The negotiations between Shirakawa Kaede and Toshiba were generally a verbal agreement.

First, SIC's chip licensing fee is indeed very low, and Toshiba can't find a reason to refuse at all.

Second, it is a good deal to use flash memory to exchange processor chip technology, which is not yet perfect in theory.

In the past, Toshiba did not enter the field of processor chips, and that was because this part of the market was almost negligible at that time.

However, the rapid development of personal computers in recent years has made these large manufacturers also shift their attention to CPUs.

According to the current trend, in less than ten years, the processor chip market will become very considerable.

This is also the reason why the five hooligans began to play the idea of SIC, everything is for the layout in advance.

However, Intel and Motorola, which are the top companies in the industry, are the companies of the father of the United States, and they can only pay for them if they want to use them.

So at this time, the existence of SIC has become quite dazzling, why should you pay for prostitution.

But apparently their plans have not been smooth recently, and the energy of SIC has somewhat surprised several major semiconductor manufacturers.

This is also the reason why Toshiba now accepts mutual authorization, and if it doesn't work, let's sit down and talk.

In addition, the mutual compromise between Fujitsu and Hitachi also made the original alliance useless, leaving only an empty shelf.

Yes, before talking with Toshiba, Shirakawa Kaede had already reached an agreement with Fujitsu and Hitachi.

Needless to say, Fujitsu has a long-standing relationship with SIC. They both belong to the first persuasion camp, and the two are naturally friendly from the origin.

After Shirakawa Kaede said that he could open the license, the other party immediately promised not to respond to the call of several other companies on the processor chip in the future.

Hitachi: That's because they are still caught up in the IBM espionage case and can't get out, and the technology of SIC is clean and has nothing to do with the United States.

Therefore, in terms of supply and demand, it most hopes to get the authorization of SIC and then use the processor chip of its own design.

With the defection of these two families in front, Toshiba had no pressure to compromise.

The so-called alliance is because interests are pooled, and conversely, of course, it can be dissolved because of interests.

Of the five, three defected.

The remaining Mitsubishi, NEC, and Sharp, Ricoh, Rohm, Sony, Panasonic, etc., who beat the side drum, have not yet shown signs of compromise.

That's right, except for the Big Five. Other neon companies with chip business want to get a piece of the pie.

This includes Shirakawa Electric, Sony and Panasonic, which have good cooperation.

Business is business, and there is cooperation and competition.

Shirakawa Kaede doesn't get angry because of this, he does the same.

But for them, Shirakawa Kaede has no intention of compromising.

Not only is it uncompromising, but there will only be three current SIC processor licensees in Neon in the future, and there will be no additional additions.

If three of the five compromise, then the goal will be achieved, and the others will pay for it if they want to use it.

There is no doubt that even if SIC opens up some licenses, the top-performing CPU will still be the exclusive product of SIC.

Authorization is authorization, but that is not to take out your own bottom-of-the-box technology.

After ensuring that it has at least two generations of technical advantages, the SIC will gradually be phased out before opening.

Otherwise, wouldn't the disciples of the church starve to death of their masters? He's not that stupid.

And the CPU companies that can survive in the future are the top part of the technology.

Just look at Intel and AMD in the future, how many chip design companies in the world survived in the end?

Even large manufacturers such as Motorola and Deyi have given up related businesses, which shows that the CPU industry is a winner-takes-all rule.

If nothing else, Neon has three SIC authorizations here. In the future, there is a high probability that they will give up the computer CPU business and enter the field of industrial equipment CPUs.

Of course, this is a later story, and at present, three have been settled, and Shirakawa Kaede can also breathe a sigh of relief.

The rest of the companies that are still preparing for white prostitution, Shirakawa Kaede's dealings with them, and some fight.

Even the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) will continue to push for it, because the influence of so many companies is still huge.

But for SIC, it's not so urgent.

It's a long battle, and if you drag it out, you're winning.

Solving the urgent need of SIC, Shirakawa Kaede can finally take a break.

It's been more than a month since their children were born, and Shirakawa Kaede hasn't been with them yet.

Shirakawa Kaede, who was finally resting at home on this day, was ready to pick up the child one by one and prepare to go for a walk in the courtyard and bask in the sun.

As a result, before I had taken two steps, I felt a warmth in the crook of my arm.

"Eh," he looked down at his arm, the wet marks slowly expanding, "You two did it on purpose, right?" ”

"Ha~" Yuko Tanaka, who was with him, couldn't help but laugh.

She spent a month in the hospital and has now returned home.

Although neon does not have the concept of confinement, doctors also recommend that women try to lie down and rest in the first month after giving birth.

As for Shirakawa Kaede's family, let's simply live in a luxury suite for a month.

Yuko Tanaka, who has almost recovered now, the first thing she did when she was discharged from the hospital was to make a fitness plan.

Don't look at her gentle and weak appearance, but the sense of crisis is very strong.

Getting in shape is a top priority, even more important than eating.

Seeing Shirakawa Kaede's embarrassment at this moment, she first laughed, and then hurriedly took the child and prepared to change the diaper.

But she didn't need to do these things, and soon the two confinement ladies who were pushing the stroller not far behind came forward to take over the matter.

"Let them be busy, and walk with me first." Shirakawa Kaede took Yuko Tanaka's hand and walked slowly towards his garden.

Unfortunately, it's winter, and many flowers and trees have withered, so there aren't many views to see.

"What have you been up to lately?"

Ryuzo Tanaka's younger brother Yuko Tanaka is actually a little older than Kaede Shirakawa.

But since it's a brother-in-law, Shirakawa Kaede also called "Ryuzo" casually.

"I've been thinking about being an actor lately, but it's not going well." Speaking of her younger brother, Yuko Tanaka couldn't help laughing.

He graduated from a serious drama department, and he also misses the profession of an artist.

Why do young people want to be artists now? Shirakawa Kaede smiled.

"Need my help?"

"No," Yuko Tanaka shook her head, "Let's let him train for two years first."

Artists who have not suffered will not be in awe of this profession.

Yuko Tanaka firmly believes this, so she doesn't want to open the back door to her brother.

Otherwise, with her own energy, it is still very easy to arrange a relationship now.

Since she didn't need it, Shirakawa Kaede didn't ask any more.

"By the way, next year, if it's possible, why don't you help you see the manga at Tokuma Bookstore and what characters are suitable for making toys.

Gaode's sense of smell in this regard is too poor, although several figures have been launched, but the effect is not ideal. ”

Yuko Tanaka likes to read, and sometimes she likes to write and draw by herself.

Shirakawa Kaede saw some of the cartoon characters she had drawn, not to mention quite kawaii.

Since you have an interest in this, you might as well find something to do for her.

Wouldn't the job of designing characters for the figure match her very well?

Sure enough, Yuko Tanaka's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she asked with some interest.

"Designing character toys for comics, that. I'll try it later? ”

"Hai, no problem, believe in yourself~"

Just after giving birth to a child and retiring from the entertainment circle, Shirakawa Kaede is worried that she will not be used to it for a while.

So it's better to find something interesting for her, anyway, Gao De has been half-dead there, and it's time to practice for her.

Time flies, and before the end of December, Shirakawa Kaede flew to Beimi again.

The main purpose is to see Keiko Matsusaka, and it is not easy for her to hold her stomach alone.

I spent most of the month there with her, and I also talked about a few business deals by the way.

Especially at Apple, Jobs proudly pulled him to admire the Macintosh series of computers.

As the predecessor of the Mac, it was also the first to come out as a graphical operating system.

Although the function is still relatively simple, it is shocking enough for people in this era.

The PC will launch in January next year and will be powered by SIC's 80281. Not only did it place high hopes on Qiao's gang leader, but so did Shirakawa Kaede.

However, after experiencing the Mac computer, Shirakawa Kaede also gave some advice.

For example, the design of the operation logic, and it is strongly recommended that Qiao help the master increase the memory from 128K to 512K, or even 1MB.

Regarding Qiao's doubts, Shirakawa Kaede directly told him that he would know if he used his existing Mac computer to open multiple programs for a week.

Of course, Apple has a series of tests, and he himself no longer pays attention to it after making suggestions.

It takes time to improve, and everything needs to be patient, waiting for the day when Macintosh will shake the world.

And in the last few days before the end of the year, Shirakawa Kaede hurriedly flew back to Neon.

Because it is the end of the year again, it is customary for Shirakawa Holdings' annual summary to be held.

Compared to last year, the number of participants in this year's conference is even larger.

With the profitability of Shirakawa Energy and LCD plants, the waist of the heads of these two factories this year is significantly straighter than last year.

After more than two years of continuous investment, Shirakawa Energy finally came up with such a well-known work as a chewing gum battery.

Since April and May, Shirakawa Electric and Sony's products have been applied to the design one after another, and it has not been popular for most of the year, but it has also gained a certain popularity.

According to internal statistics, by the end of the year, Shirakawa Energy had shipped a total of nearly 20 million chewing gum batteries.

This is a count of all the sales at home and abroad.

Among them, the bulk of the consumption is a portable CD player, a 4-section, and the domestic sales of more than one million neon units alone are more than 5 million sections.

With the addition of many series of Walkmans, as well as Sony's new models, the cumulative amount is almost this number.

The manufacturing cost of the battery is actually not high, and this thing is originally profitable by volume.

With a retail price of 450 yen, you can guarantee a profit of at least 250 yen.

If calculated in this way, Shirakawa Energy will have a profit of more than 5 billion yen this year alone.

Even after removing the 600 million yen invested in the previous two years, Shirakawa Energy still has a considerable amount of profit retained.

The factory he is in charge of making money, and the person in charge of Shirakawa Energy can certainly straighten his waist.

And if nothing else, that number will be even bigger next year.

In addition to the increase in popularity with the promotion of the market. Sony, Panasonic, and Sanyo will also have to pay royalties.

Shirakawa Electric has reached an agreement with them, and several companies have joined forces to promote chewing gum batteries on their products.

And for every battery they produce, they need to pay Shirakawa Energy a royalty of 45 yen.

In return, Shirakawa Energy gave them the chewing gum battery formula and authorized the production.

Collecting royalties is the high-end way to play. The profit of its own battery factory may become a drizzle in the future compared to the patent fee.

In addition to the battery factory, the profit of the LCD factory this year is also a big leap forward compared with last year.

Putting aside the TN screen that supplies its own products for the time being, the real profit is, of course, the income brought by the brain hole product.

(End of chapter)