Global monopoly of technology

Technology complex building.

Sitting on the sofa in the living room is a man who is over 60 years old, but he looks no different from a man in his 40s. This man who has been waiting here for half an hour is the founder of Huaxin International People Zhang Rujing.

He didn't make an appointment, but went to visit directly. It stands to reason that Luo Sheng could not see him at all, and the other party had nothing at all.

After waiting for nearly forty minutes, Mr. Zhang finally saw that the master came.

"Let you wait a long time, Mr. Zhang, I hope you can forgive me if the hospitality is not good." Luo Sheng smiled and sat down on the vacant seat on the opposite side of the sofa. He was dressed in Buddhist style at home, how comfortable he was.

"Where is it? I came here uninvited. If you forgive me, I should say it." Mr. Zhang quickly replied politely.

Now, Luo Sheng's social status, wealth influence and industry influence are undoubtedly higher than Mr. Zhang by several ranks.

Now Luo Sheng, even the long-established big names like Gates and Buffett, must speak with courtesy three-pointers, and will never put a high posture in front of him. Everyone is already a big boss of the same echelon. What are you?

The relationship between the size of ability and seniority is really not proportional.

"I am a person who advocates quick action. Mr. Zhang asks me to tell me something." Luo Sheng said with a smile. He didn't mean anything, he was busy. The super-calculation below is almost the same. Waiting for the result, so come up and meet the other party.

After finishing the supercomputer upgrade, I have to go to Lens Semiconductor in the afternoon. The news there has notified him that the R&D team has achieved significant results.

Mr. Zhang also decisively put aside some polite remarks and flattery, and went straight to the topic.

"Actually, Huaxin International has made breakthroughs in research and development in the 65-nanometer process project, and all technical indicators have reached the international mainstream technology level. It is expected that it will be able to accept customer orders for mass production from the third quarter of this year. In the industry, the 65-nanometer product process is the mainstream production process technology for mass production. This visit is hoping to obtain the foundry of the processor chip of your company's blue mobile phone."

The smartphone released by the Blue Coast in 2006 used 65-nanometer technology. At that time, Huaxin International could not achieve this level. After three years, the Azure series of smartphones sold forty to fifty million units worldwide. Chips International is also very eye-catching, but the technology at that time simply did not meet the requirements.

Now that the 65-nanometer process has achieved breakthrough progress, Mr. Zhang can't wait to come to talk about business.

However, the other party's next response poured cold water on him, and his heart was cold.

Luo Sheng bluntly said: "Sorry, Mr. Zhang, the 65-nanometer process is already an obsolete technology. The 45-nanometer process is the mainstream production process technology for large-scale mass production in 2009 and 2010. Intel has even achieved the 32-nanometer process. A breakthrough development, our products will be the main 45-nanometer process products in the following, and Huaxin International does not have this technology."

As soon as this remark made Mr. Zhang's face, who was expecting so much, he was impatient, but he managed to endure the emotion in his heart and quickly said: "Your company is going to launch a new product?"

Luo Sheng nodded: "The first-generation product in 2006 and the second-generation product in 2007. The Côte d’Azur did not launch a product in 2008, so it was just a big move in 2009."

There is nothing to hide.

Mr. Zhang immediately said: "I don’t dare to think about the chip foundry of your company’s new products, Huaxin International, but the previous generation of products still use 65-nanometer technology, the order here Huaxin International is now competent, so ..."

This is the reason why the semiconductor industry is cruel. You have finally spent a lot of money on research and development, and the result is already obsolete. There is no source of customers, which means that all the money is drained, thus forming a vicious circle.

The non-super wealthy business giants continue to transfuse blood, which is simply too expensive.

Luo Sheng shook his head again and said: "Mr. Zhang, let me tell you that, Côte d’Azur has planned to completely stop production of 65 nanometers after the second quarter of this year, and no longer produce second-generation products. Starting this year, we will focus on the third-generation 45. For nanotechnology, our company has already begun preparations for inventory clearance plans."

"What? Discontinued? How could it be discontinued? This phone is now selling crazy, and its commercial value is still huge development space, why is it discontinued so soon?" This news was a big blow to Mr. Zhang.

Mr. Zhang said in his heart: You are so stupid, can't you learn how other toothpaste factories operate?

"Mr. Luo, can you postpone it for another year? Huaxin International needs orders too much. It can be said that the Blue Coast can determine the life and death of domestic chip foundry to a certain extent." Mr. Zhang said, he doesn't care about the face in Luo Sheng. He knows that this kind of request may be excessive, but it doesn't matter. As long as it is better than anything else, Huaxin International may take off directly like BYD mobile phone OEM.

"Mr. Zhang took a look. I believe that Huaxin International can live without the list of the Blue Coast. I am really sorry. It will not be possible to postpone the release. Of course, we know that the commercial value of this product is far from being exhausted. , But technological progress is too fast. Some things must be given up, especially in the field of smartphones. We cannot squeeze toothpaste like Intel did. We must further stimulate the market and launch new products to ensure the Côte d’Azur’s leading position in the industry."

Luo Sheng said unmovedly, he is not a Virgin who cuts his own flesh to feed others.

At present, domestic smart phone brands such as Xiaomi, OPPO, and VIVO have emerged together, and there is also Huaqiangbei, which is famous for its cottage. Overseas players such as Samsung, HTC, Microsoft, and Google are sharpening their swords.

The future of the smart phone industry has begun to show a red sea trend, and the fierce competition can already be seen in the eyes. Luo Sheng also did not ignore the Qiao gang who is addicted to tablet computers.

God knows what Apple is doing.

There are a large number of visible and invisible competitors. It is one thing for Luo Sheng to be confident, but he will definitely pay the price if he doesn't take his opponents seriously.

Moreover, the Côte d'Azur is now leading the world. In fact, many supply chain links have not yet escaped the danger of getting stuck.

What's more, why?

The conversation between the two parties fell into an awkward situation for a while. After a while, Luo Sheng suddenly proposed: "The domestic semiconductor industry has a long way to go, but I have a more compromised plan."

As if seeing a ray of hope, Mr. Zhang quickly said, "What plan?"

Luo Sheng bluntly said: "Shengfeng Capital entered Huaxin International, skipping the 45nm and 32nm processes, and the goal is to point to the 22nm process. Of course, the halfway R&D process must accumulate the precipitation of 45nm and 32nm process technology. It’s impossible to skip the 22-nanometer process directly from the 65-nanometer process, but the money lost in this research and development process is a huge amount of money. I will provide blood transfusion."

After a pause, Luo Sheng added: "In other words, once Shengfeng Capital acquires Huaxin International, I need it to delist and concentrate on research and development, without considering customers or orders. During this period, Shengfeng Capital will make up for the losses. This hole, the technology has passed, the first customer is the Blue Coast."

Huaxin International's business scope includes integrated circuit chip manufacturing, testing and packaging, etc., and the target is SPC. Of course, Mr. Zhang has also served as CTO in SPC.

Chip foundry is a core part of the semiconductor industry. Luo Sheng is sure to have a layout here. He is very tempted to include Huaxin International, which was established in 2000, which is equivalent to eliminating the initial stage. Direct mergers and then reorganization of the structure can be carried out lightly.

"This..." Mr. Zhang was speechless for a while, and it was impossible to say that he didn't get angry.

I came over to talk to you about the business order. It's okay for you, thinking about annexing me?

Although there is a big gap between Huaxin International's benchmarking with top international manufacturers, don't forget that it is in a rapidly developing emerging market country. This year, it can mass produce products with 65nm process technology. It is indeed very good to benchmark international mainstream technology. Laggard, but where the mainland demand lies, the development of China's electronic information industry, mobile communications, digital TV, multimedia and other general-purpose chips are also very urgent for 65nm process manufacturing.

No way, the whole country is catching up.

As long as the Dutch don’t catch the neck of the lithography machine, even if they buy a lithography machine that is several generations behind, there is no problem for the current Huaxin International to survive.

Mr. Zhang did not think about selling Huaxin International, and Huaxin International did not mean that it was easy to sell. The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Office has shares in it, and it is also one of the key semiconductor companies supported by the state.

It's complicated and complicated.

"Mr. Luo, I'm afraid this won't work." Mr. Zhang was holding back for a long time, and finally he could only say such a sentence.

After a while, Mr. Zhang added in his heart: "However, Huaxin International can accept the investment of Shengfeng Capital, but you cannot control it."

Luo Sheng naturally raised his gangster-like Erlang's legs and said faintly: "Huaxin International is not a startup company. If I can't control it, then I don't have the need to invest. I don't need to think about investing hundreds of millions of dollars. Diao, no matter how you chase others, you will always be ahead of you by one or two generations. Now there is a gap of three, four, or even five generations, and it will take ten years to start to tie, so it goes without saying.

"I don't have so much time to grind foreign workers, so Shengfeng Capital has to invest tens of billions to tens of billions. I must be able to decide the future path of Huaxin International if I invest so much money, otherwise I will spend so much money. I can't talk when I go in, and at night I will be awake Mr. Zhang."

There is no doubt that the result is naturally unhappy.

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