Reborn in 2011, 985 missing from two copies

Chapter 327 Redefines TV, self-developed chip breakthrough!
Originally Wang Yi planned to start the Xingyi TV with 39 inches, but after thinking about it, he decided to start with 40 inches, which is not bad.

Although the mainstream TV in 2012 is still a 32-inch traditional TV, the future development direction is that bigger is better!
Even the so-called optimal viewing distance will completely lose its effectiveness after a few years.

Wang Yi continued: "X50, 50 inches, positioned in the mid-range. 1080P resolution, high-end TV processor, 2G memory, 8G storage. Priced at 5999! Equipped with XUI intelligent operating system."

"X60, 60 inches, positioned as high-end. 4K resolution, high-end TV processor, 3G memory, 16G storage. The price will be determined according to the launch time!"

"Among them, the X40 and X50 will be developed as soon as possible and will be launched in the second half of this year."

"The X60 depends on the 4K panel and processor issues."

Wang Yi sighed, there is still a difference between TV processors and mobile phone processors.

Mobile phone processors tend to execute instructions, have richer functions, and require high process energy consumption.

TV processors, on the other hand, prefer video decoding capabilities. They don’t need too many functions and the process energy consumption requirements are not high, but the decoding capabilities must be strong!

For example, if the X60 wants to support 4K, then at least the processor must support 4K decoding, but unfortunately, current mobile phone processors cannot do this.

Even Nvidia's quad-core Tegra 3 can only decode 1080P, and cannot support 4K at all.

Even Qualcomm's quad-core flagship APQ8064, which has not yet been launched, has trouble playing 4K videos.

8064 is this year’s Qualcomm Snapdragon flagship, but it is only at the level of Snapdragon 600.

It won’t be until next year’s Qualcomm 800 series that 4K video can be played smoothly.

Therefore, the biggest problem of Xingyi TV X60 is not only the panel problem, but also the processor problem.

It is precisely because of this that throughout 2012, only Toshiba and Sony were able to produce 4K TVs globally.

Both use self-developed TV chips.

Sony's TV chips, for example, have always been the best.

Toshiba's TV chips are also extremely powerful and can decode 2012K and even naked-eye 4D in 3.

That’s right, Toshiba’s REGZA 55X3 4K TV supports naked-eye 3D!

The development direction of TVs these days is still relatively confusing. Many manufacturers believe that naked-eye 3D is the future, so they all focus on naked-eye 3D.

Some manufacturers believe that large screens are the future, so they continue to break through large screens and build giant screens.

There are also some manufacturers who believe that 4K is the future and are working hard to develop 4K decoding.

And giants like Sony and Toshiba are the finale of everything, naked-eye 3D and 4K, all in one!

As for Wang Yi, he doesn’t consider naked-eye 3D at all.

He knows that this thing costs a lot of money, has little profit, and will remain a niche product for many years, or even completely disappear.

4K, big screen, is the future.

But no matter what, a chip that can decode 4K must be solved.

Currently, the main TV chip suppliers are Mstar and MediaTek.

Among them, Morningstar is the largest, accounting for more than 65% of the market share, while MediaTek accounts for about 15%.

Therefore, MediaTek is determined to acquire Morningstar Semiconductor and win the TV chip market.

In 2012, it launched an acquisition plan with a total price of more than 240 billion, which was divided into two phases.

But unfortunately, this matter was rejected by our Ministry of Commerce and an antitrust investigation was launched.

Without him, Morningstar Semiconductor accounts for 65% of the mainland market, and MediaTek accounts for 15%. The two add up to 80%, a complete monopoly!

When the two parties are competitors, mainland TV manufacturers still have bargaining power.

Once MediaTek acquires Morningstar and becomes the dominant player, if MediaTek wants to sell it at a high price, mainland TV manufacturers will have to bite the bullet and accept it!

Just like Qualcomm chips many years later, a flagship chip that originally cost 200 yuan was sold for 1500 yuan.

After being rejected, MediaTek’s acquisition plan came to an abrupt end.

But with the explosion of smart TVs and a market as big as TV chips, MediaTek didn’t want to give up, so it kept applying.

In the previous life, in 2013, the Ministry of Commerce attached approval conditions: requiring both parties to operate independently within three years after MediaTek acquired Morningstar Semiconductor.

In this way, with a three-year buffer, we will not face a situation where one company is dominant and demands high prices to the death.

In this regard, MediaTek can only agree.

In 2014, the Ministry of Commerce approved the merger of the equity interests of both parties, but Morningstar Semiconductor still operates independently as a subsidiary.

Three years later, the ban was lifted, and MediaTek quickly launched an application for a comprehensive merger. For some reasons, the Ministry of Commerce still did not approve it.

In 2017, MediaTek and Morningstar Semiconductor submitted new evidence, and finally in 2018, the Ministry of Commerce approved their application for merger.

At that time, the TV chip market had already undergone rapid changes, and a series of competitors such as HiSilicon were added.

Morningstar's mainland share has dropped significantly, and MediaTek's has also declined. The combined market share of both parties is less than 50%, so it can't be said to be a monopoly.

Wang Yi's eyes lit up as he recalled this period of history.

At present, mobile phone chips are not good enough. Qualcomm is the high-end one and MediaTek is the low-end one.

Xingyi Semiconductor develops mobile phone chips, which are most likely for its own use and difficult to sell to outsiders.

The most important thing is to be wary of Xiaomi. If a high-end chip from Xingyi Technology is used on Redmi, it will cost 999. Isn’t that useless?
So it can’t be sold!

But the TV chip is different. There are few competitors and a lot of potential!

Moreover, TV chips are simple to develop and have low process requirements. Most of them are one or two generations behind mobile phone chips.

To put it bluntly, the TV chip manufacturing process, power consumption, and computing power do not need to be high, as long as the decoding ability is strong, it will be stable!
Xingyi Semiconductor can definitely develop TV chips. Not only can it be used by itself, but it can also be sold to external parties and make a lot of money!
Especially since 4K TV chips are currently unavailable, Wang Yi can only develop them himself.

Even Morningstar Semiconductor only released the world's first large-scale commercial 2014K TV chip Mstar 4A6 in 918, with a 4-core 1.5GHz A9 CPU and a 4-core Mali 450MP4 GPU.

It was the most powerful TV chip on the planet at the time, supporting H.264 and H.265 4K decoding.

MediaTek TV chips of the same generation only support H.264 4k decoding.

But unfortunately, it will not be launched for another two years. Morningstar TV chips this year and next will support up to 1080P decoding.

As for Toshiba and Sony's 4K chips, they are their core weapons and are not sold at all.

Even if you take out food, the price is too expensive.

Moreover, the current 4K chips from Toshiba and Sony only have decoding capabilities and are not smart.

In other words, even if Wang Yi buys 4K chips from Toshiba and Sony, he still has to add an additional smart TV chip, which is meaningless and the cost is too high.

It can be said that if Wang Yi wants to launch 4K TV as soon as possible, he can only develop his own 4K chip!

As a result, the X60 4K version can only be temporarily postponed until the 4K chip and panel are solved, which is estimated to be next year.

不过今年倒是可以上一款60英寸的1080P X60电视，等明年再出一款4K版的X60 pro。

In the previous life, in 2013, the 60-inch super TV launched by LeTV was 1080P. There was no way, 2013K smart TV chips were not available in 4.

Wang Yi made a calculation and looked at everyone: "The 4K chip problem is difficult to solve. We will postpone the X60 4K version until next year for the time being. This year we will launch a 1080-inch TV with 60 resolution first!"

Tu Hongyun, the person in charge of Xingyi TV, nodded: "Okay, Chairman. However, we have limited manpower and it will take some time to develop three TVs at once."

Wang Yi waved his hand: "It's not three models, it's actually one and a half. Except for the large size, the X60 1080 version has the same configuration as the X50. To put it bluntly, it's the same product. The X50 is 60 inches, and the X60 is 2 inches. . The processors are all the same, the memory is 8G, and the storage is G!”

"Then change the processor to a lower level, change the memory to 1G, and change the storage to 4G, and it will be the impulse X40!"

"That's no problem." Tu Hongyun nodded: "This way the pressure is reduced, but there is still a problem with the processor. The most powerful dual-core processor of Morningstar is also much behind the dual-core mobile phone processor. It does not have 1080P resolution at the moment. Problem, but after a few years, if it is too smart and runs too many programs, it will get stuck. "

"Very good, the question you are thinking about is very important." Wang Yi nodded:

"Especially if our TV system needs to be upgraded in the future, Morningstar's most powerful processor + 1G memory will definitely not be able to carry it. It will be troublesome if we can't upgrade the new system by then. After all, TVs are different from mobile phones. Nowadays, mobile phones need to be replaced every one or two years. It’s normal for every TV to be replaced every two years, then consumers can scold us and destroy the brand!”

When it comes to TVs, most reliable brands only replace them every 8-10 years.

Only rubbish brands will be replaced every three times.

In his previous life, Wang Yi’s LeTV X43 was bought in 1999, with 3G+16G. It has not had any problems in , and there is no lag.

The quality of LeTV’s early products was so high.

Of course, after the boss runs away, the quality of subsequent LeTV TVs will be hard to say.

If Xingyi TV uses Morningstar's most powerful processor + 1G memory and controls the quality well, it will not break down in years, but this garbage configuration will become unusable in two years!

This kind of thing is not unheard of. The first-generation S40 and S50 of LeTV in the previous life were equipped with Morningstar Mstar-6A801 processors and 1G of memory. They became stuck in two years, and subsequent new versions of the system could not be upgraded.

So LeTV launched a new service. As long as old users purchase a one-year LeTV Super Video membership service for 490 yuan, they will come to their homes to upgrade their motherboards for free.

Replace the dual-core Mstar-6A801 processor, 1G memory, and 4G storage with the quad-core Mstar-6A928 processor, 3G memory, and 8G storage!

将最高24帧1080P硬解码的双核GPU、画质引擎，升级成60帧H.265 4K硬解码的四核GPU。

Directly turn the laggy 1080P S40 and S50 into extremely smooth 4K S40 pro and S50 Pro instantly!

This operation almost made Rebus curse.

But for consumers, it is really not an ordinary conscience. It costs 490 yuan to exchange for a one-year TV membership, and the old TV can last for several years...

Similarly, Wang Yi’s Xingyi TV will also face this problem.

The old chip of LeTV S40 in the previous life was Mstar-6A801, the flagship chip released by Morningstar next year. It became stuck in two years.

In other words, Morningstar’s most powerful chip this year is not as good as the old chip of LeTV S40. It is still one generation behind and will definitely be even more laggy by then!
What a waste.

Wang Yi sighed, feeling helpless.

Smart TVs have just started now, and smart TV chips are so bad.

Smart TVs cannot be replaced every two years and used for five or seven years like mobile phones. They must leave enough room for upgrades.

There are two solutions. One is LeTV mode and changing the motherboard.

This year, I used Morningstar's most powerful chip in 2012 and 1G memory. Three years later, the TV became stuck. The user bought a video membership and got a free motherboard replacement, which was upgraded to Morningstar's flagship quad-core chip + 3G memory.

This method is time-consuming and not very profitable, but it has a marketing index of five stars and is definitely a hot search.

LeTV's wave of motherboard replacement operations earned a lot of old and casual fans.

Another way is to abandon Morningstar's TV chip and directly use NVIDIA's flagship quad-core mobile phone chip Tegra 3, equipped with 2G memory and 8G storage.

If this kind of configuration is in place in one step, it will not get stuck. Even if it is used for five or six years, it will not be a big problem.

It’s just that the cost is a little higher. Nvidia’s quad-core mobile phone chips are much more expensive than Morningstar’s dual-core TV chips!
Both methods have advantages and disadvantages.

Wang Yi thought about it for a while and finally decided to use NVIDIA quad-core chips and get it right in one step.

Without him, LeTV TV sales would be small, and all the motherboards would be replaced, which would not be a big workload.

But Xingyi TV is different. If the total of three TV models sold is 10 to 20 million units, then replacing all the motherboards is not a small project.

There is really no need to go through such trouble. It is better to just use NVIDIA's quad-core chip and get it right in one step.

Moreover, Nvidia’s quad-core chips do not have a baseband and are low-cost.

Once Qualcomm's 28nm quad-core chips come on the market in the second half of the year, Nvidia's 40nm quad-core chips will definitely drop in price, and Wang Yi happens to be purchasing a large quantity.

By then, xphone 1pro, Xingyi tablet, Xingyi TV, all NVIDIA quad-core chips, the purchase volume will be terrifying, and it will be easy to negotiate the price!

Even if too many chips are introduced and the TV cannot be used, it can still be used for mobile phones and tablets, so there is no need to worry about inventory issues.

Moreover, although mobile phone chips are used in TVs, although it is a waste of resources, it is not a big problem.

For example, the first generation of Xiaomi TV uses Qualcomm MPQ8064, which is Snapdragon 600!

Similarly, Morningstar's current TV chips are very expensive, so Wang Yi can only integrate NVIDIA's quad-core flagship chip into the TV!
It is much better than Xingyi TV being stuck in two years, unable to upgrade, being scolded by users, and ruining the brand.

Thinking of this, Wang Yi decided directly: "Since the Morningstar TV chip is not powerful, we will go directly to NVIDIA's quad-core flagship!"

Hearing this, everyone was shocked.

Tu Hongyun couldn't help but said: "Chairman, is it the quad-core processor used in the xphone 1pro?"

"Yes, that's the one!" Wang Yi nodded:

"Since they are all the same processor, we will change them all. We only design one TV. The processors are all Nvidia's quad-core flagship Tegra 3, the memory is all 2G, the storage is all 8G, the resolution is all 1080P, and other configurations They are all the same, but the screen sizes are different, they are X40 40 inches, X50 50 inches, and X60 60 inches!”

“There is no low-profile Xingyi smart TV. All series have high configurations. All series have 4-core processors and 4-core GPUs. They start with 2G of memory and 8G of storage. They have been used for eight years without any lag!”

Hearing this, everyone got excited. This way, they really won't get stuck.

Tegra 3 can’t carry 4K, but it can carry 1080P without any pressure, and it’s no problem to play games!

This processor is much stronger when placed on current mobile phones, and it is even more dimensionally-reducing when placed on a TV.

Moreover, the biggest problem of Tegra 3 is heat, but the TV space is large and heat dissipation is convenient, so there is no need to worry.

Wang Yi looked at everyone: "You should complete the design plan as soon as possible. Those components that are the same as mobile phones and tablets can be ordered in batches together with mobile phones and tablets to get the lowest cost price. If you need other components, we will arrange the purchase."

Tu Hongyun nodded: "Okay, Chairman, as for the appearance design, we have studied it and have several plans. Take a look." As he said that, the person in charge of the appearance design opened his notebook and listed the several plans he designed. Once cast on the big screen:

"Chairman, I am Yu Shanzhi, the appearance designer of Xingyi TV. I have adopted the mainstream design elements in the industry and innovated them to create a new design. There are currently five appearances. Chairman, please take a look."

Wang Yi's face turned dark: "..."

But Yu Shanzhi is still boasting: "This design adopts the symmetrical aesthetics of circle and direction, grand, simple, yet elegant, with a metal base..."

Wang Yi couldn't listen anymore and had to interrupt the other party: "Yu Shanzhi, right?"

"Yes, Chairman." Yu Shanzhi said seriously, thinking that Wang Yi was going to praise him!

Wang Yi sighed: "Are you designing a smart TV? Or a monitor?"

Yu Shanzhi was stunned: "..."

"It's so ugly! My monitors are better looking than the one you designed, really."

Yu Shanzhi's mouth twitched: "!!!"

Wang Yi waved his hand: "It's really ugly. If Xingyi TV looks like this, let alone consumers, we ourselves won't like it."

Yu Shanzhi was a little unconvinced: "But, Chairman, today's TVs are all designed like this. Look at Sony's latest TVs, it's the same."

With that said, Yu Shanzhi opened a few more pictures and projected them on the big screen: "Look, this is the new TV that Sony just released this year!"

Wang Yi smiled: "You want to say that if Sony designs it like this and you also design it like this, it's right?"

Yu Shanzhi nodded: "Yes, Chairman, I don't think there is anything wrong with being in line with international big names!"

Wang Yi was speechless and waved his hand: "Xingyi Technology is not suitable for you. Please contact the finance department to handle your resignation. The compensation you deserve will not be less."

"I...Okay, I don't want to keep you here, I have my own place to stay. Humph!"

Yu Shanzhi snorted coldly, turned and left.

Seeing his arrogant look, Wang Yi burst into laughter.

Tu Hongyun's expression changed slightly and she couldn't help but said: "Chairman, Yu Shanzhi..."

Wang Yi waved his hand: "I fired Yu Shanzhi not because of his backward design standards, nor because the TV he designed was too ugly, but because of his backward thinking!"

"Yu Shanzhi feels that if his design is in line with international standards, it will be perfect if he follows Sony. That's right. Then how can we make a breakthrough? How can we surpass Sony?"

"This..." Everyone was silent, but if you think about it, if you learn and do everything from Sony, you will never surpass Sony.

"What people fear most is that their thoughts are imprisoned, and it will never be possible to achieve high breakthroughs." Wang Yi said:
"Sony is making traditional TVs, but what we are making now is smart TVs. It can be said that we want to create a new era, an era that Sony has not reached! Take an unprecedented path! Where can we follow Sony's path?"

Everyone nodded, suddenly enlightened.

Wang Yi said no more and could only take out the picture he designed and show it to everyone:
"This is Xingyi Smart TV!"

In an instant, everyone in the room stared straight-eyed.

Tu Hongyun said excitedly: "Chairman, the smart TV you designed is so beautiful. The frame is so narrow, simple and beautiful. Compared with Sony's design, it is simply an epoch-making product!"

"Yes, no wonder the chairman looks down on Yu Shanzhi's design. It turns out that the chairman's aesthetic level is so high."

"There is no harm without comparison. With such a beautiful product, who would buy an ugly TV like Sony's?"

"Yes, TV is also one of the most important designs in the home. The better it looks, the better. With this design, our Xingyi TV will definitely sell out!"

……

Wang Yi waved his hand and interrupted everyone: "Remember, what we want to do is not Xingyi TV, but Xingyi Smart TV."

"For example, TVs from Sony and other competitors are Nokia feature phones, and the Xingyi TV we are going to make is the Xphone 1! A real smartphone!"

"Everyone should keep this in mind and build our Xingyi Smart TV with the mentality of building a smart phone."

"Yes!" Everyone responded, fully understanding that what they wanted to do was not the traditional TVs made by Sony and other companies, but a new generation of smart TVs!

Without this awareness, it would be impossible to make a Xingyi smart TV.

Wang Yi changed the subject: "Okay, you just follow this standard. Bluetooth must also be added, and the remote control must be newly developed. You can't use that ugly big remote control. Make it simpler and don't use it." number key."

Tu Hongyun was a little embarrassed: "Chairman, now the remote controls are the ones with many buttons. There are no numeric keys. What should we do?"

"..." Wang Yi was helpless, many things had limitations of the times.

Whether it's the ugly modeling they drew before or the ugly TV they designed now, there's nothing they can do about it.

The current aesthetic is like this, and it will be the same if it changes to 100 teams, and it is limited by the times.

Wang Yi couldn't explain clearly, so he could only take out paper and pen and explain to everyone while drawing:
"The brand new remote control looks like this."

Wang Yi explained the functions one by one: "The TV plus voice, plus Bluetooth. Our AI voice assistant Xiao Ai is also added! Use these powerful functions to build our high-end barriers, so that friends and businessmen will copy them if they want to. No more!”

Not to mention anything else, LeTV and Xiaomi can’t make AI voice assistants alone!

In the previous life, Xiaomi only launched Xiaoai AI voice assistant in 2017.

As soon as Wang Yi’s Xingyi smart TV came out, LeTV and Xiaomi could imitate the appearance and configuration, but they couldn’t imitate the AI ​​voice assistant!

"I see, this way, this remote control becomes much taller."

Tu Hongyun nodded repeatedly, feeling incredible.

Others also had complicated expressions. What Wang Yida mentioned in a meeting subverted their ideas.

The appearance is subverted, the configuration is subverted, the system is subverted, and even the remote control is subverted!

This is a smart TV!
Wang Yi redefined television!

"Okay, you should develop it as soon as possible and follow this appearance design."

Wang Yi said, changing the topic: "By the way, in addition to the bracket, we also need to build a hanger that can hang the TV directly on the wall!"

"Chairman, a 60-inch TV is very heavy. Is it unsafe to hang it on the wall? Or does it require a special rack?" Tu Hongyun couldn't help but ask.

Wang Yi suddenly realized that the racks these days were not strong enough and had to be redesigned.

In desperation, Wang Yi could only take out the pen and paper again, and began to draw again: "According to this design, material...hardness...installation specifications..."

Wang Yi explained everything one by one. Everyone listened carefully and took notes one after another.

The whole process is very harmonious, except for Wang Yi's soul painting method, which is a bit eye-catching.

Wang Yi sighed: "Made, you have to learn to draw. It doesn't take much more. When you have nothing to do at night, just learn from Lin Shu for a month."

Wang Yi doesn't want to be a painter, he's just learning a little bit. When he paints these things in the future, he can make them look better and more vivid.

For example, if Wang Yi doesn't draw the appearance of today's TVs and remote controls, his subordinates won't understand.

These things were only released a few years later. Only Wang Yi knew about them, so he could only draw them and teach them to everyone.

After explaining these things, Wang Yi left the TV department.

They just need to design the hardware according to Wang Yi's requirements.

In terms of software, Yang Yan's system department is naturally responsible for it, and it is still a deeply customized system XUI based on Android 4.0.

That night, Wang Yizheng and Lin Shu were learning to paint when they received a call from their grandma:
"Xiaoyi, since solar energy is installed in my home today, will it cost me nothing to use electricity in the future?"

Wang Yixiao said: "Yes, grandma, it doesn't cost anything. Those photovoltaic panels can convert solar energy into electricity. You can use it as much as you like, and it doesn't cost anything."

"Oh, that's it. Then I'll turn on the air conditioner and use the electric kettle?"

"Use it, it must be used. If you don't use it, won't our solar panels be installed in vain? Aren't they a waste? Only by using them will they not be wasted."

"Okay, then I'll use it!"

Wang Yi nodded: "In the future, we will use induction cookers for cooking and electric kettles for boiling water. When it is cold in winter and hot in summer, we will turn on the air conditioner. There are also bathroom heaters and electric water heaters, so don't let them go. Solar energy is great. A gift from nature, free of charge.”

"Okay, okay, then I will listen to you and do whatever you want." Grandma smiled.

Wang Yi sounded a little sad. For these electrical appliances, my grandma said she didn't like them and was not used to them. She always burned firewood for cooking and boiling water on hot days.

It turns out that it’s not that I don’t like it at all, nor that I’m not used to it, it’s just that I’m afraid of spending money.

The old man feels that he is too old to make money, and there is no pension in the village. He has to rely on his children to support him. He is already very sorry. It is even worse to spend more on electricity bills and increase the burden on his children.

Even if this small amount of money is not a burden at all, the children don't mind, but they still care.

And grandma, who is over eighty years old, still carries a big kettle to boil water in the yard. Wang Yi is worried that she will accidentally drop it and get burned.

That kind of big kettle is very heavy. Young people are not stressed, but old people are not.

So Wang Yidu replaced the old man with a 1.7L electric kettle, but the old man was reluctant to use it.

It's fine now, you can straight away fix it.

But this is also inconvenient. It is best to add a water purifier and a pipeline machine!

The water in the village is well water, which is groundwater. The mineral content may be good, but the water is hard and has a lot of rust.

Wang Yi remembers that every time his father returned to his hometown, he would soak all the kettles in his grandfather’s house and grandma’s house with white vinegar to clean up the scale.

But with a water purifier, you don’t have to worry about this.

Thinking of this, Wang Yi opened JD.com and selected three sets of water purifiers and pipeline machines.

Then he dialed his father's phone: "Dad, I bought three sets of water purifiers and pipeline machines on JD.com, and I left you your phone number. You can install them later. There are also one set each for grandpa's house and grandma's house." ”

"Okay, Xiaoyi, take care of me!"

Wang Qingzhi said with a smile: "You should be thoughtful. A water purifier is necessary. There is too much scale in the house."

"Yes, we had no choice but to do it before, but now we have the conditions, let the elderly enjoy it as they should."

"Well said, haha." Wang Qingzhi was in a good mood.

I just feel that this year, Wang Yi seems to have changed as a person and grown up all of a sudden!
Whether it's the way he works or the way he thinks about things, he's more mature than him.

"As expected of my son, he is awesome." Wang Qingzhi said with a smile.

"Look at your arrogance." Wang Shulin said angrily: "But this time you are right, our Xiaoyi is excellent."

"Hahaha." While laughing, the two washed up and went to sleep.

Early the next morning, Wang Yi came to the chip research and development department.

As Wang Yi's most important department, it has recruited many new faces during this period.

"Boss, do you think there are too many people here?" Seeing Wang Yi arriving, Williams smiled and greeted him:

"They were all poached by Texas Instruments! Last year, Texas Instruments was ready to give up on mobile chip research and development, but this year, it really gave up completely. All these people were laid off and had no where to go. They learned that our Xingyi Semiconductor was well paid, and Xia Guo When the public security in the area was stable, they all came to me and joined me one after another.”

"Well done!" Wang Yi beamed with joy.

Xingyi Semiconductor now has more foreign employees than domestic employees.

There is no way. We started late in the field of semiconductors. If we want to catch up as soon as possible, we can only use more foreign backbones.

And Williams's arrogant operation almost poached all the core talents of Texas Instruments' mobile chip department.

In this way, it is equivalent to Xingyi Semiconductor directly owning the chip R&D department of Texas Instruments, which is beyond Qualcomm.

If Qualcomm hadn't held Texas Instruments' neck with the CDMA license and baseband card, Qualcomm would have been the younger brother, and Texas Instruments would have been the big brother.

The simplest, Texas Instruments 512M Hz CPU is more powerful than Qualcomm 1G Hz!

Wang Yi has already obtained the CDMA authorization, and the baseband is also being developed. Coupled with the strong team poached by Texas Instruments, there will be no problem.

"Director Wang, I have cut off their treatment, saving you money." Williams said proudly.

Wang Yi looked complicated: "..."

"William, you have become more...mature."

Williams smiled brightly: "An employee who knows how to save costs for the boss is a good employee! Moreover, the consumption in Xia Country is low, and their high income is not conducive to their struggle, so I gave them a knife."

Wang Yi laughed dumbly: "..."

What can be said?
In fact, the salary of these foreign semiconductor talents is too high, which is not a good thing.

But there is no way, they are all at this level at Texas Instruments, and Wang Yi can't reduce his salary.

But now that these people have been laid off, Williams takes the opportunity to chop him, which is harmless.

"With the addition of these guys, our chip research and development has progressed a lot faster."

Williams said:

"At present, the SOC chip for smart homes is basically ready. The 40-nanometer process is considered to be the best at the moment. This kind of chip is much simpler than the CPU of mobile phones. It is not difficult for us to make it."

"The power management chip and fast charging chip have also been completed, also 40 nanometers. We have done these at Texas Instruments, but they have been fully upgraded!"

(End of this chapter)