Chapter 170: Smartphones
When it comes to Huawei's first self-developed chip, SD509, another person must be mentioned, Xu Wenwei.
was willing to leave Yilida to come to Huawei, and Lao Ren's flickering skills can be seen. It is precisely with the addition of Xu Wenwei that Huawei has transformed from an agent to a terminal manufacturer.
From the first self-developed chip, to the poor Huawei ASIC center. It is precisely because of him that Lao Ren is determined to take the road of self-research.
Not long ago, Lao Ren, who had strengthened his confidence, borrowed a large amount of money from the bank, spent a huge amount of money to purchase the most advanced EDA design system abroad, and prepared to build the Huawei ASIC center.
The purpose is to improve the ability to independently design chips. The main direction is the research and development of communication chips.
"You also want to enter the communications industry?" Faced with Chu Qing's investment intention, Lao Ren did not immediately agree.
Huawei is indeed short of money, but Lao Ren doesn't take all the money. Otherwise, he would not have borrowed loan sharks to engage in research and development.
"I'm not interested in terminal switches or anything, I want to make mobile phones."
"A cell phone? You don't have to develop your own chips for this. Lao Ren was surprised, he didn't expect Chu Qing's target to be a mobile phone.
But considering that he pushed PHS, it doesn't seem to be a surprise.
"I'm not just going to do 2G phones, I believe the future of phones will be more and more complex. Whether it is a terminal or a mobile phone device, the demand for chips will be higher and higher in the future. If it is completely dependent on procurement, BBK will definitely experience today's things again. ”
"Otherwise, you young people have a high vision, and this 2G mobile phone has just had eyebrows, and you start to think about the future." Lao Ren really admired Chu Qing's whimsy.
Starting from a learning machine, it can radiate to many fields in just a few years, and each one can make an effect.
At his age, a different person would have been a dog and a horse. But Chu Qing is still exploring new areas.
This concentration alone is not something that ordinary people can have.
"Not long ago, a company owned by Apple called Generalmagic developed a smartphone."
"It's something that can concentrate the power of the Internet on a mobile phone." Saying that, Chu Qing took out a comic book "PHS Roaming the Future".
"When I first saw this comic, I was convinced that the technology would eventually come true. That little talking box was my childhood dream, and now it is in front of me, not far from me to realize it. Seeing the three words PHS on this book, Lao Ren also smiled.
"No wonder you call the Mobile Local Call project PHS."
"The more I learn about the Internet, the more I believe that the future is endless. If the personal computer changed the computer. Then I believe that this kind of smartphone can change the personal computer. ”
"I appreciate your idea, but I want Huawei to remain independent." As soon as he said this, Chu Qing knew that the plan to invest in Huawei in a roundabout way had failed.
It seems that I am still a little anxious.
"Still, I'd love to work with you too. If you don't mind, we can partner to set up a research institute to jointly develop communication chips. "Don't look at what Lao Ren said beautifully, but only he knows how difficult it is for Huawei now.
In the face of the olive branch extended by backgammon, how determined he was to refuse. If the switch project is not successfully developed, the SD509 chip fails even once, and the current Huawei will directly go out of business.
However, it is precisely because of the success of digital switches that the existence of SD509 has reduced costs. Only then did Lao Ren see hope and let him continue to persevere.
But even so, for the C&C080000000 door machine project, he had to continue to take out loans.
However, Lao Ren did not completely veto Chu Qing's proposal, and the joint establishment of a R&D center can also make Huawei not too passive.
While maintaining Huawei's independence, it also allows more possibilities for R&D, and BBK's R&D capabilities have gone through serious processes from VCD to MP3.
The cooperation between the two companies in R&D must have more advantages than disadvantages. Chu Qing's determination to advocate independent research and development is also very much in his appetite.
Especially at this time, Huawei is not without competitors, above him, there is also a Lenovo opponent.
In 1992, Mr. Ni of Lenovo also joined the switch project. At the beginning of 1994, the LEX5000, which was more advanced than C&C08 and 2000, was launched.
At that time, Huawei's C&C082000 door switch was not smooth sailing, with poor functions and frequent failures, which made Huawei's engineers busy.
Compared with Lenovo, whether it is funds or connections, Huawei cannot be compared. It can be said that as long as Lenovo chases after the switch, it won't be long before Huawei will be completely swept away.
It's just that he doesn't know that Mr. Ni of Lenovo has a pig teammate. At the critical moment of the switch, Chairman Liu brought Lenovo into endless internal friction.
The market-leading switch project will be delayed by Lao Liu, and even finally be stirred up. This gave Huawei the development time to smoothly transition from 2,000 doors to 10,000 doors.
Just when Huawei Wanmen was successfully developed, Lao Liu forced the approval of funds from the communications department. even directly vetoed Mr. Ni's chip-based technical route.
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"Trade, industry and technology" is still and
In the battle of "technology, industry and trade", Chairman Liu's internal fighting strength has always been superior. In the general principle of making money, high-tech products may not necessarily be sold, and
The road of "China Chip" was full of hardships, and the market prospect was unknown at that time. On the contrary, it is
The OEM method of "trade and industry technology" not only has a small investment and quick results, but also can quickly open up the brand advantage.
From the very beginning, the positioning of the two of them was destined for this day. I can only sigh that Huawei's success is due to the right time, place and people.
The person he should be most grateful for should be President Liu. If it weren't for him, maybe there would be no Huawei.
Lenovo will also be the next AMD, Intel, and at worst, China's Texas Instruments. You must know that even if Lao Liu did not obstruct it at that time, with Mr. Ni's connections, he put it
The "Lianhai ASIC Design Center Project" has basically been negotiated, and only the contract is signed. This is a design center that Lenovo, Fudan and the Yangtze River Group have invested heavily in.
As long as the project is invested, it can really drive the development of the domestic IC industry. But in the end, he was directly vetoed by Chairman Liu, after all, he doesn't understand technology, and if he really wants to do this, he will have no right to speak in Lenovo.
In this case, even if Mr. Ni repeatedly backed down, he cheekily pulled down the appropriation of 1 million yuan and tens of millions of yuan of loans from the Economic and Technological Committee.
Lenovo doesn't have to pay its own money to build an ASIC design center. But he still let President Liu use it
"Not sure at the moment" as the reason for the rejection of the project. Technology? Chairman Yoo's Lenovo doesn't need technology at all!
Just need to make a connection.