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"That's what the meeting I was in was decided to make." Andy? While talking to Tang Huan, Grove subconsciously touched his ears.

When he was four years old, scarlet fever broke out in Budapest, Hungary. Grove was also infected, and although he didn't die, he was also hearing impaired and had to rely on hearing aids on a daily basis.

He was afraid that under Tang Huan's anger, he would speak too quickly and miss important information.

"Intel's discipline is shattered." Tang Huan shook his head with a sarcastic smile on his face.

Although he was inevitably angry in his heart, it was not to the point of thunderstorming, and the game in the business sea was not what this means looked like.

Moreover, the tricks released by IBM can be regarded as an upright conspiracy, but it has not fallen off the shelf of the blue giant.

Besides, Tang Huan has long had a back hand, and he will never put all his eggs in one basket.

Moreover, this kind of competition, like the battle of group armies on the plain battlefield, is very enjoyable, and it brings a different kind of stimulation to the richest man in the world.

It's just that Intel's soft wall-to-wall grass is upside down, which makes Tang Huan quite disdainful, but after thinking about it, he is relieved that Intel is only a successful but still ordinary semiconductor supplier at this stage, and he has not yet had the energy to consolidate his position in the industry by creating a myth.

In Silicon Valley, where elites gather, heroes are gathered and heroes are produced, but there are very few people who can obtain wealth, prestige and achievements at the same time, and reach the realm of the Trinity Great Perfection, even Tang Huan can't, his wealth and prestige are enough, but there is still an obvious shortcoming in terms of achievements.

If one had to pick one who met such criteria, it would be Robert Brown, who had achieved both non-scientific and commercial excellence. Noyce is the only one.

1966 year. Jack Kilby and Robert. Noyce was also awarded the Barandin Medal by the Franklin Institution, the most coveted American scientist.

Jack Kilby is known as "the inventor of the first integrated circuit", while Robert Kilby. Noyce is known as the man who "proposed the theory of integrated circuits suitable for industrial production".

In 1969, the U.S. federal court finally legally recognized that integrated circuits were a "simultaneous invention."

In addition to this scientific achievement, Robert . Neuss was also involved in the founding of two companies in Silicon Valley, namely Fairchild, the cradle of the semiconductor industry, and Intel, which led the successful industrialization of semiconductor memory.

On wealth. Robert. Noyce's worth of hundreds of millions of dollars is certainly not as good as Tang Huan's worth of tens of billions of dollars, but in terms of prestige and achievements, Robert . Noyce is much more profound than Tang Huan.

It's a pity that Robert. The golden body of Noyce, a "saint", was shattered by the extramarital affair scandal in the early 1970s, when he was forty-one flowers.

At the time of the divorce, a California court ruled that Robert . Noyce's huge fortune was divided into half of his ex-wife, and the negative impact on Intel can be imagined. Neuss quickly passed to Gordon. Moore, not unrelated to this.

Just because of Robert. Neuss's achievements are brilliant. Based on the unspoken rule of social ecology that big people will be tolerated even if they have personal virtues, all parties concerned have carried out selective amnesia.

Since Intel does not have a godhead at this stage, it is not uncommon for it to be forced to make a living and be sent with the flow.

Andy? Of course, Grove knew more about his own family, and he pretended not to hear Tang Huan's sarcasm, and explained calmly: "IBM owns 20% of Intel's shares, so . Some decisions may seem incredible, but they are actually reasonable. ”

"Really?" Tang Huan laughed meaningfully. "But why is this kind of offending notice, it's always you who send it, not Robert. Noyce and Gordon. Moles? Are they the only ones who care about credibility, and you don't? ”

"Of course, I do this kind of official business." For Tang Huan's heart-wrenching words to sow discord. Andy? Grove was a little scrambled to deal with it, and Guy was complaining in his heart, "What's the matter with this Nima?"

In fact, Andy? Grove's history of carrying black pots in the workplace can be described as a long history.

After fleeing from Hungary to the United States in the 1950s. Andy? Grove was fascinated by Eisenhower's America, but it was not so easy to integrate into mainstream American society.

and Arnold. Schwarzenegger, and the Paramount boss Charles, who just passed away this year. Bludone, Andy? Grove's characteristic Hungarian English accent often drew ridicule from the outside world.

Andy, so to speak? Under the pressure of "starvation", Grove obtained a bachelor's degree and a doctorate step by step, thus obtaining a pass to enter the mainstream society in the United States.

After joining Fairchild Semiconductor, Andy? Gloff's job is to develop prototypes and establish production processes. As a process developer, he has to pick out designs that are not safe and prototypes that seem to be impossible to produce.

Andy at this time? Grove is a complete obscurity, and only when the R&D department produces an unrealistic product and investigates the cause, others will notice him and become the target of anger.

After such a hard work, Andy? Grove's psychological quality of carrying the black pot has naturally grown into an incomparably strong one.

Tang Huan to see Andy? Grove was willing to carry the task of carrying the black cauldron, so he changed the conversation and said: "I heard that there are a lot of complaints about your management style within Intel. Don't you feel angry at both ends? ”

"There is no such thing." Andy? Grove immediately blushed and denied it.

Robert. Noyce and Gordon. After Moore founded Intel, Andy? Grove became the third employee, and he definitely picked up a treasure.

Even in 1968, Andy? Nor did Grove accomplish his goal of transforming himself into a standard American.

An incomprehensible accent of English, a hearing aid on his head...... It looks crappy and clumsy, and at first glance it can be judged that it is a "product made in Eastern Europe".

In order to survive in the workplace, Andy? In addition to being as energetic as a Russian miner, Grove's style has become more and more persistent and tough.

Robert. Noyce is an Intel diplomat and industry hero. Moore is a genius in Intel's technical research. The two of them invariably lack some of the things necessary to be the top management of the company, that is, ruthless and tough management skills and persistent and rigorous work style.

Hit when you should hit, scold when you scold, this is the management principle that any big company will adopt, Andy? Grove can play the role of this blackface hardliner.

In times of peace, Andy? The impression that Grove makes. It's more of a hate, but when the world is in turmoil, it can show its value to the entire company.

For example, at the moment of the semiconductor war between Japan and the United States, in order to deal with the predicament encountered by Intel, Andy? In 1982, Grove introduced the "125% Solution," which required employees to be more efficient in order to overcome the aggressive Japanese.

It was at this time that the famous "tardiness registration form" began, when employees were required to work 10 hours a day, and all those who came to work after 8:10 a.m. were required to do so. They all have to sign a big name.

The reporter of the "New York Times" came to interview, and actually saw that morning, Andy? Grove also signed.

There's no denying that the "125% solution" has turned Intel into a sweatshop, so some engineers have tied strips of cloth around their heads to vent their frustrations.

"Everyone is begging for a living on an acre and a third of an acre of land in Silicon Valley, and there are some things that are nothing to deny. Hoff, why did you leave Intel. Defected to Atari? Tang Huan said unhurriedly.

Seeing that Tang Huan came up with this example, Andy? Grove was speechless. Two important contributors to the successful development of Intel4004 - Ted. Hoff and Federico. Fagin, who left Intel one after another, does have something to do with him.

At the beginning, Federico. Fagin dissatisfied with Andy? Greeve's one-size-fits-all approach to management, coupled with the fact that his patents were registered by the department head in Intel's name, led him to resign and leave in anger.

Andy? Grove became angry when his persuasion failed. Against Federico. Fagin yelled, "What else would you do if you left Intel?" You will not leave any legacy to your children, your name will be forgotten, and you will achieve nothing. ”

Results Federico. Fagin turned around and founded Zilog. Developed the 8-bit microprocessor performance king Z80, the instruction-compatible Intel8080 is powerless, and it is almost necessary to put Andy? Grove's face swelled.

Ted. Hoff has been working at Intel for a long time, and in 1980 he was appointed to the company's top technical position, chief scientist. But he ultimately chose to leave Intel last year and switch to Atari.

Unfortunately, Atari was devastated by the collapse of the North American home video game market, and was no longer able to invest resources in the PC space.

Tang Huan is helping Steve. Rose dealt with Atari, who was a dead knot for Warners, without any legal risk and moral reproach for the useless Ted Adam. Hove was recruited into the Zheru R&D Center.

Tang Huan gave this example mainly to provoke Andy? Grove's relationship with other Intel executives, so there is no mention of Ted. Where Hough is now, lest it backfire.

Nothing, Ted. Hoff and Federico. Fagin's exodus, is it to Andy? The biggest negation of Grove's management style, Andy? Grove could only mumble to himself to find a step, "Intel is a memory company, and they have different ideas for the development of processors, which cannot be implemented within the company's architecture, so of course they have to choose to leave." ”

Tang Huan smiled slightly, and didn't break Andy? Grove gave himself an excuse to step up, and said along with the other party's words: "I agree with you, the memory business is already a chicken rib for Intel, and the processor business is Intel's future." ”

As soon as you hear that, Andy? Grove couldn't help but perk up, "I hope this incident will not affect the cooperation of InteliAPX432." ”

"Don't worry, I'm still able to keep my word, and I'll try my best to help InteliAPX432 optimize the Ada language compiler." Tang Huan snorted.

Andy? It is true that Grove is a tyrant within Intel, but in front of Tang Huan, he can only obediently listen to cynicism.

"Since the two sides are cooperating, I hope Intel will send two people to participate in it." Tang Huan said to himself: "Their names are Krieg. Barrett and Paul. Otellin. ”

Andy? Grove thought back to the information of the two people, and asked with some suspicion, "Why did you choose them?" ”

"In normal business dealings, my subordinates are very close to Craig. Barrett and Paul. Otellan has a very high evaluation, plus they are both San Franciscans, one is from a technical background, the other is an operational background, they are highly complementary, and they can cooperate tacitly. ”

Tang Huan explained quietly, sneering in his heart, in order to make Intel more obedient, I don't mind helping to train the fourth and fifth CEOs.

But this is only a long vision, and in order to teach Intel a lesson, it will continue to destroy its internal power structure.

"Andy, what do you think of Charles. Simeone's working well with me, isn't it? Tang Huan deliberately mentioned Andy in Silicon Valley? Grove's Hungarian folk.

"It's definitely good." Andy? Grove said enviously: "He has only been away from PARC for a few years, and now he has a net worth of tens of millions of dollars, and his future life is terrifying." ”

"What about you? The processor business, which I attach great importance to in Intel, is obviously the best choice for Intel to get out of the predicament, but it is not supported by the board of directors? Tang Huan smiled and asked: "Especially your '125% solution', which has caused a lot of complaints within Intel, but it is not helpful to resist the attack of Japanese memory manufacturers, it is just a little more than a period of time." ”

Seeing that Tang Huan always stimulates himself so unceremoniously, Andy? Grove finally couldn't help it, and asked with a calm face: "Since Don cares so much about Intel's internal affairs, then you can give me a suggestion." ”

"It's simple, by growing the processor business, you can achieve your dream of making a big difference." Tang Huan accentuated his tone, "The processor business is Robert. Noyce and Gordon. Moore's achievements, no matter how well you do, have nothing to do with you. What the two of them are thinking at the moment may not be in your interest, and the same is true for Intel. ”

Tang Huantu's words suddenly made Andy? Grove's face changed, and his heart began to turn upside down.

Waiting for Andy? After Grove came to his senses, Tang Huan asked casually, "By the way, who was there when you had the meeting just now?" ”

Andy? Grove hesitated for a moment, and finally replied, "Except for the majority shareholder, Arthur. In addition to Locke, there is also IBM's Don? Estlic. ”

"Arthur. Locke? Tang Huan frowned slightly. (To be continued.) )