Chapter 786 Camp
"What is the production cost of Dongxin No. 1 now? How many Taito Xinxin No. 1 can be produced by Dongxin Lithography Machine Department this year?!"
After leaving the constant-temperature workshop, Li Dongling took off his dust-proof clothing and asked Zhou Shi.
When asked about the cost and production capacity of the lithography machine, Zhou Shi looked a little embarrassed, "Currently due to R&D costs and parts procurement and other issues, the production cost of Dongxin One is about US$6.5 million per unit!"
"Where are the similar products from Nikon, Canon, ASML and other companies?!"
"If the same type of photolithography machine from Canon is sold in China, the price may be higher, reaching about four to five million US dollars!"
Zhou Shicheng said, to put it bluntly, photolithography machine manufacturers such as Nikon and Canon are still playing double standards. The same photolithography machine sold to semiconductor factories in old Europe and America costs more than three million US dollars.
But once it is shipped to China and sold, the price immediately increases, but even with the price increase, the cost of photolithography machines from Nikon and Canon is still much cheaper than that from Dongxin.
Dongxin's lithography machine has just been developed, and the process is not yet mature. In addition, it has not yet been mass-produced. In the short term, the production cost will definitely be much higher than that of Nikon's old lithography machine factories.
This is also the reason why all the lithography machine manufacturers and research institutes in China have left one after another. After investing so much money, the lithography machines developed are not as advanced as foreign countries, and the cost is higher than those of other countries. , Who will sell the produced photolithography machines? !
"If the chip factory places an order here, how many Taitung Core One lithography machines can be delivered this year by Mr. Zhou?"
Lin Sijian also asked. He is the general manager of Dongxin Hanxi Chip Factory. After the 8-inch wafer factory is built, he will also need to purchase lithography machines.
"It is expected to deliver about five to seven photolithography machines!"
Lin Sijian heard this and looked towards Li Dongling. As the head of the chip factory, Lin Sijian must hope to purchase advanced photolithography machines so that more advanced chips can be produced with higher efficiency and yield rate.
However, if Dongxin’s own chip factory does not purchase the products of Dongxin’s lithography machine department, who else can it sell to?
"The lithography machine of Dongxin One is purchased from the chip factory. However, Mr. Zhou, the cost of Dongxin One must be reduced. If you want to open the market, the cost must be higher than that of Nikon, Canon, and A Bismarck’s photolithography machines of the same level need to be cheaper!”
Li Dongling also said with some helplessness that photolithography machines must not be sold as cabbage.
But there is no way. There is no high-end lithography machine. 450-nanometer lithography machines are already somewhat outdated in the international market. If Dongxin's lithography machines want to survive, they must lower their prices before they can be sold. go out.
"I understand that Lao Zhang and I are constantly adjusting the process and equipment, and will continue to reduce the cost of Dongxin No. 1 lithography machine!" Zhou Shi said quickly.
When Lin walked out of the lithography machine department laboratory of Dongxin Semiconductor, Li Dongling paused for a moment and turned to look at Zhou Shi, "General Manager Zhou, I hope you can do this for the second-generation 365nm lithography machine project." Get the project approved as soon as possible.
The time left for Dongxin's lithography machine department is probably only a few years! ”
When Dongxin Semiconductor established a lithography machine laboratory and recruited Zhou Shi and others to develop lithography machines, Li Dongling's plan was to use the opportunity of major lithography machine manufacturers who were trapped in the fourth-generation 193nm lithography machines. , catch up with Dongxin’s lithography machine technology!
Now Nikon, Canon, ASML, IBM and other manufacturers with lithography machine business, including semiconductor manufacturers such as Intel, AMD, Texas Instruments, Samsung, etc., are also trying their best to break through the shackles of the fourth generation lithography machine.
But there is still no movement. This is certainly not good news for global lithography machine and semiconductor manufacturers, because it indicates that Moore's Law may be invalid.
But for Dongxin Semiconductor, it is good news, because they are equivalent to Nikon, just standing there, waiting for Dongxin Semiconductor to catch up.
For Dongxin Semiconductor, there is still a catch-up period of more than five years. If such an opportunity is missed, it is estimated that it will not be available again in the next few decades.
When he came to the capital of Hanxi Province, Li Dongling certainly had many people to visit, including many units and departments, and Li Dongling also needed to go there.
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And after staying in Hanxi Provincial City for a few days, when Li Dongling set off to return to Pingyang, news suddenly came out again in the domestic technology industry, but it was Lian Xiang who started "crying out" to the media about Shenzhou Computer's domineering behavior.
"Both domestic brands should not attack each other. However, a certain domestic computer manufacturer is aggressive and has repeatedly snatched orders from its friends. This is a huge harm to domestic computer brands!"
"According to rumors, the newly established Mainland Internet Cafe Association rejects the computer brand of Lianxiang. This is already suspected of malicious competition!"
A financial newspaper in Yanjing suddenly published an article. Although it did not name which computer brand it was speaking for, everyone in the technology industry knew it well.
"A breakthrough in domestic computer chips is certainly worthy of celebration, but as boss Lian Xiangliu said, the domestic technology industry cannot rest on its laurels and isolate itself from international advanced technology!
Whether it is a domestic self-developed chip or an imported foreign advanced chip, as long as it can be used by domestic computers, it will be a progress for the domestic computer industry. We should not belittle ourselves and praise others! "Following this, some experts from the Institute of Computer Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, as well as personnel from some science and technology departments, began to speak out and support Lianxiang.
"Lianxiang won the largest computer order this year. Many units in Yanjing and other places jointly purchased more than 17,000 computers from Lianxiang, with a total value of over 100 million yuan!"
After receiving a lot of support, Lian Xiang, who had been robbed of orders by Shenzhou one after another, immediately received a large purchase order. It was obvious that Boss Liu's activities were starting to have an effect.
In the conference room of an American-owned star hotel in Yanjing, a meeting was being held intensively at the moment.
"Director Gregory!"
"President Jim Garrett, Mr. Chen!"
In the conference room with the banner of the Technology and Cooperation Exchange Conference between the Mainland Computer Manufacturers Association and Intel Corporation, Boss Liu and Intel Asia Pacific Director Gregory, as well as Intel Greater China President Jim Garrett, General Manager Chen Weidi and others one by one shake hands.
People from Intel and people from mainland computer manufacturers sat down across desks. This time, those who came on behalf of mainland computer manufacturers were mainly people from Boss Lian Xiangliu.
The atmosphere was a little dull. Both Gregory and Jim Garrett looked a little bad, especially the latter, who was obviously holding back his anger.
Previously, when Dongxin Semiconductor announced the news of the "Tianji Chip", Garrett also assured Gregory that computers equipped with the Tianji Chip would never sell well. If they did, then Garrett would leave. ……
Now, the most embarrassing thing is Garrett, the president of Intel Greater China who once set a flag.
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Although Gregory and Intel headquarters did not ask Garrett to pack up and get out immediately, only Garrett himself knew how many times he had been scolded during this period.
There is even news from Intel headquarters that Intel Emperor Grove is somewhat dissatisfied with Garrett.
What is certain is that even if Garrett is not kicked out of Intel, his performance in the mainland market and his career at Intel have been fixed. He can't even suppress a "third-rate" chip factory. Intel headquarters How to entrust him with important tasks.
"Director Gregory, long time no see. Is this going well?"
Boss Liu was the first to speak, and said to Gregory, Intel's real talker in Asia, that the two of them were old acquaintances, and they had started cooperating since Lian Xiang started assembling computers.
Up to now, Lianxiang has become Intel's iconic partner company in the domestic computer market, and can even be said to be a "model."
After letting other domestic computer manufacturers see the performance of Lianxiang computers supported by Intel chips, who else can other domestic computer manufacturers cooperate with if they don't join Intel's camp? !
Shaking his head slowly, Gregory looked at Boss Liu, sighed and said, "Mr. Liu, don't blame me for speaking directly. Even thinking about my poor performance this time, Intel's chips have begun to be used by us in Asia. Users were questioned! ”
The first-generation Pentium chip was of the same level as Tianji. As a result, Lianxiang, which was equipped with the former chip, was overwhelmed by Shenzhou, which was equipped with Tianji.
The masses and non-computer professionals will not care. Lianxiang cannot deeply optimize the Pentium chip. Without the cooperation of Microsoft to adapt the software and hardware, there is no way to optimize the software.
Most people only see that the Shenzhou computer's smoothness and performance surpass that of Lianxiang, and the sales volume is also the same. They will have the feeling that the Pentium chip is not as good as Tianji...
But this was what Intel couldn't bear, and it was also the reason why Gregory attended the meeting in person this time.
Boss Liu looked a little embarrassed. At this time, Guo Wei, who came with him, came to Boss Liu's rescue and said, "The performance of Shenzhou Computer has exceeded the expectations of all mainland computer manufacturers. They have indeed come up with many new things!"
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Guo Wei's meaning is very clear. This time it was a crime other than a war. You can't blame the Lianxiang family. Didn't other computer manufacturers, including IBM, Compaq and other manufacturers, not expect that Shenzhou Computer would do so many tricks?
During this period, sales were affected not only by domestic computers such as Lianxiang, but also by computers such as IBM and Toshiba, whose orders were taken away by Shenzhou Computer.
“We couldn’t predict what happened in the past, but we can predict what will happen in the future.
Director Gregory, the Mainland Computer Manufacturers Association needs Intel to stand with us to get through this crisis! "Boss Liu looked very serious.
(End of chapter)