Chapter 592: Confrontation

Software products will also be clamped by manufacturers, the current mobile software stores are Symbian software market, Android application market, star app store, ios app store, etc., of which Symbian and Android occupy more than 70% of the market share, because both of them are in the camp of mobile phone manufacturers directly factory pre-installed.

Android and Saipan both have some backdoors that are controlled by themselves, and if the starry sky does not occupy the upstream industrial chain, it will be easily clamped.

appeased the development project team of WeChat, checked the existing results, this side is much better than the mobile phone project team, because the software product is the strength of the starry sky, and there are no external restrictions, with advanced coding, advanced algorithms, advanced programming languages, qualified programmers and product managers, naturally can make good works.

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"Mr. Chen, this is Mr. Yang."

Because the core chip of the mobile phone project team has been difficult to deliver, Yang Yi decided to solve this problem in person.

Founded in 1988, Datang Electronics, a successful example of Huaguo private enterprise, is the world's first professional integrated circuit manufacturing service (foundry) company, with its headquarters and main factory located in Suzhou.

At that time, semiconductor companies all over the world had the same business model, and giants in the semiconductor industry such as Intel, Chen Guoji Circuit, and Zhongjing Microelectronics all designed their own chips, produced them in their own wafer factories, and completed chip testing and packaging by themselves - all-round and unmatched.

Chen Zhong took the lead in pioneering the foundry model, declaring: "My company does not produce its own products, only makes products for semiconductor design companies." "This was unthinkable at the time, because there weren't independent semiconductor design companies yet; After the establishment of Datang Electronics, there have been many new models in the semiconductor industry to independently design chips and entrust foundries to produce chips.

For many companies involved in the semiconductor chip industry, this saves a lot of money, because in the past, only which semiconductor giants could buy chips, but now they can either entrust the design or independent research and design, and then entrust the foundry to produce.

It's just that the money saved is not a little bit, and it can also get more suitable chip products, so Datang Electronics has gained a firm foothold in the semiconductor industry.

Although today's three giants are still the strongest, after all, their business is not worried at all, but they have cut low-end production, and Intel relies on the Core series of CPUs and orders from the US military industry to live the most nourishing; Chen Guo's integrated circuit has the AMD brand and the most advanced memory production line, and it is also very moist; Zhongjing Microelectronics, relying on orders from the Chinese military and the business of communication chips, is unlikely to decline.

After more than 20 years of growth, although Datang Electronics is not as good as the three giants, it is more than enough to be less than the top, and the current foundry business is very hot.

It's just that, because of the rapid upgrading of technology and industry, Datang Electronics is still catching up with the pace of the three giants!

The three giants are gradually beginning to enter the 22nm process, of course, it may take a year or two for the technology to mature, but Datang Electronics has not even fully mastered the 32nm process technology.

There are actually not many customers who really need the advanced technology of 32nm, after all, at this time, because the technology is not mature, the yield rate cannot be reached, and the price is still very high.

The companies that really need advanced technology are the ones that have long-term cooperation with the three giants, such as several giants of commercial aircraft, the aerospace industry of various countries, CPU, GPU and other industries.

The slow upgrading of Datang's electronics industry is due to cost considerations and insufficient demand.

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Su Mingyu has worked in Suzhou for many years, and the company's chip foundry business was negotiated between her and Datang Electronics.

Chen Zhong smiled slightly: "Professor Yang, I am Chen Zhong from Datang, please take a seat." ”

First of all, I talked casually, for example, the weather and other conditions, approaching this season, the rainy season is coming, as an area along the river and Huai, every year when the rainy season is a defensive battle.

This year's weather is a little abnormal, there is a high probability of floods, the two are talking about this, the season and the semiconductor industry is also very related, after all, the semiconductor industry is a large consumer of electricity, in a bad season, if the power is not available, it is a big loss, but in fact, the problem here is not very big, Datang Electronics also has a history of more than 20 years, these situations have been encountered.

After chatting for about two or three minutes, the two stopped the topic and turned to the topic, Chen Zhong, the old fox, never spoke, he knew that Yang Yi must have something to do this time, and it was not a trivial matter.

At present, the business of Star Group in Datang Electronics is only the foundry cost of tens of millions every day, but when talking about such a big business, Yang Yi did not come forward.

"To make a long story short, Chen Gong, how much yield can Datang have in the current 32nm process?"

This is a big problem, Chen Zhong hesitated, the 32nm process, Datang is currently in the experimental stage, the yield rate is naturally very low, and Yang Yi put forward this request, then it is foreseeable that the demand will not be less, but the yield rate of Datang Electronics is too low, if you give the same price as the three giants, you are losing money, and the more you produce, the more you will lose!

However, if it is not answered, then if the Star Group is in contact with one of the three giants, Datang Electronics is likely to gradually reduce its business dealings with Datang Electronics in the future.

After all, there is a more advanced process, and the Star Group will definitely use more advanced, not to mention anything else, that is, the number of chips in the Starryswitch business alone is more than 100 million, and the overall business is expected to be nearly 10 billion.

“60……”

After thinking about it, Chen Zhong quoted a number, this is the cost of chip foundry, which is 22 yuan more expensive than 45nm, which does not look like much, but if it is 10 million pieces, then it is 220 million, 50 million pieces, it is 1.1 billion, and the quotation of the three giants is currently only about 50.

Yang Yi is not surprised by this price, it is this price, Yang Yi also knows very well that Datang Electronics is losing, but she knows that she can't accept it, she is waiting for Chen Zhong to give a plan.

"I can take one percent of my shares and transfer them to the Star Group, of course, this part of the shares only has the right to dividends, no other rights, Professor Yang, do you see?"

Sure enough, this plan is that Datang Electronics is profitable as a whole, after all, the low-end business abandoned by the three giants is also a large part of the market.

"Too little!" Yang Yi pondered for a moment and said, "I can lead the team to upgrade the process of Datang electronic chips. ”

Yang Yi's words said, if it is an ignorant person, it will definitely not be taken seriously, but Chen Zhong is not, at least in the scientific research community, it is only the results of last year, in the most cutting-edge aspects, Yang Yi alone surpasses the research of scientists around the world; It involves physical materials, chemistry and biology, mathematical formulas, application technology, etc.

Chen Zhong naturally knows and admires that such a top scientist is only in terms of process upgrades, which is naturally a trivial matter.

"Three percent, no restricted shares."

Yang Yi put forward his own conditions, Datang Electronics' current market value is about 300 billion, three percent is 9 billion, if it weren't for the sale of that part of Renren's shares, Yang Yi really couldn't come up with the money to buy this part of the shares.

Chen Zhong thought about it for a while, and made a decision, of course, but he decided that it would not work, if it was one percent, he could transfer his shares, but three percent, he could not transfer it alone, and he had to convene a board of directors to see whether it was an additional issuance or a shared transfer.

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Time into May, Star Group's recent actions are very big, in various media, the first is to release Loongson, based on the "chaos" architecture of mobile phone chips, and Datang Electronics to reach a cooperation agreement is still beneficial, the biggest benefit at present is to talk about those communication patent authorization, no longer need to hang baseband chips accidentally.

After the release of the chip, a 1200W pixel sensor was released; Basically, a new technology began to be released every week, chips, cameras, batteries, LCD screens, glass, wireless charging, etc. were released one by one, and cooperation agreements were reached with one OEM company after another, and orders were placed.

Before it was officially released, he was invited to the office by Zhang Jie, and there were two people in the office, but Zhang Jie didn't introduce it, he looked directly at Yang Yi and asked: "The starry sky is developing very quickly, and it's best to slow down next, whether it is the most important thing to have a solid foundation." ”

Yang Yi nodded absently and said, "I'll think about it, Principal Zhang rest assured." ”

Zhang Jie nodded and didn't say anything more, and the person next to him waited for the two of them to finish speaking, and then he said: "Mr. Yang, I just met today, I'm Li **"

Yang Yi immediately said: "Hello Secretary Li, I should visit you, but I'm afraid that you are too busy, so I haven't dared to disturb you." ”

Yang Yi naturally knew who this was, the new secretary of Shanghai, Secretary Li smiled, didn't care if this was true or not, and paused: "Just now I talked to President Zhang about Pudong, and I just happened to talk about the Star Group, the Star Group is developing rapidly, and the current new products are also very hot, and your scale is not small......

He spoke for a while, and Yang Yi listened carefully.

After he finished speaking, Yang Yi knew what these two wanted to do.

Let Star Group build an industrial park in Pudong!

Yang Yi was a little hesitant, not knowing whether to agree or not.

It stands to reason that it's okay to agree to this, after all, the Star Group must have a headquarters at present.

However, although the ordinary is very good, the Shanghai market has gradually dared to claim the world's financial center over the years, but there are still some problems in Pudong, the development is insufficient, there are no big enterprises there, and the cost of land alone must be very high.

Yang Yi originally considered moving out of Shanghai, or only leaving the headquarters in Shanghai, and the branches were separated as much as possible.

Just when Yang Yi hesitated, Secretary Li smiled again: "Of course, Pudong is a little unsatisfactory, and Mr. Yang should be worried; But don't get me wrong, Mr. Yang, we just hope that Star Group can set an example and drive enterprises to enter together.

The development of Pudong may have been difficult before, but since the government has set a plan, there will definitely be a result, and in front of President Zhang, I can say responsibly that the city will push forward the relevant work process as soon as possible. ”

Yang Yi didn't take this too seriously, but said with a straight face: "Secretary Li, I believe that the development can be done, but there is a sentence I have to ask, when will the highways at all levels be put into use?" You said to do it, but time is not guaranteed, once the road is not repaired within three or five years, then our Star Group can't wait, right? In the next year or two, or even shorter, the Star Group will definitely prepare to build its headquarters, once I sign a contract with the government, but there is a delay on your side, it will have a great impact on the Star Group. ”

Secretary Li didn't mind his questioning, but nodded and said: "Your concerns are right, after all, the investment in an industrial park is not small, once delayed, it will definitely have a great impact, and I dare not guarantee you the specific time; But one thing you can rest assured of, all I can say is that my determination is here. ”

Secretary Li said so, and Yang Yi smiled slightly: "Then I'll think about it, and I'll give you an answer later." ”

Secretary Li smiled, although he was not satisfied with Yang Yi's statement, but he was helpless, and chatted a few words about the Star Group, and there was no shortage of praise.

The two were polite for a while, and Secretary Li didn't stay here for long, and soon left.

Principal Zhang personally sent him out, and Yang Yi also sent him away.

As soon as Secretary Li left, Yang Yi also wanted to leave, but he heard Zhang Jie say, "Professor Yang, I'll talk to you for a few words." ”

Yang Yi had a bitter face, but he did not refuse, although he is now a professor, but in fact, the courses in the school have been decreasing, Zhang Jie is definitely not satisfied.

Zhang Jie looked at the map of Shanghai hanging in the office for a while, and was silent for a while before saying: "Pudong is the pearl of Shanghai, but this piece has not changed at all after all these years......

After a few words, Zhang Jie hesitated slightly, and said after a while: "If the Star Group establishes an industrial park in Shanghai, is it possible to build it here?" ”

Yang Yi looked at the place Zhang Jie pointed to, and was stunned for a moment: "Chuansha? ”

"Yes, the terrain here is very good in all aspects, of course, I just make a suggestion, you don't have to misunderstand, you can let people take a look, see if it is possible, if the Star Group develops, it may be better to stay in Shanghai, I think this is an opportunity, especially at this time, some conditions may be more relaxed."

Yang Yi also began to carefully consider this proposal at this time.

Is there a stake in it?

There is no doubt about this, although it is still very desolate and suburban at the moment, but if the government really supports it, after the subway and bus are available, plus the nearby airport, it should be very good.

In terms of land area, if the Shanghai market really gives in, it doesn't hurt that the land transfer fee is higher, as long as it can be paid in installments, it can be regarded as okay.

For the development of that area, the government will definitely give a lot of benefits, but the investment will definitely not be small, that is, it is not counting the land transfer fee, but all aspects of the industrial park, even if Yang Yi has not found a professional team, I am afraid that he will have to invest at least five or six billion yuan.