In the following days, the American company, Wujiang, filed a lawsuit, appealing the verdict. They argued that the Imagine typewriter cost less than 3,000 RMB to produce but sold for $2,000 in the US, allowing Wujiang to profit 1,500 RMB, nearly 50%, which they claimed did not constitute dumping. In fact, with government export subsidies, their profit was 1,900 RMB.
If this also constitutes dumping, then all products with a profit margin of less than 50% are also considered dumping?
Currently, Wujiang has also assembled its own legal team. It's just a lawsuit, right? A few years later, the typewriter market will be sluggish, so it doesn't matter if they lose the case in the end.
Typewriters also began to decline in the Chinese market in the early 1990s.
Therefore, Zhao Ye had already decided to take precautions.
Today, he gathered all the engineers in the company together.
Before developing his own brand of computers, Zhao Ye decided to start by developing motherboards, which are less difficult than chips and operating systems.
You can refer to ASUS for this.
When ASUS was founded, it developed computer motherboards, and then ASUS computers.
Take it one step at a time, and things will naturally fall into place.
In addition, developing motherboards is a significant advantage for Wujiang Company at present, because Wujiang Company is an agent for IBM-PC and HP computers. As long as the motherboard products developed by Wujiang Company are of good quality and low price, then IBM and HP are very likely to purchase them.
IBM PC has always been the industry standard in the computer field.
If IBM-PC purchases Wujiang motherboards, there is no doubt that other computer brands will also choose Wujiang motherboards.
Furthermore, Wujiang can independently design, develop, and produce products with lower technological content, such as mice, keyboards, and power supplies.
Display screens, chips, and operating systems are the more difficult challenges for Wujiang Company to overcome.
Fortunately, it is now 1984. Although China lags behind in many aspects, the gap is not large.
For example, regarding lithography machines, the equipment used in chip manufacturing, China began developing them in the 1960s, before the Dutch lithography giant ASML was even established. In 1965, the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed the Type 65 contact lithography machine. In the 1970s, the Chinese Academy of Sciences began developing computer-aided lithography mask technology. In 1972, Wuhan Radio Components Factory No. 3 compiled the industry production guide "Manufacturing of Lithography Masks." In 1980, Tsinghua University successfully developed the fourth-generation lithography machine, achieving a lithography precision of 3 micrometers, approaching the international mainstream level. In 1981, the JKG-3 lithography machine developed by the Shanghai Optical and Mechanical Plant passed evaluation and design finalization. In 1985, the 45th Research Institute successfully developed the BG-101 stepper lithography machine, which passed technical evaluation, with performance indicators approaching the level of the American GCA 4800DSW system.
This was the best era for China to catch up with the United States in the semiconductor field. Unfortunately, in the mid-to-late 1980s, major research institutions lacked funding, and enterprises were eager for quick success, believing that "it is better to buy than to make, and better to rent than to buy," and were unwilling to put effort into development. As a result, China's semiconductor technology lagged far behind Europe, the United States, Japan and South Korea, and was often threatened by others.
The development of China's semiconductor industry is not a matter for one person alone; even Zhao Ye, who has been reborn, finds it extremely challenging.
The rise of the entire semiconductor industry chain requires strong national support and close cooperation among various industries.
Zhao Ye was drawing a simple tree structure diagram on the blackboard in the conference room.
At the top is the computer, and below, from left to right, are the computer system, CPU, motherboard, memory modules, hard drive, monitor, keyboard, mouse, power supply, and other major computer components.
"We want to develop our own computer brand, and the following row represents the challenges we need to overcome. To maximize our profits, it would be best if we could design and manufacture the entire software and hardware ourselves! Of course, everything must be done step by step. I'm not asking that all the major computer components be developed at once; that's unrealistic."
"Currently, due to limited funds and technical talent, we should have a focus when developing products."
"The operating system and CPU are the two most difficult and important parts of a computer, and also the core competitiveness of a computer brand. Wujiang Company must invest heavily in research on them!"
"The motherboard is the carrier of major components such as CPU, memory, and hardware. The quality of the motherboard directly affects whether the platform can run efficiently and work stably, so the motherboard is quite important."
Moreover, motherboards have relatively high technical requirements. A good motherboard can enhance the performance of a computer, thus giving it a strong competitive edge.
The key point is that our Wujiang Company has the capability to develop motherboards. We have accumulated a lot of technology in the development of Chinese character cards, typewriters, and pagers.
Therefore, we also need to invest heavily in the research and development of computer motherboards!
"As for memory modules, hard drives, and monitors, we currently lack the corresponding talent and technology, so we will not develop them for the time being. We will consider them when the company grows larger."
"The technologies for keyboards, mice, and power supplies are relatively basic, so it's worthwhile to invest some manpower and resources in their development."
"Now, I'll assign the tasks."
Zhao Ye paused, his gaze sweeping across the crowd, and said, "Wang Jizhi will be in charge of the motherboard, Qiu Bojun will be in charge of the operating system, and as for the CPU, I will personally be responsible for its development. At the same time, I will also be the chief engineer for the motherboard, operating system, and CPU, responsible for overall technical guidance and development!"
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