Chapter 442 [The victory in the square inch is the best compliment of capital to technology]
Luo Sheng came to Xiongxin Electronics and entered the chip manufacturing factory. He was accompanied by Liu Yixuan, who is currently in charge of Xiongxin Electronics.
"In the past year, Asml has mass-produced a total of 27 immersion lithography machines with 45-nanometer node technology. Xiongxin Electronics has obtained the second order contract and can be delivered this year."
Liu Yixuan, who accompanied Luo Sheng to wander around the super factory, walked and introduced her as she walked. It has to be said that Xiongxin Electronics, as a purely Chinese wafer foundry manufacturer, was extremely rare in the eyes of past people, and even a friend did not dare to think about it.
It is difficult to want one of Huaxin International next door. If you don’t even sell it to you, you have never sold it to you after so many years of negotiations.
In the final analysis, Luo Sheng has mastered some core technologies in the semiconductor industry. It is enough if he doesn’t need to master them all, but he must do this part and no one else can play with it.
It is precisely because of this that I have the right to speak for myself.
Of course, there is another important reason that cannot be ignored, that is, the lithography equipment with 45-nanometer node technology is not the most advanced in the world at present.
You should know that the world's foundry manufacturers line up to make an appointment to purchase high-end equipment such as lithography machines. The year with the highest production capacity of Asml is only 30 lithography machines, and there are more than 30 wafer foundry factories around the world.
At this moment, Luo Sheng was watching from a distance in the room of a lithography machine equipment. 80% of the staff inside were foreigners, and most of them were operators assigned by Asml. Some lithography machines were prohibited from participating in the operation process, and they did not even give it a look. They were even very careful about the indirect participation. If there was a problem, their people would solve it.
Asml is a rhythm of strictly guarding against leaks for such high-end equipment, for fear of leaks.
It is impossible for Xiongxin Electronics engineers to say that they are not angry, but they are helpless. This is the contract.
Luo Sheng is in a state of turmoil. When extreme ultraviolet lithography technology is released, hunters and prey should be exchanged.
After watching for a while, I left here and went to other workshops to see that the birth of a chip is not just about lithography equipment.
During the process of processing the chip, the lithography machine uses light source and shape control methods to shoot the light beam through the circuit diagram, handle the optical errors, and then reduce the proportion of the circuit diagram, and carve the circuit diagram on the silicon wafer by chemical methods.
Various tiny spaces are opened on the wafer to inject ions, generate pn sections, and build thousands of components. After these process flows are completed, the chip prototype can be formed on one wafer.
In addition, it is necessary to go through cutting, packaging, pin insertion, testing and other processes before the final chip can be completed and sold to the market.
Luo Sheng was holding a processed 8-inch wafer wafer with a large number of uncut chips on it. Looking at the ordered circuit texture, he couldn't help but exclaim: "The victory in a square inch is the best praise of capital for technology."
After looking at it for a while and handing it over to the staff again, Luo Sheng turned his head to ask Liu Yixuan who was in parallel with him: "How many wafers can the factory's maximum production capacity reach at present?"
Liu Yixuan: "Based on the working peak, each lithography equipment can process 2,400 pieces per day."
The daily capacity is 2,400 wafers, and the total capacity can produce nearly 72,000 wafers per month, and the annual output can reach 864,000 wafers.
Luo Sheng estimated for a moment and couldn't help but nodded: "That is to say, when ensuring the standard yield rate, each wafer can cut about 60 chips, and the annual output can exceed more than 50 million pieces... Well, that's enough."
Hua is an independent terminal brand Honor Mobile Phone, which is basically ready for everything, and only chips are needed.
Because to a certain extent, the preparations are more complete than Xiaomi's mobile phones. You should know that the birth of the Honor brand was largely due to Mr. Lei's awakening Xu Zhijun, who was in charge of Lens Semiconductor at that time. It can be said that the Honor brand started almost the same time as the Xiaomi brand, but Xiaomi's first-generation mobile phone has been on sale for a long time.
Honor has not launched its first-generation terminal products so far because it is waiting for Xiongxin Electronics' chips. If he also chooses Xiao Mi's path and takes the Qualcomm route, Honor's first-generation terminals may be faster than Xiao Mi.
Luo Sheng looked at Liu Yixuan and added: "I would like to remind ASML that the second immersion lithography equipment must be delivered on time this year. Don't use any tricks to delay the delivery time, including its supporting facilities, chemical materials, etc.."
Liu Yixuan nodded.
Another lithography device will be added this year, and the increase in the production of 45-nanometer chips will enable Xiongxin Electronics to reach more than one piece in 2012.
The current production capacity can cope with the Honor mobile phones that have just been launched, but in another year, the production capacity may be insufficient. The Honor brand uses the technology of the unnamed Azure mobile phone elimination. Luo Sheng is very clear that this product is definitely very capable in mid- and low-end brands, and the shipment volume will inevitably increase. The annual sales exceed 10 million will have great potential.
Luo Sheng, who has memories of his previous life, knows even more that such mid- and low-end equipment can easily exceed 60 to 70 million units in the next few years, or even exceed 100 million.
Xiongxin Electronics' wafer foundry does not expand its production capacity, which will definitely not meet the increasing supply demand of the market. What's more, Luo Sheng's biggest intention is to replace Xiongxin Electronics, Samsung.
No matter how bad it is, it must become a world where Samsung Electronics is running side by side in the world's chip foundry field.
Now he is in the honeymoon period with Chuji Electric, but Luo Sheng's heart that replaced him has never been lowered.
In fact, Chuji Electric is not that stupid. Although there is cooperation, it provides solutions in some aspects such as edge technologies and backward technologies that they cannot use.
However, this is exactly what Xiongxin Electronics, which is just starting out, needs the most. Only by gaining a foothold in the field of chip wafer foundry can we seek the next step of layout.
Not to mention anything else, we must first solve the problem of Zihuaxin International, the former leader in chip foundry in China, and then determine the status of the largest chip foundry manufacturer in China.
Luo Sheng walked around the chip production line for about twenty minutes and left the super factory. As soon as he came out, Liu Yixuan, who was accompanying him, said:
"Mr. Luo, Huaxin International's people came to me again yesterday to discuss the merger and acquisition."
Luo Sheng was not surprised at all when he heard this. Qin Weimu, who was also present but did not speak much, also spoke:
"Huaxin International's market value has been falling recently and is about to fall below the issue price. If this trend continues, it may face the fate of forced delisting."
Luo Sheng looked at Liu Yixuan and asked, "How do they plan to acquire the merger?"
I really have no interest in Huaxin International today, but as long as it is not too much, it is not impossible to acquire it. This is not determined by IQ, but by emotional intelligence.
Liu Yixuan replied: "The other party wants to complete the merger by cross-holding of Xiongxin Electronics."
Hearing such conditions, Luo Sheng directly threw away the emotional intelligence operation and negated it negated: "If they continue to persist, then we should refuse. Don't hesitate. There is only one route to merge, and then complete the liquidation of Huaxin International's overall assets. We will transfer cash to acquire it and it will be a full acquisition. The money will be given to them. As for the entanglements between their shareholders, don't bring it to Xiongxin Electronics."
After saying that, Luo Sheng thought for a while and added: "We can make the acquisition at an appropriate premium."
It is still not possible to completely get rid of emotional intelligence. After all, Huaxin International is a company that is different from overseas companies.
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Chapter completed!