Chapter 95 Future Planning

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"Thank you for your fancies, but I'm sorry I can't give up on Nowell at this time!" Eric Schmidt hesitated with a hint of struggle on his face.

Regarding his refusal, Guo Shouyun only frowned slightly, and did not show any anger. Just as he was about to continue speaking, Wendy walked over again.

"Boss, Professor Bell is here!"

"Let him in!"

After Wendy turned to leave, Guo Shouyun turned his head and smiled: "We'll discuss some things about communication and IT in a moment. Mr. Schmidt, who used to work at Zigelow and Bell Labs, is also an expert among them, so why don't you stay and get involved?"

After a little hesitation out of curiosity, Eric Schmidt nodded.

After a short time, Wendy walked over with a middle-aged man in a black jacket who was full of books and was about fifty years old.

"Boss, this is Professor Cadiz Bell. ”

Cadiz Bell, the former head of the CDMA research department of the company, and a Ph.D. in electronics and communication engineering from the University of Chicago, holds nearly 100 patents related to communications, and is a real top elite in the industry.

"Welcome, Professor Bell!"

Holding Guo Shouyun's hand that he took the initiative to reach, Cadiz Bell couldn't help but look at the new boss in front of him who had acquired the CDMA department of the huge accumulation company.

"Thank you!"

But all those who do research are somewhat unsociable, and in layman's terms, they are 'Qinggao'. So Cadiz Bell's attitude towards Guo Shouyun seems a little arrogant. However, he didn't think it was allowed, after all, the other party was just an unintentional mistake.

"Professor Bell, this is Mr. Eric Schmidt, who has worked at Bell Labs and Zigelow. ”

Hearing this, Cadiz Bell looked at Eric Schmidt a few times, and then looked serious. Gain Ziglo is the design company of the Z80 series of CPUs, which is also the research and development base of Bell, a giant in the telecommunications industry. The people who can work in these two companies are undoubtedly the senior elite of the industry.

"Professor Bell, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

After the two shook hands and said hello, Guo Shouyun smiled and said, "Please sit down... Professor, what do you want to drink?"

"Is there any coke?"

Guo Shouyun was stunned for a moment, it was the first time he met someone who wanted to drink Coke on such an occasion. However, he didn't need to care about this kind of subsection, and nodded quickly after reacting.

"Of course... Wendy, go get the professor a Coke!"

Wendy Solo nodded and quickly turned away.

After the servant brought the Coke, Guo Shouyun was not overly polite, and said directly: "Professor, I want to know, if the AP microarchitecture and IP design of ARM company, plus our own baseband, are integrated into a single SOC chip, how long will it take to develop?"

AP is a combination of CPU and GPU.

"SOC SoC?"

Cadiz Bell was stunned for a moment.

"Yes! Mainly for mobile devices such as mobile phones and PDAs. Guo Shouyun nodded.

"ARM's public AP microarchitecture and IP design are ready-made, and our accumulation in CDMA baseband is sufficient, so if it is just integration, there is not much technical difficulty. However, the performance of SOCs similar to this kind of integration is not high, and I am afraid that few companies are willing to buy it. After a moment's thought, Cadiz Bell shook his head.

"It's not very performant, but it's okay when it comes to calling and texting, right?"

In fact, the most fundamental difference between the SOC and Nokia and Motorola is the quality of multimedia services, that is, MMS, songs, and other content. In addition, the power consumption may be higher. ”

Today's mobile phones are far from having as many functions as 10 years later, and the content of the SOC chip is not as complex as it was later.

"If we use ARM's AP microarchitecture and develop our own IP content, how long will it take to improve these problems?" Guo Shouyun continued after nodding.

"I can't answer this question, because it involves capital investment, and the results produced by 10 million and 100 million are completely different! In addition, there is an accidental factor in scientific and technological research and development, and luck occupies a large component, so I can't give you a very specific time. ”

Guo Shouyun nodded knowingly, and after a moment of silence, "If from now on, I invest $1.5 million in the laboratory every month, how long will it take to meet my requirements?"

"I don't know, because technology is always evolving. Nokia and Motorola's technology is also advancing rapidly!"

Guo Shouyun frowned, he found that he was not on the same channel at all with Cadiz Bell's thinking. It's no wonder that his knowledge of engineering information technology stems from paper, while Cadiz Bell is a pure researcher who doesn't understand business logic at all.

"I think what Mr. Guo wants should be an ARM-based AP microarchitecture, combined with the existing CDMA technology, and the time it takes to integrate a mid-range SOC system-on-chip?" At this moment, Eric Schmidt, who had been sitting next to him and had not spoken, spoke.

Hearing this, Guo Shouyun nodded hurriedly, he finally realized what a correct decision it was to keep the other party. The latter understands both business logic and is an expert in IT engineering, which completely makes up for the shortcomings of Guo Shouyun and Cadiz Bell in their respective professions.

"If we had developed it ourselves, it might have taken two to three years. But if you merge and acquire some companies engaged in AP design and gather their patents and R&D capabilities, it may be faster!" Even if he understood the answer Guo Shouyun wanted, Cadiz Bell still did not give a specific time out of the caution of scientific researchers.

Of course, Guo Shouyun was not satisfied with this answer, but he did not criticize Cadiz Bell. Now, this top talent in electronic engineering research and development has no shortage of 'suitors' in the outside world. Guo Shouyun believes that if he lays off the other party now, then offers from large and small IT companies such as Qualcomm, Infineon, and Freescale will be able to fill Cadiz Bell's desk.

"If you have technology, you are a cow!"

After sighing in his heart, Guo Shouyun continued: "Professor Bell, from now on, I will invest $1.5 million per month in the laboratory. In addition to the research and development of CDMA, I also hope that you will come up with a SOC system-on-chip based on ARM's AP microarchitecture and IP content in the shortest possible time. And I promise that when I get this chip, I will double my investment in the lab you lead!"

Cadiz Bell's eyes lit up, although he didn't understand business logic, he knew very well that without enough financial support, no matter how good the idea was, it would not evolve into a real scientific and technological achievement. Moreover, 1.5 million per month is nearly 20 million US dollars in R&D funds a year, and many medium-sized high-tech companies do not have such a high R&D investment.

In addition, without the subprime mortgage crisis and repeated quantitative easing, the dollar is now quite valuable. $1.5 million is not a small amount.

"I will come up with a SOC chip that meets your requirements as soon as possible!"

Listening to Cadiz Bell's tone of respect a little more than before, Guo Shouyun once again felt the charm of money.

Originally, he was going to ask Cadiz Bell about TDS and OFDM communication standards, but because Eric Schmidt was next to him, he had to cancel it. Although he intends to reveal some of his future plans for the CDMA R&D department to attract the interest of the other party. But the most important thing cannot be said before Eric Schmidt has agreed to join the company.

After asking in detail about the current situation of the CDMA R&D department, Guo Shouyun once again focused on Eric Schmidt.

"Mr. Schmidt, I am going to set up a design company based on the CDMA R&D department of the company, focusing on the research and development of SOC chips for mobile electronic devices, and sincerely invite you to be the CEO of this company, I don't know if you are interested?"

Eric Schmidt's talent in business management has been vividly reflected in the development of Google in later generations. But now Guo Shouyun is the chairman of Google and the CEO, and he obviously doesn't plan to let the other party share his authority, but talent is rare, and it is even more rare to be able to take charge of one party. Therefore, after investigating the other party's situation at this time, an invitation letter was issued. Of course, although the name is to examine the investment in Nowell, the essence is to solicit.

"It's too big, I need time to think about it!"

After thinking for a moment, Eric Schmidt said seriously. Although compared to Nowell, Guo Shouyun now has more potential, whether it is LinkedIn or Google, the future is bright. But now that the other party wants him to be the CEO of the CDMA department of the former Giant Accumulation Company, which has just been acquired, this needs to be carefully considered. After all, the conversation between the other party and Cadiz Bell just now was not enough to impress him.

"Yes, but I hope it doesn't take more than three days!"

Regarding Eric Schmidt's answer, Guo Shouyun was not surprised. After all, although Nowell is in decline, it is still much larger than the CDMA division of the giant company that he had just acquired at this time. Marrying the 'common people' from the 'princely high gate', no matter how shrewd a person is, he has to consider the gains and losses.

After nodding, Eric Schmidt pondered for a moment, "Mr. Guo, can I ask you one more question?"

"Of course!"

"Is your acquisition of the CDMA division of a giant company a pure investment, or do you intend to make a difference in the field of mobile chips?"

Hearing this, Cadiz Bell, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help but turn his gaze.

Guo Shouyun had an answer to this question involving the company's future, but later after learning about the difficulties of the SOC industry, he was shaken.

After all, compared to the business model to lay the future of the Internet, the SOC system chip is too high. Huge profits come from huge patent barriers, and amazing patents come from huge R&D investment, and it took nearly 20 years for Huawei to have the capital to bargain with Qualcomm, and it understands the hardships of this process. Therefore, if Guo Shouyun chooses to go long-term, then he must be prepared to fight a protracted war with high investment.

If the same amount of time, energy and money were put into the investment field, Guo Shouyun believed that he would get more rewards with his foreknowledge. But if this acquisition is only regarded as an investment in the future IT industry, then he is a little unwilling, after all, the full set of CDMA patents that are now in his hands is a trump card that can bypass Qualcomm's patent pool.

Although he was still a little hesitant in his heart, his answer did not delay for too long. Cadiz Bell is no more, and Eric Schmidt is a shrewd fellow.

"I am very optimistic about the future of the SOC system-on-chip industry and intend to make a difference in it. ”

"Got it!"

Looking at Guo Shouyun's deep eyes, Eric Schmidt nodded slowly. Although, the other party's answer is not a satisfactory and very specific answer. But at least the other party has made its attitude clear.

At this point, the three of them did not continue to talk about any company matters, Guo Shouyun took the two of them on a tour of their manor, and after having lunch together at noon, they sent them away.

"Boss, can he agree to our offer?" Wendy said.

"I don't know yet. But I'm sure he'll be interested!" Guo Shouyun said slowly, looking at the back of Eric Schmidt leaving.

If you want to recruit Eric Schmidt, a shrewd and extremely talented person who has proven himself in the mall, he will not agree to it without a few in-depth exchanges to let the other party see his future plans in the field of SOC chips. And today, it's just a start.