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   Chapter 272 Taking advantage of the fire

   "I hope PA Semiconductor can do more!"

  Song Yang looked at Dobble Poole, Jim Keller and others, and suddenly mentioned something that Feng Shui was not as good as cattle and horses, "Dr. Dobble Poole, should you have heard the rumors of Jobs returning to Apple?"

This incident has been rumored since last year, and the technology industry has long anticipated it. Now it is Jobs who is on the shelf, asking Apple to buy Next Computer at a high price and return to Apple. Jobs is basically talking about Apple. people's place.

Jobs' return to Apple is already a certainty. The only difference is that Apple, which is close to running out of fuel, can charge the Next computer, and what kind of position will the current Apple president, Amelio, give Jobs? Anyway, Amelio would never have imagined that Jobs came for the CEO position under his ass...

   "Certainly, this is a big thing in the tech industry, and Larry Ellison has started buying Apple stock!" Dobble said.

As a friend of Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison is constantly building momentum for Jobs' return, and he has released various remarks through the media, how brilliant Apple was when Steve Jobs was there, and only Steve Jobs can save Apple and other public opinion, is constantly giving Apple Board pressure.

There are even rumors that Silicon Valley madman Larry Ellison is preparing to buy Apple for $3 billion, and then give Apple to Steve Jobs for management, but the rumors are rumors after all, Larry Ellison is crazy, but what is the Oracle board of directors? I'm not stupid. I'm going to smash billions of dollars to buy a **** like Apple that is about to go bankrupt. I'm crazy to agree with Larry Ellison to do this, but what is certain is that Larry Ellison Lisson contributed a lot to Jobs' return to Apple.

  Dobble didn't know why Song Yang mentioned Apple, Jim Keller and others also looked at Song Yang in surprise, wondering why Song Yang suddenly mentioned this.

   "No matter Jobs or whoever returns to Apple, it is impossible to change Apple's decline immediately. This year and next year, Apple will continue to lose more than one billion dollars. Even if Jobs returns to Apple, he needs cash!"

   Apple, which had already lost a lot of money, if it bought Jobs' Nest computer system at a high price, I am afraid it would be a bloodletting again, and it would not be able to raise funds at all.

   No matter how powerful Jobs is, it is hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. Without money, Jobs can't do anything!

"Once PA accepts the investment from the Americas Global Investment Foundation, after Jobs returns, the Americas Global Investments Foundation will invest in Apple in exchange for the ARM equity held by Apple. In addition, it will reach some cooperation agreements with Apple, such as the The chip of PA semiconductor, placed on top of Apple computer..."

   Taking advantage of the fire, everyone has done it, and Song Yang doesn't mind doing it a few times. In the next few years, Apple's life will not be easy, and it is basically certain that the seller will live.

Song Yang invested in Apple, buying bonds and equity issued by Apple in exchange for 40% of the ARM equity held by Apple. It should not be too much. This is called saving Apple from danger. I can't say that Jobs still has to write a special article in Time magazine. The generosity of Song Yang was published in the newspaper...

   As one of the conditions for saving Apple, it is not too much to let Apple carry PA semiconductor chips. It is about to die. What else does Apple care about, and Intel and Microsoft are allies, and to a certain extent, they are also Apple's opponents.

Of course, the possible means to "save" Apple is not only to take ARM from Apple and let Apple carry PA semiconductor chips, but also to install the whole family of buckets in Songyang on Apple computers, ICQ, Fortinet, eBay , Amazon and other family buckets are arranged for Apple Computer, and even Apple Computer has an exclusive agreement and so on.

  Dobble Poole, Jim Keller and others were a little stunned when they heard it. It was the first time they knew that it was possible to play like this...

  The wave of investing in Apple, if it can be successful, can be said to be a double kill. It not only won the ARM company, but also found a platform with a processor for PA Semiconductor.

  ARM is not yet the top chip company, but it already has a lot of chip design capabilities, and the chip licensing model it has created is also booming!

   If PA Semiconductor can acquire ARM, coupled with the top chip architecture giant like Jim Keller, PA Semiconductor's chip architecture capability is estimated to take off in place.

   Dobble is already excited. There have been many chip manufacturers who have looked for PA semiconductors before, but at most they just paid for some money. Song Yang is the best PA semiconductor company, providing a brand new path, and it is still very feasible.

   But Song Yang's words were not finished yet. What Song Yang said next made all the original DEC engineers in the room stand up.

   "I heard that DEC's recent situation is not very good. If it is possible," Song Yang looked at the crowd in front of him, "I mean, if I do, I will seek to let PA Semiconductors and buy out DEC's semiconductor department!"

After the    voice fell, Dobble stood up straight, Jim Keller and the rest of the engineers also looked at Song Yang directly.

Even for Jim Keller, who likes to run the map and brush his reputation, DEC is a special existence. It is where he has been for more than ten years. DEC also gave Jim Keller a high enough treatment. Threshold for the semiconductor industry, Jim Keller's degree, just an electrical engineer degree from the University of Pennsylvania, but reused at DEC...

When he heard that Song Yang wanted PA to acquire the semiconductor division of DEC, the shock to Dobble, Jim Keller and others was unimaginable. He even gave it to DEC for most of his life. Trance.

  Although I am a little dissatisfied with DEC, it is indescribable for Dobble and others to feel about DEC semiconductors.

   Although it feels a bit absurd, Dobble, who knows DEC's inside information, understands that Song Yang's words may really come true.

After not continuing to develop a new generation of chips, DEC, which has debts of more than three billion dollars, sold the gold-eating beast semiconductor division. DEC Semiconductor is looking for a buyer, and the biggest possibility is to sell DEC Semiconductor to Intel, a former nemesis...

Thinking of this, Dobble suddenly felt as if his heart was being grabbed by a hand. Not only Dobble, but also Jim Keller and others were not much better, and Jim Keller could still hold on. If he lived, his whole life was spent on DEC's Dobble, and it would be unbearable. The Alpha chip that he was most proud of might have been acquired by his nemesis Intel, and Dobbo's face became ugly.

  Dobble was in a low mood, "Even if DEC agrees to sell the semiconductor division, I'm afraid it won't be cheap!"

  DEC has a semiconductor production line. Although the production line is not the most advanced, in addition to being able to design its own chips, it can also produce its own chips. This is why DEC can compete with Intel and AMD in the semiconductor industry.

   "The issue of funding is handled by the Americas Investment Foundation, but the DEC Group needs Dr. Dobble to coordinate!"

Song Yang said that to acquire DEC's semiconductor department, although the price of the semiconductor industry is not so exaggerated these days, even so, the purchase price is estimated to be around one billion US dollars. Semiconductor engineers have dug up all the equipment, machines, patents and other things left. I am afraid they have to buy them, and the price will not be less than seven or eight billion dollars!

   However, if it is acquired next year, it will be an opportunity for Song Yang. Follow Soros and cut a crop of leeks in Southeast Asia. Don’t be too ruthless. If you can earn the money for acquiring DEC Semiconductor and recovering the investment in Apple, that is enough.

   Hearing Song Yang's words, Dobble didn't say much, just waved his hand, "Song, as long as you can raise funds, I can guarantee to facilitate this acquisition!"

Dobble made up his mind, even if he gave up this old face and went to Palmer himself, he would not let DEC semiconductor fall into the hands of Intel. Otherwise, Dobble was really afraid that he would not be able to swallow this bad breath in a hundred years. To put it mildly, it’s like Apple being acquired by Microsoft. Let’s ask Jobs how he feels, and see if the gang leader Joe will go crazy…

   "Song, I hope that these conditions can be written into the investment agreement. We hope that the American Investment Foundation can fulfill these commitments!"

When signing the investment agreement, Dobpoel said to Song Yang that if these commitments can really be fulfilled, it will surpass Intel's big words. Dobopoul dare not say it, but getting the PA from ARM and DEC semiconductors surpasses the height that DEC has not reached. , Add a little block to Intel, but Dobble is confident that it can do it!

The Americas Global Investment Foundation invested 54 million US dollars in PA Semiconductor and obtained a 59% stake in PA Semiconductor. Such a valuation is already quite high for an emerging semiconductor team. Given such a valuation, For the sake of Dobble, Jim Keller and others, Song Yang is also betting that PA Semiconductor can grow up.

In addition to investing money, Song Yang also made some requirements for PA semiconductors, including several special requirements. For example, Jim Keller must work in PA semiconductors for three years and develop at least two mainstream mainstream products for PA. The chip architecture can only leave the PA semiconductor.

Hearing Song Yang's special request, both Dobble and Jim Keller were a little puzzled. Jim Keller, whose map-running attribute had not been turned on, and whose job-hopping skill points had not been filled up, was also a little puzzled. , I don't know why Song Yang specially designed such a request for him, but Jim Keller, who has not thought about leaving PA, signed the agreement despite his doubts.

   "Do you think Bruno Song can do that?"

   After leaving the ICQ office building, Dobble, who was blown by the wind, felt that he was in the building just now, and it seemed that he had been poured several bowls of chicken soup.

   (end of this chapter)