My rebirth is different

Chapter 747 Chip Research and Development Center
After arriving in California, Peer contacted Jim Keller immediately and explained his intention.

Jim Keller is also looking for a suitable company recently, and has even made a preliminary communication with a chip company, but he has not yet confirmed that he will join the company.

After receiving Pei'er's call, he was also slightly surprised.

Peer reported that his family was Star Electronics Holdings, and Jim Keller had absolutely no idea about Star Electronics.

But when Peer mentioned the company's three brand divisions, he immediately knew which company it was.

This is a wealthy company from the East!
A while ago, Yuwenfei's acquisition of IBM's personal computer business unit also caused quite a stir in the United States. Jim Keller, as a practitioner in the IT industry, of course, has heard of it to some extent.

It is said that this person is not only super rich, but also has good hands and eyes and extensive connections in the United States.

Otherwise, the Foreign Investment Review Committee would not have approved the acquisition so readily.

However, isn't this company in the branded computer business?
Why do you want to intervene in the chip industry again?

Although a little puzzled, Jim Keller readily agreed to meet and have a chat. Who would refuse a rich and powerful company?

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In Silicon Valley, in a quiet cafe, Yu Wenfei met the legendary "Silicon Immortal", Jim Keller.

Jim Keller is only in his early thirties this year. He is tall and muscular, with a bushy beard, a chic middle part, and a bright smile on his face. He doesn't look like a technician.

"Hello, Mr. Yu Wenfei, I have heard of your name for a long time."

When facing Yu Wenfei, Jim Keller was not arrogant, and spoke with respect.

He warmly stretched out his hands and greeted Yu Wenfei.

Although Yu Wenfei is much younger than him, but thinking about Yu Wenfei's wealth and status, he can't be proud.

"Hello, Mr. Jim, please sit down and have a cup of coffee?"

Yu Wenfei stood up with a smile, shook hands with him, and greeted him.

"Black coffee, thank you."

After sitting down, the cafe waiter quickly brought a cup of steaming coffee.

Jim Keller picked up the coffee cup, but he didn't drink it, but asked seriously: "I heard Miss Peer said on the phone that Star Electronics is going to set up its own chip design department. I want to know whether it is going to develop computer CPU or Mobile chip?"

This is someone who is a technical person. When we first met, we hadn’t exchanged a few pleasantries and boasted about each other’s business, so we went straight to the topic.

"Which one does Mr. Jim think is more suitable?" Yu Wenfei asked enthusiastically.

"It's all right! However, the desktop CPU monopoly is relatively serious. If you want to develop and develop, you must obtain the authorization of the X86 architecture. This authorization is now in the hands of Intel. But it should not be difficult for Star Electronics to obtain the authorization. You and IBM The relationship between them is so good, they still have a great say in authorization.

In terms of mobile chips, in fact, they are currently mobile phone chips. I think this one has a better prospect.At Broadcom, I was doing research and development of mobile chips, and I have a deeper understanding of this.If you want to make mobile chips, the market threshold is not so high, authorization is easy to obtain, and although the current market competition is fierce, no company has an absolute advantage.

Therefore, I feel that with the strength of Zim Electronics, entering this industry will have more prospects for development. "

Jim Keller replied confidently.

In business, he thinks he is far inferior to Yu Wenfei, but when it comes to chips, there are not many people in this world who know better than him, so of course he is confident.

Yu Wenfei nodded, of course he would not step into the quagmire of the desktop CPU at this point in time.

Because in that industry, AMD and Intel are highly monopolized!

Moreover, after so many years of computer development, basically all software and hardware are developed around the X86 framework. Any company that wants to enter this field must abide by other people's rules.

Otherwise, do you want a company to develop all the software and hardware involved in the computer by itself?
That's not realistic either.

But mobile chips are different. The market is chaotic, the demand is huge, and there is no patent monopoly. As long as you want to do it, you can get a permanent authorization.

Moreover, the mobile phone industry has developed rapidly in recent years. Compared with the computer industry, it is simply a sunrise industry and a sunset industry.

So Jim Keller is very optimistic about mobile chips.

"If we want to develop our own chips, mainly for mobile phones, where should we start?" Yu Wenfei asked.

"It depends on your company's time requirements. If the time is tight, I suggest acquiring a chip design company that should obtain ARM's permanent authorization, and recruit more engineers on this basis. Can come up with the top chip in the industry!" Jim Keller said flatly.

The method he mentioned was also what Yu Wenfei had originally planned to do, so it can be said that heroes see the same thing.

Yu Wenfei nodded in satisfaction and asked, "Very good, if I hand over the chip research and development department to you, would you be interested?"

When talking about key issues, Jim Keller became more cautious, and he said: "The investment in research and development of chips is not small. The salary of technicians alone is a large expenditure, and the cost of each tape-out in the future is even more astronomical. No Knowing your company, are you mentally prepared?"

Research and development of chips is a waste of money, because hundreds or thousands of engineers are required to work in a team. The salary of such high-end technical talents is not a joke.

If the R&D center is located here in Silicon Valley, America, it can be said that the monthly salary expenses alone will be as high as several million dollars or even tens of millions!

Calculated on a two-year cycle, the salary cost will need nearly [-] million U.S. dollars...

This is indeed not something that ordinary companies can afford, but a R&D team of hundreds or thousands is nothing compared to Intel and AMD, but it is considered a very high configuration in a mobile chip R&D company.

The goal of forming such a large-scale team is to make the best mobile phone chip!

Yu Wenfei smiled slightly, "I have prepared [-] million U.S. dollars, all of which will be invested in the chip research and development department. Can you give me the world's strongest mobile phone chip in two years?"

Jim Keller's eyes lit up. What a technical genius like him wants is an unfettered platform with abundant financial support.

Now that Yu Wenfei has prepared such a platform for him, he is of course satisfied.

"The entire R&D department will be handed over to me? No one will tell me?" Jim Keller asked.

"Of course, since you are asked to do this, I can trust you. I only need to see the results after two years." Yu Wenfei said boldly.

One is rich and willing to delegate power, the other is talented and ambitious, the two hit it off, and the matter was settled.

Star Electronics established a chip research and development department, with Jim Keller as the head of the department, reporting directly to Yuwenfei.

The R&D center is located in Silicon Valley. In order to quickly form combat effectiveness, under the suggestion of Jim Keller, Yuwenfei plans to acquire a mature chip design company and expand on this basis.

To build a huge technical team of thousands of people, the goal is to come up with the world's strongest mobile phone chip in two years!

Acquiring a chip company, setting up a chip research and development center, renting or buying office space, etc., of course, fell on Zhou Mengyi.

Coincidentally, she is also the president of TIHKPAD, and THINKPAD's computer business department is also located in the United States. It is foreseeable that Zhou Mengyi will spend most of her time in the United States in the future.

After explaining the matter, Yu Wenfei was ready to return to China.

Before leaving, Zhou Mengyi sent him to the airport. Before parting, Yu Wenfei said apologetically, "I have to work hard on you again. After the R&D center here stabilizes, I will give you a long vacation and have a good rest."

Zhou Mengyi smiled nonchalantly: "It's okay, it's nothing, it's you, you are thinking about big things, you should pay attention to your health. By the way, our house has been renovated, you can go live and find some housekeepers and servants." What. Don't live in the company's small apartment, there is no one to take care of you over there."

Speaking of the house, Yu Wenfei nodded. After the renovation of Tan Gong's villa, he and Hu Jingjing went to stay for one night to experience it.

I have to say that it is indeed much more comfortable than the apartment in the Science and Technology Park.

But if you move to live there, it will be very troublesome. You can't live alone.

The villa is very large, with seven or eight bedrooms and more than a dozen rooms. If the basement floor is included, it has four floors.

If you really want to live there, housekeepers and servants must be on the agenda.

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(End of this chapter)