing to invest heavily in the research and development of the next generation of technology.
We can't expect all engineers to work for free, doing it all out of love!
As for finding capital investment... that's even more difficult!

Capital is pragmatic; it will only continue to invest if there is a profit to be made.

If there's no future in the business, they'll quickly withdraw and cut their losses.

Moreover, Samsung and TSMC caused the conglomerate to lose a fortune.

Faced with the price war launched by Starway Technology, which completely overturned the table, Samsung and TSMC saw no future at all!
Who would dare to invest?
The investors have a clear understanding: even if they invest huge sums of money and spend two or three years to get TSMC to develop a 5-nanometer process, so what?
TSMC's 5nm foundry price is 5 times that of Star Semiconductor's 7nm. How many customers would be willing to pay 5 times more for this slight improvement?
When TSMC's 5nm process reaches mass production, there will be no orders and no profits, and the capital investment will be completely lost!
Nobody wants to be the sucker!
Therefore, TSMC and Samsung's 5nm process is still a long way off.

The world is stuck at the 7-nanometer process node, and it will take many years.

This gives Xingyi Semiconductor more time to wait for the breakthrough of domestically produced EUV lithography machines!

In recent years, Xingyi Lithography Research Institute has invested huge sums of money and manpower to jointly develop EUV lithography machines with relevant institutions, and has made great breakthroughs!

Full localization is just around the corner.

Seeing that Xingyi Technology's various businesses were thriving, Wang Yi delegated more of the work to Song Sining and Jian Ziyan, becoming a hands-off manager himself.

Instead, he spends more time with Lin Shu.

Lin Shu has been vomiting a lot these past few months, and has even neglected the matter of Ba Wang Cha Ji...

Wang Yi chose to slow down his life, spending his free time taking walks and talking with Lin Shu and the baby in her belly.

This slow-paced lifestyle is also a blessing.

Of course, Wang Yi also kept a close eye on the core work.

For example, Wang Yi has been paying close attention to the field of AI computing chips from the very beginning.

Unlike its previous life, which was completely backward.

This time, Xingyi Semiconductor made early plans and got off to a good start. Not only did it not fall behind, but it also took a generational lead!
Whether it's the NPU AI chip integrated in the Kunpeng 960 SOC or the high-end Xingyi X series AI computing power chip, they are unparalleled in the world!

The difference is that in the past, Nvidia's high-end computing chips were banned from sale to us.

This time, Xingyi AI high-end computing chips are selling well globally, but are completely banned from sale to the United States!
A host of American giants can only use Nvidia's outdated computing chips. The global AI race has just begun, and they are already far behind!

This infuriated even Trump, who, at a high-level meeting, was furious just looking at Huang.

"Nvidia is really useless. Xingyi Technology's X100 chip has an FP16/AI computing power of over 1000 TFLOPS, while Nvidia's V100 chip only has a computing power of 125 TFLOPS, which is eight times that of the other."

Old Huang gave an awkward smile: "Mr. President, it's one-eighth of Xingyi Technology."

"Not bad, you at least know it's one-eighth of someone else's!" Trump said with a half-smile.

Old Huang's lips twitched; he could only curse inwardly while smiling on the outside:
"Mr. President, the problem lies in the manufacturing process. The 12-nanometer process is holding us back. But next year, when our A100 chips enter mass production, upgrading to TSMC's 7-nanometer process will significantly improve performance!"

"Oh, okay. So, after your A100 undergoes a significant upgrade next year, what computing power will it achieve?"

"Approximately 300 TFLOPS!"

"Not bad, it's three times the performance of Xingyi Technology's X100! Nvidia is pretty good!" Trump continued to speak ironically, full of sarcasm!

"..." Old Huang's expression turned even uglier, and he wisely refrained from saying anything more.

"Chairman Huang, how much computing power do you think Xingyi Technology's X200 will achieve next year?"

"This..." Old Huang fell silent.

Yes, Nvidia is making progress, and so is Starway Technology.

The X100 chip, with 1000 TFLOPS of computing power, is just Xingyi Technology's current level. What about next year?
"Is 3000 TFLOPS possible? That would be one-tenth of what you guys have achieved!"

Faced with Trump's sarcastic remarks, Lao Huang chose to remain silent.

But Musk, who was gloating nearby, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Nvidia's outdated computing chips have also hampered the development of Tesla's autonomous driving system.

At least that's what Musk thinks.

With the computing power chip from Xingyi Semiconductor X100, Tesla's Autopilot can be taken to another level!
Unexpectedly, Dong Wang's cold gaze instantly glared at him: "You still have the nerve to laugh?"

"Tesla's Autopilot almost sent me to meet my maker!"

Musk instantly lost his smile: "..."

He knows this!
Watching Wang Yi experience the Xingyi S7's NOA intelligent driving system in the city, the "King of Understanding" was not to be outdone and wanted to prove that American cars were no worse than Xingyi cars!

So I also got to experience Tesla's Autopilot.

As a result, I almost met my maker!
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