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Chapter 1220
"If I have superpowers, I think it's that I can imagine how a computer actually works.

When designing a chip processor, I can build the entire model in my head, and when designing a circuit, I can build the blueprint and fill the blueprint in my head..."

Silicon Valley Daily, in conjunction with several media, conducted an exclusive interview with Jim Keller, who had just left PA Semiconductor.

And when he was asked what experience he had in the chip industry that would allow him to design those amazing processors, he thought for a long time before Jim Keller said it.

When hearing Jim Keller's "answer", I don't know how many people secretly scolded God for being too unfair. The things Jim Keller said are all "talents". Yes, if you didn't bring it when you were born, then you probably won't be able to learn it the day after tomorrow in this life.

Some people are chased by God to feed them, and it is difficult not to eat. Others may not be able to learn anything for most of their lives. For Jim Keller, it is a "cheat" that comes with it. , what the hell is going on!
"Congratulations Keller, your current net worth has exceeded 28 billion US dollars. Wall Street institutions have made the latest valuation for PA Semiconductor, which exceeds 550 billion US dollars. Can you tell us about your experience in PA Semiconductor?!"

The reporter from the Silicon Valley Daily first congratulated Jim Keller, then turned around and, with curiosity, asked Jim Keller about the inside story of his departure from PA Semiconductor.

"I may need to rest for a while before making a decision. When I was in PA Semiconductor, I needed to manage a team of 1.7 people. I was responsible for the design department of PA Semiconductor and ARM!
I will never forget PA. These years have been the most meaningful years of my career. I have developed several chips with Mr. Doble Poole. I think they may be good chips. I also thank Mr. Bruno Song for his He is the best financial backer in the world, he gave PA Semiconductor everything he wanted!
I can come back to PA Semiconductor anytime, anywhere if need be! "

When I heard that Jim Keller left PA Semiconductor, the head of PA Semiconductor was not right. The reason why he chose to leave was that he was tired and wanted to rest. There were too many people in charge of him and he was too busy. At that time, the reporters of the Silicon Valley Daily did not know how to ask questions.

And I don’t know how many semiconductor colleagues who read this interview, they only have jealousy and envy for the bi that Jim Keller pretends to be. What he worries about is something that so many people will never get in this life , If you can sit on the position of the head of PA Semiconductor and get a worth of billions of dollars, even if you are a cow, so what? Why do you have to do your best for PA semiconductors!
"As for the next job, I'm sorry, I haven't thought about it yet, but, I think, I might choose a challenging job. People can't live in the past."

Hearing that Jim Keller was going to be exciting, a reporter from the Silicon Valley Daily couldn't help asking, "Will it be AMD?!"

The reason why I ask this is because AMD is going through the darkest moment and is being rubbed against the ground by Intel. If it weren't for IBM's secret support for AMD, AMD might have been beaten to the ground.

And if it can help AMD turn the tables against the wind, it will definitely be equivalent to invigorating the semiconductor industry, forcibly rescuing Intel's rival, so that Intel will not become a lone warrior!
Jim Keller just laughed and didn't answer directly, but he already had an answer in his heart.

The entire interview was very long, and at the end of the interview, when asked which design made him the most proud of his career, Jim Keller said without hesitation, "T-Rex X1!"

"Maybe, you are hearing this processor for the first time, but I guarantee that future history will remember this processor, and it is not just a processor!"

And at the end of the interview, when Jim Keller had just been on vacation for more than half a month, AMD suddenly announced that Jim Keller was invited to serve as AMD's vice president and take charge of AMD's design department!

As soon as the news came out, the entire America, and even the global semiconductor industry, were in an uproar. Everyone knew that revitalization was coming.

As soon as the announcement came out, the stock price of AMD, which suffered a huge loss last year, rose sharply. Although Intel's stock price did not fall much, many investors in Intel have already begun to panic. It is because Jim Keller's reputation is too loud. If he If a new processor is designed to help AMD come back against the wind, then it is estimated that it will be directly a god!
Song Yang, who was preparing to go to New York, was relieved to see Jim Keller joining AMD. Intel is now too strong, almost the only one.

If Jim Keller joins Intel again, is there still a way to go, including PA Semiconductor? !

Jim Keller joined AMD, and PA Semiconductor also contributed to the flames. Dobbpool met Jim Keller in person. Intel, Texas Instruments, and Qualcomm are all rivals of PA Semiconductor, so Jim Keller must not be allowed to join. It is in the best interest of PA Semiconductor to join AMD and support AMD to add obstacles to Intel.

Let Jim Keller help AMD hold Intel back and give PA Semiconductor time to develop.

"Now we have acquired more than 21% of Apple's equity. Jobs and Apple's board of directors seem to have noticed something. It is not so easy to buy Apple's equity from the market, and the cost is a bit high!"

Marcus took off his glasses, rubbed his sore eyes, and said to Song Yang, Greg was also on the side. Before Song Yang, the combined shareholding in Apple was only 16%, but now it has increased to 21%. Time has been sweeping Apple stock.

"Steve Jobs, it seems that he doesn't want us to get too many shares in Apple. He once again refused to pay dividends to Apple shareholders!"

Greg also frowned and said to Song Yang, dividends are of course beneficial to the major shareholders, and there are only so many Apple shares in Leek's hands. If Apple pays dividends, most of them will be taken away by Song Yang and Wall Street institutions.

Just like Samsung, it seems to make a lot of money every year, but most of the US dollars earned every year are taken away by Samsung's major shareholders and several Wall Street institutions, and there is not much left at all.

But Jobs is quite domineering. He doesn't have much Apple equity in his hand, so he refuses to let Apple pay dividends. He threatens to keep the dollars he earns in Apple's account, which is better than dividends, which makes Wall Street institutions angry He scolded his mother bluntly, he raised a white-eyed wolf, and all the small and medium-sized investors also scolded Jobs for being an iron cock. , It’s too deceiving. If it weren’t for the fear of replacing Jobs and making Apple yellow again, the Wall Street institutions would have driven Jobs away long ago.

Apple doesn't pay dividends, so Jobs has the final say on how to use the dollars in the account, and he has the qualifications to control the board of directors. However, for Song Yang, Apple's largest individual shareholder, no dividends are a bit of a loss, at least Greg and Marcus were quite dissatisfied. They felt that Jobs was too domineering, and they were too wary of Song Yang, the major shareholder.

Song Yang waved his hand indifferently, "As long as Apple earns dollars, it's enough in the account, let Apple's board of directors keep an eye on the dollars in the account, Jobs is not willing to share, sooner or later someone will be willing to share!"

The American knife is there. No matter how domineering Jobs is, he has to get the approval of Apple’s board of directors if he wants to spend those American dollars. Jobs is very powerful. He can fight all Apple shareholders hard, but does his successor have the confidence to fight back? ?

When the new head of Apple comes up, the hundreds of billions of dollars in cash in the Apple account will still be divided as usual. Song Yang, who will get more shares in Apple, may get even more!

"Don't worry about Jobs' side, continue to acquire Apple's equity, and continue to let Jobs' side represent the voting rights in Apple!"

Song Yang got up and said, time is the best solution, although sometimes, procrastination may turn into a mess, but sometimes, many problems can be easily solved.

For Apple, what Song Yang needs to do is to slowly and continuously acquire more shares in Apple. He does not need to argue with Jobs or anything. On the contrary, he needs to support him. When the next head of Apple comes up, all problems will be solved.

Greg and Marcus looked at each other, and then shook their heads. They didn't know why Song Yang said this. He seemed very optimistic about Apple, but he didn't seem to care much about it. He didn't want to interfere in Apple's internal affairs at all. Let them also very puzzled.

(End of this chapter)