Technological Hegemony

Shenzhen.

In the office, Jiang Xinlu was staring at last month's financial report in a daze. The glaring figures on the form and the ever-sliding sales were hammering the heart of this middle-aged entrepreneur.

The whole of China is praising that the birth of Xingchen Technology has driven the vigorous development of the domestic technology industry. This is the best era, the prosperous age is ahead, and the Chinese nation will eventually return to the status it should have.

However, Jiang Xinlu couldn't really be happy, because the strong Xingchen Technology brought not only hope to China's technology industry, but also unprecedented pressure, and even irreversible destruction. The largest chip capacitor production factory in the country where Jiang Xinlu works, Yuyang Electronics are now on the brink of destruction.

Because Star Technology is not only powerful, but also cruel.

The tough guys are only responsible for themselves and their partners. They firmly believe in the law of the jungle and advocate the survival of the fittest. They will bring up giants like Huawei and ruthlessly kill inefficient companies like Meizu.

In the past, Huaxia had countless factories manufacturing mobile phones, but now there are only five left.

In the past, China had thousands of motorcycle, electric vehicle, and bicycle manufacturers, but now there are only seven.

In the field of motors, Xingchen Technology produces epoch-making ultrasonic motors by itself, and at the same time pushes hundreds of motor companies across the country into the battlefield of brutal competition. These motor manufacturers have obtained the permanent magnet vector technology of Xingchen Technology, but only a very few, Enterprises that can survive to the end and are not strong enough to fight will not be eligible to become partners of Star Technology.

As for Huaxia electric vehicle companies, there are only the last three companies left. Although the national team made the decision to reorganize, there is still Xingchen Technology behind it.

Along the way, under the feet of Xingchen Technology, corpses were already strewn across the field, and blood flowed like rivers.

Xingchen Technology, which has a strong control over its partners, will never allow any hidden dangers in quality, so major manufacturers are stricter and stricter in product quality control.

If you want to manufacture high-quality circuit boards, you must use high-quality capacitors, and the technology and quality of Yuyang Electronics' products have always been the same. Domestically speaking, they are considered good, but globally, they are not ranked well.

Big manufacturers like Huawei no longer use Yuyang’s passive components, because it is difficult to meet the requirements for product quality. Order large quantities of high quality passive components.

As a result, Yuyang, the largest capacitor manufacturer in China, not only failed to catch the ride of Xingchen Technology, but gradually declined and fell into a loss-making situation.

Luo Jia's reasoning is very simple, domestic production must be supported, but it must not be at the expense of quality. In terms of quality, it does not matter whether domestic or imported.

The most important subsidiary of Xingchen Technology, Xingchen Intelligent, has been using motors produced by Neon Yaskawa until the advent of ultrasonic motors. Luo Jia also endured it because he knows very well that compared to domestic alternatives, inferior product quality is the most important thing. the greatest harm to the business.

In short, it is the beginning of June, and Jiang Xinlu got last month's financial statement. The tragic figures on it made him want to cry, and he felt that he would not be able to live.

At this moment, the secretary suddenly told him that a representative of Xingchen Technology was visiting.

Jiang Xinlu was taken aback for a moment, quickly put on her tie, and came to the company's reception room.

I saw that the representatives of Xingchen Technology were two young people from the company's business department. They claimed to be here to discuss cooperation with Yuyang Electronics.

cooperate! ?

Jiang Xinlu was taken aback, and her brain buzzed instantly.

In the mixed technology industry, everyone dreams of getting a relationship with Xingchen Technology, but Yuyang Electronics is just a factory that manufactures passive components. The technical level is really not on the table, and capacitors and resistors are really very small. Xingchen Technology If you have a big family and a big business, you should not be interested in the field of passive components.

Jiang Xinlu was very guilty and said: "I don't know how to cooperate? We mainly manufacture chip capacitors, and the output of other passive components is relatively small."

The two young people said seriously, "We have already learned about your company, and this time we have brought some samples, please take a look."

Only then did Jiang Xinlu realize that the two young people from Xingchen Technology were dragging a 20-inch suitcase. The shorter one put the suitcase on the table and opened the combination lock.

What appeared in front of Jiang Xinlu were many passive components, which were packed in transparent color sealed boxes.

Jiang Xinlu curiously opened the box and found that the components inside were very miscellaneous, mainly capacitors, but also inductors and filters. The components themselves were only marked with model numbers, but without trademarks.

From the perspective of craftsmanship, it is much higher than that of our own factory, and even more exquisite than that of Neon Murata, the world's largest passive component manufacturer. It is obviously a rare high-end product in the market.

The complexion changed slightly, and Jiang Xinlu said in embarrassment: "Presumably this is the top passive component used by the aerospace military industry? I'm really sorry, we don't have the ability to make advanced components, let alone capacitors and resistors of this level. "

In some specific fields, such as satellites, high-power phased array radars, and missile precision sensors, top passive parts are used in these devices, but these passive parts are not mass-produced by factories, but by national scientific research institutes, organizations Researchers and interns, manufacture in small batches.

This kind of finishing passive parts is expensive, and it is very possible that a small capacitor that costs a few cents will cost ten yuan apiece after finishing. After all, things like aerospace have to be spent at any cost.

Jiang Xinlu thought that Star Technology wanted to develop high-precision products, so it had to order high-performance passive parts.

Jiang Xinlu was very annoyed at one time, thinking that Xingchen Technology was insulting people. If she had the level of manufacturing top-notch passive components, why would she be in such a ghostly state today? It's just that I can't help complaining in my heart that the other party made me unable to step down.

The young man laughed, "Mr. Jiang, you misunderstood. These passive parts are all designed and developed by us. They are not customized parts in the aerospace field. Some of them have been patented by us."

"I came to you this time to hope that Yuyang Electronics can join our cooperation plan to produce passive components together. After all, there are thousands of categories, and it is necessary to formulate complex production scheduling plans and a large number of quality inspection and management personnel. , the operation is not only complicated, but also consumes a lot of energy.”

"For us, it doesn't make much sense to make passive components by ourselves. Among them, the models with relatively high technical difficulty will be handed over to the subsidiary Xingchen Electric, and Mr. Jiang's company can help us make low-end general-purpose components."

"I am willing!" Jiang Xinlu jumped up excitedly, her face flushed, and she couldn't believe her ears.

Xingchen Technology thinks that it does not make much sense to produce passive components, but Jiang Xinlu and Yuyang Electronics rely on passive components for a living, which is all of them.

Jiang Xinlu excitedly picked up the magnifying glass and looked at a tantalum capacitor. The workmanship is really good and the design is really good. I just don’t know if there is any patented technology of Xingchen Technology in it. It’s probably about the same. After all, they are Xingchen Technology.

Suddenly, Jiang Xinlu realized a very serious problem, and her heart couldn't help beating.

Thousands of passive components, at least a few hundred of them were re-developed by Xingchen Technology. With such a large family business, they are serious about making such small things. Could it be that the rumors really happened? Xingchen Technology is about to start Engage in semiconductors?

Jiang Xinlu told the two young people from Xingchen Technology about her doubts, and the young people nodded with a smile, "It's not a secret, is it? My colleagues in the technology circle have already guessed it, and sooner or later we will reach out to In the field of semiconductors, passive components are just the beginning."

For a moment, Jiang Xinlu's eyes were wet. Capacitors and resistors are the most inconspicuous things in the semiconductor field. Most capacitors are only a few millimeters in diameter, not as big as an ant.

However, with such a large volume and such a high starting point, Xingchen Technology can actually do these small things seriously, which made Jiang Xinlu deeply understand their determination and attitude.

Sometimes, the result is really determined by the attitude. Stellar Technology took the first step steadily and did not aim too high. It started from the most basic and solved the problems it faced little by little.

In this regard, Jiang Xinlu expressed a lot of emotion, but the young people in the Ministry of Commerce smiled and said, "Passive components are not our first step. Have you forgotten that at the beginning of the year, we made our own semiconductor design tools. These Passive components are designed with Xingchen EDA."

Jiang Xinlu suddenly realized, yes, before entering the hardware, Xingchen Technology solved the software first! They are using their own design tools to design semiconductor products!

Two young people from the Ministry of Commerce stood up and shook hands with Jiang Xinlu to say goodbye.

"If you are interested in cooperation, please go to the headquarters in Shanghai as soon as possible. Mr. Luo wants to meet you in person. Although the passive components are small, they are our first products in the semiconductor field, so the whole company They all attach great importance to it and hope it will be a hit.”

Jiang Xinlu nodded again and again, "I will arrange the company's affairs today. I admire Mr. Luo very much, and I have always admired him very much. But meeting Luo is always a big event. I can't go empty-handed. I will bring all of us with me. The information, as well as the company's technical backbone, went to Shanghai together."

It may be to cheer yourself up. It is reflected in this cooperation that Yuyang Electronics is also valuable. Jiang Xinlu patted her chest and said very proudly: "The two of Neon Zhaorong Co., Ltd. should know? The director of Zhaorong Ma Liangyu, who looks like Ma Liangyu, is my classmate at Singapore Polytechnic and has a very good relationship. With this relationship, I should be able to help with the supply of upstream raw materials for passive components and ensure the lowest price and highest quality."

After Jiang Xinlu said this, she happily waited for the compliment from the other side. Why can't domestic passive components work? To a large extent, it is because the upstream raw materials are in the hands of the great powers.

The Zhaorong Co., Ltd. that Jiang Xinlu mentioned just now is only a medium-sized enterprise in Neon. However, because they specialize in the upstream of passive components, their status in this industry is no less than that of the famous North American DuPont, or Neon Shin-Etsu and Sumitomo.

This is also the scary thing about neon and German industry. There are really many invisible giants. Don’t say that ordinary people don’t know Soei Co., Ltd., if you ask professionals in the technology circle, they may not know it.

But it is this humble Zhaorong who has a greater influence on the passive component industry than DuPont.

And like Zhaorong, which nobody knows about, is unknown, and specializes in upstream technology companies, there are many companies in Neon and Germany.

If Panasonic, Sony, Toyota, these big companies are the skeleton of neon, then Soei Co., Ltd. is the blood vessel of neon, you can’t see it, but it is there, continuously supplying blood to the neon economy and strengthening neon Rainbow's combat effectiveness in global competition.

Jiang Xinlu is very proud. She can help Xingchen Technology get through the upstream raw materials, which should be considered a great achievement.

After all, Zhaorong is a neon company, a major manufacturer of passive components, Murata, Taiyo Yuden, TDK, they are also neon companies, and the neon companies are very united. The Huaxia factory buys first-class raw materials from neon, either it has something to do with it, or Willing to spend money, there is no second way to go

But Jiang Xinlu was disappointed to find that the two young people opposite didn't care, and they didn't seem to praise her at all.

"Shoei, I know them. Their full name is Neon Shoei Printing Co., Ltd., and their headquarters are in Nerima District, Tokyo."

"Well, Zhao Rong Printing, Toppan Printing, Guangcun Printing, DNP Printing, these companies are all engaged in chemistry, but they are named like publishing houses, which is strange to say."

"Zhaorong's strength in the upstream of passive components is indeed very strong. The quality of their nickel paste can reach super-A grade. When dealing with the electrode part of passive components, the nickel paste of Zhaorong and Sumitomo has the best performance."

"The external electrode silver paste for chip inductors should also be the best made by Zhao Rong?"

"Yes, DuPont did a good job of silver paste for the internal electrodes, and Zhao Rong is relatively good at dealing with the external electrodes."

"Let me just say, when I heard the name of this company, I felt a little impressed."

"After all, we are the Ministry of Commerce. Compared with our colleagues, our professional level is still not good."

The two young people were chattering, but Jiang Xinlu was already stupid at the moment. He thought with great grief and indignation in his heart, "Isn't the existence of the Ministry of Commerce engaged in negotiation and cooperation? What the hell is it that you study such professional things as internal and external electrodes!?"

"It's like this." One of the young people pushed up his glasses and said to Jiang Xinlu: "If it's Zhaorong Company, I don't think you need to bother to contact them."

"Why?" Jiang Xinlu asked puzzled, "Don't you use nickel paste, resistive paste, and conductive paste to make passive components? These products have top-level craftsmanship."

"I know that Zhaorong is very good in the professional field." The young man wearing glasses said lightly, "But you may have forgotten that although Zhaorong is very good, we have a subsidiary company called Xingchen Chemical!"