Military Industry of Great Powers: Build the Strongest Flanker

There is no way to fix it with software!

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All Intel executives feel the seriousness of the problem.

Asset management group Enrique Orisola did not even have a chance to report that Intel stock was being maliciously shorted in the market.

Yes!

This news has been shared with Goldman Sachs.

As long as the Jews sense an opportunity to make money, they will smell the blood-smelling hyenas and frantically want to tear off a piece of meat.

You must know that Intel is not small. Among semiconductor companies with a scale of more than 10 billion US dollars, only IBM and State Instruments can compare with them. Even Apple has shrunk to less than 2 billion US dollars.

"The five million CPUs that have been sold will definitely be recalled!"

"There are also millions of CPUs provided to OEM manufacturers."

“Plus what’s already being produced in the warehouse!”

Edgehill has a big head. Intel doesn't have much money in its account. The money from selling Pentium CPUs is basically used to repay the loan for the development of Pentium processors.

He asked financial manager Mauricio Mazzetti, and the answer he got was that if all of the Pentium projects were recalled, Intel would lose billions of dollars.

William Lynn, director of brand operations, said: "The biggest problem currently facing is Intel's brand image. The processor vulnerability will directly destroy the high-end image Intel has established over the past 20 years..."

Edgehill's eyes were dull. He understood what William meant. In the past, for the same products from Intel and AMD, with the same performance, the price of Intel processors was 20% higher than AMD processors.

The reason is simple. While AMD was involved in lawsuits, it was also portrayed as a plagiarist by Intel through the media.

Now, Intel is facing a more serious brand image problem, and it is no longer synonymous with high reliability in the past.

Edgehill muttered.

"what to do?"

…………

Shenzhen

Office of the Chairman of Zhongxun.

John Castillo, Vice President of Goldman Sachs and President of Asia, drank tea brewed by Mr. Zhao himself.

He was in a good mood. Goldman Sachs made a lot of profits from this attack on Intel. It made hundreds of millions of dollars from one short position.

Of course, Wison International, owned by Zhao Guoqing, has less profit than Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs can fiddle with the capital market unscrupulously, but Wison International does not dare to do so. But even so, it still gained US$500 million after closing the position.

There are many ways to play in the American financial market. The so-called short selling means that under a certain margin, you can sell Intel stock, which you do not own. If the stock falls before the delivery period, you only need to sell these shares in the capital market. Just buy the sold stocks back in the market and close the position.

In just half a month, Intel's stock market value dropped from US$13 billion to less than a fraction of its original market value, even lower than AMD's market value.

John said: "Intel is finished. Without strong capital input, Intel will only go bankrupt!"

Zhao Guoqing asked: "Will anyone save Intel?"

John shook his head and said: "It's too difficult. If there was no Zhongxin, I'm afraid it should be possible, but now..."

To save Intel now would be a bottomless pit. No, it would be a huge gamble.

The Intel Pentium processor is finished. If you want to revitalize it, you must launch a new processor. How much will it cost and how much time will it take? Even if Sinocom stops moving forward, given the current technological advantages, how many years will it take for them to catch up.

In the semiconductor industry, opponents will definitely not wait for you when technology iterates.

John said: "Mr. Zhao, when will you launch the 180nm process processor!"

"..." Zhao Guoqing was a little distracted, 180 nanometers, why did John ask that.

"Our 350nm process has not been completed yet?"

"Hahaha!" John laughed and said: "Mr. Zhao, there are some things that I can't hide. Not only do I know that you have produced a 180nm process processor, you have also produced a 180nm process computing card. Oh my God, 32 cards. The array has caught up with a minicomputer, oh no, it’s even better than a minicomputer!”

"Rumors are all rumors!" Teacher Xiao Zhao drank tea from a cup.

John handed Zhao Guoqing a photo, which made Zhao Guoqing dumbfounded. This was a voodoo graphics card used on array computers...

Forehead!

"A picture can't explain anything! If Zhongxun has the technology of 180nm process, do we still need to care about Intel?"

John is doubtful. In fact, the US CIA obtained relevant intelligence as early as last year. China has mastered the chip manufacturing technology of the 180-nanometer process. In fact, many people do not believe it.

In April 1994, ARM and SMIC jointly released a product iteration plan.

In June 1994, SMIC will launch 350nm process chip manufacturing foundry services.

In December 1994, ARM will launch the Duron II new architecture processor.

In June 1995, SMIC will launch 250nm process chip foundry services.

In December 1995, ARM will launch the Duron third-generation new architecture processor.

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Double iterations in one year, one process iteration and one architecture iteration, shocked the industry.

Even John has to wonder whether SMIC has already mastered the 180nm manufacturing process.

John said: "Mr. Zhao, this is illogical. It is undeniable that SMIC's technology is very advanced, but why do you invest so much money in semiconductor process research and development?"

"Make money!"

"Does anyone make money like this?"

"..."

Zhao Guoqing understood what John meant.

A company invests huge costs to develop new technologies. Generally, after recovering the costs through new technologies, it uses the funds earned from new technologies to develop next-generation technologies to consolidate its technological advantages.

How can there be SMIC, which keeps investing, keeps investing, and launches newer technologies before new technologies are converted into capital...

The manufacturing process is iterated every year. Can we make money back in this year? this is a problem.

Zhao Guoqing smiled and said: "For competition, Mr. John, is this answer okay?"

"Really? CITIC's competitive advantage is already obvious!" John said.

Zhao Guoqing shook his head and said: "It's not enough! ARM's market share is less than 20%, and Zhongxun International still has 40% of its production capacity still resting!"

John didn't dwell on the issue; his main concern was money.

"Mr. Zhao, Zhongxun can go public. I think Zhongxun can definitely get a good valuation!"

Although Zhao Guoqing is unwilling, the listing of Zhongxun at this time is too costly, and its valuation is only more than 40 billion US dollars. In three to five years, this valuation will be doubled several times.

However, there are more hidden dangers in making money without capital.

Zhao Guoqing said to John: "Mr. John, in order to get better returns on Goldman Sachs' investment, do you think it would be better if CITIC was split into several independent companies and listed on the market?"

John asked: "Mr. Zhao, do you have a plan?"