The rise of nanometers

It's dark and quiet here in China, and the sun is setting in Xizhou at this time.

Allain Dussel, President of STMicroelectronics, who was just getting ready to get off work, received an urgent email from the China branch.

This morning, he received a report. The Dragon Totem press conference brought huge changes to the global semiconductor industry.

After reading the email just sent by Bob, his eyes suddenly flickered, then he grabbed the landline phone and hurriedly made a few calls.

"Hey Owen, where are you?"

"I'm in the supermarket, what's going on?"

"Come back to the company, it's urgent."

"……All right!"

"Hey, Robert..."

An hour later, several senior executives from STMicroelectronics headquarters hurried to the president's office.

As soon as he entered the door, the old Mediterranean man complained: "Alain, is there something that we can't talk about tomorrow?"

The middle-aged white man with black hair and a stiff look didn't pay much attention to it, but asked with concern: "Alaine, is there any emergency? Is it possible that Silicon Valley is planning to deal with Suiren Company?"

"No, on the contrary, it is Suiren Company that wants to deal with Silicon Valley. Take a look! Remember to keep it confidential." After Alaine printed the email, he deleted it from the computer.

The confused middle-aged white man took the folder and just turned the first page when his pupils shrank sharply.

The old Mediterranean man who came over couldn't help but exclaimed: "Oh my God, they really dare to think about it."

"What do you think?" Alleyn was also very distressed. For their company, if this matter is really accomplished, it will naturally be a huge benefit.

But the risks behind it are also very high. This is like pulling teeth from the tiger's mouth. If the United States behind the Silicon Valley system is angered, the consequences will be disastrous.

But he was unwilling to give up. After all, this opportunity was indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The main pressure was attracted by the Suiren system. It was possible for them to complete semiconductor autonomy.

The middle-aged white man put down the documents in his hands and said solemnly: "Rewards and risks coexist."

The old Mediterranean man in charge of technical management, after reading Bob's email, said thoughtfully: "There is actually no chance of realizing this plan."

"Oh? Owen, what do you think?" Allain asked immediately.

"Chinese people have a saying, which is to lure the wolf into the house." Owen, an old man from the Mediterranean, said with twinkling eyes.

Luring the wolf into the house? Alleyne and Robert thought for a moment and immediately understood Owen's plan.

If there is a tiger and a person in a room, the tiger will definitely eat the person; but if a wolf comes in, both the tiger and the wolf are predators. When they meet, they will definitely be incompatible and they will fight. time, people can take the opportunity to do other things.

Alleyne said, "Are you planning to introduce China's semiconductor and Internet companies and let them compete with the upstarts in the New World?"

"We can also gain benefits from it, such as distributing software and distributing mobile phones and computers. We require computer and mobile phone manufacturers in China to use our spare parts for products sold to Xizhou." The wily Owen does not look like a technical executive. Instead, he acts like a strategist.

Alleyn immediately laughed: "That's right, we are a free market, and products from all over the world should be freely sold in the Western Continent Alliance."

If they engage in autonomy from the beginning, the Silicon Valley department will definitely use their full strength to deal with STMicroelectronics and others in order to prevent a fire in the backyard.

Irving's idea is to attract Chinese companies to enter the Xizhou market and let them compete with Silicon Valley. He can have both sides and benefit from it.

With the pressure brought by the Suiren Department, the Silicon Valley Department would definitely not dare to overly bully Xizhou's semiconductors. They did not want to rely on the Suiren Department, let alone be controlled by the Silicon Valley Department. This was the best choice.

Alleyne soon made a decision, and he immediately called Anthony, the president of Infineon, and Steve, the president of NXP, to discuss the possibility of this matter.

The three companies hit it off immediately, and anyway, recent orders related to Greater China have been transferred to them from the previous Silicon Valley department.

They decided to set up a semiconductor design and R\u0026D center in China, extending from the previous automotive electronics and industrial electronics to the consumer electronics field.

By using roundabout tactics, they avoid direct confrontation with the Silicon Valley group. Anyway, the consumer electronics market of the West Continent Alliance is currently occupied by the Silicon Valley group. They simply do nothing to drive away the wolf and devour the tiger, so that they can benefit from it.

May 4th.

The three Bobs who had not left Shanmei met Lin Baijie, Zhang Weixin, and Jiang Hailin again.

After Lin Baijie read the cooperation memo, he narrowed his eyes and exchanged a few words in a low voice with Jiang Hailin and Zhang Weixin.

Although the Xizhou guys did not take their bait, and instead wanted to push the Suiren faction to fight against the Silicon Valley faction, although Lin Baijie and the others were surprised by this, they had no intention of rejecting it.

Xizhou's shit-stirring stick wants to drive away wolves and fish in troubled waters, so why don't the Suiren Department want to take the opportunity to enter the Xizhou market? Both sides can get what they need.

If there were no benefits, how could STMicroelectronics end up in the end?

Although the other party wants to take advantage of the Suiren Department, the Suiren Department is also taking advantage of the other party. By disrupting the Xizhou market, it has broken the Silicon Valley Department's basic lead.

As for who will win, it depends on whose fist will be harder in the future.

In this regard, Jiang Hailin did not want to take advantage of STMicroelectronics and others. He pointed at the proportion of spare parts in the cooperation memorandum, shook his head and said:

"Everyone, you require that in addition to the CPU, GPU and screen, 80% of the remaining spare parts must be supplied by you. This ratio is too high."

"No, Mr. Jiang, our company needs to bear very huge risks, and this ratio is the most suitable." Su Hua retorted.

"I think 40% is more appropriate."

The two parties negotiated on this issue for more than half an hour, and finally each took a step back and signed a phased cooperation plan.

From 2011 to 2014, Suiren sold electronic products to Xizhou. Among the spare parts, Xizhou semiconductor companies supplied no less than 45%; starting from 2014, this proportion increased to 65%. By 2020 Later, it was raised to 80% again.

They discussed the specific types of spare parts for more than an hour.

Then they entered into the agency sales of electronic products and software. The two parties discussed pricing, advance payment and share ratio for two days.

In the end, in order to drag STMicroelectronics and others into the water, Suiren proposed to allow them to OEM some of their products. The three companies only needed to design the appearance and some specifications, and then they could get their "own" computers and mobile phones.

Although they knew that Suiren had evil intentions, the three STMicroelectronics companies still chose to cooperate in the face of interests.

In fact, they also have a small idea. The OEM only has one name, but it looks better in terms of appearance, and it can also build a brand.

The semiconductor design centers set up by STMicroelectronics, Infineon and NXP in China not only design auxiliary components for consumer electronics, they also plan to secretly design CPUs and GPUs.

As long as they design their own CPUs and GPUs, they can either have Suiren or TSMC manufacture them.

You can even play a game of "stealing your own self-respect from foreign countries" and force the Silicon Valley system to make concessions to you.

Suiren Department also promised to fully assist them in chip design in textile methods during the cooperation period.

This is how the cooperation between the two parties, each with its own ulterior motives, was born.

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