leonardwarren Chapter 375 Have you heard? The company is going to make chips.
Chapter 375 Have you heard? The company is going to make chips.
When he said this, his eyes were somewhat unfocused. On the one hand, he really wanted to develop his own chips, but on the other hand, he knew that his family did not have the ability to do so.
After all, although netizens jokingly call them "buying half the game," that's actually quite accurate...
"However, why can companies like Transsion and Qualcomm hold us by the throat? Because they have chips, and we don't, so we can only be slaughtered."
If we announce that we have developed our own technology, even if it's just empty promises, it will at least give us more leverage in negotiations.
If Transsion is so powerful but won't sell me its top-tier chips, then I'll just make them myself.
Qualcomm raises prices? Coincidentally, I have my own chips…
See how panicked they are?
The others nodded thoughtfully, but they still felt that something was amiss.
After all... never mind, if I can't figure it out, I'll just stop thinking about it for now.
But Liu Jun knew perfectly well that to have such a position, he would have to produce products of equal quality, but how could that be possible in the face of Chuanying?
Instead, the CFO asked, rather stingily, "What's the budget for that?"
Liu Jun held up one finger.
"1000 million can buy a lot of good things, but our finance department can still squeeze it out if we grit our teeth."
Those patent fees...!
"Wrong! Take one hundred million first, in Chinese currency."
They set up a chip design department, hired 200 people, put up a sign, and publicly announced an initial investment of 50 billion yuan, with mass production expected within three years.
"One hundred million to make chips."
The CFO gave a live demonstration of what catapult takeoff looks like!
"One hundred million to make chips?"
You really want to make such a big investment.
Mr. Liu, if you really want to do this, then I'll calculate it for you.
One hundred million isn't even enough to buy EDA tools. What you're looking for certainly isn't Transsion's tools, but Synopsys' licensing fees alone amount to tens of millions a year.
"I never said I would actually make it."
Liu Jun sighed as he watched his team start arguing.
"I'm talking about drawing a pie in the sky. Don't you understand?"
Transsion's chips are real, but our chips can be just a PowerPoint presentation.
The capital market doesn't want chips; it wants concepts.
But you also need a product to deliver on your concept. If you're talking about 5 billion, you need to invest at least 100 million to convince the market that you've invested that much.
If we promote it well, this 100 million can become 5 billion, and then the stock price will rise to 10 billion.
If prices really rise that much, we can invest more money to get the chips deployed, and that would complete the cycle, wouldn't it?
The people in the conference room thought for a moment, and then burst into enthusiastic applause.
They finally realized that this wasn't chip manufacturing at all; it was clearly a scam to fleece people.
This happens to be their favorite line of work.
After all, the amount invested is not determined by the company, but by the capital market. As long as the retail investors believe that they have really invested that much, that's enough.
That evening, the relevant report was approved by Boss Liu.
Boss Liu specifically praised him, saying that the idea was really good and that he had made the right choice in selecting the head of the mobile phone business.
So the next morning, Lenovo Group immediately issued an announcement.
Lenovo Group officially launches its self-developed chip program.
The article contains a lot of details, but it mainly describes how Lenovo was previously misunderstood as an assembly plant and made many mistakes.
Now they know what a great tech company should do, so they've learned their lesson and decided to adjust their strategy.
Therefore, the second half used many terms, such as independent innovation, core technology, serving the country through industry, and from assembly plant to technology-driven enterprise.
The final announcement stated that Lenovo will invest no less than 10 billion yuan over the next three years to build a research and development team of 1,000 people to develop mobile SoC chips with independent intellectual property rights.
The first batch of products will be used in flagship phones from Motorola and Lenovo.
#Lenovo's chip manufacturing#
#Is Lenovo trying to develop its own research and development?#
#The momentum of domestic technological breakthroughs is coming#
Although Lenovo made it onto three trending topics thanks to the manipulation of online trolls, the comments section was "slightly" unfriendly.
"That's hilarious. Lenovo, if you're going to make chips, why don't you at least fix the cooling system in your computers first?"
"Lenovo's self-developed chips are like my self-developed Michelin recipes; I can write them, but I can't make them."
"Why can't assembly plants just stick to assembling? They have to try and ride this wave of popularity."
"I believe Transsion can make chips. I also believe Huawei can make chips. But Lenovo, before you talk about making chips, why don't you figure out how to optimize your garbage operating system properly?"
As for why I'm so popular? Of course, it's because I'm a ZUK user.
Lenovo: We will develop our own chips and will no longer be dependent on others in the future.
Netizen: Who are you being controlled by now?
Lenovo: "...Silence is the Cambridge of tonight."
Liu Jun sat in his office, looking at the comments online, his face alternating between black and white.
He originally thought that at least some Xiaomi fans and Lenovo fans would come out to support him, but instead, all of them were sarcastic.
Could it be that in their eyes Lenovo really doesn't have the DNA to make chips?
Even a relatively mild-mannered novice like me stepped forward to comment on the unboxing:
"Lenovo's announcement of its self-developed chip at this time is clearly just empty talk to anyone with eyes to see."
However, the timing was indeed good. First of all, domestic technology has made a breakthrough. Apart from the 14nm process that Transsion is currently using, the 22nm process is still the world's leading process.
With the manufacturing problem solved, the only remaining issue for chips is design.
Although it is difficult, it is much easier than building a production line.
However, I still think Lenovo's announcement is somewhat of a publicity stunt.
"After all... you guys finish the sentence."
Liu Jun glanced at the comments section under the unboxing video. The comments there were even dirtier than those on the official website, practically digging up their ancestors for 18 generations.
In short, it's all their fault.
Some people even exposed their less-than-friendly cooperation with Transsion.
Saying that Transsion just choked them and then announced its self-developed technology is just like trying to hide something obvious.
At this moment, Wang Hui pushed the door open and came in. Seeing Liu Jun's expression, he realized that Liu Jun was also looking at the comments section, so he cautiously said:
"Mr. Liu, how about... we withdraw the announcement?"
"Withdraw what? Withdraw!" Liu Jun slammed his phone on the table. "Withdrawing would be even more embarrassing."
Let them rant; they'll move on once they've vented.
Our most important task right now is to produce the Motorola S6 and use the Taishan 710 to boost sales.
"The chip issue can be delayed; I'll focus on making the real thing first, and at least those people will shut up."
Wang Hui nodded and walked out of the office. As he passed the break room, he heard two engineers chatting quietly.
"Have you heard? The company is going to develop its own chips."
"I heard. A hundred million to make chips, hahahahaha!"
"Haha, stop laughing. Compared to other projects, this is already a lot."