As Feng Yu was chatting with Zhang Ruiqiang, Feng Yu's phone rang. It was Ralph.
"Boss, we did not manage to acquire the other companies' ARM shares. But I had reached an agreement with ARM to invest in AMD, Nvidia, Kingston, etc. I had also contacted Liu, and Lenovo Group, Wind & Rain Electronics, Aiwa Electronics, Tai Hua Crystalline Silicon, etc., will also invest in ARM. "
"These companies will invest 1 billion USD in exchange for 20% shares, and the voting shares will also be 20%. I am still discussing with Liu about the details, but there is no problem with ARM. Mr. Kirilenko had acquired more than 60% of the company's voting shares. After we diluted the shares, we will own about 51% of the company's shares. "
This way, Kirilenko and Feng Yu's subsidiaries will own more than two-thirds of the company's voting shares, and they have the highest say on the board of directors.
"Good job. Remember, if I do not give you any instructions, you must support Kirilenko's decisions. "Feng Yu instructed.
"I understand, Boss. If it weren't for Mr. Kirilenko's help, we would not be able to invest in ARM. Although the shares are at a premium, we had evaluated this company's potential, and it can complement our Wind and Rain Holdings and Taihua Holdings's companies. We will not suffer any losses. "
When Ralph was instructed by Feng Yu to go to ARM to buy the voting shares from the other shareholders or invest in ARM, Ralph had asked his company to do an evaluation.
At first, he felt this company's technologies are similar to AMD's as they are both manufacturing processors.
But AMD told him that both companies are very different. AMD's main products are PC and server processors, while ARM's main products are microprocessors used in mobile phones, PDAs, TV boxes, CNC machines, and home appliances.
ARM's technologies are not only mature, but they are also the most powerful. Even Intel had bought some of ARM's patents.
Ralph also found out that ARM owns many big companies' shares, but they only have less than 2,000 employees. Their main income is from their patents.
ARM cannot produce their own chips, but AMD, Tai Hua Crystalline Silicon, etc., have high production capabilities. With this combination, they would definitely earn more money.
Although the premium was quite high, with the strong brand effect of Wind and Rain Holdings Group and Taihua Holdings, it was not that difficult for them to become shareholders.
If Kirilenko were to buy other people's shares, he would need to spend more money.
Not only ARM has a lot of patents, but many of them are still being applied for. Although it could not be compared to those established big companies with tens of thousands of patents.
However, their patents were very new and very practical.
Ralph had heard from Feng Yu that the market for microprocessors will be getting bigger in the future. For example, smartphones, tablets, smart home appliances, etc., will all require microprocessors.
Although it seemed that the smartphone market was far from the function phone market, it had also developed rapidly in the past few years. Especially the laboratory samples, which were not inferior to the PDA from a few years ago.
This was why Ralph believed Feng Yu when he said that smartphones would dominate the mobile phone market in the future.
Also, the tablet PC. Although the laboratory had not produced the finished product, and many of the technologies were not up to standard, Ralph trusted Feng Yu. This was because Feng Yu's predictions had never been wrong!
Many home appliance companies around the world were producing smart home appliances. Among them, Europe and Asia's products were the leaders, and the US's products were the weakest.
Europe's products, such as Philips, Thomson, etc. were the leaders in the home appliance industry. There are more companies in Asia. A group from Japan, two from South Korea, and many from China.
Many of Hua Xia's home appliance brands were the world's top. For example, Grans's microwave, Gree's air conditioner, Haier's washing machine, fridge, Changhong's TV, etc.
Even Hua Xia's brand, Haier, can compete with Thomson in the US market. Hua Xia is a country that creates miracles.
Since so many companies could become ARM's customers in the future, this investment will not be a loss.
Furthermore, after the change of ownership, ARM's share prices will rise again when trading resumes. At least on paper, they will not suffer any losses.
"Remember to find more customers for ARM and authorize our patents to more companies."
Ralph asked curiously. "Boss, many of ARM's patents are very good. Shouldn't we try to block their patents?"
"No. There is no patent that is irreplaceable. It's only a matter of time. We will authorize other companies, and they will follow our ideas. This way, they will be lagging behind us for a long time. "
"Simply put, the more companies we authorize, the more profits we will get. Also, when we authorize a certain number of companies, we will become the standard in the microprocessor industry! "
When other companies adopt ARM's patented technologies, their products will be built according to ARM's standards. These companies' original architectures will slowly be replaced, and they will need to authorize ARM's patents in the end.
This way, even if they make some changes, they will still have to pay the patent fees. ARM will continue to make profits and will be leading the industry.
The implementation of any standards required the support of more enterprises. There is no one industry that has the only standard, and the industry's standard will be recognized.
"Boss, I understand. Philips is also ARM's shareholder. Then we will not participate in Europe's market. We will focus on America to get more customers."
"Ok. Leave the Asia market to Taihua Holdings. Don't worry too much. There will be more companies joining our side!"
After hanging up, Feng Yu saw Zhang Ruiqiang smoking out of boredom.
"Old Zhang, you don't understand English?" Feng Yu asked proudly.
Zhang Ruiqiang pouted. "English is only a skill. You said it yourself. I don't understand English, but I know other skills. "
"That's right. Leaders like you all bring a translator with you. You don't need to understand English yourself."
"What's the need for a translator? Xiao Zhao knows English."
"Fine. Your secretary is smart, OK? Oh, I have something good for you. Do you want to hear it? "
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