The Xingyao Group established by Zhou Xing is like a cub of a giant beast. It has not yet been exposed to the spotlight and is growing vigorously.
However, the two revolutionary products previously invented by Zhou Xing began to show their ferocious features under the vigorous promotion of the country, and global giants were the first to bear the brunt.
TSMC, the world's largest semiconductor foundry, provides services to more than 400 customers around the world and produces more than 7,000 types of chips, covering computer products, communication products, consumer electronics, and other electronic fields. With the rise of smartphones With the rapid development of the industry, every smartphone sold can bring a profit of 7-10 US dollars to this chip foundry giant. The annual revenue accounts for 55% of the total global wafer foundry market.
However, the 5-nanometer lithography machine that had been deployed for more than four months began to work, and the company finally faced an unprecedented crisis.
The conference room at the group headquarters was like a dark cloud, and the atmosphere was depressing.
"Have you found out the cause? Why does this happen? Who can tell me the answer?" An old man with silver hair at the chair of the conference table asked everyone angrily.
Warwick Group, Lenovo Group... several of the company's major domestic customers have successively canceled their 10-nanometer chip processing business for the next year. This unexpected bad news suddenly scared the entire TSMC top management to a pale face.
The 10-nanometer process chip processing business is the key to competing with Samsung and Intel for technological leadership. It is related to the future of the company. If this high-end business fails, the low-end business will also lose its advantage, and the situation of the entire group will then be Becoming precarious.
"Chairman, I received news that some of the Samsung business has also been cancelled."
"The same goes for Qualcomm. Several major domestic customers have not renewed their contracts for unknown reasons and are even willing to pay liquidated damages."
"…?"
It didn't take long for news to come back from the business intelligence collection department one after another.
The atmosphere in the conference room was terrifyingly depressing.
"Very good, our opponents are facing the same disaster as us, so now who can tell me who is the lucky one who stole our business?" The old man asked with his eyes wide open and looking at his subordinates timidly.
"Chairman, the news channels in China are relatively closed and it will take some time." The person in charge of intelligence requested tremblingly, sweating profusely.
"Chairman, there is news. A wafer processing plant with a scale of 10 billion is being built in Anyang. Please give us another seven days. We guarantee that there will be definite news after seven days."
"Yes, Chairman, please give me some grace."
The terrified subordinates prayed to the old man for a grace period.
Hearing this, the old man was silent, and a sad expression suddenly appeared on his face. Now it is no longer a matter of a few days of grace. There must have been a huge change in the country. This change has seriously threatened the survival of the company.
The only way to get several major mobile phone companies to collectively cancel chip processing contracts is through state administrative intervention. However, this possibility is almost impossible; there is another possibility, that is, a certain domestic company has made significant achievements in the field of lithography machines. Breakthroughs have gained huge industrial advantages. Otherwise, domestic mobile phone giants would never be able to rashly cancel next year's production contracts at the huge cost of breach of contract.
"Go down! Find out the information as soon as possible." A trace of blood suddenly appeared on the old man's old face, and he drove the crowd away with a tired face.
Hearing this, the subordinates fled from the conference room as if they had been granted amnesty.
In the capital market, TSMC, Samsung, Qualcomm, and other chip giants have made announcements one after another. Major shareholders of chip companies have begun to sell large amounts of company stocks on the grounds of making large investments, developing new technologies, establishing laboratories, and repaying debts.
As soon as the nano-medical cabin came out, the medical field at home and abroad was already in a state of chaos. Now, capital in the chip field has changed again. Suddenly, the entire capital market is in turmoil and people are panicked.
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The United States, Washington, the White House conference room, an extremely difficult meeting is ongoing, and the topic of the meeting revolves around the nano-medical cabin.
Health Minister Sibelli's eyes were red, as if he had not slept well for several days. He made strong suggestions to the president with excitement: "Mr. President, I request the introduction of nano-medical cabins as soon as possible. Every day advanced, the lives of thousands of citizens will be saved." life."
"Yes! Mr. President, please speed up negotiations with the Chinese government to speed up the introduction of nano-medical cabins. This equipment is a product we must get."
"Mr. President, citizens' demands are very strong, and we cannot refuse the nano-medical module."
“…”
The Minister of Health's words gained support from many people, who all expressed their opinions.
The emergence of nano-medical pods in China has shocked countless American citizens with its powerful therapeutic effects. Numerous terminally ill patients and their families are overjoyed. They have put pressure on relevant U.S. government agencies to seek the introduction of nano-medical pods.
If they want to introduce it, will the Chinese government let go so easily? Will the Chinese government take the opportunity to retaliate against the technological blockade imposed on it in the past
What kind of price should be paid to introduce the equipment of nano-medical cabin
Thinking of this, Mr. President, his brains, and several military ministers, all as big as cattle, felt heavy.
The nano medical cabin is a tempting poison, beautiful and delicious, which makes people salivate and cannot refuse.
However, the nano-medical capsule is in the hands of the Chinese government. To get it, we need to launch an extremely difficult negotiation with the Chinese government, including military compromise, economic concessions, and technology unblocking... The price to pay is incalculable. If it results in inability to Suppressing the rise of rivals may even lead to the loss of the country's future.
Damn it, why wasn't this device their invention
This problem is so difficult that the President has a huge headache and hates the inventor of this nano-medical cabin very much.
"Who is the scientist who invented this nano-medical capsule? Is there any way..." Mr. President looked at the Director of the Intelligence Bureau in disbelief.
"Intelligence is being collected. The Chinese government has done a lot of work to mislead people's horizons and has not been able to obtain accurate information for the time being." The director of the Intelligence Bureau shook his head regretfully and reported back.
The reality is always so helpless. Mr. President sighed depressedly, looked at the Minister of Commerce and said: "Continue to negotiate with the Chinese government and learn their bottom line as soon as possible."
"We must dig out this scientist. The result of the negotiation cannot solve our problem. We must get it at the minimum cost." Mr. President stared at the Director of the Intelligence Bureau fiercely and ordered with a ferocious face.
Hearing this, the director of the Intelligence Bureau looked bitter and nodded heavily: "Understood!"