Technological Hegemony

After Luo Jia left the software center, he went to the laboratory again.

Most of the hardware corps went to Australia to enjoy the free vacation provided by the company.

But not everyone is in the mood to travel, especially the Chemical Department, which undertakes the heavy responsibility of photoresist research and development, all of them choose to stay and work overtime.

Judging from the current progress, the photoresist project is only one step away from a breakthrough.

It's not easy, science needs to be accumulated, and Luo Jia uses the knowledge he has acquired to keep making indirect remarks, but theory is one thing, and actually making a product is another.

In addition, cost and production support issues also need to be considered. After all these issues are resolved, it is a mature product, otherwise it is just a sample in the laboratory.

The display project is finally over, and Luo Jia finally has some free time.

He went home to eat every day, spent the night at home, and chatted with his parents. During the day, he went to the old captain surnamed Kong to learn sailing knowledge.

Mr. Kong is a 10,000-ton dry bulk carrier in China Shipping, and Luo Jia's small fishing boat is easy to grasp.

In addition, he also has a young apprentice, surnamed Ma, Luo Jia calls him Brother Xiao Ma, he is the second mate under the old man, and he also comes to help during the holiday.

Running a boat on the ocean usually involves going to sea for half a year and resting for half a year. Luo Jia paid for the two of them to teach, and the two of them were happy to earn some extra money, so they drove here.

Navigation is a very complicated system. Even if you are driving a small boat like a fishing boat, you must learn to read charts, be familiar with ocean currents, understand maritime satellites and radios, learn boat maneuvers and avoidance, and understand signaling systems such as wind signals and signal flags. The meaning of mastering the safe operation of entering and leaving the port.

Luo Jia is a fast learner. Since receiving the extraterrestrial inheritance, some miraculous changes have taken place in his body. Now he only sleeps for three hours a day, but he is still full of energy.

When he was in school, Luo Jia liked to play basketball, but now he has completely given up exercising, but his physical condition is getting better and better, his brain thinking speed is getting faster and faster, and his comprehension and memory have greatly improved.

An Ran is the most talented genius in the company, a rare talent who went to college at the age of twelve.

Whenever he and Luo Jia discussed issues, no one else could intervene, the rhythm was too fast, and from one issue to another, their thoughts jumped wildly, as if two high-speed computers were fully powered, unfolding an astonishing Brainstorming has become a peculiar landscape in the company.

It can be seen that Luo Jia's current IQ and thinking ability are at least on the same level as An Ran's.

Luo Jia reckoned that it might be that the golden dome had made some kind of body optimization for him. After all, it was not easy for them to find an inheritor across the vast sea of ​​stars.

After taking a few sailing lessons, Mr. Kong told Luo Jia that he could go out to sea by himself in the future, and if he encountered any problems, he could call Brother Ma and him.

The next day, the Hardware Corps resumed work. After returning from Australia, they all seemed to be a little tanned, but they were all in good spirits.

Without Luo Jia's order, the company's middle-level and above leaders gathered in the conference room, and then An Ran went to Luo Jia's office to find him.

"Everyone knows very well that every time you let us go out to play, it's because we have important work to do when we come back. You see, we are all ready. Please give me instructions on what to do next!" An Ran said, and the others They sat together and stared at Rodya.

Luo Jia smiled, "Since that's the case, let me just say it straight. Next, we're going to chew on a hard bone!"

The straight men became restless, guessing which field they were going to enter.

Luo Jia remained calm, reached into his sweater, took out a small silver cylinder, and placed it in the center of the conference room.

Boom~

In an instant, the crowd was excited, and the eyes of the steel straight men were all red,

Muscles all over the body were tense, and their panting was clearly audible.

This is just a small thing, but everyone knows the importance of this small thing. If the integrated circuit is the heart of the technology industry, then this little thing is the blood of technology!

Luo Jia said lightly, "This is a 18650 type lithium cobalt oxide power battery produced by Panasonic Corporation. It is currently one of the strongest models in the world. It can withstand 30A continuous discharge and has a capacity of 3400 mAh."

"The Tesla P85 electric vehicle is made of this kind of battery. A total of 7104 batteries are used, which are fused into 74 parallel 96 battery packs, with a voltage of 345.6 volts and a capacity of 251.6AH. Combined with the powerful power of the 310KW motor, it made the Once Tesla was launched, it quickly surprised the whole world."

"In the later Tesla P100 and P120 models, and even Tesla electric trucks, they used a stronger Panasonic 21700 lithium cobalt oxide battery."

Having said that, Luo Jia stopped and glanced across the meeting room.

"To tell you the truth, I have really thought about this project for a long time. The battery is a hard bone, how hard is it?"

"Since the lithium battery was invented in the early 1990s, after decades of hard work and the efforts of several generations of scientists, almost all possible research solutions have been studied, but so far, no major breakthroughs have been made."

"Whether it is lithium iron phosphate, lithium cobalt oxide, or lithium manganese oxide, let me put it this way, none of the batteries manufactured in the world, from lead-zinc batteries to ternary lithium batteries, can support the future of the industry. "

"As you all know, I have a Tesla Model X, and honestly, that car sucks, slow charging, poor range, and when it's cold, the battery starts to dwindle badly."

As Luo Jia spoke, he took out the whiteboard he had prepared earlier, and wrote on it with an ink pen.

Everyone immediately understood that Mr. Luo was going to get serious.

He has always been like this. Whenever the company enters a field, he will conduct a comprehensive investigation and research on the industry. As a leader, perhaps no one can do better than Luo Jia.

When Luo Jia finished writing the top 20 list in the lithium battery industry, everyone laughed.

Because in this list, the names of Samsung and LG appeared again, ranking second and third in the world respectively.

Sure enough, the enemy's road is narrow, no matter which direction Xingchen Technology develops, it is inevitable to fight against them.

However, this also shows the strength of the Samsung Group from another aspect. This super giant, which accounts for more than 20% of South Korea's GDP, has a wide business scope.

Of course, Panasonic ranks first. In November 2009, Panasonic acquired Sanyo, forming a de facto monopoly in high-performance batteries. Other Korean manufacturers and Chinese manufacturers are all followers of Panasonic, and there is a big gap in technology.

The list of the top 20 was finished soon, and everyone was excited, because among the top 20 giants in the industry, my country actually accounted for as many as 13! There is a large row of names, which is really refreshing!

Shua~

But no one expected that with a wave of Luo Jia's hand, he wiped out the list that had just been written.

"It's good for you to understand this thing, because they are all beings that will be killed by us." Luo Jia said very domineeringly.

Laughter came from the meeting room, and Luo Jia's casual humor eased everyone's nervousness a lot.

As Luo Jia continued to write, more and more professional content began to appear on the whiteboard.

"In a battery, there are four major raw materials, namely positive electrode material, negative electrode material, diaphragm material, and electrolyte material." Luo Jia said quickly, "The cost of positive electrode material accounts for 100% of the total cost of the battery. Forty-six."

"In 2015, the three major players in cathode materials were South Korea's L\u0026amp;F, Neon Nichia, and Neon Umicore, but only in 2016, my country's Shanshan Energy has surpassed the three giants of cathode materials and became the new number one in the world."

"Does it sound familiar?"

"That's right, it's Shanshan who makes shirts. They not only make shirts and ties, but they are also big players in the new energy industry. I don't know how to describe this industry. I can't help it. Maybe this is the characteristic of Chinese companies." , as long as they have the potential to make money, they dare to play anything."

"Panasonic batteries are currently the strongest in the world, but Panasonic also needs to purchase cathode materials from suppliers such as my country's Shanshan Energy and Xiamen Tungsten. I understand that Xiamen Tungsten manufactures cathode materials, but Shanshan makes a The one in the shirt also ran to get a foot in, and it became the biggest one, hey."

After hearing Luo Jia's words, laughter erupted in the conference room.

Who would have thought that Shanshan, which makes shirts, would be the largest supplier of cathode materials for lithium batteries. The span of this industry is really unimaginable.