Chapter 535 Elpida, that's a pit!

Next, the first thing to do is Mingkang Communication.

Gao Mingkang was very dissatisfied with the search of the company's R&D institutions by the relevant authorities in North America, and he hired a team of lawyers there to formally sue the other party for abuse of power.

At the same time, Mingkang Communications announced that in view of the unreasonable local censorship system for Mingkang Communications, all products of Mingkang Communications will be temporarily withdrawn from the North American market.

In fact, Mingkang Communications' products have been rejected by the United States on the grounds of national security. Evacuation or not is just a gesture, and the propaganda significance is far greater than the practical significance.

It was precisely because of the tough attitude of Mingkang Communications that the local authorities had to return the materials and computer hard disks taken away during the search to the North American Research Institute of Mingkang Communications.

But the other party refused to apologize and did not pay any compensation.

Gao Mingkang immediately decided to transfer the North American Research Institute in Silicon Valley to Canada as a whole, where he continued to carry out research work.

Hu Yang thinks that in fact, Canada is not very safe. It's just a research institute, and he can't argue with Gao Mingkang.

At the end of the year, the R&D organization of Charismatic Semiconductor in Silicon Valley was relocated to RB as a whole, and many relevant talents in the semiconductor industry were recruited locally.

"Mr. Hu, the research institute of Charismatic Semiconductor in RB is running well. Now there is a new situation over there, RB Elpida is very interested in cooperating with us, and they have sent people to contact the research institute several times. ”

Yan Hanzhang has always supported the introduction of semiconductor technology and talents from RB, and he was very happy about the goodwill released by Elpida, so he hurried to report to Hu Yang.

Elpida company, Populus euphratica is no stranger. This semiconductor manufacturer, which mainly produces DRAM memory, used to be ranked third in the world.

However, due to the sudden rise of Charm Semiconductor, S Star launched a price war in advance and defeated Elpida. According to incomplete statistics, Elpida's loss this year will be as high as 1.2 billion US dollars.

What was once the trajectory of history has in fact changed.

In that time and space, Elpida only began to decline rapidly after the global financial crisis in 2008. In 2012, it filed for bankruptcy protection, and was finally successfully acquired by Micro & Optical for $2.5 billion.

However, now, Elpida has embarked on the road of decline, otherwise the other party will not take the initiative to put down his body and seek cooperation with the "small characters" in the charm semiconductor industry.

Hu Yang looked up at Yan Hanzhang and asked with interest: "Only through cooperation can there be a win-win situation...... The question is how do the other side want to cooperate?"

"Initial feedback shows that Elpida is seeking industrial assistance from the RB government on the one hand, and on the other hand, the other party wants to seek partners in the industry and is willing to introduce new strategic investors. ”

Yan Hanzhang said, and handed Hu Yang a piece of information.

Hu Yang glanced at it a few times, the other party's conditions were not harsh, but there was one item at the end, this matter needed to go through the security review of the RB government.

"Again, the problem is that even if the RB government passes the security review, can you guarantee that no one else will make it bad......? However, you can get in touch with them first, after all, things in the world are changing rapidly. ”

Hu Yang has no objection to negotiating with the other party, but it is necessary to be cautious in reaching an agreement so as not to cause unnecessary losses when it is obtained.

"Okay, Mr. Hu. I've been able to have some free time lately, so I'll go back and go for myself. ”

Yan Hanzhang decided to go to RB in person to see how likely the cooperation plan proposed by Elpida was.

After Yan Hanzhang left, Hu Yang called Wu Xinhui to the office and asked her to call her companies and ask them to make a phased summary of the implementation of the "spare tire plan" and report it immediately.

Spare tire, spare tire, just in case.

In the case of being fully stuck, there are alternatives to all technologies and parts, which is the key to the survival of the enterprise.

On the second day of Yan Hanzhang's visit to RB, the reports of various companies were placed on Hu Yang's desk.

Hu Yang took half a day to carefully analyze the progress of each company, and he was generally satisfied with the implementation of the plan.

Now the biggest shortcoming is still high-end lithography equipment.

As for the source of semiconductor materials, high-end technology is basically in the hands of RB people. With the close connection between the other party and the domestic economy, it is unlikely that the other party will jump out of the neck.

Moreover, these raw materials are basically made of domestic products one after another. There may be such and such deficiencies in quality, but it is still no problem to meet the production of enterprises in extraordinary times.

Sometimes, the biggest obstacle to the development of a domestic industry is not technology. In terms of technology, as long as you are willing to invest and do not take detours, there is still a lot of hope for a breakthrough.

The biggest obstacle for domestic enterprises to launch an impact on the middle and high end of the industrial chain is still in the market.

At present, many domestic industries are on the way to catch up with the world's advanced technology, product quality, performance & other aspects, it is inevitable that there are some gaps with the international advanced level.

In order to compete in the market, they often aim at the best products in the world when purchasing raw materials, parts and production equipment.

As a result, even if domestic enterprises have mastered a certain advanced technology, they often have no development stamina due to poor market sales of products and unsustainable business performance.

"That's why the market is all that matters!"

Hu Yang put down the report in his hand, stood up and walked back and forth in the office. He feels that there is another important thing now, that is, to appropriately increase the procurement ratio of some domestic raw materials and parts within the Huijia department.

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Yan Hanzhang went to RB for three days and returned to the deep sea.

"Mr. Hu, the current cash flow of Elpida is very bad. They want to bring in new strategic investors, on the one hand, to open up new markets, but most importantly, to raise capital. ”

After Yan Hanzhang came back, he immediately made a report to Hu Yang.

Elpida's biggest problem right now is that cash flow tends to dry up.

Moreover, in just three days, Yan Hanzhang visited two of each other's local production plants. The overall impression is that the other party's technology is good, but there are many problems in management, and the production efficiency is relatively low.

"I always thought that RB companies were the kind of enterprises with very strict management and high efficiency. I didn't expect Elpida to be like an old man in his twilight years, and he had a lot of problems. ”

Yan Hanzhang ended today's work report with a complaint.

Hu Yang nodded with a smile and said:

"RB companies are different, and of course they can't be generalized. I think that the semiconductor war of that year had a far-reaching impact on these RB semiconductor companies.

Mr. Yan, do you think there is any possibility for us to cooperate with each other? Also, as I mentioned, if we really want to cooperate, can we pass the security review?"

"Mr. Hu, I think that today's Elpida is terminally ill. Let's rush to cooperate with them, and invest a lot of money in it, which is very risky. I mean, just take the opportunity to buy it as a whole!"

Yan Hanzhang smiled slightly, but the words he said were not so warm.

Hu Yang nodded, then shook his head again, and said with a smile:

"Mr. Yan, this is what you look like to do big things! I agree with your point of view, today's Elpida is not worth strategic investment.

As for the overall acquisition of the other party, the idea is good, and I guess it will be difficult for the RB government to get through that hurdle. Even if the RB government does not object, the United States will definitely stick in the way.

In this way, you continue to maintain contact with them. When the conditions are ripe, we can also throw out our acquisition plan. If it doesn't work out, I'll talk about it when the time comes, pay attention and beware of the movements of Lao Mei. ”

Hu Yang set the tone of this matter, Yan Hanzhang understood it, and immediately left Hu Yang's office.

In fact, Populus euphratica is still very greedy for the technology of Erpida.

Elpida's DRAM memory chip technology has its own uniqueness. Crucially, it has a 23.5% share of the world's DRAM market, supplying the vast majority of today's well-known computer manufacturers.

The sales channel of the other party is what Charm Semiconductor lacks the most.

But unfortunately, Hu Yang estimates that this matter will most likely not succeed.

Just a week after Yan Hanzhang returned from RB, the RB government officially rejected the "industrial rescue plan application" submitted by Elpida.

At the same time, several major investment banks in the United States have adjusted the evaluation of Elpida to negative, and the investment suggestions are all sold.

Elpida's stock plummeted in the Tokyo market, banks and other financial institutions began to stop lending to the company, and Elpida's capital chain was officially broken.

By this time, Elpida had no power to recover and had to declare that he had filed for bankruptcy protection.

"Pit, real pit, it's a big pit!"

Yan Hanzhang, who received the news, said that he was standing on the edge of the pit, smiling at the wind and clouds.

He felt that the boss's prediction was correct, but fortunately he did not blindly participate in Elpida's strategic investor plan.

So, Yan Hanzhang took out the overall acquisition plan that he had prepared a few days ago and flew to RB again.

Capital.

In the courtyard of Populus euphratica, there is a lot more popularity.

The snowflakes falling from the sky are auspicious in the eyes of the poplar.

In the middle of winter, Hu Yang and Tian Sichun, with a large team of people, came to the north again and came to the imperial capital.

"Ah Yang, I want to eat mutton shabu. ”

After packing his luggage, Tian Sichun stood in the yard with his arm and watched the snow. This season, it is best to eat shabu mutton.

Hu Yang smiled and nodded, and was just about to call Wu Xinhui to say hello to the kitchen, when he saw that the other party had already walked not far behind the two.

"Assistant Wu, what's the expression on your face? I know you don't eat mutton, so let Master Liao fry two dishes for you alone in the evening, and then make a fried sauce noodles, okay?"

Looking at Wu Xinhui's somewhat pale face, Hu Yang couldn't help laughing.