Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 794 For 8-inch Wafers
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Thanks to the great leadership of the wise Tang IT, lithium-ion batteries and LCDs have developed rapidly in the right direction, and have been commercially available on a large scale for a long time.

This makes Portable_Computer, which cannot work without an external power supply, a step forward; at the same time, display technologies such as ELD - Electroluminescent Display - are also replaced by better performance LCD - LCD monitor replaced.

Finally, Laptop_Computer, which is more commonly known as Notebook_Computer in Greater China, was fully formed.

This kind of portable personal computer with a weight of less than 5 kilograms is mainly for commercial use, and it is very popular, which can be called a common practice.

It must be admitted that Baodao is very efficient in high-tech work - seeing this situation, Baodao Industrial Technology Research Institute immediately convened nearly 50 manufacturers on the island to form the "Laptop Computer Alliance", establish an industrial division of labor system, and integrate notebook computers into The global computer manufacturing base is targeted.

Tang Huan's arrival coincided with this general trend, and it took a lot of effort to deal with the officials who had been replaced several times in just a few years, so that they were unfamiliar.

The reason why it is so busy is that Gein Baodao can get a large number of orders from the IT kingdom of the richest man in Tang Dynasty, and use it to grow up—from 1979 when Tang Huan invested in the construction of a manufacturing base in Baodao, and now it has been more than ten years , the development results achieved also prove this point.

At the beginning, Tang Huan set up a factory in Hsinchu Science and Technology Park to produce most of the hardware; slowly, it started to drive the entire supply chain, prompting the Original_Equipment_Manufacturer - original equipment manufacturer, that is, OEM, to mature.

For example, this model, also commonly known as commissioned manufacturing and OEM production, has developed to the end, allowing some manufacturers to have the ability to produce final products such as monitors and printers, so that in addition to Fangyuan Computer Company, they can also Supply to other purchasers.

This is not over yet. By digesting the technology obtained from Tang Huan, some stronger companies have the ability to design their own, forming the Original_Design_Manufacturer—Original Design Manufacturer, or ODM model.

In this way, the range of orders that such manufacturers can accept is wider.

For example, those enterprises that enter the personal computer industry across fields, after obtaining the authorization of Fangyuan PC compatible machines, can act as purchasers and entrust the manufacturers on Baodao to handle everything from design to production, and then make the final product Paste the buyer's own trademark and sell it on the market.

Because everyone is very optimistic about the current personal computer market, after OEM and ODM, another model has emerged, Original_Brand_Manufacturer——Own brand production, that is, OBM.

In other words, Baodao manufacturers who have further advanced their technical strength are no longer willing to only play the role of commissioned manufacturing and OEM production. Instead, they have begun to create their own brands, independently complete design, procurement, production, and ultimately Launch marketing under this brand.

It has to be said that the current way of survival in the IT circle is dazzling with new tricks.

But there is one thing, that is, no matter how the gameplay changes, Tang Huan's philosophy and Fangyuan always hold the power of life and death from the aspects of standards, technology, authorization, software, hardware, etc., and no one can let others rebel.

At the meeting between Tang Huan and Baodao's high-tech industry, this kind of power was reflected-such as Acer, Hon Hai, MSI, Gigabyte, Hongshuo... They are either younger brothers, or disciples and grandchildren.

In his speech, Tang Huan quoted the analysis data of his own think tank, and talked eloquently: "By the end of this century, the global annual sales of personal computers are expected to exceed 1 million units, which means that from now on, an average annual increase of 1000 units will be added. Wantai."

"In addition to commercial use, personal computers will enter more families like color TV sets. At present, the United Kingdom and RB have the highest home computer penetration rates, approaching [-] percent."

"Treasure Island is optimistic about the emerging notebook computer market, and I have to praise it with admiration for 'precise vision' - with the general trend of economic globalization, people will spend more and more time on business trips, a laptop that can be carried around and work A laptop is almost a must-have."

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What is an industry leader?That is, his words are worth a fortune.

No one who was listening here doubted Tang Huan's judgment. They all combined their own specific situations and desperately analyzed the business opportunities contained in it.

After the meeting, Tang Huan attended a milestone ceremony - the Internet on Baodao and the Internet on the other side of the Pacific Ocean were officially interconnected.

Next, the richest man also personally cheered for the listing of Dazhong Computer Company - this technology company founded by Wang Xueling and Jian Mingren, Zheru Baodao Company and Tang Huan also held important shares in it. It's busy for myself.

With the support of the richest man and the Formosa Plastics Group, it is easy to imagine how smooth the development of Volkswagen Computer Company in Baodao was. On the first day, it set a sky-high price of 1998 yuan, breaking the 1975 yuan per share price of Cathay Life Insurance Co., Ltd. in one fell swoop. Record.

You can’t blame Taiwan’s stock market for being willful – you know, on Monday, February 2 last year, it hit a record high of 12 points with a total volume of 2160 billion yuan; and then it took about a year to squeeze out the bubble. It plummeted by more than 12682.41 points, which was definitely an unprecedented and tragic stock market crash. Then, after adjustment for more than half a year, the points recovered a little. Now, investors who understand what value investing is, obviously put their hopes in Volkswagen Computer Company. On the body.

In Tang Huan's view, this is a smart person's approach.Gein Although the bubble in the Taiwan stock market burst and taught those poor speculators who had their wool cut off, and the environment has cooled down, the overall mechanism of the Taiwan stock market is still not perfect. One of the manifestations is that it is sensitive to policy changes. As long as the government~ High-ranking government officials casually let go of rumors such as adjusting the income tax, and there will be ups and downs.

The arrogance of Taiwan's stock market is also a microcosm of Taiwan's financial reforms in recent years.

After the "Ten Faith Case" broke out, Baodao's banking industry adjusted significantly. The most obvious feature was the liberalization of interest rates, the restructuring of some investment trust companies into commercial banks, and the liberalization of private bank operations. By this year , more than a dozen new banks have been approved.

This move also reveals a kind of helplessness. For example, on July 7 of the previous year, Hongyuan Group, the leader of Baodao’s underground investment company, announced a temporary suspension of withdrawals due to a large number of investors running out. The island stock market plummeted 13 points that day.

In other words, non-governmental financial companies such as Baodao, which are difficult to supervise, urgently need an opportunity to go from the underground to the table.

In fact, at this stage, in the two "Asian Tigers" of Taiwan and South Korea, compared with the seemingly extremely hot stocks, the safest and smartest investment direction should be real estate, which is quite different from RB.

In short, true meat eaters have already had a full meal.

The reason why Volkswagen Computer Corporation chose to go public at this turbulent time is because of the need for further development.

In recent years, the NT dollar has appreciated significantly against the U.S. dollar. It used to be 38:1, but this year it has reached about 27.5:1. This is a big blow to the economy of Taiwan, which originally relied on exports to the United States; at the same time, The labor cost of Formosa is constantly increasing.

Just this year, Baodao officially ended its hostility to the mainland, which pointed out the direction of Baodao's economic development. Step into the mainland.

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After handling such official matters, Tang Huan asked about the operation of the family's funds in Baodao, and then planned to go to RB, which had opened the curtain of the "Lost Decade", to see some real estate investments there. If you make a move and wait until next year, it will really rot in your hands.

At this time, Cao Xingcheng, chairman of UMC, came over and said that he had prepared a private party for the richest man, which was considered a practice.

Tang Huan laughed - Is there anything to give? It’s not like we don’t keep in touch on weekdays!

The richest man knows very well that Cao Xingcheng is doing public relations for the 200 mm, or 8-inch wafer technology in his hands.

You know, one of the meanings of Moore's Law - "the number of circuits integrated on an integrated circuit chip doubles every 18 months", mainly depends on the improvement of the process, which is almost every three to four In a year's time, we have to take a step forward.

This technological innovation will naturally improve production efficiency and increase operating profits.

In addition, there is another method that can achieve a similar effect, that is, increasing the diameter of the wafer being processed—obviously, the longer the diameter, the larger the area, and the number of chips that can be cut at one time also increases.

It's just that, compared to the upgrading of the process, the area of ​​the wafer is not so easy to expand, and its research and development cycle often takes ten years-now the latest technological achievement is the 8-inch wafer.

This phenomenon is also easy to understand, using the analogy of carving patterns on radishes—it is relatively simple to improve knife skills, but the improvement of varieties to make radishes bigger must be complicated and take a long time.

At this stage, the competition between UMC and TSMC, under the hype of the media, especially because of the actual conflict of interests, has become like fire and water. The latter has the secret support of the official son of Baodao. I found my way.

Tang's richest man doesn't care about transferring the world's most advanced 8-inch wafer technology in his hands to UMC, which has a long-term close relationship with him, but he is worried about whether the other party has the ability to digest it-first of all, that's the point, and the money is ready. Is it enough?
The location chosen by Cao Xingcheng was a private club.

Tang Huan looked at the signboard, and vaguely remembered that the Tang family's fund also had shares here--no way, even though Mr. Richest Man's memory is abnormally strong, this kind of small investment is only equivalent to A byte in the hard disk is too inconspicuous!
"The environment here is familiar and quiet." Cao Xingcheng explained while giving way enthusiastically.

"It looks like a lot of effort has been put into the decoration." Tang Huan nodded and sat down casually in the middle.

"The tea art with local characteristics of Baodao here is very famous." Cao Xingcheng recommended it.

"It's up to the host." Tang Huan waved his hand.

Cao Xingcheng clapped his hands, and a tall young woman walked in gracefully.

The richest man with sharp eyes couldn't help but smile and said: "It looks like a model."

"Mr. Tang has sharp eyes." Cao Xingcheng raised his thumb in admiration, "Her job is to be a model."

There are some things that need not be said clearly, everyone tacitly——so, Mr. Richest looked at the extraordinarily pretty face of this woman with great interest, which seemed familiar, but he couldn't remember which star it was in the original time and space.

Just when Tang Huan began to suspect that he was thinking too much, Cao Xingcheng urged: "Xiao Xiao, hurry up and introduce yourself to Boss Tang."

Hearing the other party say cautiously, "Hello, Boss Tang, my name is Xiao Qiang. I started to enter the modeling industry the year before last. I usually like to delve into the art of tea, so I dare to make a fool of myself in front of you." The richest man finally came to his senses and almost blurted out, "Time really It's a butcher's knife!"

"Miss Xiao doesn't have to be modest. Being invited by Boss Cao must be something special." Tang Huan encouraged with a smile.

"Mr. Tang is an elegant person. The tea reception is a little rough. I also prepared music." Cao Xingcheng recommended again.

Tang Huan laughed loudly, "Old Cao, you are too enthusiastic, do you need to be so troublesome? With the friendship between you and me, it seems a little strange."

Cao Xingcheng, who smiled without saying a word, clapped his hands again, and a girl next door who looked two years younger than Xiao Qiang came in quietly and shyly, carrying a tray filled with exquisite pastries.

The richest man said again without rubbing his eyes, "This lady looks like a typhoon."

Without Cao Xingcheng's signal, he introduced himself softly to Convenience: "Hello, Boss Tang, my name is Su Huilun. My job is as a singer. I usually like to cook by myself. This time I made some pastries. Please taste them."

Cao Xingcheng added on the side: "Although Tarcy only entered the music scene last year, she has already been dubbed the 'Jade Girl Leader' and 'Student Lover', and she is very popular."

Tang Huan nodded slightly with a smile, but he couldn't help saying in his heart, "The entertainment industry in Treasure Island is really getting more and more chaotic."

Cao Xingcheng leaned over, pointed at the crystal clear grapes in the fruit plate, and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, Mr. Tang, they are all fresh and tender, and they will definitely not affect the taste."

The richest man said earnestly: "Old Cao, you think I'm not busy enough. Just talk about it when you have something to do. Why are you doing all these tricks..."

(End of this chapter)