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What is the heart of a VCD?

Of course it is the VCD decoder chip!

When it comes to chips, everyone can instinctively think of mobile phone chips, computer chips, but in fact, even the simplest microwave oven has a chip installed in it.

Chip until now is the core of all smart electronic appliances. Without a chip, an appliance cannot be smart at all. So whoever can master the chip can master the core of the appliance.

Vcd is no exception.

The core chip that VCD needs to use is the decoding chip, which is the core component that converts the information recorded on the disc into a TV signal.

The CD is like a novel written in Chinese, and the TV equivalent to a reader who can only watch English, then the chip is a translator who knows both Chinese and English. This chip is needed to translate the Chinese in the book into English, and then show it to readers.

In fact, all the decoding chips used in VCDs now come from Sony.

There are many types of decoding chips, which can interpret all kinds of compression codes, but the decoding chips that can interpret the RMB file format, that is, the VCD file format, are produced by only 2 companies in the world, one is Sony and the other is Toshiba.

[Ps: This is not true. The decoding chips are mainly produced by the United States and Japan. For the sake of the plot, the decoding chips produced by the United States are ignored. 】

As I said before, because CDs have not been taken seriously since they were born, only Sony has conducted research on music CDs. Later, the VCD playing convention was also led by Sony.

Therefore, only two Japanese companies, Sony and Toshiba, can produce VCD decoder chips.

Including Great-Thousand, all the decoding chips used by VCD are sold to them by Sony, and they are expensive. The value of a chip is as high as RMB 1600 Renminbi, which is almost equivalent to one third of the cost of a VCD.

As for the manufacturing cost of a decoding chip, I am afraid that it is less than 1600 yen.

In fact, Great-Thousand sold 15010000 VCDs. In fact, it also equivalently ordered a decoding chip worth 600100000000 yen from Sony. This is definitely Sony’s highest quality customer.

So in fact, Sony does not engage in VCD. It sells decoding chips with peace of mind, and can make a lot of money. It is a pity that Sony has grown greedy this time. They see the huge potential of the VCD industry and want to take it alone. In this market, Great-Thousand, the original high-quality customer, is then as it should be by rights.

“We just need to cut off the supply directly to Great-Thousand and stop the supply of their decoder chips. Everyone will have only one VCD produced. They don’t have a new VCD, how can they compete with us in the VCD market!” Iwasaki Tomohiro With that, a cruel smile appeared on his face, and then he looked towards Nobuyuki Idei and said, “Mr. Chairman, what do you think of this plan?”

“This is actually what I am going to put forward to the distinguished directors later!” Nobuyuki Idei laughed “We also plan to use the decoder chip to block Great-Thousand, but this after all involves an order of 600100000000 yen. With the approval of the directors, we dare not make such a decision!”

“Apart from this, we still need Toshiba’s cooperation. If we don’t sell VCD decoder chips, but Toshiba sells a large number of protectors, then the situation is very embarrassing!” Nobuyuki Idei said with a smile.

Toshiba is also one of the manufacturers of decoding chips, but because Toshiba itself does not pay much attention to it, the production volume has not been able to increase, and the price has to be higher. The market is mainly in the hands of Sony.

“Toshiba needs the cooperation of all of us here!” Iwasaki Tomohiro looked at the other directors present and said, “I suggest that Toshiba and Sony reach an alliance on this time event and stop selling decoder chips as a reward. Half of the decoder chips used by Sony will be purchased from Toshiba. What do you think?”

“agree!”

“good idea!”

Seeing this, I believe everyone must be very strange, why is it related to a decision of Toshiba that was decided on the Sony board? These Sony directors can still decide whether Toshiba’s affairs will be successful?

The fact is that it hurts, because in fact, more than 60% of Japan’s industries are controlled by the chaebols, and Sony and Toshiba are like this. Their main shares are all controlled by the four major chaebols in Japan. Cross holdings, like one.

So about half of the dozen or so directors sitting on Sony’s board of directors are also directors of Toshiba’s board, or the power behind them is Toshiba’s directors. Together, the shares of these people are enough to control Toshiba.

That’s why this is a little funny. Everyone on Sony’s board of directors also decides Toshiba’s future.

“Everyone, we don’t actually have to stop cutting the confession directly. This may cause some international criticism!” Nobuyuki Idei said hastily. “I think we only need to increase the price of the decoding chip, from the previous 410000 yen. The price has been raised to 2010000 yen per piece. What do you think?”

“Price increase? What if 10000 Great-Thousand accepts this price?” someone frowns asked.

“Hahaha!” Nobuyuki Idei couldn’t help laughing. “If they are willing to accept it, that would be great. We can earn back the cost of a VCD with one chip. In addition, the price of our chips has increased. VCD must follow the price increase, when the time comes, why do they compete with us in the VCD market?”

“Furthermore, if the price increases, our original purpose will not be exposed. We cannot start the VCD production line immediately. It will take a certain amount of time. So we can slowly increase the price to make Great-Thousand’s VCD price higher and higher. , Let them die by boiling the frogs in warm water, and before he dies, we can still make a fortune on the chip!”

“It makes sense!” The directors cast approving glances at Nobuyuki Idei. They couldn’t imagine that a music player could be so insidious.

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“What, Sony said, because the price of raw silicon on the market has risen recently, the price of each VCD decoder chip has to be increased from 410000 yen to 510000 yen per piece!” Within two days, I was in Japan. Boss Jia received an urgent message from Great-Thousand Entertainment that Sony is going to increase the price!

“Then leave Sony alone, buy from Toshiba!” Boss Jia said disapprovingly. He didn’t know what a huge pit he faced.

“It’s the same with Toshiba. They also increased the price of chips to 510000 yen on the excuse of material price increase!” Secretary whispered.

“How much has the price of monocrystalline silicon on the market increased?” Boss Jia asked in surprise.

“The increase has increased, but it has only increased by less than a point, about 20 yen in price!” Secretary reports.

“Sony and Toshiba just want to take advantage of the fire. Seeing that our VCD is selling hot, they can’t help but want to get a share of the pie!” Boss Jia touched his nose. At this time, Boss Jia only thought that the other party wanted to be simple Increase prices and make more money.

But I didn’t expect that Sony not only wanted to break the tower, they also wanted to steal the house!