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Chapter 624 Fertilizer water does not flow outsiders field

After drawing a big picture for Ertian, Song Yang asked about the status of the next-generation Alcatel mobile phone, the P2 mobile phone. The P1 mobile phone can be regarded as giving Alcatel mobile phones a foothold.

But whether it can stabilize its current status in the arena, or even go further, and become a giant mobile phone brand at the same level as Nokia, Motorola, and Ericsson, depends on the sales of P2.

Ertian dared to invite Song Yang over today, so he was naturally prepared, "The design of P2 has been completed, and now the development of the prototype has begun!"

Hearing this, Song Yang couldn't help but his eyes brightened. The development speed of P2 mobile phone was not a star and a half faster than that of P1.

But think about it, when the Alcatel P1, apart from the hundreds of engineers who took over the previous Alcatel mobile phones and some sales channels, there was nothing left.

Alcatel's P1 mobile phone is combined with Bell Labs, and has found many parts suppliers. Symbian system and PA Semiconductor are all acquired, and it is hard to get the P1 mobile phone.

When it comes to the second-generation mobile phone, it is completely different. The laboratory and R&D personnel are ready-made. The Symbian system only needs to upgrade the system. The mobile phone chip developed by PA Semiconductor is more powerful. Compared with P1, P2 has more It is a functional change, the chip is more powerful, and the appearance design is changed, so the speed of research and development is naturally not the same.

Song Yang and Ertian came to an experimental building, which is the core of the entire Alcatel mobile phone. The design drawings and prototype development of the P2 mobile phone are all carried out here.

In front of the experimental building, there are security guards from Heishui all the year round. After passing through multiple security gates, Song Yang entered it, and the two went directly to the top floor.

After changing into a dustproof suit, Song Yang entered the laboratory and saw many R&D personnel, all of whom were busy, and had no time to look up to see who entered the laboratory, even if they saw Song Yang and Ertian , or nod at most, and then started to get busy again, but the director of the laboratory walked over.

The research and development personnel of this laboratory are among the highest-ranking personnel in the entire Alcatel mobile phone. Their salary is even much higher than that of ordinary department heads, and they can get Alcatel mobile phone stock options. , dividends, bonuses, etc.

Of course, these benefits are definitely worth it. The P1 is made by them. They are almost the engine of Alcatel’s mobile phone. Without the machine developed by them, everything is just a cloud. It won’t be long to fool around just by drawing PPT!

"This is the P2 mobile phone. Some functions are still under development, and some performances do not meet the requirements. The Symbian system is developing adaptive software. PA Semiconductor has already tested the PA200 chip..."

The supervisor of the laboratory took out a semi-finished machine. Although there was still some gap with the finished product, it was only a semi-engineering machine, but Song Yang could still see some prototypes.

Like the P1 mobile phone, the P2 still continues the style of the candy bar mobile phone. If nothing else, until entering the era of smart phones, the flagship phones released by Alcatel mobile phones every year will basically be this style of candy bar mobile phone.

Compared with P1, P2 is much larger, mainly on the screen. Even though it is not yet finished, Song Yang can clearly feel that the screen of P2 mobile phone is a little bigger.

"Many functions of P2 mobile phones require color screen display. Color pictures, multimedia messages, e-books, picture downloads, etc. all need color screens to be displayed. According to Song You's request, the screen of each generation of flagship phones in the future will become bigger and bigger. !"

Ertian looked at Song Yang and said that other mobile phone manufacturers are still busy with fancy functions, but Song Yang's requirements for Alcatel mobile phones are simple and clear. The higher the level, the faster and faster the Saipan system, and the big screen is justice...

As for the future trend of mobile phones, no one knows what it will become, but Alcatel mobile phones have their own style, which is better than following the style of other brands.

This style will continue forever. The definition of P2 mobile phone is a music mobile phone, and P3 is to develop the world's first mobile phone capable of taking pictures. These have already been determined.

"What about the function?"

Song Yang picked up the semi-finished product and operated it a few times. Although the development has not yet been completed, he can clearly feel that the "smoothness" of the operation of the P2 mobile phone is much stronger than that of the P1. It has disappeared.

The clarity of the color screen also exceeds that of the P1 that Song Yang is currently using. Obviously, Meidao is not in vain. The color screen used in the P2 is the panel technology acquired from Samsung and LG.

The color screens of Alcatel’s mobile phones have always been provided by Panda TV. There is still some gap with the technology of Samsung, LG, and HP. After acquiring the panel production lines and technologies of Samsung and LG this year, the panel technology of Panda TV has advanced by leaps and bounds. Both the quality and the screen definition have been greatly improved.

Alcatel P2, equipped with a color screen, is the Panda TV, the latest new generation of mobile phone color screen, the mass production of Panda TV is about to begin!
"The P2 music function has been developed, the Symbian system has been adapted, and other MMS functions are currently being jointly developed with America Telecom. After PA Semiconductor stabilizes the performance of the PA200 processor chip and mass-produces it, P2 mobile phones will enter mass production!"

PA Semiconductor wears a pair of pants with Alcatel mobile phones, so it is natural to try to increase the performance of the PA200 processor. The P1 mobile phone is equipped with a PA100 processor, which is still manufactured by Texas Instruments at a high price.

When it was the turn of the PA200 processor, PA Semiconductor had already changed the gun, acquired ARM, and obtained the semiconductor production lines of Samsung and LG. Now PA Semiconductor has been able to complete the entire industry chain from mobile phone chip architecture, design to production. PA200 processor It is completely developed according to the high-end mobile phone chip, at least it can crush most of the mobile phone processors currently on the market.

Ertian said, "If all goes well, the Alcatel P2 mobile phone will be able to start promoting this Christmas, hold a product launch event early next year, and then start selling it!"

Song Yang clicked on the MP3 music function and experienced the music function. The sound quality is not very good, and even a bit scumbag, if compared with professional music player equipment such as Sony Walkman and MD.

But Song Yang wasn't too disappointed. He didn't prepare a P2 phone either. He could challenge Sony's Walkman on the music player, as long as the P2 phone had the gimmick of a music phone.

Rome wasn't built in a day. The Sony Walkman, when it first appeared, was not the same. After so many years of upgrading, it has now become a representative of professional music players.

Give the mobile phone player some years, and in the future, the music player will definitely be able to crush the Walkman and the like.

After experiencing it for a while, Song Yang nodded and turned to look at Ertian, "If the P2 mobile phone can be released on time, and the sales volume reaches the same level as the P1 mobile phone, or even exceeds it, I can propose to the Alcatel board of directors, Build a new headquarters building and a cell phone park!"

Ertian's spirit was shaken, and Song Yang spoke. He and the executives of Alcatel mobile phone naturally had a goal.

Building a new headquarters for Alcatel mobile phone is also one of the achievements of Ertian's career. In the news related to Alcatel mobile phone in the future, when a new headquarters building appears, someone will think that it is him, it is him. When Ertian was the president, he led the Alcatel mobile phone to the ashes and brought all this to the Alcatel mobile phone!
As a professional manager, who can refuse, in the career memoirs, come to this paragraph?
In addition to the prepared Alcatel flagship phone P2, Song Yang also saw a clamshell phone under development. When it goes on sale next year, it will also be the world's first flip phone.

Every year in the future, Alcatel will launch a flagship phone, and then release several other mobile phones, such as clamshell, slider, and full keyboard. The functions are basically the same as the flagship phone, but there will be differences in appearance design. It cannot be said to be cutting leeks, it should be said to give users more choices...

Alcatel mobile phones are still very conscientious. Compared with Samsung and others who rely on changing skins to cut leeks, they are much more conscientious. At least they have designed a new appearance, unlike Samsung, Sony, etc., which launch [-] to [-] mobile phones a year. , that is, the donkeys of the production team are not as diligent as Samsung in launching new mobile phones.

Dozens of new models are produced in a year. Of course, it is impossible to rely entirely on research and development. Basically, it depends on changing the skin and refurbishing, making a slight adjustment in function, and then changing the skin or refurbishing, you can circle a crop of leeks. Even Samsung doesn't expect to surpass Nokia. It's a fortune to change the leather ring, and it really wins by quantity.

Song Yang saw a lot of new research and development in the laboratory. In addition to mobile phones, Song Yang also saw the first-generation LCD TV of Panda that was ready for mass production.

This came out after a long wait. As early as last year's Super Bowl, it advertised Panda TV, but because of the process and panel problems, it was never mass-produced.

Now that all these troubles have been resolved, the mass production of Panda LCD TVs will begin. With the pricing of Panda LCD TVs, it is estimated that there will not be many buyers in the domestic market, and they will mainly be sold to America and Europe.

"Panda TV will use Alcatel's mobile phone supply chain and sales channels. This Christmas, Panda TV will be officially launched. The estimated price of a 32-inch LCD TV is 2599 US dollars. Panda TV will stock [-] LCD TVs."

The new Panda TV is jointly held by Song Yang and the former Jinling Panda Company. The global brand rights of Panda TV are also in the hands of Song Yang. In other regions except the domestic market, the sales and brand of Panda TV are controlled by Song Yang. For Yang's management, it is natural to use Alcatel mobile phone sales channels.

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