Chapter 373: The curtain is gradually opening
After Li Fuzhen arrived in the Magic City, she quickly formed the China Samsung Group, and then began to integrate her business in China based on Samsung's current internal chaos.
Currently, Samsung Group has established a total of 166 institutions, 39 production companies, 44G sales companies, 10 research institutes, and 73 branch offices in China. Its main business is electronics and electrical appliances.
Li Zairong also seemed to have lost control of the branch in China, but he began to deprive his two sisters of all their positions in the local area.
Soon, Samsung assets in China were transferred to the China Samsung Group under Li Fuzhen's name. She used iron fist methods to directly dismiss those employees who were loyal to the local area, and transferred local people who belonged to her faction to fill the gap.
This violent mutation was like Li Fuzhen and Li Jae-rong, brother and sister who wanted to completely tear the Samsung Group apart from then on.
This tear also took away some of the backbone forces of Samsung Electronics.
The reintegrated new Samsung Group has no relationship with Goryeo Samsung in terms of legal subordinates.
Since it is not a listed company, the new Samsung Group does not need to make financial disclosure, and all matters are decided by the trio of Lee Boo-jin, Lee Seung-hyun and Park Seung-ri.
If it was just a split, there would be no need to make such a big fight, but according to the plan, the role of the new Samsung Group is not just a simple bet.
After the reintegration, although the new Samsung Electronics lost its local chips, screens and storage, it may not be a good thing.
Because Li Fuzhen chose to join the Fuxi system, purchasing Long Totem's chips, screens, and storage, plus Samsung's previous huge supply chain, to create his own mobile phones, desktop computers, notebooks, TVs, and cameras, focusing on consumer electronics.
The local Samsung has no choice but to think that the new Samsung Group has ordered a large number of spare parts. Although the new Samsung Group has attracted the attention of Wall Street, it has not caused serious reactions.
After all, Wall Street has planned to give up Samsung, and Samsung's stocks have fallen terrible recently. Li Zairong also announced that he had repurchased 16.8% of the shares to increase his voice.
The new Samsung, which has completely transformed, position itself as a model similar to Xiaomi, so it is like an assembly factory, focusing on the consumer electronics field. Anyway, just make money, and Li Fuzhen doesn’t care about any problems that can be bored.
Moreover, in consumer electronics, Samsung has made many global layouts for many years. According to the secret agreement between the brother and sister, Goryeo Samsung and China Samsung will share overseas sales channels.
Although the rise of Dragon Totem mobile phones, a large group of domestic mobile phones also have the rhythm of accelerating.
However, Samsung still ranks first in global mobile phone sales, followed by Apple and Dragon Totem.
After getting core accessories such as Dragon Totem screen, chips and storage, her new Samsung can be fully able to continue to maintain the sales volume of the top few in the world. As for the North American market, it can be handed over to local Samsung for a guide.
In fact, her strategy is very clever. Although she knows that it is difficult to win over Goryeo, she really has the idea of indirectly winning over Samsung Group, which has been connected.
At least you can exert some influence through Samsung Group, even if you keep the other party neutral, it is a victory.
After integrating the new Samsung in China, Li Fuzhen did not forget her old business and began to bring the Silla Hotel and Ailebaby people over, and regrouped in China.
Although her strategy cannot restore Samsung to its former height, it can sustain Samsung's life and take the opportunity to leave the local area of right and wrong.
When the two sisters entered China with 3.5 billion meters of assets, it means that the curtain of Northeast Asia has been opened.
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On the other side.
Nanbo Bay, Hsinchu Industrial Park.
The headquarters of TSMC, the world's largest chip foundry company, is located in the industrial park.
However, at this time, TSMC President Zhang Zhongmou felt worried. Chief Technology Executive Sun Yuntai reported to him about the progress of the chip technology.
"Mr. Zhang, around September this year, our 20-nanometer process can be mass-produced."
Upon hearing this news, Zhang Zhongmou did not have much joy, and the 20-nanometer process is at most the same as the dragon totem.
The unit cost of lithography is originally higher than that of textile technology. If the process cannot surpass the other party, customers are very likely to choose textile technology with lower OEM costs.
Zhang Zhongmou, who had been silent for a long time, seemed to have made up his mind: "Yuntai, I plan to skip 16 nanometers and directly develop 14 nanometers."
"What is the direct development of 14 nanometers?" Sun Yuntai's face darkened and his tone became anxious: "Mr. Zhang, think twice! It will take us at least 3 years to skip 16 nanometers."
"Time is not waiting for me. We have no three years, one and a half years, at most, only one and a half years."
"One and a half!" Sun Yuntai exclaimed: "This is impossible. Even if you tie me to the laboratory for twenty-four hours, I can't improve the chip technology to 14 nanometers within one and a half years!"
"What if UMC is added and all semiconductor companies in Hsinchu Industrial Park?" Zhang Zhongmou's eyes showed a kind of crazy bets.
Guru! Sun Yuntai took a few deep breaths and forced himself to calm down. Although the human wave tactics may not work, the semiconductor companies in the entire Hsinchu Industrial Park are indeed likely to promote the process to 14 nanometers within one and a half years.
Under the terrible pressure of Dragon Totem, TSMC, which faces life and death, has to make this desperate decision.
However, as a technician, Sun Yuntai did not agree, but instead made a cautious proposal:
"If it's not enough for us, it's better to let Japan, Goryeo semiconductor companies, and Asmay also participate in this technological research, with the greatest success rate."
After careful consideration, Zhang Zhongmou nodded.
He understood the current critical situation. He should know that the 20-nanometer process of Dragon Totem has been mass-produced for almost two years. It is estimated that the other party's 16-nanometer process may also be under development.
This year, TSMC launched a 20-nanometer process, which actually cannot threaten the dragon totem. If you want to overtake on the curve, then 14-nanometer is a key point.
Now in North America, Intel, GlobalFoundation, Texas Instruments and semiconductor companies in the entire Silicon Valley are also working hard to improve their chip technology.
Intel and GF hope to break through internal patent barriers, while allowing upstream raw material companies to lower prices to a reasonable price, and enhance North America's chip competitiveness.
They forced Japanese semiconductor companies to join, lowering patent licensing fees and raw material prices.
Zhang Zhongmou naturally received news about this big move, so he also wanted to actively save himself and form the so-called "Oriental Chip Consortium" to compete with the threat of the dragon totem.
If they don’t find a way, and wait until the Tsinghua and Datang’s OEM factory are launched, they will be really over.
TSMC, who called friends, contacted a number of semiconductor companies in Hsinchu Industrial Park, and the stormy Samsung and the Japanese semiconductor companies that survived their hardships, to start cooperation negotiations.
Samsung, who recognized the reality, was the first to agree to Zhang Zhongmou's proposal because they were also abandoned and there was only a dead end if they did not unite.
As the core upstream raw material supplier of lithography, Japan Semiconductor companies also know the reason why lips are dead and tooth are cold.
If lithography is defeated by textile technology, they are also going to fail.
An Oriental Semiconductor Alliance was born.
Chapter completed!