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The so-called flash memory chip is a storage device. The data in the mobile phone must be stored in the flash memory chip.

The characteristics of flash memory chips are fast, portable and expensive, so they are generally used in mobile devices, such as mobile phones, MP3s, USB flash drives, flash memory cards, etc.

Some expensive high-end computers will use solid-state drives to replace traditional mechanical storage hard drives. The main reason is that solid-state drives are faster and provide a better experience.

This expensive solid-state drive is actually a flash memory chip.

The reason why these memories are also called "chips" is because the essence of chips is computing.

A large amount of data is stored on a piece of memory.

How do users quickly find the data they need in this ocean of data?

Behind the scenes is a large amount of calculation on the memory chip, which uses calculations to address and find the unit where the required data is located.

The faster the calculation, the faster the results are found and the smoother the product becomes to use.

Just like a cell phone or a computer.

If too much data is stored, the experience will be degraded and lags may occur, mainly because the performance of the memory chip is too poor and the calculation speed is too slow; or when searching for some data, it will heat up quickly and cause lag. Like a hand warmer, it is also related to the quality of the memory chip.

Heating is common to all types of chips.

Computing requires power.

The higher the power consumption, the more heat is released.

Therefore, in addition to having faster and faster computing speeds, the core technology of the chip must also continue to become smaller, from 30 nanometers to 14 nanometers, to 7 nanometers, 5 nanometers, and 3 nanometers.

Because the smaller it is, the less power it consumes and the less heat it releases. Once the heat generation is reduced, the damage to electronic components will also be reduced, and the service life of electronic components can be extended.

For flash memory chips, the larger the capacity of the flash memory, the more pages and the larger the pages, the longer the addressing time and the greater the heat dissipation.

This is very critical.

Determined the high degree of concentration of the global technology industry.

In the beginning, this type of flash memory chip had a small capacity, so the addressing time was very fast and the heat dissipation was very small. The chips in the industry all looked the same.

A hundred flowers will bloom in the market, and everyone will be the same.

Therefore, in the early days of smartphones, people who liked to play with self-developed Japanese and Korean mobile phones had a market and were relatively competitive in the world. But with the development of the times, it will soon become impossible.

They have been paying attention to technology research and development, but in the end they fell on technology.

In the early days, the products produced by some large but not powerful technology companies seemed to be about the same as those of the top technology giants. However, with the development of the times, the amount of calculations that mobile phones need to process is getting larger and larger, and the scale of data stored is getting larger and larger... This gap has become apparent.

The more the times develop, the wider the gap will become.

Just like the test between gifted students and outstanding students, if the full score of the test paper is 10 points, the gifted students get 10 points, and the outstanding students get 9 points. The difference is very small, and the outstanding students really mistakenly think that they can catch up with just a little effort. A gifted student.

If the full score of the test paper is 100 points, and the gifted students get 100 points, the excellent students may only get 80 points; if the full score of the test paper is 1000 points, and the genius students get 1000 points, the excellent students will be exhausted , you may not even get 500 points in the exam, and you will be directly reduced to a failing student.

Domestic mobile phone manufacturers are different.

When Japan and South Korea still felt that they were outstanding students and the gap with the United States was not that big, domestic mobile phone manufacturers had long recognized the reality and all turned to talented students.

When Qualcomm was in a difficult situation and faced fierce competition from global mobile phone chip manufacturers, it was domestic mobile phone manufacturers that sent a large number of orders, which directly pushed the battlefield from "10 points" to "1000 points". Talented students like Qualcomm It quickly stood out from the industry, and South Korea, Japan, and Europe all became poor students.

At this time, Qualcomm will naturally reciprocate and provide more extra care to domestic mobile phone manufacturers. Domestic mobile phone manufacturers can integrate the world's top supply chains and produce top-notch mobile phones. Korean and Japanese mobile phone manufacturers do not have such resources. It will be easy for domestic mobile phones to crush Korean and Japanese mobile phones.

However, this is also related to the chaebol system in South Korea and Japan.

Although Japan’s chaebol system has been dismantled, the network of connections is still there. For example, if Mitsui Trading wants a loan, it will definitely go to Mitsui Bank first. Although the two companies have severed the relationship and there is no shareholding relationship, everyone is "Mitsui" and the relationship and affection are still there.

This is even more true in South Korea.

Don't look at the giant chaebols such as Hyundai, Samsung, and SK. They all have a lot of business overlap and are in a strong competitive relationship. But at the same time, they are also helping each other.

The chaebol are a whole, and what they are fighting against together is the Blue House.

This time the chairman of SK Group was arrested, Hyundai immediately came forward to help, probably with the intention of giving SK Group a hand. If SK Group is defeated, whose turn will it be next? Maybe it's the Hyundai Group. Although the chaebols in South Korea are so powerful, it is very important that while competing with each other, once they encounter some fundamental troubles, they will stick together to keep warm and prevent them from being divided and disintegrated by the government.

Modern OEM mobile phones now have such a high market share and have created such great value...then it stands to reason that they should support some related households and give up this share to related households.

This related household is SK’s flash memory chip business.

Zhou Shaoning said: "Hyundai and SK have a good relationship. When South Korea was in financial crisis a few years ago, Hyundai took the opportunity to acquire Kia. In order to raise money for the acquisition, Hyundai sold its Hyundai memory business to SK Group and became Hyundai SK Hai. Lux.”

"Oh, Hynix!" Zhou Buqi was very familiar with the name when he heard it. This is also a giant in the field of flash memory chips. "It seems that their flash memory chips are also very good."

Zhou Shaoning said: "It is indeed good, but not as good as Samsung. Asda's mobile phones purchase flash memory chips from Samsung and Micron. They are the best products in this field. But Hyundai hopes that OEM machines can use Hainan Lux’s flash memory chip.”

Zhou Buqi didn't understand these very professional issues very well and asked, "Even if Hynix's chips are inferior to Samsung's, can they be used in Motorola's mid- to low-end phones, right?"

Zhou Shaoning said in embarrassment: "It's not because of low-end machines or high-end machines. Hynix's flash memory particles are no worse than Samsung's, but Hynix is ​​not within the scope of our supply chain. Among Korean companies, we have chosen Samsung. For another partner, it would be better to choose an American brand. We can’t terminate our cooperation with Samsung, right?”

Zhou Buqi was startled, "No!"

He has extensive cooperation with Samsung, not just in the IT industry.

If Samsung was removed from Asda's flash memory procurement supply chain and replaced by SK Hynix, how would he explain it to Lee Jae-yong?

Wouldn’t false friendship be shattered immediately?

The small business of purchasing flash memory is simply not worth it!