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Chapter 1370 Tickets
As a veteran in the technology industry, Chen Tao might not be an expert in using other methods.

But when it comes to technology, he has a keen sense of smell.

Upon hearing that Li Dongling was optimistic about Bluetooth and Wi-Fi technologies, Chen Tao's first reaction was, "Mr. Li, do you believe that these technologies will become the mainstream short-range communication technologies in the future?"

Whether it will become mainstream, nobody knows.

However, Dongke needs to plan ahead. Ericsson and other manufacturers are currently promoting Bluetooth and similar technologies worldwide, aiming to make Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and other technologies the standard for short-range wireless communication!

Li Dongling spread his hands, "Once Bluetooth really becomes the standard, Dongke will have no say in Bluetooth technology."

What if Ericsson and other manufacturers refuse to license their Bluetooth patents to Dongke someday?

"This……"

Chen Tao wanted to say that Ericsson and other manufacturers should not be so narrow-minded. If they shut Dongke out of Bluetooth technology or suddenly revoke Bluetooth patent licenses, what would other competitors think?
But Chen Tao swallowed his words back. With Dongling High-Tech's current scale, many industry rules have become a blatant jungle law.

The competition between Dongling Hi-Tech and other industry giants is basically a life-or-death struggle, with each side wanting to crush the other.

Therefore, any means are acceptable. Who dares to say that Ericsson will not suddenly revoke the Bluetooth patent license?
"I know what to do!"

Chen Tao frowned, then nodded and said.

Li Dongling patted him on the shoulder and said, "There is still time for Dongke to develop its own Bluetooth and Wi-Fi technologies."

If we can't join Ericsson's Bluetooth interest group and gain voting rights, then Dongke should quickly establish the Shenzhou Inter-Transfer Alliance to promote it as the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi standard in mainland China!

With its own core platform, Dongke is promoting its own interconnection alliance standard. When the opportunity arises, it can exchange patent pools with the Bluetooth Alliance and the Wi-Fi Alliance. Both parties will recognize each other's standards and then be compatible with each other.

Of course, Li Dashan didn't want to go through all that trouble. If the Bluetooth Alliance allowed Dongke to have voting rights, then Dongke wouldn't have to spend so much money for nothing.

Doing all this now is just a backup plan. Dongke has a solid foundation and something that Ericsson and other manufacturers should be wary of, which is why they can talk about cooperation calmly. Otherwise, everything is just a mirage that will shatter at the slightest touch!

After leaving the mobile phone lab, Li Dongling went to the labs for the Hasee 3rd generation PC and the Hasee A2 all-in-one PC. He then visited Dongling Hi-Tech's major project in the computer industry this year: Hasee's first laptop computer project named after the "Alienware" brand.

Dongling Hi-Tech has held the Alienware brand for many years. The brand name comes from Ronaldo, the football legend who was signed by Shenzhou in old Europe.

The current development of Hasee laptops is a move to launch the brand, similar to Hasee's previous strategy. For their first laptop, Hasee aims to create a performance beast, targeting the high-end laptop market and establishing brand awareness.
This year, Dongling Hi-Tech has been quite active in the mobile phone and computer industries, and will be launching multiple models of mobile phones and computers.

However, compared to the development progress of the Shenzhou Global Pass mobile phone, it is expected that a product launch conference can be held around the middle of the year, around July or August, and the Shenzhou Global Pass 2nd generation mobile phone will be available for sale.

Li Dongling observed that the development progress of the three Shenzhou computers was somewhat slow, and it was also evident that the development was indeed very difficult.

"The development of Shenzhou 3rd generation PC, A2 all-in-one PC, and Alienware laptop has been much more difficult than expected."

As Chen Tao stepped out of the laboratory, he said to Li Dongling that, according to Li Dongling's requirements, all products named after Shenzhou should be flagship products of Dongling High-Tech, and each generation of flagship products should have performance improvements and new functions.

Therefore, the development of the Hasee 3rd generation had very high requirements. In addition, Hasee's consistent requirement to make the smoothest computer in the same price range required software optimization, which made it even more time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Besides the Dongke Technology Department, the development progress of Shenzhou's new computers is also closely related to Dongxin Semiconductor. Every generation of Shenzhou's flagship computers is equipped with Dongxin's new generation of Tianji chips!
This year is particularly special, as the entire Shenzhou third-generation computer will undergo a complete transformation according to the design.

"This year, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the third-generation Shenzhou computer will be equipped with the Tianji chip, a 250-nanometer chip developed by Dongxin!"
"Currently, Dongxin is still developing and testing the Tianji chip. Shenzhou Computer can only determine the final model once Dongxin produces the Tianji 250-nanometer chip," Chen Tao said.

From being questioned and even ridiculed by all sides when it was first created, Tianji chip has now become synonymous with the most advanced chip in mainland China.

Although Dongxin's chips still lag behind Intel's, Intel's most advanced chips have reached 180 nanometers, while Dongxin is still struggling to develop 250 nanometer chips.

However, from an outsider's perspective, Dongxin's progress has been remarkable. From the first generation of Tianji chips to the third generation of Tianji chips this year, if they develop 250-nanometer chips, Dongxin will only be one generation behind Intel in chip technology!
Although in the chip industry, a generation gap is almost insurmountable, it is still quite an achievement to have caught up to this level!

To this day, not only Hasee and Founder computers are purchasing Tianji chips, but many domestic computer manufacturers are also buying them. There's no other reason than that Tianji chips are more than 20% cheaper than Intel chips of the same level. Most importantly, Tianji chips can be bought with RMB, without the need for USD foreign exchange... Of course, it is a fact that the performance and power of Tianji chips are not as stable as Intel chips. Now Tianji chips are positioned as mid-range chips, and they are desperately grabbing market share by relying on their price advantage.

"In addition to being equipped with the Tianji 250nm chip, the Shenzhou 3rd generation computer has also reached a cooperation agreement with NVIDIA to be equipped with the world's first GPU graphics card developed by NVIDIA. The Shenzhou 3rd generation has the potential to become the world's best computer in terms of image processing!"

After leaving the lab and returning to his office, Chen Tao told Li Dashanren that the Zhixing Foundation had previously invested in various places in America, not only in internet companies like Yahoo, but also in graphics card companies such as Nvidia and ATI.

To be honest, Nvidia wasn't doing so well in the graphics card industry a few years ago. It wasn't the most famous one; 3DFX was much more famous than Nvidia.

In recent years, Nvidia's most important orders have been supplying graphics cards to Hasee computers. However, these are not the AI ​​graphics cards that later became a global financial windfall, but rather 2D graphics cards plus 3D accelerator cards. With these two components installed on the computer, you can play 3D games.

This year, the leather-clad knife-wielder finally unleashed a major breakthrough: the world's first programmable 3D graphics processing unit (GPU).

Of course, the significance of the emergence of GPUs, if we look back twenty years, lies in special effects, video editing, 3D modeling, and so on.

And most importantly, there's cryptocurrency mining, as well as artificial intelligence and AI training—these are what truly transformed Nvidia.

But that's for the future. Right now, the biggest benefit of GPUs is that they make 3D games run more smoothly and make watching VCD videos on computers smoother. Their other uses haven't been developed yet...

NVIDIA's first GPU will also be used in the Hasee 3rd generation computer, making Hasee the smoothest computer in the gaming industry to run 3D games, bar none!

While the role of graphics cards may be insignificant at present, Li Dongling is well aware that a new era in the technology industry has quietly begun.

Most importantly, it ushered in the era of artificial intelligence and AI. It was used to train AI models, which then influenced autonomous driving, artificial intelligence, intelligent search, drug development, and so on. The use of AI drug models directly won the Nobel Prize, completely revolutionizing the entire industry.

After a moment's thought, Li Dongling felt it was time for Dongxin Semiconductor to acquire a graphics card manufacturer.

Previously, Dongxin focused primarily on chips and did not pay much attention to graphics cards, because graphics cards are not the most important component of a computer nowadays, and the technology of major graphics card manufacturers is not much different.

Most importantly, even after acquiring the graphics card manufacturers, there wasn't much use for them. So after the Zhixing Foundation invested in Nvidia, Nvidia has been supplying graphics cards ever since.

But with the advent of GPUs this year, the flame has been ignited, and Dongxin Semiconductor naturally needs to start preparing in advance.

In the future, Dongxin Semiconductor will definitely be involved in both chip and graphics card development.

It's just a matter of seeing which graphics card manufacturer Dongxin acquires to gain entry into the graphics card industry...

The Zhixing Foundation has now invested in Nvidia and has the opportunity to forcibly acquire Nvidia. However, the Nvidia of today is not the same as the invincible graphics card empire of later generations.

Just like Apple and Tesla, Nvidia also became the Nvidia we know today because of a leather-clad swordsman and a series of coincidences.

At this point, if Nvidia were to be forcibly acquired, and if Huang Renxun were to leave Nvidia, could Nvidia still become the company with a market value of five trillion US dollars in later years?
Li, the philanthropist, felt that holding onto Nvidia's shares and acquiring ATI or other graphics card companies as a ticket for Dongxin to enter the graphics card industry might be a better option, yielding greater profits.

With Dongxin involved, it's hard to say whether Nvidia will have any luck or a bit of its past. Who will launch the first mining graphics card and the first AI chip? That's something to talk about!

When Chen Tao saw Li Dongling deep in thought, he wondered what Li Dongling was thinking about, and Chen Tao did not dare to interrupt Li Dongling's thoughts.

Looking up at Chen Tao, Li Dongling knew that there was no need to rush into buying the graphics card company; there was still enough time for Dongxin to make a decision.

"The Hasee Global Pass 2nd generation mobile phone must be released on time, and the Hasee 3rd generation computer, A2 all-in-one computer, and Alienware computer must also be developed and launched this year!"

Li Dongling left a new sum of money for the technical department and then departed.

Over the next few days, Li Dongling visited Dongxin Semiconductor, Dongfang Optoelectronics, Shenzhou Storage, and other departments, and distributed a considerable amount of funding to each of these affiliated companies of Dongke.

The requirements for these companies affiliated with Dongke Group are naturally different!
(End of this chapter)