Chapter 852: Who Blocked Whom?
"After several years of development, IGCT technology has formed a fairly broad market. ”
After getting Li Youcheng's authorization, He Junrao hurriedly held a board meeting in Xiangjiang Wafer Factory as an agent.
Outside the window of the conference room is the magnificent sea and sky landscape of Qingshui Bay, and in the conference room at this time, He Junrao is also full of ambition.
Don't think that the Hong Kong government wants to take it away because it doesn't look at the Xiangjiang wafer factory, on the contrary, the Xiangjiang wafer factory is too profitable, so it is reluctant to give such a good thing to Chinese mainland after 97.
After nearly ten years of development, Xiangjiang Wafer Factory, as the main production plant of IGCT, has to ride a roller coaster ride in the market of power semiconductors in the event of a small fire. The annual profit of tens of billions of dollars makes many wealthy people in Hong Kong look hot, and even with Hong Kong stocks, all stocks that can take a side on the theme of semiconductors are turning and rising.
At this time, the Hong Kong government was a rag for the governor of Hong Kong, and the order from Britain was directly pressed, that is, to move the golden egg-laying hen of the Xiangjiang Wafer Factory to the British Isles before 97.
The poor British have been wiped out in the semiconductor field, and if they can hold the Xiangjiang wafer factory in their hands, they may have a chance to catch the last train.
It is conceivable that as the vanguard of the specific promotion of this project, He Junrao will have a huge harvest if he gets things done.
The interests involved in this are enough for him to make any effort.
"In recent years, the expansion rate of the IGCT market has exceeded the speed generated by the expansion of the Heung Kong fab. Last year, the third workshop only reduced its production capacity by 20% because of the fire, and the price of IGCT chips in the market rose by 80%, is this a responsible attitude to consumers?"
He Junrao's accusation sounded really righteous words, which provoked all the directors present to nod their heads. Taking advantage of this wind, he looked at the top of the conference table and asked defiantly.
"Mr. Zhang Zhongmou, do you have anything to say about this?"
"The fab has been reporting to the Hong Kong government three years ago, hoping to expand the land of the fab so that more factories can be built for production. ”
Zhang Zhongmou frowned, suppressed his anger and hummed: "The expansion of the wafer factory's production capacity will have an extremely positive effect on the employment of Xiangjiang, and can also drive the growth of the Hong Kong government's foreign exchange reserves and a healthier economic structure." However, the Hong Kong government ignored our application on the grounds of so-called environmental protection, which is by no means a management problem for me. ”
"Zhang Sheng, technically you are a good hand, but running a business is very complicated. ”
The representative of the Hong Kong government, who was sitting on Zhang Zhongmou's left side, took the lead in pulling up the bias: "You better listen to Lawyer He's opinions, and don't be so anxious to make conclusions." ”
"Yes, yes, it's always good for Zhang Sheng to listen to other people's opinions. ”
A representative of the Hong Kong government raised his head, and there was a chorus below.
"Mr. Zhang Zhongmou may not know about Xiangjiang, but our land is very precious. ”
He Junrao was unforgiving, and did not flinch in the face of Zhang Zhongmou, but instead slammed back even stronger: "The ecology of Xiangjiang is fragile, and it is more necessary to be cautious in changing land use. Compared with temporary employment and economy, the development of Hong Kong will be more important after a hundred years. For me, Xiangjiang is not suitable for the development of wafer fabs, which are energy-intensive and polluting industries. The dilemma that the fab is facing today is that there is a problem with your business ideas!"
"Xiangjiang is already an obstacle to the development of the fab, so we will kick it out. Rather than staying in such a small place as Xiangjiang and the world is so big, isn't there a better direction for development?"
Zhang Zhongmou pressed his temples, thinking about what he should do.
He didn't really want to go against He Junrao, but there were some things like this, so what could he do? Zhang Zhongmou was a part-time worker after all, and his position was not important, he just represented the will of the person behind him.
Zhang Zhongmou raised his head and looked at He Junrao with an expressionless face: "If He Dalu can persuade Wassenaar to agree and relocate the wafer factory to Chinese mainland, of course I have no opinion." ”
"Why must it be Chinese mainland? I have several letters of intent here, General Manager Zhang can take a closer look." Devon is willing to provide us with 20 hectares of industrial land, and Cornwall has promised to provide us with support for the improvement of local sewage treatment capacity, as well as preferential conditions such as industrial electricity supply, labor security, and public relations. ”
"But what do we get in Xiangjiang? We have to treat our own sewage, so the price of land near Clear Water Bay is still falling. In terms of electricity, Hong Kong even needs to rely on the mainland for its own electricity supply, so what advantages can it provide us? As for policy help, as long as we don't look for trouble, it is very good. ”
"From the perspective of a business operator, isn't it obvious how to choose?"
"Of course, of course, the obvious situation. ”
Zhang Zhongmou was also a little helpless, didn't he understand these truths? Still couldn't see He Junrao's purpose?
But the question is-
"But the problem is that the IGCT technology authorization of the Heung Kong Wafer Fab comes from the new technology group in Chinese mainland. Who is responsible for the fab leaving Hong Kong, so that ST will withdraw the authorization?"
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No matter how many reasons you have for the right ones, after Zhang Zhongmou said this, the conference room suddenly fell into an awkward silence.
However, the reason for the silence is not as Zhang Zhongmou thought.
Things are changing.
Hu Wenhai made IGCT in 85 years, and it can be produced with China's technical level, which shows that this is not too difficult technology. In order to break through the blockade of Batumi, the strategy of building a wafer factory in Xiangjiang was adopted, and now it has been seven or eight years.
At that time, in order to persuade the major power system giants to support IGCT technology, the mainland side of Xiangjiang Wafer Factory had no shares, and the transfer of benefits was in the form of technology authorization. It is precisely by virtue of this "blind method" that the technology upgrading of the wafer factory in the mainland has not lagged behind the international level in recent years.
In the process of establishing the Xiangjiang wafer factory, Hu Wenhai carried out a series of behind-the-scenes transactions with major giants in the power electronics industry. For example, TI got the DSP technology in the hands of TI and replaced an air conditioning compressor production line in the hands of Mitsubishi, needless to say that this production line has already been copied more than one line.
In addition, there are also STF, Siemens, as well as ABB and Bosch and other large groups and large conglomerates, all of which have made private transactions with Xinke and obtained IGCT production technology.
After several years of promotion of IGCT, the acceptance of IGCT in the market has made it impossible for these multinational groups to curb the greed of capital.
As long as the Xiangjiang wafer factory is still in Xiangjiang, IGCT will not be able to avoid Xinke and Hu Wenhai. But looking at the problem from another angle, if the fab is not in Xiangjiang, then of course there is a way to get a big share of the IGCT market.
The simplest way to do this is to make technological innovations to IGCT. What about the application of more new production technologies, the redevelopment of patents, and even the development of utility models? Yes, your IGCT patents cannot be bypassed, but we can form a peripheral patent network. I can't do without your basic patents, but if I can grasp the channels and markets, your basic patents can't do without my peripheral patents.
It is conceivable that if the patent of the touch screen is mastered by a company, will Qualcomm be able to ignore it in the era of smart phones?
APPLE IS OF COURSE THE HEGEMON, BUT IF THE OPERATOR SAYS THAT IT DOESN'T SUPPORT THE IOS SYSTEM, WON'T APPLE COMPROMISE IT?
INTEL IS ADMITTEDLY A CHIP GIANT, BUT IF THEY LOSE THE PATENT OF PIN TECHNOLOGY, WILL IT ALSO BE VERY TROUBLESOME?
When the time comes, just like the GSM Alliance or DVD Alliance in history, everyone will sit in a row and eat fruits, which will be much more comfortable than being pinched in someone's hands now!
Now these companies that have mastered IGCT technology have long been prepared in private. Peripheral patents and technologies, market applications and channels are almost mastered by them. Turning his head, Hu Wenhai knocked away the bamboo pole back then, and he had to let him know that the things of the "old money" were not so easy to take!
I vomited out what I ate and gave me back the market I took away. The time for Grandma Wolf to play is over, and it's time to show her fangs.
"Manager Zhang, I think you may not know much about the situation. ”
The speaker was Ms. Claire, the head of the marketing department of the Heung Kong Wafer Fab and the former vice president of Siemens Semiconductors.
Claire, who had sleek blonde hair, lightly tapped the folder on the table with her fingers, and said confidently: "The current situation is not that we will have any trouble if Xinke cancels the authorization, but that we will have any trouble if we do not accept the authorization of Xinke." ”
"Heung Kong Wafer Fab has 80% of the IGCT chip market channels, and has a complete interface standard and a patent pool for various applications. We are now realistic to say that Xinke can produce IGCT chips by itself. But if they want to sell the chips they produce all over the world, then they have to work with us. Or if their chips want to be installed in actual products, they must comply with our various industry standards. ”
"In this case, it's not that they block us, it's that we don't want to block them. ”
"I think it is possible to consider moving the fab to the UK, and the conditions in Europe are better than those in Hong Kong in all respects. Since it is about to arrive in 97, whether the international technological blockade of China will be extended to Xiangjiang This kind of policy is too risky, and arrangements should be made as soon as possible for the sake of the overall situation. ”
After Claire's words were finished, there was a round of applause in the conference room.
"Very well, Ms. Claire said it so well. ”
"The results of the marketing department are amazing, very remarkable!"
"This is our common victory, and it's time to teach that insatiable Chinese a lesson!"
"How can a little bit be enough? I have to make him bleed profusely this time!"