Chapter 660 Decision
Under such tremendous pressure, the Dutch ASML company, as the engine of the entire Western semiconductor industry, very reasonably launched its trump card-a new generation of lithography machines.
According to a Reuters report on October 20, the Dutch company ASML is manufacturing a new extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machine, each priced at approximately US$400 million.
ASML senior managers said in the report: "The prototype of the new generation of high numerical aperture EUV lithography machine will be manufactured in the first half of 2023."
Like this Cooperating with him was Hutcheson, an expert from the American Super Large Module Integration Technology Research Institute. This expert said: “High numerical values Aperture EUV lithography machines can provide huge advantages to some chip companies, not only in terms of yield and chip performance. If companies such as TSMC and Korean Semiconductor use ASML's new generation of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines, they may be eliminated. At 10% of the cost, the chip manufacturing process can also go further.”
In the United States, Chris, a professor at Tufts University, said in an interview with the American Consumer News and Business Channel: "Although ASML is a Dutch company, its lithography machines rely heavily on parts supplied by our country. So the new We have a very high degree of autonomy for this generation of lithography machines.”
Under the bombardment of this series of news, TSMC responded.
TSMC’s president announced: “TSMC’s North American factory will use new production lines and ASML’s new generation lithography machines to bring more advanced chip manufacturing foundry capabilities to global partners.”
As soon as this news came out, TSMC’s stock price and the US semiconductor index rose accordingly.
In global public opinion, "Great again!"
"Back!"
"A country where top scientific and technological talents gather!"
There are many comments, all of which are just flag-waving.
But the wind kept blowing, and even when it wiped out a lot of the share price of TSMC’s old rival Hanstar Group, Hanstar Group remained motionless like a bastard.
This made Uncle Sam feel a little unhappy.
We are all preparing to compete with Daxia Semiconductor. Why don't you, the boy, wave the flag and buy equipment and technology like you used to?
You must know that this is all to give you a technological lead.
"Is the technology leading? Just to improve the purity of the laser and a little bit of accuracy, will we have to pay hundreds of millions of dollars? If we add related supporting equipment and production lines, we will have to increase the cost by dozens of dollars. The investment of 100 million US dollars has been made in the short term, and it will continue to be upgraded in the future..."
Li Zairong looked solemn.
He is ambitious, so he has been fully supporting the development of the Korean Star Group's high-tech industry, just to get back the shares that were sold at low prices from the Wall Street chaebols after gaining global voice.
Now the situation is delicate. He has already seen the data of ASML's new generation lithography machine. If it were half a year ago, he would definitely spend money to follow up without hesitation.
But now...
Looking at the document called "Korean Star Semiconductor Five-Year Development Plan" on his desk, the Korean star leader thought about this period of time, Comments from the head of its own semiconductor research laboratory and front-line technical experts on the semiconductor technology of Kyushu Technology System, the exaggerated description and the actual progress of completion.
“Oh, ah, Xiba!”
With a sigh, Li Zairong felt as if there was an electric drill drilling into his brain.
Anxiety makes the heart beat rapidly.
Feeling that something was wrong with his condition, Li Zairong skillfully opened the drawer at hand, took out the injections placed inside, and injected it into his arm.
Hiss~
The cold liquid entered his blood vessels, and in a daze, he seemed to see his father Li Jianxi in front of him. He bowed his body and nodded humbly to the foreigners.
There are also strings of zero funds sent from the finance department to Wall Street every year.
“Jiuzhou Technology’s 10nm chip sample is better than our 5nm, and now billions of dollars have been invested in the Jiuzhou semiconductor industry, and they all know it!
They are forcing us Do you want to make a choice?!
You guys give me money?
You guys are devils!
In anger, Li Zairong fell into illogical sleep.
Uncle Sam, who was anxiously waiting for Han Xing's statement, also received news from Wall Street about Han Xing's decision.
“We will provide unconditional interest-free or low-interest loans to support Han Xing Semiconductor in purchasing ASML’s new generation lithography machine and developing and manufacturing a new generation of high-end semiconductor production lines?”
This senior citizen The elite sat at the front, and when he heard Han Xing's request, he showed his signature weird smile.
“Korean Star Group is a company owned by the Lee family. Why do they need us to provide unconditional interest-free or low-interest loans if they want to upgrade their technology?
Is the factory built in our country? Or will the headquarters be relocated?
Tell Wall Street we won’t pay this money! Let these plutocrats come up with it on their own! ”
Xuanju’s recent mid-term war situation is very unfavorable, so they are in urgent need of a sufficiently explosive news to boost morale.
From this aspect, Wall Street has control over the Korean Star Group. The interests of the chaebols and the White House are the same.
The aging political elites feel that these chaebols will be sensible and pay for the Korean star's return.
But he seems to have forgotten that capital is profit-seeking.
When Han Xing Group submitted a comparison document for various projects of Kyushu Semiconductor Industry and Western Semiconductor Industry represented by ASML to these chaebols, these chaebols also fell silent.
Among the Korean Star Group’s preferred shares, 89% of the preferred shares are held by foreign investors, especially Wall Street’s Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and other financial institutions. The holdings are extremely exaggerated.
But in the official positioning, Wall Street financial institutions are only strategic investors. They only need to invest to maintain and increase value and obtain profit sharing, and will not participate in business management.
This is achieved by the Li family setting up complex equity relationships over the years to ensure that the family has absolute control over the company.
It's just that no matter who has the control, most of the profits earned by Korean Star Group every year are taken away by Wall Street financial institutions in the United States.
So what faces financial institutions such as Wall Street Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase is a multiple-choice question without much suspense.
The choice is to let Han Xing use Kyushu Semiconductor Industry to defeat TSMC in the foreseeable future and become the world's strongest semiconductor foundry company, earning them unfathomable profits.
We still choose to let Hanxing Semiconductor separate two technical systems. Nothing can keep up with the first place, and it can only let investors like them take a sip of soup from a huge amount of money.
It’s really not a difficult choice.
After all, Uncle Sam is just a facade, money is the most important thing!
On October 25, Korea Hansung Electronics announced: "The general construction of the Kyushu semiconductor industry has been completed."
(End of this chapter)