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Chapter 684 [Countercycle of memory chips]

In May, Ginza, Tokyo, Sony Building.

The world's first notebook computer in the true sense is placed on the conference table, which is the Sony T1100 developed by Sony Corporation;

索尼笔记本电脑T1100搭配了1MHz的Intel 8086处理器，配置10英寸单色显示屏，装有MS-DOS操作系统；T1100的大小为13×2×11英寸，整机重量为2.5KG，采用了蛤壳式设计，提供了一个完整大小的82键键盘、一个3.5英寸的720KB硬盘、512KB的RAM和一个内置的调制解调器。

The functions of the Sony T1100 are the same as those of today's computers, including word processing, spreadsheet processing, databases, and simple games.

Wu Guangyao closed the Sony T1100 with a satisfied smile on his face;

After these years of experience, Wu Guangyao discovered the fact that Japan's technology combined with its own theories can completely follow the pace of the United States in many fields of science and technology, and even lead in many fields.

At present, Sony has entered the field of personal computers, and with the world's first notebook computer to be released this time, it can be said that it has entered the first camp in the field of computers;

At the same time, in the field of mobile phones, Sony has also entered the final experimental stage. It is expected that Sony brand mobile phones will enter the market at the end of the year or early next year; you must know that Motorola only launched commercial mobile phones into the market this year.

After encouraging everyone, Wu Guangyao expressed his satisfaction with everyone's efforts;

"Very good! But everyone should also remember 'Moore's Law', and the current computers, mobile phones and other products are just prototypes. We still need to maintain an aggressive attitude and not slack off."

"Hi!" "Hi!"

Although Wu Guangyao has now handed over the management power to the top management in Japan, Wu Guangyao can still easily manage Lenovo Group;

Because Wu Guangyao is not only the founder of Lenovo Group, but also has 51% of the voting rights;

The most important thing is that middle and high-level managers admire Wu Guangyao from the bottom of their hearts;
Because Wu Guangyao is also a technician, many of the company's products were proposed by Wu Guangyao, and in the end these products are the leading products of Lenovo Group.

As the meeting continued, Akihei Ueno, who was in charge of the video game industry, said: "President, since last year, the sales of some inferior TV game consoles in the market have dropped sharply, and this year the TV game console market has tended to collapse; of course, our FC Game consoles have not been greatly impacted by virtue of their excellent hardware quality and high-quality software games. However, in the arcade field, we have also been greatly affected, and sales have dropped by 50% over the same period.”

Wu Guangyao was not surprised when he heard the words. There was an Atari collapse in history. Although there is no Atari in this life, there are too many manufacturers of TV game consoles and arcade games. There are more than 20 manufacturers in Japan alone. ;
The quality of these manufacturers is uneven, and sooner or later they will be abandoned by players.

Wu Guangyao said: "Although we are in a much better situation than other manufacturers, we also have shortcomings, that is, our products are too single. Therefore, we urgently need to develop the economic pillar of the second game product."

At present, the products of Sony Electronic Game Department include: TV game consoles, arcade machines, handheld game consoles, and game watches;
But only TV game consoles can be regarded as the economic pillar of game products.

Ueno Shuhei will not naturally have no good opinions for a while, and can only hope that Wu Guangyao will finish his words, or give everyone some time to think.

Wu Guangyao didn't hold back, and said directly: "We need to develop a portable console (handheld game console) that can change the game cartridge at will. It must meet the following four points: first, the picture quality must be clear and colorful; second, add Communication battle function; third, long battery life; fourth, portability and game diversification.”

He said four things in one breath, which made all the executives in the conference room excited. Since the chairman dared to say this, there must be deeper technical guidance.

Ueno Shuhei couldn't wait to say: "The picture quality is colorful and clear, which seems difficult to achieve with the current LCD technology, so if we want to develop this handheld game console, we must first develop LCD screen technology."

Wu Guangyao said with a smile: "The current one is TN liquid crystal. If the liquid crystal is matrixed to display complex graphics, this effect can be achieved; the TN liquid crystal is twisted 90 degrees, and the matrixed TN liquid crystal can be twisted 180 to 270 degrees." , I call it STN liquid crystal. One pixel of this liquid crystal is composed of three liquid crystal units, covered with a color filter plate, and the brightness of the liquid crystal unit can be controlled by voltage to produce colors. Therefore, you really need to set up a STN liquid crystal project team."

Akio Morita said happily: "The president is really all-rounder, and he knows this kind of technology like the back of his hand!"

Wu Guangyao said with a smile: "I didn't develop it, it was proposed by a technician from Xiaomi Electronics; I thought that this kind of technology is more urgently needed here, so I leaked it to you!"

Everyone's complexion suddenly became complicated. The former disciple was actually more advanced than the master. This is not happy at all;

Although the two companies have the same boss, they are still different in essence. Lenovo Group is a listed company, and it is also a listed company in Japan;
A group of high-level Japanese people immediately made up their minds. After the meeting, they must pay close attention to technology and not be surpassed by Hong Kong disciples.

Ueno Akihei continued to ask: "President, is this communication battle function - two machines are connected through a 'communication cable' to achieve the battle effect?"

Wu Guangyao explained: "There is also a battle connector that can provide up to four players to fight at the same time!"

The so-called battle is naturally connected through cables, and the 80s did not have wireless technology;
In the previous life, Bluetooth technology was not launched by five companies until 1998, and Wu Guangyao naturally would not let Lenovo Group develop it now.

Even if you connect a cable, you can achieve the effect of fighting, but in fact, the technical threshold is still very high;

Therefore, it was not until 1989 in the previous life that Nintendo revolutionaryly added the communication battle function.

Ueno Akihei continued: "The third issue of battery life may require the simultaneous improvement of batteries and LCDs to achieve it; after all, LCD screens consume a lot of power."

Wu Guangyao said: "So, the engineers need to work hard!"

Akio Morita nodded and said, "We must work hard! The boss has lit a bright light for everyone. If we are not the first in the world to develop it, it is really too bad!"

Everyone offered flattery one after another, of course this may be everyone's sincerity!

Fourth, Ueno Akihei did not ask, this is not a big problem;
The reason why Sony's video games dominate the world is that apart from good hardware quality, the biggest advantage is the quality of the game;
With the game outline given by Wu Guangyao, it can be said that the most classic game from the previous life has been basically collected.

Even the copyright of "Pokémon" has been registered under Sony. This is the most valuable work of animation IP, not one of them;

The reason is that this IP can be matched with any industry - animation, comics, video games, online games.
It's a wild anime IP.

As the meeting continued, Wu Guangyao said, "What is the current price of a 64K DRAM?"

Akio Morita replied: "The current price of 64K DRAM has dropped to $2 per piece, which is half the price of $4 per piece at the beginning of the year. Judging from the current situation, the price will continue to fall, and may even fall to our The cost price is $1.5 per piece."

It seems that the cold winter of memory chips is coming, for two reasons:

First, the production of memory chips in Japan is too strong, resulting in an imbalance between supply and demand in the market;

Second, sales in the game console market have decreased and market demand has weakened.

However, Wu Guangyao immediately thought of the word 'counter-cyclical'. In his previous life, Korean semiconductors took advantage of this opportunity to enter the DRAM market in a large scale;

You know, in 1983, South Korea could not produce 64K DRAM.

In 1983, the great success of Japanese DRAM in the U.S. market prompted Korean companies such as Samsung to bet heavily on the DRAM industry; In the end, Micron licensed the 64K DRAM technology to South Korea's Samsung.

Only six months later, Samsung was able to set up a production line and begin mass production of 64K DRAM.

Wu Guangyao said: "The price of 64K DRAM will definitely drop sharply, and may even drop to 50 cents per piece! So I decided that Lenovo Electronics' 64K DRAM production line needs to be gradually reduced, and some of them will be sold to Xiaomi Electronics. At the same time, Lenovo Electronics and Xiaomi Electronics cooperated to build a 1M DRAM production line in Hong Kong to reduce costs."

After Wu Guangyao finished speaking, he looked at everyone to see their expressions;

It is not a problem to sell the 64K DRAM production line to Xiaomi Electronics. To put it bluntly, Xiaomi Electronics is already in mass production and has a great advantage in terms of cost;
But the 1M DRAM technology, which was successfully developed by Lenovo Electronics last year, has not yet entered mass production!
Akio Morita quickly said: "The president's method is very good, which can reduce production costs. After all, Lenovo Group is a big demander."

Everyone responded one after another, without any opinion!
Compared with the contribution of the boss, the cooperation between Lenovo Group and Xiaomi Electronics is a matter of course. Besides, the DRAM industry is not the core industry of Lenovo Group.

In fact, Xiaomi Electronics in Hong Kong is not weak at all, and has already mastered the key technology of 1M DRAM, but many devices need the channel of Lenovo Group, which can save a lot of trouble.

As time goes by, Hong Kong's electronics industry chain will become more and more perfect;

Under the influence of Wu Guangyao, Hong Kong already has a large number of electronics companies, and they all have strong R&D capabilities.

The most intuitive thing Wu Guangyao brought to Hong Kong Electronics is talents. Since 1975, thousands of professional graduates have entered the Hong Kong electronics industry every year;
Secondly, it also brings an overall supporting environment to the electronics industry in Hong Kong. The successive establishment of Hung Hom Industrial Park and Tin Shui Wai Industrial Park has brought the entire electronics industry in Hong Kong into a channel of rapid development;

In the end, it should have brought capital to Hong Kong. The banks under Wu Guangyao have been supporting this industry.

Therefore, Hong Kong's electronics industry has now entered a fast lane;

Electronic products in this era do not have high technical requirements, so the United States cannot bully and sanction other countries as it did in the 21st century in its previous life.

Moreover, in the electronic field at this time, many Japanese technologies have surpassed the United States, such as the DRAM field;

Lenovo Electronics has even mastered the key technology of 4M DRAM, while American semiconductor manufacturers represented by Intel have not reached this level.

It can be seen that compared with electronic products in the United States, Japan has not only a cost advantage, but also a technological advantage.

(End of this chapter)