Rebirth of the Cyber ​​Hegemony

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But even if this is the only one, the huge amount of money prevents ASML from making this determination.

On the one hand, they don't have the funds.

On the other hand, even if they can get so much money, they may not be able to occupy the market.

After all, ASML only produces lithography machines.

What if TSMC, Intel, Samsung, these chip manufacturing companies are not sure about their lithography machines?

The market can often determine the life and death of upstream companies.

For example, although ASML has a certain market share in the field of lithography machines, Nikon and Canon in Japan have good lithography machine technology.At the same time, Intel and Samsung are also their customers.

But if Intel, TSMC, and Samsung can be bound together, they will become shareholders of ASML.

Undoubtedly, this puts a layer of insurance on ASML.

In the future, as long as it is a lithography machine produced by ASML, they will buy it immediately.

of course.

For TSMC, Intel, and Samsung, investing in ASML is equivalent to signing a strategic agreement.

As long as ASML produces the wet lithography machine, they must sell it to their shareholders immediately.

Even, they can decide to cut off supply to their competitors.

Such cooperation is beneficial to all parties.

However, after ASML president "Peter Wen" calmed down, he seemed to hesitate a bit.

"Mr. Wen Peter, do you have any questions?"

"Mr. Zhang, you may not be able to convince Samsung and Intel."

After finishing speaking, Wen Peter continued: "Samsung and Intel not only have chip manufacturing business, but also end consumer business. They may not be willing to spend huge sums of money to develop wet lithography process."

Put it simply.

That is, in addition to making their own chips, Samsung and Intel can also sell products.

Even if it is subject to the competition of Center International, the impact is not great.

But TSMC is different.

TSMC is just a chip foundry manufacturer, and they only charge foundry fees, and they have no products.

They cannot sell the chips produced by the foundry to other manufacturers.

It is also impossible to package chips into some kind of electronic products to directly face consumers.

Of course, TSMC can also make electronic products.

But if TSMC does not specialize in chip foundry, then he will not be able to guarantee his leading position in the foundry.

This is why TSMC came to the Netherlands, not Samsung or Intel.

Because TSMC is the most challenged.

"Mr. Peter Wen, you are very right. Perhaps Intel and Samsung are not under such great pressure now. But this is not necessarily the case. You must know that Huanyu Technology does not just want to make a chip."

"Mr. Zhang, tell me."

"Let's analyze it. Huanyu Technology has a center international, which stabilizes its chip foundry technology. But for Huanyu Technology, they think this is not safe enough, because they feel that they do not have a lithography machine, so they will still Restricted, so they want to make a lithography machine."

"This logic is normal. It is me, and I will also have such a sense of crisis."

"But we know that chips are not just chip manufacturing. Before chip manufacturing, he also has chip design."

"You mean the Tianwen chip?"

"It's not just the Tianwen chip."

Zhang Zhongmou shook his head: "The Tianwen chip is just a microprocessor based on the arm architecture. Then, it is still the same as before. When Huanyu Technology made its own chip, it would think that they did not have a lithography machine, so they wanted to do it. Lithography machine. Then when they are doing chip design, don’t they think, why should it be based on the chip architecture of arm company? Why, they don’t come up with one that is different from arm, and different from others, which is completely their own What about the independent structure of the company?"

"This……"

After saying this, Wen Peter became extremely serious.

In fact, he had heard before that Universal Technology was secretly working on their chip architecture.

But for a long time, the new structure of Universal Technology has not come out.

What came out was the Tianwen chip based on the arm chip architecture.

Moreover, with the support of Tianwen Chip, a series of electronic products of Huanyu Technology have developed very well.

Just when Wen Peter gradually forgot about such a thing, Zhang Zhongmou mentioned it again.

For a company like Huanyu Technology, it is absolutely impossible for them to just have an idea.

"Mr. Zhang, do you think Universal Technology can make a new chip architecture?"

"I do not know."

Zhang Zhongmou shook his head: "Technology is no problem, but ecology is hard to say. But, don't you think, Huanyu Technology has built its own ecology more and more?"

Pear mp3 series.

Universal mobile phone series.

Universal computer series.

Universal TV...

Could it be that Huanyu Technology is only doing this to make money?

Although these electronic products do not account for much of the global electronic products, they have been connected together to form an ecology belonging to Universal Technology.Once the ecology grows bigger, it is not TSMC or ASML that he wants to challenge.What he wants to challenge becomes Samsung, Intel, Microsoft, and IBM...

Once that time comes.

That boy who was born in the reckless, he will start to slay the dragon.

"Mr. Zhang, after what you said, I now feel that Huanyu Technology is a little scary."

"Yes, maybe you don't know, when I first heard about Huanyu Technology, I didn't pay much attention to it. But now, I don't dare to be careless about any news about Huanyu Technology."

"If so, will Intel and Samsung agree?"

"If they still want to control this market, they will absolutely agree."

On this point, Zhang Zhongmou was extremely confident.

"Mr. Zhang, I'm waiting for your good news."

Wen Peter said with a smile without further hesitation.

Chapter 898: Everyone has worked hard, I will add chicken legs to everyone today

Zhang Zhongmou's prestige has huge energy in the semiconductor industry.

Although he only does OEM and doesn't have any consumer products.

But no one dares to underestimate Danggong when it reaches its peak.

Even Intel and Samsung, they have great admiration for TSMC.

Under Zhang Zhongmou's circle, Intel and Samsung did not hesitate too much.

In fact, like Zhang Zhongmou, they have long felt the pressure of Universal Technology.

Especially Samsung, Huanyu Technology has already competed with Samsung in mobile phones, foundry, TV, LCD liquid crystal display and other businesses, and some businesses have even crushed Samsung.It's just because the market is huge, even with Huanyu Technology coming in, their business is still growing, which makes them a little bit neglected.But after Zhang Zhongmou clarified the pros and cons, several giants knew.If they don't enter again, it will be too late if they want to control Huanyu Technology in the future.

A few days later, the four semiconductor giants TSMC, Intel, Samsung, and Dutch ASML held a global press conference.It was announced at the meeting that TSMC, Intel, and Samsung will jointly inject US$70 billion into ASML and formally study the wet lithography process.

Ordinary people may not understand this news, and they don't know what they are doing with such a big move.

But even so, the huge amount of 70 billion US dollars is an extremely terrifying figure.

"Mr. Chen, TSMC and Intel, and Samsung injected $70 billion into ASML."

Immediately, Zhang Jianming came to Chen Yu's office.

Who this news is most aimed at can be known at a glance.

"I saw it."

Chen Yu sat on the office chair.

News like this has already spread all over the world.

Even if Chen Yu didn't ask for the news, he had already received it.

In fact, Chen Yu didn't need to inquire about the news. TSMC, Intel, Samsung, and ASML held a press conference to officially announce to the world that they would study wet lithography.

"Mr. Chen, Zhang Zhongmou of TSMC has a high prestige and is also very influential in the global semiconductor industry. We should quickly make a countermeasure."

After Zhang Jianming, Lin Benjian also came over after receiving the news.

"Mr. Lin, why are you here?"

Seeing Lin Benjian coming, Chen Yu smiled and said, "Aren't you and Professor Wang Ren specialized in technology research?"

"Mr. Chen, although we are researching technology, we also have to pay attention to the movements of the world's semiconductor giants. If we just concentrate on researching technology, it doesn't matter when our technology will be out of date."

"It's too late, how could it be, Mr. Lin, you came up with the theory of wet lithography, we should have the most advantage."

"Mr. Chen, you can't say that."

Lin Benjian shook his head: "Although I was the first to put forward the theory of wet lithography, I was actually the first to perfect this theory. In the industry, we had private discussions with some other experts at that time. At that time, we felt that this was a direction, but because the theory in various aspects was not perfect, we did not go further. But then I found that dry lithography technology encountered a bottle shank, so I put my thoughts on wet lithography theory again For this reason, I will further improve it."

"In other words, TSMC's research in this area may not be weaker than ours?"

"Even, it may be stronger than us."

Lin Ben said seriously.

"Better than us."

Chen Yu stroked his chin.

He was not surprised by Lin Benjian's remark.

In fact, he had been preparing for it all along.

How could the wet lithography process just poach Lin Benjian and completely surpass them.

Even with the addition of Professor Wang Ren dug from Peking University, it is far from enough.

TSMC, ASML, Intel, Samsung... They have been in the semiconductor field for decades, and they are much stronger than Universal Technology in terms of the technology they have accumulated over the past few decades.Not to mention, they also have world-class talents.

"It's okay, Mr. Lin, I believe in your strength."

Chen Yu thought about it for a while, and said to Mr. Lin: "You can study at ease."

"Mr. Chen, I'm worried that they might be one step ahead of us."

"It's nothing to be a step faster. Our own research on semiconductors is slower than them."

Chinese people who are several generations behind in technology have come here, not to mention that they are faster than Huanyu Technology.

With Chen Yu's style of play.

Even if they first researched the wet lithography process, Chen Yu would still be able to overthrow them.

What's more, they may not be faster than Huanyu Technology.

Seeing that Mr. Lin was still under some pressure, Chen Yu thought for a while and said, "Well, Mr. Lin, let me go to the laboratory with you."

"Mr. Chen, what is this?"

"Let's go, you'll know when you go."

"Okay, Mr. Chen, please follow me."

Bring Chen Yu, Chief Engineer Lin, Zhang Jianming and others to the laboratory.

At this time, all technicians in the laboratory are doing their own work at hand.

Among them, including the newly recruited Professor Wang Ren, and several brothers of Chen Yu's exchange students at Peking University.

"Everyone, please stop."

Mr. Lin said to everyone in the laboratory.

Chen Yu stepped forward and said, "Everyone, don't be nervous. It's not so formal. I'm here today for nothing. I just want to chat with you."