Fab relocation is not an easy task.

Just as after the Iraq War, the U.S. military will choose to sell weapons and equipment on the spot, the cost of dismantling a wafer factory is probably not much cheaper than rebuilding in another place.

Rather than moving the Heung Kong wafer fab to the UK across the ocean, it is more cost-effective to order new equipment directly from ASML and then directly build the next generation of more advanced production lines.

As for the equipment eliminated by the Xiangjiang Wafer Factory, it has naturally become a bargaining chip in the hands of some people.

"Heung Kong Wafer Fab is jointly invested by a number of international advanced electronics industry groups, and the ownership is fully vested in the board of directors of Heung Kong Wafer Fab. ”

After the board of directors, He Junrao immediately posted a heroic post, announcing the news of the upcoming relocation of the Heung Kong wafer fab. In addition to the construction of a new fab, the disposal of old fab equipment has also become a sweet spot.

Again, driven by Xinke, both the electronics industry and wafer factories in the mainland experienced a wave of blowouts in the early 90s. With the new technology wafer factory as a seed, there are also a lot of reserves in terms of talents, and the state and social funds have also invested in several new wafer fabs, and the profits are undoubtedly stunning.

With the power of example, as long as there are enterprises with funds above designated size, which one does not want to be involved.

The equipment of the Heung Kong wafer fab is world-class, and the vast majority of local talents in the fab will not go to the UK with them. As long as the Xiangjiang wafer factory can be taken over, the machine may not be much slower than the money printing machine to make money.

He Junrao let out a little bit of air, and almost immediately stirred up the changes in the market.

In the face of the surging buyers and investors, a real problem is in front of everyone.

"As long as the board of directors of Heung Kong Wafer Fab makes a decision, no one can interfere with the company's autonomous business behavior. ”

"The IGCT products mainly produced by the Xiangjiang wafer fab are authorized by the ST Group, right?

"ST Group is only our business partner and has no right to interfere in our decision-making. ”

The bidding for fab equipment has not even begun, and the interested parties who have come to the door have already filled the conference room. Some of them are the CEOs themselves, and some are the main business managers. The big men who lean on the side of power on weekdays are no different from the uncles and aunts who pick pork in the vegetable market.

If you want to buy meat to stew at home and eat for yourself, the most concerned thing is, of course, whether there is that blue poke on the pig's butt. What you want to ask back is the equipment that can make money, and you don't want to ask for a lot of trouble to come back.

"But we, the buyers, are concerned!"

The boss, dressed like a Ding crab, stood up and looked at the bidding opponents around him, and his bearing was calm: "If you can't convince Xinke to continue to authorize, how can we believe that this transaction can be successful in the end? When we get involved, we have to draw funds, loans, financing, land and talent, and we can't wait until the dust settles, right?"

"Don't we have everything ready here, you end up falling out with Xinke. It's better to say that it's a waste of time, but this is to lose real funds and capital!"

After this finished speaking, someone even went further in the echo and muttered: "It's okay to say that the money is good, and the loss points hurt the muscles and bones at most." I'm afraid that in the end, we will not do business in the mainland in the future?"

Although this person's voice was not loud, it just got into the ears of everyone present. Xinke has always been in good shape for doing business, but the fake is also a banner in China.

As long as Xinke breaks through the ethics a little, whoever moves back to this wafer factory will not be a money printing machine, but a big bomb.

Most of the buyers of the Xiangjiang wafer factory are from the mainland, and who still doesn't know the details of the new branch? Even if they don't know the real details, they have already heard all kinds of urban legends on the wine table.

Look at it, it won't take a few years, Jin Bofan will be smashed by Mr. Hu!

As soon as this person spoke, the conference room was even quiet for a moment. But in a flash, everyone still focused on business.

The technology of Xiangjiang wafer fab is much more advanced than that of many domestic wafer fabs, and it is a complete set of factories that have been in mature operation for many years, and the risk is extremely low. Compared to the troubles that may be faced in the future, of course, the project in front of you is more moving.

"Rest assured, we are confident that we will be able to obtain the authorization of the new branch. ”

He Junrao pointed to the document next to him and said confidently: "Everyone, this is our confidence. The cooperative enterprises of Heung Kong Wafer Fab have a large number of IGCT peripheral patents, and any IGCT product that wants to enter the market cannot avoid them. ”

"In addition to this, we will also be in talks with ST Group to invest heavily in the preparation for the full acquisition of the patent rights to the IGCT technology. Please rest assured that behind our Xiangjiang wafer fab are international giants such as Siemens, TI and ST, and no one can refuse our request!"

"Of course, it is not easy to acquire IGCT patents. If everyone here can help match, the bidding conditions of Heung Kong Wafer Factory will also be tilted towards it. ”

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"Mr. Zhang, the board of directors is very satisfied with your service over the past few years, and I hope you can consider my proposal to come to the UK to continue to preside over the new fab. ”

In the corridor outside a business conference room at the Peninsula Hotel in Xiangjiang, Zhang Zhongmou stood absent-mindedly around the corner, while Claire from the fab's marketing department was standing beside him, whispering her last persuasive efforts.

"Without the continuous supply of talents from the Xiangjiang wafer factory, the mainland's integrated circuit technology will soon open up the generation gap, lose its ability to catch up with the international level and the advantage in products, and then the international embargo on China's advanced lithography machines will soon be restarted. In less than ten years, there will be at least two generations of gap between China and the international advanced level, and high-tech talents like you will be a waste of talent without an advanced technological environment. ”

Seeing that Zhang Zhongmou never had a certain news, Claire gradually lost her patience, and couldn't help but be a little anxious and pressed: "Mr. Zhang, what are you hesitating about?"

Can I say that I still have the 4V MIA blacklist on my back?

Zhang Zhongmou glanced at Claire with some grievances, and let out a sigh: "I won't go to the UK, what you have done is too much." Since last year, the debt ratio of the Heung Kong Wafer Factory has tripled, and the company has introduced more shareholders by issuing additional shares at a low price, and the big giants on the board of directors don't care about the company, you are threatening Xinke with a suicide plan. ”

The reason is very simple, in terms of capital, the old shareholders of Heung Kong Wafer Factory have already made enough money. At the stage when the fab business is good, through a large amount of borrowing and issuing additional shares, the "old money" has almost taken the expected profits.

If ST no longer authorizes the Heung Kong fab, they will not suffer any losses. At that time, the Hong Kong government directly announced that because Xinke withdrew the authorization, the wafer factory was in trouble and went into bankruptcy and liquidation, which can be regarded as having completed its original purpose. However, in this way, the black cauldron that destroys the economy of Xiangjiang can be deducted from Xinke's head.

Zhang Zhongmou shook his head meaningfully, and then said: "The British only want to make money, not really want to do a good job in a wafer factory. With all due respect, without the constraints and support of Xinke, the environment in the UK is not suitable for the development of fabs. ”

"No, we're sincere......"

Without waiting for Claire to finish speaking, Zhang Zhongmou sneered and walked in the direction of the conference room without looking back.

In the conference room, a big drama was being staged at this time.

Representatives of the world's leading electronics industry groups are gathered together, and their opponents are somewhat weak.

"The status of the negotiator should be at least reciprocal, what do you mean?"

"Does Xinke think that we are worthless? Even if Hu Wenhai does not come in person, Hu Jiefang will not show up?"

"Mr. David represents Texas Instruments, what is your identity in the ST Group?"

"Is this looking down on people!"

Meng Zhengfeng coughed lightly, as if he didn't see these people in front of him.

Not to mention, the localization of these international groups is not bad, and most of the assistants of the negotiators this time are Xiangjiang or Chinese. Regardless of the level, these people's Mandarin is very slippery.

"I'm Meng Zhengfeng, Director of the Semiconductor Division of ST Group, and if you feel that the identities of the two sides are not equal, then I would like to say sorry first. The main reason is that I happened to be in Xiangjiang to participate in the listing of Fairview Group in Hong Kong stocks, so I came to make a cameo recently. ”

Splendid Group is the original Xiucheng Computer Group, and its main business in the past few years was to OEM Dell computers. Since the 90s, several fist products have been launched one after another, such as repeaters, learning machines and chess and card platform game machines, and they have developed their own brand of splendid computers.

As the counterpart of the Xinke Group, Meng Zhengfeng came to ring the bell for Ranni, the boss of the Splendid Group, this time.

As for saying that this negotiation with Xiangjiang Wafer Factory is just incidental, whether others believe it or not, he believes it anyway.

Ignoring the pretense of these people in the conference room, Meng Zhengfeng took out a folded A4 printer paper from his pocket and cleared his throat.

"ST Group's reply to the proposed acquisition of the patent rights of IGCT technology by Heung Kong Wafer Fab is as follows. ”

"The IGCT patent assignment will not accept cash, but will be traded in Hong Kong's real estate, Hong Kong stocks and various financial securities. ”

"Anyone who owns any of these assets can participate in the bidding for the ownership of the IGCT technology patents. ”

Meng Zhengfeng smiled flatly, turned around and left.