Global monopoly of technology

"God, I still can't believe that the legendary founder who created the miracle of Bluestar Technology is so young."

In a business hotel in Sioux City, a middle-aged white man in formal clothes and a hooked nose met and shook hands with Luo Sheng. His expression and tone were quite exaggerated, typical of American unrestrainedness.

This person is impressively Harris, one of Qualcomm's global vice presidents.

"Nineteen years ago, several visionary people finally reached an agreement and created a great technology company. Their grand blueprint created the most dazzling new star in the telecommunications industry 19 years later. Qualcomm introduced wireless and data The product's code division multiple access CDMA technology, its appearance has permanently changed the face of global wireless communications." Luo Shengkan said with a smile, and also touted the other side.

Harris couldn't help but smile. The two sides met for the first time, but he did not have the young and talkative Chinese in front of the community. After all, Luo Sheng was already well-known in Silicon Valley and Wall Street.

"Wait a minute, I remember that there was an issue of "Silicon Valley" magazine on the cover of the avatar shown by you and Jobs. There is a series of numbers that are your age. Born in 1985, and Qualcomm was also born in 1985... Oumai Gah! "Speaking of Harriston, he looked shocked, looking at Luo Sheng with a dull expression.

"Maybe this is fate." Luo Sheng said with a smile, and rolled his eyes in his heart. Can this guy find a sense of closeness from such a tricky angle?It's too exaggerated. At any rate, he is also a global vice president of Qualcomm. When you are middle-aged, can you not be as mature and stable as me?

The two sides met you and I said a word. After a while, they finally came to the topic of the interview.

Harris took the lead in saying: "Mr. Luo, Qualcomm started to invest US$100 million in setting up a venture capital fund as early as last June to promote the application and development of wireless services in Greater China. The news that your company is acquiring Reed Communications Entering the Qualcomm headquarters, we are very excited about your investment of 300 million US dollars to develop wireless terminal services. We believe that the Blue Coast company will achieve the same success as Bluestar Technology under your leadership. We are very happy to work with such a company. The company launches in-depth business cooperation."

This foreigner is very good at talking, and can't fault it. In fact, he has taken a fancy to the capital investment scale of the Blue Coast company. Luo Sheng hit more than 300 million U.S. dollars. No one can see that it is really going to be here. The industry has come out, and the real money invested is not fake.

At present, in the domestic market, DXN Wireless is the top ranked company. Qualcomm has a cooperation with this company. Gionee Communications, which was established in the same year as DXN Wireless, has developed so-so, but it is also within the scope of Qualcomm's research.

Although Luo Sheng's Blue Coast company has only been established for about three months, its starting point is much higher than that of DXN Wireless. It has strong capital since its establishment. Now, after the wholly-owned acquisition of Reed Communication, it started quite quickly.

Qualcomm is actually worried that such a company will fall into the arms of its competitors. In this era of 2004, 2G communications are the mainstream, Motorola, Ericsson, and Nokia are all behemoths. Qualcomm has not yet covered the sky at this time. The real dominance of Qualcomm is 3G. , 4G era, this is the golden age of Qualcomm, it is now.

Since China joined the WTO, its economic development has been eye-catching. As a multinational technology giant, Qualcomm also attaches great importance to the Greater China market. Since June 2003, it has invested in three domestic companies, including those in the Mainland. Many institutions of higher learning have launched joint R&D projects with only one purpose to promote the application and development of CDMA technology in China.

And Qualcomm is so actively promoting the technical research of China's mobile communications industry. Don't think that he is a selfless contributor. For one purpose, he can lie down and collect royalties.

"Mr. Luo, when will your company launch products soonest? What kind of authorization method do you plan to use?" Harris said with a smile.

"We hope to get your company's authorization to design and manufacture chip solutions for CDMA mobile phone chips, including future WCDMA products." Luo Sheng replied.

Hearing this answer, Harris couldn't help being stunned for a while. This was completely different from what he had imagined. He thought Luo Sheng would choose to buy chips and software directly, or buy chips from ASIC authorized manufacturers.

"Uh... are you sure you are not joking anymore? To tell the truth, Mr. Luo, self-developed integrated circuit design is not done overnight. Your company has no technical background and no foundation at all. It is almost impossible for you to succeed in doing this." Harris confirmed I didn't hear it wrong and said with earnestness.

"It's not easy, but we firmly believe that only by choosing this solution can we make the products we want." Luo Sheng said calmly.

Hearing that Harris stared at the other party, he was silent for a moment before saying: "Then Mr. Luo, when will your company launch its first product? Have you thought about it?"

Luo Sheng said concisely: "The product will be released in the autumn of 2006 at the latest."

Harris shook his head on the spot: "This is impossible. It is absolutely impossible for your company to achieve the goal of launching products in 2006 by designing and manufacturing chip solutions in such a short period of time. Despite the foundation of Reed Communication, we are sorry. I bluntly, this is negligible. If you choose to buy a chip solution, you can even launch your first product in 2005."

Obviously, Harris doesn't believe in the technological research and development capabilities of the Chinese. Not to mention that the Blue Coast company has no integrated circuit foundation. Even if you look at the entire country, the foundation in this field is quite weak.

Luo Sheng smiled in his heart, but did not show it. Harris was afraid that he thought it was the kind of mobile phone with plastic buttons that Côte d'Azur would make, and it was a low-end feature phone.

Harris told Luo Sheng to think twice, and instilled the idea of ​​“buying is worse than buying, and renting is worse than buying”. It is a pity that this method works for the neighbor's third brother next door, but it is useless here.

In the end Harris was gone, and at this time Luo Sheng said something that surprised the other party.

"Mr. Harris, it is true that in my plan, in the next two to three years, the Côte d’Azur company will invest a total of no less than US$1 billion in research and development. I am with Allin’s determination. Of course, Qualcomm can provide me with some technical support that is the best." Luo Sheng said.

"A billion dollars?" Harris said in shock, "Are you sure?"

"Of course!" Luo Sheng said affirmatively.

Harris couldn't help but look at it, and immediately said: "You are the first Chinese I have ever seen with such determination in the semiconductor industry. Although I still don't think you will succeed, I appreciate your fearless spirit. "

He stopped persuading, anyway, Qualcomm will not lose money, but can make a lot.

"Then Mr. Luo, let's talk about patent licensing and the sale of mobile phone baseband chips." Harris said.

Seeing Luo Sheng nodded, he added and continued:

"Qualcomm's customers are mainly divided into two categories, one is a mobile phone chip design company, and the other is a terminal equipment manufacturer. Obviously, you choose to design and manufacture the chip by yourself. The Blue Coast should be both a chip manufacturer and a mobile terminal equipment provider. In principle, Qualcomm does not repeatedly charge. At present, Qualcomm mainly charges patent fees from terminal equipment manufacturers."

Here comes, the legendary "Qualcomm Tax", Luo Sheng listened silently, secretly calculating how to put Qualcomm together.

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