In the elegant private room, the meal was almost in a mess and it was coming to an end.
The other five people participating in the wine game all looked at Jing Gao. This competition with a good atmosphere has entered the most critical part. If Jing Gao cannot persuade Zhang Rujing to set up a wafer factory with domestic machines as the core and a huge technological gap.
, then there is no doubt that today’s contact was a failure.
This persuasion will be difficult.
Zhang Rujing’s dream of building a factory is, of course, to catch up step by step with the world’s most advanced 7nm process technology. Before that, we can consider 45nm, 28nm, 14nm and other processes. Who would be happy to go back to 90nm?
Furthermore, a very important reason why Zhang Rujing is recognized as a master in building wafer fabs is that he has deep connections in the semiconductor industry and can purchase various machines for manufacturing chips.
Don't think that you can buy chip manufacturing machines such as photolithography machines at will. First of all, due to the existence of the Watson Agreement, the earliest machines cannot be purchased. Secondly, taking ASML as an example, all his photolithography machines have to be queued up to pick up the goods.
, supply exceeds demand.
When Zhang Rujing established SMIC, what was his commitment to foreign manufacturers? First, SMIC would never make military products. Second, SMIC would not "strip out" to domestic research institutes.
Tape-out is an industry term. After the chip is designed, it needs to be manufactured on the chip production line of the wafer factory. This is called "tape-out". In short, it is "trial production". Usually the cost of one-time tape-out is
Very expensive.
In other words, after the chip is designed, it needs to be pulled out, like a mule or a horse, and tested through practice. If there are problems, the design must be improved.
SMIC, which has advanced process technology, cannot help domestic research institutes do this. This has led to the very slow development of China’s military industry and independent chip design. For example, the representative work of the Institute of Computer Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Loongson!
Huawei HiSilicon is a private company and is not within the scope of this restriction. Huawei uses SMIC's chip production line to manufacture its Kirin series chips.
Of course, it is not impossible for the West to suppress the Chinese if they want to. In 2015, the country launched the Beidou satellite using the "Loongson". There are always some people who like to kneel, and there are always some Chinese who choose to stand with difficulty.
Zhang Rujing made such a stringent commitment to purchase chip manufacturing machines from foreign manufacturers and second-hand wafer production lines from Singapore. Through countercyclical expansion, he led SMIC to become the fourth largest chip foundry in the world.
This is his advantage and strength. Who would give up his own advantages and strengths?
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Who is Jing Gao? His current emotional intelligence is far from that of Wu Xia Amon. Although Zhang Rujing's words were very euphemistic, he certainly understood the meaning. He said without thinking: "Dr. Zhang, I don't mind losing money!"
The wrinkles on Zhang Rujing's forehead deepened, but he did not speak. In his seventy years of life, he has never seen a boss who said that he did not want to make profits but sell his feelings. :(/
Jing Gao didn't seem to notice the hesitation in Zhang Rujing's heart. He was wary and looked down upon. He took a sip of red wine and said: "Dr. Zhang, I believe you should know something about Phoenix Group. I am willing to invest the money earned in other fields into the Jinling Wafer Fab.
Medium. I am willing to lose US$10 billion or even US$20 billion for this. I can afford to lose this money!
My purpose is to make some contribution to the localization of chip manufacturing. Chip manufacturing is an extremely complex and huge project. I need Dr. Zhang's experience and ability to steer, organize, point out the direction of research and development, and help
I fulfilled my dream.
Frankly speaking, with the current scale of the domestic chip market, even if Zhuque Integrated Circuit Company infringes TSMC's patents, it can only discuss the matter and pay for settlement. Zhang Mouzhong will never dare to make excessive demands for equity, account supervision, etc.
.He TSMC needs China’s chip market.
However, he will definitely ask Dr. Zhang to resign again!”
Zhang Rujing’s assistant, Ms. Wang Yan, moved her lips, but in the end she said nothing. This is a true statement.
The reference case is the case where TSMC sued Samsung and forced Liang Mengsong to resign. Samsung obtained the 14nm process technology and there was American capital behind it. However, Samsung did not and could not keep Liang Mengsong employed.
It can be said that Samsung just throws away people after using it, or it can be said that it is difficult to seek legal support for this kind of technology infringement case.
Jing Gao continued: "Dr. Zhang, if we want to end the era of TSMC, we only need to develop a chip manufacturing line ourselves.
The various machines, various components, optical devices, and chemical reagents on this production line are all designed to not be choked by overseas manufacturers. It does not need to be 7nm, as long as it is 28nm, it is enough to ensure that you are in charge of this factory.
Let the era of TSMC end."
Jing Gao’s words were a bit cryptic. Except for Nie Yunxi, who had participated in politics, the rest of the people didn’t react until later.
TSMC’s orders cannot all be high-end orders for 7nm. Once a wafer factory invades the mid-range, it will definitely launch another lawsuit! Just like it did against SMIC back then.
This is something that threatens its interests, and TSMC will not back down.
So, of course a Taiwan-funded company can win a lawsuit in the United States, but what about in China? Launching a lawsuit against China’s independent technology companies? It won’t kill you!
Losing the mainland’s chip market will be the end of TSMC’s era.
Zhang Rujing fell into deep thought.
Jing Gao slowly drank the red wine in the glass, waiting for his decision. In fact, Jing Gao still had "harsh words" to say: break the cycle of your life!
Every time Zhang Rujing makes a name for himself in the semiconductor industry, TSMC pushes him back. How many ups and downs can a person have in his life? Isn’t he depressed? Doesn’t he want to bury the era of TSMC?
However, such words are hurtful! If Dr. Zhang Rujing were a young man, Jing Gao would definitely encourage him. He is already 70 years old, and it would be a bit ungrateful to stimulate him anymore.
After a moment of silence, Zhang Rujing said: "Mr. Jing, I need to think about it."
"No problem." Jing Gao pointed to Guan Yujia beside him and introduced: "Dr. Zhang, Mr. Guan is currently in charge of the wafer fab project in Jinling. If possible, I hope to invite Dr. Zhang to Jinling.
Let’s go. Mr. Guan will fully accompany you.”
This is a show of sincerity.
He also didn’t expect to tie the old man to his chariot during the first formal contact today.
Zhang Rujing responded with a smile, "Okay."
The atmosphere in the box became extremely harmonious.
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After a meal, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves. In the mid-spring night, Jing Gao and his party saw Zhang Rujing off at the door of the hotel, and Wang Yan left in the car.
Liu Sumei stroked her glasses lightly, her big eyes smiling like crescent moons. She sent a WeChat message to Jing Gao: Brother Jing, I have begun to admire you now. This was the topic of the chat between the two in the afternoon.
She really didn’t expect Brother Jing to persuade Zhang Rujing from this angle just now.
According to the situation just now, this matter is actually very close.
Jing Gao took a look at WeChat, put his cell phone in the pocket of his coat, smiled at Liu Sumei, and said, "Let's go!" Several people got in the car and headed to Tomson Golf Villa No. 11.
