I'm really practical!

Chapter 58 I'm really practical!

Perhaps because they wanted to participate in the San Francisco Electronics Show in September, MOS Corporation demonstrated extremely high efficiency in setting up the new company. Chuck Patel had only discussed the establishment with Ethan Jones by phone on July 10th, and by July 12th, MOS Corporation had sent a working group to San Francisco to select a location for the new company.

Since the company would be engaged in chip manufacturing and operations in California, their primary goal at the time of its formation was to find a factory that could support chip production, as well as a warehouse to store materials and products.

Ethan Jones originally thought that the process of finding a factory would be very long, after all, chip production involves cutting-edge technology and the requirements for the production environment must be very high.

But after spending a few days in Silicon Valley, the MOS team called Ethan Jones to tell him that they had found a suitable factory in Mountain View and that they would like to invite Ethan Jones, the company's second-in-command, to take a look.

This message surprised Ethan Jones, though he acknowledged that MOS Corporation had shown him considerable respect, for which he was pleased. Upon arriving at the location they had described, he found himself in a factory area spanning approximately two acres. This area had previously housed a calculator company, but after the oil crisis, unable to cope with soaring production costs, they had moved their operations from California to Baja California.

Since the previous company produced TTL, or triode, their requirements for the factory area were relatively high. Although it had been unused for a long time, Ethan only went in for a quick look and came out covered in dust. However, Ethan Jones also admitted that cleaning the place thoroughly would be much better than opening a new factory.

"How much is this?" Ethan Jones asked.

"It's very cheap, two hundred thousand US dollars." The head of the MOS working group was a middle-aged man.

Dressed in a suit, he was stomping his feet repeatedly, trying to shake off all the black grime from his trousers.

"Given the size of this factory, how many production lines can we fit?" Ethan Jones asked, his hands behind his back like a supervisor.

"If we use Platinum Elmer's technology suite, we can fit four production lines here," the team leader replied without even looking at the data.

PerkinElmer, an instrument company in Massachusetts, invented the first projection collimator in 1973. In CPU manufacturing, it was possible to project a mask image directly onto the wafer without touching it, which increased the yield of CPUs from 20-30 percent when using Kodak technology to 70-80 percent, greatly reducing the production cost of CPUs.

Of course, the significant increase in efficiency means that the equipment will be very expensive to purchase.

"So the company is planning to buy four sets at once?" Ethan asked. "Will two million be enough?"

The team leader laughed at the question, saying, "Chuck and the others said it's not about money, it's about saving face."

"Mr. Jones, who has no vested interest in MOS 6502, was able to help the company clear legal obstacles for the popularization of computers. If the company doesn't let go of production under these circumstances, the entire tech industry will laugh at us."

"Therefore, we have communicated with Wells Fargo, and after the company successfully registers and purchases the equipment, we will use the ordered new equipment as collateral for loans to set up four production lines here."

"Mr. Jones, all you have to do is wait."

*Clap clap clap~*

Ethan Jones clapped; he liked the feeling of being a hands-off boss.

because……

That feeling of waiting to receive money is just fantastic!

At the same time, he was also curious about the name of the new company.

After he asked the question, the team leader in charge of setting up the new company laughed and said, "Mr. Jones, our company's board of directors feels that this company exists because of you, so the naming rights should be given to you."

"That's so easy?"

Ethan Jones was somewhat surprised.

But after the initial surprise, he gladly accepted the privilege.

"Let's call him Chuck Peddle, Chuck Peddle Inc."

These words made the team leader's eyes light up. "Use the chip patent holder's name as the company name?"

"That's a really good idea."

"I think no one would refuse to have their name recorded in history."

Yes, that's exactly what Ethan Jones thinks!

The world should remember those who changed the world!

…………

After the new company's address was confirmed, the rest of the story had little to do with Ethan Jones.

Company registration, factory purchase, equipment ordering, and bank loans were all handled by others. All Ethan Jones had to do was sign his name on various articles of association.

To protect his rights, he also asked his uncle Thomas Jensen to find him a lawyer to review the documents.

As for why they didn't seek help from Stanford?

Very simple!

Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut?

Perhaps because the power of money was strong enough, Chuck Peddle Inc. was successfully registered with MOS in less than a week and obtained a Federal Tax ID and a Sales Tax Permit.

Regarding patent registration, they also adopted a provisional application method, registering production first and then formally applying later.

By the end of July, the production line they had ordered had arrived.

On August 1st, assembly was completed, and test production began.

When this fact came to light, Ethan Jones felt like he was walking on clouds!

The MOS 6502 is the only chip in history to have sold over a billion units!

What is 20% of the return?

Even if he only makes a dollar per coin, he can still make two hundred million dollars for free!

Although the benefits will take time to materialize, that's not important, right?

Because this thing is much more reliable than any federal pension!

"Holy crap! I'm only twenty and I'm already living like a sixty-year-old?"

"This is just too damn comfortable!"

Looking at the shareholding agreement in his hand, Ethan Jones suddenly realized that the pragmatic spirit of working three hours a day and occasionally working overtime until the afternoon was actually something worth learning!

For example, right now, Ethan Jones can achieve all of this simply by getting up at eight o'clock every morning and resting at noon!

Just as Ethan Jones was preparing to enjoy a comfortable retirement, he was awakened on the morning of August 3rd by a loud shout—it was Aunt Linda's voice.

"Ethan!!!"

"Wake up!!!"

Someone is looking for you!!!

The sudden call nearly shocked Ethan Jones half to death.

Rubbing his sleepy eyes, he sauntered downstairs in his slippers, his head unkempt like a bird's nest.

"Linda, what's wrong?"

He looked at his aunt in a daze, not understanding what was going on.

Linda, who was tidying up the house, waved her hand and pointed to the door, saying, "Someone is looking for you. Go see for yourself."

These words made Ethan Jones yawn and walk out.

Just as he was wondering who was so inconsiderate as to wake him up so early in the morning, the guy at the door, even more arrogant than him, snapped Ethan out of his daze. "MFxxk! Steve, what brings you here?"

That's right, the person who came was Steve Jobs.

Thank you to [Book Friend 20221128004343399] and [cjll] for the 100 Qidian Coins reward.

(End of this chapter)