"Haha, today is a happy day, let's not talk about this. Come on, Mr. Hu, let me have a drink with you with tea instead of wine! Charming Semiconductor can break through the world's most advanced 32-layer stacking technology of memory chips, which is indeed a breakthrough.

People are so excited!”

Hu Yang drank several glasses of wine before getting up and going elsewhere.

Today's dinner will be in the form of a buffet. You can sit down and eat, or you can walk around and find people to drink and chat with.

Hu Yang stopped and walked, constantly chatting with this person and that person. When he saw Sa Hongli, he realized that he had drank too much wine today.

Sa Hongli used to be a heavy drinker, but in recent years he has stopped drinking. Even today, he has not broken the habit and actually holds a large glass of juice in his hand.

"Lao Sa, have you really stopped drinking? But it's okay, drinking will cause trouble. By the way, do you have any problems applying the new technology that the institute has made breakthroughs in the manufacturing of new products?"

Hu Yang put the wine glass in his hand on the tray held by the waiter, and then pulled Sa Hongli aside.

"There should be no problem in terms of production. Our current manufacturing process is relatively mature, so it is not difficult to move forward one generation."

Sa Hongli was full of confidence. He assured Hu Yang that the flash memory produced using 32-layer stacking technology should be able to catch up with the launch of Charming Starlight 2S.

Charming Electronics is the company's largest customer, followed by Mingkang Communications and other mobile phone manufacturers.

At present, Charming Semiconductor has ranked among the top in the world in the research and development of flash memory chips. However, in terms of DRAM memory chips, there is still a big gap between it and the international giants. However, it has also formed a complete product line of high, medium and low-end products, which can be regarded as a complete solution.

Are there any questions?

"Lao Sa, you should carry out trial production as soon as possible and directly import orders from Charming Electronics. Time is very important to us, you must keep this in mind."

Hu Yang didn't say much, after all, the occasion was not right today.

After chatting with Sa Hongli for a while, Hu Yang saw Meng Rusong waving to him again, so he walked over.

"Mr. Hu, let's find a quiet place to sit down? I have a drinking capacity and I haven't made any progress no matter how hard I exercise."

Meng Ru let go of the joke and found an empty private room with Hu Yang to sit down.

"Mr. Hu, Mr. Jiang from Huaxin called me this afternoon. Their Tamron-100B general-purpose chip has been designed and finalized. Mr. Jiang said that he had talked with you about this before and wanted to use us to OEM it for him. Do you think?

"

When Hu Yang heard what Meng Rusong said, he immediately remembered that this was the case. When Jiang Lixing and Hu Yang met in the deep sea before, they mentioned that they did not expect that their new product would be designed and finalized so quickly.

"Mr. Meng, Huaxin's new products were originally manufactured by STMicroelectronics, but the other party said that the production tasks have been scheduled for next year. I think that since some photolithography giants have begun to make it difficult for us in terms of production equipment, we will

There’s no need to abide by other people’s ‘bans’ anymore, right?”

Hu Yang sneered and explained a sad fact.

Logically speaking, if I buy your equipment, as long as it does not harm the interests of the manufacturer, it should be my own business how to use it.

But some countries in Europe and the United States just want to set up obstacles for you, and some of the terms are even outrageous. For example, the lithography equipment giant clearly stipulates that Xentong International is not allowed to use equipment purchased from others to OEM for Huaxin.

"That's the truth, but some things are written into the terms of the contract. I'm afraid that when the time comes, people will justifiably cut off the supply of equipment."

Meng Rusong is still a little worried. After all, the photolithography giant is currently only delaying shipments and has not completely cut off supply.

"Mr. Meng, you are so confused. Do we buy equipment from him with real money? Does AS&L make a lot of profits from the mainland market every year? Then why do they make things difficult for us? This is of course not a normal trade practice.

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Their long-term goal is to curb our development. At a certain critical moment, they will not hesitate to cut off the supply of lithography machines to defeat us. Do you think this is a matter of whether we abide by their overlord terms?"

Having experienced countless things that year, Hu Yang has a deep understanding of the methods of a certain superpower. The so-called freedom of trade is just a fig leaf, which can be thrown away at a critical moment. There is no lower limit for his behavior, and the level of shamelessness is beyond people's imagination.

Imagine.

It should be a high probability event to force the lithography machine giant to cut off supply to Xentong International.

As for the terms of the contract, there are no loopholes to exploit. For example, it is clearly stated above that after the original equipment has been modified, it is not within the limits of this clause.

What does this mean? You cannot OEM equipment for Huaxin. But if this equipment has been modified, AS&L will not care about you.

As for the extent of transformation, specific technical indicators, etc., they were not mentioned at all.

This is probably a retreat left by AS&L for itself. After all, this Dutch company is not willing to completely give up a large market with a population of more than 1 billion.

Meng Rusong and Hu Yang had a serious discussion and found that they had learned a lot.

Some things were hard to understand at first, as if they were covered with a layer of mist. But after breaking open the Populus euphratica and smashing them into pieces, I found that there is nothing profound about them.

"Well, Mr. Hu, when you said this, I felt at ease. Okay, then I'll take the order from Huaxin. The equipment just needs some adjustments."

Meng Rusong finally made up his mind and stopped paying attention to those bullshit bans.

To put it bluntly, if the domestic lithography machine fails to break through, it will be useless even if Xentong International is a good baby. They will never be soft on you.

Huaxin's chips currently do not use the most advanced 40\45nm process technology, and can be produced using the mature 65nm process technology.

The next day, Meng Rusong called Jiang Lixing back and expressed that Xentong International was willing to accept orders from Huaxin.

At the same time, Xentong International's preparations have also begun, and it will soon officially produce Tamron-100B general-purpose chips.

Hu Yang got up in the morning and took a group of people to the microelectronic equipment company.

"Mr. Hu, you are welcome to come to the company for inspection."

In the morning, Zhang Xiao received an unexpected call from Hu Yang about coming to the company. He quickly asked his employees to prepare. If nothing else, at least he must have a good mental outlook, right?

"I just come here casually. As you know, I will still come to the Magic City several times throughout the year."

Hu Yang got out of the car and saw Zhang Xiao waiting downstairs in the company. He followed him in and chatted for a while.

Zhang Xiao nodded and led Hu Yang and his party to the company's reception room.

"Mr. Hu, please sit down and have a cup of tea first, and let me introduce you to the company's current production and operation situation."

Of course, Zhang Xiao understood what Hu Yang was most concerned about, and he didn't hesitate and got to the point as soon as he sat down.

"Currently, Microelectronics Equipment has successfully developed a 90nm high-end lithography machine, and this achievement has passed domestic acceptance."

It was a coincidence that Hu Yang came here this time. Just two days ago, the latest generation 90nm lithography machine developed by Microelectronics Equipment passed the acceptance review of relevant domestic institutions. All judges believed that this product has reached the level of similar products internationally.

Technical level.

Hu Yang just took a sip of tea and almost choked: "No, Director Zhang, don't joke about this kind of thing, my heart can't stand it."

It’s not that Hu Yang has no confidence in Zhang Xiao, but how long has it been since Microelectronics Equipment successfully developed a 110nm lithography machine?

"Mr. Hu, do I dare to joke with you, the God of Wealth? The reason why this research and development work is progressing so smoothly is because we have received strong support from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Optics and Mechanics. When it comes to technical foundation, we are still far from

Far inferior to others."

Zhang Xiao’s subsequent explanation made Hu Yang’s suspicion disappear.

Speaking of which, it was Hu Yang’s own suggestion to Zhang Xiao to strengthen technical cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Optics and Mechanics.

Zhang Xiao listened at that time. After receiving a huge 10 billion yuan support from the Hi-tech Venture Capital Fund, he immediately established a research and development institution jointly with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Optics and Mechanics. Together, they finally conquered the 90nm lithography equipment

difficulties.

"This is great! Director Zhang, I won't hide it from you. For companies like Xentong International and Charming Semiconductor, it will be full of variables to obtain high-end lithography equipment internationally in the future. If others choke our necks and no longer provide us with

High-end lithography equipment will be a huge disaster for the domestic semiconductor industry."

Although the 90nm high-end lithography machine is still several generations behind the international advanced level, it has also given Hu Yang a glimmer of hope.

In fact, 90nm lithography equipment already has practical application value. Some products that do not have high process requirements, such as industrial control chips and some chips in the aerospace and military fields, do not even use the 90nm process.

Then, if microelectronic equipment can develop a 65nm high-end lithography machine as soon as possible, its practical application value will be even greater.

Of course, the 45nm immersion lithography machine is a turning point and a difficulty. It will not be easily overcome by then.

"Mr. Hu, I am confident that we will win the 65nm node as soon as possible, but the technical path will change a lot in the future. We haven't even touched the door yet.

The company is currently making smooth progress in mid-to-low-end lithography equipment (for packaging, LCD, etc.), and the market share of its products has gradually increased, surpassing domestic companies.

However, the future sales of the 90nm high-end lithography machines we have developed are not very optimistic. For example, AS&L has significantly reduced the price of 90nm lithography machines. If there are insufficient orders, we will have to lose money on each unit we produce.

The pressure is still quite high.”

It would be very sad not to say that we are in the role of a catch-up technically.

Our technology has always been ahead of the curve. As soon as new technologies and new products came out, we made excess profits.

When latecomers begin to gradually master this technology, they will use the strategy of significantly lowering prices to suppress the pursuers while having more advanced technology.
Chapter completed!