Leading the 5G Era

The mature application technology for 5nm transistors was actually Lee Jae-yong's most important goal for visiting today.

Samsung hadn't fully mastered the manufacturing process for 7nm transistors yet. Now, Origin Company was already mass-producing 5nm transistors. Not to mention the potential 3nm or even 1nm processes. How could Samsung not be terrified?

They were already being completely suppressed by TSMC's 7nm process, and now there was another Origin Company. The road ahead was going to be difficult.

Thinking about Samsung Electronics' current precarious situation, coupled with the underhanded dealings of his own family, Lee Jae-yong couldn't help but feel a bit dejected.

Chu Feng, seeing Lee Jae-yong's flushed face, didn't continue to provoke him. After all, he also intended to cooperate with Samsung.

"Cooperation isn't impossible. You can listen to my cooperation proposal!"

Chu Feng's words made Lee Jae-yong feel like he could finally see the light after a long period of darkness. He had initially thought this visit would only bring him humiliation, but he hadn't expected Chu Feng to genuinely be open to cooperation.

"Mr. Chu, please tell me!" Lee Jae-yong said very politely. What was a little loss of face for the sake of Origin Company's technology?

This was also the terrifying aspect of Koreans. Since ancient times, they have been willing to compromise for their own development, but they would reveal their fangs given the opportunity.

"I can authorize you to use our 5nm transistor manufacturing equipment!" Chu Feng's voice was like heavenly music, sending a jolt through Lee Jae-yong's heart.

"What does Mr. Chu want?"

To obtain the 5nm transistor process, Lee Jae-yong no longer cared about the art of negotiation.

"First, all future Samsung electronic products will use our Origin System."

"Agreed!" As soon as Chu Feng finished speaking, Lee Jae-yong agreed without hesitation!

It was the same whether they used Android or Origin. Origin was even better to use than Android, and they had already planned to switch.

"Second, for the chips produced by Samsung, Origin will have priority purchase rights! And we will share patents!"

Lee Jae-yong pondered this for a moment before agreeing.

"Third, you must not shut down the processing plants in China! This is the last condition."

This condition made Lee Jae-yong pause. Samsung did indeed have plans to lay off workers at its Chinese processing plants, as the market focus was no longer in China. Koreans had a pathological pursuit of Western countries.

Whether it was products or even entertainment culture, as soon as there was a slight improvement, they would seek Western recognition. As long as something won an international award, it was celebrated nationwide.

"Agreed! I promise all of this!"

Without further delay, Lee Jae-yong solemnly agreed. Regardless of anything else, he would learn the technology first.

"Then, happy cooperation!"

The two shook hands. Lee Jae-yong chuckled inwardly, thinking Chu Feng was a fool. Once the technology was digested and mastered, it would be time to ditch Origin and go solo.

Thinking of the restless sisters in his family, although this negotiation was a bit hasty, it had achieved its goal. Seeing Chu Feng become even more amiable, he thought of him as a real sucker.

Ignoring Lee Jae-yong's inner monologue, Chu Feng knew even better that he was only giving away an outdated technology to gain a mature and stable manufacturing partner. Why wouldn't he?

As for the 5nm wafer technology? He could only chuckle. In a short while, it would become obsolete.

"I wonder, Mr. Lee, are you interested in 5G?"

"Oh? Is Origin also researching 5G?"

With the most important cooperation settled, Lee Jae-yong didn't mind spending a little more time. He couldn't help but feel a bit curious when Chu Feng mentioned 5G.

5G had been researched worldwide for a long time. His Samsung Electronics used 64-antenna adaptive array transmission technology, which made long-distance transmission of radio waves possible and could track the position of user terminals in real-time, enabling data upload and download exchange.

Now, they were just waiting for the technology to mature before it could be applied. It was also a key future research project for Samsung.

"Mr. Lee, you can take a look at this."

Chu Feng took out a stack of documents from his office and handed them to Lee Jae-yong.

As Lee Jae-yong took the documents and flipped through them, his expression suddenly changed, revealing shock.

"This... this... when did Origin Company achieve this?"

The documents were full of 5G technology patent filings. Among them, the number of applications for global 5G SEP essential patents reached 5,575, almost equaling the total of other patents. Samsung's patent applications so far were only a little over a thousand, a huge gap.

Furthermore, according to the subsequent documents, Origin Company's mastery of Polar Code meant it had the conditions for full commercial use, basically waiting for base station construction.

At this thought, Lee Jae-yong broke out in a cold sweat.

It was too terrifying. For Origin to register so many 5G patents so quietly, who would believe it wasn't planned?

If everyone else worked hard to develop mature 5G technology, Origin would have already started applying it. Then, Origin would become the next Qualcomm!

"Mr. Chu's intention is..." Lee Jae-yong asked nervously. This was too significant.

"It's the same as before: cooperation! Patent sharing. And I can reveal that my company has reached strategic partnerships with Huawei and CITIC. In the next step, we will be deploying 5G base stations!"

Shocked by Origin Company's decisiveness and technology, he also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then, happy cooperation!"

If he didn't want to be left behind, he had no choice but to cooperate. The cooperation of these companies basically covered all 5G technology. He really wanted to see Apple's shocked expression then.

At 7 PM, Samsung's official website and Origin Company's official website simultaneously updated the details of this negotiation.

The specific details of the agreement were not disclosed, but it was obvious to everyone that Origin and Samsung had "hit it off."

Origin Company would help Samsung replace and debug all production lines within a week.

Samsung also decided to establish the China Samsung R&D Center in Hailing. The small city of Hailing was once again stirred by the winds of change.

The other mayors in Jiangnan Province privately marveled, "Hailing has produced a dragon!"

In such a short time, two global multinational tech companies were establishing research centers here.

Coupled with the original Origin Company, Hailing City's development was just around the corner.

The mayor of Hailing City had also issued directives to fully cooperate with the establishment of headquarters for the three companies, aiming to set an example for others. Hailing welcomed everyone to invest.

After the Samsung contract was announced, Origin Company seemed to feel it wasn't generating enough buzz and added fuel to the fire.

"Origin Company, Huawei, Samsung, and ZTE, led by Origin Company, will fully establish a 5G communication network. Furthermore, Origin Mobile already comes with a 5G module. Huawei will be commissioned to build the 5G base stations."

This news garnered global attention.

5G communication was a research subject that every country was vying to develop. Unexpectedly, Origin Mobile had quietly completed its 5G module deployment and had even strategically united so many manufacturers researching 5G communication.

5G quickly became the focus of everyone's discussion.

Some people online claimed that Origin Mobile was just seeking publicity, and that true 5G technology was not yet mature for application.

Perhaps in the original world, it would take until 2019 for Huawei to ignite the trend of the 5G era, but Origin Company had already applied for most of the 5G patents.

In fact, as early as February 2013, the European Union announced it would allocate 50 million Euros to accelerate the development of 5G mobile technology, with plans to launch mature standards by 2020.

On May 13, 2013, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced that it had successfully developed the core technology for the fifth generation mobile communication (5G), which was expected to be commercialized starting in 2020.

On May 8, 2014, Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo announced it would collaborate with six manufacturers, including Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung, to begin testing high-speed 5G networks with 1000 times the network capacity of existing 4G networks, with transmission speeds expected to reach 10 Gbps. Outdoor testing was anticipated to commence in 2015, with operations expected to begin in 2020.

The advantages of 5G over 4G were also evident.

As the fifth generation network in the development of mobile communication networks, compared to the previous four generations, the 5G network exhibited enhanced functionality in practical applications. Theoretically, its transmission speed could reach tens of GB per second, which was hundreds of times faster than 4G mobile networks. In practical applications, the 5G network demonstrated more significant advantages and stronger functionality.

The 5G network was the foundation for the virtual reality technology that Chu Feng planned to develop next. Therefore, he had to secure it first; any further delay would lead to constraints from other factors.

No one had expected that Origin Company would complete the R&D of 5G so quietly and make it fully commercialized.

Origin Company also promised that electronic products manufactured domestically would not incur any 5G patent fees. For overseas licensing, only a mere 0.5% authorization fee would be required.

This caused a huge uproar both domestically and internationally.

It was a direct slap in the face to Qualcomm.

As the leader in global mobile chips, Qualcomm held an absolute dominant position in 3G and 4G mobile communication technologies.

In fiscal year 2013, Qualcomm's revenue reached 24.7 billion Citibank Currency, with a net profit of 6.85 billion. A net profit margin of up to 32% made many industry insiders exclaim, "They're living more comfortably than Apple."

Qualcomm's primary revenue came from selling mobile device chips and collecting technology patent licensing fees. While dominating the market, Qualcomm also faced antitrust disputes in multiple regions worldwide.

In China, at the 2013 China Mobile Global Partner Conference held on December 18, 2013, China Mobile Chairman Xi Guohua publicly stated that China Mobile expected to sell over 100 million TD-LTE terminals in 2014. Even if each TD-LTE terminal was priced at 1000 yuan, with Qualcomm charging a 5% fee, this alone would add 5 billion yuan in patent fee expenses. Including chip and service fees, the total could exceed 20 billion yuan.

Qualcomm's patent licensing fees were quite high, charging approximately 2%-4% of the phone's price, which was jokingly referred to as the "Qualcomm tax."

As phone profit margins continued to decline, various phone manufacturers suffered greatly. For example, China's Huawei and vivo had net profit margins of around 3.2%, and even Samsung, known for its "exorbitant profits," only achieved about 8%.

Considering the complex issues faced in whole-machine sales, Qualcomm, by "reaping the benefits without lifting a finger," had already caused substantial damage to the global industry's development.

Origin's unexpected move, while appearing foolish for foregoing a massive market and profit by charging only 0.5% in patent fees, and even waiving fees for domestic production, was like injecting a potent stimulant into the market.

With lower costs, manufacturers could offer lower selling prices, and consumers could benefit. It seemed as though Origin Company was acting altruistically at its own expense.

Although everyone put on a facade of mutual benefit, they were secretly mocking Origin's foolish actions.

"The world laughs at my madness, while I laugh at their inability to see through it."

Chu Feng felt smug, not feeling like he had lost money at all, because in a few more years, 5G would become commonplace, and the 6G era would arrive.

Unlike 5G's millimeter waves, 6G would usher in the Terahertz era, with speeds reaching 1 Tbps, which was 100 times faster than 5G!

Take a 5G dual-mode phone, for example; downloading a movie would take about 1-2 seconds. With 6G, there would be no need for downloads at all. Everything would be accessed through cloud servers, all achieved through powerful cloud storage and cloud computing.

The cloud would provide computing power as needed, increasing it for gaming or work, and reducing it for listening to music.

Phones and other electronic products would abandon the pursuit of CPUs, graphics cards, hard drives, and similar devices, requiring only a personal automatic terminal.

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