eurekapd Chapter 221 May the Stardust Light Pierce the Long Night
Chapter 221 May the Stardust Light Pierce the Long Night
Faced with Longhua's unprecedentedly tough stance, Xinshi immediately convened an emergency meeting.
All senior company executives were present.
Despite Xinshi's past indifference towards Longhua, the profits from transactions with Longhua alone accounted for a significant portion of Xinshi's annual profits.
Losing such a large client at once is undoubtedly a huge blow to Synopsys.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the situation. We have done nothing wrong, but Longhua has unilaterally decided to terminate the cooperation."
"Although there's no official confirmation yet, I suspect Longhua may have found a replacement for our EDA!"
Wilson explained to the crowd.
The cooperation with Longhua was cancelled during negotiations with him, and if this isn't explained clearly, he'll be forced to take the blame.
"A substitute? With those Chinese people?"
A senior executive shrugged with a look of utter disdain, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
"I remember at the mid-year meeting this year, didn't the analysis department say that the EDA project of the Longhua subsidiary was still more than ten years behind us?"
Synaptics invests hundreds of millions of dollars annually in competitive analysis, meaning they monitor every move their competitors make.
If Longhua has made any breakthroughs, there's no reason why they wouldn't have any news about it.
"Could it be that there's external assistance? Like someone stealing our technology or something..."
Wilson asked.
"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"
Because it was a closed-door meeting at the high level, there were some things that weren't afraid to be revealed.
One senior executive stated bluntly: "In the middle of the year, there was indeed a Chinese person who wanted to return to China, but unfortunately, he was called back by God."
As one of the senior executives, Wilson naturally knew who the other party was referring to.
"What about his things? Were any of his belongings taken by the Chinese?"
"Impossible. His luggage was taken away, as were the things he left in the US."
"Since it wasn't leaked by us, does that mean Longhua is planning to force us to use their subsidiary's EDA?"
"Perhaps, maybe we've driven them to a dead end?"
A cold laugh rippled through the office.
Ultimately, Synaptics came to a conclusion.
That is to wait.
They will wait until Longhua is badly hurt and changes his mind.
Chinese EDA products cannot be compared with Synaptics' EDA products. Forcibly severing ties with Synaptics will only cost Chinese companies dearly.
All they had to do was wait patiently, and then smile and extend an olive branch to Longhua, who had changed his mind...
Incidentally, the contract price will be increased by 10 or 20 percent as a form of punishment.
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However, Xinsi never expected that Longhua would actually want to completely sever ties with them because of a breakthrough in their EDA.
When news broke from overseas that Stardust EDA and Longhua Group would completely replace Synopsys products with Stardust EDA, Synopsys' stock price plummeted by more than 10% on the newly opened New York Stock Exchange!
Unable to sit still, Wilson immediately gave a media interview on behalf of Synaptics.
"Mr. Wilson, Longhua Group has just announced that it will replace Synopsys EDA with a product called Stardust EDA. Does this mean that Synopsys EDA's market dominance is being challenged?"
When questioned by the media, Wilson smiled confidently and said, "Challenge? There isn't one!"
"People in China are naturally concerned about saving face. I think that Longhua's replacement of our products this time is more out of political considerations."
“We have a thorough understanding of the development of EDA in China. Compared to us, they still have a long way to go.”
“Longhua will soon pay a heavy price for this vanity project. They will realize that without Synaptics’ EDA, their work will be impossible.”
At this point, Wilson smiled slightly at the camera: "Here, on behalf of Synaptics, I would like to offer a message to Longhua Group."
“We believe that Longhua’s decision was made under pressure from higher authorities, so New Thinking will be magnanimous and welcome Longhua to resume cooperation with us.”
"The doors of New Ideas are always open to every partner!"
After the interview was broadcast, Synaptics' stock price stopped falling and rebounded.
Other foreign media outlets also followed suit, issuing a comprehensive pessimistic outlook on Stardust EDA.
I think the so-called Stardust EDA is probably a political achievement project led by the Chinese government.
It was a project hastily launched under pressure from the US blockade.
But science is science, and even with full official support, Stardust EDA cannot bridge the technological gap.
As the first to try this approach, Longhua Group is bound to suffer huge losses because of Stardust EDA.
These pessimistic comments quickly spread to the Chinese internet across the ocean.
The so-called public intellectuals, who had already been proven wrong once before, immediately jumped out again, stirring up a wave of criticism against Stardust EDA.
Saying that forcibly separating ourselves from foreign countries in the EDA field is impractical and a waste of resources is unrealistic.
Longhua will pay a heavy price for this choice!
Even Professor Xu Nian, whose swelling had not yet subsided, jumped out again to loudly question the situation.
"Forcibly replacing foreign products with so-called domestically produced EDA in order to curry favor with superiors is a crooked and unethical practice!"
However, Xu Nian and those public intellectuals never expected this.
Their statements were quickly proven wrong.
Amidst widespread skepticism, Longtian Group CEO Meng Lan held a press conference to officially announce the performance parameters of the Stardust EDA.
A toolkit with the exact same EDA functionality as Synopsys products, unique chip design cloud capabilities, and over 20% higher computing power utilization than Synopsys products…
All of this can be summed up in one sentence.
Everything Synaptics EDA has, Stardust EDA has too!
What Synaptics EDA doesn't have, Stardust EDA does!
At the end of the press conference, Meng Lan's speech brought tears to the eyes of many reporters present.
"Stardust EDA, this is Longtian Company's answer to China's chip design industry!"
"This EDA function is far superior to Synopsys' existing products and is sufficient to support the chip design work of any enterprise."
"Starting today, Stardust EDA will be open to all domestic enterprises for authorization and will be offered a free trial period of three months. As long as you are a Chinese enterprise, you can apply to Longtian."
"Indeed, the Long March is a long and arduous journey."
"But we have forged a sword that can break through barriers. This sword does not belong solely to Longhua, but to every Chinese enterprise that dares to challenge chip hegemony!"
"From this day forward, may the light of stardust pierce the long night, and may the chips of Kyushu never again face the danger of a broken supply chain!"
We not only want to break through the heavens, but also to write the star map of the Chinese people on this sky.
From this moment forward, the scepter of EDA's autonomy belongs to the Dragon's Spine!
After this press conference, the public intellectuals who were still making noise online fell silent.
What a mess!
Isn't it said that EDA from China can't possibly rival Synaptics?
How is this going?
They managed to pull off something big without making a sound?
Performance is on par with or even surpasses Synaptics!
When did Long Tian become so awesome?
We're just trying to make a little money, can't you guys cooperate a bit?
Public opinion on the internet shifted instantly, and the public intellectuals who had been leading the charge earlier hurriedly deleted their posts overnight.
Even Xu Nian suddenly changed direction and started singing praises to Stardust EDA and Long Tian.
They say every company should learn from Long Tian!
When people are shameless, they are invincible!