Chapter 259 Chairman of the Board of Directors of Intel
What is Intel’s next development strategy?
This is Sioux City's problem.
Today, he is Intel's largest shareholder and also a controlling shareholder, so he is qualified to ask.
"Previously, we focused on processors and storage, and we were also involved in the research and development of complete computers. However, we were not very competitive and could not compete with companies such as IBM and HP. Therefore, our business volume in this area was relatively small. Based on our Intel
In today's situation, there is no need to continue investing in complete computers, so we have basically abandoned it for now.
Today, these leading technologies that we were originally proud of have become extremely backward, but our development strategy remains unchanged. Chips are the foundation of our Intel. Whether it is processors or electronic storage, they are all chips.
One of the most important products in the industry, as long as we continue on this road, sooner or later, we will be the king of the chip industry!"
The speaker was Gordon Moore, the current CEO of Intel.
However, Su Cheng fully agreed with his words.
Intel in later generations has been developing in semiconductors. Its development strategy is basically inseparable from semiconductors. With the world's top technical talents, they have always been one of the top leading companies in this field.
"What's the current situation of Intel?" Su Cheng asked curiously.
What he asked was, of course, not Intel's performance in the stock market, but the company's true situation.
The originally leading technology has now become lagging behind, and the company will definitely not be able to maintain its previous status.
"Except for a very small number of orders for which payment has been received and we continue to stock up, we have now stopped the production of most of our products. In the laboratory, many products have also stopped continued research and development. Overall, the vast majority of
Most of the employees are unemployed. Under the current situation, we dare not squander the company's remaining funds at will." Gordon Moore said helplessly.
Intel is different from large companies such as IBM and Texas Instruments. It is extremely small. Even though it is ahead of many information technology companies in terms of processor and memory technology, the company's turnover is not high and its profits are not.
High.
After all, in this era, there are too few users of products such as computers. People who don’t know programming have no interest in computers at all. How many people can know programming?
Moreover, the competition in the semiconductor industry is also great, with companies such as HP, IBM, Fairchild Semiconductor, Storage Technology, etc. You can imagine how fierce the competition is.
The market is small and competition is huge. This is the current state of the semiconductor industry.
This is also the main reason why the president of Texas Instruments gave up the development of semiconductors.
It's a pity that those who look down on the semiconductor industry are destined to regret it.
Therefore, although Intel has a great reputation in the industry, its assets are not high.
This is also the reason why Intel’s previous market value in the stock market was so low.
Being famous is of no use, as long as your financial statements look good.
The annual turnover is only one to two hundred million U.S. dollars, and the profit is only tens of millions of U.S. dollars. And it turns around and uses these profits to continue investing in the development of new products, with basically no dividends. How can the stock price be so high?
"The authorization of the technical data from Oracle Computer requires you to negotiate with Mr. Yang Chaoye in person. I will not participate in this. I know that you are very anxious to get these technical data, so the sooner the negotiation is successful, the sooner we can study
The next generation of products." Su Cheng took a sip of Coke and continued.
After all, Intel is a US-funded company and is subject to government supervision. It is impossible for Sioux City to invest too much here.
Moreover, regarding technology, he also told Yang Chaoye that even Intel must authorize technical data step by step, and it is impossible for them to easily obtain Sioux City's technology all at once.
Because this is a beautiful country, and Intel is still a listed company, it cannot be completely controlled by Sioux City.
Then, let them negotiate first!
The longer you delay, the better.
Of course, Intel is now half of his industry, and the final time to obtain technical information will definitely be earlier than IBM and HP.
"I have made an appointment with Mr. Yang Chaoye, but the time for the negotiation has not been decided yet because Mr. Yang Chaoye is still busy." Gordon Moore said with some helplessness.
"Mr. Su, all members of our board of directors have come to the company today. At 3:30 in the afternoon, there will be a board chairman election meeting. We would like to recommend you as the chairman of the board of directors of Intel. The original chairman of the board of directors has lost all his shares.
, so now I have taken the initiative to submit my resignation letter. This position is currently vacant. Now you are the only one who can hold the position of chairman of the board of directors at Intel!"
On the other side, Robert Noyce, who had not spoken for a long time, said with a smile.
Su Cheng holds 57.75% of Intel's shares, but except for the people at Tianyuan Investment Company, no one else knows.
Because Tianyuan Investment Company used multiple accounts to hold shares in Intel, if Su City did not take the initiative to announce it, or if the big forces did not spend the energy to investigate, no one would know Su City's shareholding ratio.
It actually reached a terrifying 57.75%.
Now, the number of shares held by Sioux City announced to the public is only 28.67%.
This number of shares is enough to serve as Intel’s major shareholder.
Of course, there is a reason why these three people want to support Su Cheng as chairman of Intel's board of directors.
First of all, Su Cheng promised that he would not interfere with Intel's management.
Secondly, Su City now has the semiconductor technology they need most. If Su City serves as the chairman of the board of directors, their relationship will be closer, which will also help them obtain the technologies of Oracle computers.
Finally, based on the number of shares held by Su Cheng, even if they do not recommend it, Su Cheng can easily succeed in the election if he wants to take the position.
After all, most of the company's shareholders today do not have a high shareholding ratio. Even if they unite to boycott, they may not necessarily own as much as the 28.67% announced by Suzhou City.
Therefore, it is a very good idea to do a favor and recommend Su Cheng as the chairman of the board of directors.
"Okay, but even if I serve as the chairman of Intel's board of directors, it's only a temporary position. I can't control the board of directors. I usually won't be here in the beautiful country because my industry is basically in Hong Kong, and it's impossible to spend money on it.
Too much energy is put here!" Su Cheng said with a smile.
This is exactly the chairman of the board of directors that Gordon Moore and others need. What they fear most is that the chairman of the board of directors relies on his own power to make irresponsible remarks on the company's management.
If Sioux City had taken responsibility, this kind of problem would not have arisen.
After all, Intel was founded by a few of them. It can be said that they have watched it grow all the way. It is certainly impossible to release management rights easily.
It is precisely because of this that the position of Intel CEO was monopolized by the three of them until 1998.
Chapter completed!