novelones Chapter 172: Cold reception, causing trouble to the east
Chapter 172: Cold reception, causing trouble to the east
"Hello Mr. Phil, I am the president of Peninsula Technology..."
"Beep beep..."
Qiu Mingxiang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. The other party hung up the phone without letting him finish what he said.
It would be a lie to say that I am not angry, but IBM does have the confidence to do this. It is estimated that the other party does not know what Peninsula Technology does.
Qiu Mingxiang quickly adjusted his mood.
Then he called Kim Dae-sung, the president of Samsung Electronics who is responsible for the purchasing business.
"Hello, President Jin Dacheng, I am the president of Peninsula Technology. We have developed a new generation of Keguang equipment... which can meet all technical requirements for making 70nm chips."
Han Guoren has developed rapidly in the past two years, and Samsung Electronics' executives have become more and more arrogant. Jin Dacheng said arrogantly:
"70nm? Are you bragging? Our partner is Nikon. Sorry, we have no interest in your products."
Before he hung up the phone, he began to mock:
"A manufacturer that produces VCD chips actually said that it has developed a 70nm lithography machine. This is the funniest joke I have heard this year."
If the ignorance of the beautiful people was acceptable, the ridicule of the cold people was tantamount to giving Qiu Mingxiang a hard slap in the face.
Peninsula Technology is, after all, a large multinational technology company. Qiu Mingxiang did not expect that it would encounter such a cold reception.
TSMC also rejected Qiu Mingxiang’s invitation due to the tense international situation.
“Can’t we sell a photolithography machine?”
Qiu Mingxiang was a little scratching his head when faced with such a result.
He could only tell Wang Lei the cold treatment he received.
"Huh, it's their loss if they don't buy our equipment. I gave them a chance."
"Lao Qiu, let's mass produce 20 units first."
Qiu Mingxiang was stunned when he heard this and said worriedly:
"If we produce 20 units without an order, the machines will still need maintenance, which will increase the company's burden."
Wang Lei smiled:
"Don't forget that I have invested in several large semiconductor manufacturers in Sakura Island, and these 20 pieces of equipment are prepared for them."
At this time, Sakura Island's semiconductor manufacturers have almost become public enemies around the world. They not only have to face the anti-dumping sanctions of Beautiful Country, but also face the encirclement and suppression of Beautiful Country's young brothers.
What impact would it have if they got a more sophisticated lithography machine?
Thinking of this, Wang Lei couldn't help but sneer.
On the one hand, it will not only hit the two major photolithography machine manufacturers Canon and Nikon hard, but also upset some beautiful countries and their little brothers.
The reason why Nikon and Canon have become giants is that they are not only masters in the field of optics, but more importantly, they can also produce lenses independently.
Unlike camera lenses, every lens required for lithography machines needs to be polished manually. They have a craftsmanship spirit that other lens companies do not have.
It can be said that the yield rate of the lens is one of the key parts of the photolithography machine to improve the accuracy and quality.
Now that Peninsula has developed a more advanced photolithography machine, it is natural to disgust them first.
After Sakurajima Semiconductor manufacturers put the more sophisticated 70nm process into the market, it is estimated that Americans and Han people will be anxious by then.
They didn't want to lose the market share they had finally won, so they could only buy pas5500 from Peninsula.
Qiu Mingxiang felt very humiliated at this time, and secretly made up his mind to open the eyes of the foreign master.
"Lao Qiu, I would like to trouble you and go to TVB. We can promote our lithography machine in another way."
"Boss, do you want to make a promotional video about pas5500?"
"Yes, you need to show off the performance of the lithography machine, and you can even film the process of module disassembly. You can discuss the specifics with TVB's advertising director."
"After the film is completed, I will take the video tape to Sakura Island and personally lobby major semiconductor manufacturers to buy our lithography machines."
Although Wang Lei took advantage of the outbreak of the Sakura crisis to purchase part of the shares of the three major semiconductor giants Toshiba, NEC, and Hitachi, these core industries have always been firmly controlled by the Mitsui Consortium.
Wang Lei still needs to spend some words to persuade them to abandon the two major manufacturers Nikon and Canon.
But there is no chance.
Nikon is part of the Mitsubishi Group, which itself is one of the top ten semiconductor manufacturers.
Canon is part of the Fuji Group, and its subsidiary Fujitsu is also one of the top ten semiconductor companies.
The Mitsui Consortium itself is in a competitive relationship with the two major consortiums.
It can be said that winning over the six major semiconductor manufacturers in Sakura Island has become Wang Lei’s current top priority.
Qiu Mingxiang was also full of energy at this time. He immediately hired the head of TVB's advertising department. Both parties are now affiliated with the White Dragon Consortium, making communication much easier.
It only took one day to create the first advertising video in the lithography machine industry.
Byers and his team of engineers were shocked after reading it.
The professional team is reliable when it comes to publicity. They feel that this promotional video can impress all friends and businessmen.
Wang Lei, who had just returned to the port city not long ago, flew to Sakura Island with several video tapes and a pas5500 demonstration machine.
……
After not seeing each other for several months, Quan Jingjing lost a lot of weight, as if a gust of wind could blow her away.
The two hugged each other tightly in the cold wind.
Feeling Quan Jingjing's tense body, Wang Lei smiled.
Some women are tough on words but honest on the body.
"Why are you laughing? I investigated the information of several major semiconductor manufacturers. As far as we know, Mitsui, Sumitomo, including Fuji and Mitsubishi consortium, have reduced their investment in semiconductor R&D after the real estate bubble.
Their senior executives are very pessimistic about the semiconductor industry, and some even think that research and development in the semiconductor industry should be stopped immediately. "
It's normal to have such thoughts in your childhood. Businessmen develop new products to make money. Semiconductors are an extremely money-burning industry, especially the upgrading of industrial technology, which can easily cost billions of dollars.
The current economic situation in Sakura Island is not good, real estate has been cut off, the stock market has collapsed, and the consortium has no cash flow that it can rely on.
When most companies encounter such a situation, they will wisely reduce investment and squeeze as much profit as possible.
It is impossible to bring down the entire consortium for the sake of a semiconductor industry.
Their thoughts conflicted with Wang Lei's arrangements for them.
If they don’t develop a new generation of chips, who will the lithography machines produced by Peninsula be sold to?
Only if Sakurajima Semiconductor continues to carry the banner of "public enemy" is it more in line with Wang Lei's interests.