"Boss, Lin Benjian, Professor Hu Zhengming, and Liang Mengsong are all willing to join Wujiang Microelectronics Company!" Meng Lianhan said.

"Very good, Director Meng, keep up the good work, there is still a big talent gap in Wujiang Microelectronics." Zhao Ye said, a smile on his face.

In his previous life, after Professor Hu Zhengming joined TSMC, he served as the first technology CEO.

Lin Benjian and Liang Mengsong are members of the "TSMC R&D Six Knights".

The reason why TSMC was able to achieve such achievements in the previous life was due to the contribution of the "TSMC R&D Six Knights", these six people are: Lin Benjian, Yang Guanglei, Jiang Shangyi, Sun Yuancheng, Liang Mengsong, Yu Zhenhua, each of whom has left a strong and indispensable key few strokes in TSMC's development process.

For example, Lin Benjian is an international master in the field of optics, proposing immersion lithography technology; Liang Mengsong is a semiconductor process technology expert; Sun Yuancheng and Yang Guanglei are experts in the integration of the overall logic process and are responsible for the improvement of yield; Yu Zhenhua is a pioneer in copper process and low-dielectric materials; Jiang Shangyi is the overall leader. Perhaps it is precisely because the Six Knights perform their duties in different fields that TSMC is the leader in everything from process scaling to advanced packaging!

Talent is rare!

Zhao Ye's list to Meng Lianhan includes this "TSMC R&D Six Knights".

However, the number of the Six Horsemen is still small after all.

In ancient times, there were "Yanyun Eighteen Horses", and Wujiang Microelectronics Company also had an "Eighteen Horses", which may be called "Wujiang Microelectronics Eighteen Horses" and "Wujiang Eighteen Horses"......

Meng Lianhan is still on the way to dig people.

At the same time, foreign headhunters are also poaching people for Wujiang Microelectronics.

Before the establishment of Tai Electric, the global semiconductor talents were first poached by Wujiang Microelectronics.

If Taiji goes to recruit people again, I am afraid that it will be difficult to recruit a large number of talents.

……

18 days later, after Meng Lianhan's hard work, the "TSMC R&D Six Knights" joined Wujiang Microelectronics one after another.

These people used to work in the United States, but you must know that Chinese people have a career ceiling in the United States, and it is much more difficult to be promoted than whites, and they will be discriminated against and suppressed.

Although Wujiang Microelectronics Co., Ltd. is slightly behind IBM, Texas Instruments, Intel and other companies in the chip manufacturing process, the gap is not too big, and it is already a new star in the industry! Going to such a company is not a disappointment to your talent.

In addition, Wujiang Microelectronics has also made a difference in the field of lithography machines, and has invested in many semiconductor industry companies in China, and its strength is extraordinary.

At this time, Rex Aiden, who was in Japan, called Zhao Ye and said: "Boss, the boss of the Dutch ASML Lithography Machine Company, Del Prado, has failed to negotiate the acquisition of Mitsui & Co. and Sumitomo Group of Japan!" ”

When Zhao Ye heard this, his face turned happy, and he said: "Great, Rex, you immediately contact Del Prado, and say that Wujiang Microelectronics Company is willing to invest in ASML!" However, ASML must be asked to transfer part of its core technology to Wujiang Microelectronics! ”

ASML certainly has some unique technical advantages.

In the process of industrial upgrading, from large-scale integrated circuits (LSI, details greater than 1 micron) to ultra-large-scale integrated circuits (VLSI, details less than 1 microns), the industry needs a new generation of lithography machines, and the size of the wafers processed will also be upgraded from 4 inches to 6 inches.

Nikon, Canon, and GCA are still using lead screws to move the wafer stage, and the image detail positioning accuracy is greater than 1 micron, but ASML has the technical advantage.

In 1986, ASML developed the PAS 2500 lithography machine, which surpassed the BG-101 step-by-step lithography machine developed by Wujiang Microelectronics. In the previous life, on June 1, 1987, AMD placed an order for 25 PAS 2500s, which directly brought ASML back to life.

It's February 1987, four months to go.

At this time, ASML was struggling, otherwise del Prado would not have wanted to sell the company.

Rex Aiden followed Zhao Ye's instructions, and after ending the phone, he immediately opened the phone book and found the contact information for Del Prado.

Del Prado, who had just returned to the hotel, was full of melancholy, no one wanted to take over the big burden of ASML, and he had to continue to burn money into it?

Tens of millions of dollars were burned before, and if it hadn't continued to burn money, ASML would have gone bankrupt. As soon as the company goes bankrupt, all the previous investments are wasted.

"Alas, I've sold ASML at a very low price, but neither Mitsui & Co. nor the Sumitomo Group are interested......"

del Prado shook his head and sighed.

Just then, his mobile phone rang suddenly.

"Hello, who are you?" Del Prado pressed the answer button and asked.

"Hello Mr. Del Prado, I'm Rex Aiden, the head of the investment department of Borderless Group, I wonder if you have time for us to make an appointment to talk?"

Rex Aiden's voice came from the earpiece.

Del Prado was stunned when he heard this, the head of the investment department of Borderless Group? Don't......

"Hello Mr. Rex Aiden, I have time, I can meet and talk at any time!" Del Prado hurriedly said. ASML is in need of investment now, and Rex Aiden's phone call is tantamount to a lifesaver, and Del Prado is excited at the moment.

"Then at 8 o'clock tonight, how about we meet at the Japanese branch of Wujiang Group?" Rex Aiden said deliberatively.

"Okay, no problem!" Del Prado nodded in response.

"OK, we'll see you in the evening!"

"Okay, see you in the evening!"

Del Prado hung up the phone, immediately turned to an assistant beside him and said, "Robert, you go and investigate the information of the Borderless Group now, the more detailed the better!" ”

Although the Borderless Group is famous, not everyone knows about it.

"Okay, Mr. Prado!" The assistant answered, and went to investigate the Wujiang Group.

At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, del Prado held a dozen thick materials and read them carefully.

After a long time, del Prado's expression was a little more shocked.

Anyone who sees the development history of Wujiang Group for the first time will be surprised!

"Wujiang Microelectronics is a huge semiconductor company, with a large wafer factory and a lithography machine R&D department, so I can really sell ASML!" Del Prado rejoiced.

At around 7:40 p.m., Del Prado arrived at the Wujiang Group (Japan branch) in advance with his assistant.

"Hello Mr. del Prado and welcome to Borderless Group!" Rex Aiden, who had been in the company for a long time, learned that Del Prado and his party were coming, so he personally came to greet him.

After a brief pleasantries.

Rex Ayden said: "I heard that Mr. del Prado was in talks with Mitsui Property and Sumitomo Group about the acquisition of ASML, but unfortunately the negotiations did not work out. Mitsui & Co. and the Sumitomo Group are not interested in ASML. ”

After a slight pause, Rex Aiden continued, "However, this is also normal. ASML has been almost silent in the field of lithography machines, and since the establishment of the company, it has lost money year after year, and has not sold a few lithography machines in total. At present, the lithography machine market is basically monopolized by Nikon and Canon in Japan, and Mitsui Property and Sumitomo Group will certainly not be interested in ASML. ”

When del Prado heard this, his heart tightened, and the other party obviously knew the basic situation of ASML very well.

Rex Aiden smiled and said, "The threshold for lithography machines is high, and the market is small. At present, I am afraid that only Boundless Microelectronics will be interested in ASML in the world, so, Mr. del Prado, let's be straightforward, what is the price of ASML? Wujiang Microelectronics wants to buy 40% of ASML's shares! Of course, there may be more ......"

(End of chapter)