Military Industry of Great Powers: Build the Strongest Flanker.

Chapter 250 Becoming shameless

ASUS's most high-end model costs $6000, while the low-end TG series is much cheaper, costing only $.

The configuration is VIA PT200 processor, 2M memory, 300M mechanical hard drive, and Zhongxun voodoo110 graphics card.

But the performance can beat the most high-end 486 microcomputers on the market, and the latest 100MHz 486 host has a common configuration of 1M memory, but the price exceeds four thousand US dollars.

It's completely a dimensionality reduction attack...

"God, this is impossible..."

Berkeley student Sandy Miner said in despair after trying out a new computer bought by her roommate.

He just spent two thousand dollars to buy a 486 host, and found that his computer completely failed under the same Linux system.

Such things can be seen everywhere, whether HP, Compaq or IBM, their sales centers are crowded with people coming to return products.

IBM business manager Cagral Bilinsi has seen that IBM will lose billions of dollars because of VIA, and HP and Compaq will be even worse. These OEM dealers will not be able to find any profit direction...

The progress of the matter was expected by Zhao Guoqing. In fact, since VIA was brought into ARM, the war has already begun.

……

Zhao Guoqing said: "Director Liu, you can't blame me. I applied for everything, but you approved it. In public, I am one generation ahead. In terms of software and hardware, the actual technology is three generations ahead."

And Compaq is similar.

The United States will definitely sit back and do nothing. Before launching a war, they will definitely create public opinion to attack China Communications. As expected, they should use security as the reason.

Sitting in front of him was Director Liu, who had no official position and was in a low position. Don't think that just because he retired, he should really stop doing anything. Old comrades can also be enthusiastic. They can conduct nationwide surveys and provide opinions.

Liu Qing took a sip of tea, put down the cup and said, "I didn't expect that the manufacturing process is one generation ahead and the performance has improved so much. It's National Day. It seems like this time I'm going to be in trouble!"

Teacher Xiao Zhao is very sensitive to the storm coming.

It has been half a month since VIA launched a full-scale attack on the Western market, and Mr. Zhao has not seen any clues in the media. However, at the beginning, the media praised the excellent performance of VIA ARMv6 processor and its advanced technology. Now, these praises have Gone, as if it never happened.

Panic has begun in the financial market. HP's stock price plummeted by 30% that day, and fell by another 30% the next day. A week later, the original price of 60 US dollars per share had dropped to less than 8 US dollars.

Director Liu said: "I don't mean to blame you, but VIA can produce CPUs, why should we support a domestic CPU company, or you, Zhongxun, can do it yourself!"

In Director Liu's opinion, no research anywhere is as valuable as going to Zhongxun.

"That's a sign!"

Zhao Guoqing shook his head and said: "Zhongxun is already conspicuous enough. What if we add CPUs? If we want to monopolize the semiconductor industry, it will be cheaper for Goldman Sachs and Motorola. The ARM architecture is public, and it does not restrict domestic manufacturers from using it!"

As he was talking, Teacher Xiao Zhao's phone rang. It was Tommy from Motorola.

After the two briefly exchanged greetings, Tommy went straight to the topic and said, "Mr. Zhao, Joshua Schacter, the president of Bellite Business, wants to invite you to visit the United States. I wonder if you have time next month?" "..." Zhao Guoqing He narrowed his eyes slightly. This was Hongmen Banquet. Will he be arrested as soon as he arrives in the United States and then force China Communications to hand over his technology?

The possibility is great!

Teacher Xiao Zhao won’t go!

Zhao Guoqing said: "Tommy, I'd better invite Joshua to visit Shenzhen City first. We have discussed it. I wonder if Bellette is interested in investing in Zhongxun..."

"Okay, let me talk to Mr. Joshua and see if he has time!"

Tommy agreed quickly and hung up the phone. Zhao Guoqing said to Director Liu: "It's safer to recruit some people. If Bellet sends billions of dollars, there will always be people who care about this!"

Director Liu shook his head and said: "If it involves national strategy, these billions of dollars can be completely ignored!"

Zhao Guoqing was stunned...

"Looks like we're going to have a tough battle!"

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In the 1980s, the semiconductor industry was one of the largest high-tech industries, and the industry also provided products for other high-tech industries, such as electronic computer equipment and telecommunications equipment.

At the same time, the semiconductor industry ranks among the industries with the most intensive research and development activities.

Because of this, in order to encourage improvements in U.S. semiconductor production technology, in 1987, with funding from the U.S. government's annual budget subsidy of US$10 billion, 14 leading companies in the U.S. semiconductor manufacturing industry formed the R&D Strategic Technology Alliance, namely U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology Strategic Alliance.

The U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology Strategic Alliance has two missions: to increase the number of semiconductor technology research; and to provide R&D resources to member companies within the alliance so that they can share results and reduce waste caused by repeated research.

They focus on general process R&D rather than product R&D. This strategic technology alliance benefits its member companies without threatening their core capabilities.

The alliance is responsible for purchasing and testing semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and disseminating technical knowledge to its member companies. Through unified purchase and testing, it can reduce companies' repeated development and testing of new tools, thereby reducing the cost of equipment development and introduction.

Intel, IBM, Texas Instruments, Motorola, Apple... are all members of this alliance.

On November 17, these fourteen alliance members brought together 11 software companies including Microsoft and Oracle to complete a 118-page report and submitted it to Congress.

The contents of the report include public items and non-public items.

Disclosed items include unfair competition, illegal subsidies and dumping, illegal theft of American technology, security loopholes, government funding...

For non-public items, it is to evaluate the support of Sinocom 500nm, ARM processor, Linux operating system and Sinocom Mobile Communications, and even WPS, XiaomiCAD and other software are also included in the list.

During the private debate, Congressman Armitage Hux asked IBM, Intel and other hardware manufacturers: "How long will it take for the United States to reach their technology?"

This question made them feel ashamed. In fact, for China, a farming nation, everyone present was still focused on porcelain, tea, or numerous folk arts. They might know more about food, the Great Wall, and long-standing ancient buildings.

Or the shepherd boy sitting on the back of a cow can represent their image, and high technology, do they have such genes?

But now...

Intel President Joe Sheldon found it hard to speak. He felt humiliated by that number.

(End of this chapter)