Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 1399 The Blue Giant
In fact, after Duan Yun introduced 4 lithography machines from ASML, he always wanted to assemble these 4 lithography machines into two production lines, but the corresponding equipment has been unable to be in place for a long time.

In fact, apart from lithography machines, other equipment such as single crystal furnaces, slicers, and related testing equipment have not been added to the embargo list of the Batumi Agreement, but even so, it is impossible for Duan Yun to buy advanced For related equipment, it takes at least one year to one and a half years from placing an order to installing the equipment, and then transporting the equipment from abroad to China.

It is precisely because of this that Duan Yun turned his attention to related domestic manufacturers. However, these domestic chip equipment manufacturers are all state-owned enterprises and R&D institutes. Without the approval of superior leaders, the equipment they produce cannot be sold to domestic private companies. Enterprises.

Earlier, Duan Yun had discussed this matter with Hu Qi, the deputy director of the Mechanical and Electronic Department, and expressed his willingness to pay a high price for domestic related equipment. At that time, Hu Qi also agreed to this matter, but after he returned to BJ, There was no further news about this matter.

So Duan Yun took advantage of this opportunity to have an interview with Li Hao, and talked about this matter again.

"Why didn't you say such an important thing earlier?" Li Hao frowned immediately after hearing this, and continued: "Your company has finally introduced advanced equipment from abroad, but because the relevant supporting equipment is not in place, it has been delayed in investing Operation, this is not only a loss for your company, but also a loss for our city of SZ! That’s all right, I’ll contact the director of the mechanical and electronic department later, and ask them to contact you as soon as possible to ship the relevant equipment to your factory!”

"Thank you so much, Mayor Li!" Duan Yun's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he said gratefully.

"Xiao Duan, you must respond to me in time for such matters in the future. I am not a decoration as the mayor. It is my duty to help companies solve problems and difficulties. Especially for such matters, I will give priority to them. " Li Hao looked directly at Duan Yun and said.

"Okay, thank you, Mayor Li!" Duan Yun thanked again.

Afterwards, the two discussed some reception details, and Duan Yun left the city hall and returned to his company.

In fact, this visit by an American technology company to China can attract so much attention from the SZ city government, which is indeed beyond Duan Yun's expectations, but after thinking about it carefully, I feel that this is also a very normal thing.

Shenzhen has always wanted to build a high-tech industry in the special zone. However, nearly 10 years after the establishment of the special zone, it is still somewhat lackluster in the high-tech electronics industry.

In the impression of many people in later generations, Shenzhen is an out-and-out high-tech city, but in fact, in the 80s, the strongest technological cities in China were Shanghai and BJ, especially Shanghai, which developed very well in the high-tech field. Quickly, among the top 5 companies in the national electronics industry last year, three of the top five were from Shanghai, and the other two were from BJ and Nanjing. The top ranking in Shenzhen was SEG Electronics Group, but it was only at the top of the list. The 3th in the country, this ranking is already very self-explanatory.

If the halo of the "Shenzhen Miracle" is revealed, most of the entrepreneurs who came to Shenzhen in the early days were second-hand dealers, some of whom were officials or private. These are state-owned enterprises, and most of the joint ventures that occasionally enter Shenzhen are from Hong Kong. The joint ventures are basically some assembly plants, using outdated technology and production lines, not high-tech at all.

It is precisely because of this that when he learned that American high-tech companies are coming to Shenzhen for inspection, Li Hao naturally attaches great importance to it. Once these foreign companies settle in China, the capital they bring is second. High-tech with great influence is what Li Hao wants most.

For Duan Yun, the visit of the US delegation to China is equally important to him and Tianyin Group. After the successful development of NAND flash memory chips, Duan Yun really wants to use this product to open up the international market and create some multinational technology giants. Cooperation opportunities, so that Tianyin Group can also have the opportunity to become a multinational technology company.

However, judging from the current situation, if Tianyin Group wants to become a multinational technology company, it still lacks a lot of strength. In addition, he still needs some luck so that he can find an entry point to open up the international market.

On Monday, Duanyun received a notice from Mayor Li, and by Wednesday, the first batch of American business delegations had arrived in Shenzhen by plane.

After more than [-] hours of long-distance flight, after the plane landed at Baiyun Airport, the SZ city government immediately sent a special car to connect them to the city of SZ, and arranged them to the city government guest house.

Jet lag is a very uncomfortable thing, but after these American guests only slept one night in the guest house, they couldn't wait to request to visit the Tianyin chip factory.

This time, the first batch of American corporate delegations to Shenzhen consisted of two companies, OnePlus is the famous "Blue Giant" IBM, and the other is the American Texas Instruments Corporation, which is headquartered in Texas, USA. Dallas, State, is a global semiconductor company.

These two companies have a very huge influence in the industry, especially the "Blue Giant" IBM, which can be said to be synonymous with computers in the eyes of the world. In 1984, IBM's personal computer sales reached an astonishing 40%. Billion US dollars, and by 1985, it accounted for 80% of the global PC market share.

It was unexpected for such a heavyweight company to come to China to visit its own company. At first, Duan Yun thought that its chips would only arouse the interest of some international small and medium-sized technology companies, but IBM became the first Approve the American companies that want to visit Tianyin in Shenzhen.

In fact, the reason why the chip developed by Duan Yun attracted IBM's attention has a lot to do with IBM's current status and the international environment.

In the early and mid-80s, IBM could be said to be the absolute overlord of the PC industry. From 1984 to 1986, the best-selling IBM AT microcomputer adopted the 80286 CPU chip produced by Intel and built on 286 16-bit technology. Based on that, in 1984, Intel began to develop a new generation of 386CPU chips. Since the 386 is a central processing unit with 13 and 12 members, the successful development of 386 means a revolution in computer technology.

Although Intel had already greeted IBM during the development of the 386, hoping that IBM would first use the 386 chip to develop the 386 computer, but IBM was extremely indifferent. Until 1985, when the 386 chip was produced, IBM still refused to adopt it, which buried IBM The hidden danger of a huge crisis.

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