Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 1395 Cooperation Intention
There is nothing to be courteous, and it is either a traitor or a thief.

Kono suddenly proposed to expand the technical cooperation with Tianyin Group, Duan Yun never believed that there were no additional conditions.

Moreover, in terms of the previous cooperation between Duan Yun and Toshiba Group, Toshiba Group did not attach importance to this joint venture factory in Shenzhen at all. I had asked for technical support many times before, but there was no news. of.

The biggest possibility is that Tianyin Group has developed a new generation of NAND flash memory chips, and the sales of Flash flash memory chips in China are also very good. They feel that it is profitable, so they actively ask for expanded cooperation.

But Duan Yun can't say clearly about this kind of thing. After all, it is a good thing to expand cooperation, especially with a multinational chip giant like Toshiba. The specific situation can only be known after discussion.

Leaving the production workshop, at the request of Kono, Duan Yun took the two of them to visit the R&D center of the chip factory.

"Is this where your company's NAND flash memory chips were developed?" Kono asked.

"En." Duan Yun simply responded without explaining in detail.

"Can I see your new chip?" Kono said again.

"There is a box in my office, you two come with me." Duan Yun said, leading the two of them to his office.

And when the two of them came to Duan Yun's office, they were shocked.

Going directly into his office, there are two computers and a printer, and a large number of books and materials on both sides of the wall, most of which are foreign language books.

In addition, on Duan Yun's desk, next to the phone was a stack of blueprints and floppy disks. It didn't look like a company CEO's office at all, but more like a research and development staff's studio.

"Sit down!" Duan Yun signaled He Ye and Fujio Masuoka to sit down, then took out an exquisite plastic box from his desk, handed it to them and said, "This is the latest NAND flash memory developed by our company." chip."

Ever since Huang Lingyi's paper on the chip was published in the "Scientific American" magazine, this chip is no longer a confidential product of Tianyin Group, so even if the chip and related information are sent to Kono, Duan Yun is not worried about leaking the secret, because Duan Yun has registered an international patent a long time ago. If Toshiba produces this product, it will be a patent infringement.

"Um..." As a result, after the transparent plastic box containing the chip, Kono and Fujio Masuoka immediately opened the box and focused their attention on the chip inside.

"Have you tested this chip?" After a while, Fujio Masuoka suddenly raised his head and asked Duan Yun.

"It has been tested." Duan Yun nodded, and continued: "The deputy editor of the "Scientific American" magazine also visited our company before, and took more than 10 chips of this kind before leaving. Articles related to the test should be available in the new issue of Scientific American, so I don’t need to say more here.”

"Actually, we only came here after seeing this magazine..."

"Mr. Duan, congratulations on developing a new product." Kono suddenly interrupted Fujio Masuoka at this time, and he said to Duan Yun: "In the field of storage chips, our Toshiba technology is definitely the world's leading , the Americans are not our opponents, in fact, it is not difficult for Toshiba to develop chip products similar to your company..."

"I understand this. Toshiba is a large multinational company, a partner of Tianyin Group and a model for learning." Duan Yun also said.

Although Duan Yun has doubts about the purpose of Kono’s coming to China, his respect for Toshiba is from the bottom of his heart. It is not a shame to admit that the other party is excellent. Toshiba is indeed the world’s largest storage chip company. .

"Hehe, in fact, our Toshiba company can have today's scale, which is accumulated bit by bit over several generations and decades, and our Japanese government has also given great support to our company over the years. There are a large number of domestic top talents joining the company, and in terms of research and development strength, it is a leading company in the world." Hearing what Duan Yun said, Kono suddenly smiled and said proudly.

"Yes, I have also been to Toshiba before, and your R&D center really shocked me, and after contacting Mr. Fujio, I have a deeper understanding of the level and technology of Toshiba's R&D personnel. Mr. Fujio is a very remarkable person. I am also very impressed by the technical level and professionalism of the engineers."

"Duan Jun, you are too much." Fujio said with a smile when he heard what Duan Yun said.

"Mr. Fujio is indeed a very good engineer in our company, but in fact, we at Toshiba still have many very good talents." Kono smiled slightly, and continued: "We have many R&D centers overseas at Toshiba, and those who want to cooperate with Toshiba There are also many companies. Our Toshiba executives are now attaching great importance to the development of the Chinese market, and we also think that you are a very capable and reliable business partner, Mr. Duan, so I am here this time to discuss with your company and jointly establish chip research and development in Shenzhen. Things in the center..."

"This suggestion is very good, and we are also looking forward to the cooperation with Toshiba." Duan Yun said hastily after hearing this.

"If Mr. Duan agrees, we can sign the contract right away. At that time, our two companies will jointly establish a research and development center in Shenzhen. We will send the best engineers from the microelectronics department here to work with you Tianyin Group on chip research and development. The engineers in the center merged personnel, and finally realized product and technology sharing..." Seeing that Duan Yun agreed to cooperate, Kono said hastily.

"Merger of technicians?" Duan Yun frowned slightly, and continued, "You mean to disband the current R&D center of Tianyin Group, and establish a new R&D center with Toshiba?"

"That's what it means!" Kono nodded and said, "Many of our company's technical engineers are top talents in the world. After the establishment of the new R&D center this time, it will be able to provide you Tianyin with great technical assistance. And for your technicians, it is also a very good learning opportunity..."

"The question is, after the establishment of the new R&D center, will it still be managed by Tianyin Group?" Duan Yun asked.

"In terms of corporate management, our company also has very advanced management experience." Kono smiled slightly, and then said: "After the establishment of the new R&D center, our Toshiba company will send senior officers to China to take charge of the management work. With management experience, Shenzhen’s R&D center can be established as the largest chip technology R&D center in East Asia, including Southeast Asia!”

(End of this chapter)