Franchise God - Chapter 1591



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Franchise God Episode 1591

Chapter 341 Semiconductor Shock (7)

-TSMC joins the heavy oil semiconductor camp!

-The King’s Return!

-CEO Wei Chang,

“It’s just part of an order-taking activity to make a profit.”

-Sejin Foundry readily admits TSMC’s ‘affair’!

-Will the Heavy Oil Semiconductor Alliance, which has finally become a complete entity, become the Avengers? Or the Justice League?

Wei Chang moved to Europe with ambitious plans, taking the wafer processing equipment that had been stored in China.

There were many semiconductor factories all over Europe that were just empty shells, ready to be used once they were cleaned up and equipped.

Factories, facilities, and materials are plentiful, and China, Europe, and Japan are mobilizing with a readiness level equivalent to a general mobilization order.

Here, Wei Chang and a large number of excellent foundry engineers who wrote the myth of TSMC joined.

And although it was not publicly known, Android Freedom was heavily attached to help set up the initial mass production line at the ‘TSMC Europe factory’.

As a result, TSMC succeeded in establishing a line capable of the 3nm process in just a few months.

The politicians of the heavy oil semiconductor coalition countries applauded and cheered this amazing feat (while trying to ignore the fact that Android Freedom helped).

“TSMC, the future of Taiwan, has made a glorious comeback here in France today. Now, the heavy oil semiconductor alliance can produce all types of semiconductor products.”

The first wafer produced from the new plant was donated to Union Headquarters as a souvenir.

Heads of state from France, Germany, China, and other countries visited and took commemorative photos lined up around the No. 1 wafer.

As wafer production continued steadily and semiconductors began to emerge, the union immediately drew its sword.

They announced that they would impose a 100%? 2,000% tariff on imported semiconductors in the future.

-Free trade, free trade. You sing like that, but where did that freedom you love go?

-Originally, Europe was free trade when I sold, and protectionist when I bought.

-It’s not just Europe, it’s the same in every country. In the end, strength is the best.

-Isn’t imposing a tariff of up to 2,000% targeting diamond semiconductors?

-We have decided to create an environment where people want to use Seojin Foundry products but cannot because of the price.

-European kids now have to spend 60 million won per desktop to build the latest diamond semiconductor PC. LOL-Electric cars with real wireless charging have come out, but they still insist on using internal combustion engines.

-It’s a steam locomotive, not an internal combustion engine.

China and Europe were excited about the unprecedented miracle of setting up a 3nm process factory with a super-large capacity in just a few months.

It was an attempt to incite public opinion in order to somehow boost the pride of the country’s citizens.

In China, the slogan, “Let’s kick out the American imperialists’ semiconductors and use our own!” was spreading like a huge wave.

The Chinese people launched a boycott movement against the Seojin Foundry, criticizing Korea, saying, “We have no more tribute to bestow on a small country that does not know gratitude.”

The European atmosphere was a bit different.

Early adopters protested, angered by European governments’ attitudes toward forcing them to use legacy, underperforming semiconductor processes.

Thousands of protesters marched through the streets every day, carrying picket signs, but nothing changed.

Electronic products containing particle-processed silicon semiconductors were hit with a tariff bomb and could only be purchased at a price that was at least twice that of the original products.

Although Raffle released a laptop with diamond semiconductors, it was hard to even find one in Europe.

Because of the tariff bomb, even the popular products cost 90,000 euros each to purchase, so the European quantity in the raffle was limited to 999.

Since we are not going to make money by selling products anyway, the intention is to just do some moderate promotion.

The latest Raffle Diamond Semiconductor notebooks were released in Europe in a limited run of 999 units, from entry-level to premium models, and were priced at 90,000 euros, 150,000 euros, and 220,000 euros.

* * *

A review video of a Raffle laptop bought for 220,000 euros by a German IT streamer with 10 million subscribers has caused a storm.

“This laptop is a great example of just how stupid the Heavy Oil Semiconductor Alliance is.”

“All the semiconductor components that go into this laptop are made of carbon, or diamond.”

“A 15-inch laptop weighs only 0.95kg. It’s very light. Can you believe it? This laptop is not for daily business use, but for gaming?”

“The CPU, GPU, and Optane memory are made of diamond, so they consume very little power. Since they dissipate more than 10 times more heat, they require less cooling fans, so they are smaller and very quiet.”

“I played the latest high-spec game on full battery mode and it lasted a whopping 10 hours. If it were a legacy laptop, it would have lasted at best 2 hours. No. Considering the size of the battery, it would have barely lasted 1 hour.”

“If you want to buy this laptop in Europe, you have to pay 220,000 euros. Even then, the stock is limited, so you can’t buy it even if you have the money. But in the US, you can buy it for just 11,000 dollars.”

“If you want this, book a plane ticket to America right now. That’s how you earn 200,000 euros.”

In fact, there were European resellers who came to the US early on in the product’s launch and bought a few laptops and went back.

Soon after, customs stopped them, so they changed their tactics to only taking one laptop each, and customs then asked for proof of purchase.

If you cannot prove that the items were purchased in Europe, they will be considered as customs-cleared baggage and subject to customs duties.

Naturally, resellers who failed to provide proof chose seizure over customs duties and seizures worth over 200,000 euros.

“We will find a way. As we always do.”

Resellers are now throwing away all the boxes and bringing in laptops disguised as used laptops.

Once again, customs authorities have gone so far as to open personal baggage and check the model number without exception whenever a laptop is found during an X-ray inspection.

Even if it is not an unopened product, but a used laptop, if it is confirmed to be a new Diamond Semiconductor model, it must be proven that it was purchased in Europe.

“We will find another way.”

In response, resellers removed the laptop’s genuine authentication sticker and took it away, and replaced the laptop case with a completely different product.

You wouldn’t be able to tell that it’s a new Raffle Diamond laptop unless you take it apart or turn it on.

– Ignore the appearance of the laptop and boot it all up to find the exact model name.

Field workers trembled at the thought of this vicious directive, which terribly increased the workload and on-site overload.

Resellers who had already anticipated this discharged their laptops before boarding the plane.

“I’ll have to charge it and turn it on. Where is the adapter?”

“Oh, I forgot that and left it at home when I went to America.”

There was no way that a compatible adapter would be available at customs.

This is because Raffle created a new dedicated charging port standard to coincide with the launch of the Diamond Notebook.

-If it doesn’t charge, take the laptop apart to check.

But customs officials were not computer experts.

I didn’t know how to disassemble it without breaking it, and even if I roughly took the case apart, I couldn’t tell whether it was a Diamond Semiconductor laptop or not.

“Um… … It’s a raffle notebook.”

“Yes. It was released a year ago. Do you think it’s a diamond semiconductor product? Do I look like I have that much money?”

“It’s so clean considering I bought it a year ago.”

“Oh, because I bought it but barely turned it on.”

No matter how I looked at it, it was clear that it was a reseller, but I couldn’t find any basis for taxation or seizure.

As customs workload increased excessively and inefficiency reached a peak due to laptop disassembly, the disassembly inspection order was eventually withdrawn.

Thanks to these diligent resellers, a small number of individuals have access to Diamond PCs.

But companies were different.

They could not import enough goods to meet their demand through peddling, and they could not obtain diamond semiconductor products by paying a tariff of up to 2,000%.

Because the price of legacy 3nm process silicon semiconductors was very cheap, companies had no choice but to use silicon semiconductors.

Humans are animals of adaptation.

When the latest electric cars were banned and only steam cars were used, at first people struggled and resisted, but as time passed, they gradually became accustomed to it.

Even though they use silicon semiconductors, their technological level did not suddenly fall behind.

It’s just that they got ahead of the curve for a moment.

European companies were worried about the future.

“There may not be much change right now, but in just a little while, the technological capabilities of the entire industry will greatly improve.”

“Until now, Europe has been running alongside the United States, slightly behind it at a slower pace. But the speed of the United States has increased several times overnight. In just one or two years, they will be so far apart that they will no longer be visible.”

“I understand that it is important to maintain semiconductor self-sufficiency, but I doubt that this is really the only way.”

The concerns and worries of businesses and conscious intellectuals did not resonate widely.

TSMC’s factories ran 24 hours a day, night, churning out semiconductors needed by China and Europe.

American companies completely abandoned the European market, releasing only a small number of products for promotional purposes, and even then, they were purchased overseas online.

Semiconductors manufactured by Seojin Foundry have been completely phased out in China and Europe.

“Having lost a market of 2.2 billion people overnight, American semiconductor companies and Seojin Foundry must be very anxious right now.”

“How many more years can they last like this? It won’t be long before they come in and demand that you buy their products.”

“This fight was destined to end in victory for our heavy oil alliance.”

European politicians were smug as they fully restored legacy process production capacity.

Although the performance is somewhat lacking, it is still a completely self-sufficient system.

“We don’t need particle-processing diamonds or semiconductors. What’s more important is protecting semiconductor sovereignty.”

“That is correct.”

Although the ‘error phenomenon caused by the swimming group virus’ is frequent, the actual damage to companies is almost non-existent.

A tiny number of early adopters were thirsty for diamond semiconductor PCs, but politicians were quite satisfied with the stable structure they had created.

“I thought it would take at least three years, but we were able to build this ecosystem in less than a year. Bringing in TSMC was definitely effective.”

* * *

Ha Su-young visited the Louvre Museum with Seo Jin-jin, CEO of Seojin Foundry.

Since they entered the country using fake passports issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France did not notice their existence.

The two stood in front of an electronic guide installed on one side of a hallway in the museum.

It was a large touch-sensitive display that showed where the artifacts you wanted to see were on display and where the facilities were located.

“Huh? It’s turned off?”

“Really? I think it’s broken.”

When I told the desk clerk, he seemed bewildered and replied that he understood.

It didn’t seem like it was a common occurrence and no special measures would be taken.

“I didn’t know that the Heavy Oil Alliance would succeed in creating an environment so quickly.”

“Wei Chang worked hard and helped me set up the factory with Android in the beginning. I think I built the environment in a way that was neither too fast nor too slow.”

It was just then.

All the lights inside the museum went out at once, and the room suddenly became dark even though it was daytime.

“also.”

“Mr. Chairman, do you have any guesses?”

“The solar wind is getting stronger. That’s probably why the auto-guidance device turned off earlier.”

“Didn’t you say that the error phenomenon does not cause any actual damage to electronic equipment?”

“If a small error occurs once or twice an hour, it can be corrected with a simple correction or restoration. What if it occurs once or twice a minute? What if it occurs dozens of times a minute?”

It was quite chaotic outside the building.

It seemed like the electricity was out throughout Paris.

Staff went around reassuring tourists that the power outage was temporary.

“I think the central computer at a nearby substation went out of order because of solar wind.”