A week later, Director Li of Capital Fenzhong Electronics called and said that high-purity foreign wafers were in stock. Ding Chi immediately transferred the payment from Dingyu Company, and the high-purity foreign wafer arrived as scheduled the next day.

Ding Chi breathed a sigh of relief, and was finally able to temporarily block Jiao Zhen's mouth. During this week, Jiao Zhen had to find Ding Chi almost every day, and every time he talked about external wafers, Ding Chi was simply annoyed.

I really want Cao Cao Cao to arrive, Jiao Zhen came to the door.

To Ding Chi's surprise, Jiao Zhen did not comment on the arrival of foreign wafers, but put forward new content: "Boss Ding, etching systems, ion implanters, single crystal furnaces, wafer dicing machines, etc., should also be ordered?"

Hearing such content, a word immediately popped out of Ding Chi's mind - inch by inch. But he replied as calmly as possible: "Professor Jiao, chip research and development is a system engineering, with strict process requirements, and it must be carried out step by step, and it cannot be achieved overnight, let alone by leaps." ”

Jiao Zhen snorted coldly: "I know better than you about developing chips, I don't need you to teach, and I know better the truth of 'soldiers and horses have not moved, grain and grass go first'." As far as our scientific research personnel are concerned, equipment and materials are grain and grass, and they are the necessities of war. Now we are all in place, and we have been in a working state for many days, but you are either lacking or lacking, and the equipment is even more lacking. Tell you, this has already affected the morale of the army, and if it takes a long time, I am afraid that the morale of the army will be weakened, I am for your good. ”

"It stands to reason that the lithography machine should arrive early, but considering the huge amount of money raised, coupled with the technical restrictions of foreign countries, it is appropriate to delay the past for a few days. But other equipment is not a big expense for chip manufacturers, and it is necessary to consider the stocking cycle, how can you do it if you don't make a reservation early? Boss Ding, you won't even be able to get such a little money, right?

"You ......" Ding Chi choked the other party enough, but still replied stiffly, "You are only responsible for the technology, you don't need to worry about other matters, I can't delay your work." ”

"Hmph, it's too late to delay. Jiao Zhen snorted coldly again.

Why is this person so axial? Ding Chi couldn't help but blurt out: "You have been finding fault at both ends in the past three days, should you be making excuses for poor research and development?"

"You ......" This time it was Jiao Zhen's turn to be choked. He glared at the other party fiercely, turned his head and left, "The dog bites Lu Dongbin, and he doesn't know the hearts of good people." ”

Looking at the angry back, Ding Chi regretted it slightly, regretting that he shouldn't have said hurtful words, but he didn't rush to explain. He knew that the other party would definitely not listen, and he would not change his attitude because of these few words, otherwise it would not be "a tendon".

Thinking about it carefully, what Jiao Zhen said also makes sense. I feel that I have spent a lot of money, but it is a drop in the bucket for the whole project, and those scientific researchers are very clear. Now that a piece of equipment has not arrived, and there is no booking agreement, people will inevitably be suspicious, and it will definitely affect the work after a long time, and it will be even more troublesome if the people's hearts are scattered. In addition, the equipment stocking cycle should indeed be considered, otherwise it will inevitably affect the progress and other changes will inevitably occur. And from the perspective of the entire chip situation, it is better to miss the opportunity sooner rather than later, otherwise it will be troublesome to miss the opportunity.

After muttering for a while, Ding Chi picked up the phone and dialed a number.

After a short time, a female voice came from the phone: "Hello, this is Shenxin Equipment Company, what do you need?"

"Does your company have a single crystal furnace and ion implanter?" asked Ding Chi.

"Yes. After the other party replied affirmatively, he gushed introducing, "Do you want to ask about the chip production equipment? We not only have a single crystal furnace, an ion implanter, but also a reactive ion etching system......

Listening to the other party's introduction, Ding Chi secretly said in his heart: Everything is really complete, I have everything I want.

At the end of the introduction, the female voice emphasized: "At present, our company is the largest chip production equipment distribution company in the country, and all products are of international first-class level, only what you can't think of, and nothing you can't buy." ”

Ding Chi immediately smiled and said, "Yes, several of them say that they are the largest in the country, who is reliable." Okay, let's have two lithography machines. ”

"This ...... Foreign lithography machines are restricted products, and at present, we ...... "female voices are standing up."

Ding Chi didn't ask any more questions, but directly stated the purpose: "I want a complete set of equipment, talk to your person in charge, and ask your company to come up with a few sets of plans first." ”

"I'm the head of the sales department, if you have any specific requirements, please don't hesitate to mention them. I must ......" The female voice regained her composure, and gave several matching schemes in a row.

Ding Chi only knows a little about these solutions, and the only thing that can distinguish is the price difference. So under the premise of referring to the price, he had an in-depth discussion with the other party, and finally valued the two sets of plans. But when it comes to payment, the bottom line of the other party is to pay 20% first, and the balance is paid in two installments, once before the arrival of the goods, and once at the expiration of the warranty period.

For Ding Chi now, 20 percent is not a lot, and he can't take it out all at once. After talking for a long time, Ding Chi ended the call on the grounds that "the two sides will consider it again".

Next, Ding Chi contacted two more manufacturers, but without exception, all of them asked for advance payment, which is actually an industry practice, but Ding Chi is now "Luo Guo up the mountain - money (before) tight", and in the end it was all just talking.

After making the third call, it happened that Zhuge came silently, Ding Chi stopped dialing and asked the other party to sit down.

Zhuge Mo didn't sit down, but asked directly: "Are you also contacting the equipment manufacturer?"

Ding Chi nodded and responded: "Yes, I asked three companies, and the other party gave a few sets of plans, I will consider it first." ”

"I just contacted, the equipment can meet the needs, even if you have to make a down payment, this is what I specifically recorded. Zhuge said silently and handed over the paper in his hand.

Ding Chi browsed through the paper, and the content on it was similar to the one he contacted the manufacturer.

"You compare, ask in person, let the experts also participate, and book as early as possible. After Zhuge silently prompted, he left the house and went to deal with other matters.

Looking at the departing back, Ding Chi shook his head lightly: I don't want to book early, but where does the money come from?

Ding Chi currently has only one source of funds - Ding Kuo Company, but compared with the huge expenses of well-known electronics, Ding Kuo Company's income is far behind, and the recent two transfers have already choked Ding Kuo Company. But in addition, if banks do not lend, and companies do not lend, where else can they get special project support?

From this, from that, okay? No, right.

Ding Chi had a lot of thoughts in his mind, but he denied them one by one. At this time, he deeply realized the wise saying: A penny is difficult to defeat a hero. Besides, it's more than a penny.