Chapter 126: Photoresist quality is good, Huayao P30 launch conference (big chapter, please subscribe)
I saw Zhang Rui dialing Hu Jiangshan's number on his mobile phone.
The phone got through, but it rang for a long time and no one answered.
Zhang Rui said: "Don't worry, the boss is probably busy. Let's call back later."
Du Jiahui nodded and said: "Dr. Zhang, I asked my overseas classmates that photoresist, high-purity hydrogen chloride, and these semiconductor materials are now more and more strictly controlled. If we can't get enough, wafer production will It’s about to come to a standstill, we have to find a way quickly.”
Zhang Rui nodded: "Don't be too anxious. We still have to find a solution with the boss. After all, the boss has more connections than us and will have more solutions."
Du Jiahui agrees with this.
When Du Jiahui first came here, he was a little confused about Hu Jiangshan.
I don’t know much about this person, but I heard that Hu Jiangshan is a fighter among the playboys, and he has done a lot of ridiculous things.
However, after this period of work, I found that the boss Hu Jiangshan was surprisingly reliable and not at all like the legend outside.
But what happened this time made Du Jiahui and others not so confident.
Because this restriction on semiconductor materials is driven by huge forces behind it, this is definitely not something that ordinary people or a company can fight against.
The peninsula production line on General Island is indeed very advanced, but without photoresist, normal production is impossible.
Du Jiahui and others were worried that the entire production line would be stalled due to material issues.
At this moment, Zhang Rui's cell phone rang.
Zhang Rui looked at the phone screen: "It's Wang Dacai calling."
Wang Dacai is the owner of a transport ship. He often transports goods between Hong Kong Island and General Island. He is considered a stable partner of General Island.
Zhang Rui answered the phone.
"Hey, Uncle Wang, what's going on?"
"What? Something needs to be shipped? It's strange. We haven't ordered anything recently. Is there a mistake?"
"...Huh? Are you sure? Our boss asked you to come here?"
"Okay, come here, we will receive it."
After talking to Wang Dacai, Zhang Rui hung up the phone.
"The boss asked Wang Dacai to send a batch of goods. We will receive them later."
"...goods? What goods?"
"Say it's material."
"Semiconductor material? Could it be photoresist?"
Du Jiahui's eyes lit up, and he was obviously very concerned about the photoresist issue.
Zhang Rui shook his head: "Wang Dacai doesn't know what it is, but it shouldn't be photoresist. The supply of photoresist is hard to find now."
Du Jiahui nodded.
Zhang Rui said: "We can't just wait, let's think of other ways first.
"no problem."
The team members on General Island became busy again.
Although they cannot solve the photoresist supply problem, they are not without ideas.
They plan to use various experiments to find ways to reduce the amount of photoresist without affecting chip yield.
While everyone was scratching their heads at work, Zhang Rui's cell phone rang.
It was Wang Dacai who called and informed Zhang Rui that the transport ship was approaching.
Zhang Rui didn't dare to neglect, so he called Du Jiahui, and the two of them arrived at the dock of Jiangjun Island.
A medium-sized transport ship has been anchored and secured.
The owner of the transport ship, Wang Dacai, is a man in his forties, with dark skin, white teeth, tall and thin, and looks very honest.
After this period of cooperation, Wang Dacai's character has been tested.
Although Wang Dacai doesn't know the details of Jiangjun Island, he will not go back and talk nonsense, let alone spread rumors.
Wang Dacai came to Zhang Rui and said, "Mr. Zhang, please accept it. This batch of goods is not small. It will take a while to move."
Zhang Rui asked: "You really don't know what it is?"
"I really don't know. Didn't your boss tell you?"
Zhang Rui shook his head.
Wang Dacai took out a cigarette and lit it: "I don't know about that. I don't understand this either, but it should be on the delivery note."
Zhang Rui looked at the delivery note. There was only one line of code on the product name.
Zhang Rui was stunned.
Du Jiahui also came over and exclaimed: "Hey, isn't this the model number of photoresist?"
This line of code is indeed the specific model number of the photoresist.
And there is only one code name filled in on it. Is it possible that all the ships are covered with photoresist?
If this is really the case, it would be incredible.
A crew member is removing a large storage tank.
Zhang Rui and Du Jiahui quickly stepped forward to take a look.
This kind of jar is indeed used to hold photoresist.
Du Jiahui's eyes widened: "Dr. Zhang, this is really photoresist!"
Zhang Rui nodded and said happily: "As expected of the boss, he is so capable. When we were worried, the boss had already taken care of it."
Du Jiahui scratched his forehead: "It's really evil. How did the boss do it? I heard that many small and medium-sized semiconductor factories have stopped production of photoresist because the supply of photoresist is cut off."
Zhang Rui looked at the shipping bill again: "Dr. Zhang, this batch of photoresist doesn't seem to have come from Japan, and its origin is unknown."
Du Jiahui was stunned for a moment and whispered: "Could it be because of the contraband, so I deliberately didn't write it?"
Zhang Rui shook his head: "It used to be contraband, and it was all written on it. There is no need to hide it. And look, the format of the model code is different from before."
Du Jiahui thought about it carefully and found that it was indeed the case.
But the problem is, apart from Little Japan, I have never heard of any other chemical company that can produce such good photoresist.
This is an out-and-out monopoly industry.
Du Jiahui said: "Since it was bought by the boss, there shouldn't be a big problem. Let's go back and test it and we will know."
"okay."
The crew unloaded barrels of photoresist from the ship, a total of seventy or eighty barrels, and then transported them to the material warehouse of the production line on carts.
Zhang Rui checked the color of the photoresist, and it seemed quite reliable visually.
Of course, whether these photoresists can be used still needs to be tested.
This is what Du Jiahui is good at, and he is fully responsible for it.
There are many types of photoresists.
And even if it is the same type of photoresist, if it comes from different production lines, there will be some differences in various aspects of performance.
It's just that those large chemical companies in the early days were able to control the differences to a minimum.
This is the technical threshold and core competitiveness.
If this batch of photoresist was really not smuggled from Xiaoli, Du Jiahui and Zhang Rui still couldn't completely relax whether it could meet the requirements.
An hour later, Zhang Rui was checking production data in the control room.
At this moment, Du Jiahui ran in and said, "Dr. Zhang, the photoresist test results are out!"
"How is it? Does it meet the requirements?"
"You'll know just when you go and take a look."
Zhang Rui came to the testing room and stared at the big screen to check the test results. Zhang Rui was very surprised.
Not only do all qualities meet the requirements, but several values even exceed the standards and reach the level of advanced photoresists.
Du Jiahui looked excited: "Dr. Zhang, this batch of photoresist is already very close to the top level. Currently, only the core chemical factory in Xiaoli can produce photoresist of this quality!"
Zhang Rui also breathed a sigh of relief: "That's no problem, we don't have to worry about running out of stock anymore."
Du Jiahui couldn't help but ask: "Where did the boss get these photoresists? This is amazing."
Zhang Rui smiled slightly: "The boss naturally has his own way, we don't need to ask any questions, just do our job well."
Du Jiahui nodded, admiring Hu Jiangshan more and more.
He is a really powerful person. The boss can actually do things that others cannot do.
The boss can actually buy things that others can't buy, and he doesn't even know where he bought them.
This makes people feel amazing when they think about it.
A few days later, General Island.
Hu Jiangshan finished the meeting with Zhang Rui, Du Jiahui and others, determined the mass production plan of the chip, and then came to his office.
Hu Jiangshan looked through the window at the scenery outside the office building.
I have to say, it’s getting more and more beautiful.
Especially today, the sun is so strong that the sea in the distance looks like a super-large emerald.
The road network on the island has also been completed. The asphalt road is almost dry and people can walk on it.
Hu Jiangshan plans to purchase several battery commuter vehicles in a few days for the convenience of employees.
Hu Jiangshan sat back on the boss's chair, feeling much more relaxed.
Things have been on track recently and I am not as anxious as before.
Of course, the situation is actually not easy, because Hu Jiangshan still has a more difficult problem, which is lack of money.
Semiconductor manufacturing is indeed a super asset-heavy manufacturing industry. Various investments require a lot of money. It is simply a bottomless pit.
Many of Hu Jiangshan's facilities are quite advanced and save money, but Hu Jiangshan still feels like spending money is like running water.
Huayao has made several payments for goods, totaling nearly 200 million Hong Kong dollars.
But now with various expenses and loan repayments, there are only 30 to 40 million Hong Kong dollars left in the account to use.
This amount of money is equivalent to poverty for semiconductor manufacturing companies.
Of course, Hu Jiangshan's operating expenses are not high and he can still survive.
Hu Jiangshan is not in a hurry. Now the improved version of Kirin 990 has entered mass production. As long as this batch of goods is delivered, Huayao will pay a payment.
Then the pressure will be much less.
Hu Jiangshan picked up his tablet and browsed news apps and social media.
Hu Jiangshan was a man in two lives, and many news seemed familiar to him, but he also found that the time of many events was different from his previous life, some were earlier, and some were later.
There are other incidents that don’t seem to have happened.
Maybe it's because of Hu Jiangshan's influence.
At this time, Hu Jiangshan saw a very eye-catching news, and it was about Huayao.
【Shock! Huayao is planning to release P30 series mobile phones in advance]
Someone has revealed the same content before.
But that was sent by ordinary digital bloggers, not solid news.
But this time is different. This time the news was published by a formal digital media.
More importantly, the leaked content also contains interesting information, that is, the spy photos of the P30 mobile phone.
Moreover, the spy photos are very clear, both front and back, and are very realistic.
In addition, there are even more explosive revelations.
[This time Huayao will use the latest version of Kirin chip, tentatively named Kirin 990+]
This breaking news is tantamount to detonating a bombshell in the digital circle.
Huayao will not only release a new flagship phone, but it will also use a new Kirin chip.
Although it is called Kirin 990+, it also shows that the Kirin chip is iterating normally.
This is incredible, and social media has once again started to discuss Huayao.
[Huayao’s new flagship is ready to go. Have they really solved the chip supply problem? 】
[Kirin 990+, where did this chip come from? Old wine in new bottles? 】
[Who is manufacturing chips for Huayao? Is there really a mysterious force in mainland China helping Huayao? 】
Hu Jiangshan chose a Weibo with the highest click-through rate and a large number of comments, and clicked on it.
The comments section was also very lively.
"What's going on? Why can Huayao release a new flagship phone?"
"I'm mistaken. The P30 mobile phone is not difficult to deliver, so how can it be released in advance?"
"Are you stupid? I have already said that Huayao will not fall so easily, but you still don't believe it!"
"I think Huayao is at the end of its tether and it is impossible to release the P30."
"I also think there is fraud. Maybe they are bluffing. In fact, there are no chips left."
"Quickly pull it down. Huayao's mate20 is now available for purchase, and it looks like it's missing a chip!"
"It depends on when the P30 will be released. If it can be released and it uses the new Kirin chip, it means Huayao can survive."
"Who dares to believe it! The Ministry of Commerce of Yinglijian has taken action, and it is impossible for Island Semiconductor to manufacture chips for Huayao. Huayao is not affected."
"Stop talking nonsense, first think about why Huayao can release the P30 mobile phone. That means Yingjiang's methods have also failed."
"Let's talk about it after it's released. It's not happening yet."
"The spy photos have come out, isn't this still true?"
"Maybe it's a forgery. There's no need to make a fuss."
The comment section was very noisy and full of gunpowder.
This can also be regarded as a characteristic of China’s Internet.
At this moment, Hu Jiangshan's cell phone rang.
[Caller ID: Wang Chengdong]
Hu Jiangshan immediately answered the phone, and Wang Chengdong's Mandarin with a heavy accent came from over there.
"Hey, Brother Hu, do you have time to talk now?"
"Mr. Wang, please call me. Even if you don't have time, you have to squeeze in."
Wang Chengdong laughed, obviously in a good mood.
"Brother Hu, to be honest, I want to ask about the progress of mass production of the improved version of Kirin 990."
Hu Jiangshan smiled slightly: "Isn't it Kirin 990+?"
Wang Chengdong was a little surprised: "How do you know this name? It was just decided yesterday."
"Mr. Wang, it has spread on the Internet now, can I not know?"
Wang Chengdong suddenly realized: "These guys have so many skills. By the way, I forgot to get down to business. Brother Hu, I now officially invite you to attend our new product launch conference."
Hu Jiangshan was stunned: "New product?"
"Hi, it's the P30 launch conference."
(End of chapter)