Chapter 538 ZF Procurement, Ark and Ideal Competition
Sakamoto Takuya stayed in the capital for a total of three days.
In addition to confirming to join Charming Semiconductor, it also sold its DRAN chip-related technology for mobile devices.
The main reason why Sakamoto Takuya did not consider the cooperation model of permanent licensing and charging patent fees is that this technology has not yet been fully completed and has only been advanced to 99%.
With one sale, he could get tens of millions of dollars in net proceeds, saving him the hassle of having to deal with it later.
"Mr. Hu, Mr. Sakamoto has already gone to Magic City, and the technology in his hands will complete the final research and development at Charming Semiconductor (Magic City) Research Institute. However, to produce this kind of DRAM chip, our existing equipment may need to undergo necessary
Transformation.”
Yan Hanzhang left one day later than Sakamoto Takuya. By this time, Huang Tao and others had already arrived in the capital, so they all simply held a meeting at the Kyoto Building.
After a preliminary understanding of the new technology, both Huang Tao and Sa Hongli proposed to carry out technical transformation of the equipment.
"Is the transformation work difficult? If the technical difficulty is not high, carry out it as soon as possible. If the technical difficulty is very high, it is better to consider building a new factory immediately."
Hu Yang was not very clear about the technical difficulties, so he asked Huang Tao.
"Well, it's not too difficult. The main reason is that the cycle of modifying equipment is very short, about one month is enough. If a new factory is built, it will take more than a year anyway, right?"
Huang Tao is responsible for the construction of many of the company's factories, and he is more inclined to carry out equipment renovation.
Sa Hongli had a different view: "Mr. Hu, I estimate that our production capacity will be fully released soon. In the future, the market demand for DRAM chips used in mobile devices will become larger and larger. We really might as well take advantage of this opportunity."
Let’s start expanding production capacity now.”
At present, the prices of memory and flash memory on the market have experienced a wave of rising prices. The world's major memory chip manufacturers have increased their shipments.
Charming Semiconductor is no exception. The company's production capacity has actually been quickly released. According to past experience, memory chips will soon face an oversupply situation again. This is the right time to deploy mobile technology.
"First renovate a factory. This new DRAM product based on mobile devices must be launched as soon as possible. The sooner the better. In addition, Lao Sa, you don't have to worry, a relatively depressed cycle is coming soon. Our production capacity can still be
Hold on until this downturn is over."
The memory and flash memory markets are too cyclical.
In the positive cycle, the price of memory chips has been rising all the way. At the most exaggerated time, it even increased sevenfold in three years.
Countercyclically, the price of memory chips has been falling, and even more losses will be incurred every time a chip is produced.
Therefore, in the counter-cyclical period, major manufacturers will reduce production in unison, and the demand for production capacity will not be that great.
The matter was settled, and Huang Tao was still responsible for the modification of the equipment.
Sa Hongli is responsible for the research, development and improvement of production processes, so that new products can be mass-produced as soon as possible.
Yang Chenglin joined forces with Takuya Sakamoto to perfect the technology and finalize the design of the new product.
Everyone at Charming Semiconductor began to be nervous and busy again. Even Yan Hanzhang was busy all day long after returning to the deep sea.
Everyone dispersed, but Populus euphratica remained in the capital.
The report submitted by Luo Guofu has also received a response in the past two days. It is said that the higher-ups attach great importance to it and a guidance will be issued soon.
The guidance supports the priority status of domestic equipment, products and technical services in domestic office equipment (supplies) procurement bidding. It also provides tax credit and other support for key domestic alternative technology solutions.
In fact, the centralized bidding of domestic office equipment is also a very huge cake. In the past, domestic and foreign giants were all focused on this area, and there were no restrictions in the country.
However, now that the United States has taken the lead in excluding Chinese products from their government procurement list, of course we must also support domestic products.
This time is a critical period for centralized bidding for government procurement in the coming year. The issuance of this guidance is tantamount to giving domestic equipment (product) manufacturers a shot in the arm.
Related companies of the Huijia family could not remain indifferent. Chang Sheng brought a team to the imperial capital and vowed to win some orders in government procurement.
"Mr. Hu, we will participate in the bidding for office computers this time. When I came this time, I brought the latest product. This desktop computer uses the Huaxin No. 1 B chip, and the memory is a new product produced by Charming Semiconductor.
First-generation products, motherboards, graphics cards, etc., are the results of the company's independent research and development. It can be said that the core components of this machine have achieved 100% localization rate."
Ark Computer, the latest desktop computer, has very good performance. It is pre-installed with the domestic "Hongqi" operating system, which can fully meet the needs of office work.
To be honest, office computers do not have high requirements for the overall level of hardware, which is more than an order of magnitude worse than home computers.
Therefore, Ark Computer, a desktop computer, is definitely impeccable in terms of performance.
However, there are many factors that affect ZF procurement, and Chang Sheng is not very sure.
Ark Computer has a lot of competitors, and it is difficult to predict the outcome.
"Mr. Chang, I have confidence in our products. Moreover, with the introduction of the guidance, foreign manufacturers are basically not on the ZF procurement cooperation list. Your biggest competitor must be Ideal Computer."
Ideal Computer is currently a giant in the domestic PC industry. They have successfully acquired IBM's notebook computer business and are moving towards the goal of becoming a large international company.
Chang Sheng is very aware of the strength of Ideal Computer. If he wants to cut a piece of the big cake of ZF procurement, he must find a way to get over this obstacle.
"Mr. Hu, our strength is far less than that of Ideal Computer, but we are far ahead in terms of localization rate. Government procurement should of course focus on safety. This is our biggest trump card."
Hu Yang nodded, he also hoped Chang Sheng could get some orders.
Five days later, the results of this ZF procurement tender were announced.
With its excellent performance and the highest degree of localization, Ark Computer, together with Ideal Computer, won the biggest piece of the ZF purchase of office computers this time.
To be precise, Ideal Computer has won 43% of ZF’s purchase of office computers.
Ark Computer won this round of procurement, with a 57% share of office computers, becoming the biggest winner.
"Mr. Chang, you have had a great harvest this time. I didn't mention it, but you are treating me today. Let's have a few drinks to celebrate."
When Populus euphratica saw Chang Sheng again, the guy walked like a breeze, with the words "Chunfeng Proud" written on his face.
However, although he was very excited, he had not lost his due judgment:
"Mr. Hu, Ark Computer's success this time is mainly due to the issuance of national guidance on promoting domestically produced equipment and products.
I heard that this guidance came out because you and several entrepreneurs petitioned. To be honest, you are the hero behind Ark Computer’s victory.
There’s nothing to say, go to the Bai family compound tonight and I’ll treat you!”
"Mr. Chang, there's no need for us to compliment each other, right? To be honest, your new product is really good. You can make arrangements for the evening and we'll get drunk and then rest."
Hu Yang smiled and decided to get Chang Sheng drunk tonight.
How can we celebrate without getting drunk?
This time, Ark Computer was able to win a large order from ZF in one fell swoop, which is very important for the development of the company.
Not to mention anything else, revenue alone will increase by nearly 10 billion yuan next year, and net profit will also increase by 17.8 billion yuan.
The next day.
Chang Sheng flew back to the deep sea, smelling of alcohol.
Hu Yang took Tian Sichun to Jinling and then came to the Magic City.
"Mr. Sakamoto, are you adapting to life and work in China?"
On the day he arrived in Magic City, Hu Yang came to the Charming Semiconductor (Magic City) Research Institute and paid a special visit to Takuya Sakamoto, who was in high spirits.
"Mr. Hu, everything here is very good and we are very satisfied."
Under the leadership of Takuya Sakamoto, DRAM products for mobile devices are about to be finalized.
Even though Sakamoto Takuya is already sixty years old, he still works like crazy, often working late into the night at the research institute.
The technology in his hands has been advanced to 99% level before. After arriving in the Magic City, it didn't take long to complete the final research and development work.
Now we have reached the critical stage of finalizing the design, and it is expected to be put into production soon.
At present, Charming Semiconductor is striving to catch up in the field of DRAM chips. Its technical level with international giants such as S Star is shrinking, while the DRAM chips used in mobile devices have reached the world's advanced level.
"Mr. Sakamoto, your work is very effective. On behalf of the board of directors, I would like to express my gratitude to you. In addition, you can't work so hard all the time. You should pay more attention to your body and never wear it down."
Hu Yang and Sakamoto Takuya chatted for almost half an hour and walked around the institute before turning and leaving.
His visit to the Magic City this time was not just to meet Sakamoto Takuya.
As before in the Imperial Capital, Hu Yang plans to stay in the Magic Capital for a while. While working here, he will have an in-depth understanding of the production and operation of each of his companies.
Sometimes it is difficult to understand the whole picture of an enterprise through a casual inspection, so during this period of inspection, Hu Yang decided to sink in and do some research.
After coming out of Charming Semiconductor Research Institute, Hu Yang and others returned to the "old house".
"A Yang, Aunt Han bought a lot of vegetables today. Let's have dinner at home tonight."
Tian Sichun was used to Hu Yang being busy, so she took a nap at noon and took someone to accompany Aunt Han to buy vegetables in the afternoon.
Chapter completed!