76: Chapter 76 Solving the Chip Problem

If this mid-range car lacks solid technology as auxiliary support, then a car without any selling points, even if it adds battery replacement technology, might not necessarily have a good reputation.

The hongqi a3 represents internal combustion Engine vehicles, while the technology they have developed this time is an upgrade for electric vehicle models.

It follows the mid-range car route, but currently, it struggles because there is no alternative iconic technology to determine the price range of the electric vehicle.

As well as the difference between the test vehicle and the previous snapdragon series.

"We can try adding autonomous driving technology to them; the hongqi a3 is also equipped with autonomous driving technology, so it can definitely be applied here!"

Wang Xiuming did not think there was any problem with this.

Nowadays, he has the final say on the performance of Hongqi cars.

Furthermore, this car itself is their company's test vehicle.

Even if there are any modification or addition projects, there shouldn't be any major issues.

An Ruoyun shook her head at this moment, looking at Wang Xiuming with a sigh.

Clearly, Wang Xiuming did not yet know about a very serious problem.

"Central Control Heim does not intend to provide us with any more chips now. Aside from guaranteeing the chips for the 100,000 cars we use for the hongqi a3, they do not plan to provide us with any other alternative chips!"

"Don't you know about the notification letter sent out by Central Control Heim? Everyone in our R&D Department has already received the notice!"

Upon hearing the news that the chip supply was about to be cut off, Wang Xiuming couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This was simply a joke; business was going well, so why choose to cut off the supply at this time?

Could it be that they don't want to make money?

"You seem to be kidding me; this is a profitable business, why would they not want it!"

"Don't forget that Central Control Heim is a foreign-funded enterprise. You now represent a Xia Country car company. Using one person's strength to fight against the joint suppression of all car manufacturers—of course they are going to cut off the supply!"

Zhou Linyue rolled her eyes at Wang Xiuming at this moment.

Could it be that he doesn't even understand such a simple principle?

Wang Xiuming nodded, somewhat surprised at this moment.

He completely did not expect that they would pull such a move.

"Send out the notice that the test vehicle can be pushed to the production line for actual testing. If the results are good, we can start production directly!"

Wang Xiuming did not waste any more words at this moment; he snapped his fingers and said to An Ruoyun.

"Wait a minute, if we don't have chips, how can we put it into production?"

An Ruoyun asked Wang Xiuming, looking somewhat surprised.

This was simply a joke—producing a car without a central control system.

What's the difference between that and producing a tractor?

As early as ten years ago, all cars were equipped with smart systems to facilitate user operation experience.

If the chips were canceled, the car could indeed be manufactured.

But lacking a smart system, the experience would be greatly discounted for today's users.

Even if one wanted to go for a retro style, one would have to consider it carefully at this moment.

"I intend to build a chip manufacturing center. This way, all the components we need to install can be fully integrated into self-production. All parts and components will be domestic products, which can avoid any risk of monopoly!"

After Wang Xiuming dropped this remark, he walked straight out of the Testing Center.

Leaving the three sisters behind, looking at each other in dismay.

Wang Xiuming was simply indulging in wishful thinking.

He wanted to create chips himself; this was completely impossible.

One must know that besides the Engine and the Power System, the most important part of a car is the chip.

And all the car manufacturers nowadays buy raw chips that have not yet been injected with systems, which are used to install the systems.

But before this, no car manufacturer could produce such tiny 10-millimeter chips.

It's not that car manufacturers haven't tried, but that this kind of chip is extremely precise.

It requires the most critical lithography machine for production.

A more important point is that chip R&D involves patented technology.

If one wants to bypass the patented technology to develop one's own chips, it is absolutely impossible.

This leads to the high cost of chip development.

And it requires investment without regard for cost.

Yet the return gained is very small.

This has caused many car manufacturers to give up the idea of building their own exclusive chips.

Wang Xiuming browsed through the system mall.

Looking at the dense list of chip patent technologies.

He became interested at this moment; the blueprints for one of the most precise chip modules only required 100,000 points.

And the supporting production line was only 200,000 points.

Seeing that he could manufacture chips for such a cheap price, Wang Xiuming couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth at this moment.

By now, the points in his hands had reached over a million.

It was not impossible to take out a production line and the accompanying blueprints.

Immediately, Wang Xiuming redeemed the blueprints. He spread them out to study them and even called over Qian Weier and Qian Weisan.

"Can either of you give me a brief introduction to what this so-called X material is?"

Qian Weisan looked up and down at the X material. "This is a material that is somewhat difficult for us to manufacture nowadays, but there are substitutes in this era. If we can find a substitute, we can complete the testing of the entire chip, but the substitute has a fatal flaw!"

Wang Xiuming nodded, signaling Qian Weisan to continue.

"If the chip overheats, it is very likely to cause a short circuit; this is the difference with the substitute material."

"What X material provides is not just high purity and excellent semiconductor material, but it can also prevent short circuits and spontaneous short circuits or permanent short circuits caused by water ingress or overheating."

When Qian Weisan finished saying this, he rubbed his messy hair and spoke up at this moment.

"X material can be manufactured, but the cost consumed is unprecedentedly huge. If it is not necessary, you can choose substitute materials!"

Wang Xiuming had completely realized it at this moment.

The material needed for traditional chips is silicon, and X material is an upgraded version of silicon material.

"If you had said it like that earlier, wouldn't I have understood? You had to be so implicit. Honestly, the substitute material is completely feasible, right?!"

"Absolutely no problem, and if we use substitute materials, our manufacturing costs will be reduced to the minimum!"

Qian Weisan said confidently.

Wang Xiuming snapped his fingers at this moment.

He decided to redeem a production line to manufacture chips.

Since the material blueprints could be copied entirely, he had no qualms.

He simply redeemed over 200 workers from the mall to carry out the chip manufacturing.