Reborn since 1993

Chapter 539 Overturning the table
"Tianji chip, upgrade and improve it, and complete the tape-out as soon as possible!"

Li Dongling explained to Wu Xinyi, the general manager of Doxin Semiconductor, that the Tianji chip project should not be rushed, but also not too slow.

This year and next year are the best time for Dongling Hi-Tech to announce the Tianji chip and launch computers equipped with the Tianji chip.

At present, domestic computers are still in the 486 chip era, and high-end computers are Lenovo computers equipped with Intel's first-generation Pentium 586 processor.

Tianji and the first generation of Pentium chips are products of the same level. If Dongling Hi-Tech can seize the opportunity and launch computers with Tianji chips, it can take advantage of the time difference and seize the domestic mid-range computer market.

Even if Intel reacts faster and immediately launches the second-generation Pentium processor in the domestic market, it can only occupy the domestic high-end computer market at most. Dongling Hi-Tech will occupy the mid-range computer market, and it will be enough as long as it can gain a foothold!
Wu Xinyi also knew that the computer R&D team at Dongling Hi-Tech were also waiting for the Tianji chip. If Dongling Hi-Tech had not been waiting for Tianji and purchased chips from other companies, it would have launched its own brand of computers and started making profits long ago.

Since last year, a large number of various computers with "domestic" brands have appeared in the country. Anyway, they are all assembled machines made from parts purchased from abroad, and they are happy as long as they can make a profit.

"Dongxin will try its best to speed up the Tianji chip project!"

Wu Xinyi only dared to say this much. After all, Dongxin does not only have one Tianji chip project, but also has other chip and motherboard projects. It is impossible to put all the funds and energy on Tianji.

The reason why Doxin has been able to hold on until now, although it is losing money, it is not so losing money that it cannot continue to operate. The most important thing is that Doxin is very profitable!

The Sirius series of chips supplies radio frequency chips to Xiaolingtong, and the motherboards of Silver Sable mouse and Feiyan mini radio and other products, allowing Dongxin Semiconductor to obtain a steady stream of profits and avoid being unable to sustain itself due to overspending.

Staying alive is Dongxin’s first goal now. Fame, wealth, and status are all things that can only be considered if one survives. Talking about those things when one is hungry is nonsense!

"Dongxin Semiconductor can work with Tianya, a subsidiary of Dongling Hi-Tech, and Kingsoft to develop a set of computer hardware identification software.

This software can help users know their computer configuration and can self-test and solve some basic problems! ”

"Computer hardware identification software?"

Hearing what Li Dongling said, Lin Qijian on the side became interested. Nowadays, computers are high-tech products, and even assembling them requires a technical job, not to mention identifying the authenticity of computer hardware and repairing computers. Most people don't understand that at all.

It is not only the same in China, but also in the whole world. There are more than 20 million computer users in America, but most of them are novices in this regard and have no idea what level their computer configuration is.

"There are many computer brands on the market now. This year alone, there are more than dozens of new computer brands emerging in various parts of the country, and there will be more in the future.

The computer configurations of these brands are different, and it is difficult for non-professional users to distinguish them. Dongling Hi-Tech can launch this "Master Lu"!
Help users to run computer hardware scores, so that users can better understand the performance of their computers, identify key computer components, test computer temperature, and protect the stable operation of users' computers. When problems occur, users can conduct preliminary self-tests to check whether there are any problems with the computer hardware! "

Li Dongling said that he was going to let Dongling Hi-Tech launch Master Lu to enhance the strength of his domestic computer peers. If anyone wants to use computers with junk configurations to cheat domestic users in the future, Master Lu will be able to expose the true colors of those computers!

"but……"

Wu Xinyi's scalp was numb. "If I push Master Lu out, I'm afraid my peers will hate me too much!"

Cutting off someone's source of income is like killing their parents. Nowadays, many unknown-brand computers, and even branded computers, use the trick of low configuration and high price to cheat people. Dongling Hi-Tech launched Master Lu to let people know their tricks, which cut off their source of income. It would be strange if people did not hate Dongling Hi-Tech.

Li Dongling just sneered at this, "If we don't launch this software, then those computer manufacturers will no longer hate Dongling Hi-Tech?"

Competitors are enemies, not to mention that Dongling Hi-Tech has a mortal enemy in the computer industry. No matter what it does, Dongling Hi-Tech will be targeted as long as it enters the computer industry.

It may even face siege from overseas computer component manufacturers such as Intel, Samsung, Maxtor, and SanDisk.

Since you can't dodge either way, you might as well overturn the table. You have already offended the other party, so why should you be afraid of being scolded by him?
"If this software is launched, it will be good news for users, as they will be able to know the configuration of their computers!" said Lin Qijian.

"It is also beneficial for the computer brands launched by Dongling Hi-Tech, as well as Dimensity chips and Oriental Optoelectronics panels!" Li Dongling said softly. There are too few routines now. The digital and electronics industries have not experienced too many routines and are not aware of the existence of dog-study companies.

After the launch of Master Lu, as a product of Dongling Hi-Tech, when it comes to running scores on its own brand of computers, it runs a "slightly" higher score. Isn't that excessive? Is it reasonable? !
In addition, if the "authority" of Master Lu is established and users believe in its fairness, some soft articles can be released to users through it.

It is not too much to tell Master Lu's users that Dongxin's chips, Dongfang Optoelectronics' screens, Yindeng's mice and keyboards, etc. are the most cost-effective and best quality products in the same price range. This will subtly establish the status of Dongling Hi-Tech computers and Tianji chips.

Three people make a tiger. If you keep talking about it for a long time, people will naturally believe it. In some places, there is no road, but if more people walk there, a road will naturally appear. As long as you keep talking about it long enough, there will always be people who will listen.

Wu Xinyi, as well as Wu Yaoguo and Lin Qijian, all felt amazed that there was a way to play after hearing what Master Lu said.

Just like the classic saying in "Shaolin Soccer", the referee, the circumstantial judges, the organizers, and the co-organizers are all my people. What can they use to fight me? Tactically retreat!
A moment later, the chief engineers of Dongxin Lithography, Zhou Shi, Zhang Shiying and Wang Xia, also came to the conference room.

Li Dongling nodded to Zhou Shi and the other two, then turned to Wu Yaoguo and said, "Manager Wu, I mentioned to you before that Dongling Hi-Tech, Dongxin Semiconductor and Hanxi Guotou should jointly establish a chip production base. I'm sure you still remember it!"

When they heard about the chip production base, Wu Xinyi, Zhou Shi and others immediately looked towards Wu Yaoguo.

Establishing Dongxin's own chip production base was a proposal made by Wu Xinyi to senior executives at Dongling Hi-Tech's headquarters during the company's mid-year meeting last year.

Because Dongxin's main business now is chip design, the foundry is mainly undertaken by Shougang NEC, but the production capacity there is really difficult to fully meet Dongxin's orders, and it is also unstable.

It is imperative for Dongxin to build its own chip production base, otherwise its chip orders will always be subject to the control of others. If there are problems with the chip foundry, Dongxin's production capacity will be ruined. Just in case, Dongxin needs a chip production plant of its own, even if the production capacity is not high.

For the lithography machine R&D team led by Zhou Shi, it is also good news for Dongxin to establish its own chip manufacturer.

When Dongxin's own chip production base is built, it will need to purchase lithography machines. By then, the lithography machines developed by their team will finally be put to good use, even if they are purchased and used by their own people.

It would be a disaster if no chip manufacturer was willing to purchase the lithography machine that was developed, meaning that so many resources were wasted, but in the end, there was nothing left, and it would be no different from scrap metal.

Only after it is sold and the performance of the lithography machine is proven, will new orders appear in the future!

"I've said it before, as long as it's a Dongling Hi-Tech project, Hanxi Guotou is willing to invest!" Wu Yaoguo still said.

Li Dongling nodded, and then said something that shocked Wu Yaoguo, "I believe in Manager Wu and Hanxi Guotou, but this time, Dongxin Semiconductor wants to do more than just chip production business!"

Wu Yaoguo looked at Li Dongling in some confusion. He didn't know why Li Dongling said this. Investing in the chip business was a gamble. It was hard to predict whether it would be a profit or a loss. Wu Yaoguo was also gambling, and he was betting on Dongling Hi-Tech!
A chip production base is already quite expensive. Wu Yaoguo decided to let Hanxi Guotou cooperate with Dongxin, and he was actually prepared for losses. But now listening to Li Dongling's words, it seems that the money burned is even more than he imagined.

As the saying goes, even thieves have their own code of conduct. Although Li Dongling is prepared to let Wu Yaoguo fall into a trap, he also wants Wu Yaoguo to know what kind of trap he has fallen into. He must make him fall into the trap willingly. He will not do anything without telling anyone.

Li Dongling glanced at Zhou Shi, the chief engineer of Dongxin Lithography, who immediately said, "The lithography research and development team has already made a prototype of a 450-nanometer lithography machine and is currently debugging it!"

When Wu Yaoguo heard about the lithography machine project, he was obviously stunned. Even though he was not from the semiconductor industry, Hanxi Guotou had conducted research on the semiconductor industry. Wu Yaoguo knew the significance of lithography machines to the industry.

There is a big gap between the 450-nanometer lithography machine and the most advanced 248-nanometer lithography machine of Nikon and Canon. However, this is a domestically produced lithography machine. After all, no matter how good the lithography machines of Nikon, Canon, ASML, GCA, and Siemens are, they will not sell the most advanced lithography machines to the domestic market.

Wu Yaoguo took a deep breath. He had not expected that Dongxin would be involved in chips and lithography machines, two money-eating beasts. Now he knew why Dongxin Semiconductor, which was supported by Dongling Hi-Tech, was actually losing money.

"Dongling Hi-Tech is preparing to cooperate with Hanxi Guotou on the chip production base and lithography machine projects!" Li Dongling said to Wu Yaoguo, also telling him how big this pit was.

(End of this chapter)