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Chapter 1078 Don’t worry about scarcity but inequality
Chip architecture, chip research and development, chip production plant and lithography machines, if Dongxin Semiconductor can make up for these shortcomings, it will be equivalent to a self-contained enterprise in the future.

Regardless of the fact that Dongxin’s technologies are not advanced at the moment, at least they are enough for our own use!

In the future, Donxin will not be controlled by others, nor will it have to be humble and look up to others.

I still remember that when Dongling Hi-Tech launched the Shenzhou digital cordless phone, it used Toshiba's landline chip. As a result, Toshiba raised the price every few days, and the phone was out of stock if there was a disagreement.

But in fact, this is still good. Although the price has increased, at least the other party is still selling goods to Dongling Hi-Tech.

If America really targets you, even if you want to spend money to buy it, it’s likely that it won’t be sold, and then you’ll be really stuck!
Li Dongling tapped the table lightly, and Wu Xinyi waited for Li Dongling's decision.

If there is an opportunity to acquire MIPS and America is willing to let it go, Dongling Hi-Tech will definitely take action. If we miss this opportunity, we may never have this store again!
Just acquiring MIPS would not be that cheap, and it would cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

MIPS used the same approach for the MIPS architecture as ARM did later, which was a licensing model.

Now Cisco's routers, Sony's PS game consoles, Panasonic and Philips' VCD and DVD chips, etc., all use the MIPS architecture.

These companies may all be competitors of Doxin in its acquisition of MIPS, and may also face competition from Intel, AMD, ARM and the like.

It is estimated that a large amount of money will be unavoidable to acquire MIPS and the MIPS architecture.

Now Li Dongling truly understands what it feels like to raise a money-eating beast. He has just made some money over there, but he has to throw out several times the money here.

Li Dongling feels that the best way is to get Donxin listed on NASDAQ as soon as possible, so that Wall Street and Americans can enjoy the dividends brought by Donxin Semiconductor. Of course, before enjoying them, they need to pay a little bit of money. This is the path that Donxin should take!
"Dongxin, contact Walden International and let Walden International act as a consultant to develop a plan and proposal for the acquisition of MIPS!
As long as there is a chance to acquire MIPS, Dongling Hi-Tech will support Dongxin's acquisition of MIPS!"

Li Dongling's words cheered up Wu Xinyi. This was what the great philanthropist Li meant. It was equivalent to letting Dongling Hi-Tech pay for Dongxin's acquisition of MIPS. Dongxin no longer needed to worry about the funding.

“But before starting the acquisition of MIPS, Doxin must first reach a cooperation with SVG!” Li Dongling explained to Wu Xinyi.

It wants to acquire MIPS and MIPS architecture. Even though the MIPS architecture is not as influential as Intel's CX86, in order to avoid any unexpected problems, Dongxin still has to put on a layer of skin.

Wu Xinyi was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "I will invite SVG's president, Papuken, to Hanxi as soon as possible!"

Li Dongling stayed at Doxin Semiconductor for a while before heading to Oriental Optoelectronics and Shenzhou Memory.

The industrial parks of Oriental Optoelectronics and Shenzhou Storage are actually only separated from Doxin Semiconductor by a wall.

Compared with Doxin Semiconductor, the scale of these two companies is much smaller.

Oriental Optoelectronics is now working closely with BOE on TFT LCD panels. It is now going all in on LCD panels and catching up with the LCD panel technology of Japan and South Korea.

Oriental Optoelectronics and BOE have developed the first generation of LCD panels in China, while Japan's Sharp and South Korea's Samsung have already reached the third generation of LCD panels.

The third-generation LCD panels are already ready for commercial use and are supplied to 14-inch screens for laptop computers.

However, the cost of LCD panels is too high now, they have not yet been widely popularized, and are still in the stage of technology accumulation.

"At present, Dongfang Optoelectronics has fully mastered the first generation of LCD panel technology and is developing the second generation of LCD panel technology!"

Standing in the dust-free laboratory of Oriental Optoelectronics, Li Dongling, wearing a dust-proof suit, listened to the report from Miao Xuguang, general manager of Oriental Optoelectronics.

In fact, Oriental Optoelectronics also has a dual-leader system. Oriental Optoelectronics' panel business is now mainly divided into two departments, STN and TFT. The head of STN is Tang Qinliang, and the general manager of TFT is Miao Xuguang.

The most profitable product of Oriental Optoelectronics now is the STN panel. The panels used in Dongling Hi-Tech's current products are almost all STN screens.

However, the global panel industry is now betting that LCD panels are the future!

This means that Oriental Optoelectronics has now actually turned into a company where the STN panel department makes money to support the TFT department's research and development!
"In the TFT department, we are confident that we will be able to initially build a second-generation production line that can be used for 10-inch screens next year!"

The reason why Oriental Optoelectronics has made rapid progress in LCD panel technology is thanks to the Southeast Asian economic crisis.

Oriental Optoelectronics has poached many people from Japanese companies such as Sharp, Toshiba, Korean companies such as Samsung and LG.

Affected by the Southeast Asian economic crisis, the research and development of LCD panels in Japan and South Korea has stagnated somewhat. Oriental Optoelectronics has recruited many people and continued to invest in research and development, which has actually narrowed the gap to a large extent.

Miao Xuguang is also under great pressure now. Being in the same company, the two major factions of STN and TFT departments are also comparing with each other.

But judging from revenue alone, Miao Xuguang's TFT department was beaten by the STN department headed by Tang Qinliang. Now Oriental Optoelectronics is the largest STN screen shipper in mainland China and the third largest STN manufacturer in the world after Sharp and Toshiba.

Basically, the STN screens used in digital cordless phones, electronic dictionaries, repeaters, VCD screens, Feiyan MP3 screens, and PHS mobile phones represented by Xiaolingtong produced in mainland China are all produced by Oriental Optoelectronics.

Before the end of the first half of this year, the STN department's revenue has exceeded 280 million US dollars, and it is expected that the revenue in the second half of the year will soar even more.

In contrast, the TFT LCD department basically made no money. The cost of LCD screens is too high now. Even Dongling Hi-Tech cannot afford to use LCD screens, let alone other companies.

Of course, companies like Sharp and Samsung are in the same situation. Although they are all betting on LCD screens, they are gritting their teeth in research and development, but have yet to sell the LCD screens because no mobile phone or computer manufacturer can afford them.

However, among the two major departments of Oriental Optoelectronics, one has achieved a record high in revenue, while the other has suffered huge losses. This is because the investment in research and development of the TFT department is too huge, and the profit of the STN department may not be able to fill this hole. As a result, at the end of each year, Oriental Optoelectronics may not even make a profit, let alone a loss!
It would be strange if the STN department had no complaints about the TFT department!

Li Dongling could see Miao Xuguang's embarrassment and knew what he was worried about. He believed that discord among children was mostly due to the lack of moral integrity of the elderly. Although this statement was a bit rough, it actually made some sense.

It is impossible to say that there is no wrangling between Oriental Optoelectronics' STN and TFT departments. In fact, Li Dongling has heard about it.

But this kind of thing must be handled by Dongling Hi-Tech's headquarters. If we sit back and do nothing, there will definitely be internal strife in the future.

After walking out of the dustproof laboratory and taking off his dustproof suit, Li Dongling couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Arriving at the restaurant of Oriental Optoelectronics, Li Dongling ordered a meal. The restaurants of Dongling Hi-Tech's subsidiaries, including Feiyan Technology, Oriental Optoelectronics and other companies, are all under the unified management of the logistics department of Dongling Hi-Tech.

Whether it is a supervisor or an employee, the meals they eat are the same. In addition, the logistics department of Dongling Hi-Tech also provides meal subsidies. On average, an employee eats two meals a day in the company, and the monthly cost is about one hundred yuan. The meal standard is based on the standard of two or three hundred yuan outside.

The meal that Li Dongling got consisted of three dishes and one soup. He didn't know how it tasted, but it was very oily. It also came with two vegetarian dishes, a portion of braised spareribs, and a large chicken leg.

Taking a look at the meals of other Oriental Optoelectronics employees, the portion of braised pork ribs was not as large as that of Li Dongling, but it was still not small, and the portions of other dishes were not much different either.

When Li Dongling sat down, Tang Qinliang, the head of another major department, STN, also hurried over. When Li Dongling saw Tang Qinliang, he nodded and greeted him, then began to eat with hearty mouthfuls. Today, Li Dongling had not had a proper meal yet.

Li Dongling felt that the food tasted just okay, a very "standard" dine-in flavor, but it certainly couldn't taste better than what the chef prepared specially.

But think about it, the kitchen has to supply daily meals for about 2,000 people in Oriental Optoelectronics. As long as the taste is acceptable and there is enough oil and water to ensure the physical fitness of Oriental Optoelectronics employees, it will be good enough.

Li Dongling felt that the food was good, but Tang Qinliang and Miao Xuguang just stared at each other with awkward expressions.

Does it mean that Miao Xuguang and Tang Qinliang have a really bad relationship? Do they have a lot of complaints about each other?
That is of course impossible. The two have no hatred or grudge against each other, but in their positions, they have their own teams and people under their command. The STN and TFT factions are not in harmony, forcing the two to go to opposite sides.

If the two of them were unwilling to stand with their respective departments, they would have cut themselves off from the STN and TFT departments, and they would probably have been unable to control their subordinates long ago.

Li Dongling finished all the food and drank the pumpkin porridge. Then he raised his head and looked at Tang Qinliang and Miao Xuguang, who seemed to have no appetite at all and had not taken a few bites of food.

"The TFT LCD panel project cannot be stopped, research and development must continue!"

Li Dongling said it in one word, or rather, he expressed his attitude directly to Tang Qinliang.

Tang Qinliang's eyes moved, but he didn't say anything, as if he was not surprised by this result.

“STN is the present, TFT is the future. I know that many people in the STN department have opinions.

But TFT LCD panels are the future of Dongfang Optoelectronics and even Dongling Hi-Tech. These are the college students that Dongling Hi-Tech has nurtured, and we must nurture them no matter how much it costs! "

TFT LCD panels are like the college students in the village. As long as they have a hope of being admitted, we will definitely support them with all our strength.

"In three years at the latest, large-size LCD screens, LCD computer screens, and LCD TVs may all appear, and LCD mobile phone screens may also become mainstream. Oriental Optoelectronics cannot miss such an opportunity!"

Li Dongling said that after enduring for so long, the bonus period of LCD panels is about to come, and Oriental Optoelectronics cannot miss it. Once it misses it, the market for LCD TVs, LCD computer screens, and mobile phone LCD screens will be snatched away by Sharp, Samsung, etc., and it will suffer huge losses like BOE in its previous life.

Turning to look at Tang Qinliang, Li Dongling said, "STN is the eldest son of Dongfang Optoelectronics. No matter what the TFT department will become in the future, Dongfang Optoelectronics and Dongling Hi-Tech will never forget everything STN has done!"

"Dongfang Optoelectronics can issue the first batch of option rewards and dividends, mainly for STN department employees!"

(End of this chapter)