"We still need to build a wafer fab in Xiangjiang?"

"Although the conditions in Xiangjiang are relatively complex, it is of great use not restricted by Batumi."

Hu Wenhai nodded while walking and explained to Secretary Lan who came here specially: "The current equipment of the Xinke Fab in Magic City can only be considered as the international first-class level, and there is still at least one generation gap from the advanced level. And this gap will only become larger and larger as time goes by. Even if I invest money in the research and development of fab technology, it will take some time for the domestic market to catch up with the world's advanced level."

Secretary Lan took a breath. He finally stopped Hu Wenhai halfway through the way, and he had not even had time to wipe the sweat on his forehead.

"So, what is Mr. Hu's plan?" he asked tentatively.

"My plan is very simple. Establish a joint venture wafer factory in Xiangjiang, and its shareholders are major semiconductor companies around the world. On the one hand, this wafer factory can provide internationally leading wafer products to the country, and on the other hand, it is an experimental factory for the technological transformation of Magic City Xinke wafer factory. We strive to use this technology channel to allow domestic semiconductor production technology to catch up with the international advanced level and form self-upgrading capabilities."

"To achieve this goal, the Xiangjiang Fab must achieve a delicate state. It should have nothing to do with our mainland on the surface, but in fact it is to be controlled by us."

"How to achieve this?" Secretary Lan frowned, a little difficult to understand: "Unless you don't have any stake in this wafer factory, you will definitely be affected by Batumi. But if you don't have equity, how can you control them?"

"This requires both preparations." Hu Wenhai said confidently: "One is money and the other is power. The profitability of this fab must be grasped by us, and the other his management must be implemented by people we trust."

"You mean we mainlanders are going to be the manager of this fab?"

Hu Wenhai shook his finger and smiled mysteriously: "No, the people we sent are mainly technical positions, and people with mainland backgrounds in the management are too conspicuous. But who says that those who hear us must be their own people? Isn't there a saying that if you don't leave me here, you will have a place to leave me. If you don't leave me everywhere, you will go to the Eighth Route Army. If you want to make people join the Communist Party, in addition to seeing their background and class, you can also make him desperate and have to work for us, right?"

"Oh!" Secretary Lan glared and nodded, "No, so you asked Zhang Zhongmou to be the manager of this wafer factory. Because now, he has no way out and can only invest... to us!"

Hu Wenhai narrowed his eyes and showed a fascinated smile.

The door of the conference room was pushed open by the waiter who had been waiting in front of the door. Hu Wenhai sorted out his clothes and walked in with his head held high.

"Hello, dear Hu!"

When Hu Wenhai sat down at the table, the person next to him immediately came up and respectfully handed over a business card: "I am Clement from TI Company, I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate."

"I am Curtis of STMicroelectronics. If you have the opportunity to visit Italy, you can come to my winery to taste the famous Starry Sky wine in Italy."

"Hello Mr. Hu, I am Mishumi Akashi from Mitsubishi. Do you still remember the journey of Izu Hot Spring Komatsu accompanying you?"

"Hmm?" Hu Wenhai turned his head and picked Akashi Mishu's business card. He coughed and nodded, "Oh, it turns out to be Mr. Mishu. Let's have a good chat after the meeting."

Mishumi Akashi smiled and almost grinned behind his ears, bowed repeatedly and nodded: "Hey, let everything be followed by Mr. Hu's instructions."

Hu Wenhai put his business card into his pocket, smacked his lips, and pressed his hands and said, "Dear power electronics industry, representatives of major companies, Xinke Company welcomes everyone. I think everyone should be very clear about the content of this negotiation. I think igct technology has revolutionary significance in the field of electric transmission. It means that electric transmission can surpass mechanical transmission in certain fields in terms of efficiency. Not to mention igct technology, its comprehensive technical advantages for the thyristor technology that is widely used in the world. How big is the market for igct technology? The power semiconductor market is, it can be said that the market for igct technology is as big as the market. Igct technology replaces thyristor technology, which can be said to be a very clear result. Based on this fact, if this market is allocated, it will be the problem that our negotiation needs to solve."

Hu Wenhai looked around the people in the conference room and nodded and asked, "I don't think anyone has any objections to the fact that igct will replace thyristor technology?"

Representatives of international companies looked at each other. Although they wanted to express their objections, no one spoke out in the end and could only lower their heads unwillingly.

"Very good, so let's talk about the plan proposed by Xinke Company." Hu Wenhai nodded and waved his hand to ask someone to send the information to these representatives: "I hope that all the companies here can unite to promote igct technology. Simply put, it is an igct alliance that develops new products based on igct technology. The basis of this alliance is a wafer factory built in Xiangjiang. Xinke Company will authorize the patent of igct technology to this wafer factory, and I think the distribution of the products of the wafer factory according to shares should be a more reasonable way."

After Hu Wenhai said this, the representatives of the companies below were in chaos. Hu Wenhai's move can be said to be quite ruthless, obviously he wanted to kill three soldiers. The representatives of the companies who originally planned to work together to fight Xinke Company, suddenly became opponents. Before the alliance could play a role, it collapsed.

Listening to the crowd below, Hu Wenhai couldn't help but smile because of the shares of the wafer fab.

Fabs built in this way have many benefits. Patents authorized to new fabs for producing igct chips, which can ensure Xinke's control over the fabs. More than a dozen companies have participated in the allocation to ensure that they cannot truly unite to confront Xinke. As a technology provider, Xinke can ensure sufficient initiative on this basis.

On the other hand, because the products of each company are purchased from Xiangjiang Fabs, as the market develops, they will inevitably require them to continuously increase their output. The way fabs increase their output is obviously much more reasonable and profitable than simply increasing production equipment. With such a large market as power semiconductors, there is no need to worry that these companies are unwilling to invest new equipment and new technologies in Xiangjiang Fabs.

This is Hu Wenhai’s real purpose. Through the Xiangjiang channel, we must ensure that the technology of domestic wafer fabs must at least keep up with the international mainstream and sit back and see each other.

As for how they should allocate and balance the output of fabs, this is not something Hu Wenhai needs to worry about. As long as he masters the management of Xiangjiang fabs and uses a large amount of mainland output services at the bottom and middle levels, his goal can be said to be to achieve it.

"Hu Sang, I heard that China's railways are increasing investment and construction."

Taking advantage of the quarrel in the conference room, Mitsubishi's Mishumi Akashi quietly sat next to Hu Wenhai: "Our Japanese banks are now very well-funded. If the Ministry of Railways of China is willing, Mitsubishi can provide a low-interest or even interest-free loan."

"Oh?" Hu Wenhai looked at Mishu Akashi with some surprise and nodded, "Yes, that's true, so what does Mitsubishi want?"

Mishumi Akashi said respectfully with a smile: "Hu Sang and our Mitsubishi are old friends. This time, I want you to support the Xiangjiang Fab!"

Like other Japanese consortiums, Mitsubishi consortiums cover everything from diapers to fighter jets. But Mitsubishi's operations are also focused, and it can be said to be its traditional advantage in terms of electromechanical and electromechanical. Mitsubishi Electric's business scope covers products that can be said to be the entire electromechanical market, and has a leading position in the fields of heavy power equipment, satellites, defense systems, elevators and escalators, automotive electronics, air conditioners, ventilation equipment, etc. Mitsubishi Electric Group itself is one of the world's top 500. It is conceivable how important the various power semiconductor products derived from IGCT are to it.

From the beginning, Akashi Misai knew that more than a dozen companies were sitting together to grab shares of a company, and this matter could not be a big deal! The share allocation of Xiangjiang Fabs is still Xinke Company. No, it should be said that Hu Wenhai himself has the right to decide.

Hu Wenhai knocked on the table with his hand, looked at Mishumi Akashi and smiled, saying, "MiShumi is not very smart in this abacus. The Ministry of Railways' loan is profitable, but you want to take away the shares of Xiangjiang Fab from me? Isn't this suitable?"

Mishumi Akashi rolled his eyes and said sincerely: "I am confused, this is indeed inappropriate. In this way, how about asking the Chinese government to provide part of the labor export to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in exchange for an interest-free loan?"

"Well, I will report the proposal of Mishou Sisan to the relevant departments of our country." Hu Wenhai nodded with a smile, quite satisfied with Mishou Sisan Akashi's journey.

He did not withdraw the loan proposal because of this, but immediately found a reason to get the loan. Otherwise, it would be a bit interesting to say that the Japanese pay attention to the details.

If the loan does not play a role in the share allocation of Xiangjiang Fabs, it will undoubtedly make people feel too utilitarian and philanthropic. Although this is the norm in shopping malls, it makes people feel less comfortable in Eastern culture. After being rejected, it immediately proposes labor exports to exchange for loans, which makes people feel that Mitsubishi is quite sincere in this matter.

Seeing Hu Wenhai showing a satisfied expression, Akashi Mishu saw that he quickly continued to work hard: "Mitsubishi is very sincere in cooperation with Xinke. Not only the Xiangjiang Fab, we are also very interested in the main section shipbuilding method. As long as possible, we are very willing to cooperate with Xinke in any field."

"Oh, any field?" Hu Wenhai raised his eyebrows: "Mitsubishi is really generous this time."

Mishumi Akashi said sincerely: "Husang's satisfaction is our purpose."

"Speaking of this, I am indeed interested in Mitsubishi's compressor technology. If Mitsubishi is willing to help Xinke build a compressor production line, it is not impossible to cooperate with Xiangjiang Fabs and the main section shipbuilding method."

"Compressor production line?" Mishumi Akashi frowned and felt a little shocked at Hu Wenhai's eyes.

In Mitsubishi Electric's hands, compressors are undoubtedly a fist product. As a key equipment for refrigeration equipment, compressors have a large number of applications in refrigerators and air conditioners.

In the 1980s, many well-known domestic home appliance companies imported compressors from Japan and produced white appliances. Domestic compressors can only shake their heads faster. In order to make the share of imported compressors, I don’t know how many companies staged a series of joys and sorrows.

Among the imported compressors, the compressors produced by Mitsubishi Electric are undoubtedly the products with the best performance and quality. It can be imagined that if China can produce products with similar performance, Mitsubishi Electric will not be happy to see.

But on the other hand, if the compressor can be produced in China, it will be of great significance to the saving of foreign exchange for the Chinese home appliance industry.

"I can't give Hu Sang a conclusion now. Why don't you let me communicate with the country and I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."

Hu Wenhai never thought that the purpose would be achieved in just a few words, and he was not determined to win the compressor production line. Anyway, with the development of domestic industrial level, it will be a field that will be conquered sooner or later. Of course, it is best to have it, and it is not too serious if it is not.

"Of course I can wait here, but the wafer fab negotiation may not be waiting." Hu Wenhai smiled and nodded to Mishoushi Akashi.

Of course, there was no result in the first negotiation of the igct alliance. In the end, everyone was so tired that they stopped and ended the meeting exhausted.

However, the end of the negotiation is not the end. On the contrary, it is just the beginning. The real decision cannot be reached through quarrels in the negotiation table. Only the transaction after the meeting is the real highlight.

When Hu Wenhai had just returned to his own room at the Great Wall Hotel, someone came over soon. The door of the business suite was very thick, and the sound of knocking from outside seemed a bit dull.

At Hu Wenhai's instructions, Wang Ye carefully opened the door. After confirming the identity of the visitor, he then turned sideways and moved to the position behind the door.

"Mr. Clement, what do you want to drink?" Hu Wenhai stood at the bar and raised the cup in his hand to Clement who was walking in.

"Come on a glass of orange juice. I don't drink alcohol during working hours." Clement, led by Wang Ye, sat on the sofa in the living room, took the orange juice handed over by Hu Wenhai, and smiled: "Mr. Hu is really amazing young. Seeing you reminds me of Mr. Wang An. Chinese people always seem to have the ability to create miracles."

Hu Wenhai sat down and smiled and said, "I can't compare with Mr. Wang An. Wang An Computer is now one of the top 500 Americans, but Xinke Company is just a Chinese company."

"The strength of a company is not about where it is, but about its profitability." Clement took a sip of orange juice and placed the cup on the coffee table: "Let's talk straight to the point, Mr. Hu.ti hopes to obtain igct technology, not shares in the Xiangjiang fab. To be honest, Xiangjiang fabs cannot be hidden from others. The Batumi Commission is not an organization that only knows how to implement the provisions. It is not difficult to add and delete prohibited matters and regions. If the Batumi Commission believes that Xiangjiang fabs will lead to sensitive technologies entering China, Xiangjiang can enter the embargo list with just one meeting."

"Oh, I can imagine." Hu Wenhai nodded and looked at Clement: "But Batumi itself is not a monolithic, right? It can be operated in places with interests. I think Mr. Clement came today not just to pour cold water on me."

"Of course, of course." Clement smiled and said proudly: "Just like the wafer fab being built in China's Magic City, under the operation of DuPont and Motorola, the equipment you need has entered China openly. That's because behind you is a transaction of tens of billions of dollars, the global market for lithium-ion batteries. Compared with the benefits lost by Xinke, IMHO, a wafer fab cannot make up for the losses suffered by Xinke."

Hu Wenhai leaned against the sofa and shook his head relaxedly: "I don't think Xinke has suffered a loss in the transaction. The market for lithium-ion batteries is very large, but developing this market exceeds Xinke's capabilities. However, wafer fabs are different. Developing the semiconductor industry is Xinke's strategic direction for the future. We are willing to pay some price for this. If TI can provide help, Xinke does not mind exchanging benefits like lithium batteries."

"good!" Clement snapped his fingers excitedly, his eyes brightly: "I think we finally found a consensus that ti still has some energy in the United States. If Xinke Company cooperates with us, I can say that this must be the most correct decision Mr. Hu made!"

"So, what can ti company provide for me?" Hu Wenhai spread his hands and looked at Clement calmly.

Americans always fool people, and Hu Wenhai would not easily believe any of Clement's promises. ti is indeed a bit of energy in the United States. As an American arms supplier, ti is really an important American arms supplier before the defense system department was acquired by Raytheon in 1997.

In the fields of precision guided weapons, anti-radiation missiles, airborne radar, night vision systems, electronic warfare systems, etc., TI provides Captain America with a large amount of advanced technology.

Its famous agm-45 mockingbird anti-radiation missile and the Gem Road laser guided bomb can be said to have set a precedent for the US military's precise air strikes.

If such a company has a certain influence on US policy, it should be believed. But if it can shake the tight blockade of Batumi, Hu Wenhai can only wait and see.

"In fact, TI can provide a lot of things." Clement smiled and said, "But there are not many things that can be exchanged for igct technology. TI hopes to obtain the full set of igct production technology. Of course, Mr. Hu can rest assured in civilian use. We just hope to apply igct technology to the military as soon as possible."

Hu Wenhai spread his hands and nodded, "No problem. As long as TI does not infringe on civilian patents, I can transfer the igct technology patent to TI."

IGCT technology is still in a confidential way, and ti is not clear that igct solves only a design idea problem. The Xiangjiang fab is expected to be in the hands of the Chinese. Even as a shareholder, ti is worried that he will not be able to access core technology. One of the major features of power semiconductors is that it cannot carry out reverse engineering.

For ordinary digital chips, you can always reverse engineering as long as you are willing to cost. However, the essence of power semiconductors lies in the processing of chip materials, not the design of IC circuits. These special semiconductor materials that make up semiconductors are like the treatment of special steel during the processing process. It is impossible to infer how many processes such as tempering, quenching and annealing of special steels have undergone, and those crucial trace elements are added to the steel.

For example, using gallium nitride instead of gallium arsenide in the t/r module of phased array radar can directly improve the performance by at least four times. However, how to deal with gallium nitride to achieve this performance simply stumped the Americans for twenty years. From the time of taking out the gallium arsenide phased array radar in 1964, to 1983, Americans applied gallium nitride to the pre-research of the AG-77 phased array radar.

It is precisely because of this kind of concern that Ti has to plan to get the full set of igct production technology from Hu Wenhai.

If the igct is put into use in large quantities, Captain America would not mind whether it infringes on the patent rights of Chinese companies. With the technical level of TI, it is easy to copy the igct.

Seeing that Hu Wenhai was so easy to talk, Clement nodded happily: "Okay, then TI can also promise to help Xinke Company break through the Paris Coordination Committee..."

Before Clement finished speaking, Hu Wenhai interrupted him without hesitation: "Does Mr. Clement think I don't know anything about the Paris Coordination Committee? If you have this attitude, I can only think that ti does not have the sincerity to cooperate."

Clement was stunned for a moment, and quickly changed his mouth and said, "Mr. Hu misunderstood. What I mean is that TI can do its best to push the lifting of the high-tech embargo on China in Congress. Of course, there is no certain result in whether it can be successful."

Hu Wenhai waved his hand: "Let's talk about something practical. What exactly can ti company provide for me?"

To breaking through Batumi to provide advanced chip production equipment for Xinke fabs, this is obviously somewhat beyond the capabilities of TI. But the problem is often not just one solution. From another perspective, new discoveries may be made.

Xinke Company wants to catch up with the world's advanced level. To put it bluntly, it hopes to survive in market competition. The direct consequence of backward technology is the decline in competitiveness. So, since that is the case, how about giving Xinke Fab a product that can improve competitiveness by using current technology?

Clement was silent for a while, pondered for a long time before saying, "I wonder if Xinke Company is interested in DSP technology?"

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Chapter completed!