Chapter 694: Purpose (I)

GLOBALFOUNDRIES is now similar to Samsung Semiconductor, investing a lot of money, but it has been losing money, Samsung is okay, after all, it has its own industrial support, and may be able to maintain breakeven, even if it increases investment, it is sure to digest. However, GLOBALFOUNDRIES is different, as the first time to set foot in high-tech industry investment, Alaba Capital is subject to special treatment, and their means of opening up the market are not as flexible as Chinese enterprises, and it is impossible to invest in the entire industrial chain like Zhou Shi, and there is no Chinese market to rely on. Therefore, it is not for nothing that the Grofoundries in their previous life have not been able to develop and grow, they are born with no genes for success.

Zhou Shi's Sixiang Fund and Mubadala Investment Company have cooperation, which is neither good nor bad, and the special care of the international community for Alaba is probably somewhat similar to that for Huaxia, and the reason why there is no restriction on Alaba is that I don't believe that these local tyrants can succeed. Whether it is talent or education, regardless of market potential or scientific and technological strength, Huaxia can crush Alaba from all aspects. This is Zhou Shi's luck, otherwise he was born in a small country, and if he had accumulated such a huge fortune in such a short period of time, the possibility of being sent ashes was too great.

The wealth controlled by Zhou Shi is not as small as Mubadala, just to say that the market value of several major listed companies, Guoke, Friends, and Yahoo is more than 150 billion US dollars, as well as Time, Nuts and the two major financial holding companies, as well as the companies he has invested, the potential strength is very considerable. Not to mention that Mansur is just a prince, even if it is his brother the king, it is difficult to ignore the existence of Zhou Shi, and it is impossible to be contemptuous.

There is no fierce confrontation between the two, and the two sides are now in a cooperative relationship.

At the beginning, Mansour still wanted to buy licensed semiconductors, and he didn't know where they got their mysterious confidence, and he didn't know whether it was the fourth, fifth, or sixth guys, but he actually wanted to buy the second in the market. Zhou Shi refused without hesitation, and the licensed semiconductor was not for sale. Although a few years later, the revenue of the franchise is difficult to exceed the $10 billion mark, but his role is incomparable, Huawei's high-end machines are often subject to TSMC because of chip shortages, and give way to Apple and Samsung, which is the power of the foundry.

"So how about giving me the opportunity to buy IBM?" Mansour

"Are you worried that I'm short of money? Don't worry, there is no pressure on me within 10 billion US dollars!" Zhou Shi pretended not to know, and at the same time secretly threatened, Lao Tzu is not short of money now, what advantages do you have besides funds? As for the problem of government restrictions, there is also a way to solve it, Galaxy Capital and Chartered Semiconductors do not have Huaxia Capital involved except for Zhou Shi himself.

"We have been thinking about IBM's chip manufacturing department for a long time, but we have not communicated because of the licensed semiconductors, and they are not necessary for the licensed semiconductors, but they are important to us. With our relationship, there's no need for IBM to take advantage. "Mansour

"To develop licensed semiconductors, the accumulation of patented technology is still a little small, and the acquisition of IBM is conducive to our impact on TSMC. "Zhou Shi

Well, it also makes a lot of sense, Mansour is speechless.

However, naturally there will be people who know how to deal with such a scene, and the two sides can continue to talk, Zhou Shi is not really lustless for the local tyrants in Abu Dhabi, of course, he will not stimulate them too much, but just habitually show his presence and strength.

The future world is the world of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things, and such changes will drive great changes in the global industrial chain. From PC to the Internet, the semiconductor industry has shifted from the United States and Japan to Taiwan and South Korea, so there is great hope for the future industrial changes in the semiconductor industry chain to the mainland. However, in the field of existing semiconductor foundry, TSMC is undoubtedly the hegemon. If you want to surpass him in this field, it is only possible if there is a major change in industrial technology. For example, TSMC leads the FinFET process technology, and their development in this field is the world's top, and the hope of licensed semiconductors lies in the development of the FD-SOI process, which is also the direction of GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Samsung Semiconductor's efforts later. On the one hand, because FinFET has almost reached the limit, the follow-up development cost has greatly increased, and on the other hand, it also has the ambition to challenge TSMC.

One of the major headwinds for SOI technology is wafer fabrication technology, which is many times more expensive to fabricate than a wafer that is suitable for FinFETs. Another obstacle is IP design, which leads to why Yahoo open-source MIPS? Zhou Shi's idea is to cut into this market and become a leader in SOI technology at the same time. To this end, we need the assistance of a large number of companies such as Spreadtrum, Chartered Semiconductors, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, and AMD. However, he will certainly not reveal his plans at first, and how to take a twist and turn will test his political wisdom. His first step was to become the world's leading wafer supplier, even if he could not break the monopoly of Japanese companies, but to ensure his own demand. Therefore, IBM, which pioneered and led the SOI technology, and AMD accumulated patents are more important, and he will also acquire one or two wafer manufacturing companies to accumulate SOI technology patents on the basis of a foundation.

"We helped me acquire SunEdison's semiconductor wafer business, we assisted Chartered Semiconductor in acquiring patents for SOI technology, and we assisted GLOBALFOUNDRIES in its acquisition of IBM's chip manufacturing business. Zhou Shi made his own conditions.

"Licensed semiconductors want to enter the semiconductor basic silicon wafer industry?" a person next to Mansour interjected?

"It's Galaxy Capital!" Zhou Shi, it is not a good idea for foundries to enter the upstream industry, and now the focus is on developing and accumulating their own technology, TSMC is always ready to sue Liang Mengsong and Licensed Semiconductors, they don't have so much energy. However, it is strange to say that Zhang Zhongmou and Zhang Yujing are on the bar, and Zhang Yujing will sue which company if he changes a company, and he is really sad.

Knowing Zhou Shi's thoughts, this kind of thing couldn't be talked about for a while, and several people watched football. There is no doubt that it is Liverpool who have the advantage, and this year's victory over their opponents has been a bit devastating.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez seems to have been reborn, evolving from a master tactician to a master, and tactics are no longer changing. A lot of times there's a taste of change. According to his own words, inspired by Zhou Shi, one set of well-practiced tactics is better than a hundred more targeted tactics. Benitez, who simplified the complex, led Liverpool to end Barcelona's dream three team, and couldn't find an opponent for a while.

"Simon, give me Benitez!" Mansour, it's also an investment, why is Zhou Shi's success as easy as a hanging?

"I'm not against him if he wants to, but I'd suggest you invite Pep Guardiola from Barcelona to continue the Masters showdown in England. "Zhou Shi

"Pep Guardiola?

Winning the FA Cup without surprise, Liverpool is just waiting to compete in the Champions League, and the latest chapter of the "Rebirth of the Post-80s Legend Claw Book House" will be read for free for the first time.