Huawei chips are about to be cut off. What efforts did South Korea make for chips 50 years ago?

With the continuous development of science and technology in the world, one of the great power competitions has risen to the competition of cutting-edge technology and talent strategy. The role of cutting-edge technology and top technology in the future development is immeasurable, and now the major countries in the world have begun to compete in this field. However, some so-called great powers have begun to use all kinds of invisible means to work hard in the dark, trying to delay and defeat others in a roundabout way, and finally win the competition and occupy a permanent position. Among them, the competition in the chip field in recent years can be seen. At present, there are few companies in the world that can design advanced technology on the chip of communication equipment. This company is famous for Huawei in China, and Huawei, as a domestic brand, has been integrated into the spirit of self-improvement of the Chinese nation from its obscurity when it was founded to the world's top 500 companies and its mastery of many leading technologies.

Huawei's achievements in chip research and development can be said to be remarkable, and it is only a few steps away from winning the peak of the world. However, Huawei's hard power has made some countries fidgety and tried their best to stop Huawei's progress. Originally, Huawei had made a breakthrough in the high-end chip of 5nm, and began to carry its flagship mobile phone for listing, but unfortunately, a country used serial tricks. Let no company in the world dare to make high-end 5nm chips for Huawei. Not long ago, Yu Chengdong, president of Huawei's business, made people cry at the Whitehall 2020 Summit in China. So far, Huawei's chip defense can only come to an end temporarily. At present, only two companies in the world can manufacture high-end chips with 5 nanometers, one is TSMC and the other is Samsung of South Korea. What many people may not know is that South Korea fought a hard battle for chips 50 years ago.

South Korea's Samsung enterprise was originally established in 1938, exporting general merchandise. Until the end of 1960s, when the founder of Samsung visited Tokyo Electronics Industry Group, inspired by the future development of the electronics industry, Samsung Electronics was established in 1969 65438+ 10. At that time, the development of chips in the United States had started for 20 years. At that time, there were Fairchild, Magnum and Motorola in the United States and Mitsubishi, Toshiba and Sharp in Japan. The chip market has long been divided, and there is no place for South Korea, but Samsung has not given up. 1978 founded Samsung semiconductor and officially entered the field of chips. 1982, the founder of Samsung took advantage of the rift between the United States and Japan and decided to take this opportunity to vigorously develop chips. 1983 set up the first chip factory, developed 64KDRAM chips, and exported them to the United States the following year.

But after all, the starting point is low, and the chips made by Samsung have been losing money since they went public, and they have been continuously suppressed by Japan. However, in 1987, the opportunity came. The United States imposed an anti-dumping tariff of 100% on Japan, which led to a decrease in Japanese chip production and an increase in prices. Samsung took advantage of this opportunity to fill the gap, and at that time, the tariff imposed by the United States on South Korea was only 0.74%, which was a godsend for Samsung. In addition to the support of the United States, Samsung also has its own continuous efforts. It has absorbed the world's top talents, such as poaching Toshiba's production minister AG, in addition to the supremacy of technology and the strong support of the Korean government. These are all the contributions made by South Korea's occupation of chip highlands. Samsung once paid, and now it has developed into the overlord of the world semiconductor industry, and no one can shake it in a short time.