In April of this year, Uxin released the third quarter financial report for the 2021 fiscal year. The financial report shows that as of December 31, 2020, Uxin Group’s 2C transaction volume was 2,307 vehicles, and the total revenue was 323 million yuan, an increase of 322.6% from the previous quarter. In addition, the company’s consumer net recommendation score (NPS value) increased from 30 points in the second quarter to 42 points, which also shows that Uxin used cars have improved in terms of revenue and word of mouth. “As the first Chinese second-hand car e-commerce company to list in the United States, Uxin was the first to be optimistic. However, the capital market will not tolerate the Chinese concept stocks not making money for a long time. See it.” An analyst told AI Finance and Economics. AI Finance News learned that Uxin was founded in 2011 by Dai Kun, the former vice president of Bitauto Group. Since its establishment, Uxin Group has attracted American Warburg Pincus, Baidu, Tencent, Hillhouse, Tiger, KKR, Junlian Investment by investors and international investment institutions. However, in the ten years since Uxin was founded, the market environment it faced has become more and more complicated. Beginning in 2012, used car e-commerce companies have gradually been favored and sought after by capital. There have been four used car e-commerce companies with multiple business models of B2B, C2B, B2C and C2C. “Continued” has also become an annual hot word in used car e-commerce. Uxin’s initial main business consisted of two highly synergistic parts: Uxin used cars and Uxinpai. Uxin used car is a B2C business that sells used cars to individual consumers, while Uxinpai is a B2B business that provides services to car dealers. At that time, in order to stand out from the fierce competition of used car e-commerce platforms, Uxin invested more than 5 billion yuan in advertising expenses between 2016 and 2019. In order to seize the C position, Uxin invested 180 million yuan in the exclusive title of the well-known variety show “Running Brothers 3”, and used 30 million yuan in advertising fees to photograph the golden 60-second advertising space of “The Voice of China” “Champions Night”, refreshing The price record of a single advertisement on Chinese TV. Under viral marketing, Uxin has become a well-known used car platform. However, behind the high volume, Uxin has never been able to build itself into a profitable company, and was even exposed to “fake car source data” and “fake financing information.” In June 2018, Uxin, which had narrowed financing channels, chose to go to the capital market to raise funds and went public. Uxin’s prospectus shows that Uxin has been in huge losses before its listing, including a loss of 1.39 billion yuan in 2016 and a net loss of more than 2.7 billion yuan in 2017. In 2019, Uxin’s annual continuous operating business loss was 1.292 billion yuan, a significant reduction of nearly 50% from 2.488 billion yuan in the same period in 2018. In order to achieve profitability and positive cash flow, Uxin’s operating model has been changed and changed. There are attempts from B2B, B2B to C2C. However, this also failed to bring stable cash flow to Uxin used cars. On the contrary, huge debts and tight cash flow made Uxin attempt to sell back its core business through divestiture. Starting in 2019, Uxin began to increase its cash flow by selling business lines. In July 2019, Uxin sold Golden Pacer, a used car finance business line, to an auto finance-related company controlled by 58 Group for US$100 million in cash; in January 2020, Uxin divested its accident car auction for RMB 330 million The business “Fengshun Lubao” was sold to Boche.com; in March of the same year, Uxin sold its B2B used car auction business to 58.com again for US$105 million in cash. “In the past two years, Uxin sold its financial and Uxin auction business, and basically sold its core assets. Coupled with layoffs and store closures, I am afraid there is only one empty shell left.” In April this year, one person. Investors commented. In fact, since the second half of 2019, used car e-commerce companies have entered a reshuffle period. There are challenges such as declining passenger flow, declining sales, reduced car sources, and increased financial pressure. Some leading second-hand car e-commerce companies have even been rumored to close down. Entering 2020, China’s second-hand car transactions are all down. The performance on the industry side is that the entire used car market is in a downturn. In terms of total volume, China’s second-hand car transaction volume in 2020 was 14.341,400, a decrease of 581,400 from 2019, a year-on-year decline of 3.9%. In terms of platforms, the market value of Uxin’s second-hand cars fell by nearly 90% after the acquisition, with serious losses. The scale of Guazi’s carefully selected stores for second-hand cars has shrunk, and the business positions of some stores have begun to shift from shopping malls to lower-cost parking lots. Under this circumstance, people and vehicles in the industry are already in debt and have to file for bankruptcy. Uxin adjusted its own business model, and after breaking off its core assets, it attempted to build its own inventory to survive. Some people say that after the transformation, Guazi has become “Taobao”, and Uxin conducts offline transactions through self-built inventory, which is like “JD self-operated”, betting on the To C national purchasing business. Dai Kun said that Uxin is on a “correct” but “unhappy” path. Even internationally, this road will not be too fast. Carmax, the world’s leading second-hand car brand, has gone for 20 years, and Carvana has gone for 9 years. From another perspective, China’s second-hand car transaction and car source distribution have strong geographical attributes and characteristics. The price difference of second-hand cars formed by cross-regional circulation is now significantly weakening. In fact, the geographical characteristics of second-hand car transactions are more obvious. “A second-hand car dealer needs to establish a standardized distribution system for networked operations. In terms of operational logic, second-hand cars are non-standard products and have a long service chain. CarMax of the United States has established a standardized distribution system through cooperation with auction companies. System. Although some people copy in China, there is no good integration point. As a market pioneer, Uxin hopes that they can truly pass the model.” A second-hand car industry person told AI Finance and Economics. Do second-hand car transactions need an e-commerce platform? In April this year, Uxin opened the country’s first second-hand car superstore in Xi’an. The store is linked with Uxin’s online mall to carry functions such as warehousing, inspection, maintenance, and store display. The hypermarket covers an area of ​​24,000 square meters and can accommodate 1,000 vehicles, providing one-stop car purchase services for local consumers. “It turned out that Uxin acted as a B2C lead intermediary. After all, the vehicle is in the hands of others, and there is no way to provide consumers with promises and guarantees. The business is doing well, which is reflected in the various aspects of brand guarantee, acquisition control, testing and after-sales service.” Huang Peiwen, CMO of Xinche Zhilian, told AI Finance and Economics. In this way, the size of Uxin is equivalent to more than a dozen large cars. Quotient. “Now it’s common for large car dealers across the country to earn several hundred million yuan a year. The average price of a car is 200,000 yuan, and the gross profit is about 6%. Coupled with finance, a car can earn more than 10%. With a turnover of 15-30 days and inventory of 500 cars, you can earn more than 10 million yuan a month. In addition to offline inventory, Uxin also has car sources in online shopping malls. Generally speaking, it is at least profitable. “Huang Peiwen said. Of course, some people in the industry believe that this estimation method is too idealistic. “The industry is concerned about the transparency of used car information. Although adjustments and changes have been made under the attention and efforts of all parties, the structure of second-hand car transactions that are mainly dealers and the platform as a service organization has not changed. On the one hand, I haven’t seen a breakthrough change. In addition, I think the conditions are not mature enough to support a large car dealer to do the nation’s second-hand car distribution business.” The above-mentioned industry sources told AI Finance and Economics. For consumers, auto e-commerce still has not been able to resolve industry pain points such as information asymmetry, opaque vehicle conditions, complex transaction processes, and uneven after-sales guarantees in traditional transactions. On many complaint platforms, Uxin has been complained by consumers many times because of the many kinds of “financial loans”, “the loan cannot be transferred after the loan is repaid”, and the vehicle information has been modified. “All second-hand car platforms have not solved the pain points of the industry. Uxin advertises that it saves car prices and enjoys the reserve price, but the reserve price has been no standard for many years.” The above-mentioned investor said. Due to the scattered and fragmented nature of second-hand car sources, the domestic second-hand car market prices are usually in the hands of 40,000 second-hand car dealers. Guazi tried to grab the pricing power, but it was not recognized by the market. If you want to use the big car dealers to call the wind and rain, and combine their own advantages to expand the scale, you need to avoid and control the phenomenon of personnel, vehicle sources, and information running and dripping. However, the capital and management problems behind this are also very complicated. Second-hand car platforms have repeatedly failed, mainly because consumers have not formed brand recognition for second-hand car consumption. Moreover, the cost of bringing new used cars is too high. As a commodity with heavy assets and offline, the replacement cycle of automobiles is at least 3-5 years. As far as the platform is concerned, it is necessary to continuously smash advertisements to attract customers. The cost of bringing new customers to each customer is terribly high. This is enough to prove that the flow of vertical low-frequency used car platforms is an eternal pain. The above-mentioned investors even judged that no platform in the used car industry is an opponent of used car dealers. “The industry experience accumulated over the years is the moat of car dealers. The platform cannot be learned even if you spend money. The so-called hundreds of professional inspection procedures can be standardized, but in fact it is just a process. Even if the used car platform is full The annihilation of the army will not affect transactions in the second-hand car market.” This article was originally produced by AI Finance and Economics, an account of “Finance World” Weekly. Please do not reprint it on any channel or platform without permission. Offenders must be investigated.

Autonomously identify elevators going up and down, deliver materials to the door of designated households, call households to pick up goods after arrival, and return to the lobby on the first floor to charge independently… This is the daily work scene of the epidemic prevention and distribution robot in the Zijunfu Community, Baihedong Street, Liwan District, Guangzhou .

The workload of material distribution in quarantined communities is huge. Recently, videos of 13 anti-epidemic distribution robots on duty have spread all over the Internet. “The intelligentization of the epidemic area is online, this is very Chinese!” The owners praised.

Science and technology help fight the epidemic. The Qianxi Robot Group, a subsidiary of Country Garden, completed the delivery task of “opening up the last 100 meters” in just 72 hours, and it is expected to serve other isolated communities in the future. Behind the “hard-core” fight against the epidemic is the responsibility of Country Garden to work together to fight the epidemic.

On the one hand, actively play the leading role of community party members, mobilize the red forces to participate in epidemic prevention work, and play the role of grassroots party organizations as a battle fortress; on the other hand, in this smoke-free war, care is done in detail, showing warmth everywhere.

13 “broad beans” epidemic prevention and distribution robots are on duty

On the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival, the owner group and circle of friends of residents in the isolated community in Liwan District, Guangzhou suddenly became lively, and 13 delivery robots “broad beans” were officially put on duty in the Zijunfu community.

The owner, Mr. Wang, received an unfamiliar call that day, and a sweet voice reminded him to open the door to pick up supplies. “I opened the door and looked at it. I was surprised. What I saw was not a fully armed property manager, but a cute robot.” Then, he saw the robot swiping message in the owner group.

This distribution robot named “Fava Bean” has multiple functions such as intelligent map navigation and obstacle avoidance, elevator ride, errand delivery, etc. It can efficiently serve the three distribution needs at one time, so that residents in closed management can achieve it at their doorstep. No-contact food fetching throughout the entire process.

It is understood that there are 9 buildings, 13 units, and about 1,000 owners in Zijunfu Community. Each building is delivered at least 7-8 times a day. Because each material arrives at a different time and quantity, sometimes a household’s materials have to be separated. Multiple delivery.

“Since the quarantine in late May, every property housekeeper has worked overtime without rest. The work pressure is very heavy. The arrival of the delivery robot has not only greatly reduced our workload, but also increased our security.” Community Property Management Staff introduction.

“After completing the deployment of the Zijunfu community, we will also provide services in other isolated communities in accordance with the requirements of the government’s epidemic prevention department.” said Xiao Ran, secretary of the party branch and deputy general manager of the Qianxi Group under Country Garden.

Entering the community for the first time for distribution, effectively overcoming technical difficulties

In February, when the epidemic prevention and control was the most intense last year, the demand for food and beverage supply in parts of Hubei was urgent. Qianxi Group and Guoqiang Public Welfare Foundation donated two batches of self-developed container claypot rice robots to Hubei as soon as possible. Through fully automatic and contactless 24-hour hot meal supply, they provided a large number of medical staff such as Guangdong Medical Team to Hubei. Provide catering services to help Hubei win the battle against the epidemic.

The war “epidemic” continues. On the night of June 4, Qianxi Group, a subsidiary of Country Garden, learned from the epidemic prevention department of the Guangzhou Municipal Government that the distribution of materials in quarantined communities is huge and urgently needs to solve the problem of the final “100-meter” distribution in quarantined communities.

With the strong support of the government’s epidemic prevention department and the isolation community, Qianxi Group basically completed the overall deployment of robot distribution in just 72 hours. After two days of intense debugging and operation, the project was delivered in the early morning of June 10 and the robot was delivered. Also officially on duty.

Xiao Ran, Secretary of the Party Branch and Deputy General Manager of Qianxi Group, introduced, “Since April this year, this delivery robot has been stationed in many hotels in Panyu and Huadu, Guangzhou, responsible for 24-hour delivery tasks and providing services for overseas inbound quarantine personnel. This is the first time that it has entered the community to carry out material distribution services.”

In the early morning of June 8, the R&D team was intensively debugging

There is a big difference between the application scenarios of the community and the hotel. For example, in a hotel, the robot can automatically dial the fixed phone to remind the room after reaching the door of the room. However, the communication methods of the residents in the community are very different, which increases the technical difficulty. Qianxi Group invested 3 R&D personnel in the Within 4 hours, the problem of adapting household mobile phones was overcome.

In addition, the on-site high-density residential elevator control signal and the robot equipment signal interfered with each other, which also brought certain challenges to equipment deployment. Two R&D personnel provided solutions and test plans within 5 hours.

Property management, the party and the masses, strengthen the community’s epidemic prevention line

Starting in late May, in accordance with the epidemic prevention and control requirements of governments at all levels, relevant areas in Guangzhou and Foshan have successively carried out nucleic acid testing for all employees in an orderly manner. Country Garden attaches great importance to the prevention and control of the epidemic, actively plays the leading role of community party members, mobilizes the red forces to participate in the epidemic prevention work, and plays the role of a fighting fortress of the grassroots party organization.

At 5 a.m. on May 29th, Guangzhou Country Garden on Nanpu Island received the notification of nucleic acid collection, and then acted quickly. At 6 a.m., personnel from various departments were called to quickly implement prevention and control measures and carry out a clear division of labor. The Phoenix Butler informs the prevention and control situation in the group, reduces the anxiety and anxiety of the owners after learning the news of the blockade, and soothes the owners’ emotions; the property personnel and volunteers are fully assembled on duty to expeditiously set up nucleic acid detection points in the community. At 10 o’clock in the morning, the construction of nucleic acid detection points in the community was completed, and the intense nucleic acid collection work was carried out in an all-round way. As of 17:00 on the 30th, the nucleic acid collection work in Guangzhou Country Garden Community was successfully completed.

In just two days, 5640 homeowners, 11 gardens, Guangzhou Country Garden Community completed the nucleic acid collection work efficiently, demonstrated the “Country Garden Speed” of community epidemic prevention, and deeply “circled fans” owners.

Huang Yansong, General Party Branch of Guangzhou Country Garden Community, Guangzhou Country Garden Property, stated that the nucleic acid testing operation in Guangzhou Country Garden Community was jointly carried out by the Guangzhou Country Garden Community Party General Branch and the Party Branch of Guangzhou Country Garden Branch. During this period, a large number of owner volunteers joined the voluntary service operation. China, assisting the nationwide nucleic acid collection work.

On May 29th, Nanhai District of Foshan carried out a large-scale nucleic acid test on the permanent population of Guicheng Street. The Party branch of the Yongsheng Project in the Foshan District of Country Garden learned that the Xiabei community to which the project belongs needs to carry out nucleic acid testing, and the public servants and community volunteers stationed in the village have heavy tasks and hope to receive support.

The party branch of the Yongsheng Project immediately responded to the call of the community, and combined with Country Garden Services to set up a volunteer service team to go to the community detection point to support. Due to the heavy inspection task and the large flow of people, in order to better maintain the on-site queuing order, they helped the people with disabilities, the elderly and pregnant women in the team arrange green channels, assisted in answering the doubts of the residents, and helped the elderly to register information, etc., “Red Vest We” have always been on the front line of fighting the epidemic.

In the process of promoting vaccination service activities, the community also played a leading role in party building. From May 29 to 31, Country Garden Phoenix City assisted neighborhood committees to carry out vaccination activities for community residents, and a total of 9,500 people were vaccinated. The property center mobilized 50 people to cooperate vigorously with the government to help the community successfully complete the vaccination activities.

Keep watch and help, fight the epidemic with strength and temperature

While science and technology are helping to fight the epidemic, in various communities in the Guangqing/Dongguan-Shen region, Country Garden attaches great importance to the prevention and control of the epidemic. In this smoke-free war, the care is done in detail and showing warmth everywhere.

At 4 pm on June 2nd, a sudden storm swept across. At this time, Guangzhou Country Garden was carrying out the second round of nucleic acid testing, and the 63-year-old Uncle Wen was responsible for the garbage cleaning at the testing site.

Suddenly in heavy rain, Uncle Wen hurriedly draped the black garbage bag as a “raincoat” on his body. Although he was wearing a hat on his head, he still could not stop the “attack” of the violent storm, and soon his whole body was soaked. Despite this, Uncle Wen did not leave his job.

A kind proprietor saw this scene and came over and gave him an extra umbrella. However, when he turned around and saw the passing owners getting caught in the rain, Uncle Wen didn’t hesitate to give the umbrella to the other party.

In this “epidemic” of the nationwide war of mutual assistance, touching scenes are taking place. The major communities of Country Garden race against the epidemic against the clock, try their best to block the chain of transmission, and work together to fight the epidemic.

In order to reduce the risk of crowd gathering and reduce the waiting time for owners to wait in line, Country Garden Property conducts time-based inspection arrangements for owners according to the garden area.

The Phoenix Butler, through the Moments of Friends and the group of owners, will issue notifications of inspection arrangements around the clock. Volunteers and property management security will go to each building in each garden area from time to time to remind the next batch of owners to prepare to go to the inspection point.

For owners with limited mobility, in addition to opening a green channel for young and old, Country Garden’s property management team also teamed up with medical staff to conduct nucleic acid tests door to door.

During the high temperature in summer and concentrated rainfall in the “dragon boat water”, during the inspection period, Country Garden property personnel urgently “fought” and arranged for personnel to carry sandbags to stabilize the tent.

From early morning to night, the property housekeeper fought side by side with the medical workers to overcome the difficulties together with the community workers. In this special period and at a critical juncture, they built a strong wall for the community owners to prevent the epidemic.

In order to effectively assist the epidemic prevention and control work in Guangdong Province, and at the same time convey the warm care of the Dragon Boat Festival and demonstrate corporate responsibility, on June 11, Country Garden Group and Guoqiang Public Welfare Foundation cooperated with Country Garden Jiangzhong District, Guangqing District and Bixiang Agricultural Company The community initiated anti-epidemic actions and other units, and related units in Guangzhou and Foshan donated anti-epidemic materials to provide guarantee for the stability of logistics.

As the Guangzhou-Foshan epidemic slows down, in this race against the virus, we have seen the “united efforts” of the people of Guangzhou, as well as the efficient action and social responsibility of responsible companies.

Southern Reporter Wang Yanling

The first type is the Bluezone smart bracelet, manufactured by a Vietnamese enterprise. Expected price is 6 USD / unit (about 138,000 VND). The bracelet uses Bluezone open source core, 30-day battery, and is used in cases where smartphones are not used like in factories, used for the elderly … to support monitoring, medical declaration… (Illustration) The second type is a GPS navigation bracelet to help manage in the isolation area, priced at 35 USD/piece (equivalent to 800,000 VND). This bracelet will identify the wearer’s location, have a warning to destroy or remove the bracelet; 30 days battery, can be charged repeatedly and reused. The bracelet has a warning sent to the quarantined person, the medical officer in charge when leaving the allowed range or violating the predetermined route. Before that, following the request of the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control to complete the application to manage entry people from the time of entry, at the isolation area and to monitor their health after the end of the quarantine period. In the case of centralized isolation, the Ministry of Information and Communications (TT&TT) has proposed to apply a specialized bracelet to support the monitoring of people in centralized and post-isolation isolation developed by Vietnamese technology enterprises. According to the Ministry of Information and Communications, some countries have exported solutions to monitor quarantined subjects, but the use of available foreign solutions will lead to many limitations in mastering and customizing to suit the Vietnamese context. Male. The purchase of foreign solutions is also dependent on the production capacity of the partner, which can significantly affect the Covid-19 prevention and control plan. Meanwhile, Vietnamese enterprises now also have solutions (mastering technology and data stored in Vietnam) and sufficient production capacity, ready to deploy on a large scale in a short time. The tracking bracelet solution could open up a new direction of management for low-risk quarantined people. They will be fitted with a bracelet to monitor their self-isolation at home. This approach helps to reduce the risk of cross-infection in the isolation area, and at the same time eases the social burden, especially the team working in epidemic prevention and control.

The best care for users of a car is safety. On April 15th, GAC Trumpchi GS4 released the transcript of this year’s “First Exam”, “only for users” deserves its name. According to the results officially announced by C-NCAP, Trumpchi GS4 received a five-star safety evaluation with a comprehensive score rate of 91.0%. Whether it is active safety or passive safety, it basically gives users a full range of “hardcore safety”. Excellent transcript Feilu Automobile noticed that the models that participated in the test this time were Trumpchi GS4 270T automatic technology version, The car uses high-strength thermoformed steel body structural components, combined with high-precision laser welding technology, and uses the advantages of the cage body structure to create a strong protective fortress for the driver and passengers. Therefore, the vehicle performed well in the occupant protection test and won a five-star praise. Frontal 100% crash test Score 18.592 points . The front cabin can absorb energy and collapse, and the airbag will pop up accurately during a collision, providing adequate protection for the occupants in the car. The A-pillar is not deformed, and the four doors can be opened normally after a collision. The passenger compartment remains intact, preventing the occupants from getting stuck. Situations where there is no escape. 40% frontal offset crash test Score 18.353 minutes , The front anti-collision beam fully conducts the collision energy, the front cabin collapses and absorbs energy as a whole, and the front and side airbags are accurately bounced to provide adequate protection for the occupants in the car. Score 20 points in side impact test , B-pillars, door sills, door anti-collision beams and other structural designs play a very good supporting role, especially the double-inverted eight-character structure design of the door, which can evenly and effectively distribute the force of side collisions to the surrounding structural parts of the body to avoid The large side invades and squeezes, and the side safety protection is in place. The whipping test scored 4.713 points, The test dummy’s sitting posture is normal, and the “S+C” seat profile car protects the chest, neck and other parts very well. Active safety test and pedestrian protection test score 20.374 points, The automatic emergency braking system (AEB) has accurate response, and the emergency handling ability of the collision pretension system is good. In addition, the special design of the engine hood, headlights, front bumper, bumper and other components makes the whole vehicle suitable for occupants and pedestrians in front. All have better protection. Hard power, high intelligence The good results of Trumpchi GS4 are not an overnight effort.This is indispensable Body safety design concept, material selection, quality control, active safety configuration Efforts in other aspects. In terms of design concept, The Trumpchi GS4 has been “tailored” in accordance with the most stringent 2018 C-NCAP five-star standard from the beginning of its design, pursuing excellence in every detail. At the same time, Trumpchi GS4 continues the five-star GAC cage collision energy absorption control technology. The front engine compartment structure design adopts a large cross-sectional size longitudinal beam, which can collapse and absorb energy in an orderly manner when subjected to a frontal impact (a ratio exceeding 60 %), to maximize the control of the collision energy transferred to the passenger compartment; the passenger compartment is designed with dense 5 longitudinal and 5 transverse structural beams, which has a stable impact bearing capacity, which can fully absorb energy and buffer during impact to avoid excessive deformation Crew casualties caused. In addition, the side of the vehicle body has redesigned the door anti-collision beams, door sills and B-pillar upper side beams. The middle position of the B-pillar is also reinforced by reinforcements to avoid the risk of bending in the middle position during side collisions, and build a strong and safe cage. -Style body structure. Double inverted eight-character structure design of car door The double-inverted eight-character structure design of the door can evenly and effectively distribute the force of the side collision to the surrounding structural parts of the body, avoiding major injuries to the occupants, and improving the deformation of the sheet metal at the door handle, thereby reducing the collision of the door The risk of opening in the process. “Outer steel and inner soft”, Trumpchi GS4 vehicle is also equipped with 6 large airbags, driver and passenger seat airbags + front double-side airbags + front and rear integrated head air curtains to ensure the safety of drivers and passengers in all aspects. With a good frame, the next step is “material selection”. This car has also been used in the “material selection”. The strength of the material itself constitutes the basis and starting point of the overall structural strength of the car, but the simple combination of steel plate 1+1 can not achieve the best strength stacking effect. Realize lightweight body. The GS4 passenger compartment frame is made of 100% high-strength steel, and the proportion of high-strength steel for the body is as high as 62%, of which ultra-high-strength steel above 1000MPa accounts for more than 12%. The organic combination of different strength steels can achieve reasonable rigidity matching, which can better ensure the integrity of the passenger compartment. In addition to hard power, artificial intelligence is also needed to empower soft power to enhance safety. Trumpchi GS4 has L2+ level automatic driving assistance functions, covering ACC full-speed adaptive cruise, FCW front collision warning, AEB active brake assist system, LDW lane departure warning, LKA lane keeping assist system, HMA intelligent low-beam switching system, ICA integrated cruise system, TJA traffic jam assist and many other functions can let the driver detect possible dangers in advance, avoid danger in advance, and deal with many driving scenarios without worry. It is also worth mentioning that with the help of black technologies such as HBC vacuum assist failure compensation and HBA hydraulic brake assist, The 100-kilometer braking distance of Trumpchi GS4 is only 37.58 meters, which is about 3-5 meters shorter than that of the same class. In addition, Trumpchi GS4 not only protects the occupants in the car, but also takes care of the safety of the laymen, especially for the engine hood, headlights, front wiper, front bumper, calf protection bracket and other components. Designed to minimize the damage to key parts such as the head and legs of the pedestrian when the vehicle collides with a pedestrian, and effectively protect the safety of pedestrians outside the vehicle. Safety, especially high-standard safety, is the most powerful care that a car can give users. After reading the transcript of this “exam”, there is no doubt that GS4 has done this. It is also expected that other models of GAC Trumpchi can also meet such safety standards, helping users to “safe travel” and “good travel”.

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Paired with 2TB PCIe SSD and up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM, it’s the ideal choice for creators who deal with large files and use multiple applications at once. Plus, the latest model includes 2 Thunderbolt 4 ports that deliver 40 Gbps of bidirectional bandwidth, blazing-fast conversion speeds, and the ability to connect up to 5 Thunderbolt devices – all with one port. Finally, the new super-responsive Corning Gorilla Glass touchpad makes navigation smooth and incredibly easy. Another feature worth mentioning is the superb 15.6-inch 4K touchscreen display that is PANTONE certified and features 100% Adobe RGB color gamut coverage and Delta E < 2 color deviation. The display is adjustable. This is enhanced by the innovative Ezel Hinge design, which combines the familiarity and comfort of a traditional laptop with Float, Share, Pad, Stand and Display modes to help you be more productive. The laptop also includes a Wacom EMR pen, appreciated by artists who rely on the precision of a digital pen for sketching, animating, and 3D modeling. Notebook ConceptD 3 Adjustable Ezel and ConceptD 3 Acer has also updated the ConceptD 3 series, which includes an adjustable 14-inch display (CC314-72G) and a traditional design (CN314-72G). ConceptD 3 Pro (CN314-72P) and ConceptD 3 Ezel Pro (CC314-72P) will also be available, both with up to 4.6 GHz Intel Core i7 processors and NVIDIA T1200 laptop graphics cards. ConceptD 3 All ConceptD 3 sizes and models have been upgraded to include 11th Gen Intel Core H-series processors. Commercial and consumer models will ship with a variety of graphics card options for suitable for different workloads and industries, including the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti card. All feature 4th Gen PCIe SSDs and a Thunderbolt 4 port that powers super-fast charging. ConceptD 3 Ezel This series offers powerful specs and creator-focused features at a mid-range price point. The models are adjustable with Acer’s Ezel Hinge technology, allowing them to be used in a variety of modes, as well as the touchscreen and the AES stylus. All ConceptD 3 notebook models feature FHD (1920×1080) displays that have been PANTONE certified for 100% sRGB color coverage and Delta E < 2 color deviation. ConceptD 3 Ezel Selling price and opening time The ConceptD 5 (CN516-72G) will be on sale in North America in August with prices starting at $1,999.99; in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in July from EUR 2,199. The ConceptD 7 Ezel (CC715-72G) will be on sale in North America for $2,499; in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in October from EUR 2,699; and in China in October from 29,999 yuan. The ConceptD 3 (CN314-72G) will go on sale in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in September with prices starting at €1,299. The ConceptD 3 Ezel (CC314-73G) will be on sale in North America in December with prices starting at $1,599.99; in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in September from EUR 1,499; and in China during the month from 12,999 yuan. Exact specifications, prices and opening times will vary by region. For more information on opening times, product specifications and market-specific pricing, please contact your nearest Acer office via www.acer.com

The mentality of the sisters is that they often want to immediately reduce the clumps of fat in the abdomen and increase the size of their breasts. Therefore, regardless of whether they are going to the gym or working out at home, everyone enthusiastically rushes into the gym. Resistance exercises exert the most force on the abdomen and buttocks. Common exercises everyone knows by heart can be mentioned as squats, series of exercises with mini band or sit-ups, plank, … However, practicing at home has one limitation compared to going to the gym that we don’t have a mirror or a coach’s direction to check the form. Therefore, it will be inevitable to practice wrong. Therefore, you should study the Vietnamese beauties below, every time you enter the set, turn your phone back to check if you are right and need to adjust for the next set. Plank This is a core exercise (central muscle area) in the top 1 of the exercises not to be missed. Plank, although there are many variations, but most effectively affect the abdominal area. In particular, many studies have shown that 1 minute of plank exercise is equivalent to 1000 sit-ups. Such a great effect, but up to 90% of newbies do it wrong. Si Thanh is one of the beauties who is 35 years old this year, but the body is still very “mlem” thanks to taking care of the plank. Recently, she revealed a part of home exercise called Side Plank With Weight (exercise with dumbbells). However, looking at her short video, it can be seen that this is a difficult exercise when she is still holding a 3kg dumbbell. In the last set, Si Thanh was exhausted without being able to tighten the abdomen, using a lot of force of the arms and shoulders, but little in the abdomen. Side Plank helps women strengthen the Obliques (intercostal muscles) very well. This group of abdominal muscles supports other muscle groups that are stronger when doing exercises that use strong force such as deadlift, squat, pull down… For this exercise, you need to be very strong to keep your arms straight on the floor, lift your hips off the ground and squeeze your abs, buck, and squeeze your buttocks so that your whole body is in a straight line. While the other hand holds a dumbbell to increase the difficulty. However, for beginners, you should start with no weight training. Can support straight arms or elbows perpendicular to the floor. Besides, you can also do the exercise with the usual plank movement, which is against the elbows and parallel to the ground. The figure clearly depicts the areas of your muscles where you can burn energy. How to plank correctly and limit mistakes, beauty blogger Emmie will show you. Crunches/Sit Up Crunches help strengthen the muscles in the abdomen, not reduce belly fat as many people think. To lose belly fat, you must have a reasonable diet according to the formula of calories in < calories out. Compared to many other exercisers, crunches are a static and easy exercise to do at home, but there are many issues to discuss around it. Crunches simply raise the shoulders, neck, and head, while the back and legs remain the same. It may take a while for your abs to work. Chi Pu also joined the abs line and did very well with few technical errors. She performs a series of abdominal exercises with 0 seconds of rest. The movements of the female singer appearing in the video can be mentioned as plank, crunches, twist, climbing mountain, … Squats Squat is the king of the hammock village and women can practice it anytime, anywhere. However, squat technique is also a difficult lesson for many people. Diep Lam Anh did a great job doing butt exercises with the mini band. She loves the Donkey Kick Back move with resistance bands. Perhaps this is also an exercise you should practice at home at this time to avoid unnecessary injuries to the lower back and knees when not accompanied by a coach. While we still don’t know when the epidemic can be completely controlled, home training to improve resistance and create curves is always the top priority. Be a little careful in each move and never give up.

From the very first days of its establishment, Clarks has always kept in the brand’s DNA the original values ​​as well as the product quality expressed through meticulousness and dedication. Throughout its nearly 200-year development history, the brand has never forgotten the roots of craftsmanship in each shoe, along with groundbreaking ideas and constant creative efforts. And the Clarks Spring Summer 2021 collection is the affirmative answer to that. Dessert Boot 2 Launched in the early 1950s, Desert Boot quickly captured the minds of millions, and to this day the name remains a global symbol of the British shoe brand. Timeless design, impossibly lightweight feel, but with Clarks, innovation is never enough. This re-release, Clarks promises more groundbreaking innovations to its pride, Desert Boot 2. Dessert Boot 2 Inheriting the advantages of its predecessor and the “new breezes” blown by the company, Desert Boot 2 gives the feet an experience that exceeds expectations. The midsole uses smart OrthoLite technology and a natural rubber sole, which not only optimizes grip, durability and lightness, but more specifically, supports posture correction, adding stability to each step. Craft Run Lace Bearing the look of an authentic running shoe, the Craft Run Lace features an upper hand-finished with the brand’s signature stitches on heritage suede fabric. Not only that, but Craft Run Lace also scores with a rubber outsole, crepe fabric and EVA cushioning. All, have created a perfect shoe in terms of fashion and durability, lightweight. Not stopping there, the mesh lining and shoelaces of Craft Run Lace are also used recycled materials, an effort to reduce the brand’s environmental impact. Craft Run Lace Perform: Tuan Anh

This manufacturing company now owns a phone and electronic equipment factory with an annual design capacity of 125 million devices. In the most recent year (2020), VinSmart said it sold 1.95 million smartphones to the market, up 225% compared to 2019 sales (600,000 units). One of the two production components of Vingroup With record-high phone sales, VinSmart also became the third largest smartphone supplier in the domestic market with 12.7% market share. This is the first time a Vietnamese phone brand is in the top of the largest manufacturers and consumers in the market. VinSmart sold more than 1.95 million smartphones to the domestic market and exported 1.3 million units in 2020. Photo: Gemini. Notably, in addition to selling phones in the domestic market, in the past year, VinSmart also for the first time recorded revenue from outsourcing and manufacturing original equipment for foreign partners. In it, the company said it had signed a contract and started exporting smartphones to US carriers and foreign customers, with an output of 1.3 million units last year. Returning to the domestic market, VinSmart has now launched 18 smartphone models in the segments from popular to high-end. In addition, this manufacturer has also begun to expand its product portfolio to other electronic devices such as electronic components, air purifiers, etc. In 2020, VinSmart has also become a partner for manufacturing components. blower components for Medtronic PLC ventilators, exported to the US and Ireland. In addition to the production of phones and electronic devices, VinSmart is also the enterprise in charge of building a technology ecosystem for Vingroup’s real estate projects with three core products, including Smart city (member of Vingroup). smart city), Smart home (smart home) and Smart services (digital services). Currently, VinSmart is the contractor in charge of deploying smart city solutions in all 3 major urban areas of Vinhomes including Vinhomes Ocean Park, Vinhomes Smart City (Hanoi) and Vinhomes Grand Park (HCMC). Manufacturing is not prioritized? In the latest announcement, Vingroup announced that it will close VinSmart’s TV and mobile phone production segments to focus on developing high technology for VinFast. This move follows after Vietnam’s largest private group had to withdraw from a series of previous business activities to focus on industry and technology. In fact, although it is one of the two components forming the production division of Vingroup, VinSmart’s activities are always invested much less than VinFast. Specifically, in terms of both investment scale and business results, VinSmart is still very modest compared to car and electric vehicle manufacturers with the same owner. According to the separate financial report of parent company Vingroup in the first quarter, the original value of Vingroup’s investment in VinSmart is estimated at nearly VND 5,000 billion, an increase of more than VND 2,000 billion compared to the beginning of the year. However, this figure is less than a quarter of the value of Vingroup’s investment in VinFast, reaching VND 22,007 billion at the same time. The scale of investment and production activities of VinSmart is much smaller than that of VinFast. Photo: Hoang Ha. Despite being one of two subsidiaries that received additional capital through direct investment in the first quarter, the value of Vingroup’s investment in VinSmart is currently only fifth and much lower than other businesses like Vinhomes (22,981 Billion); VinFast (22,007 billion); Vinpearl (16,992 billion); Vincomerce Holding (5,928 billion). In previous years, the investment in VinSmart was also in the middle and low group of Vingroup’s long-term financial investments in subsidiaries. Regarding business results, because VinSmart’s operating report has not been published in detail, the company’s revenue and profit is still accounted for in the production department along with VinFast. In 2020, the revenue of Vingroup’s production division (including VinFast and VinSmart) reached over VND 18,000 billion, an increase of more than 80% compared to 2019. In which, the leader of this group said revenue increased sharply in the year. thanks to increased sales of cars and smartphones. However, as planned by the leadership of this group continuously, Vingroup’s production division in the same year had a pre-tax loss of nearly VND 14,000 billion. In the first quarter of this year, manufacturing was also one of Vingroup’s high-growth business divisions along with real estate. Revenue from this activity brought the group a total of VND4,825 billion, up 44% over the same period. However, the business results report by division of Vingroup said that this business segment still has a pre-tax loss of 4,814 billion. With the cessation of smartphone and television production, in the coming time, VinSmart will focus mainly on high-tech development for VinFast and partly on Vinhomes’ real estate projects. In addition, part of the factory will be used to process for partners, the rest will be expanded and adjusted to produce new products.

Razer Razer has announced the new Blade 15 Advanced featuring Intel’s 11th Gen H-series processors. The highest configuration uses Core i9-11900H combined with 16GB RTX 3080 GPU and 4K 60Hz OLED touch screen. This is the smallest 15-inch gaming laptop equipped with RTX graphics, the machine is only 15.8mm thick. However, this version will only have the highest configuration, Core i7-11800H, RTX 3060 GPU, 16 GB RAM and 240Hz QHD IPS screen. The Razer Laptop will be available for pre-order from May 17 and will ship in June. Prices start at $2,299. HP HP has three new laptops including ZBook Fury G8, ZBook Power G8 and ZBook Studio G8. Studio G8 is configured with an Intel Core i9-11950H processor, along with a 16GB Nvidia RTX 3080 GPU or an Nvidia RTX A5000 GPU for creative users. Screen options for the ZBook Studio G8 include 1080p IPS, 4K 120Hz IPS, or 4K OLED. HP ZBook Studio G8 will be available in the market from July with an unannounced price. Meanwhile, the Power G8 and Fury G8 will launch this summer. Asus Today, Asus introduced the new Zephyrus model. The first is the Zephyrus M16, which is a bit higher than the Zephyrus G14 and Zephyrus G15. The Zephyrus M16 has an Nvidia RTX 3070 GPU, along with Intel’s H-series chips. Regarding the screen, Zephyrus M16 has a 16:10 aspect ratio, QHD resolution and 165Hz refresh rate. Next is the Zephyrus S17 model, a high-end gaming laptop equipped with an Intel Core i9-11900H, 48GB of RAM, and an Nvidia RTX 3080 with 16GB of VRAM. Pricing and availability for the Zephyrus M16 are yet to be announced, and the Zephyrus S17 will be available at some point in Q2 in North America. Lenovo Legion Lenovo’s new Legion 7i and 5i Pro also use a 16:10 screen ratio for the 16-inch version combined with a 165Hz refresh rate. Legion 7i has the highest configuration with Intel Core i9-11980HK, with up to 16GB Nvidia RTX 3080 GPU. The Lenovo 5i Pro comes in a Core i7-11800H configuration, with an Nvidia RTX 3070. There’s also Nvidia’s new RTX 3050 and 3050 Ti GPU options. The Legion 7i and 5i Pro will both release in June with prices starting at $1,769 and $1,329 respectively, while the 5i will launch later in July with prices starting at $969. MSI MSI announces new gaming and creator laptops, the first being the Creator Z16 model for creative users. The Creator Z16 has a 120Hz 16:10 QHD+ touchscreen and an Nvidia GeForce 3060 with a Core i7-11800H or Core i9-11900H. The lower Creator M16 will have a QHD+ display, but the internal specs drop to Intel’s RTX 3050 Ti and Core i7. There’s also a new Creator 17 that uses up to Core i9 and RTX 3080 chips, and comes with a Mini LED display. For gaming laptops, MSI offers a series of products including GE76, GE66 Raider, GS76 Stealth, GS66 Stealth, GP76 Leopard, GP66 Leopard, GL76 Pulse and GL66 Pulse. Finally, there are the new “Katana” and “Sword” laptops, which use Core i7-11800H CPUs and Nvidia RTX 3060, RTX 3050 Ti, and RTX 3050 GPUs. The MSI Creator Z16 starts at $2,599, the Katana models start at $999, the Sword starts at $1,099, and the price for the Creator M16 has yet to be announced. They will be released later this month on May 16. Dell/ Alienware The first is the Alienware M15 R6 model using Core i9 11900H, 32GB of RAM and Nvidia RTX 3080 8GB. It has a 15.6-inch screen with options of 1080p 165Hz, 1080p 360Hz or QHD 240Hz. Dell also introduced the thin Alienware X17, with an 11th generation Intel Core processor and a 30-series GPU from Nvidia. Meanwhile, the Dell brand introduces the new G15 using an 11th-generation six-core Core i7 CPU, an Nvidia 30-series GPU and a 120Hz or 165Hz display for 15.6-inch, 1080p resolution. In addition to gaming machines, Dell also announced the XPS 15 and XPS 17 using the latest Intel processors, Nvidia RTX graphics and also a new OLED version of the XPS 15. Finally, Dell did not forget to upgrade. configuration level for the business-focused Precision and Latitude series. The Alienware M15 R6 will start at $1,299.99, the Dell G15 at $949.99, the XPS 15 at $1,199.99, and the XPS 17 at $1,399.99. All are on sale now. Information about Alienware X17 will be more detailed next month. Gigabytes Gigabyte also announced new laptops for the Aero, Aorus and G series. First up are the new Aero series laptops geared towards creators. The Aero 15 OLED has an OLED display and up to Intel Core i9-11980HK, RTX 3080 and 4K HDR processors. Meanwhile, the Aero 17 HDR has the same specs, but it has a larger 17.3-inch screen and this is an IPS display instead of an OLED one. Meanwhile, for gaming laptops, Gigabyte has Aorus 15P, Aorus 17G and Aorus 17X. 15P and 17G use Intel Core i7-11800H processor, up to Nvidia RTX 3080 16GB. The Aorus 15P has a 15.6-inch 1080p IPS display with a 240Hz or 360Hz refresh rate, while the Aorus 17G has a 17.3-inch IPS display with a 300Hz refresh rate. The Aorus 17X also has a 17.3-inch 300Hz IPS display, comes with an RTX 3080, but it has a more powerful Intel Core i9-11980HK processor. Finally, there are 4 15.6-inch G5 MD/G5 GD models and 17.3-inch G7 MD/G7 GD models. They all have screens with 1080p resolution and 144Hz refresh rate. The G5 MD and G5 GD have an Intel Core i5-11400H processor, the G7 MD has an i7-11800H, and the G7 GD has an i5-11400H. GPU options include Nvidia’s new RTX 3050 and 3050 Ti. Aero 15 OLED starts at $1,799, Aero 17 HDR starts at $2,499, both in stock. Meanwhile, Aorus 15P costs from $ 1,599, 17G costs from 2,099. The G5 and G7 will be available to order now, with the G5 starting at $1,149. Acer Acer has 3 newly announced laptops including Predator Triton 300, Predator Helios 300 and Nitro 5. The Triton 300 has a 4.6 GHz Intel 11th Gen H-series processor, an Nvidia RTX 3080 GPU and 32GB of RAM. Optional screen QHD 165Hz or 1080p 360Hz. Next up is the Helios 300, which has Intel’s latest processor paired with 32GB of RAM, but maxes out with an Nvidia RTX 3070 GPU. Like the Triton 300, it’s also available with a 360Hz 1080p or 165Hz QHD display. Similarly, the Nitro 5 also comes with Intel’s latest generation chip, RTX 3070 GPU and 32 GB RAM. Acer says the Nitro 5 has a 15.6- or 17.3-inch QHD IPS display with a 165Hz refresh rate. The Predator Triton 300 will be available in North America from July with a starting price of $1,699, while the Nitro 5 will be available from June with a starting price of $999. Predator Helios 300 currently has no price and release date.

Nitro 5 still shows a typical aggressive style with two main colors black and red. In this year’s new version, Nitro 5 is renewed with two lightning lines on the A side, making this gaming laptop more aggressive than ever. The hinges are painted red on the overall black background of the machine, helping Nitro 5 have a design language that inspires fiery games. Acer Nitro 5 has four-zone RGB backlighting, highlighted WASD keys and navigation keys. The keyboard has high key travel and good bounce for more exciting gaming. Acer Nitro 5’s advanced heat dissipation system helps keep temperatures stable when operating at high performance. The laptop is equipped with a superior cooling system consisting of two fans and well-arranged copper pipes that improve heat dissipation by 25% compared to the previous generation. This is greatly optimized with CoolBoost technology that increases fan speed and cools CPU/GPU by 9%. All can be fine-tuned through the NitroSense software that comes with the device. The new Acer Nitro 5 comes with up to 11th Gen Intel Core processor and GeForce GTX 1650 GPU. It is equipped with 512 GB SSD M.2 PCle (upgradable up to 2TB SSD with 2 slots). M.2 SSD and 2 TB HDD) and 8 GB RAM (upgradable up to 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz RAM). This is the first gaming laptop equipped with the latest 11th generation Intel Core i processor to hit the shelves in Vietnam market. It owns a 15.6-inch Full HD IPS screen, 144Hz refresh rate and 3ms response speed for a smooth gaming experience. The machine has a full range of universal connectivity ports, including: one high-speed USB Type-C port supporting Thunderbolt 4, three USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, one HDMI 2.0 port supporting HDCP, one 3.5mm headphone jack ( headphones with built-in microphone), an Ethernet port, and a power port. It will also include KillerTM Wi-Fi 6 AX 1650i (802.11ax) and Killer Ethernet E2600 wireless connectivity for increased stability and network connectivity during intense combat. The new Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop is now on shelves in the Vietnamese market with many different configurations, retail prices starting from 23.49 million.

An officer of the People’s Committee of Ha Dinh ward (Thanh Xuan district) advises drug users on community-based addiction treatment (the person on the right) in the area. Still complicated Recently, many cases of illegal drug trafficking and use of complex nature in Hanoi have been discovered, dismantled, and brought before the law. It was a case of illegal trading and possession of large quantities of narcotics, related to inpatient psychiatric patients at the Central Psychiatric Hospital I, Thuong Tin district discovered at the end of March 2021. led by Nguyen Xuan Quy (residing in Thanh Tri district). In early May, Phuc Tho district police prosecuted the case and prosecuted defendant Nguyen Xuan Hai (born in 1971, residing in Vong Xuyen commune, Phuc Tho district) for the crime of “illegal trading in narcotics”. … Notably, drug traffickers often use many ways to entice and entice young people to use drugs. According to the Poison Control Center (Bach Mai Hospital), from the beginning of 2021 until now, this unit has received many underage cases of drug-related stimulant poisoning, including marijuana. sa, synthetic drugs mixed in e-cigarettes. The toxicity of drugs causes young people to have mental disorders, paranoia, cardiac arrhythmias, etc. While the situation of illegal drug trafficking and use is becoming more and more complicated, the number of drug addicts has not decreased, and treatment for addiction has not achieved the desired results. Statistics from the Hanoi Department of Labor – Invalids and Social Affairs show that the city currently manages nearly 13,000 drug users. From 2016 up to now, the city has provided financial support for more than 10,000 turns of voluntary detoxification; sending more than 4,000 people to compulsory detoxification. In addition, units and localities expand the treatment model of replacing opiates with Methadone; maintaining the club model for post-drug addicts (B93), helping post-detoxifiers have a place to socialize and live healthy activities… However, in reality, the number of people who have ever given up drugs Quitting drugs is a very small percentage. The main reason is that addicts and drug users do not have enough courage, will and determination to stay away from the wrong path; while some families do not voluntarily declare and register for detoxification, do not cooperate with the authorities, so it is difficult to organize treatment for drug users. On the other hand, there are still people who do not have the right perception of drug prevention and control, leading to improper behavior. Deploy multiple solutions In order to gradually push back drugs, in 2021, Hanoi aims to discover and handle 2,300 drug-related crime cases, of which 50% of the cases are of the nature of illegal trading, transportation and production. narcotics; eliminate 100% of existing drug-related complexities; actively review to promptly detect points and dens that are at risk of arising in order to focus on fighting and eradicating. With the treatment of addiction, it is expected that this year, the authorities will make 900 dossiers to request the People’s Courts of districts, towns to issue decisions to handle administrative violations of sending drug addicts. drugs into compulsory detoxification establishments; actively mobilized addicts and illegal users of narcotics to undergo voluntary detoxification at drug detoxication establishments; organize the implementation of drug addiction treatment in the family and the community. Along with that, units and localities continue to maintain Methadone/Buprenorphine replacement therapy for nearly 5,000 patients at Methadone treatment facilities; deploying and expanding Methadone supply and distribution facilities in communes, wards and townships… In order to achieve the above goals, Mr. Phung Quang Thuc, Director of the Sub-Department of Social Evils Prevention and Control (Hanoi Department of Labor – Invalids and Social Affairs) said that in 2021 and the following years , the competent authorities focused on improving the effectiveness of addiction treatment and management after drug addiction treatment. In this direction, in addition to the implemented solutions, localities mobilize and encourage addicts and their families to voluntarily declare their drug addiction, voluntarily participate in appropriate forms of detoxification; at the same time, to integrate the organization of detoxification and post-detoxification management with vocational training and job creation programs. In particular, some localities maintain the pilot implementation of “The model of counseling, care and support for addiction treatment in the community”, “The model of supporting legal and social counseling for people with disabilities”. Participating in drug addiction treatment”… Contributing to raising social awareness on drug prevention and control, localities build voluntary social work teams; to step up the propagation, dissemination and education of the law on drug prevention and control as well as the harmful effects of drugs; organized many practical activities in response to “Action Month on Drug Prevention and Control” and “All People’s Day on Drug Prevention and Control” (June 26). In addition, the city police take professional measures to detect and fight fiercely with drug crimes; deal with areas, dens, complex drug-related places, establishments that harbor and organize illegal use of drugs… The police force also checks and makes statistics on drug users to manage drug users. management, monitoring and prevention; coordinate with the People’s Procuracy and the People’s Court of the same level to investigate and bring drug crime cases to point trial, to mobile trial…

However, an incident later occurred when the core of a missile weighing up to 20 tons lost control and fell back to the ground at an extremely high speed. According to forecasts by both the US space agency (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) at that time, the missile is likely to fall on May 8-10 – and currently the latest forecasts show. It will fall on May 9. Missile Truong Chinh 5B. Description: Thanh Luan Its location is a densely populated place or falls into the sea or uninhabited area is still a big question mark, so this event attracts the attention of most of the world’s major powers. . But many experts advise people in the countries concerned that “should not be too worried”. Specifically, sharing his opinion with CGTN channel on May 8, according to expert Zhang Xiaotian working at the School of Astronaut, Beihang University, told CGTN: “ As for the missile’s return to the ground, we need it to fall into a predetermined safe zone and there are many measures to achieve this goal such as choosing the launch location, controlling the brake. degrees at different stages “. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Uong Van Ban also said that the ability of fragments or missile cores to fall to the ground is extremely low because the missile is designed with special technology. . The Hindustantimes Indian newspaper quoted the Paris-PSL Observatory astronomer Florent Delefie as saying: “ The chance of the debris falling in an inhabited area is very low, with the probability of 1 in 1 million “. Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at the Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Harvard, in an interview on Space.com even said that the probability of a personal danger being hit by a piece of paper is just 1 in many billions of possibilities. “The chance of someone getting hurt is probably 1% and the chance of you getting hurt is 8 billion times smaller than that, so don’t worry about it.” Even so, McDowell also criticized China for its somewhat irresponsible actions: “Usually, after the missile completes its mission, the engine will be reactivated and dropped into the ocean or inhabited place, so the damage is very little. However, China did not do that,” he said. they put rockets in orbit and then set them free. “ Theverge quoted Dan Oltrogge – founder of Space Safety Coalition as well as leading expert at Commercial Space Operations Center expressed optimism about the missile core will fall into the sea. He said: “Most of the Earth’s surface is covered with water (70%), so there is almost no danger, the chance of it falling into a residential area is not zero but there would be little to worry about if it does. fell into the ocean “. “The chance of anyone getting hit by debris is very low, extremely low”, he stressed . Have there been instances of missile debris hit causing significant injury? In fact, in more than six decades since humans put their first satellite into the air, there have been no cases of debris hitting people causing significant injuries, according to Stijn Lemmens, an expert at Mechanical European Space Agency. The likelihood of falling into the residential area of ​​the Truong Chinh 5B missile core is very low. Photo: Bulletin The China Space Agency, the main unit responsible for this incident, still keeps information related to the missile secret, so it is still possible to estimate the specific drop position of the missile core. a big question. Most recently, they just made an official announcement. This is not the first case of a Chinese space object losing control, before in 2018, a space station named Thien Cung 1 weighing 8 tons also lost control and fell back to the ground. but no one was injured. Articles translated from sources: Space, CGTN, Hindustantimes, Theguardian

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger (Pat Gelsinger) said that the global chip supply shortage may continue for two more years. Kissinger said that the supply constraints will continue until more production capacity goes online to meet chip demand. Data center business is challenged Data center business has become the main source of bad earnings this time. Intel’s financial report shows that the data center group’s revenue in the first quarter was US$5.6 billion, a 20% decrease from US$7 billion in the same period last year. The decline in demand for cloud computing chips and the decline in government and enterprise demand caused by the epidemic have all triggered a decline in data center revenue . As the group’s highest profitability business, the decline in data center profits also dragged down the overall gross profit margin, which fell by 5 percentage points year-on-year to 55.2%. From the industry perspective, Intel is undergoing a transformation from a “PC center” to a “data center”. But in the era when data has become the “new oil”, it is not only Intel that sees the cake of data centers, but Nvidia and AMD are trying to further seize this market through mergers and acquisitions. On the other hand, Intel’s customers in the data center field, Google, Amazon, and Alibaba, have all begun to develop their own chips. “Any customized chip is a differentiated competition for them. For them, the chip is a strategy, not a route choice.” Vice President of Intel Marketing Group and General Manager of China Industry Solutions Department Liang Yali responded to this earlier. On April 8, Intel launched the third-generation Xeon scalable processor and a series of related product portfolios, which were regarded by the outside world as a counterattack to AMD’s attack. Among them, Ice Lake is Intel’s first server chip using 10nm. In addition, in the financial report data, Intel’s personal computer chip business revenue was 10.6 billion US dollars, an increase of 8% over the same period last year. The overall demand for this major notebook computer market has increased. However, it is also worth noting that the past high-end product line cooperation On the other hand, Apple has also begun to use more self-developed chips in the Mac product line. In the entire Intel’s quarterly report, the biggest bright spot is that the autonomous driving system company Mobileye’s revenue rose by 48% year-on-year to 377 million US dollars, and its operating profit rose by 67% year-on-year. “Lack of core” trend will continue At present, the shortage of chips has gradually spread from some links such as foundry, packaging and testing to the entire industry chain, involving multiple consumer fields such as automobiles, mobile phones, and notebooks. As one of the main players in the chip supply chain, Intel claims that the global chip supply shortage may continue for two more years. Prior to this, in order to reverse Intel’s decline in competition in the semiconductor industry, Kissinger proposed the IDM 2.0 plan. In the financial report statement, Kissinger also stated that this year will be an “important year” for Intel. From an industry perspective, Intel represents the IDM (Integrated Device Manufacture) model. The manufacturer is responsible for the entire process of the chip from design to finished product. This model can ensure the integration of the product from design to manufacturing. But in terms of iteration efficiency and cost, the Foundry model represented by TSMC is currently more mainstream. In order to change the current foundry pattern based on TSMC, Intel plans to invest approximately US$20 billion in the construction of two new factories (fabs) in Arizona, the United States. Intel stated that it hopes to become a major provider of foundry production capacity and provide services to customers around the world from the United States and Europe. Research organization TrendForce said that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will begin using the 5nm process to produce Intel’s Core i3 chips in the second half of this year. But judging from the latest news, Intel seems to want to increase its manufacturing capacity centered on the United States in order to reduce its dependence on Asian manufacturers. For Intel at the moment, the biggest problem is that the expansion investment plan may take several years to provide profits for it. In the financial report, Intel expects Q2 revenue of US$17.8 billion, slightly higher than the expected US$17.55 billion; however, the EPS forecast of US$1.05 is slightly lower than expected, and the company explained that it was affected by production capacity expansion expenses. As of press time, Intel reported $62.57 per share. It placed an order of 1.77% on Thursday and dropped 2.17% after the market.

CEO Nguyen Thanh Hang – United businessman “Sac with talent” in 2019 CEO Nguyen Thanh Hang is the founder of the real estate brand Dai Phuc Land with 20 years of experience in the real estate industry. Thoughtful about the real estate market together with her passion for business since she was 18, she has steered Dai Phuc Land boat more and more and develops sustainably. She is also known as the “Excellent and talented” businessman in 2019. Over the past time, her brand name but her reputation has been confirmed with more than 20 projects in important locations in Thu Duc city (Ho Chi Minh City). Currently, she is cherishing and turning her dream into reality in order to change her face to create a beautiful and romantic Villas on Doc Let beach – Ninh Hoa (Khanh Hoa province). ” Doc Let Beach has a beauty like very poetic angels – so beautiful that I could stop eating and sleeping just to come up with a detailed design idea for my baby “King Palace Villa” worthy of this place. “Ms. Hang said. CEO Nguyen Thanh Hang She said, this is my enthusiasm in the past time. Although there are times when I intend to let go of my hands when the difficulties piled up continuously, however, not giving up the difficulties and challenges, I am determined to implement and perfect the resort Villas near the sea, bearing style. European way – Even the smallest subtle lines. CEO Nguyen Thanh Hang – The beauty of the “Sac with a Talent” Entrepreneur in 2019 is a woman who is very dedicated to her spiritual children. “To implement this dream, I want to bring to the real estate market a 100% legal completed product to absolute safety. Only 60% of the total value – notarize the transfer. Buying and selling, and holding the name of the owner at the location of the land will build a Villa with many uses. The remaining 40% is divided into 5 payment installments, with the time each time is 3 months apart – number The payment per installment is only slightly more than 100 million VND, with the interest rate of 0 VND. Thus, is the best condition for those who want to own a resort here without being too concerned about finance “- Sister Nguyen Thanh Hang shared. Perspective of ground floor villa in King Palace Villa garden “The Villas are designed elaborately in every detail, cherishing each level of emotions, when customers take the first step to explore Doc Let beach, which is rated as one of the 10 most beautiful beaches in Vietnam. Man, then they could not help but remember the resort was built up from the morality and enthusiasm of the female general, day and night without concern, along with a team of young architects with full experience. an overall block of form. From a distance, “King palace villa” is shown splendidly but also very poetic. ” Ceo Nguyen Thanh Hang said. Perspective of living room King Palace Villa The reason why “King palace villa” is European style with closed space and the cost to build this model is very good and bad? She said that the majority of the resort real estate market is always following a modern style in open spaces. However, she wants to make a difference, a quiet but warm space for her family when she has the opportunity to travel together. Ms. Nguyen Thanh Hang confided that since childhood, after the family incident, the two sisters had to follow their parents to make real prayers in the guest land. When she is a little older and enters the loving age, she conceives that space will create emotions, which is indispensable to create a taste of life. According to her, the bedroom space needs to be refined in favor of softness, flexibility and romance. Therefore, she has devoted herself to building King Palace Villa into a small happy home for each family. For her, a warm and happy family together is an invaluable asset that cannot be exchanged. Perspective of King palace villa bedroom With the design concept of each villa from royal yellow to cool blue sky, priority is given to the background of the room space, accompanied by soft yellow light, light from chandeliers, with pictures The shape of candles is sparkling, the highlight is the wall panels decorated with wallpaper, wall paintings, European-style, the curtains are selected in tones matching the background color of the room. A special thing, the bedroom space enjoys the full green of the garden from the back, bringing cool and airy air. According to Ceo Nguyen Thanh Hang, the difference of “King palace villa” is that: “Each Villa is built on an area of ​​130m2 – 150m2 – Gardening on residential land 100%.” These are not only attractive, safe and effective investment solutions. It also brings lasting value to many generations. Especially, customers are committed to operate and manage by the investor, and at the same time, they are paid 50% of profit for the whole year from the exploitation of the purchased real estate. Perspective of King palace villa kitchen Located about 30km from Nha Trang, Ninh Hoa town is surrounded by mountains and sea. Specifically, the South of Ninh Hoa town borders Nha Trang city, the North borders the special economic zone of Bac Van Phong, the West borders Dak Lak province, the East stretches along the East Sea. Thanks to its special location, this place has a cool climate all year round, convenient traffic location, so it is very suitable for the development of marine tourism. In which, the highlight that makes up Ninh Hoa tourism is Doc Let beach, an attractive and attractive place for tourists. This place possesses beautiful scenery with ocean hills surrounding the coast. The coconut palms radiate shade, smooth white sand, flat, nearly 10 km long. Ninh Hoa promises to be a booming real estate market in Khanh Hoa Currently, the accommodation system serving tourists here is also developing strongly. Especially during holidays and summer, the luxury resort systems such as TTC Doc Let, Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, White Sand Doc Let Resort & Spa … are always in full room. Ninh Hoa also owns a special position in traffic as it is located on the main axis of many national highways and railways connecting the North – South and the Central Highlands provinces. Especially, Van Phong Bay international seaport. According to real estate experts, with such huge potential, Ninh Hoa promises to be a booming real estate market in Khanh Hoa. Currently, many businesses have poured into the development of real estate projects here.

Established in June 2018, VinSmart is one of the two main companies operating in the Vingroup’s manufacturing division, along with car and electric car manufacturer VinFast. This manufacturing company owns a telephone and electronic equipment factory with an annual design capacity of up to 125 million devices. VinSmart smart electronics factory in Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park. Photo: Vingroup In Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park (Hanoi), the complex factory of VinSmart has a total area of ​​up to 15ha, of which, construction area of ​​phase 1 is only 4.8 ha. At the factory in the first phase inaugurated in November 2019, the production area reached 4.5 hectares, including the electronic circuit board manufacturing subdivisions, phone manufacturing and independent research institutes. designed capacity of 26 million devices / year. Half a year after its inception, the company launched its first four smartphone lines. After two and a half years, the total number of VinSmart phone models has increased to 18 lines, of which the first product appeared in the high-end segment, and successfully produced terminals supporting 5G technology. . In 2020 alone, VinSmart said it sold 1.95 million smart phones to the market, an increase of 225% compared to 2019 sales (600,000 units). With record high phone sales, VinSmart also became the 3rd largest smartphone supplier in the domestic market with 12.7% market share. This is the first time a Vietnamese phone brand is in the top manufacturers and consumers in the market. As of early 2021, VinSmart’s distribution network of mobile phones has expanded with 10,000 retail agents, 4 customer care centers and 101 warranty points. Notably, not only consuming phones in the country, last year, VinSmart also recognized for the first time revenue from processing and manufacturing original equipment for foreign partners. VinSmart said that last year it signed a contract and started exporting smartphones to US carriers and foreign customers, with a production of 1.3 million units. In addition, the manufacturer also expanded its product portfolio to other electronic devices such as electronic components, air purifiers … In 2020, VinSmart also became a partner in manufacturing air blower components. supplied to Medtronic PLC’s series of ventilators, exported to USA and Ireland. Not only that, VinSmart is also in charge of building technology ecosystems for its real estate projects with three core products including Smart city (smart city), Smart home (smart home) and Smart. services (number services).

The 21-ton core of the Chinese Truong Chinh 5B missile was taken on the night of 5/5/2021. Photo: Project Virtual Telescope According to the Daily Mail, the Italy-based Virtual Telescope (VTP) project captured the core of the missile, which looks like a bright spot of light as it crashes through their Elena robot telescope. Chinese rockets have caught international attention throughout the week as debris of the 21-ton vehicle is expected to fly back to Earth uncontrolled over the weekend, with the risk of landing in areas with residents. According to Italian researchers, the Truong Chinh 5B missile has moved “extremely fast”, as it soared through a distance of about 700 km above the VTP’s telescope. The Space.com site said that Gianluca Masi, the Virtual Telescope project’s astronomer who took the photo, wrote in the photo description: “At the time of the photo shoot, the rocket core was far from the telescope. Ours is about 700 km, while the Sun is only a few degrees below the horizon, so the sky is extremely bright, making it difficult to take pictures. captured this giant fragment “- Masi wrote in the description of the photo. “This is another brilliant success, demonstrating the amazing ability of robotic vehicles to track such objects,” Mr. Masi affirmed. On April 29, China launched a 5B Truong Chinh missile that carries the main module of its own space station into the orbit of the Earth. This module, called Thien Ha, is 16.6 meters long. Watch the video of China launching a rocket carrying module of the Tianhe space station on April 29: Space agencies and astronomers around the world are now closely monitoring the 5B’s trajectory in the hope of being better prepared for the moment it falls back to Earth. The latest information shows that fragments of this giant rocket are expected to fall back to Earth on May 8 and the US government has warned they could fall into populated areas. US Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby revealed the intended date of return to Earth’s atmosphere, but said the exact timing of that event was currently unidentifiable. Mr. Kirby said the government at this time “does not have enough information to be able to formulate specific plans”. However, he asserted that if there was information, they would share it appropriately.
The US Space Command is currently monitoring the Chinese missile as carefully as possible and giving daily updates to its position on the Space Track website. The Truong Chinh 5B Y2 missile carrying the Thien Ha core module was launched from the Van Xuong launch pad in Hainan province, China on April 29. Photo: THX Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at Harvard University (USA) and a specialist in orbital tracking, notes that the core of Truong Chinh 5B is the heaviest object that has fallen out of control through the atmosphere in nearly three decades. century. Before breaking, this core had a weight of nearly 21 tons. The last time a heavier object fell out of control was 1991, when the 43-ton Soviet Salyut-7 space station crashed on Argentina. Mr. McDowell calculated that the core was about to fall to Earth 7 times heavier than the second floor of the Falcon 9 rocket, which burned in the sky of Seattle, about a month ago. If returned to the atmosphere at night, it could produce a similar light trail. Despite US Department of Defense concerns, many industry observers believe the situation is not to the point of causing panic. The risk of being hit by debris is extremely small, says analyst McDowell. Meanwhile, Mr. Song Zhongping – a Chinese aerospace expert – on May 5 said that the rocket fragments returned to Earth is completely normal. China launched the Truong Chinh 5B rocket in May 2020 (photo) to test a vehicle for a program to send people to the Moon. Photo: Daily Mail Wang Ya’nan – editor-in-chief of Aerospace Knowledge magazine – added that during the missile development, Chinese aerospace officials have carefully considered from the initial stage of missile design and selection. Select launch location, to launch status and flight trajectory. “Most of the debris will burn up during its return to Earth’s atmosphere,” Wang explained. Only a very small fraction can fall to the ground and is likely to fall into the ocean or areas far away from where humans are active. Since Chinese rockets are mainly made of lightweight materials, most will easily be burned during high-speed fall through the atmosphere. Besides, Truong Chinh rocket also uses environmentally friendly fuel, so once the parts fall into the ocean, it will not cause water pollution. According to Space, if there is debris damage, the United Nations Convention on Liability of the Outer Space Treaty states that the launching country “must bear full responsibility for damages. caused by their space objects on the Earth’s surface or to an aircraft, and are responsible for damage caused by its fault in space “. The only time this convention was invoked was in 1978, when a nuclear-powered Soviet satellite, Kosmos 954, spread radioactive debris across the Canadian Arctic, leading to a campaign. urgent cleaning and cost at least S $ 3 million in 1981 (equivalent to $ 7.5 million today).

‘Made in China’ world vision is based on international standards. (Source: Global Times) Sheet Global Times Recently published an article admitting weaknesses in China’s “Made in China” strategy to the world through analysis by author Dinh Cuong, Researcher at the Chongqing Financial Research Institute of Nhan Dan University. Chinese people. Weakness in standards According to the article, the Xinjiang Cotton event reveals a weakness of the “Made in China” strategy in looking to the world, which is the standard. The main reason for the Swiss-based Better Cotton Development Association (BCI) to be able to issue a “refusal to use Xinjiang cotton” with no evidence “, is that the standard is in hand. their. Standards are the fundamental rules of commerce, and standards and eligibility affect 80% of global trade. We live in an age when standards are dominant. According to statistics, there are more than 800,000 different standards worldwide, but only about 2% of which become the world standard. Due to historical factors, most of these international standards were established by developed countries such as the US and Europe. Holding standards equates to holding the right to lead the market and the right to formulate rules over the product otherwise, only behind others. There is a principle in the world that “third-tier firms sell products, second-tier firms sell technology and top-tier firms sell standards”. Chinese enterprises have suffered a lot of the suffering of “third-class enterprises”. Take cell phones as an example, as Chinese enterprises develop technical standards for 3G mobile phones autonomously, The Journal Washington Post (USA) has predicted that when China successfully develops its own 3G technical standards, it will no longer have to pay huge royalties to foreign companies. According to a report published by the German patent information analysis agency IPLytics, as of February 2021, the top 5 enterprises that claimed essential patents for global 5G standards were Huawei, Qualcomm, and ZTE. , Samsung Electronics and Nokia. Standards have become a beacon for Huawei to achieve a high position in the industry and expand its market and revenue share. It should be noted that China cannot overthrow or dismantle the existing system of standards to build another system of standards. In the future, what China needs to do is strengthen leadership and leadership in this system through the setting of new standards, and at the same time push the system to make adjustments and take advantage of the right to participate. decision and the right to speak. China still needs cooperation, this is also an issue that needs to be considered when conducting the “game” with the West in this regard. “Made in China” world vision is based on international standards. Since the implementation of reform and opening up, international standards have played a leading role in promoting and enhancing the development of “Made in China”. In the future, “Made in China” will continue to develop in this path, comprehensive upgrading, towards high quality. Among China’s current standards, some have taken the lead, which is the result of China’s relentless acceleration and expansion of industrialization. This is not only an expansion or upgrade of inherent international standards, but also implies the innovation of China itself. Many obstacles At the 39th General Assembly of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) held in Beijing in May 2016, China at that time had 189 proposals to become ISO international standards, especially in In the fields of high-speed rail, nuclear power, information and automobiles, China has made a leap from its lagging position to the leading position. The major problem is that although Chinese firms have rebuilt new standards in some key areas or advantageous areas, the application of these new standards still requires a lot of friction. more, longer to the international market. According to the survey on infrastructure construction projects contracted by Chinese enterprises overseas, it can be seen that it is very difficult for Chinese enterprises to create a breakthrough in the field of standards. Most of the infrastructure projects are the construction of bridges, reservoirs, power stations, roads and railways. During domestic development, Chinese enterprises have had many technological innovations, many of which have surpassed international standards. However, Chinese firms still encounter varying degrees of difficulty in applying Chinese standards to these overseas projects. China’s manufacturing industry needs to make more efforts to meet international standards. (Source: Caixin) In such troubles, the technical staff of Chinese enterprises can often only convince the supervisory department and the contracting party, and use the actual results to prove the feasibility of the company. Chinese technology and Chinese standards. In many cases, businesses are forced to revert to using the inherent international standards. The current international standard system has been in existence for a long time, China needs to have enough patience and a long-term world vision in the long term to rise in standards. Chinese standards face many tiers of obstacles. From the Xinjiang Cotton event, it can be seen that even if Chinese products are of good quality and up to standard, as long as the brand is still controlled by others, it will be beneficial to Western political forces. use. Judging from the 5G situation, the more China rises, the more difficult it becomes. During the XIII Five-Year Plan, China issued 285 national standards for smart manufacturing, leading the construction of 47 international standards, covering all production processes of enterprises. This sector has now become the focus of the game between China and the West. China’s manufacturing industry needs to work harder to meet the standards, but the question is whether Western countries can, or to some extent, adopt and follow the new standards set by China. National construction or not? In the US, recently there have been many voices calling for the manufacturing industry to return to the country, but the return of the entire production chain is not possible. This does not mean that the US will give up on the value chain it dominates. How to bring into full play the design and regulation capabilities of the state, make the correct choice between competition and cooperation, between openness and management, between protecting interests and transferring claims ask for an accurate long-term vision and calculation (According to Global Times)

Huyen Dior (real name Bui Khanh Huyen) is a famous gym girl and coach in Hanoi with a hot body of 88-64-100 cm. She made netizens feverish before the moments of showing off her super 1 meter bust. Few people know, Huyen Dior used to work as an office worker and received a lot of criticism for her appearance because of her thin, sick body. After that, she decided to go to the gym to change her physique, improve her breasts and bust. After only a few months of training, Huyen Dior gained 5 kg. After nearly 2 years of serious practice, she possesses a balanced and attractive body. Currently, she has nearly 6 years pursuing this subject. “For many years, I always practiced 4-5 sessions per week, each session lasting 1-1.5 hours. This is difficult at first, but later on, gym becomes an indispensable part of life. Even when I travel, I try to find the nearest gym to practice a little bit ”, shared Huyen Dior. Recently, the hot girl at the gym has made a 7-exercise instruction clip at home to help female friends own a round, toned circle without going to the gym. Huyen Dior shared: “Bosu ball is a very good third-round training aid that does not take up much area. You can use these exercises at home or at work to have a beautiful body and attractive curves. You try to maintain these articles 2 times / week. Practicing enough as Huyen instructs you to have a great 3rd round ”. Lesson 1: Activate gluteus muscle with Glute Bridge. We put 2 feet on Bosu ball, core, push hips up. When tightening the buttocks hold up 1 second up high. Be careful not to push the hips up too high as this will cause sagging and back pain. We do 3 sets x 15 reps Lesson 2: Single leg Glute bridge moves like lesson 1. Instead of kicking with 2 legs, use 1 leg. One leg will be difficult to balance, so you guys slow down and tighten the core when exercising. We do 3 sets x 12 reps per leg. Lesson 3: Squat. Hold Bosu ball with 2 hands, straighten back, gong core, slowly sit down, knees open to tip to toe. The mistake in squat is usually to shoot the hips up or the knees bent inwards. You remember to hunch your thighs and kick hard, then tighten your glutes. We do 3 sets x 15 reps Lesson 4: Ronanian Deadlift. Hold Bosu ball with 2 hands, straighten back, push hips back. This lesson we need to feel the thighs stretch, up, push the hips fast and tighten the buttocks. Romania DL will not overlap much, keep hips high to feel the most stretch of hind thighs. We do 3 sets x 15 reps. Lesson 5: Lunges. Put your hind leg on the ball of Bosu, lower the center of gravity slowly, place the rear knee perpendicularly, then kick hard with the thigh of the front leg. Butt squeeze up. This article takes a deep dive into our buttocks, front thighs, and hind thighs. We do 3 sets x 10 reps per leg. Lesson 6: Glute kickback. Put your hands on the ball of Bosu, hold the core firmly for balance. Pillar with 1 leg, the other leg bends the knee straight to the back and then squeezes the buttocks and hind thighs. We do 3 sets x 15 reps per leg. Lesson 7: Hip abduction also known as hip opening. Pillar with 1 leg, the other leg with knee kick sideways, try to hold the top 1 second to feel the numbness of the buttocks. We do 3 sets x 15 reps per leg. “Let’s try to overcome the difficulties in the early stages, the gym can change our lives, help us completely transform”, Huyen Dior emphasized. Photo: IT. Invite readers to watch the video “The remarkable weight loss achievements of Miss, Vietnamese runner-up”. Source: Yannews.

Currently, in Vietnamese enterprises, there is a serious shortage of information technology (IT) human resources. According to a recent survey, in 2019, Vietnam lacks 90,000 IT personnel, by 2020 this number has increased to more than 400,000 and is estimated to fall to around 500,000 people by 2021. Meanwhile, the whole country currently has about 235 universities, 153 IT training schools, every year about 50,000 IT students graduate, of which only 30% can work immediately, 70% have to train additionally. Realizing that the market demand for this workforce is huge, while the supply is increasingly limited, K-Group has signed a contract with NIIT, the world’s leading IT Institute in training and providing public solutions. technology, in order to bring job opportunities as well as personal development to young people and students nationwide in the digital age. In this partnership strategy, K-Group, together with its ecosystem, will coordinate with NIIT to organize courses including: Data Analysis (Data Analytics), details such as: Data Analysis in Excel, Statistics for Analytics, Programming in R, … with Professional Diploma in Data Analytics certification. Internet of Things (Internet of Things) includes the following contents: The IoT Story, IoT Architecture and Core IoT, IoT Security, … with 50 hours of study time with IoT Developer certification. Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence): Classification and Regression Using Supervised Learning, Logic Programing, Natural Language Processing, … with 50 hours of study time and Artificial Intelligence Programmer certification. Blockchain: Blockchain 101, Decentralization, Symmetric Cryptography … with 50-hour study time and Blockchain Developer certification. Mr. Pavitra – Representative of NIIT (India) commented: “NIIT and K-Group both have strengths that can support each other in order to create the best conditions for the development of human resources in the technology industry in Vietnam. . At the same time, this is an important milestone to help us get closer to a large number of students through advanced technologies such as: AI, Blockchain, IoT … and internationally valuable certificates that NIIT provided. This contributes to opening up many opportunities for us to replicate the scale of our training, continuing our mission when entering the digital era in a new era “. As planned, in this May, K-Group and NIIT will organize the first course for students with many preferential policies. Providing students with new experiences and a dynamic learning environment at K-Group. In which, the standard of NIIT’s standardized teaching methods, textbooks and exercises system will be given priority. On this occasion, K-Group and NIIT have a discount of 25% for students when registering before May 10, 2021.

The US-China technology war The US and China are currently engaged in a full-blown technology war. The war began under the Trump administration and is continuing under President Joe Biden. In fact, Mr. Biden viewed US competition with China as an important front since he took office. The tech war began as a trade dispute, but quickly turned into a war for leadership in core technologies like 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), and semiconductors. With a long history of development, the US remains the global technology leader for decades, but that position is currently being challenged by China. After Washington began blocking Chinese access to core US-controlled technologies such as semiconductors, Beijing doubled down on its efforts to “de-America” ​​in its supply chain. The global pandemic contributed to tensions between the two countries, prompting President Biden to issue an executive order to review the US supply chain for core products such as chips, batteries, rare earths and supplies. medical. Proposed bills to significantly increase US investment and R&D spending in core technology have also received bipartisan support in Washington. The US-China technology war – a conflict that does not seem to have ended so far. What caused the tech war? On May 19, 2015, the Chinese government announced the “Made in China 2025” plan to promote the country’s manufacturing industry within the next 10 years. Analysts point to the “Made in China 2025” strategy, Beijing’s 10-year plan to transform the country from a “manufacturing giant to a world manufacturing power” that sparked the technological war. . After taking power in the White House, Donald Trump focused his efforts to prevent China from becoming the global technology leader. A series of events from sanctions imposed on Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE for disguising its role in selling US technology to Iran, accusing China of stealing American intellectual property and Concerns about Huawei’s dominance in 5G have turned into an extensive tech war that has won bipartisan support in the US. What is the difference between trade war and technology war? The US-China trade war began on July 6, 2018, when US President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on $ 34 billion of Chinese imports, citing the need to “rebalance. equals “America’s growing trade deficit with China. Other taxes have been applied in 2018 and 2019. However, the trade war was soon overshadowed by the tech war that the U.S. fears that China is using unfair means, including state power and stealing intellectual property, to gain is targeted to become a global leader in core technologies such as AI, semiconductors and 5G. Did the US really separate factories from China? In the decades after China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, the US and Chinese economies became intertwined. China is a factory that manufactures low-cost American goods, from computers to stuffed toys. President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy and the US-China trade war have sparked calls for the US to reduce its dependence on China-based supply chains. Initially, withdrawing from China was rejected as impractical because of the cheap labor force and the large Chinese market that American companies could not ignore. However, a form of seclusion has received the support of the US administration, even from technology leaders such as former Google CEO Eric Schmidt saying that “splitting” will benefit the United States. . The concept of “split” existed in the internet space when Facebook and Google were not allowed to operate social networks and search engines in China, while the US also banned or restricted the presence of media. Chinese social media like TikTok and WeChat in the US. The global pandemic highlights the world’s reliance on China for important medical supplies such as masks and also spurs calls to bring supply chains back to the United States. In February, President Joe Biden signed an executive order calling for a review of product supply chains critical to chips, batteries, pharmaceutical ingredients and rare earth minerals. What is China doing to improve the influence of US actions? China attaches special importance to its own technology development, especially the chip. Although China initially imposed tariffs in retaliation, the top leaders’ call to action was technology self-sufficiency. In 2018, President Xi Jinping said “China must persist in the path of self-reliance in the context of increasing unilateralism and protectionism in the current world”. After Huawei was blocked from buying US chips and China’s largest semiconductor maker SMIC was restricted from buying U.S. technology for alleged association with the Chinese military, Beijing has intensified its focus on achieves semiconductor self-sufficiency. The Chinese government has supported the domestic chip industry with favorable policies, from tax breaks to state subsidies to promote the rapid development of the semiconductor industry. Technology is also a major focus for China in its 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) announced in March, calling for the promotion of new digital industries, including AI, data. large, blockchain and cloud computing, along with expanding the use of 5G to many other industries such as smart transportation and logistics. Why is the US specifically targeting Huawei with trade sanctions? Washington’s interest in Huawei dates back to the early 2000s on suspicions that the Chinese company has close ties with the Beijing government. Years later, Huawei’s rise as the global leader in 5G technology rang alarm bells in Washington. One of the first public moves against the Chinese company came in January 2018 when US lawmakers pressured US telecom giant AT&T to withdraw from the phone distribution agreement. smart Huawei for US consumers. Seven months after AT&T’s decision, Washington barred government agencies from buying equipment and services from the Chinese company. When Huawei was placed on the US Commerce Department’s Blacklist in 2019, Google suspended some of its business with Huawei that involved transferring hardware or software products, except for protected products. by open source license. This is another “slap” on the Chinese technology corporation. For the Chinese government, Huawei is pride and a testament to the strength and potential of the Chinese people. Within three decades, since being founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, Huawei has made some “miraculous” developments. From a company focusing on manufacturing phone switches, Huawei has become one of the largest private companies in the world, a leader in areas such as telecommunications equipment, smartphones, and electricity. cloud computing. What impact do the sanctions have on Huawei? Initially, the sanctions didn’t seem to affect Huawei much, which reported record sales of 858.8 billion yuan in 2019, up 19.1 percent year-on-year. Huawei also quickly revealed a self-developed operating system called HarmonyOS to replace Google Android. However, after Washington expanded the scope of sanctions in May 2020, requiring foreign chipmakers to use US technology, including TSMC and Taiwan’s MediaTek, to apply for a license to sell chips. for Huawei, the Chinese telecom giant appears to be in a slump again. The biggest impact is on Huawei’s smartphone operations. Due to a lack of high-end semiconductors, Huawei had to sell its Honor smartphone business to a newly formed conglomerate comprising more than 30 dealers and carriers. In the first quarter of 2021, Huawei was “kicked” out of the top 5 largest smartphone companies in the world in terms of sales. As stockpiles of smartphone components are declining and Honor’s business is over, Huawei will face even more pressure in the smartphone business. Many Chinese tech companies have caught up with the US Popular Chinese applications run the risk of being banned in the US. Image: The Economic Times. In October 2019, the US Commerce Department added 28 other Chinese companies to the trade blacklist about Beijing’s alleged human rights violations of the Uighurs. In May 2020, more than 20 Chinese government organizations and companies, including software technology giant Qihoo 360, were sanctioned for “assisting with procurement of items for military purposes in China. China”. The most recent US sanctions involve seven Chinese supercomputing entities blacklisted for national security concerns. Francis Lau, professor of computer science at the University of Hong Kong, said China’s supercomputers mainly use Intel, AMD and IBM CPUs. “The sanctions will certainly have a significant effect on China’s ability to stay at the top of supercomputers, since most of the components in its supercomputers today are US-made. Although it will be.” There are alternatives from other countries like Japan and South Korea, but the American component is still the best, ”said Professor Lau. Will the tech war be any different under the Biden administration? US President Joe Biden holds a semiconductor chip when he speaks before signing the executive order to address the global shortage of semiconductor chips in the White House. Photo: REUTERS In short, no. After Donald Trump’s tenure, President Biden continued to put pressure on Chinese technology and especially on Huawei’s case. In March, the US Commerce Department further restricted the products US companies can sell to Huawei, with clearer bans on the export of components such as semiconductors, antennas, and batteries. can be used in Huawei 5G equipment. A day later, the US Federal Communications Commission designated five Chinese technology companies, including Huawei, ZTE, Hytera Communications, Hikvision and Dahua, as “unacceptable risks” to security. America. As for Huawei, analysts believe that President Biden can offer a more effective policy than his predecessor in curbing Huawei’s global 5G ambitions by taking a more friendly approach to international partners in Europe and elsewhere. That could be more effective in isolating the Chinese company. In addition to sanctions on individual Chinese tech companies, President Biden has also pledged to more than double his investment in science and technology, focusing on areas like AI. and quantum computing. President Biden’s ambitious $ 2 trillion plan to improve US infrastructure includes an estimated $ 50 billion investment to help the country less reliant on chips manufactured abroad.

Project on rehabilitation of wetland habitats in the Mekong Delta In recent days, 3M and WWF-Vietnam organized tree planting activities at Lang Sen Wetland Reserve (hereinafter referred to as Lang Sen Nature Reserve), Long An province in the framework of the project. community-based water in Lang Sen Wetland Reserve. With funding of $ 25,000 from 3MGives – a 3M organization formed to invest in social projects or initiatives in areas such as education, the environment and communities to support sustainable development. The project is aimed at restoring the degraded ecosystem in the Mekong Delta and thereby improving the livelihoods of local people. Lang Sen Wetland Reserve. Located in the middle of Dong Thap Muoi in the Mekong Delta, Lang Sen is home to many fish species and 20,000 species of waterbirds, many of which are rare in the world and endangered like old age. Leptoptilos dubius or red-headed crane (Grus antigone). Of the 87 species of fish in Lang Sen, 27 have been recorded living only in the lower Mekong, including two rare fish species, the giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas) and the coral (Catlocarpio siamensis). However, like many areas in the Mekong Delta today, Lang Sen is also heavily affected by climate change and the construction activities of hydroelectric plants in the upstream cause self-flow. course is changed and the annual sedimentation has decreased dramatically. Recently, the natural forests of the Reserve, which are home to more than 80,000 waterfowl, are being degraded, due to the rapid changes in climate factors and the hydrological regime of the Mekong River. Tree planting activities in Lang Sen For the people living here, this means that difficulties accumulate when coping with the unusual changes of the climate. Faced with this, 3M decided to take action to help reduce the harm suffered by both the people and the Reserve. “We are honored to be part of the restoration of the forest in Lang Sen. This activity is one of 3M’s efforts towards building a sustainable future. when many 3M employees joined hands to participate in volunteering to plant trees to support this meaningful project. ” – Mr. Jacky Kang, Director of 3M Vietnam, said. Ms. Nguyen Thanh Nga, Business Partnership Program Manager of WWF-Vietnam said: “In WWF’s efforts to build a future where people can live in harmony with nature, the business partners play is playing a very important role in global conservation efforts by demonstrating their social commitment to natural resources and ecosystems. forest rehabilitation in Lang Sen, highlighting our primary concern for global issues, especially in the sustainable development sector.WWF-Vietnam is delighted to work with 3M on nature conservation mission and look forward to positive results brought to Lang Sen Wetland Reserve from this project. ” In total, 8,000 trees were planted on the 7 ha area of ​​Lang Sen. In total, 8,000 trees were planted on the 7 ha area of ​​Lang Sen. Prior to the event, local people were raised awareness about environmental protection and ecosystem health, which is the key to solving local problems in a sustainable way. An estimated 15,000 villagers benefit (directly or indirectly) from the rehabilitated forest area. Local people will respond better to abnormalities from nature, thanks to increased forest cover and improved water storage capacity and thereby mitigating the harmful effects of floods and droughts. for the Dong Thap Muoi and lower Mekong river regions. The development of newly planted forest areas will also be monitored, supervised and carefully cared for. The Mekong Delta wetland habitat restoration project reaffirms the importance of 3M in fostering sustainable development, making changes in the lives of local people. 3M hopes that with the knowledge provided during the training, people in Lang Sen will be able to proactively adapt to climate change. The company will also continue to support people for upcoming activities, with the belief that its business activities will be able to go hand in hand with the people to solve their problems. mankind.

While Vietnamese beef is sold at traditional markets for between 250,000 and 350,000 VND / kg, Australian beef sold in supermarkets or import shops has a price of between 350,000-800,000 VND / kg, on the internet market, Australian beef core is being sold at startlingly cheap prices, only 120,000 VND / kg. Saying the reason why the price of Australian beef is cheaper than the price of pork on the market, the traders of this commodity said that because they import large quantities in containers, the price is cheaper, especially this occasion is discharging the warehouse to import new batches. so the price is also much lower than before Tet. But Mr. Tran Minh Phu, owner of a chain of 10 food stores, said on Dan Viet Newspaper, this is Indian buffalo meat or sow pork that is enchanted into beef for profit. This type imported to Vietnam only costs 30,000-50,000 VND / kg, has a color and taste not much different from beef. The truth is cheap Norwegian super brick crab Cheap Norwegian brown crab super cheap frozen goods Recently, the Norwegian brick crab (Norwegian brown crab), which is considered a high-end seafood line in the world, has recently been sold for only 290-350,000 VND / kg, half the price of Ca Mau crab. Because of the cheap price, Norwegian brown crabs were massively bought by housewives. However, according to the knowledge and life, the cheap super-brick Norwegian brown crabs are frozen, no longer chewy, fragrant, and sweet like fresh crabs. Cicadas cost half a million VND 1kg, crab prices increased Cicada is a popular dish in many rural areas. Recently, this dish has suddenly become popular, becoming an expensive specialty that many people seek to buy. According to a survey by PV Dan Tri, 1kg of cicadas is for sale at prices ranging from 300,000-500,000 VND / kg, if customers want to buy a lot, they must order a few days in advance. Meanwhile, in Nghe An, the price of copper crab is currently increasing. Traders buy crabs from VND 50,000-70,000 / kg. Seeing high prices, many people in Yen Thanh district rushed to catch crabs to sell. Watermelon price increases in Binh Dinh Dan Tri newspaper said, traders buy watermelon in Binh Dinh for 6,000-7,000 VND / kg. This is a price that farmers are quite profitable so melon growers are very excited, no longer worry about “rescue”. In Binh Dinh, watermelon is an unplanned crop and is not encouraged to grow because the output is not stable. The area of ​​watermelon planted in this province is up to thousands of hectares every year. The concern is that watermelons in Binh Dinh are rarely sold in the domestic market because they cannot compete with watermelons grown in the South. Therefore, the output is mainly based on the Chinese market, so the price is unstable. Air conditioning, fan, luxury TV sharply discount In order to attract the attention of pedestrians, many supermarkets and electronics centers in Ho Chi Minh City have brought air-conditioning products, air-conditioning fans to the pavement, and hung promotional banners, up to a discount. 50%. Customers who buy air conditioning at this time do not have to pay fees for materials and installation. Some electric supermarkets display air-conditioning fans at the entrance to attract customers Meanwhile, in the North, just in the early summer, many electronics stores and supermarkets have launched promotions, great discounts, especially with air-conditioners, air conditioners, refrigerators, … Air-conditioning fan models of familiar brands such as Kangaroo, Saiko, Sunhouse, Sowun, … are discounted by half, only 1.8-2.5 million VND / product. Electronic supermarkets are also launching many promotions for television products, in which, luxury TV models are reduced up to 50% of the selling price to push inventory, outdated. Foreign goods poured in, cashew nuts dropped in record prices In the first three months of the year, Vietnam imported 539,000 tons of cashew nuts with a value of up to 839 million USD, up 174.2% in volume and 171.5% in value over the same period last year. Particularly in March 2021, cashew imports increased sharply, up to 300,000 tons, worth $ 490 million. Meanwhile, domestic cashew prices are falling sharply, gardeners face the risk of loss of income. At present, the price of cashew nuts in Binh Phuoc is reduced to only 21,000-23,500 VND / kg. In Dong Nai, the price of fresh cashew also dropped deeply. South Australia lobster costs nearly tens of million / unit still expensive South Australia lobster has a beautiful red color, large weight, from 2-5 kg ​​/ head. Recently, this is one of the items that many customers are looking to buy. South Australia Red Lobster. At some seafood stores, South Australian lobster has a selling price of 2-2.5 million VND / kg. Due to the nature of farming and fishing in the wild, Australian lobster is of high quality. This type of shrimp has firm, sweet meat and is rich in nutrients. ‘Stork’ presses rice prices, farmers like ‘sitting on a fire’ According to Dan Tri Newspaper, these days, farmers in many localities of Soc Trang province are very anxious because the rice has been ripe but cannot be sold because the price “plunges” suddenly due to the situation of “storks” of forced manipulation. rice prices. Mr. Nguyen Van Khuyen (a farmer living in Thanh Tri district, Soc Trang province) said that many local farmers do not sell ST24 rice to “storks” and traders because the price of paddy is only 6,000 VND / kg, a decrease of 1,000. VND / kg compared to half a month ago. At this price, people will not earn much interest. Ca cuong costs 3.5 million / kg still expensive Ca cuong looks like a cockroach In the past, such insects as crickets and stink bugs were once popular with many people, but now families have the opportunity to hunt for ca cuong. Looking at the appearance, Ca cuong looks like cockroaches. But because the body carries rare essential oils, so many people prefer to buy Ca cuong. Despite the expensive price, up to nearly 4-5 million VND / kg, many people are willing to spend money to buy more flavor for the dish. In addition to whole fresh Ca cuong, the products extracted from Ca cuong are also quite expensive, although the price is not cheap, such as: whole tomato fish sauce (soaking 10 males) 500,000 VND / bottle, tomato essential oil. stalk 300,000 VND / bottle, Ca cuong wine 1.2 million / 2 liter bottle. Rushing to travel April 30 to May 1: Aviation “burned” tickets, tour companies closed On April 30 to May 1, people all over the country rushed to travel, the demand for air tickets skyrocketed. Although the airlines continuously increase the load on the travel routes, many newly opened flights have sold out. For the railway, the holidays April 30 and May 1, train passengers also increased strongly. To serve the people, in addition to the 3 pairs of Thong Nhat passenger trains that run daily, including SE3 / SE4, SE5 / SE6, SE7 / SE8, the railway industry organizes more trains to Da Nang. According to travel companies, up to this point, a number of famous tourist destinations such as Ha Long, Sa Pa, Ly Son, … customers have fully booked the service. Some units also close the book, lock the tour from April 30 to May 1, not receive more guests from last week. Hanh Nguyen (Synthetic)

Putotyra Also known under the name “Muteki no Combo” (unbeaten Combo), Putotyra is a combination of a trio of Core Medals consisting of Ptera (Pteranodon), Tricera (Triceratops – long triangle) and Tyranno (Tyrannosaurus -). tyrant). As its name suggests, Putotyra is OOO’s strongest combo. With the dangerous power of ancient dinosaurs, Putotyra possesses the ability to overwhelm other combos and is capable of smashing Core Medals of the same type. Aside from its superior armor specs, the reason the Putotyra has such a formidable destructive power is due to its nature that goes against the regular Core Medals. If the Medals carried the power of “desire”, Putotyra would deny this very thing. For the same reason, it is impossible to combine Purple Core with other Core types. Putotyra includes the following basic capabilities: – Dragon’s wings called External Fins can be used to fly, as well as freeze opponents with a blast of super cold air. – The Triangular Dragon horn is called Wind Stinger, and the Taildivider tail of the dinosaur can lengthen and shorten as much as Eiji. Putotyra’s unique moves are considered extremely powerful, with potentially much more damage than we know. Blasting Freezer: When activating this move, OOO will use the super hard Wind Stinger horn to pierce the enemy’s body to fix them, then freeze the enemy with External Fins and use Taildivider to smash the victim’s body into piece by piece. The destructive power of this move is up to 100 tons. – Putotyranno Hissatsu, Ax Mode: When using Medagabryu in ax mode, OOO can launch the Ground of Rage finishing blow. This move can easily shatter Core Medals of different types, with a destructive power of up to 170 tons. – Putotyranno Hissatsu, gun mode: When using Medagabryu in gun mode, OOO can deliver the Strain Doom finishing blow. This is a long-range finishing blow, with a destructive power of up to 200 tons. However, the limitation of this combo is that it can cause the user to lose their reason and gradually become Greeed. Even though it can be controlled, Putotyra’s power will decrease and still suffer from body pressure after using it. Burakawani Burakawani is a reptile combo, made up of a trio of Core Medals including Cobra (cobra), Kame (turtle), and Wani (crocodile). Its special powers are: – With the power of a cobra, OOO possesses a vision twice as far as an ordinary person, and even sees infrared rays from the opponent, so it is not affected by the restricted environment such as night or in the jungle. Besides, when using a flute, OOO can awaken a snake head to attack enemies from a distance. Another important power of this snake head is to create a compound called “Soma Venom”. Venom Soma can not only break down muscle fatigue and release them as gases, but also help OOO to detoxify toxins present in the body and then eliminate them in a similar way. Not only that, it also has the effect of recovering immediately after performing any attack, and at the same time strengthens the muscles to a level beyond normal. With the power of a turtle, OOO can defend with two shells called Goura Guardner. When combined, the user can create a giant energy shield about 10 meters wide. It also works to increase the damage done to punches. – With crocodile strength, OOO legs surrounded by an energetic crocodile head capable of tearing. Thanks to that, the damage of the kicks is extremely large. Tamashii Known as the “Kaijin Combo” (Monster Combo), Tamashii is a special combination of powers since, apart from Taka Medal, it was also created by Imagin (the monster in Kamen Rider Den-O ) and Shocker (the most persistent evil organization). Basically, we can assume that this is one of the strongest states that OOO has ever used. – Tamashii Combo possesses a horn on the shoulder that contains the excess energy of Momotaros, which can be used as a weapon. – Gain the ability to move instinctively before thinking. – The sharp edge in the heel has a nature that becomes sharper before the wicked. – The knee armor is as sharp as a sword, able to cut opponents when touched. – With the power of Imagin – those who are good at possessing people, OOO can avoid being possessed by anyone. Contains all combat data of monsters and warriors created by Shocker. – With his ultimate called Tamashii Bomber, OOO is able to muster an energy source that is enough to destroy the Great Leader of Shocker – who has knocked down Kamen Riders.

The painting “The Girl in the Garden” National Treasure by painter Nguyen Gia Tri is numbered 15 on iMuseum (Photo: Hoa Binh) On the morning of April 22, Vietnam Fine Arts Museum officially announced the very interesting operation of App iMuseum VFA. With the specific need for in-depth knowledge of the art industry, not everyone knows which precious works are kept in museums. Therefore, art followers, every time they come to a city, want to visit the Museum of Fine Arts, often suffer from fatigue and exhaustion from room to room but never knowing in advance that they can reunite. with favorite work or not. The introduction of the iMuseum VFA App is considered a breakthrough in the era of technology 4.0, with many outstanding utility features that help visitors to easily discover hundreds of valuable works, huge blocks of valuable assets. timeless value. The Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the General Director of the General Department of Tourism use the iMuseum VFA app to learn about works at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum Immerse yourself in the flow of 4.0 Information flooded on the internet can assist visitors to know basic information about outstanding valuable works. However, without scientific data from the App iMuseum VFA, it is difficult for enjoyers to know exactly which works the Museum is holding. Just scan the QR code to buy the iMuseum VFA App right at the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts gate, enjoyers can easily know exactly which precious works the Museum is keeping. From there, visitors will have the exact choice towards the work they want to contemplate. The works are numbered so that viewers can easily locate in which areas, rooms, and floors of the museum they are displayed. App iMuseum VFA The iMuseum VVFA App is extremely useful for individual guests who do not come in groups, so it is difficult to invite a single tour guide to present hundreds of works on display in many different rooms. Mobile museum converges a lot of knowledge All presentations on precious works of art preserved from many periods of Vietnamese art have been carefully read and reviewed by a panel of renowned artists and art researchers. Therefore, these presentations are not only a means to help guests enjoy the art more fully, but also become scientific documents to help refer to valuable works. Artist Nguyen Tu Nghiem’s ​​”Giong” is numbered 53 on iMuseum (Photo: Hoa Binh) Immense knowledge of mankind is integrated on the digital platform, new achievements of society 4.0, helping people enjoy just one click on the smartphone screen to enjoy. Currently, Vietnam Fine Arts Museum is keeping up to 20,000 artifacts. The iMuseum App aims to introduce the viewer to 100 outstanding works. In particular, there are 9 national treasures being kept and displayed here. If you still use the traditional presentation method, it will be costly effective, more time consuming, costly by the tour guide, and certainly impossible the tour guide’s knowledge can compare with ants. formula of experts and art council. The painting “Slapping the contemplative water” by painter Tran Van Can is numbered 52 Multimedia integration The iMuseum App integrates the museum map, audio files, text, and high-quality photos of the work, which is great security so users can only enjoy without downloading images to the device. Enjoyers can scan the QR code affixed on the exhibits, to read information about the works, can also press the listen button, admire the work while listening to the presentation integrated by the human intelligence. create. Seeing the famous works with my own eyes and listening to in-depth lectures, full of knowledge in fine arts is indeed a wonderful experience for 8 hours at the Museum. The painting “Two girls and babies” by painter To Ngoc Van – No. 9 on iMuseum (photo: Hoa Binh) Guests can choose between 8 different languages ​​to listen to the presentation, including Vietnamese, English, French, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Italian. The default language is the language of the user’s phone. According to the producer VINMAS, in the near future, the iMuseum App will continue to update more languages ​​to make it more convenient for tourists to visit the Museum, in the short term, the nearest will probably be German and Russian.

News from the Financial Association (Shanghai, edited by Xiaoxiang), Intel Corp. CEO Pat Gelsinger (Pat Gelsinger) said on Thursday that global chip supply shortages may continue for another two years. Prior to this, the US semiconductor giant’s latest earnings performance was unsatisfactory.

Kissinger said, The tight supply that has affected certain areas of the global economy for several months will continue until more production capacity comes online to meet the chip demand for all kinds of commodities, from automobiles to electronic products.

“It will take a while before more production capacity is invested, just like building a new factory,” he said in an interview.

The new CEO of Intel, who took office only in February of this year, proposed an ambitious strategy this month: In addition to manufacturing semiconductors to meet its own needs, Intel will also become a major chip foundry. The plan includes spending commitments to spend $20 billion to build two new semiconductor factories in Arizona.

Kissinger said, “This year is a crucial year for Intel.”

Earlier this month, the White House met with executives from the chip and other industries to negotiate what actions should be taken to solve the core shortage problem and strengthen the US chip manufacturing industry. US President Biden had previously promised to solve the problem of chip shortages. In his huge infrastructure spending plan, 50 billion US dollars will be used in the semiconductor industry.

Intel may benefit from bipartisan support for American chip companies, for example, it is bidding for a Pentagon contract.

Of course, Intel’s desire to become a chip foundry is obviously not completely barrier-free. The company has tried to enter this market before, but it did not go smoothly. Intel’s main competitors in the chip industry, TSMC and Samsung, are preparing to expand their business through tens of billions of dollars in spending plans. TSMC last week increased its capital expenditure plan for this year to US$30 billion, while Samsung plans to invest US$116 billion by 2030 to diversify its chip production.

Intel’s traditional position is also currently facing challenges. Nvidia surpassed Intel last year to become the most valuable chip company in the United States. Nvidia also said this month that it will start selling CPUs for data centers. For a long time, this market has been dominated by Intel.

Intel’s financial report data released on Thursday showed that revenue in the first quarter fell 1% to US$19.7 billion, and net profit fell 41% to US$3.4 billion, dragged down by a legal settlement fee. Excluding the memory business and other items to be sold, revenue for the quarter was US$18.6 billion and net profit was US$5.7 billion. Intel shares fell 2.11% in after-hours trading.

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In today’s morning, the Mao Index rose sharply, with the highest intraday increase of 2.65%, and the morning closing rose by 2.05%. The market value increased by about 380 billion in half a day based on market value! Some funds are heavily involved in the performance of white horse stocks.

Among them, “Yan Mao” Aier Ophthalmology surged over 11.74%, and its net profit in the first quarter increased by more than 5 times; the “big four” liquor also surged, Luzhou Laojiao rose by 2.67%, Kweichow Moutai rose by 2.21%, and Wuliangye rose by 2.12 %, Yanghe shares rose 1.73%.

The sci-tech innovation board “demon stocks” hit the daily limit again in the hot scene of biology, which has risen by more than 300% this month.

In addition, carbon-neutral concept stocks rose in the early trading, with Shouhang Hi-Tech, Chengbang Co., Ltd., and West China Energy trading at their daily limit.

In early trading today, the market as a whole was weak and volatile, and individual stocks diverged around quarterly performance. As of midday, the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.05% and the Shenzhen Component Index rose 0.75%. The turnover of the two cities was 499.33 billion yuan. 981 stocks rose and 3192 stocks fell. The index rose more than 2% at one time and regained its 3,000-point mark. .

Beijing Capital (Foreign Investment) bought 5.318 billion yuan in the morning

On the disk, the medical industry, solid-state batteries, genetically modified, automotive chips, gallium nitride and other sectors led the gains. Online travel, medical beauty, digital currency, dairy, and blind box economy led the decline.

The national carbon market welcomes heavy news

Carbon neutral concept stocks soar

Carbon neutral concept stocks rose in the early trading, with the daily limit of Shouhang Hi-Tech, Chengbang, and West China Energy, and Changyuan Power, Sinoma Energy Conservation, Yuanda Environmental Protection, China Southern Power, and Taiwan Nuclear Power all hit the high.

According to Xinhua News Agency, last night (April 22), President Xi Jinping delivered a speech entitled “Together to Build a Community of Human and Natural Life” at the “Leaders’ Climate Summit”. It mentioned a series of new measures that China is going to take, including incorporating carbon peaking and carbon neutrality into the overall layout of ecological civilization construction. It is formulating a carbon peaking action plan, carrying out carbon peaking actions extensively and in-depth, and supporting places and places where conditions permit. Key industries and key enterprises are the first to reach their peaks.

At the same time, China will strictly control coal power projects, strictly control the growth of coal consumption during the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, and gradually reduce it during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period. In addition, China has decided to accept the “Montreal Protocol” Kigali Amendment, strengthen the control of non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases, and will also initiate online trading on the national carbon market. In addition, the national carbon market will issue registration transaction settlement rules as soon as possible, and will formulate implementation plans for peaking carbon in coal, power, steel and other industries.

The rise of Mao Index has increased its market value by about 380 billion!

“Eye Mao” and “Baijiu Mao” soared

The Mao Index rose sharply in the morning today, with the highest intraday increase of 2.65%, and the morning closing rose by 2.05%. The market value increased by about 380 billion in half a day based on market value! Some funds are heavily involved in the performance of white horse stocks.

Among them, the medical Whitehorse has strengthened across the board, and Aier Ophthalmology has expanded to 11.74%. Aier Ophthalmology announced last night that the company achieved operating income of 3.511 billion yuan in the first quarter, an increase of 113.9% year-on-year; net profit was 484 million yuan, an increase of 509.88% year-on-year. The net profit for the whole year of 2020 will be 1.724 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 25.01%. It is planned to send 1.5 yuan for 10 to 3 transfers. In addition, Mindray Medical rose 5.97%, WuXi AppTec rose 5.58%, Tongce Medical and Pien Tze Huang also rose.

It is worth noting that the “big four” liquors rose sharply in early trading today. Luzhou Laojiao rose by 2.67%, Kweichow Moutai rose by 2.21%, Wuliangye rose by 2.12%, and Yanghe shares rose by 1.73%. The remaining liquor stocks performed relatively weakly.

The sci-tech innovation board demon stock hot scene biology once again closed the board

This month has risen more than 300%

In terms of individual stocks, the sci-tech innovation board “demon stocks” hit the daily limit again in the market, which has risen by more than 300% this month. As of midday, Hotview Bio was up 19.22%.

In addition, stocks that saw their performance rose sharply, such as O.R.G., rose more than 8% in early trading. Origen announced on the evening of April 22 that the company achieved operating income of 3.072 billion yuan in the first quarter, a year-on-year increase of 64%; net profit was 296 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 572.51%; basic earnings per share were 0.12 yuan.

Gigabit hit its daily limit in early trading. It was announced last night that it intends to transfer 3.37% of Xiamen Celadon Digital Technology to three companies including Tencent Ventures, totaling more than 300 million yuan.

China Diving shares continued to lower the limit at the opening today, which is a 20% limit for four consecutive days. The stock has fallen by as much as 62% in the past 5 trading days. CICC stated that although the “mid-term adjustments” may continue, considering that the current market has limited room to continue downward, it suggests that some valuations have been adjusted more and the industry’s long-term growth sectors are expected to be deployed in advance. As of midday, China Diving shares fell 5.77%.

In today’s morning, the Mao Index rose sharply, with the highest intraday increase of 2.65%, and the morning closing rose by 2.05%. The market value increased by about 380 billion in half a day based on market value! Some funds are heavily involved in the performance of white horse stocks.

Among them, “Yan Mao” Aier Ophthalmology surged over 11.74%, and its net profit in the first quarter increased by more than 5 times; the “big four” liquor also surged, Luzhou Laojiao rose by 2.67%, Kweichow Moutai rose by 2.21%, and Wuliangye rose by 2.12 %, Yanghe shares rose 1.73%.

The sci-tech innovation board “demon stocks” hit the daily limit again in the hot scene of biology, which has risen by more than 300% this month.

In addition, carbon-neutral concept stocks rose in the early trading, with Shouhang Hi-Tech, Chengbang Co., Ltd., and West China Energy trading at their daily limit.

In early trading today, the market as a whole was weak and volatile, and individual stocks diverged around quarterly performance. As of midday, the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.05% and the Shenzhen Component Index rose 0.75%. The turnover of the two cities was 499.33 billion yuan. 981 stocks rose and 3192 stocks fell. The index rose more than 2% at one time and regained its 3,000-point mark. .

Beijing Capital (Foreign Investment) bought 5.318 billion yuan in the morning

On the disk, the medical industry, solid-state batteries, genetically modified, automotive chips, gallium nitride and other sectors led the gains. Online travel, medical beauty, digital currency, dairy, and blind box economy led the decline.

The national carbon market welcomes heavy news

Carbon neutral concept stocks soar

Carbon neutral concept stocks rose in the early trading, with the daily limit of Shouhang Hi-Tech, Chengbang, and West China Energy, and Changyuan Power, Sinoma Energy Conservation, Yuanda Environmental Protection, China Southern Power, and Taiwan Nuclear Power all hit the high.

According to Xinhua News Agency, last night (April 22), President Xi Jinping delivered a speech entitled “Together to Build a Community of Human and Natural Life” at the “Leaders’ Climate Summit”. It mentioned a series of new measures that China is going to take, including incorporating carbon peaking and carbon neutrality into the overall layout of ecological civilization construction. It is formulating a carbon peaking action plan, carrying out carbon peaking actions extensively and in-depth, and supporting places and places where conditions permit. Key industries and key enterprises are the first to reach their peaks.

At the same time, China will strictly control coal power projects, strictly control the growth of coal consumption during the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, and gradually reduce it during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period. In addition, China has decided to accept the “Montreal Protocol” Kigali Amendment, strengthen the control of non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases, and will also initiate online trading on the national carbon market. In addition, the national carbon market will issue registration transaction settlement rules as soon as possible, and will formulate implementation plans for peaking carbon in coal, power, steel and other industries.

The rise of Mao Index has increased its market value by about 380 billion!

“Eye Mao” and “Baijiu Mao” soared

The Mao Index rose sharply in the morning today, with the highest intraday increase of 2.65%, and the morning closing rose by 2.05%. The market value increased by about 380 billion in half a day based on market value! Some funds are heavily involved in the performance of white horse stocks.

Among them, the medical Whitehorse has strengthened across the board, and Aier Ophthalmology has expanded to 11.74%. Aier Ophthalmology announced last night that the company achieved operating income of 3.511 billion yuan in the first quarter, an increase of 113.9% year-on-year; net profit was 484 million yuan, an increase of 509.88% year-on-year. The net profit for the whole year of 2020 will be 1.724 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 25.01%. It is planned to send 1.5 yuan for 10 to 3 transfers. In addition, Mindray Medical rose 5.97%, WuXi AppTec rose 5.58%, Tongce Medical and Pien Tze Huang also rose.

It is worth noting that the “big four” liquors rose sharply in early trading today. Luzhou Laojiao rose by 2.67%, Kweichow Moutai rose by 2.21%, Wuliangye rose by 2.12%, and Yanghe shares rose by 1.73%. The remaining liquor stocks performed relatively weakly.

The sci-tech innovation board demon stock hot scene biology once again closed the board

This month has risen more than 300%

In terms of individual stocks, the sci-tech innovation board “demon stocks” hit the daily limit again in the market, which has risen by more than 300% this month. As of midday, Hotview Bio was up 19.22%.

In addition, stocks that saw their performance rose sharply, such as O.R.G., rose more than 8% in early trading. Origen announced on the evening of April 22 that the company achieved operating income of 3.072 billion yuan in the first quarter, a year-on-year increase of 64%; net profit was 296 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 572.51%; basic earnings per share were 0.12 yuan.

Gigabit hit its daily limit in early trading. It was announced last night that it intends to transfer 3.37% of Xiamen Celadon Digital Technology to three companies including Tencent Ventures, totaling more than 300 million yuan.

China Diving shares continued to lower the limit at the opening today, which is a 20% limit for four consecutive days. The stock has fallen by as much as 62% in the past 5 trading days. CICC stated that although the “mid-term adjustments” may continue, considering that the current market has limited room to continue downward, it suggests that some valuations have been adjusted more and the industry’s long-term growth sectors are expected to be deployed in advance. As of midday, China Diving shares fell 5.77%.

Editor: Captain

According to coach Giang Son (Hanoi), in order to have abs, the practitioner must ensure 2 basic conditions including: Percentage of fat and abdominal muscles. Abdominal exercises only help us develop abdominal muscles and do not contribute much to changing fat percentage. This is also the reason why doing abdominal exercises every day also does not help the muscles show. Condition 1: The percentage of body fat (% body fat) is low enough Giang Son explained: “To see the abdominal muscle layer, the fat layer under the skin in this part must be thin enough. Simply understand, when you pinch the fat layer in the abdomen that is only as thin as the skin of the neck, the abdomen will surely emerge. “. The fat percentage is low enough with the thin layer of subcutaneous fat exposing the abdominal muscles. Artwork: BW. However, the belly fat layer will not be reduced if you only do abdominal crunches or planks … The reason is that the fat will lose steadily throughout the body based on the difference between energy intake and consumption. Therefore, a reasonable diet will be the most suitable solution. In addition, we can track the fat percentage based on some popular measuring methods such as fat clamping, using inbody gauges … For men, the percentage of fat to reveal belly fat is in the range 7- 13%. Meanwhile, this figure for women is 16-20%. Condition 2: Developed abdominal muscles The abdominal groove commonly seen in thin people is the basic structure of the human abdominal muscles. These people have a very low fat percentage but not high aesthetics due to lack of muscle growth. Therefore, for toned abs, the training to develop muscle in this area is necessary. To achieve that goal, coach Giang Son suggests some exercises for specific muscle areas in round 2 according to increasing difficulty: – Upper abdomen (Upper part): Crunch (belly crunch), Plate Crunch (belly crunch with disc weights), Cable Crunch (belly crunch with cable) … Lower part: Reverse Crunch, Lying Leg Raise, Incline Leg Raise, Band Resisted Leg Raise, Band Resisted Leg Raise Hanging Knee Raise, Hanging Leg Raise, Hanging Leg Raise … – Internal / External Oblique (Internal / External Oblique): Cable Band Wood Chop (Pull the cable to turn around), Russian Twist (Swing the belly to rotate 2 sides), Hanging Knee Raise Twist (Hanging the legs lift 2 sides), Side Plank … – Whole abdomen (Core): Plank, Toes To Bar (Hanging people to touch feet on the beam), Hanging Leg Circles (Hanging people swinging hips) …

At the 2021 Shanghai Auto Show that opened on April 19, Lexus brought the world premiere of the new ES of medium and large luxury executive-class sedan and the world premiere of the new electrified concept car LF-Z.

As the core masterpiece of the brand’s model lineup, ES and the first-generation flagship luxury sedan LS became the first model at the beginning of the brand’s establishment as early as 1989. Thanks to its excellent quietness, respectable comfort experience, and generous cockpit space, ES has won wide esteem and favor from customers around the world. Since its launch, the cumulative sales volume has exceeded 2.65 million, and it has been sold in more than 80 countries and regions worldwide. area.

At the same time, the Lexus electrified concept car LF-Z, which debuted on the global line last month, also showed the world’s first real car at this auto show. This concept car combines surging performance, unique design and forward-looking technology. The design and technology are expected to be gradually presented in production cars before 2025.

LF-Z: Fully demonstrate the brand’s electrification vision

The electrified concept car LF-Z is based on a new pure electric vehicle platform. The driving experience is derived from Lexus Driving Signature. Its technology and forward-looking concept fully demonstrate Lexus’s electrified vision (Electrified) and represent Lexus’s human-oriented vision for the future. Thinking about life philosophy.

At present, the automotive industry is undergoing changes. The “carbon neutral” vision and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations have become missions that all brands need to complete. Lexus will face up to the challenge and create a new brand value that exceeds customer expectations.

Lexus has a clear vision of “carbon neutrality”. It is estimated that by 2025, all Lexus models will be available in electrified versions, and the sales of electrified models will surpass that of traditional gasoline-powered models. By 2050, Lexus’ entire product line plans to achieve the goal of “carbon neutrality” throughout the entire life cycle, from the production of raw materials, parts and components, to vehicle logistics, to vehicle final recycling.

In order to achieve the goal of “carbon neutrality”, Lexus China is taking action in all aspects, and gradually transforming existing dealerships, and working with dealers to promote energy saving and reduction in the entire industry chain through the introduction of energy-saving lamps and solar roofs. We will strive to achieve “carbon neutrality” in all aspects such as sales and recycling.

New ES: The elegant design style has evolved again

As a medium and large luxury executive-class car, the luxurious texture and elegance continue to be advanced on the new ES. In terms of appearance, the new ES adopts a newly designed front grille. While continuing the recognizable exterior design elements of ES models, the grille adopts a mesh design composed of many L-shaped components, highlighting the beauty of lateral flow and creating The atmosphere is ready to go.

The LED high and low beam lighting headlights adopt a new compact design, while the matrix LED high and low beam lighting headlights introduce the BladeScanTM ultra-fast rotating mirror high beam adaptive control system, which is more powerful. In addition, the slender shape of the new lamp set makes the front face more sharp and eye-catching.

In the interior, the multimedia system is now equipped with a brand-new touch screen, which is made of glass, making the picture clearer and easier to operate. The natural walnut wood material is matched with the newly developed natural and elegant walnut color and the ink-dyed elegant walnut color, showing the elegance and nobleness. The interior trim is etched by laser processing at one time, rendering a more exquisite and elegant modern atmosphere.

Not only that, the new ES also brings more excellent quietness and comfort, and further improves the respected and comfortable driving experience. The model development team meticulously created the Lexus logo linear control driving experience, enabling the new ES to achieve smooth acceleration, deceleration and steering processes, and it is comfortable in various driving conditions.

In terms of intelligence, by upgrading the single-lens camera and millimeter-wave radar, the pre-collision safety system PCS has expanded the response range and provided more protection for the driving process. Thanks to artificial intelligence technology, the advanced intelligent lane tracking system LTA realizes the optimization and upgrade of the lane recognition function, expands the scope of driving assistance, and makes the new ES steering more stable.

Moreover, the new ES is also equipped with BladeScanTM ultra-speed rotating mirror high beam adaptive control system. Compared with the conventional high-beam adaptive control system, this system can more delicately shield part of the light, effectively expand the high-beam exposure range and actively avoid following and meeting car glare, making it easier for drivers to identify pedestrians and road signs.

In addition, users can easily lock/unlock the car door using the Bluetooth digital key by simply installing the exclusive App on the smartphone. As with the conventional smart key function, the user can directly start the engine without taking out the mobile phone. If the mobile phone is accidentally lost, this function can also be disabled remotely to ensure vehicle safety.

Smart things (public account: zhidxcom)

Author | Yunpeng

Edit | Heart edge

Wise things news in the early morning of April 21.

Apple’s “Once in a decade” April spring new product launch event officially opened at 1:00 am Beijing time. Apple officially released the iPad Pro equipped with M1 chip and Mini LED screen, the upgraded M1 chip and the “slimming success” iMac and “Pigeon” Wang’s new product” AirTag locator.

Apple’s spring conference is usually held in March. The last time Apple’s “April New Product Conference” was on April 8, 2010, Jobs gave an in-depth interpretation of iPhoneOS.

Apple CEO Cook took the lead as usual and announced the start of Apple’s first press conference in 2021 on the lawn of the Apple Park. Cook first shared some recent “good news” from Apple.

In terms of environmental protection, Apple has achieved “carbon neutrality” and all businesses use 100% renewable electricity. In the future, Apple will promote environmental protection among its supply chain partners. Apple hopes to reduce carbon emissions by one million tons per year in the future.

Apple did not forget the “humorous” this time. Before introducing the iPad Pro, Cook played an agent “stealing” the M1 chip and installed it on the iPad Pro, which can be said to be full of drama.

▲Cook “steals the core”

At today’s press conference, Apple’s Apple Card, Apple Podcasts and other services have also been upgraded. The iPhone has launched a new purple color scheme. Apple’s “set-top box” product line has been updated with Apple TV 4K, and even the remote control has been upgraded.

At the end of the conference, Cook also “implied” that Apple will soon have many new products to meet with you.

A summary of the product prices of the National Bank of this new Apple product launch:

To my surprise, the price of the 12.9-inch top-of-the-line cellular version of the iPad Pro actually came to 18,499 yuan. This price has exceeded the current starting price of Huawei and Samsung’s top folding screen flagship smartphones.

1. AirTag finally has no “pigeons” this time!Apple emphasizes: only looking for things, not people

   The year-by-year bounce notice, Apple AirTag’s new product “Little Fairy” finally has no “pigeons” this time, and it was introduced at the very beginning of the press conference.

   

   The AirTag launched this time will be used in conjunction with the “Find” function in Apple’s iPhone to find iPad, Apple Watch and other products offline.

   Apple calls it the “precise search” function, which uses distance data, cameras, gyroscope accelerators and other hardware to obtain information to find your device.

   

   Apple specifically emphasized that AirTag is used to find items, not people. This is also for the protection of user privacy and security. AirTag National Bank sells for 229 yuan per piece, and some accessories are available.

   

   In May 2019, the product type “Tag, 1” appeared for the first time in Apple iOS 13. Since then, Apple has also disclosed the name of “AirTag” in its release video. After two years of “long warm-up”, today the new product has finally officially unveiled.

   In fact, starting from the functional positioning of “tracker” alone, there are already many products on the market. In 2020, the total shipment of products with tracking function in the Bluetooth market will reach 66 million. But how to use such technology to create new killer applications and explore more application scenarios is a top priority.

   However, Apple’s most prominent feature is its ecological capabilities, and we are also very curious, what tricks can this small AirTag play in Apple’s hands?

   

2. iMac finally got M1 self-developed core, the thickness is only two mobile phones, and 8K video is not stuck.

   Before introducing the new iMac computer, Cook praised his own M1 self-developed Mac chip as usual. He said that the product sales of M1 chip now accounted for the bulk.

   Apple mentioned that developers are currently “working overtime” to make software adaptations. At present, many mainstream apps in overseas markets have been adapted to Mac computers equipped with M1.

   The iMac finally uses the M1 chip developed by Apple this time.

   

   The iMac series has changed the appearance of the previous rounded back design, the back is flatter, and the side frame has an “iPhone” feel. The frame on the front of the screen is narrower, but surprisingly, the “big chin” is still not removed. It is still possible to “stop the aircraft carrier.”

   

   It can be said that iMac is “successful in losing weight” this time. Apple specifically mentioned that due to the use of the M1 chip, the internal design of Apple’s iMac can be more flexible, the cooling system has only two small fans, the noise is smaller, the volume is reduced by more than 50%, and the thickness is only 11.5mm.

   

   The iMac screen resolution is 4.5K (4480×2520), the peak brightness reaches 500nit, it supports primary color display, and the screen color temperature can be adjusted according to the ambient color temperature.

   The front camera of the iMac has been upgraded at the hardware level. At the same time, the ISP of the M1 chip can process multiple images at the same time, using noise reduction algorithms, color mapping and other technologies to improve the dynamic range and image quality purity. Apple said, this is a Mac computer The best camera on the web.

   

   In terms of radio, Apple has also improved the iMac’s radio effect through microphone arrays and AI algorithms. Of course, in terms of speakers, Apple has also upgraded it, equipped with six speakers, and has carried out targeted enhancements for low and high frequencies. Support Dolby audio standard.

   

   Apple once again emphasized that this is the best sound system on Apple Mac computers.

   The iMac has added a lot of color schemes this time, including 7 kinds of “high saturation” such as white, green, blue, orange, purple, yellow, and red. The starting price of the Bank of China is 9,999 yuan.

   

   The macOS Big Sur system upgrade has not been absent, and it has been optimized in scenes such as games and productivity.

   The built-in M1 chip of the new iMac is powerful enough to allow you to conduct video conferences, fish and play games, and use iPad and iPhone apps on the iMac painlessly.

   

   Apple said that users can edit 5 4K videos at the same time in the Final Cut video editing software, and there is “no stutter,” and of course 8K videos can be edited.

   Compared with the previous generation 21.5-inch model, its CPU can be increased by up to 85%; GPU performance is up to 2 times higher than the previous generation model, and 50% faster than the 21.5-inch model equipped with the highest graphics card; machine learning speed The increase can be up to 3 times.

   

   In terms of interfaces, the iMac has 2 Thunderbolt ports, supports an external 6K display, and uses a magnetic charging port. The power adapter comes with a network cable port. It shares a wire with the charging cable to connect to the computer, saving wires.

   

   The Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Touchpad all have the same color scheme as the new iMac. The Magic Keyboard also adds emoji keys. The Touch ID function appears on the Mac desktop keyboard for the first time.

   

3. iPad Pro debuts Mini LED screen, M1 succeeds A14 and supports 5G!

   The 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro have no major changes in the design, and focus on upgrading the SoC and screen.

   

   iPad Pro is equipped with an M1 chip and upgraded to support 5G cellular networks. In the US, it will support millimeter wave 5G, which improves productivity. The maximum download speed is said to be up to 4Gbps.

   Apple mentioned that due to the similar underlying architecture of M1 and A-series chips, iPadOS can perform well. According to Apple, the CPU performance of the iPad Pro has increased by 50% compared to the previous generation, up to 75 times higher than the first-generation iPad, and the GPU performance has increased by 40%. It is also the “strongest” performance among similar products.

   

   It is worth mentioning that, thanks to the M1 chip, the iPad Pro achieves a thickness of 6.4mm under such strong performance, which is almost on par with the iPhone.

   

   The storage speed of iPad Pro has been increased by 2 times, and the storage capacity has been increased to 2TB. It can store 220 hours of 4K HDR video. Obviously, one of the main application scenarios of this product is productivity creation.

   In addition, iPad Pro has also upgraded its camera and audio capabilities. Using lidar, iPad Pro can help creators perform AR previews of visual scenes. The cooperation of ISP and lidar can improve the shooting effect in low light.

   

   In terms of front video shooting, through the cooperation of machine learning and 122° ultra-wide-angle lens, the iPad Pro can achieve automatic focus tracking during video shooting, while automatically expanding the angle of view, and has a built-in studio-level microphone.

   One of the biggest upgrades of the iPad Pro is the improvement of the screen quality. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch version has 5.6 million screen pixels, and the Pro Display XDR screen technology on the iMac Pro is decentralized to achieve a peak brightness of 1600 nits, and the contrast and dynamic range have also been significantly improved.

   Apple calls this screen the “Liquid Retina XDR” display.

   

   Apple mentioned that the iPad Pro screen is covered with tens of thousands of micro LEDs, which can provide more than 2500 partition backlights, and can achieve a contrast ratio of 1 million:1, but it is still light and energy-saving on this basis.

   

   In fact, the screen of Apple’s 12.9-inch iPad Pro this time is technically the hot Mini LED display technology in the industry. Mini LED technology essentially provides more fine screen brightness adjustment by increasing the number of LED backlight beads. Compared with traditional LCD screens, the color performance and contrast of the screen have been improved to a certain extent, but it has certain advantages compared with OLED in terms of power consumption and cost.

   Mini LED technology is relatively mature. Large-size Mini LED panels have been used in high-end TVs from Samsung, LG, and TCL. A small number of high-end notebook products have also used medium-size Mini LED panels.

   But Apple is the first manufacturer to apply Mini LED panels to small-sized products such as the iPad.

   The starting price of the 11-inch version of the iPad Pro is 6199 yuan, and the starting price of the 12.9-inch version is 8499 yuan.

   

   In the fourth quarter of 2020, Apple’s iPad business revenue exceeded 8.4 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 41% year-on-year. In 2020, iPad sales reached 45.5 million units, which is the first positive increase in Apple’s iPad product line in seven years.

   With the help of the epidemic, the global tablet market will rebound significantly in 2020. This year, Apple has significantly improved performance and battery life through the M1 chip upgrade in the iPad Pro product line, which is likely to continue to promote the growth of its overall iPad sales.

4. With the addition of new color schemes in iPhone 12, can the mobile phone help the TV “color correction”?

   Apple has also upgraded several services this time. The first is that Apple Card has improved the credit mechanism, allowing couples or couples to share credit, and family members can also share credit, and children over 13 can also use it under the authorization of their parents. Apple Card, Apple calls this feature Apple Card Familiy.

   

   Apple has upgraded the Apple Podcast APP this time, redesigned the program list and interface, improved the homepage recommendation, and reduced the advertising content. It will be launched in more than 170 countries and regions around the world.

   

   Unexpectedly, along with Disney-style animation and music, Apple introduced the purple color scheme of the iPhone 12 series, which Cook called the “spring color scheme”, which was officially released on April 30.

   Apple’s Apple TV+ TV service has also been upgraded. Apple’s newly launched Apple TV 4K hardware is equipped with Apple’s self-developed A12 chip, which supports Dolby Vision, plays 4K videos more smoothly, and supports more HDR videos.

   

   On Apple TV 4K, you can better restore 4K videos shot by iPhone. Apple uses the new color balance function to calibrate the screen content. The light sensor on the iPhone can be used for color detection. After the comparison, the Apple TV will calibrate the colors to make the color performance more accurate.

   

   Apple TV’s “remote control” has also been upgraded, changing back to the iPod Classic’s “circular scroll wheel + touch pad + button” style, supporting ring-shaped button touch and sliding control, and the button design is more user-friendly, and the side also has a mute button. , Very similar to the iPhone. Apple TV 4K starts at $179.

   

   Conclusion: Apple’s self-developed M1 chip empowers hardware, and the synergy of software and hardware is becoming more prominent

   The Apple conference in the early hours of this morning can be said to be unexpected and frequent. The update of the iPad Pro and iMac product lines mainly revolves around the application of the M1 self-developed chip. Important upgrades have been made in terms of performance, power consumption, and design, and the software system level has also been optimized with the M1 chip.

   The launch of AirTag products can be regarded as complementing the key “location connection” link in Apple’s AIoT hardware ecosystem. It is worth mentioning that today’s new products are almost exactly the same as the previous “predictions” of foreign media.

   It can be seen that whether it is the significant improvement of Apple’s self-developed M1 chip for product power, or the smooth and consistent user experience brought about by the integration of software and hardware ecology, it has become the core ecological moat built by Apple.

   Self-developed software and hardware, and mastering the underlying core technology are still the core competitiveness of the top players. Apple is playing more and more on this road.

   

Sharing about the achievements after more than a decade of operating the factory in Dong Nai, Mr. Anup Kumar Dave – General Director of Kirby Southeast Asia Company, proudly: “We have built the Kirby brand in the area. Industry, and beyond, Kirby has cooperated to carry out a wide range of projects from large corporate clients, from multinational corporations to domestic enterprises. build more than 2,000 projects in the region “. Mr. Anup Kumar Dave has repeatedly come to Vietnam for business or travel, but starting in 2009, he really thought about coming here to live and work. At that time, he was in charge of the insulation business. “When I received an offer to work for a business in the building materials industry in Ho Chi Minh City, I immediately said yes because I liked this place. I officially came to Vietnam to work next year. 2011 “. THE SALARY SALARY WITH VIETNAM For a foreigner who first comes to work in Vietnam, encountering unexpected difficulties, or even cultural “shocks”, is unavoidable. However, Mr. Anup adapted very quickly: “There were some small difficulties but it was due to cultural differences and I was able to adapt quite quickly because I had experienced some jobs before. in a multicultural environment “. Ten years working in Vietnam gave Mr. Anup Kumar Dave a new perspective on work and life balance as well as how to improve productivity to achieve efficiency. “We have created an excellent staffing system and have been able to develop a number of markets to improve our business. However, I think that Vietnam still needs good labor law regulations. so that both employers and employees are equal and fair. This will further improve the business environment in Vietnam “, Mr. Anup emphasized. Mr. Anup Kumar Dave – General Director of Kirby Southeast Asia Company In Vietnam, Kirby Southeast Asia has been operating since 2008 with the factory located in Nhon Trach 3 Industrial Zone, Dong Nai province. The company has offices in the city. Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Hanoi and Southeast Asian countries to facilitate serving the needs of customers quickly and best not only in Vietnam but also for countries in and outside the region such as Thailand. , Burma, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Brunei and Australia. KIRBY WAY AND HUMAN USE VIEWS In many past conversations, Mr. Anup always emphasized that one of the keys to Kirby’s success in the development process is adhering to the company’s core values ​​and principles – ” Kirby Way ”. The Kirby Way is the driving force behind the company to focus on innovation, train people and empower people to increase engagement, connection and better decision-making for the job. From a human resource perspective, Kirby views employees as a core asset. Mr. Anup believes that organizations and businesses can only succeed if people are given the opportunity to contribute effectively and they work with full energy and enthusiasm. Kirby can only succeed, whether in Vietnam or anywhere, if it has a team of professional staff. When the team is professional, everyone will agree. In order for employees to agree, the company must have clear and commensurate regulations on rights and responsibilities. “I hope that, regardless of position in the company, each employee will get the income they deserve for their efforts,” Mr. Anup said frankly. “Besides, everyone is able to do the right thing to their ability. Make sure that employees are always working in a fair environment,” said Anup. “In the last three years, Kirby Southeast Asia has added more than 50 people every year, when we hire, we look at the attitudes and background knowledge about the job that person applies for. Good attitude, a lack of knowledge can be completely supplemented through the training process.Good attitude is a willingness to learn, take responsibility, take initiative and commit to a collective goal. “, Mr. Anup shared. The Kirby Way is the driving force behind the company to focus on innovation, train people and empower people to strengthen connectivity. From a business perspective, Kirby Way is customer-centric. “We had to change our mindset, go further to help our customers with all the support we could possibly have and even exceed their expectations,” recalled Anup thoughtfully. “There have been a few times when we have been challenged to deal with the increasing needs of our customers and we have succeeded in ensuring that the customer remains a top priority. Because there are customers. Only us, “Mr. Anup said. GENERAL DIRECTOR WITH HEAVY INDUSTRIES Before coming to Vietnam, Mr. Anup worked in India, Africa (Kenya), Europe (Italy) … His experience throughout his career was in the metal industry, Mr. Anup used to be works in hot rolled steel, cold rolled steel and aluminum and steel fabrication industries. Vietnam is the place where he stops the longest and pre-engineered steel is also an area in which he focuses a lot. In his own opinion, he thinks that the steel industry in Vietnam has grown significantly and more than doubled its production capacity within more than 10 years. This remarkable development stems from the ability of local producers to produce world-class quality. “The markets in Southeast Asia are developing but growth in Vietnam has been quite quiet over the past few years. Demand is expected to stabilize in the coming years. Product quality is sure to grow. due to rapid adoption of new production technology by manufacturers in Vietnam. Kirby has two distinct advantages in Vietnam: fixed labor costs and availability of skilled workers, “said Anup. Kumar Dave said. In our business, single-digit margins and high claims “Heavy industry is labor-intensive, the competition is huge and sometimes does not follow ethical principles,” Mr. Anup said, emphasizing: “Our industry supplies materials for operations. Capital construction dynamics are very cost- and time-sensitive, so there is a huge pressure on returns and cash flows due to delayed payments. considered unattractive In our business, single-digit margins and high claims So, higher risks and lower profits. The manager must look for other more efficient opportunities that the employee cannot intuitively understand. ” However, what he sees as his personal strength when working in heavy industry is the associates he works with. “I’m always focused on driving them to learn more and manage their time efficiently. Therefore, we focus on training and empowering employees to be more proactive in their work and commit realism. Currently, Kirby’s overall goal is to become the best pre-engineered steel building supplier in Southeast Asia, ”said Anup his secret to success. Kirby is one of the leading manufacturers of pre-engineered steel (PEB) buildings in the world. As a subsidiary of Alghanim Industries Group, Kirby is one of the few largest privately owned corporations in the Gulf region, with over 40 years of experience in manufacturing and sales in more than 70 countries. world.

Smart things (public account: zhidxcom)

Author | Yunpeng

Edit | Heart edge

Wise things news in the early morning of April 21.

Apple’s “Once in a decade” April spring new product launch event officially opened at 1:00 am Beijing time. Apple officially released the iPad Pro equipped with M1 chip and Mini LED screen, the upgraded M1 chip and the “slimming success” iMac and “Pigeon” Wang’s new product” AirTag locator.

Apple’s spring conference is usually held in March. The last time Apple’s “April New Product Conference” was on April 8, 2010, Jobs gave an in-depth interpretation of iPhoneOS.

Apple CEO Cook took the lead as usual and announced the start of Apple’s first press conference in 2021 on the lawn of the Apple Park. Cook first shared some recent “good news” from Apple.

In terms of environmental protection, Apple has achieved “carbon neutrality” and all businesses use 100% renewable electricity. In the future, Apple will promote environmental protection among its supply chain partners. Apple hopes to reduce carbon emissions by one million tons per year in the future.

Apple did not forget the “humorous” this time. Before introducing the iPad Pro, Cook played an agent “stealing” the M1 chip and installed it on the iPad Pro, which can be said to be full of drama.

▲Cook “steals the core”

At today’s press conference, Apple’s Apple Card, Apple Podcasts and other services have also been upgraded. The iPhone has launched a new purple color scheme. Apple’s “set-top box” product line has been updated with Apple TV 4K, and even the remote control has been upgraded.

At the end of the conference, Cook also “implied” that Apple will soon have many new products to meet with you.

A summary of the product prices of the National Bank of this new Apple product launch:

To my surprise, the price of the 12.9-inch top-of-the-line cellular version of the iPad Pro actually came to 18,499 yuan. This price has exceeded the current starting price of Huawei and Samsung’s top folding screen flagship smartphones.

1. AirTag finally has no “pigeons” this time!Apple emphasizes: only looking for things, not people

   The year-by-year bounce notice, Apple AirTag’s new product “Little Fairy” finally has no “pigeons” this time, and it was introduced at the very beginning of the press conference.

   

   The AirTag launched this time will be used in conjunction with the “Find” function in Apple’s iPhone to find iPad, Apple Watch and other products offline.

   Apple calls it the “precise search” function, which uses distance data, cameras, gyroscope accelerators and other hardware to obtain information to find your device.

   

   Apple specifically emphasized that AirTag is used to find items, not people. This is also for the protection of user privacy and security. AirTag National Bank sells for 229 yuan per piece, and some accessories are available.

   

   In May 2019, the product type “Tag, 1” appeared for the first time in Apple iOS 13. Since then, Apple has also disclosed the name of “AirTag” in its release video. After two years of “long warm-up”, today the new product has finally officially unveiled.

   In fact, starting from the functional positioning of “tracker” alone, there are already many products on the market. In 2020, the total shipment of products with tracking function in the Bluetooth market will reach 66 million. But how to use such technology to create new killer applications and explore more application scenarios is a top priority.

   However, Apple’s most prominent feature is its ecological capabilities, and we are also very curious, what tricks can this small AirTag play in Apple’s hands?

   

2. iMac finally got M1 self-developed core, the thickness is only two mobile phones, and 8K video is not stuck.

   Before introducing the new iMac computer, Cook praised his own M1 self-developed Mac chip as usual. He said that the product sales of M1 chip now accounted for the bulk.

   Apple mentioned that developers are currently “working overtime” to make software adaptations. At present, many mainstream apps in overseas markets have been adapted to Mac computers equipped with M1.

   The iMac finally uses the M1 chip developed by Apple this time.

   

   The iMac series has changed the appearance of the previous rounded back design, the back is flatter, and the side frame has an “iPhone” feel. The frame on the front of the screen is narrower, but surprisingly, the “big chin” is still not removed. It is still possible to “stop the aircraft carrier.”

   

   It can be said that iMac is “successful in losing weight” this time. Apple specifically mentioned that due to the use of the M1 chip, the internal design of Apple’s iMac can be more flexible, the cooling system has only two small fans, the noise is smaller, the volume is reduced by more than 50%, and the thickness is only 11.5mm.

   

   The iMac screen resolution is 4.5K (4480×2520), the peak brightness reaches 500nit, it supports primary color display, and the screen color temperature can be adjusted according to the ambient color temperature.

   The front camera of the iMac has been upgraded at the hardware level. At the same time, the ISP of the M1 chip can process multiple images at the same time, using noise reduction algorithms, color mapping and other technologies to improve the dynamic range and image quality purity. Apple said, this is a Mac computer The best camera on the web.

   

   In terms of radio, Apple has also improved the iMac’s radio effect through microphone arrays and AI algorithms. Of course, in terms of speakers, Apple has also upgraded it, equipped with six speakers, and has carried out targeted enhancements for low and high frequencies. Support Dolby audio standard.

   

   Apple once again emphasized that this is the best sound system on Apple Mac computers.

   The iMac has added a lot of color schemes this time, including 7 kinds of “high saturation” such as white, green, blue, orange, purple, yellow, and red. The starting price of the Bank of China is 9,999 yuan.

   

   The macOS Big Sur system upgrade has not been absent, and it has been optimized in scenes such as games and productivity.

   The built-in M1 chip of the new iMac is powerful enough to allow you to conduct video conferences, fish and play games, and use iPad and iPhone apps on the iMac painlessly.

   

   Apple said that users can edit 5 4K videos at the same time in the Final Cut video editing software, and there is “no stutter,” and of course 8K videos can be edited.

   Compared with the previous generation 21.5-inch model, its CPU can be increased by up to 85%; GPU performance is up to 2 times higher than the previous generation model, and 50% faster than the 21.5-inch model equipped with the highest graphics card; machine learning speed The increase can be up to 3 times.

   

   In terms of interfaces, the iMac has 2 Thunderbolt ports, supports an external 6K display, and uses a magnetic charging port. The power adapter comes with a network cable port. It shares a wire with the charging cable to connect to the computer, saving wires.

   

   The Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Touchpad all have the same color scheme as the new iMac. The Magic Keyboard also adds emoji keys. The Touch ID function appears on the Mac desktop keyboard for the first time.

   

3. iPad Pro debuts Mini LED screen, M1 succeeds A14 and supports 5G!

   The 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro have no major changes in the design, and focus on upgrading the SoC and screen.

   

   iPad Pro is equipped with an M1 chip and upgraded to support 5G cellular networks. In the US, it will support millimeter wave 5G, which improves productivity. The maximum download speed is said to be up to 4Gbps.

   Apple mentioned that due to the similar underlying architecture of M1 and A-series chips, iPadOS can perform well. According to Apple, the CPU performance of the iPad Pro has increased by 50% compared to the previous generation, up to 75 times higher than the first-generation iPad, and the GPU performance has increased by 40%. It is also the “strongest” performance among similar products.

   

   It is worth mentioning that, thanks to the M1 chip, the iPad Pro achieves a thickness of 6.4mm under such strong performance, which is almost on par with the iPhone.

   

   The storage speed of iPad Pro has been increased by 2 times, and the storage capacity has been increased to 2TB. It can store 220 hours of 4K HDR video. Obviously, one of the main application scenarios of this product is productivity creation.

   In addition, iPad Pro has also upgraded its camera and audio capabilities. Using lidar, iPad Pro can help creators perform AR previews of visual scenes. The cooperation of ISP and lidar can improve the shooting effect in low light.

   

   In terms of front video shooting, through the cooperation of machine learning and 122° ultra-wide-angle lens, the iPad Pro can achieve automatic focus tracking during video shooting, while automatically expanding the angle of view, and has a built-in studio-level microphone.

   One of the biggest upgrades of the iPad Pro is the improvement of the screen quality. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch version has 5.6 million screen pixels, and the Pro Display XDR screen technology on the iMac Pro is decentralized to achieve a peak brightness of 1600 nits, and the contrast and dynamic range have also been significantly improved.

   Apple calls this screen the “Liquid Retina XDR” display.

   

   Apple mentioned that the iPad Pro screen is covered with tens of thousands of micro LEDs, which can provide more than 2500 partition backlights, and can achieve a contrast ratio of 1 million:1, but it is still light and energy-saving on this basis.

   

   In fact, the screen of Apple’s 12.9-inch iPad Pro this time is technically the hot Mini LED display technology in the industry. Mini LED technology essentially provides more fine screen brightness adjustment by increasing the number of LED backlight beads. Compared with traditional LCD screens, the color performance and contrast of the screen have been improved to a certain extent, but it has certain advantages compared with OLED in terms of power consumption and cost.

   Mini LED technology is relatively mature. Large-size Mini LED panels have been used in high-end TVs from Samsung, LG, and TCL. A small number of high-end notebook products have also used medium-size Mini LED panels.

   But Apple is the first manufacturer to apply Mini LED panels to small-sized products such as the iPad.

   The starting price of the 11-inch version of the iPad Pro is 6199 yuan, and the starting price of the 12.9-inch version is 8499 yuan.

   

   In the fourth quarter of 2020, Apple’s iPad business revenue exceeded 8.4 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 41% year-on-year. In 2020, iPad sales reached 45.5 million units, which is the first positive increase in Apple’s iPad product line in seven years.

   With the help of the epidemic, the global tablet market will rebound significantly in 2020. This year, Apple’s iPad Pro product line has significantly improved performance and battery life through the M1 chip upgrade, which is likely to continue to promote the growth of its iPad overall sales.

4. With the addition of new color schemes in iPhone 12, can the mobile phone help the TV “color correction”?

   Apple has also upgraded several services this time. The first is that Apple Card has improved the credit mechanism, allowing couples or couples to share credit, and family members can also share credit, and children over 13 can also use it under the authorization of their parents. Apple Card, Apple calls this feature Apple Card Familiy.

   

   Apple has upgraded the Apple Podcast APP this time, redesigned the program list and interface, improved the homepage recommendation, and reduced the advertising content. It will be launched in more than 170 countries and regions around the world.

   

   Unexpectedly, along with Disney-style animation and music, Apple introduced the purple color scheme of the iPhone 12 series, which Cook called the “spring color scheme”, which was officially released on April 30.

   Apple’s Apple TV+ TV service has also been upgraded. Apple’s newly launched Apple TV 4K hardware is equipped with Apple’s self-developed A12 chip, which supports Dolby Vision, plays 4K videos more smoothly, and supports more HDR videos.

   

   On Apple TV 4K, you can better restore 4K videos shot by iPhone. Apple uses the new color balance function to calibrate the screen content. The light sensor on the iPhone can be used for color detection. After the comparison, the Apple TV will calibrate the colors to make the color performance more accurate.

   

   Apple TV’s “remote control” has also been upgraded, changing back to the iPod Classic’s “circular scroll wheel + touch pad + button” style, supporting ring-shaped button touch and sliding control, and the button design is more user-friendly, and the side also has a mute button. , Very similar to the iPhone. Apple TV 4K starts at $179.

   

   Conclusion: Apple’s self-developed M1 chip empowers hardware, and the synergy of software and hardware is becoming more prominent

   The Apple conference in the early hours of this morning can be said to be unexpected and frequent. The update of the iPad Pro and iMac product lines mainly revolves around the application of the M1 self-developed chip. Important upgrades have been made in terms of performance, power consumption, and design, and the software system level has also been optimized with the M1 chip.

   The launch of AirTag products can be regarded as complementing the key “location connection” link in Apple’s AIoT hardware ecosystem. It is worth mentioning that today’s new products are almost exactly the same as the previous “predictions” of foreign media.

   It can be seen that whether it is the significant improvement of Apple’s self-developed M1 chip for product power, or the smooth and consistent user experience brought about by the integration of software and hardware ecology, it has become the core ecological moat built by Apple.

   Self-developed software and hardware, and mastering the underlying core technology are still the core competitiveness of the top players. Apple is playing more and more on this road.

   

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Text｜36氪 Yuan Silai Edit｜Qiao Qian Text｜36氪 Yuan Silai Edit｜Qiao Qian When Mo Jun received a call from the supplier at one o’clock in the morning, he hadn’t been able to sleep well for a long time. The female voice in the receiver can’t be heard tired. After a routine apology, she brought an unexpected bad news: the chip was out of stock and the product could not be delivered. Recently, as the person in charge of a certain IoT product, Mo Jun has heard too many such remarks. He just said a few perfunctory words, hung up the phone, and pulled the supplier into the blacklist. Of course, Mo Jun knew how tight the market is now. He wondered if he should find a stronger sales, one that could grab the goods from others, to ease the anxiety in front of him. His colleagues in charge of the supply chain ran to the south very early, squatting at the door of parts manufacturers to “grab food.” Every morning, when I see the person in charge at work, I will come up to inquire: how much can I provide today? When will it arrive? Is it from Japan, Vietnam, South Korea, the Philippines or from Shanghai? Mo Jun and the others had to change the design time and time again to adapt to the current dilemma. Even some products that are about to be mass-produced must be overthrown and replaced with parts that can be delivered. Chips that used to have to be picked are now ready to use and available as soon as they are available. The industry has begun to circulate a variety of stories that evade the life-threatening serial calls of purchasers: suppliers shut down, do not respond to emails, skip orders by drawing pay from the bottom, or simply play and disappear. Out of stock, it is no longer the anxiety of Mo Jun and the others. Mobile phones, computers, IoT, and automotive chips are in short supply across the board. Even the small and medium-capacity memory chips that were previously available in sufficient quantities will also be in short supply in 2021. The big manufacturers are also doomed: Samsung has postponed the new note update, the iPhone is facing a shortage, Ford temporarily closed its SUV factory in Kentucky, and Audi’s 10,000 employees have nothing to do… The big guys are complaining: Lu Weibing, vice president of Xiaomi Group, posted on Weibo: “This year the chip is too short, not a shortage, it is extremely lacking”; Qualcomm CEO said in an interview that he could not sleep all night because of the lack of chips. Just like dominoes, the shortage of small wafers will eventually cast a shadow over the huge global consumer electronics market. How did this “core shortage” storm happen? How do the anxious and helpless people in the industrial chain fight their backs?

In a hurry

The semiconductor industry used to be far away from the public’s vision. This industry is actually equivalent to providing “blood” for the TMT industry. There are three modes of operation: the Fabless (factory-free) mode that is only responsible for design, such as Qualcomm and MediaTek; IDM (Integrated Device Manufacture) model, such as Samsung, Intel and Texas Instruments; and finally Foundry (foundry) such as TSMC, Power Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., and SMIC.

The global shortage of chips this time is stuck in the manufacturing links of Foundry and IDM.

At the corporate briefing at the end of last year, Power Semiconductor’s chairman Huang Chongren gave data that proves that “the supply and demand of the chip industry has been extremely imbalanced”: In the past five years, in addition to TSMC and Samsung actively expanding the production capacity of advanced processes, other crystal The production capacity increase of the mature process of the Yuan foundry factory is very small, and the growth rate is less than 5%. However, the growth rate of global wafer capacity demand from 2020 to 2021 will reach 30-35%.

The chips are cut from wafers of different sizes. The most widely used is 8-inch wafers. 5G radio frequency chips, car control chips, and fingerprint recognition chips are all made from it. But in recent years, manufacturers have begun to favor 12-inch wafers, which can be used on smaller and more advanced chips, and 8-inch wafer fabs have been shut down one after another. The epidemic has intensified the 8-inch wafer production reduction, but the 12-inch wafer has just started and the production capacity is limited, and it is impossible to fill the 8-inch wafer production vacancy.

In fact, the foundry is already working at full capacity. In the first quarter of this year, the total revenue of the world’s top ten wafer foundries increased by as much as 20%. Because it is unable to cope with the influx of orders, Samsung has begun to expand the outsourcing of general-purpose computer chips. Power Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s two 8-inch wafer fabs and three 12-inch wafer fabs have reached 100% capacity.

Huang Chongren said that the current capacity of 12-inch wafers is 100,000, and the capacity is so full that even the margin of two or three hundred pieces can not be squeezed out. This will naturally make customers feel “panic”.

Because customers need more full “blood” to meet their rapid growth.

“Including the development of 5G, as well as the large-scale growth of Netcom products brought about by the epidemic: TVs, set-top boxes, panels, including 5G mobile phones. It is not only an increase in quantity, but also the capacity of the memory matched on each product. Or increase.” Zhu Di, director of the product marketing department of Winbond Electronics (Suzhou), told 36Kr.

Especially in the mobile phone industry, after the head company stalled, there was a big gap in the mobile phone market in the second half of last year.

“But one left, three came,” Li Wei, who works for a mobile phone company, told 36Kr. Instead, this industry is full of long-lost passion. Everyone is eager to seize the rare window of opportunity.

Originally, they were used to the material shortage. But on Monday, August 17, 2020, the United States renewed its export management regulations. Huawei not only cannot produce chips by itself, but also cannot buy from third-party manufacturers such as MediaTek and Qualcomm.

The instructions of Li Wei’s bosses came one after another: “Take inventory now, how many things are needed, and write down the requirements.” The employees in charge of the core materials stayed up day and night, calling everywhere for goods with dark circles under their eyes. The occasional relaxing time is to go to a nearby food stall to have a supper.

How many orders have been added by manufacturers is not uniform. Li Wei learned that Xiaomi, OPPO, and vivo have all added more than 10% of their orders, adding tens of millions of mobile phones in a short period of time. But what Mo Jun heard was that Xiaomi directly doubled the amount.

The actual data may be in the middle point. According to a report from “Nikkei Asia”, Xiaomi has convened suppliers to provide mobile phone parts and accessories in 2021. It is expected to purchase up to 240 million mobile phone accessories this year, and Xiaomi’s global shipments in 2020 will be 146 million. According to this statement, Xiaomi Chip orders in 2021 have increased by 70%.

“Now that a huge market is exposed, everyone is robbing it, but it really can’t be taken. What is the equivalent? There are three dogs here, looking at the big bone in the middle, they want to get it. As a result, each dog is tied to a chain. Can’t get it.” An employee of a mobile phone manufacturer described it like this. The words are not good, but vivid.

Chip supply may be the thickest chain. 5G mobile phones not only have a large demand for core chips, but the number of logic devices on them, such as power management chips, driver chips, etc., are more than that of 4G mobile phones.

Mobile phone manufacturers squeeze out factory production capacity, which will indirectly affect their fabless counterparts. If the domino of “capacity” is overturned, storage, power supply, and radio frequency chips will eventually become anxious.

In fact, many people have already heard the sound of falling dominoes.

Lin Fei works as an e-commerce planner in the IoT department of a company. In December last year, the crisis hadn’t really hit our eyes because the business was doing so well in the second half of the year, and the bonuses were so high that colleagues in other departments would be jealous. Of course, in 2021, they will have to do it again. But when the department met, the leaders began to warn everyone: “Next year may be difficult to do, and production capacity will be insufficient.”

The leader, who had always been quiet, began to leak anxieties from time to time. At an inter-departmental horizontal communication meeting with colleagues in the product department at the end of the year, the other party asked if there were any other questions as usual. The leader banged the table three times, half serious and half joking to the department on the other side of the screen. Toutoulian said: “Inventory, inventory, inventory.”

Lin Fei than the leader realized afterwards that the inventory problem is still after the New Year this year. Suddenly, in almost every regular meeting, the leaders repeatedly emphasized the supply problem, and if they were anxious, they would get angry with the regional person in charge: the goods are already insufficient, why do you have to pick it?

Obviously the situation is much more serious than Lin Fei knows. It’s hard for him to see the leader recently. For half of the week, he spends a half of the week in Shenzhen and drinks a lot of alcohol. Sometimes the sound of a meeting in the morning is also exhausted after a hangover: “Everyone must pay attention to the issue of stock outs. The stomach will explode after drinking.”

Resources are skewed to products with higher gross profit and large agents, but the supply is still in short supply. “I thought it was very likely that the epidemic would gradually ease, and then there would be a solution when the time comes, and production capacity may slowly recover, but it turns out that there is really no.” Lin Fei said.

What’s interesting is that Lin Fei’s out-of-stock “arsenic” has become the “honey” for some small semiconductor foundries. Chip shortages have led to a short but golden seller’s market, and opportunities for small factories to enter the supply chain of large customers have emerged.

After the fall, Mo Jun had to use some suppliers that he hadn’t liked before. For the same material, Mo Jun found three suppliers, but one of them always failed to deliver. Later, the opponent of that manufacturer found Mo Jun and pryed at the corner of the other party at the dinner table: This company supplies you less and your friends supply more. If you find us, we can meet your needs.

Mo Jun asked the manufacturer to confront him, and the other party admitted that they had indeed allocated part of the production capacity to a friend because the other party “placed the order earlier”-this argument obviously cannot quell Mo Jun’s dissatisfaction.

The other party did not want to lose Mo Jun, a big customer, and kept apologizing, but also invited dinner to apologize, but the defection in the very period made Mo Jun hard to let go, “This is not enough to support the strength.” This “Mandarin” sounds ordinary, But it is often a prelude to a break between the two sides.

Xia Yunfeng, who works in a PC parts factory, has no such good luck. Their suppliers clearly stood in line and told him very firmly: no more new orders, because we want to keep our original customers.

Xia Yunfeng was kicked from one foundry to another, and even the suppliers he often cooperated with did not dare to promise to place orders. The last unfamiliar manufacturer took over the hot potato, “It’s really sending charcoal in the snow.” He was relieved.

But this tone only relaxed for less than 24 hours.

The next day, the supplier’s workshop suffered a fire and stopped production. The moment he saw the news, his head began to tighten again. There was still a fluke: it was the car chip that caught fire, and it won’t affect us. He didn’t know until the other top executives came over that his own chips were also produced in that factory. Their delivery date was postponed to October. This made Xia Yunfeng’s emotions almost collapsed, “I feel hopeless.”

Xia Yunfeng can only go back to the previous suppliers, or whatever, let them divide the spot, “give as much as you can.” Of course, double the price will do.

Chaos

The first domino fell, and the whole situation was irreversible.

There is a lag in the chip industry. Generally speaking, the foundry will keep inventory for three or even six months. When the inventory is exhausted, it is already half a year later to purchase again. “Ordinary TSMC chips take 13 weeks (almost 3 months). For example, the delivery cycle of automotive chips may take at least 6 months. This will cause problems.” Soitec’s strategic development of high-end wafer substrates in China Director Zhang Wanpeng said to 36 krypton.

The early warning mechanism of the supply chain can easily fail. In this industry, many companies are unable to make a slightly more accurate plan for future demand and supply.

Li Liuqi, the founder of Hard City, remembers that when there is no shortage of chips, the wait for more than 12 weeks will seem too long. Everyone is accustomed to the smooth operation of this chain, and it seems to be a matter of course to deliver on time. Once an emergency occurs, the entire industry will immediately fall into a chain panic.

Like Lin Fei’s leadership, Xia Yunfeng actually noticed that the operation of the chain began to stagnate very early: in June last year, Xia Yunfeng found that the product shipments he was responsible for were increasing exponentially, but the supply-side production capacity did not increase. He has a foreboding that if this continues, chip production capacity will inevitably be tight.

During an internal meeting, he told everyone: We should find a supplier who can guarantee the supply. It doesn’t matter if the price is higher. But my colleagues disagree, and they have not felt out of stock yet. It is more important to get a low price.

“I think the reason for the greater lack of cores is that the entire industry has not done well enough in capacity, or planning and risk control.” Zhang Wanpeng told 36Kr.

The most typical is the automobile industry-the automobile is also the hardest hit area for this lack of core. According to a report by the Bernstein Research Institute, due to chip problems in 2021, global automobile production will be reduced by 2 to 4.5 million vehicles, accounting for approximately 2-5% of annual production.

This shock in the automotive industry is largely due to excessive fear of the global epidemic and misjudgment of market resilience.

The middle level of a star electric car company clearly remembers that there was actually a stock of chips at the beginning of last year. By April, the global epidemic had not improved, and auto companies’ sales expectations for complete vehicles fell to a pessimistic trough. Bosch and China, the world’s largest and second-largest auto parts suppliers, also cut orders, directly leading to chip foundries. Follow up to reduce orders.

With the reduction of production capacity and the basic shutdown in Europe at that time, packaging and testing were not possible, and logistics were basically suspended. For downstream manufacturers, shortage of goods is a high probability event in the next few months.

But manufacturers soon discovered that car sales were not as bad as expected. But it is too late for them to add orders. The restart of the production line will not happen overnight, and the excess wafers have long been used to make mobile phones and other types of chips.

“As soon as the order was cut, the 8-inch wafer line was snatched away and could not be snatched back. Some product cycles take 6 months, and it is useless to use a knife to force it.” The middle-level said.

Even large automobile manufacturers can hardly require chip factories to expand their production capacity in the short term. Winbond said at the corporate briefing that their monthly production capacity has increased from 54,000 pieces last year to 57,000 pieces, although only a few percent increase. Winbond invested NT$13 billion to expand production in Kaohsiung, but it will not be able to start trial production until the first half of 2022, and mass production will have to wait until the second half of 2022.

The industry has fallen into chaos, panic buying has spread, and many customers have doubled or tripled their orders. The bubble is flooding, and the mixed speculators are hyping up, and the price of a material can be tenfold from the factory to the final transaction.

However, major foundries have concerns. TSMC, which has a $100 billion expansion plan, has also shown prudence. Chairman Liu Deyin said in an interview: “28 nanometers seems to be in short supply now, but in fact, global production capacity is still greater than demand.”

A factory has an investment of tens of billions at every turn. Before the demand is squeezed out, even OEM giants dare not rush to make a move. Once the supply and demand cycle is mismatched and the rhythm is chaotic, the huge sunk costs are likely to drag down the entire enterprise.

As for the flow of bubbles and tides, it is often difficult for even superb trendy people to identify them. In the middle of last year, the constraints of production capacity have actually been eased. At that time, many manufacturers began to worry that their chips could not be sold. Mo Jun receives phone calls from manufacturers about dinner appointments. The sincerity of “inviting guests” makes it hard to resist. Even if you eat in the company cafeteria, the salesperson of the other party will sit opposite, “I can’t get rid of it.”

What made Mo Jun uncomfortable was that he ordered the other party’s goods, and it didn’t take long for the manufacturer to tell him: “We are out of stock, I suggest you go find XXX”-that is the opponent’s competitor.

It turned out that this factory had a new abacus when the chip industry was in turmoil. They couldn’t make a big move in the consumer electronics industry and had always wanted to transform. It just so happened that the shortage of automotive chips became clearer. They simply turned all the wafers into cars. Chips, I want to take this opportunity to cut into the car market.

Mo Jun had to accept this result. In business, business, the rules of “business” in extraordinary times are more straightforward: stores bully customers, and customers bully shop.

The second supplier that Xia Yunfeng’s PC parts factory has been cooperating with has been looking for top OEMs for production. As soon as the production capacity is tight, their profits and priorities are not ranked in the other side, and they naturally become the target of squeeze. In the last second supply, we could only find other alternatives, but it failed after three productions.

Xia Yunfeng was desperate, because even the head company personally went off to compete for resources. The top 3 PC manufacturers will directly send people to the site, and they will snatch them when they see the goods, and they will not give the “friends” the slightest opportunity.

Xia Yunfeng’s supply chain director kept meeting with key suppliers for dinner and drinking. Coupled with personal emotional bombardment, the other party finally let go and agreed to give some spot to ease their current crisis.

In this season, how much the company wants to reduce the price of raw materials OKR has long become a blank letter. In private, everyone knows that this year, if there are goods, it is good to be able to deliver on time. There is no way to consider the price.

In January, TSMC and other foundries considered raising the price of automotive chip foundry again. Among them, TSMC holds a large number of shares in the world advanced considering the highest price increase of 15%.

This is called super hot run (SHR, super urgent) in the industry. The foundry will transfer part of the production capacity to deal with the emergency situation of the order, but it will increase the price by about 20%.

“Now when I encounter a chip, even if it has increased by 100 times, I still have to buy it. There is no way.” An executive of a new car maker was also helpless.

response

In extraordinary times, many companies have to enter the zero inventory production model.

Wang Quansheng, who works for a large multinational in-vehicle chip company, told 36Kr that he had never experienced such a lack of resources. Wang Quansheng watched the inventory number change from tens of thousands, little by little to thousands, and finally “0”. A few months ago, they started zero inventory production.

Zero inventory production is actually the future direction of the manufacturing industry in the era of the Internet and big data, which may lead to disruptive changes in manufacturing efficiency and costs.

However, this battle for chips brought the “future” to come early, and many companies were caught off guard.

Wang Quansheng’s production plan must be very meticulous. In weekly meetings, the leaders will predict the timeline of the next batch of goods in advance, which day they will arrive at the headquarters and which day they will be able to arrive in the country.

The chip transportation time is compressed to one-third of the previous one, and the time must be accurate to the hour. In the past, chips were shipped by sea, and it took three days at the earliest to ship to the country. After unloading, it will be sent to the factory where Wang Quansheng is located for inspection, and then sent for PCBA (Printed Circuit Board + Assembly) processing. The entire process takes at least 5 days.

All current chips are transported by air, and the cost is three times that of sea transportation. It costs thousands of dollars at a time. Even if there is only one chip, it can still fly.

The discs made into film rolls are transported to the cargo plane. When they take off from foreign airports, it is usually 2 o’clock in the morning, and it is just dawn when they arrive at the domestic customs. If you are lucky and are not sampled, they will be shipped out of the customs gate in 3 or 4 hours and loaded onto the logistics truck that has already been waiting at the gate. At dusk, the chip will enter the PCBA workshop. The pre-inspection link in the factory is omitted. The chip goes directly to the PCBA production line. The PCBA board is sent to the Wang Quansheng company’s factory in the evening of the next day, and it is made into a finished chip overnight.

In this way, they can guarantee to shorten the delivery time from 5 days to 2 days.

Wang Quansheng is responsible for production allocation, docking sales and supply chain. He was accustomed to foreign companies not working overtime, so he had to start “996”.

This is a new test for Wang Quansheng and his company. Every link of theirs must enter into fine management, and the connection between links is tight to the extreme. Flight delays, customs inspections, and traffic jams during peak periods will affect the entire production process.

The delay of four or five hours can still be remedied. Wang Quansheng will contact logistics. After departing from the customs, a truck is equipped with two drivers, and the truck will not be disconnected. If the chip arrives more than 6 hours late, it is necessary to adjust the production line, arrange to work overtime until late at night, or increase the shift.

Wang Quansheng remembered that the longest delay was a whole day. After 7 o’clock that morning, Wang Quansheng received a call from a colleague: The entire shipment was randomly inspected. Next, they kept calling, asking when they could leave the customs. It was not until the evening that the batch of chips was sampled, and the production line was still suspended because of the long delay. After the finished product left the factory, they arranged two drivers for the truck and drove it for three consecutive days and delivered it to southern customers.

It’s not just transportation delays that have to worry about, but natural and man-made disasters around the world are enough to make them panic.

Renesas, the world’s third-largest automotive chip manufacturer, halted production at the Naka fab in Ibaraki Prefecture in February due to an earthquake for half a month, and in March due to a fire. Renesas’ customers include Honda, Toyota, Nissan, and Nomura. Securities has made an assessment that from April to June, the output of major Japanese automakers may decrease by 1.2 million vehicles. And Blizzard in Texas in the United States led to the closure of five foundries of Samsung, Infineon, NXP and Skorpios, of which three were foundries with 8-inch wafers.

When this intensifying battle for chips will come to an end, there are divergent opinions. Wang Quansheng and his colleagues chatted, thinking that the lack of chips will continue until the end of the year. Xia Yunfeng is not so optimistic. He thinks it will be 2022. He realizes that when uncertainty is flooding the surroundings, it may be more advantageous to hold this view: in the short term, there can be no illusions about the situation getting better.

In fact, the grass-snake gray line of this industry turmoil has long been hidden there. Cyclical fluctuations were originally the norm in every industry. If you can’t take precautions, you may repeat the panic again and again. After the turmoil is over, perhaps more companies can learn to change. Manage supply and demand well, be more foresighted, and predict the future more optimistically.

Specific to the chip industry, “large foundries have begun to work more closely with major customers to promote customized processes and evaluate future production capacity, which can effectively prevent chip supply from becoming unstable.” Zhang Wanpeng said.

Source: 36kr

Vice Chairman of Huawei, Rotating Chairman Xu Zhijun

He believes that as long as the HiSilicon team is still there, continue to do chip research, develop and accumulate for the future, one day it will still be able to solve the current dilemma.

Xu Zhijun also shared the performance of Huawei in 2020 at the analyst conference. Huawei’s 2020 sales revenue was 891.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.8%, and its net profit was 64.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.2%.

Xu Zhijun said that in 2021, Huawei will still face challenges, including US sanctions on Huawei, repeated epidemics, and uncertainty caused by geopolitics. For Huawei, it needs to optimize its industrial portfolio and enhance its resilience.

HiSilicon’s self-developed IP, precipitation technology

Due to U.S. sanctions, TSMC and other foundries will not be able to produce chips for Huawei since September 15, 2020. No matter 5nm, 7nm mobile phone chips or 16nm, 28nm (including HiSilicon’s self-developed TWS headset Bluetooth chip), they will Production is prohibited.

Regarding the current status of the Huawei HiSilicon team, Huawei announced its 2020 performance in Shenzhen on the afternoon of March 31. Huawei’s rotating chairman Hu Hou said that the HiSilicon team is still stable.

At the Huawei Global Analyst Conference on April 12, Huawei’s vice chairman and rotating chairman Xu Zhijun bluntly stated that the chips currently designed by HiSilicon cannot be produced, and Huawei’s positioning of HiSilicon is not a profitable department, so it will Continue to raise HiSilicon and continue to do research on chip design until it breaks through the predicament.

A chip design practitioner told reporters: “Huawei HiSilicon still has a lot of measures to deal with sanctions, including the outsourcing of HiSilicon, or the establishment of a production line not restricted by the United States by a company within the United Nations, or waiting for the domestic semiconductor ecosystem. Mature. Combine more points and seek breakthroughs.”

“Hisilicon has subdivided departments, which are divided according to the process nodes and product positioning used. Some departments are less affected, and some departments have a greater impact.” The chip designer said.

A HiSilicon insider Zhang Jun (pseudonym) revealed that HiSilicon transferred the 2020 freshmen who originally designed the chip directly, and most of them went to the computing product line. “HiSilicon’s business contraction is affirmative, and the new employees of the Kirin chip department after July 2020 will also be transferred.” Zhang Jun told reporters.

However, Zhang Jun pointed out that the core strength of the HiSilicon team is still stable. It only transfers some freshmen or new employees to businesses that are not significantly affected by the sanctions based on the volume of business. The core strength of the original team is still doing the key. The basic IP research and development.

“It is expected that in the coming years, the workload of HiSilicon employees will be heavier, and the income may also be reduced to a certain extent. The reason is that under US sanctions, many IPs purchased in the past will need to be redesigned by themselves, and the short-term workload will increase. Great, but this is also an opportunity for employees to improve their abilities.” Zhang Jun explained the reason.

The impact of sanctions on HiSilicon is still relatively large. The decline in business volume will inevitably bring about certain insider changes, and the increase in salary ranks will slow down, and the workload will increase. This cannot be denied.

However, from the perspective of employees, working in HiSilicon is still the best choice to obtain good ability enhancement and career development prospects. “As long as the company is willing to continue to sign a contract with me, I will continue to do it!” Zhang Jun expressed The voice of most HiSilicon employees.

At the Huawei company level, Xu Zhijun also expressed his determination to continue to support and “provide” HiSilicon. Even if HiSilicon’s business has fallen sharply in recent years, relying on Huawei’s revenue and volume in other areas, there will be no major problems in maintaining HiSilicon’s operations.

In addition, I took advantage of this opportunity to immerse myself in self-developed IP, optimize the platform, settle the research and development results and experience, and wait for the opportunity to break through.

Mobile phones are out of stock, Hongmeng IoT is on the top

In 2020, limited by the U.S. ban, Huawei’s mobile phones face coreless usability, and the Honor brand will be split and independent.

However, looking at Huawei’s finances in 2020, Huawei’s consumer business will still generate 482.9 billion yuan in revenue in 2020, achieving a year-on-year growth of 3.3%. This was mainly due to the rapid growth in sales of PCs and tablets, which offset the decline in sales of mobile phones.

“All-scenario IoT devices equipped with the Hongmeng system will become a new growth point for Huawei in 2021.” said Liang Ming (pseudonym), a Huawei dealer.

Huawei’s consumer business still adheres to the “1+8+N” full-scenario smart life strategy. It will focus on the “1” of mobile phones and focus on the “8” (tablets, PCs, wearables, HD, AI speakers, headsets, VR, cars). Machine) and “N” (Pan IoT) growth potential.

Since chips cannot be produced, Huawei relies on inventory to maintain its mobile phone business, and it cannot supply large quantities to the market. Liang Ming told reporters: “There are many popular models that are out of stock, such as the Mate 40 series, which is out of stock for a long time.” However, many dealers have turned to customers to recommend Huawei’s smart ecological products, such as smart watches, PCs, and tablets. Wait.

“The growth rate of consumer business last year did not meet expectations. Huawei’s terminal business has been advancing by leaps and bounds, but last year due to supply problems, mobile phone sales were affected and sales declined.” Huawei’s rotating chairman Hu Hou said, consumer business The slowdown in growth is mainly due to supply issues.

According to data from the research organization CINNO Research, in January this year, Huawei, after the spin-off of Honor, only ranked fourth in domestic shipments. According to the forecast of Strategy Analytics, in 2021, Huawei’s global shipments will not even enter the top five and will be classified as “other”.

Source: Couterpoint

According to Counterpoint’s latest statistics, in February 2021, Huawei’s global market share was only 4%, but it should be pointed out that in the past, Huawei’s mobile phone global market share was calculated together with glory. When Honor is split, the chip is still in short supply. Huawei must plan to increase the volume so as to maintain its voice and popularity in the flagship mobile phone market.

From the perspective of consumer business, despite the decline in mobile phone shipments, Huawei’s wearable device shipments in 2020 increased by 50% year-on-year to 43.5 million units, ranking third in the world and first in China. In addition, sales of products including PCs and tablets also increased by 65% ​​year-on-year. Hu Hou pointed out that this partly offset the decline in mobile phone sales.

Hu Hou pointed out that this year’s supply situation is still not clear and it is difficult to predict what will happen to the mobile phone business, but the flagship model originally planned to be launched will not change. The implication is that the P50 series and even the Mate 50 series in the second half of the year are already in the plan. I believe it will still be equipped with the Kirin 9000 chip, and the Hongmeng system will be used for the first time.

In the coming time, Huawei still believes that its flagship high-end mobile phone will maintain a certain lead. In addition, Huawei’s consumer business includes not only mobile phones, but also other consumer products, and it has always created a full-scene experience.

The Hongmeng system is the key to the software for building a full-scene ecosystem. It is a distributed operating system oriented to full-scenarios. It has been used in large screens, cars, and other fields, and will also be logged on to mobile phones this year. Hu Hou revealed that more than 20 hardware manufacturers and more than 200 software manufacturers have participated in the relevant R&D cooperation of Hongmeng System.

“It is believed that Huawei’s mobile phone-based business structure will undergo certain changes to preserve the roots of mobile phones, based on ICT connection technology, and relying on the development of the Hongmeng system to gradually build multiple IoT scenarios such as PCs, bracelets, and smart screens. Ecology.” Liang Ming put forward his own opinions.

Looking forward to the global restoration of industrial chain cooperation

In 2021, Huawei’s two major business directions will not change: one is to focus on ICT infrastructure and act as an enabler of social digital transformation; the other is to focus on consumers and create a full-scenario smart life experience. Huawei is still stuck with the US sanctions and bans, and it also calls for the resumption of global industrial cooperation.

Hu Hou said that in the past two years, in response to sanctions, Huawei has invested considerable resources in purchasing chips to meet customer needs, especially the chip inventory required by TO B users. He pointed out that the industry chain situation based on global cooperation will still be the mainstream of the industry, and Huawei will insist on open cooperation and innovation.

Regarding the current lack of order in the semiconductor supply chain, Xu Zhijun believes that the current shortage of chips and rising prices are due to the de-globalization of the semiconductor supply chain, which has led to an increase in the cost of the global chip industry.

In the past three years, the United States has imposed three rounds of sanctions on Huawei, which have continued to affect and hurt Huawei. The sanctions not only harm Huawei, but also have an impact on global semiconductors, destroying the performance of the global industrial chain, and allowing more countries and individuals to consider semiconductor supply chain security issues. For example, many countries such as Europe are taking measures to increase the autonomy of semiconductors. U.S. sanctions have caused all companies to change from “hoping to achieve zero inventory” to now hoarding stocks under panic, causing tension in the supply chain.

Xu Zhijun believes that the current price increase of chip foundry, the price increase in the next few years (chips, electronic products) is a predictable thing. Sanctions are evolving into global and industry-wide supply shortages, and the future economic crisis caused by it is still unknown.

The current global shortage of automotive chips appears to be caused by the imbalance between supply and demand caused by the epidemic, but the more internal reason is that the system stability of the global supply chain is gradually being eroded. “In the future, it is possible to split the supply chain into the US system and the non-US system. Of course, this is a situation that no one wants to see.” Chen Yuenan, a senior analyst at Jiwei Consulting, analyzed.

Therefore, whether the supply chain can be improved in the future still depends on the cooperation and repair of the international chip industry chain, and it is the essence of restoring the global industry chain cooperation.

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Text｜36氪 Yuan Silai

Edit｜Qiao Qian

Text｜36氪 Yuan Silai

Edit｜Qiao Qian

When Mo Jun received a call from the supplier at one o’clock in the morning, he hadn’t been able to sleep well for a long time.

The female voice in the receiver can’t be heard tired. After a routine apology, she brought an unexpected bad news: the chip was out of stock and the product could not be delivered. Recently, as the person in charge of a certain IoT product, Mo Jun has heard too many such remarks. He just said a few perfunctory words, hung up the phone, and pulled the supplier into the blacklist.

Of course, Mo Jun knew how tight the market is now. He wondered if he should find a stronger sales, one that could grab the goods from others, to ease the anxiety in front of him. His colleagues in charge of the supply chain ran to the south very early, squatting at the door of parts manufacturers to “grab food.” Every morning, when I see the person in charge at work, I will come up to inquire: how much can I provide today? When will it arrive? Is it from Japan, Vietnam, South Korea, the Philippines or from Shanghai?

Mo Jun and the others had to change the design time and time again to adapt to the current dilemma. Even some products that are about to be mass-produced must be overthrown and replaced with parts that can be delivered. Chips that used to have to be picked are now ready to use and available as soon as they are available.

The industry has begun to circulate a variety of stories that evade the life-threatening serial calls of purchasers: suppliers shut down, do not respond to emails, skip orders by drawing pay from the bottom, or simply play and disappear.

Out of stock, it is no longer the anxiety of Mo Jun and the others. Mobile phones, computers, IoT, and automotive chips are in short supply across the board. Even the small and medium-capacity memory chips that were previously available in sufficient quantities will also be in short supply in 2021.

The big manufacturers are also doomed: Samsung has postponed the new note update, the iPhone is facing a shortage, Ford temporarily closed its SUV factory in Kentucky, and Audi’s 10,000 employees have nothing to do…

The big guys are complaining: Lu Weibing, vice president of Xiaomi Group, posted on Weibo: “This year the chip is too short, not a shortage, it is extremely lacking”; Qualcomm CEO said in an interview that he could not sleep all night because of the lack of chips.

Just like dominoes, the shortage of small wafers will eventually cast a shadow over the huge global consumer electronics market. How did this “core shortage” storm happen? How do the anxious and helpless people in the industrial chain fight their backs?

In a hurry

The semiconductor industry used to be far away from the public’s vision. This industry is actually equivalent to providing “blood” for the TMT industry. There are three modes of operation: the Fabless (factory-free) mode that is only responsible for design, such as Qualcomm and MediaTek; IDM (Integrated Device Manufacture) model, such as Samsung, Intel and Texas Instruments; finally, Foundry (foundry) such as TSMC, Power Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and SMIC.

The global shortage of chips this time is stuck in the manufacturing links of Foundry and IDM.

At the corporate briefing at the end of last year, Power Semiconductor’s chairman Huang Chongren gave data that proves that “the supply and demand of the chip industry has been extremely imbalanced”: In the past five years, in addition to TSMC and Samsung actively expanding the production capacity of advanced processes, other crystal The production capacity increase of the mature process of the Yuan foundry factory is very small, and the growth rate is less than 5%. However, the growth rate of global wafer capacity demand from 2020 to 2021 will reach 30-35%.

The chips are cut from wafers of different sizes. The most widely used is 8-inch wafers. 5G radio frequency chips, car control chips, and fingerprint recognition chips are all made from it. But in recent years, manufacturers have begun to favor 12-inch wafers, which can be used on smaller and more advanced chips, and 8-inch wafer fabs have been shut down one after another. The epidemic has intensified the 8-inch wafer production reduction, but the 12-inch wafer has just started and the production capacity is limited, and it is impossible to fill the 8-inch wafer production vacancy.

In fact, the foundry is already working at full capacity. In the first quarter of this year, the total revenue of the world’s top ten wafer foundries increased by as much as 20%. Because it is unable to cope with the influx of orders, Samsung has begun to expand the outsourcing of general-purpose computer chips. Power Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s two 8-inch wafer fabs and three 12-inch wafer fabs have reached 100% capacity.

Huang Chongren said that the current capacity of 12-inch wafers is 100,000 pieces, and the capacity is so full that even the margin of two or three hundred pieces can not be squeezed out. This will naturally make customers feel “panic”.

Because customers need more full “blood” to meet their rapid growth.

“Including the development of 5G, as well as the large-scale growth of Netcom products brought about by the epidemic: TVs, set-top boxes, panels, including 5G mobile phones. It is not only an increase in quantity, but also the capacity of the memory matched on each product. Or increase.” Zhu Di, director of the product marketing department of Winbond Electronics (Suzhou), told 36Kr.

Especially in the mobile phone industry, after the head company stalled, there was a big gap in the mobile phone market in the second half of last year.

“But one left, three came,” Li Wei, who works for a mobile phone company, told 36Kr. Instead, this industry is full of long-lost passion. Everyone is eager to seize the rare window of opportunity.

Originally, they were used to the material shortage. But on Monday, August 17, 2020, the United States renewed its export management regulations. Huawei not only cannot produce chips by itself, but also cannot buy from third-party manufacturers such as MediaTek and Qualcomm.

The instructions of Li Wei’s bosses came one after another: “Take inventory now, how many things are needed, and write down the requirements.” The employees in charge of the core materials stayed up day and night, calling everywhere for goods with dark circles under their eyes. The occasional relaxing time is to go to a nearby food stall to have a supper.

How many orders have been added by manufacturers is not uniform. Li Wei learned that Xiaomi, OPPO, and vivo have all added more than 10% of their orders, adding tens of millions of mobile phones in a short period of time. But what Mo Jun heard was that Xiaomi directly doubled the amount.

The actual data may be in the middle point. According to a report from “Nikkei Asia”, Xiaomi has convened suppliers to provide mobile phone parts and accessories in 2021. It is expected to purchase up to 240 million mobile phone accessories this year, and Xiaomi’s global shipments in 2020 will be 146 million units. According to this statement, Xiaomi Chip orders in 2021 have increased by 70%.

“Now that a huge market is exposed, everyone is robbing it, but it really can’t be taken. What is the equivalent? There are three dogs here, looking at the big bone in the middle, they want to get it. As a result, each dog is tied to a chain. Can’t get it.” An employee of a mobile phone manufacturer described it like this. The words are not good, but vivid.

Chip supply may be the thickest chain. 5G mobile phones not only have a large demand for core chips, but the number of logic devices on them, such as power management chips, driver chips, etc., are more than that of 4G mobile phones.

Mobile phone manufacturers squeeze out factory production capacity, which will indirectly affect their fabless counterparts. If the domino of “capacity” is overturned, storage, power supply, and radio frequency chips will eventually become anxious.

In fact, many people have already heard the sound of falling dominoes.

Lin Fei works as an e-commerce planner in the IoT department of a company. In December last year, the crisis hadn’t really hit our eyes because the business was doing so well in the second half of the year, and the bonuses were so high that colleagues in other departments would be jealous. Of course, in 2021, they will have to do it again. But when the department met, the leaders began to warn everyone: “Next year may be difficult to do, and production capacity will be insufficient.”

The leader, who had always been quiet, began to leak anxieties from time to time. At an inter-departmental horizontal communication meeting with colleagues in the product department at the end of the year, the other party asked if there were any other questions as usual. The leader patted the table three times, half serious and half joking to the department on the other side of the screen. Toutoulian said: “Inventory, inventory, inventory.”

Lin Fei than the leader realized afterwards that the inventory problem is still after the New Year this year. Suddenly, in almost every regular meeting, the leaders repeatedly emphasized the supply problem, and if they were anxious, they would get angry with the regional person in charge: the goods are already insufficient, why do you have to pick it?

Obviously the situation is much more serious than Lin Fei knows. It’s hard for him to see the leader recently. For half of the week, he spends a half of the week in Shenzhen and drinks a lot of alcohol. Sometimes the sound of a meeting in the morning is still exhausted after a hangover: “Everyone must pay attention to the shortage of goods. The stomach will explode after drinking.”

Resources are skewed to products with higher gross profit and large agents, but the supply is still in short supply. “I thought it was very likely that the epidemic would gradually ease, and then there would be a solution when the time comes, and production capacity may slowly recover, but it turns out that there is really no.” Lin Fei said.

What’s interesting is that Lin Fei’s out-of-stock “arsenic” has become the “honey” for some small semiconductor foundries. Chip shortages have led to a short but golden seller’s market, and opportunities for small factories to enter the supply chain of large customers have emerged.

After the fall, Mo Jun had to use some suppliers that he hadn’t liked before. For the same material, Mo Jun found three suppliers, but one of them always failed to deliver. Later, the opponent of that manufacturer found Mo Jun and pried the other side’s corner at the dinner table: This company supplies you less and your friends supply more. If you find us, we can meet your needs.

Mo Jun asked the manufacturer to confront him, and the other party admitted that they had indeed allocated part of the production capacity to a friend because the other party “placed the order earlier”-this argument obviously cannot quell Mo Jun’s dissatisfaction.

The other party did not want to lose Mo Jun, a big customer, and kept apologizing, but also invited dinner to apologize, but the defection in the very period made Mo Jun hard to let go, “This is not enough to support the strength.” This “Mandarin” sounds ordinary, But it is often a prelude to a break between the two sides.

Xia Yunfeng, who works in a PC parts factory, has no such good luck. Their suppliers clearly stood in line and told him very firmly: no more new orders, because we want to keep our original customers.

Xia Yunfeng was kicked from one foundry to another, and even the suppliers he often cooperated with did not dare to promise to place orders. The last unfamiliar manufacturer took over the hot potato, “It’s really sending charcoal in the snow.” He was relieved.

But this tone only relaxed for less than 24 hours.

The next day, the supplier’s workshop suffered a fire and stopped production. The moment he saw the news, his head began to tighten again. There was still a fluke: it was the car chip that caught fire, and it won’t affect us. He didn’t know until the other top executives came over that his own chips were also produced in that factory. Their delivery date was postponed to October. This made Xia Yunfeng’s emotions almost collapsed, “I feel hopeless.”

Xia Yunfeng can only go back to the previous suppliers, or whatever, let them divide the spot, “give as much as you can.” Of course, double the price will do.

Chaos

The first domino fell, and the whole situation was irreversible.

There is a lag in the chip industry. Generally speaking, the foundry will keep inventory for three or even six months. When the inventory is exhausted, it is already half a year later to purchase again. “Ordinary TSMC chips take 13 weeks (almost 3 months). For example, the delivery cycle of automotive chips may take at least 6 months. This will cause problems.” Soitec’s strategic development of high-end wafer substrates in China Director Zhang Wanpeng said to 36 krypton.

The early warning mechanism of the supply chain can easily fail. In this industry, many companies are unable to make a slightly more accurate plan for future demand and supply.

Li Liuqi, the founder of Hard City, remembers that when there is no shortage of chips, the wait for more than 12 weeks will seem too long. Everyone is accustomed to the smooth operation of this chain, and it seems to be a matter of course to deliver on time. Once an emergency occurs, the entire industry will immediately fall into a chain panic.

Like Lin Fei’s leadership, Xia Yunfeng actually noticed that the operation of the chain began to stagnate very early: in June last year, Xia Yunfeng found that the product shipments he was responsible for were increasing exponentially, but the supply-side production capacity did not increase. He has a foreboding that if this continues, chip production capacity will inevitably be tight.

During an internal meeting, he told everyone: We should find a supplier who can guarantee the supply. It doesn’t matter if the price is higher. But my colleagues disagree, and they have not felt out of stock yet. It is more important to get a low price.

“I think the reason for the greater lack of cores is that the entire industry has not done well enough in capacity, or planning and risk control.” Zhang Wanpeng told 36Kr.

The most typical is the automobile industry-the automobile is also the hardest hit area for this lack of core. According to a report by the Bernstein Research Institute, due to chip problems in 2021, global automobile production will be reduced by 2 to 4.5 million vehicles, accounting for approximately 2-5% of annual production.

This shock in the automotive industry is largely due to excessive fear of the global epidemic and misjudgment of market resilience.

The middle level of a star electric car company clearly remembers that there was actually a stock of chips at the beginning of last year. By April, the global epidemic had not improved, and auto companies’ sales expectations for complete vehicles fell to a pessimistic trough. Bosch and China, the world’s largest and second-largest auto parts suppliers, also cut orders, directly leading to chip foundries. Follow up to reduce orders.

With the reduction of production capacity and the basic shutdown in Europe at that time, packaging and testing were not possible, and logistics were basically suspended. For downstream manufacturers, shortage of goods is a high probability event in the next few months.

But manufacturers soon discovered that car sales were not as bad as expected. But it is too late for them to add orders. The restart of the production line will not happen overnight, and the excess wafers have long been used to make mobile phones and other types of chips.

“As soon as the order was cut, the 8-inch wafer line was snatched away and could not be snatched back. Some product cycles take 6 months, and it is useless to use a knife to force it.” The middle-level said.

Even large automobile manufacturers can hardly require chip factories to expand their production capacity in the short term. Winbond said at the corporate briefing that their monthly production capacity has increased from 54,000 pieces last year to 57,000 pieces, although only a few percent increase. Winbond invested NT$13 billion to expand production in Kaohsiung, but it will not be able to start trial production until the first half of 2022, and mass production will have to wait until the second half of 2022.

The industry has fallen into chaos, panic buying has spread, and many customers have doubled or tripled their orders. The bubble is flooding, and the mixed speculators are hyping up, and the price of a material can be tenfold from the factory to the final transaction.

However, major foundries have concerns. TSMC, which has a $100 billion expansion plan, has also shown prudence. Chairman Liu Deyin said in an interview: “28 nanometers seems to be in short supply now, but in fact, global production capacity is still greater than demand.”

A factory has an investment of tens of billions at every turn. Before the demand is squeezed out, even OEM giants dare not rush to make a move. Once the supply and demand cycle is mismatched and the rhythm is chaotic, the huge sunk costs are likely to drag down the entire enterprise.

As for the flow of bubbles and tides, it is often difficult for even superb trendy people to identify them. In the middle of last year, the constraints of production capacity have actually been eased. At that time, many manufacturers began to worry that their chips could not be sold. Mo Jun receives phone calls from manufacturers about dinner appointments. The sincerity of “inviting guests” makes it hard to resist. Even if you eat in the company cafeteria, the salesperson of the other party will sit opposite, “I can’t get rid of it.”

What made Mo Jun uncomfortable was that he ordered the other party’s goods, and it didn’t take long for the manufacturer to tell him: “We are out of stock, I suggest you go find XXX”-that is the opponent’s competitor.

It turned out that this factory had a new abacus when the chip industry was in turmoil. They couldn’t make a big move in the consumer electronics industry and had always wanted to transform. It just so happened that the shortage of automotive chips became clearer. They simply turned all the wafers into cars. Chips, I want to take this opportunity to cut into the car market.

Mo Jun had to accept this result. In business, business, the rules of “business” in extraordinary times are more straightforward: stores bully customers, and customers bully shop.

The second supplier that Xia Yunfeng’s PC parts factory has been cooperating with has been looking for top OEMs for production. As soon as the production capacity is tight, their profits and priorities are not ranked in the other side, and they naturally become the target of squeeze. In the last second supply, we could only find other alternatives, but it failed after three productions.

Xia Yunfeng was desperate, because even the head company personally went off to compete for resources. The top 3 PC manufacturers will directly send people to the site, and they will snatch them when they see the goods, and they will not give the “friends” the slightest opportunity.

Xia Yunfeng’s supply chain director kept meeting with key suppliers for dinner and drinking. Coupled with personal emotional bombardment, the other party finally let go and agreed to give some spot to ease their current crisis.

In this season, how much the company wants to reduce the price of raw materials OKR has long become a blank letter. In private, everyone knows that this year, if there are goods, it is good to be able to deliver on time. There is no way to consider the price.

In January, TSMC and other foundries considered raising the price of automotive chip foundry again. Among them, TSMC holds a large number of shares in the world advanced considering the highest price increase of 15%.

This is called super hot run (SHR, super urgent) in the industry. The foundry will transfer part of the production capacity to deal with the emergency situation of the order, but it will increase the price by about 20%.

“Now when I encounter a chip, even if it has increased by 100 times, I still have to buy it. There is no way.” An executive of a new car maker was also helpless.

response

In extraordinary times, many companies have to enter the zero inventory production model.

Wang Quansheng, who works for a large multinational in-vehicle chip company, told 36Kr that he had never experienced such a lack of resources. Wang Quansheng watched the inventory number change from tens of thousands, little by little to thousands, and finally “0”. A few months ago, they started zero inventory production.

Zero inventory production is actually the future direction of the manufacturing industry in the era of the Internet and big data, which may lead to disruptive changes in manufacturing efficiency and costs.

However, this battle for chips brought the “future” to come early, and many companies were caught off guard.

Wang Quansheng’s production plan must be very meticulous. In weekly meetings, the leaders will predict the timeline of the next batch of goods in advance, which day they will arrive at the headquarters and which day they will be able to arrive in the country.

The chip transportation time is compressed to one-third of the previous one, and the time must be accurate to the hour. In the past, chips were shipped by sea, and it took three days at the earliest to ship to the country. After unloading, it will be sent to the factory where Wang Quansheng is located for inspection, and then sent for PCBA (Printed Circuit Board + Assembly) processing. The entire process takes at least 5 days.

All current chips are transported by air, and the cost is three times that of sea transportation. It costs thousands of dollars at a time. Even if there is only one chip, it can still fly.

The discs made into film rolls are transported to the cargo plane. When they take off from foreign airports, it is usually 2 o’clock in the morning, and it is just dawn when they arrive at the domestic customs. If you are lucky and are not sampled, they will be shipped out of the customs gate in 3 or 4 hours and loaded onto the logistics truck that has already been waiting at the gate. At dusk, the chip will enter the PCBA workshop. The pre-inspection link in the factory is omitted. The chip goes directly to the PCBA production line. The PCBA board is sent to the Wang Quansheng company’s factory in the evening of the next day, and it is made into a finished chip overnight.

In this way, they can guarantee to shorten the delivery time from 5 days to 2 days.

Wang Quansheng is responsible for production allocation, docking sales and supply chain. He was accustomed to foreign companies not working overtime, so he had to start “996”.

This is a new test for Wang Quansheng and his company. Every link of theirs must enter into fine management, and the connection between links is tight to the extreme. Flight delays, customs inspections, and traffic jams during peak periods will affect the entire production process.

The delay of four or five hours can still be remedied. Wang Quansheng will contact logistics. After departing from the customs, a truck is equipped with two drivers, and the truck will not be disconnected from time to time. If the chip arrives more than 6 hours late, it is necessary to adjust the production line, arrange to work overtime until late at night, or increase the shift.

Wang Quansheng remembered that the longest delay was a whole day. After 7 o’clock that morning, Wang Quansheng received a call from a colleague: The entire shipment was randomly inspected. Next, they kept calling, asking when they could leave the customs. It was not until the evening that the batch of chips was sampled, and the production line was still suspended because of the long delay. After the finished product left the factory, they arranged two drivers for the truck and drove it for three consecutive days and delivered it to southern customers.

It’s not just transportation delays that have to worry about, but natural and man-made disasters around the world are enough to make them panic.

Renesas, the world’s third-largest automotive chip manufacturer, halted production at the Naka fab in Ibaraki Prefecture in February due to an earthquake for half a month, and in March due to a fire. Renesas’ customers include Honda, Toyota, Nissan, and Nomura. Securities has made an assessment that from April to June, the output of major Japanese automakers may decrease by 1.2 million vehicles. And Blizzard in Texas in the United States led to the closure of five foundries of Samsung, Infineon, NXP and Skorpios, of which three were foundries with 8-inch wafers.

When this intensifying battle for chips will come to an end, there are divergent opinions. Wang Quansheng and his colleagues chatted, thinking that the lack of chips will continue until the end of the year. Xia Yunfeng was not so optimistic. He felt that he would have to survive until 2022. He realized that when uncertainty is flooding the surroundings, it may be more advantageous to hold this view: in the short term, there can be no illusions about the situation getting better.

In fact, the grass-snake gray line of this industry turmoil has long been hidden there. Cyclical fluctuations were originally the norm in every industry. If you can’t take precautions, you may repeat the panic again and again. After the turmoil is over, perhaps more companies can learn to change. Manage supply and demand well, be more foresighted, and predict the future more optimistically.

Specific to the chip industry, “large foundries have begun to work more closely with major customers to promote customized processes and evaluate future production capacity, which can effectively prevent chip supply from becoming unstable.” Zhang Wanpeng said.

Source: 36kr

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Source: foreign media, etc.

Edit: LQ

【Xin Zhiyuan Guide】The chip war escalates again! Biden held a “chip summit” at the White House to discuss the “chip shortage” with the head of the company. White House officials said that transferring half of the chips needed by the United States to the country is a short-term goal. Yes, the chip must be “made in America”.

Last Thursday, the US Department of Commerce included seven Chinese supercomputer entities, including Tianjin Feiteng, on the “trade blacklist.”

After that, the market named one of the seven entities, “Tianjin Feiteng”, whose chips were made by TSMC. In this regard, TSMC said: The company has always followed all laws and regulations and will definitely implement it in accordance with export control regulations.

According to the news from the Taiwanese media “Economic Daily”, after the release of the latest export control list in the United States, TSMC’s internal “comprehensive inventory” mechanism was launched “the first time” to comply with laws and regulations and the system to “integrate with the international” direction, and continue to “dynamics” Responding to the updated US export control measures, and “stop accepting” orders that have been newly included in the sanctions of the entity list.

TSMC “stops taking orders”, will Feiteng become the second “HiSilicon”?

This time TSMC “stopped taking orders”, Tianjin Feiteng was suspended.

I can’t help but think of the “HiSilicon” that had the same experience. At that time, HiSilicon, which was in an expansion period, was included in the control list by the United States when it ranked among the top three customers of TSMC. The United States’ sanctions were tightening step by step, cutting off Huawei. Chip supply.

According to the supply chain, after TSMC’s internal inventory, Feiteng and other indirect orders placed through IC design companies, the annual output is less than 10,000 pieces. Last year, TSMC’s actual shipment of 12.398 million pieces was equivalent to 12-inch wafers. In terms of the proportion of TSMC’s total shipments, the indirect impact of Feiteng is estimated to be only about 0.08%, while the total impact of other adjustments is estimated to be less than 3%.

In other words, compared with HiSilicon, Feiteng accounts for TSMC’s film production ratio.

Although the shipments of Worldchip, an island company that supplies Feiteng IC designs, have been greatly affected. Its stock price has fallen to a limit for three consecutive days. This year, a quarter of its revenue will evaporate, but for TSMC, it is “not afraid.”

In the past two years, due to changes in US export control policies, TSMC has developed some “resilience.” Although many of its customers are concentrated in the consumer electronics field, in recent years it has also begun to strengthen management and control, such as signing commitment statements.

Recently due to the shortage of global chips, the seller’s market has been established. After TSMC stopped accepting orders from the newly included entity list sanctions, the vacated capacity was immediately filled by other customers in line, such as the serious shortage of in-vehicle chips. Not idle.

As of the end of last year, TSMC had 510 global customers with 1,617 product types, involving 281 process technologies such as advanced processes, special processes, and advanced packaging.

Sixty percent of the huge customer base is in the United States.

Needless to say, the US market is very important.

Biden’s “core disease”

For the United States, the importance of TSMC is self-evident.

For example, at the White House Chip Summit just held, Biden convened the heads of 19 major American companies to discuss how to alleviate the chip shortage.

Participating companies include not only Big tech, such as Google’s parent company Alphabet, but also aircraft manufacturer Northrom Grumman, automobile manufacturers General Motors and Ford Motor, and semiconductor key company Intel.

In addition, TSMC Chairman Liu Deyin was also invited to attend the conference.

At this “Semiconductor and Supply Chain Resilience CEO Summit”, Biden personally attended the meeting and brought Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimundo, Director of the National Economic Council Brian Dis and National Security Advisor Jack Shah. Liwen, with such specifications, it can also be seen that the White House attaches great importance to the chip.

At the meeting, Biden stated that he has received the support of the “bipartisan” in solving the semiconductor problem. He will urge Congress to invest US$50 billion in semiconductor manufacturing and research, which is part of his “US$2 trillion infrastructure plan.” Part.

“I have always emphasized that China and the world are not waiting, and the United States has no reason to wait. The United States is now focusing its capital investment in semiconductors, batteries and other fields-this is what others are doing, and we must do it too.” Biden said at the meeting. The media urged when part of the public announcement.

At the meeting, when referring to chips and wafers, Biden said that “this is all infrastructure.”

So, what did the big guys talk to the president?

The White House said in a statement that executives at the conference emphasized the importance of improving the transparency of the semiconductor supply chain to help alleviate current supply shortages and improve demand forecasts to help avoid future challenges.

The executives also discussed the “importance of encouraging increased semiconductor production capacity in the United States to ensure that we never face shortages again.”

Intel CEO Pat Kissinger said that it will start producing chips within “six to nine months” to solve the supply shortage that has caused the shutdown of some automobile factories in the United States.

National Security Advisor Sullivan said in a statement: “Trying to solve supply chain problems by taking some actions in a crisis will cause serious national security loopholes.” It is too late to wait for the crisis to be resolved. .

Although the specifications of this meeting were high, the president only “chat” with the executives. Regarding the issue of automakers and electronic product manufacturers taking the opportunity to compete for chips, people familiar with the matter revealed that the White House does not support any “special treatment” in certain industries. .

Chairman of TSMC: Confident to successfully build a factory in the United States

For TSMC, the White House participation in the “chat” seems to have gained a lot.

TSMC Chairman Liu Deyin said after the meeting: “TSMC is confident that the 5-nanometer advanced wafer fab project to be built in Phoenix, Arizona is also one of the largest foreign direct investment projects in the history of the United States. Under the cross-party cooperation with the U.S. government Will succeed.”

TSMC already has a fab in Kamaz, Washington, and design centers in Austin, Texas, and San Jose, California.

The fab in Phoenix is ​​the second production base established by TSMC in the United States, with an investment of US$12 billion and a planned monthly production capacity of 20,000 12-inch wafers. It plans to start construction this year and start mass production in 2024, which will bring more than 1,600 high-tech job opportunities indirectly create thousands of job opportunities for the semiconductor industry ecosystem.

Jason Oxman, CEO of the US Information Technology Industry Council, pointed out that the Biden government is recommended to provide more long-term financial support and tax incentives for semiconductor manufacturing, especially for TSMC, which has determined to invest heavily in the United States.

According to data, the cost of investing and building factories in the United States is 30%-50% higher than in other regions.

The root of the global chip shortage lies in the United States

Former Google CEO Schmidt once pointed out that the United States is “heavyly dependent” on TSMC’s chip supply.

He said: “If you want to produce leading hardware products, this is what we need to produce. You may need TSMC. Their products are much faster and much better.”

The entire Taiwan Province occupies 65% (some say 77.5%) of the global foundry market, and TSMC accounts for most of it.

Nvidia, Qualcomm, AMD and Apple all rely on TSMC’s foundry. In other words, about “65%” of the demand in the US market is met by TSMC.

In addition, TSMC is also the world’s best chip manufacturer.

TSMC has the most advanced 7-nanometer process technology, and is developing and preparing for mass production of the 3-nanometer process.

In addition, TSMC has also made breakthroughs in the research and development of advanced 2nm process.

More than half of the world’s chips come from TSMC, and TSMC has turned itself into the center of the technology supply chain.

Compared with its rivals, TSMC’s technological level is 10 years ahead of Samsung.

SMIC has just completed 14-nanometer mass production in 2020, which is the level of TSMC five years ago.

Sure enough, TSMC is big and good.

In the 1990s, the United States was the main force in semiconductor chip production, accounting for about 37% of the world, but now the self-production rate of semiconductor production in the United States only accounts for 12% of the national demand.

Former Google CEO Schmidt said that the United States hopes to lead China by at least two generations in chip production and must return semiconductor production to its homeland.

This CEO, who has served as a science and technology consultant for the US Department of Defense, once led a think tank to publish a report entitled Asymmetric Competition: A Strategy for China & Technology.

The report specifically pointed out that the next generation of chips (including semiconductor chips and biochips) technology is very important to the United States, because it can not only “snap” China’s neck with it, but also increase the speed of technology that can increase the overall innovation speed, and is related to national security. Closely related.

This type of think tank has more than one suggestion, all of which have greatly influenced the policies of the US government.

Regarding the White House chip summit, some analysts said that the meeting was nominally to coordinate the shortage of chips in the United States, but in fact it was to re-upgrade the chip war in the United States.

On the surface, a group of companies such as General Motors in the United States caused insufficient chip orders due to the outbreak of the epidemic and insufficient sales. In fact, it is well known that the general shortage of global chips and the chaos and even rupture of the entire supply chain are mainly caused by the forced changes in the United States. Market and economic laws have unprovoked suppression of Chinese high-tech companies such as Huawei, intensified the US technology war, and attempted to cut off the supply of semiconductor chips and even decouple the industry.

On the 12th, at the analyst meeting held by Huawei, Huawei Vice Chairman and Rotating Chairman Xu Zhijun said:

In the past two years, the United States has imposed sanctions on Huawei three times. The damage to Huawei is great, and the damage will continue to show up. “Sanctions will do more damage to the global industrial chain.” Europe, Japan, etc. are all increasing investment in semiconductors. , Europe clearly emphasized that it has invested heavily to achieve semiconductor independence.

But the fact is that the United States is still advancing its high-tech and semiconductor chip strategies in the name of dealing with China.

According to White House officials, the United States’ short-term goal is to transfer half of the production of chips needed by the United States to “inside the United States” as soon as possible. This may be a specific goal of the White House chip conference.

Obviously, TSMC is the target of wooing.

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