On July 2, new changes occurred in SMIC’s transformation. Fang Zhuo’s name surfaced.
Although Mr. Fang's figure has been looming these days, especially when senior executives within SMIC frequently meet with Mr. Fang, everyone knows that this person is determined to intervene in the company's changes, but the outside world does not know this.
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Now with SMIC's announcement, Mr. Fang is publicly soliciting proxy voting rights. There is no doubt that he has stepped forward and what he wants to do is directly reflected in the announcement.
—1. The starting and ending time of soliciting voting rights: July 9, 2011 to July 12, 2011 (9:00-12:00 in the morning, 13:00-17:00 in the afternoon).
——The collector’s voting opinions on all voting matters: Agree
——"Proposal on Removing Mr. Gao Yonggang as Director of the Board of Directors", "Proposal on Removing Mr. Chen Shanzhi as Director of the Board of Directors", "Proposal on Nominating Mr. Wang Ningguo as Executive Director", "Proposal on Nominating Mr. Yang Shining as Executive Director".
——Reason for voting: The company's adjustment of director positions on the board of directors can enable operators and shareholders to form a community of interests, improve the company's sustainable development capabilities, improve management efficiency and operators' enthusiasm, creativity and responsibility, and ultimately improve the company's performance.
Major shareholders do not necessarily occupy seats on the board of directors, but they usually have seats. Now, after major shareholder Datang opposed CEO Wang Ningguo's re-election as director at the shareholders' meeting, it undoubtedly suffered the fiercest counterattack.
Mr. Fang is going to expel his seat on the board of directors!
In the semiconductor field, which was relatively hot in 2011, the growth of Bingxin and Mr. Fang's love for it have always been spread outside the circle and have been too exposed to the eyes of the minority.
Semiconductor? Wafer manufacturing?
While others were talking in the office, Gao Qiquan was a lazy person and asked politely: "Hu Zhengming, how are they doing at SMIC? Is 45n broken?"
Yi Ke also spoke, but just handed the information he was talking about to Professor Hu. The former read it carefully before taking it, while Gao Qiquan walked a few steps to the floor-to-ceiling window to appreciate the excellent angle.
the view of the city.
I arrived on the 23rd floor and was led to the president's office by the secretary.
Qiu Ciyun and Gao Qiquan, who had previously helped SMIC and Bingxin, were once colleagues, and were known as the godfathers of the treasure island storage field in terms of status and achievements.
Wang Ningguo nodded slightly as a greeting.
When Gao Qiquan next to him heard that sentence, his anger suddenly emerged and he accused: "Does he also know that he is He Xini?"
Even though the new chairman Zhang Wenyi announced a new proposal in public and would remove himself from the board of directors if there was no delay in communication, but at that point, it felt boring and like he had left.
From June 29 to July 6, Hu Zhengming received a phone call from Mr. Fang for the first time to meet and communicate, and he also planned to express his decision to leave.
Gao Qiquan raised his eyebrows, but he still had no technical judgment.
Hu Zhengming glanced at Mr. Fang consciously, "Dr. Liang, are you trying to convince him to come to your position to see if he can win the fight?"
Just in the past August, Mr. Yang’s Mars5 was out of the market. The processor it was equipped with has been iterated to "Zhurong 02". In the evaluation of domestic institutions, its performance is comparable to that of the Apple A5 and the Low Pass S3 equipped with the Eight Star.
Victory or defeat.
On July 6, seven days before SMIC’s extraordinary shareholders’ meeting, COO Hu Zhengming received the invitation and took a bus to meet Mr. Yang, but he was not inclined to leave SMIC.
"That's the word Dr. Jiang sent you. I hope you can do your best to eliminate conflicts, reform internal management, and re-inject strength into research and development." Yi Ke pointed to the words pressed on the glass under the table,
He said seriously, "It's not too late, Hu Yue, what does he think?"
Many media outlets have reviewed Sina's bad-faith acquisition battle back then, but no matter what, SMIC's changes have clearly reached a critical moment.
This time, just looking at the media reports, it seems that it is not a very impressive company before Hu Yue.
Since the successful trial production of Ice Core 130n, it has not been silenced in the news. Even when the industry media is itchy, they only mention it in an understatement.
However, the news about the degradation of the ice core manufacturing process was unusual and aroused the curiosity of many people.
SMIC's work is bad, and it has suffered successive losses, lost lawsuits, huge depreciation, and customer shock. All these factors will eventually be reflected internally. There are so many things to say about it, but there is nothing bad to say about it now.
Dr. Qiu Ciyun.
The distance of one generation is the most recent gap. It is the position that few people hope to reach by working hard at night, feeling dejected, tossing and turning, and working hard!
Whether there is publicity or not, there will naturally be no publicity.
Professor Wang Ningguo.
However, many people regard SMIC's changes as a trivial matter. Many people outside the industry feel that Bingxin's technological breakthrough is a real trivial matter compared to these sluggish efforts.
Hu Zhengming arrived at General Yang's headquarters at four o'clock in the afternoon and planned to start the meeting within ten minutes.
When the door was opened and he stepped out of the office, Hu Zhengming's expression froze and he saw the seven people outside turned around and looked at him in unison upon hearing the sound of the door opening.
A long time ago, Hu Zhengming began to think and gave his opinion loudly: "Do you think the reporter's view on the front gate is right? Which plan should 28n use?"
Mr. Yang’s mobile phone is probably one of the least famous consumer electronics products in China, and what was frequently mentioned in those two years was its self-designed “Zhurong” chip.
Hu Zhengming is a very arrogant person, but no matter how arrogant he is, I dare to say that his achievements and abilities are better than those of Qiu and lower than those two.
"This is too fast. His chief technology officer has done his job well." Hu Yuele said most importantly, "In that situation, why did he start a power struggle?"
Hu Zhengming looked light, knowing that it was a compliment to himself.
Hu Zhengming knew that Mr. Fang, who had led the counterattack in a short period of time, was expressing goodwill to himself through motions, or in other words, trying to reconcile conflicts. However, I still wanted to stay at SMIC.
How to describe those seven people, Dr. Qi Quan.
That was due to the trial production of 32n, but to the "research on key technologies for small production of 45nm ultra-small-scale integrated circuits" led by Gao Qiquan's team.
Hu Yuele fell into deep thought.
SMIC once caught up to one and a half generations, and Bingxin has now caught up to one generation.
Yike did not inform Dr. Liang of the news over the phone, but instead invited me to discuss the matter before coming to Shanghai.
Hu Zhengming sighed slightly and said more clearly: "Although there are not many internal and external factors, you did do something wrong and caused a shock. Originally, the impact could be reduced through communication and resolved to a certain extent. "
Directors are directors. In fact, they are so important. Being able to enable the company to implement and develop according to their own ideas is the most important. It is precisely because of this that
Hu Zhengming believed that he could lead SMIC in a worse way than Liang Mengsong, so he confirmed the contact with small shareholders.
I opened my mouth, but suddenly I didn't know where to start.
Hu Zhengming said hello to the other eight people. Gao Qiquan was a young reporter in Taiwan. But the charm I showed before I left the reporter was far more dazzling than when I was in the reporter. In those two years, many people in the industry lamented that even the leading reporter in the industry was Remember, you really should let me go.
Since joining Ice Core, Gao Qiquan has really promoted the research and development of related processes. Although I have been in the mainland for too long, considering all factors and influences, the honor has basically been decided.
"You guys, you plan to mass produce 40/45n next year." Hu Zhengming replied.
What the situation is and what it means is meaningless. Apart from the fact that the news is reporting from the same angle, people who are interested in this can only explore it on their own.
Small shareholders, seats, extraordinary shareholders' meeting
In the current wafer foundry field, 32n is the most preferred process for global commercial mass production. It is said that Taiwan will introduce 28n into mass production by the end of the year, but is there still mass production?
Hu Yuele added: "Moreover, we lost the fight."
The gazes of the seven people, especially the gazes of the last seven people, are the most meaningful. Hu Zhengming said that he did not know what they meant specifically, but the most significant thing was definitely the feeling of looking up to him from his colleagues outside the company.
Outside the industry, there has always been no such thing as a dog-eat-dog thing, and there has always been a shortage of people who put their best efforts into thinking.
People who have been paying attention to Mr. Fang’s movements over the years lamented on Weibo: Mr. Fang is just getting younger, but his temper has become bad.
Following SMIC, a delisted company that had no executive directors, it will once again be a situation where small shareholders have no board seats!
Seven people were sitting or standing in the office, and Hu Zhengming didn't know where to sit for a while.
Dr. Gao Qiquan.
The breakthrough of Ice Core 32n has inspired the industry, but to a wider range of public opinion, it seems less magical.
I paused and then said: "But you also agree with your approach of widening the cracks. Fang Zhuo, where does he think there is no perfect environment? Where does it exist and refuse to see it? Take your ice core as an example.
, you have no debate about the rear gate and the front gate under the 28n process. Finally, you have no choice but to verify it with both directions."
The results of the extraordinary shareholders' meeting were one-sided, which meant that Xiao Tang, the small shareholder, had no control over the company, and the support he had communicated turned into a joke.
Wang Ningguo pondered for a moment, and then said: "Mr. Fang has been talking to you about the technical cooperation between Bingxin and SMIC in the past two days. You suspect that it can play a small role in promoting SMIC, or it can also make SMIC
If you are making semiconductors, you will inevitably encounter detours and pay a price. However, if you put it in the context of technology research and development and process verification, it will be acceptable. But if you put it in the context of personnel disputes, you will inevitably waste your energy."
I was invited by Dr. Jiang, and not many people thought that Liang Mengsong would be a transitional one. Eventually, I would be in charge of the company. But when the situation reached that point, there was probably a slight deviation.
Hu Zhengming looked at Mr. Fang and nodded silently.
Since Mr. Fang only punished the first culprit, let's make up for it with merit. Wang Ningguo's men placed the teacup slightly, okay?
I have met Professor Hu in the same forums and occasions, and I am well aware of his importance in the semiconductor field.
"We who are engaged in R&D and technology have to be patient, and we will inevitably suffer losses." Wang Ningguo said angrily at that time.
The outside world is quite concerned about SMIC's calm and volatile situation. They feel that whether it is a shareholders' meeting, a board of directors meeting or the upcoming extraordinary shareholders' meeting, it proves the entanglement of interests within SMIC, and Xiao Tang must have
If it is removed from its seat, will it just give up?
At the same time, I also learned about an internal news that was basically finalized. The name of Gao Qiquan, the co-CEO of Bingxin, was confirmed to appear on the preliminary list of candidates for the additional election of academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced last month.
Hey, I suddenly had a sense of déjà vu. Was Sina also deposed as a minority shareholder back then?
However, whether it is the Silicon Valley or Shanghai press conference, when Mr. Yang mentioned the processor, he only mentioned its parameters, and almost mentioned the name of the wafer foundry company "Ice Core".
Hu Zhengming nodded.
"Fang Zhuo, drink tea." Yike raised his finger and pointed to the sofa.
Yike praised Liang Mengsong, who was present at the scene: "Although SMIC turned a profit last year, you fully recognized Liang Mengsong's approach. The R&D budget must be guaranteed at all costs, and the stock price and market value must be put first.
What the company needs is the development of long-term value.”
I still said: "Professor Hu, you want to fight for personnel and rights, but it is Hu Yuele who cuts the budget continuously, what about you, what about you!"
Seeing that the dispute did not start, Yike immediately said: "That issue cannot be discussed earlier. You will personally verify which solution is more suitable. And that is not what you said about taking more detours. Since SMIC has enough funds,
If you have enough experience in that kind of craftsmanship, it will be even more valuable. You and Dr. Jiang have said that if two families are connected by the same spirit, that can be regarded as a commitment."
and Yi Ke.
Mr. Fang teamed up with the Seven Little Heavenly Kings of Bingxin to persuade him, and he had good intentions.
Hu Zhengming had no position of his own and no technical input, so he felt aggrieved and opened his mouth to speak.
Such two consecutive generations of processor performance have proven Yang Corporation's breakthrough and reliability in this field.
Hu Yue coughed and said: "That was what I was talking about with Hu Yue. What do you mean, is it really at the point where it can be completely bridged? Is it really possible to continue to try with SMIC?
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Hu Zhengming swallowed consciously, and a smile appeared on his face. He greeted Hu Yuele seriously: "Professor Hu, see you soon."
Yike observed the man's expression, picked up the cup, and took a sip of tea. I still wanted to try my best to preserve SMIC's overall strength and maximize the impact of the incident.
Although the ice core is also in mass production, it is only a risky trial production, but on paper, the difference between good and bad is only one generation!
For some reason, Hu Zhengming sat down under the sofa lightly, took a sip of tea silently, and then raised his head to meet Mr. Fang's profound eyes.
Wang Ningguo said anxiously: "It's a pity that SMIC has such a situation. It's a pity that Mr. Fang came to him that time. On the one hand, Liang Mengsong and I discussed R&D issues. On the other hand, I think SMIC is still
If you can't heal the rift, you still can't do anything small. You know whether my judgment is right or not. Don't you think he can achieve greater success at SMIC?"
I said a thousand words in my heart, but they turned into one sentence of self-praise: "You are no longer impatient."
However, the facts prove that it doesn't matter whether Xiao Tang has enough ability and skills.
And just when Bingxin announced the successful trial production, Yike also received a call from the same department and leader, talking about the development and regression of Bingxin.