Chapter 547: Flipping the Table

"Song Tianji chip, do a good job of upgrading and improvement, and complete the tape-out as soon as possible!"

Li Dongling instructed Wu Xinyi, the general manager of Dongxin Semiconductor. The Song Tianji chip project cannot be rushed, but it also cannot be too slow.

This year and next year are the most suitable times to announce the Song Tianji chip and for Dongling Gao Ke to launch computers configured with the Song Tianji chip.

Right now, domestic computers are still in the 486 chip era. High-end computers are Lenovo computers equipped with Intel's first-generation Pentium 586 processor.

Song Tianji and the first-generation Pentium chip are products of the same level. If Dongling Gao Ke can seize the opportunity to launch computers with the Song Tianji chip, it can take advantage of the time difference to snatch the domestic mid-range computer market.

Even if Intel reacts quickly and immediately launches the second-generation Pentium processor in the country, it will at most occupy the domestic high-end computer market. Dongling Gao Ke guarding the mid-range computer market is enough as long as it can gain a foothold!

Wu Xinyi also knew that the computer R&D team at Dongling Gao Ke was also waiting for the Song Tianji chip. If it weren't for waiting for Song Tianji, if Dongling Gao Ke had purchased chips from other companies, it would have long since launched its own brand of computers and started harvesting leeks.

Since last year, a large number of computers under the "domestic" brand have appeared in the country, all sorts of things. Anyway, they are all assembly machines made by purchasing parts from abroad. As long as they can harvest leeks, that's enough.

"Dongxin here will try its best to speed up the Song Tianji chip project!"

Wu Xinyi only dared to say this much. After all, Dongxin doesn't just have one Song Tianji chip project; it still has other chip and motherboard projects. It's impossible to put all its funds and energy into Song Tianji.

The reason why Dongxin has been able to hold on until now, although it is also losing money, is not to the point where it can't play anymore. The most important thing is that Dongxin is very capable of making money!

The Sirius series chips supply RF chips for PHS phones, and products like Silver Mink mice and Flying Goose mini radio motherboards allow Dongxin Semiconductor to obtain a steady stream of revenue, which is why it hasn't reached the point of sitting and eating until it can't hold on.

Surviving is Dongxin's first goal right now. Fame, profit, and pretentiousness are all things that can only be considered after surviving. Talking about those things while hungry is all nonsense!

"Dongxin Semiconductor here can unite with Tianya Company under Dongling Gao Ke and Jinshan to develop a set of computer hardware identification software.

This software can help users know their computer configuration and can self-test to solve some basic problems!"

"Computer hardware identification software?"

Hearing Li Dongling's words, Lin Benjian, who was on the side, became interested. Now computers are high-tech products, and even assembly is a technical job, not to mention identifying the authenticity of computer hardware, repairing computers, etc. Ordinary people simply don't understand it.

Not only in the country, but the whole world is not much different. There are more than 20 million computer users in America, but most users also belong to the "white" category in this regard and simply don't know what level their computer configuration is.

"Now there are many computer brands on the market. Just this year, more than dozens of new computer brands have emerged in various parts of the country, and there will be more in the future.

The configurations of these brands of computers are different, and it is difficult for non-professional users to distinguish them. Dongling Gao Ke can launch this 'Master Lu'!"

"Help users run scores on computer hardware, let users better understand the performance of their computers, identify key computer accessories, test computer temperature, protect the stable operation of users' computers, and when problems occur, they can initially self-test to see if there are problems with computer hardware!"

Li Dongling said, preparing to let Dongling Gao Ke launch Master Lu to increase the intensity for domestic computer peers. In the future, if they want to use low-configuration computers to harvest domestic leeks, using Master Lu will also be able to make those computers show their true colors!

"But..."

Wu Xinyi's scalp felt a bit numb. "Launching Master Lu, I'm afraid it will be too hated by peers!"

Cutting off someone's path to wealth is like killing their parents. Now, how many miscellaneous machines, and even brand-name computers, are playing the routine of low configuration and high price to harvest leeks? Dongling Gao Ke launching Master Lu to let people know their routines will cut off their path to wealth. It would be strange if they didn't hate Dongling Gao Ke.

Li Dongling just sneered at this. "If this software is not launched, those computer manufacturers won't hate Dongling Gao Ke?"

Peers are enemies, not to mention that Dongling Gao Ke has a deadly rival in the computer industry. No matter what it does, as long as Dongling Gao Ke enters the computer industry, it will be targeted.

It may even face the siege of overseas computer parts manufacturers like Intel, Samsung, Maxtor, and SanDisk.

Since it can't be avoided either way, it's better to flip the table. Anyway, it has already offended the other party, so is it afraid of the other party scolding it a few more times?

"If this software is launched, it's good news for users. They can know the configuration of their computers!" Lin Benjian said.

"It's also beneficial for the computer brand launched by Dongling Gao Ke, as well as the Song Tianji chip and Oriental Optoelectronics panels!"

Li Dongling said softly. Now there are too few routines, and the digital and electronic industries haven't experienced too many routines, so they don't know the existence of "shills."

After Master Lu is launched, as a product under Dongling Gao Ke, when it encounters its own brand of computers, it's not excessive to let it run a "slightly" higher score during benchmarking, right? It's reasonable, right?!

In addition, if the "authority" of Master Lu is established and users believe in its fairness, through it, some soft articles can be released to users.

Telling Master Lu's users that Dongxin's chips, Oriental Optoelectronics' screens, and Silver Mink's mice and keyboards are the products with the highest cost-performance ratio and best quality at the same price is not excessive, right? Subtly, establish the pretentiousness of Dongling Gao Ke computers and Song Tianji chips.

Three people make a tiger. If you blow it for a long time, there will naturally be people who believe it. There are no roads in some places, but if many people walk, there will naturally be roads. As long as you blow it long enough, there will always be people who listen.

Wu Xinyi, as well as Wu Yaoguo and Lin Benjian on the side, felt a sense of "can it still be played like this" after hearing about Master Lu.

Just like the classic quote in "Shaolin Soccer": the referee, the linesman, the organizer, and the co-organizer are all my people. What are you going to use to fight me? Tactical lean back!

A moment later, the chief engineers of the Dongxin lithography machine, Zhou Shi, Zhang Shiying, and Wang Xia, also arrived at the conference room.

Li Dongling nodded to the three of Zhou Shi, turned his head, and said to Wu Yaoguo, "Manager Wu, the proposal I mentioned to you before about Dongling Gao Ke and Dongxin Semiconductor jointly establishing a chip production base with Hanxi State Investment, I think you should still remember!"

Hearing about the chip production base, Wu Xinyi, Zhou Shi, and the others immediately looked at Wu Yaoguo.

Establishing Dongxin's own chip production base was a proposal Wu Xinyi made to the senior executives of the Dongling Gao Ke headquarters during the Dongling Gao Ke mid-year meeting last year.

Because Dongxin mainly designs chips now, the foundry is mainly responsible by Shougang NEC, but the production capacity there is really difficult to fully satisfy Dongxin's orders, and it is also unstable.

Building a chip production base on its own is already imminent for Dongxin. Otherwise, chip orders will always be controlled by others. If there is a problem with the chip foundry, Dongxin's production capacity will be in trouble. To be on the safe side, Dongxin needs a chip production plant of its own, no matter how low the production capacity is.

And for the lithography machine R&D team led by Zhou Shi, Dongxin establishing its own chip manufacturer is also a benefit for them.

Dongxin's own chip production base is built, so it needs to purchase lithography machines, right? By then, the lithography machines developed by their team, even if purchased and used by their own people, left hand to right hand, will finally have a place to be used.

If the developed lithography machine is not willing to be purchased by any chip factory, that would be a disaster, meaning that so many resources were consumed, and in the end, it was all for nothing, no different from scrap metal.

Only after it is sold and the performance of the lithography machine is proven will there be new orders in the future!

"I've said it long ago, as long as it's a Dongling Gao Ke project, Hanxi State Investment is willing to invest!" Wu Yaoguo still said.

Li Dongling nodded and then said something that made Wu Yaoguo stunned. "I believe in Manager Wu and Hanxi State Investment, but this time, what Dongxin Semiconductor wants to do is not just chip production business!"

Wu Yaoguo looked at Li Dongling with some confusion, not knowing why Li Dongling said this. Investing in the chip business is a gamble. Now, whether it makes money or loses money is difficult to predict. Wu Yaoguo is also gambling; he is gambling on Dongling Gao Ke!

A chip production base is already quite money-burning. Wu Yaoguo decided to let Hanxi State Investment cooperate with Dongxin, actually having already prepared for losses. But now listening to Li Dongling's words, it seems that the money burned is even more than he imagined.

The so-called "there is a way even among thieves." Although Li Dongling is prepared to let Wu Yaoguo fall into the pit, he also has to let Wu Yaoguo know what kind of pit he is falling into, so that he can fall into the pit willingly. He won't play any games of not telling him.

Li Dongling glanced at Zhou Shi, the chief engineer of the Dongxin lithography machine, and the latter immediately said, "Currently, the lithography machine R&D team here has already made a prototype of a 450-nanometer lithography machine and is currently debugging it!"

When hearing about the lithography machine project, Wu Yaoguo was clearly stunned there. Even if he is not in the semiconductor industry, Hanxi State Investment has investigated the semiconductor industry. Wu Yaoguo is clear about the significance of the lithography machine to the semiconductor industry.

The 450-nanometer lithography machine has a big gap with the 248-nanometer lithography machine, which is the most advanced of Nikon and Canon now, but this is a domestic lithography machine. After all, no matter how good the lithography machines of Japan's Nikon, Canon, ASML, GCA, and Siemens are, they will not sell the most advanced lithography machines to the country.

Wu Yaoguo took a cold breath. He didn't expect that Dongxin was actually working on both chips and lithography machines, these two money-swallowing beasts. Now he knows why Dongxin Semiconductor, supported by Dongling Gao Ke, was still losing money.

"What Dongling Gao Ke is preparing to cooperate with Hanxi State Investment on is the chip production base and lithography machine project!" Li Dongling said to Wu Yaoguo, also telling him how big this pit is. ===== CHAPTER 548 =====