Chapter 523 overturns the Overlord Clause

"Haha, today is a happy day, don't talk about that. Come, Mr. Hu, I will replace the wine with tea and have a glass with you! Charm Semiconductor can break through the world's most advanced memory chip 32-layer stacking technology, which is indeed exciting!

Populus drank several glasses of wine before getting up and going somewhere else.

Today's dinner will be in the form of a buffet, where you can sit down and eat, or you can walk around and find someone to drink and chat.

Populus euphratica walked and stopped, constantly chatting with this and that. When he saw Sa Hongli, he realized that he had drunk too much wine today.

Sa Hongli used to be a heavy drinker, but in recent years, he has not been able to drink at all. Even today, he didn't break his vows, and he actually held a large glass of juice in his hand.

"Lao Sa, have you really quit drinking? But it's okay, drinking will make a mistake. By the way, do you have any problems with the new technology that has been broken through by the research institute and you apply it to the manufacture of new products?"

Hu Yang put the wine glass in his hand in the tray held by the waiter, and then pulled Sa Hongli to the side.

"There should be no problem in production, our current process technology is relatively mature, and it is not difficult to move forward a generation. ”

Sa Hongli was full of confidence, and he assured Hu Yang that the flash memory produced by applying 32-layer stacking technology should be able to catch up with the launch of the Charm Starlight 2S.

Charisma Electronics is the company's largest customer, followed by Mingkang Communications and some other mobile phone manufacturers.

At present, Charm Semiconductor has ranked among the top in the world in the research and development of flash memory chips. However, there is still a big gap between DRAM memory chips and international giants, but it has also formed a complete product line with high, medium and low matching, which can be regarded as a complete solution to the problem.

"Lao Sa, you will carry out trial production as soon as possible and directly import the order of Charm Electronics. Time is of the essence to us, and that's something you need to remember. ”

Hu Yang didn't say much, after all, today's occasion is not right.

After chatting with Sa Hongli for a while, Hu Yang saw Meng Rusong waving to him again, so he walked over.

"Mr. Hu, let's find a quiet place to sit? ”

Meng Ru let go of a joke, and sat down with Hu Yang in a private room where no one was around.

"Mr. Hu, Mr. Jiang of Huaxin called in the afternoon, and their Tenglong-100B general-purpose chip has been designed and finalized. Mr. Jiang said, he talked to you about this before, and he wants to do OEM for him through us, you see?"

When Hu Yang heard Meng Rusong say this, he immediately remembered that there was such a thing. In the deep sea before, when Jiang Lixing and Hu Yang met, they mentioned that they didn't expect their new products to be designed and finalized so soon.

"Mr. Meng, Huaxin's new products were originally found by STMicroelectronics, but the other party said that the production task has been scheduled for the next year. I think that since some of the lithography machine giants have started to struggle with us on production equipment, we don't need to comply with other people's 'bans', right?"

Hu Yang sneered and expounded a poignant fact.

It stands to reason that when I buy your equipment back, as long as it does not harm the interests of the manufacturer, how to use it should be my own business.

However, some countries in Europe and the United States just want to set up obstacles for you, and some of the terms are even outrageous. For example, the lithography equipment giant clearly stipulates that Xintong International shall not use the equipment purchased from others to Huaxin OEM.

"The truth is so, but some things are written into the terms of the contract, and I am afraid that when the time comes, people will justifiably cut off the supply of equipment. ”

Meng Rusong is still a little worried, after all, the lithography machine giant is only delaying the delivery at present, and the supply has not been completely cut off.

"Mr. Meng, you are really confused. Are we buying equipment from him for real money? Do they make a lot of profits from the mainland market every year? So why should they be difficult for us? This is certainly not normal trade behavior.

Their long-term goal is to curb our development, and at a certain critical moment, they will not hesitate to cut off the supply of lithography machines, but also to defeat us. You say, is this a matter of us not abiding by their overlord terms?"

After experiencing countless things in those years, Populus euphratica has a deep understanding of the methods of a superpower. The so-called freedom of trade is just a fig leaf, and when it comes to the critical moment, it is thrown away, and its behavior has no lower limit at all, and the degree of shamelessness is beyond people's imagination.

The strong pressure lithography machine giant cut off the supply of Xintong International, which should be a high probability event.

As for the terms of the contract, it is not without loopholes. For example, it is clearly stated above that the original equipment is not within the limits of this clause after it has been modified.

What does that mean? That is, you can't OEM Huaxin for the original equipment. But this equipment, if it has been modified the day after tomorrow, then AS& L doesn't care about you.

As for what kind of degree is called transformation, specific technical indicators, etc., they are not mentioned.

I'm afraid this is AS& L left himself a way out, after all, this Dutch & Lan Company is also unwilling to completely abandon a large market of more than 1000 million people.

Meng Rusong and Hu Yang had a serious discussion and found that they had gained a lot.

Some things are difficult to understand at first, as if they are covered with a layer of mist. But after poplar broke and crumpled such an analysis, there is actually nothing profound.

"Well, Mr. Hu, when you say this, my heart is steady. Okay, then I'll take Huaxin's order next, and the equipment just needs to make some adjustments. ”

Meng Rusong finally made up his mind and no longer paid attention to that bullshit ban.

To put it bluntly, if the domestic lithography machine can't break through for a long time, Xintong International is useless even if it is a good baby, and people will never be soft on your neck.

Huaxin's chips do not yet use the most advanced 40\45nm process technology, and the mature 65nm process technology is used to produce them.

The next day, Meng Rusong called Jiang Lixing back, saying that Xintong International was willing to accept Huaxin's order.

At the same time, the preparations for Xintong International have also begun, and the official production of Tenglong-100B general-purpose chips will soon be launched.

When Hu Yang got up in the morning, he took a group of people to the microelectronic equipment company.

"Mr. Hu, welcome to visit the company. ”

In the morning, Zhang Xiao temporarily received a call from Hu Yang to come to the company, and he hurriedly asked the employees to prepare. If nothing else, at least you have to have a good mental outlook, right?

"I'm just going to go around, and you know, I'm still going to the magic capital several times a year. ”

Hu Yang got out of the car and saw Zhang Xiao waiting downstairs in the company. He followed the other party in, chatting a few words as he went

Zhang Xiao nodded, and took Hu Yang and his party to the company's reception room.

"Mr. Hu, you sit down and have a cup of tea first, and listen to me introduce you to the company's current production and operation. ”

Of course, Zhang Xiao understood what Hu Yang was most concerned about, and he was not verbose, and began to get into the main topic as soon as he sat down.

"At present, microelectronic equipment has successfully developed a 90nm high-end lithography machine, and this achievement has passed the domestic acceptance. ”

Just two days ago, the latest generation of 90nm lithography machine developed by microelectronic equipment passed the acceptance review of relevant domestic institutions, and all the judges believed that this product has reached the technical level of similar products in the world.

Hu Yanggang took a sip of tea and almost choked: "No, Zhang Dong, don't joke about this kind of thing, my heart can't stand it." ”

It's not that Hu Yang doesn't have confidence in Zhang Xiao, but how long has it been since the microelectronic equipment successfully developed a 110nm lithography machine?

"Mr. Hu, do I dare to joke with you, the God of Wealth? The reason why the R&D work is going so smoothly this time is because we have received strong support from the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Optics and Mechanics. When it comes to technical background, we are still far inferior to others. ”

Zhang Xiao's subsequent explanation made Hu Yang suspicious.

Speaking of which, strengthening technical cooperation with the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Optics and Mechanics is still Hu Yang's own suggestion to Zhang Xiao.

Zhang Xiao listened to it at that time, and after receiving the support of 10 billion yuan from the high-tech venture capital fund, he immediately established a research and development institution with the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Optics and Mechanics. Everyone worked together to finally overcome the difficulties of 90nm lithography equipment.

"This is great! Zhang Dong, I won't hide it from you, like Xintong International and Charm Semiconductor, it is full of variables to obtain high-end lithography equipment in the world in the future. If people stuck our necks and stopped providing us with high-end lithography equipment, it would be a huge disaster for the domestic semiconductor industry. ”

Although the 90nm high-end lithography machine is still several generations behind the international advanced level, it has also given Populus euphratica a ray of light.

In fact, 90nm lithography equipment has the value of practical application. For example, some products that do not have high process requirements, such as industrial control chips, some chips in the aerospace and military fields, and even use less than 90nm process.

Then, if microelectronic equipment can be developed as soon as possible 65nm high-end lithography machine, then its practical application value will be greater.

Of course, the 45nm immersion lithography machine is a turning point and a difficult point. It won't be so easy to conquer then.

"Mr. Hu, I am confident that I will win the 65nm node as soon as possible, but the technical path will change a lot in the future, and we haven't even touched the door yet.

At present, the company is progressing smoothly in low-end lithography equipment (for packaging, LCD, etc.), and the market share of products has gradually increased, and it has surpassed the daily enterprises in China.

However, the future sales of the 90nm high-end lithography machine we developed are not very optimistic. For example, like AS& L has greatly reduced the price of 90nm lithography machine, if the order is insufficient, we have to lose one to produce one, and the pressure is still quite large. ”

It's sad to be technically in the role of a catch-up.

People's technology has always been leading, and at the beginning of new technologies and new products, people have earned excess profits.

When latecomers begin to gradually master this technology, people will use the strategy of drastically reducing prices to suppress the pursuers while they have more advanced technology.

In fact, this is also a common means used by international giants, using prices, patent barriers, etc., to make the catch-up fall on the way forward.