Reborn since 1993

Chapter 594 Arena
"The domestic Tianji chip is launched!"

"The performance of the Tianji chip is comparable to the most advanced Intel Pentium chip used in domestic computers!"

"Ni Guangnan, chief engineer of Tianji Chip, was born in Lianxiang!"

"The birth of the domestic Tianji chip is expected to change the domestic chip landscape, and the domestic chip prices may usher in a major change!"

"If Tianji chips are supplied on a large scale, the prices of domestic computers may be adjusted, and domestic computer sales will usher in explosive growth!"

"Huashang Daily interviewed Wu Xinyi, general manager of Dongxin Semiconductor. Wu Xinyi claimed that the price of Tianji chip has not yet been announced, but it is impossible to be higher than the US$900 sold for Intel Pentium chip in China!"

After the news broadcast, domestic media began to report extensively, especially the interview with Huang Lingyi and the reports on her previous contributions to the domestic semiconductor industry, which completely exploded public opinion.

The emergence of the Tianji chip caught many domestic media off guard. Before that, there was no news of it at all, but Tianji suddenly appeared.

Although some media had questioned the authenticity of Tianji before, after the news broadcast came out, doubts about the authenticity of the Tianji chip basically disappeared.

After the secret was revealed, it meant that there were domestically produced chips in China that could "temporarily" compete with Intel's Pentium chips!
There are also media that are quite optimistic in their reports, believing that after the secret is revealed, foreign chips entering the country will need to be reduced in price, and domestic computer sales will usher in a big explosion.

Nowadays, computers equipped with Pentium chips are all high-end computers. For example, Lianxiang's high-end computer equipped with Pentium is priced at around 15000 yuan.

But with such a high price, does Lenovo make much money? Of course not. Lenovo’s parts are almost all imported. The supply price of a Pentium chip alone is around US$900, which accounts for about 50% of the total cost of a machine!

That is to say, even if you want to sell a computer, 50% of the revenue has to be given to Intel, and in exchange Intel gets not the most advanced 250-nanometer chip, but only a 600-nanometer chip!
In addition to Intel chips, there are also hard drives, memory sticks, graphics cards, motherboard chips, displays, power adapters, sound cards, network cards, optical drives, cooling fans, key capacitor and resistor components, power plugs, built-in computer CD laser heads, motors, etc., even these need to be imported.

These imported parts, plus assembly fees, transportation, advertising, agent commissions, etc., account for 80% of the cost of a Lenovo machine. The remaining 20% ​​is Lenovo's profit!

Of course, Lenovo also has its own research and development products, that is, the chassis shell. In this regard, Lenovo can still make it by itself.

Based on these costs, if the chip is changed from Pentium to Tianji, even if Dongxin is more shady, it can't be shadier than Intel, right?

Intel sells a Pentium chip to China for $900. Even if Dongxin sells it at 60% of the price, it can still sell for $540. A Tianji chip, minus the production cost, will not be worth more than $4320.

The price of Pentium overseas is just about this. For example, the machine that Intel sells for $3000 to IBM has a chip supply cost of around $450.

This IBM model has a starting price of around RMB 450 in China, which is definitely considered a high-end computer. The chip cost is only US$. You can imagine how high the premium of Intel chips is in China!

If used in domestic computers, using the Tianji chip, the cost of a computer can be directly reduced by about 3,000 yuan. A 15,000 yuan machine can be reduced to 12,000 yuan, and an 8,000 yuan mid-range computer can be reduced to 5,000 yuan, which is equivalent to the price of a motorcycle.

A computer worth 5,000 yuan in today's China is equivalent to three months' salary for a dual-income family. This allows many families to grit their teeth and buy one for their own work or their children's education. The potential users of computers in China will increase exponentially!
Of course, these are all theoretical, and no one can be sure what the actual situation will be.

But there is one thing that both the media and the computer industry agree on, and that is, since the news came out, domestic computer prices are going to drop!

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"The latest news from Yanjing Daily, Founder Computer announced that it will purchase 5,000 Tianji chips from Dongxin Semiconductor, and the total order value may exceed 20 million yuan!
This is the first third-party computer company in the domestic computer industry to officially and publicly announce the purchase of Tianji chips. Zhang Yufeng, president of Founder Group, declared that Founder is committed to domestic brands and will not change its original intention! "

"After Founder, well-known domestic computer brands such as Great Wall, Tongfang, and Inspur have also announced that they will purchase Tianji chips from Dongxin Semiconductor!

In addition, TCL, Haier, Hisense and other manufacturers who are interested in entering the computer market have also announced that they will purchase Tianji from Dongxin Semiconductor to develop their own computer brands! "

The current routine in the computer industry is that everyone imports parts from overseas and then assembles and puts their own labels on them. Is it difficult to assemble a computer?

Haier, Hisense, and TCL have long been coveting the huge profits in the computer industry. This time they are just using it as an excuse to enter the industry.

Of course, their reasons are legitimate. They buy Tianji chips from Dongxin and build a computer. Unlike some computers that use Intel chips, the proportion of domestic chips is higher. The eldest brother does not laugh at the younger brother. They are all the same.

"Many computer mall dealers have declared that they are looking forward to cooperating with computer brands equipped with Tianjic chips!"

“Lian Wanxiang missed out on Academician Ni Guangnan and lost the opportunity to develop the first domestically produced chip!”

"Bang!" At the Yanjing Lianxiang headquarters, Boss Liu impatiently threw the newspaper in his hand on the table. The more he read the content, the angrier he became.

In particular, some media began to settle old scores and dug up the old news that Ni Guangnan was kicked out of Lianxiang.

When the media reported this incident, they reported it from the perspective of Lianxiang and Boss Liu, saying that it was Ni Guangnan who wanted to leave and it had nothing to do with Lianxiang, and that it was unrealistic to develop domestic chips, and that Ni Guangnan would drag Lianxiang into the quagmire, etc.

But now, the media no longer cares about how it was reported back then and has begun to secretly mock Boss Liu, saying that he is intolerant and has no vision, and has missed the opportunity to develop the first domestically produced chip.

"These pretentious guys think they can surpass Lianxiang with a broken chip?"

"Idiot's dream!"

"And those computer dealers are really fence-sitters. They promised Lian Xiang before, but now they are turning their backs on him!"

Boss Liu slammed the table so loudly that even the executives in front of him dared not even breathe, for fear that their loud breathing would anger Boss Liu.

He was not only angry at his friends who stabbed him in the back, but he was even more angry at the media for their sarcastic reports about him. But at this moment, he couldn't refute them. The media were all on Ni Guangnan's side and would not listen to any explanation he had!
"The question now is, should we also issue a statement to purchase a batch of Tianji chips from Dongxin?"

Lian Xiang, the head of the purchasing department, asked Boss Liu with a headache.

Never mind computer brands like Founder, Great Wall, Tongfang, and Inspur, as well as dealers like Computer Mall. Whether they really want to use Tianji or just do a demonstration, at least the demonstration has been made.

They have already expressed their stance and shown their support for domestic chips. Don't worry about whether they are trying to take advantage of the popularity and advertise their own brand.

Today, after the advertisement of Founder purchasing Tianji chips came out, it brought a lot of popularity to Founder. Today in Yanjing and other places, the stores and counters selling Founder computers are full of people. The 20 million yuan spent on the advertisement is definitely worth it!

The one who is embarrassed now is Lian Xiang. Its peers have all expressed their opinions, leaving Lian Xiang alone, stuck in the middle.

Back then, Lian thought that in order to prevent Dongling Hi-Tech from entering the computer industry, he had painstakingly established an anti-Dongling Hi-Tech alliance, which was just like the Maginot Line formed by France during World War II. It was pierced through by Dongling Hi-Tech before it could even be used.

"If we place an order, can we change public opinion and avoid a war with Dongling Hi-Tech?"

Boss Liu sneered and said that he knew clearly that the problem now was not whether or not to purchase the Tianji chip.

Rather, it is a war between Lenovo and overseas component companies such as Intel, Samsung, Maxtor, Seagate, Toshiba, and Sharp that provide components to Lenovo, and the self-contained Dongling Hi-Tech!
Unless Lian Xiang gives up purchasing components from overseas, gives up the current market, status, sales, and revenue, and then completely bows to Dongling Hi-Tech, purchasing Tianji from Dongxin Semiconductor, and then becomes a younger brother of Dongling Hi-Tech in the future, perhaps the war can be eliminated.

However, what is the difference between this method of recruiting soldiers to become an immortal and self-destruction? Unless one is at the end of one's rope, who can easily give up the power, status, and wealth in one's hands? It is impossible to even think about it!

Another possibility is that Dongling Hi-Tech abandons its pawn and admits defeat, but is that possible? Even if Dongxin wants to give up its chip business, there is a group of people, including major domestic weapons research and development companies, who will not let Dongxin, the only weak point, fail.

"What is Intel's attitude? Are they willing to supply new chips to Lianxiang?"

Boss Liu asked. After knowing that there was no way to settle the matter peacefully with Dongling Hi-Tech, Boss Liu understood that for Lian Xiang, there was only one way to go.

If Lenovo wants to suppress Shenzhou computers equipped with Tianji produced by Dongling Hi-Tech, what is the most direct way? Of course, it is to ask Intel, Samsung, Seagate, Sharp and other manufacturers to supply Lenovo with the latest chips and other components to surpass Shenzhou computers in performance!
"Intel has agreed to supply Lianxiang with an upgraded version of the Pentium, a 450-nanometer chip!"

Guo Wei said that after Intel launched the first generation of Pentium chips, its technology and processes have been continuously upgraded. The latest Pentium chip has been upgraded from 600 nanometers to 350 nanometers.

The second-generation Pentium chip is rumored to be a 250-nanometer chip, which is also the world's top chip.

But obviously, Lenovo is not Intel's top priority partner. Even though Lenovo has reached this point, Intel is still reluctant to provide it and is only willing to provide 450-nanometer chips, not even 350-nanometer chips.

"However," seeing Boss Liu's face not looking good, Guo Wei continued, "Intel said that in addition to supplying Lian with a 450-nanometer chip that can surpass Tianji.

Intel announced that it will further reduce the price of 600 nanometer chips. No matter how much the Tianji is priced, the Intel 586 Pentium chip will be $15 cheaper than the Tianji price!"

Hearing this, Boss Liu's tense face finally relaxed. He knew that Intel still had to resolve the problem and compete with Dongxin in the domestic market!

(End of this chapter)