Chapter 305 Fairness (I)

In recent years, we have experienced many bad tricks and seen domestic companies fight back vigorously, even surpassing Europe and the United States in weak projects. The public has long lost their good impression of Korean companies.

When major manufacturers are gearing up to make a big move at the end of the year.

Suddenly, bad news came.

On August 1, Yu Chengdong, CEO of Xiawei's consumer business, said in an interview with reporters that the Kirin 9000 equipped with the Mate 40, which is expected to be launched in the fall of this year, may be the last edition of Xiawei's high-end chip.

The media, which is good at investigating data, quickly found out the details of this matter.

It is reported that Kirin 9000 will use TSMC's 5nm process. Due to restrictions, TSMC only accepted orders before May 15 for chip production for Xiawei, and production will end in September, and after that, TSMC will no longer be able to ship for Xiawei.

After the interview and investigation results were conveyed through the media, online public opinion was divided.

Some said that Xiawei hyped it up, and some said that Zuan people sprayed TSMC.

However, the high-tech industry such as semiconductors is so realistic.

Xiaxin Technology currently announced that the chip is still at the 14nm process level. The foundry cost of the 7nm process is too high and cannot be used commercially on a large scale.

While the domestic public opinion in Daxia was chaotic, the executives of companies such as Hanxing and Pingguo and the forces behind them laughed.

Hanxing has its own semiconductor factory and makes chips for itself.

Although Pingguo does not have a semiconductor factory, its market position is that TSMC and other manufacturers are completely at a disadvantage and dare not refuse to accept foundry orders.

Not only that, in order to resist the Daxia chip raw material wafer offensive led by Jiuzhou Technology, TSMC officially announced that it will build a new 12-inch advanced wafer factory in Arizona, North America after discussions and efforts by all parties.

According to media reports, the wafer factory will use TSMC's 5-nanometer process technology to produce semiconductor chips, with a planned monthly production capacity of 20,000 wafers, which will directly create more than 1,600 high-tech professional jobs and indirectly create thousands of jobs in the semiconductor industry ecosystem.

TSMC's chairman also said in public that the plan is in the interests of the company, the biggest of which is to gain customer trust and use local resources and influence to find the world's top technology talents.

However, everyone knows Sima Zhao's intention. TSMC's behavior at this time is not without the intention of taking sides.

When everyone felt that winter was coming, another big news broke out.

Xiaxin Technology and all its suppliers received a document. According to the document requirements, suppliers need to apply for a license from the relevant department when exporting products or technologies to Xiaxin Technology.

People suddenly realized that even if Daxia can manufacture high-quality wafers and make mid-to-high-end lithography machines, the top road was suddenly cut off.

At this time, the headquarters office building of Jiuzhou Science and Technology Park in Rongcheng.

Gu Qing looked at Xuanwu with a serious expression to find out the latest situation.

"In addition to spending a huge amount of money to build a curved screen panel production line, Hanxing also wants to build a laboratory supply system? Are they going all out?"

As we all know, the most direct benefit of factory production lines and mature production technology is to reduce product costs and improve production efficiency.

This concept was first born in the Qin Dynasty, and in the industrial age, it was born in the car production workshop.

The first cars were all handcrafted by masters, and were exclusive to the rich.

In Gu Qing's view, Han Xing's move was simply a return to his ancestors.

The laboratory has a lot of resources to produce new screens, and has also invested a lot of money to build new production lines.

"How long did they test? They didn't test while making it..."

In fact.

"Neon's opening is too tight, and the price of raw materials has increased several times. According to this calculation, the cost of a screen is as high as 2 million Hanyuan (10818 Xiayuan) Manager Park, this price may be a bit too high."

Park Chenghao, who was promoted to the head of Hanxing Display's OLED curved screen project because of his discovery of new material synthesis technology and new panel architecture, was very patient when facing the questions of his researchers.

"The company urgently needs to produce screens of the same quality to compete with Jiuzhou Technology, so at this moment, cost is no longer the most important thing, just like the old saying of the Daxia people: 'We must first solve the problem of whether there is one or not.'"

The researcher nodded in agreement. Although Park Chenghao in front of him was only in his thirties, he was in the emperor's heart at the moment, and ordinary researchers like them did not dare to say anything.

"The accounting must be serious and responsible. The channels on the Japanese side are a bit unstable. We need to add more weight to our orders, otherwise the subsequent production will not be able to keep up.

Two million per screen, we must prepare at least 200,000 screens, and it will take a month to transform the factory production line. During this time, our research laboratory needs to produce at least 1,000 screens and hand them over to the mobile phone department for them to design and manufacture.

So when you report to President Cui of our display department, you must get a budget of at least 500 billion won (roughly converted to 400 million US dollars, 2.7 billion Xiayuan)."

President Cui's trusted researcher nodded, and then reflected this sentence word for word.

Cui Jindu's forehead was still a little red and swollen. He kowtowed too hard in the last meeting, but it was enough that he kept his job.

He looked at the report in his hand and asked, "Did he really say that?"

The researcher nodded rapidly.

"Our resources in Korea are still too scarce. I heard that the raw materials used in Jiuzhou Technology's screens are independently developed and produced by them. Not only do they have excellent performance, but the cost is also cheaper than the market price."

Cui Jindu murmured a few words in a low voice and quickly shut up.

The atmosphere within Korean stars has been paradoxical recently. He needs to control himself, make fewer mistakes, and receive less scolding.

Cui Jindu, who has always been more aggressive in making decisions, has become much calmer after several changes.

The amount of 500 billion won is not much, and it can be done within his authority.

But it’s impossible to give money just as you say.

Cui Jindu thought for a moment, and in line with the idea that the law should not be blamed, he instructed: "Tell him, I agree with this number in principle, but we can only formally reply to him after consultation with our senior management."

The confidant nodded in agreement and left the office.

President Cui watched the man leave. After waiting for dozens of seconds, he stood up and walked to the office door, locked it, and then slumped down in the office chair.

"The semiconductor industries in Daxia, North America, and Neon are all making great efforts. Although our Korean star's supply chain system is perfect, our country's resources are too scarce. How to solve this?

Jiuzhou Technology has made the best screen, and Dajiang Storage is also competing for memory. In the new phone war this autumn and winter, can our Korean stars win? "