Gordon Moore looked at him and asked, "Carlos Stephen, what else do you have to say?"
Carlos Stephen took a breath, glanced at everyone, and asked in a deep voice, "I want to ask everyone, if the Intel microprocessor is no longer valuable, why would the other party buy it?"
Everyone was stunned, yes, the performance of Intel microprocessors in the market is extremely poor, why did the other party buy it? The other party is not stupid...
Carlos Stephen didn't wait for everyone to answer, and said: "The personal computer is developing rapidly, and the microprocessor must be the future development direction. Even if the Intel microprocessor department does not make money for the company now, we must persevere! The reason why the other party To acquire our microprocessor department is nothing more than identifying the huge development potential of this market! Therefore, we must not hand over the microprocessor to other companies. If we sell it, Intel will definitely regret it. !!!”
When Carlos Stephen said the end, he couldn't help shouting loudly.
The crowd fell silent for a while.
“Having said that, for one thing our microprocessors can’t compete with other companies, and two, personal computers are still a niche market, expensive, and only a few people can afford it. Instead of continuing to waste money and Material resources, it is better to concentrate on developing memory. Right now, Japanese electronics manufacturers are aggressively chasing Intel, in order to ensure our technological leadership, we must concentrate our efforts on developing memory!!!" The memory development manager suggested.
When everyone heard the words, they nodded.
"Yeah, not to mention whether there is a huge development prospect for microprocessors in the future, even if there is, Intel microprocessors will definitely be able to develop. Right now, the market is full of Mos6502 and Z80, and there are also Motorola microprocessors. , Intel's microprocessors are almost unheard of."
"Intel's current enemy should be those electronics manufacturers in Japan! In recent years, the Japanese government has vigorously encouraged the development of the electronics industry, which has made Japan's electronics industry develop rapidly. Panasonic, Hitachi, Toshiba and other companies have all caused great damage to Intel. Great threat!"
"The revenue of memory accounts for more than 90% of Intel's revenue, and the revenue of microprocessors is less than 5%. For the company, it does not matter. If you sell the microprocessor division this time, you can just get a fund to increase memory. R&D efforts!"
"… "
The overwhelming majority of people are in favor of selling Intel's microprocessor division, and it's hard to argue with that. Carlos Stephen was exhausted, and he could only keep silent.
As they say, even if the microprocessor holds great promise, but so what? No one cares about Intel's microprocessors.
There are a lot of promising businesses in this world, but it is impossible to judge whether they can beat their opponents and become a winner. Just like everyone knows that TV sets are very profitable, but most of the profits are made by Japanese manufacturers. Machine manufacturers have closed down.
When the competition is not enough, it is also a wise choice to choose to give up in time!
Gordon Moore announced at this time: "Then contact Donghuang Technology Company!"
When everyone heard the words, they could not help applauding.
Seeing that the situation was over, Carlos Stephen shook his head and sighed.
…
…
In Donghuang Technology Company, Qin Feng soon received a call from Gordon Moore, and his face suddenly showed a happy expression when he learned that the other party agreed to negotiate. Later, he immediately called Dongfang Yuqin and informed him of the matter.
"Dongfang Yuqin, good news, Intel has agreed to negotiate! Since the other party has agreed to negotiate, I am 80% sure that the acquisition will be successful!" Qin Feng said to himself.
Dongfang Yuqin reminded: "Mr. Li attaches great importance to Intel's microprocessor department. Even if the other party asks a higher price, he must buy it!"
Qin Feng nodded and said, "Understood, you can rest assured!"
At this time, Intel's microprocessor department was in a panic, and it was too chilling to think that the company would sell them. However, when I think that my department has been unprofitable, and has even lost money in recent months, being sold seems to be a doomed result.
"It is said that it is possible to spend 50 million US dollars to acquire Intel's microprocessor department. It must be strong, but what kind of company is Donghuang Technology? I have never heard of it before?"
"I don't know, it is estimated that a rich man or an industry giant didn't want to reveal his identity, so he created such an offshore company to control it behind the scenes."
"It's a bit like Chronos Li's style. He used overseas offshore companies to create Apple and Microsoft, and the newspapers wrote it clearly!"
"It's kind of like..."
"Hahaha, if he really bought our department, I'm really looking forward to it!"
"… "
The employees were chatting with each other.
Li Zetian was lying on the gun, this Nima can also guess.
…
The next day, Qin Feng took the company's negotiating team to Intel's headquarters to negotiate.
The content of the negotiations is unknown to outsiders.
After several rounds of intense negotiations, after half a month, the two parties finally reached an acquisition agreement.
Donghuang Technology acquired Intel's microprocessor division for $60 million, including talent, patents, technology, equipment and factories. At the same time, the microprocessor division that was acquired in the past is allowed to continue to use the Intel trademark, and the company name is also called Intel Corporation. For example, there are now two independent Intel companies, one is the production of memory - Intel (memory) company; the other is the production of microprocessors - Intel (processor) company. And the two sides signed an agreement not to get involved in each other's industry!
The example that this model can draw on is Rolls-Royce. In 1971, Rolls-Royce went bankrupt, and the British government intervened, dividing Rolls-Royce into two companies, one producing Rolls-Royce cars, One produced aero engines, and finally both became industry giants.
Both companies use the same brand, which can increase brand awareness and benefit both parties. However, the last agreement not to get involved in each other's industry was specially proposed by Li Zetian. In the late 1970s, the memory market will be occupied by Japanese electronics manufacturers. The other party has strong government support, good technology, and low prices. Intel can't do it at all. Li Zetian's purpose is to drive Intel (memory) company to a dead end, and then acquire it. Both memory and microprocessor involve semiconductor chips, and many technical aspects are related. The complete Intel company is the Intel company that really makes the enemy terrified.
Intel (processor) company has more than 100 engineers, and soon moved out from the original Intel company.
Qin Feng has rented an office building for Intel (processor) company in Santa Clara, California.
On the first day the company moved here, Qin Feng went here to appease everyone and boost morale!
"Hello everyone, I'm Qin Feng, CEO of Donghuang Technology Co., Ltd. I'm here to tell you two things. First, I hope everyone can stay here and work in peace, and the salary will be increased by 5% compared with the original; second, Donghuang Technology The company will fully support everyone in the development of the Intel8086 microprocessor, no matter how much it costs, our goal is to build Intel into the world's largest processor empire, allowing all computers to use our products!!!"
clap clap clap!
The crowd applauded and excited.
The microprocessor department was not valued at first, and its performance was not good. The income of employees was lower than that of other departments, and they felt like a dwarf in the company. Well now, the parent company actually values microprocessors so much, it feels so good to be valued!
The day after Qin Feng left Intel (processor) company, he went to Li Zetian's villa in person to report his work.
Before, he had only heard of Li Zetian by his name and never met him, but now that he could see the real person, he was very excited.
At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, he arrived at his destination.
At the first meeting, Li Zetian gave him a warmer impression than he imagined, like an ordinary person, without the feeling of being aloof.
"Mr. Li, hello, I'm Qin Feng!"
"Haha, Qin Feng, hello. The talents introduced by Dongfang Yuqin are really amazing. The acquisition of Intel Corporation's microprocessor department has performed well this time!"
"Thank you Muzan, I don't dare to take it. If there is no strong financial support, this acquisition plan cannot be completed! In addition, Intel itself plans to give up the Intel microprocessor department, so this acquisition was so smooth! However, Mr. Carlos Stephen, the head of the microprocessor department, has resigned, which is a bit regrettable. At present, the CEO position of Intel (processor) company is vacant, do you have a new CEO candidate?"
"I think it's best to choose a person from the company, who must understand both technology and management!" Li Zetian thought for a while and said, "Let them vote for a person internally, they know each other, they should be able to choose when they think about it. The best candidate for…”
"Well, then I will arrange it according to your order!"
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In terms of the technical strength of microprocessors, there is no doubt that Intel (processor) is the world's first. The world's first microprocessor, the 4004, was developed by Intel Corporation. The 8-bit microprocessor 8080 launched after that is a landmark product in the history of microprocessors, setting off a revolution in the personal computer industry!
When the news of the sale of Intel's microprocessor division came out, it caused a shock in the industry, and Mos Technology and Zilog suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
The CEO of Zilog said with a smile to his employees: "Intel gave up the microprocessor department and sold it to an unknown company. It seems that the glory of Intel microprocessors is about to become a thing of the past! Let's work together and let Zilog usher in a new era of processors!!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several engineers walked up to him embarrassedly and took out their resignation letters from their pockets.
"Mr. Dennis, we are going to resign..." said the leader.
CEO Caleb Dennis was stunned, "Didn't I hear it wrong, you said you guys are going to resign?!"
"Yes, Mr. Caleb Dennis!"
Caleb Dennis heard the words, took a deep breath, calmed down, and asked, "Where are you going after you resign?"
Several people looked at each other, and one of them replied: "Intel (processor) company!!!"
I just said that Intel microprocessors are about to become a thing of the past. Intel (processor) company has come to Zilog company to dig people, and there are several core engineers when digging!
Caleb Dennis's face suddenly turned gloomy, he vaguely felt an invisible huge pressure hit him...
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