Chapter 179 Capital Alliance, see whose sickle is sharp!

"Mr. Hu..."

"Mr. Hu, you are here!"

The next morning, Hu Lai arrived at Phoenix Headquarters early, but earlier than him were several investment groups that invested in Phoenix Shared Cars.

Yesterday, after Qualcomm announced that it would no longer provide chips to Phoenix Auto due to production capacity reasons, several investment groups were in a panic and quickly communicated with Hu Lai.

But this fact is too big!

Anyone with discerning eyes can see that Qualcomm's discontinuation of supplying Phoenix Automobile's smart cockpit SOC chips is really hitting Phoenix Automobile's weakness, which is undoubtedly fatal to the just-starting Phoenix Automobile.

so.

After learning the news, senior executives of several investment groups quickly came to Shancheng overnight and arrived at Phoenix headquarters early this morning.

They knew in their hearts that although the group invested in Phoenix Shared Cars, the investment logic behind it is optimistic about Phoenix Auto.

If Phoenix Auto is really stuck with Qualcomm chips, then its investment in the A- and B-round investments of shared cars will be really heavy!

This is a billion investment!

"Sit, everyone, I didn't expect everyone to come so early and have been waiting for a long time."

Hu Lai walked into the reception room. While responding to the big guys who had been waiting for a long time, he saw Feng Rong next to the conference table at one glance.

The two of them looked at each other and nodded, saying hello.

After Hu Lai greeted everyone, as soon as he sat down, everyone had no time to greet him too much, and everyone looked at him all the time.

Ruiling Group, which invested in the B round of financing a few days ago, seemed particularly anxious and asked in an urgent tone:

"Mr. Hu, is there any way for us Phoenix to solve the problem of Qualcomm's chip supply cut off?"

Everyone present pricked up their ears and looked at the fool.

Hu Lai did not rush to answer and said slowly: "Everyone knows that the domestic automotive-grade chips are only barely available in Huawei Group's Kirin 990."

"But even if it is the Kirin 990, each 'Qingluan' must be equipped with at least eight or nine pieces to barely meet the requirements. In this way, our 'Qingluan' internal line will have to be redesigned."

"And you all know that using Huawei's chips is a bit sensitive."

Why!

As soon as Wu Lai finished speaking, the big guys in the reception room looked a little solemn and the atmosphere became dull.

As Hu Lai said, the Huawei Qilin 990 chip can be used, but the matter of Huawei Group involves too much.

Once Huawei Group enters the market, it will not only immediately become the enemy of capital behind Zezra and Qualcomm, but also the nature of the whole thing will be improved by several levels.

But for a moment, Mr. Yu, Sequoia Capital, frowned and said:

"So is this OK, Mr. Hu."

"We stopped the function of artificial intelligence robot on 'Qingluan', just like Phoenix shared car, only retaining an 'automatic unmanned driving' function. In this way, the chip requirements will not be so high, and there will be room for choice.

More."

Um?

Castration version?

As soon as Mr. Yu finished speaking, everyone's eyes lit up and they thought thoughtfully.

This is indeed a way.

The reception room started to talk in a low voice, and everyone was quite moved.

"Mr. Hu, I also think that Mr. Yu's method is feasible. We will keep an unmanned autonomous driving, and the chip can be used by Qualcomm's previous generation Snapdragon 820A."

"Well, with unmanned autonomous driving technology, 'Qingluan' is still very competitive."

The reception room meeting sounded gradually, but Feng Rong shook his head and said:

"Everyone is smart. This time Zesla persuaded Qualcomm to cut off chip supply must have cost a lot. This is definitely not as simple as canceling an artificial intelligence robot."

"I guess Qualcomm won't even sell the previous generation of Snapdragon 820A chips. They just want to limit all the smart technologies of "Qingluan" with chips!"

Feng Rong poured a basin of cold water, and the reception room suddenly became quiet.

Indeed, Zezra went through a lot of trouble and probably wouldn't be so easy to give up.

In the field of automotive-grade chips, almost all host chips and autonomous driving chips are monopolized by foreign manufacturers.

The joining forces between Zezra and Qualcomm may really make Phoenix Auto unable to buy any high-computing chips.

"If this continues, Phoenix Auto will be dragged down by them sooner or later. Without the support of technology, Phoenix Auto will be greatly reduced!"

"Hey! It's really a bit difficult. The main reason is that this 'Qingluan' has just started, and it's really useless without a chip."

"Mr. Hu, why don't you contact Qualcomm first and see if they are willing to sell Snapdragon 820A..."

Everyone present is very clear about the power of "Qingluan", especially the autonomous driving technology and artificial intelligence stabilize the pressure on Zezra, which is also Phoenix Automobile's technology that directly affects the sales of model 3.

This is also the core reason why Mask cannot wait to join forces with Qualcomm to cut off supply and suppress Phoenix Auto.

But……

No matter how good the technology is, it will be useless without the support of chips!

If Phoenix Auto can't stand it this time, then...

Everyone was talking, looking at the murmur above from time to time.

Um?

Everyone was a little worried when facing such a situation, but they were surprised to find that Hu Lai looked anxious at all?

Hu Lai just smiled and looked at everyone, without any anxiety or panic.

A moment later.

The conference room gradually became quiet, and Hu Lai smiled and said:

"Everyone, I haven't finished speaking yet."

"Everyone is worried that although the Huawei Kirin 990 chip is barely usable, we do not intend to use the Kirin 990 chip."

"At the same time, we do not intend to reduce any functions on our 'Qingluan'. I want all of them unmanned autonomous driving technology and artificial intelligence, and we are also preparing to develop more advanced artificial intelligence robots!"

"As for the chips that replace Snapdragon 8155..."

Hu Lai's mouth raised, revealing a mysterious expression.

"As for chips, we have found a solution. It will take a long time to get results. Please don't worry too much."

What?!

After the words of Hu Lai finished, everyone present suddenly raised their heads and looked at him in surprise.

Found a solution?!

How is this possible!

Everyone present was a big shot in the investment circle. A few years ago, the incident of Huawei triggered a craze for investment in chips, so everyone is extremely familiar with the chip field.

It is no exaggeration to say that there are not fifty or thirty chip companies invested in in the reception room.

They are well aware of the situation in the domestic chip market. In their eyes, the fact that "Qingluan" was cut off is simply impossible to solve perfectly in a short period of time.

Phoenix found a solution?

That's simply impossible!

And, most importantly.

During the B round of financing not long ago, Phoenix Factory acquired several chip companies and established Phoenix Semiconductor Department. As for Phoenix’s current semiconductor department, it is impossible to achieve results in a short period of time!

Feng Rong was also shocked. Although he didn't know what solution to Phoenix found, he was very familiar with Hu Lai and knew that Hu Lai never aimlessly. Although he was full of doubts, he did not ask.

The atmosphere in the entire reception room suddenly became a little strange. Hu looked at everyone's surprised expression, thought for a moment, and decided to reveal some information.

“That’s how it is.”

"Our famous Phoenix Research Institute's 521 Research Office has previously developed a 14-nanometer process automotive-grade chip."

"This time, Qualcomm was cut off from supply, so we decided to start the production of this automotive-grade 'Tiger Leap' chip. We are now contacting SMIC for wafer production."

call--!

My turtle!

Phoenix has designed a 14-nanometer automotive-grade chip?

Even though everyone present was the bosses of Yan Country's top investment group, their scalp was still numb by the explosion information thrown out by the nobility!

Good guy!

Phoenix is ​​actually capable of designing chips without saying a word?

The big guys know about Phoenix Research Institute. It is said that there are billions or tens of billions of scientific research funds every year, but they never thought that they were so strong!

Thinking of this, the big guys looked at Hu Lai incorrectly.
To be continued...