Chapter 712

Mr. Zhang walked slowly to the main position. Although he walked slowly and was old, everyone in the conference room focused on him. He was the backbone of TSMC and the "God" of TSMC.

"The mainland wants to rise and the mainland chip industry wants to rise. We have discussed this topic more than a hundred times. I don't want you to talk about this topic every time. Apart from quarrels and mouth guns, you can't get anything useful.

I have already said that since mainland chips want to rise, they will certainly try all kinds of ways and means. I don't expect you to predict the actions of the mainland and prepare and respond in advance. At least, when you fight against the mainland, you should see the moves and use your brains! "

Mr. Zhang didn't worry about the content of the meeting, but first educated a group of TSMC executives.

If TSMC executives were not some losers, why would they be forced out of the mountain after retirement!

84. Mr. Zhang is already 84 years old. Throughout the world, there are only a few famous CEOs who have not retired at his age.

After being taught a lesson by Mr. Zhang, the executives of TSMC are like students scolded by teachers. They either bow their heads or remain silent, which is not only a habit, but also a lack of oil and salt.

"Alas!" old Zhang sighed, too lazy to talk to them again.

"Zhe Jia, come on!" Mr. Zhang ordered Wei Zhe Jia, the first TSMC executive sitting on his right. He is the general manager and co CEO of TSMC. He is the No. 2 figure of TSMC and is expected to succeed the CEO of TSMC in the future.

Wei Zhe, a hardliners worthy of the name, is hostile to the mainland. He has always advocated curbing the rise of the mainland in the chip field by various means.

He said: "since its establishment, TSMC has always advocated not to participate in customer competition, which is a major advantage that distinguishes us from competitors such as Samsung and Intel.

Therefore, no matter apple, Qualcomm, Huawei, Hisilicon and other chip design companies in the mainland are willing to hand over the chips to us for OEM production.

Over the past 30 years, we have reached a tacit understanding of non-interference with these customers and established sufficient cooperation foundation and trust!

But now, the chip attack and defense alliance established by mainland mobile phone manufacturers has crossed the red line that both sides have always adhered to. If they are allowed to threaten, they will assign all OEM orders to SMIC for production, then in a few years, SMIC's technical level will catch up with and surpass TSMC and even the whole semiconductor industry in Baodao The chain will be replaced and disintegrated by the mainland!

So this time, we can no longer remain indifferent to the rise of our competitors.

In my opinion, under the current situation, we can adopt the following two strategies:

First, unite all forces that can be united, whether it is other chip companies in Baodao, strong competitors of mainland mobile phone manufacturers such as apple and Samsung, or Western Anti China forces hostile to the rise of the mainland, we should unite and make them join us in curbing the rise of mainland chips by rendering the threat of the rise of the mainland chip field Come to the camp.

Second, since mainland manufacturers have crossed the red line, it is not necessary for us to abide by the hidden rules of not competing with customers in the mainland. We can support pro Taiwan mobile phone manufacturers in the mainland and give priority to pro Taiwan manufacturers to provide chips, so that mainland manufacturers who join the chip attack and defense alliance can use them late or have no core available!

You can imagine what a grand occasion it would be if all the mainstream mobile phone manufacturers and flagship mobile phone chips in the world were upgraded to the latest generation at the end of this year or the first half of next year, except for those mainland manufacturers?

This chip attack and defense alliance will collapse in an instant! "

The two-point strategy proposed by Wei Zhe's family is fierce and tough. Many TSMC executives attending the meeting took a breath. If they really do what he said and don't give chips to mainland mobile phone manufacturers, I'm afraid there will be a big mess!

Seeing that Mr. Zhang sitting in the chair did not speak, the executives of TSMC were also uneasy one by one. After a while, some executives whispered:

"Mainland mobile phone brands account for more than 40% of the global market. If we don't use them, I'm afraid it will seriously affect our revenue and R & D investment! And the mainland government"

"Hey!" Wei Zhejia interrupted him and explained:

"I didn't say I wouldn't give it to them at all. I just delayed the delivery time and gave priority to apple, Samsung and other pro Taiwan mobile phone brands to use the latest generation of mobile phone chips."

"What about Qualcomm and MediaTek? In addition to Huawei Hisilicon, other mainland manufacturers place orders with Qualcomm and MediaTek, and these two companies place orders with us. Are they willing to cooperate with us?" another executive asked.

"Hum! The main target of this chip attack and defense alliance is them. How can they not cooperate with us! At that time, any excuse of insufficient production capacity or plant renovation can delay a lot of time and affect their new product release progress!"

"This is not very benevolent. We have to consider it carefully."

"Women's benevolence, don't forget, but they are not benevolent first!"

"Which manufacturer do you support?"

"HTC, ASUS, even Samsung, as long as they are against the mainland!"

"I'm afraid Samsung is wrong. They are competitors with us. Besides, their chips are self-produced, and we can't help!"

"By delaying the delivery time of chips to mainland mobile phone manufacturers, we are helping them!"

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The well prepared Wei Zhe family dispelled the doubts of many senior executives one by one. With the deepening of discussions among many senior executives, the Countermeasures of TSMC EA for mainland mobile phone manufacturers to establish a chip attack and defense alliance are also gradually taking shape.

Zhang Lao, who is in the position of president, is silent. Today, they have no choice but to more forcefully curb the rise of the mainland chip industry. Whether it is corporate interests or political positions, they can only do so.

Two days later, Derek aboli, President of Qualcomm, quietly visited. Aboli reiterated the friendly and cooperative relationship between the two countries in Zhang's office. Aiming at the mainland manufacturers' establishment of chip attack and defense alliance to control the bargaining power of the chip industry, Gaotong will advance and retreat together with TSMC power station, We will resolutely curb the excessive expansion of mobile phone manufacturers in mainland China and the power and behavior of customers bullying stores!

Five days later, less than 10 days after the announcement of the establishment of the chip attack and defense alliance of mainland mobile phone manufacturers, TSMC said that due to the rapid growth of the global number of smart phones this year, the supply of the global chip industry is tight, including chip manufacturers such as TSMC and Samsung, which have the problem of insufficient production capacity, and the delivery time of chip orders of some customers, It may be some time later than expected. TSMC will pay close attention to the construction of plants and production lines and strive to ensure the supply of the global chip market.

Not long after TSMC's announcement, Qualcomm CEO morenkov also said publicly that due to the tight global chip supply this year, the chip price may rise by a certain margin compared with previous years. Qualcomm has no choice but to raise the price of related products. As a downstream enterprise of chips, the mobile phone industry will be forced to bear the pressure of chip rise!