Chapter 550 Resource integration, cross-shareholding

Early January.

Xu Younian reached an agreement with the Integrated Circuit Industry Fund in Beijing. The other party will use the 02 special scientific research results and RMB 5 billion to invest in Bolong Optics and obtain 20% of the equity of Bolong Optics.

At the same time, according to the agreement, the Integrated Circuit Industry Fund will not participate in the company's operation and management, and will not have a seat on the company's board of directors.

After this round of capital increase and share expansion of Bolong Optics, Dai Yuanjun’s shares remain unchanged, still holding 10%. The remaining three companies, the Modu Institute of Optics and Mechanics, Checheng Institute of Optics and Mechanics, and Beijing State-owned Assets, hold 8% each.

Huijia International Investment holds 46% of the company's shares, making it the company's largest shareholder.

The Bolong Optical R&D and Production Base Project, with a total investment of 6 billion yuan, has started construction in the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone.

The R&D team, which integrated multiple strengths, immediately began to tackle the exposure optical system of the 65nm lithography machine.

Since Bolong Optics has mastered the exposure optical system of the 90nm lithography machine, it is easy to advance this technology to 65nm.

However, the difficulty of the exposure optical system of future 45nm lithography machines will be several orders of magnitude higher than that of 65nm.

It can be said that if the exposure optical system of the 45nm lithography machine is obtained, the development of the subsequent 32nm or even 28nm will be very easy.

This is a technical rule that is difficult to break for the time being.

At the same time, Bolong Optics also set aside part of its technical strength to begin pre-research on extreme violet light exposure optical systems. The company invested 1 billion yuan in the first phase of R&D funding, and first of all, it had to solve the problem of the light source.

The current Bolong Optics has gathered the top talents in the field of precision optics in China, and has also inherited the domestic technological research results in this field over the years.

Hu Yang feels that domestic technological breakthroughs in this field are not far away.

North America.

Xia Bing is still working hard for Yang Chenglin's release. A local court has been held, but there is no clear result. In other words, the person will not be handed over to the United States for the time being, but he will not be released immediately.

"Mr. Hu, the current situation is favorable to us. They can't produce convincing evidence at all, and the country has begun to put pressure on them. I estimate that there should be a clear result in the second court session next week.

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On the phone, Xia Bing expressed cautious optimism.

Since he cannot leave the country, Yang Chenglin can only live in North America for the time being. The house is provided by an overseas Chinese, and the rent is of course paid by Charming Semiconductor.

This was an unexpected situation, but it also sounded a warning to the senior executives of the Huijia department.

Hu Yang requested that company executives cannot travel to North America alone without approval, especially the technical directors and financial directors of each company.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Xia. Now is the best time. If they still refuse to release Mr. Yang before the end of the month, it will be in trouble and it will probably take a long time. Well, Mr. Xia, the trial will be over next week.

You can come back later."

It is impossible for Xia Bing to stay in North America forever. Now that a team of lawyers has been hired to provide legal services to Yang Chenglin, Xia Bing and others can withdraw first.

"Okay, Mr. Hu. One more thing. Su Tingting called me. She and Ripper Company are almost done talking. She asked you if you would come to North America to sign the contract in person?"

Even Xia Bing knew that Su Tingting's question was a bit silly.

Ripper is just a subsidiary of Charming Semiconductor and its scale is not large. How could it be possible for Hu Yang to sign the contract in person?

"Mr. Yan is in charge of this matter, so I won't interfere, right? Mr. Xia, please pay more attention to your safety and health outside. When you come back, I will pick you up."

After Hu Yang hung up the phone, he shook his head slightly.

He didn't know why Su Tingting suddenly wanted to meet him, but under the current circumstances, he would not go to North America unless necessary.

What can't be done when the old lady goes crazy? It's better not to trust the other party's integrity.

Late January.

Two big things happened.

One is that Bolong Optics has accumulated a lot of experience and developed the exposure optical system of the 65nm lithography machine in one fell swoop.

When Hu Yang first received the news from Dai Yuanjun, he couldn't believe it. Could you be faster?

However, Dai Yuanjun's explanation later made him suddenly realize.

In fact, the technical reserves of these domestic optical and mechanical institutes can fully support the advent of the 65nm lithography machine exposure optical system. In the past, they only worked independently and failed to form a convergence effect.

Now, Bolong Optics has integrated the technical strength of these companies. At the same time, the company also has the scientific research results of the 02 special project. Everything is a matter of course.

In this case, Zhang Xiao is definitely the happiest person.

Microelectronic equipment has been unable to break through the 65nm lithography machine technology before. The key lies in the exposure optical system.

Now, with the technological breakthrough of Braun Optical, this difficulty no longer exists.

Zhang Xiao immediately placed an order for Bolong Optics. Since he couldn't make it himself, it would be nice to buy it back. Anyway, it was the result of a domestic enterprise, and he was not afraid of any sequelae in the future.

High-end lithography machines are very complex and do not just have an exposure optical system. They also include alignment systems, control systems, workbenches, etc.

Of course, the exposure optical system composed of light source and objective lens is the top priority.

In other words, Bolong Optics also has the ability to produce high-end lithography machines. However, there are still many problems that need to be solved in order to produce finished products.

Microelectronic equipment has strong capabilities in the research and development of other systems.

Therefore, the cooperation of the two companies can produce 65nm lithography machines in the short term. However, it is hard to say what will happen in the future, and a competitive pattern may be formed.

"Mr. Hu, this problem must be solved sooner or later, otherwise it will be a waste of resources."

Meng Rusong was about to return to the Magic City. When he came to see Populus Hu, he gave him a suggestion.

"In the case of mergers and acquisitions, there may be some obstacles."

Hu Yang thought for a while and rejected the idea of ​​mergers and acquisitions.

The actual controller of the microelectronic equipment is a state-owned enterprise, and they may not be willing to give up the leadership of the enterprise.

So what about Bolong Optics? In fact, it’s the same. It’s not that Hu Yang won’t let go, but that after changing the company’s controller, several optical and mechanical institutes and Beijing’s state-owned assets may not be willing.

"Mr. Meng, you happen to be going back to the Magic City. Let me go with you."

Soon it will be another traditional festival for Chinese people, the Spring Festival. Hu Yang plans to take his family to Shanghai to celebrate the New Year, and he will discuss this issue with Zhang Xiao.

So, he asked Wu Xinhui to apply for a good route, and then took her parents and sister's family to the deep sea.

Tian's father and Tian's mother returned to Jinling after spending New Year's Day in Shenhai, so Tian Sichun will also go to Magic City with Hu Yang.

Three days later, Hu Yang, his family, and Meng Rusong arrived at the Magic City Airport on the same plane.

The winter in Shanghai is actually not easy. People feel cold and clammy in the house. Unlike in the north, such as Beijing, where there is heating in winter, the house is still very hot.

Fortunately, the "old house" has a central air-conditioning system installed, so everyone can basically adapt to it.

"Sister, you go around with your parents these two days. I may not have time. If you need to buy something for the New Year, just tell Assistant Wu and she will arrange for someone to do it."

There is still some time before the Chinese New Year, and Hu Yang has many things to deal with. She can only let her sister Hu Yue worry about family matters.

"I understand, you are a busy man. If you need to buy something, you don't have to worry about it as Chun Chun and I are here. When your brother-in-law comes in a few days, he will also help us."

Brother-in-law Ge Hongbing still lives in Yangcheng. He is now a director of the "White Angel Fund" and lives a fulfilling life every day.

Hu Yang smiled and nodded, then went to say hello to his parents, Tian Sichun and Xiao Xi, and then went out.

Now, it was the day after Hu Yang arrived in Shanghai, and he rushed to the Microelectronics Equipment Company early in the morning.

"Mr. Hu, after the New Year, our 65nm lithography machine will be put into production. Speaking of which, you still have a way to integrate the technical strength of the three major optics and mechanics institutes."

Zhang Xiao smiled happily. No matter what the future holds, microelectronic equipment will usher in a period of rapid development.

Bolong Optics has promised to supply exposure optical systems. All technical problems of the 65nm lithography machine have been solved and it will definitely be available for sale in the first half of this year.

Although the lithography machine is important, it is a very niche product, with only a few customers around the world.

At present, domestically, the main customers are Xentong International and Charming Semiconductor.

"Mr. Zhang, are you praising me? Actually, there is an element of coincidence in this matter. It's really not because of my reputation, Mr. Hu."

Hu Yang smiled and shook his head. Others didn't know, but he knew it very well.

After joining Bolong Optics, his negotiations with several major optical and mechanical institutes went extremely smoothly. There was actually an invisible hand behind this that facilitated this matter.

What if he happily agreed to invest in the "Integrated Circuit Industry Fund"?

Hu Yang knew very well that unless it was promoted at the national level, even he or Zhang Xiao would not be able to integrate the technical strength of several major institutes of optics and mechanics.

Anyway, as far as Hu Yang is concerned, he does not have much ambition, and he does not care about the state-owned assets standing behind Bolong Optics.

In terms of state-owned assets, it is not suitable to stand at the front desk of Bolong Optics, so it is Hu Yang, the "semiconductor industry boss" who takes the lead.

But there is no need to explain this matter to Zhang Xiao in too much detail. If you understand, you will understand.

"Mr. Hu, there will definitely be no problem in the cooperation between Microelectronics Equipment and Braun Optics in the short term. But it will be difficult to say after a long time. Braun Optics will definitely make its own high-end lithography products in the future."

Zhang Xiao put away the smile on his face and told Hu Yang his worries.

"This is inevitable. There are some things that even I can't stop. I have been thinking about this issue in the past two days. Homogenous competition will cause a huge waste of resources. Unfortunately, I have no good solution."

Hu Yang sighed and did not express his inner thoughts immediately.

"Isn't it? I have also discussed various plans with the company's senior management. The best plan is of course the merger and acquisition between enterprises. However, I guess the major shareholders will not agree."

It seems that Zhang Xiao is also preparing for a rainy day, but he hasn't found an effective method yet.

For this reason, Populus euphratica can no longer be hidden.
To be continued...