As for the development of the chip industry in Xingang, this is what Bao Feiyang thought about after thinking about the development of the chip industry after Fangxia New Materials suffered a setback in its entry into the wafer manufacturing industry. Affected by the technology embargo, the mainland's development of chip manufacturing industry must solve the problem of cutting-edge manufacturing equipment. It will not be possible to catch up with the world's advanced level in a short time. Even if the country is willing to invest heavily, the technological gap will not be short-term. can be compensated within. This is what the mainland must face now and even for a long time to come. In many industries such as aerospace and wafer design and manufacturing, it is not difficult to achieve breakthroughs with the mainland's industrial foundation and scientific research strength. However, in terms of material technology and precision manufacturing, the mainland still lacks many courses. Affected by the technology embargo, it must be self-reliant and development is very difficult. However, Bao Feiyang also believes that the development of the mainland is unstoppable. This was true in another time and space, and it is also true in this time and space. The current industrial layout and technical planning of Fangxia Group is centered on materials. In the area of ??high-precision manufacturing, Bao Feiyang is also making layout, but there has been no breakthrough yet. Liang Jianwu was very interested in Bao Feiyang's proposal to build Xingang into a regional education hub, promote Xingang's new economic construction by attracting international talents, and promote the development of Xingang's high-tech industry with the integrated circuit manufacturing industry as the core, which is in line with Xingang own planning and mainland interests. If these two projects can be completed, Liang Jianwu will also gain a dazzling qualification as deputy director of the New Port Office. The day after Bao Feiyang took a flight back to Pujiang, Liang Jianwu also returned to Pingjing in advance and reported to Zhao Genzheng the situation of his conversation with Bao Feiyang. Prior to this, Liang Jianwu had already communicated with Zhong Liguo, director of the New Port Office. Zhong Liguo also agreed with the education hub port and chip port plans. He also urged Liang Jianwu to go to Pingjing immediately to report and seek Pingjing's support. After Xingang's return, affected by the financial crisis and some troubles caused by the former British Hong Kong government, Xingang's economic recovery was slower than expected. Starting in 1997, Xingang's economy was in a downward trend in the past few years, with the economy sluggish and the unemployment rate The society is full of pessimism. The Xingang SAR government has continued Xingang's consistent laissez-faire policy. Although it has launched economic transformation and revitalization plans such as Cyberport, there are not many specific measures and the results are not obvious. Economic recovery is obviously Slower than South Korea and Xincheng. The Pingjing government and the Xingang Office have been looking for ways to revitalize the Xingang economy. Due to the high prices and wage levels in Xingang, the range of industry choices in Xingang is actually very limited. Among them, the Internet and electronics industries are also areas of focus. In particular, after the financial crisis, Taihu proposed a semiconductor investment plan of up to 60 billion US dollars, betting heavily on the future of the semiconductor industry. In contrast, although Xingang has also proposed a Cyberport plan and has many investment projects in the telecommunications industry, in the electronics industry, Xingang companies have made almost no moves. Although Xingang has the most mature capital market in Asia, and most of Asia's richest people are also in Xingang, many people in Xingang speculate in real estate and stocks, but they spend billions or even tens of billions of dollars to build wafer fabs. But it is difficult for people to show up. But if Bao Feiyang or Fang Xia Group can really invest billions of dollars in wafer manufacturing projects, the Xingang government will also provide supporting policies, funds and talents, and the Pingjing government will secretly support it. As long as this project can be done If successful, Xingang will also have the opportunity to attract more investment in chips and develop a complete chip industry chain around wafer production. Among them, packaging, testing and other links can be placed in Shenzhen, where labor costs are lower, while links with higher internationalization and higher technical requirements, such as design and manufacturing, can be placed in Xingang. Taihu's wafer manufacturing has developed from scratch to the world's advanced level, and it doesn't take long to count. The core of the wafer manufacturing industry is equipment, technology and talents. If you cannot buy the most advanced production equipment, no matter how good the technology is, it will be useless. But with talents, process problems can be easily solved. Wafer manufacturing is a technology-intensive industry. According to Moore's Law, the number density of transistors on a wafer will double in two years. This means that the wafer production process must be upgraded basically every two years. Therefore, the wafer manufacturing process must be upgraded every two years. Round factories require a large number of R&D personnel and senior technical engineers. The advantage of Xingang is that when it comes to attracting international talents, Xingang is not inferior to Taihu. Taihu¡¯s wafer foundry industry has begun to take shape in recent years. As Taihu¡¯s wafer industry matures, it has also cultivated a large number of talents. For wafer manufacturing engineers and technical workers, compared to when Taihu was developing the wafer manufacturing industry, Xingang can now at least recruit people directly from Taihu. In addition, just like when Taihu wafer manufacturing industry started, there are many Chinese engineers in major wafer fabs. There are many Chinese engineers in companies such as Intel, Texas Instruments, and GlobalFoundries. The same goes for Xingang. These people can be attracted to work in Newport. Another major advantage of Xingang in developing the wafer and electronics industries is Xingang¡¯s capital market. Although Xingang¡¯s capital market is keen on investment, electronic industry projects with good prospects are also easily favored by capital, especially in the economic downturn. Under such circumstances, there are not many concepts that can be speculated on in the capital market, and it is easier to raise funds for solid industrial projects with promising prospects, which is something that Taihu does not have. When Zhong Liguo heard Liang Jianwu mention that Fangxia Group might invest in the wafer manufacturing project through working capital in the United States, he immediately realized that if this project was completed, through the active cooperation of all parties, Xingang would indeed have a good chance of wafer manufacturing. If the industry becomes bigger and stronger, not to mention directly competing with Taihu, there is still a chance to surpass Xincheng and South Korea. At this time, the United States, Japan, and Taiwan and Hu are the strongest in the chip field. Koreans are doing pretty well in the DRAM field, but there is still a gap between Taiwan and Hu in terms of overall strength. "Developing the wafer manufacturing industry in Xingang?" Zhao Genzheng was a little surprised when he heard Liang Jianwu's report. Bao Feiyang did mention to him before that Fangxia Group's plan to develop the wafer industry. After Bao Feiyang and Meng Shuang got married, , this is the reason why I chose to go to the United States for my honeymoon. At that time, Bao Feiyang also mentioned the dilemma of developing wafer manufacturing industry in the mainland, and hoped to solve this problem through Taihu and Xingang. Unexpectedly, Bao Feiyang went for a lap outside. But it prompted the New Port Office to propose this plan. "Yes, Director Zhong and I both believe that this is an important opportunity for the transformation of Xingang's economic structure." Liang Jianwu said: "The speculative atmosphere in Xingang's economy is relatively serious, with a large amount of capital invested in the stock market and real estate market, and a serious lack of investment in manufacturing. Xingang Special Economic Zone The Cyberport plan proposed by the government also focuses on the Internet information industry. Although it also involves the electronics industry, there are not many specific measures. " "Xingang's economy has been in recession in the past two years and has been slow to recover. If we can have tens of billions at this time. The entry of large-scale projects in Hong Kong dollars into Xingang will greatly increase the confidence of the capital market and the public. As a free port, Xingang has low tax rates and has many advantages that the mainland and even Taiwan and Lake do not have. Once this project is completed, it will be able to attract people. More related companies, especially those in the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, will move in to form a chip industry cluster and turn Xingang into the Silicon Valley of the East!" Liang Jianwu said. "In fact, in the past two years, some experts and scholars have proposed the idea of ??using the respective advantages of Xingang and Shenzhen to create an Eastern Silicon Valley between Xingang and Shenzhen. Although most of these ideas are relatively pragmatic and lack feasibility, if Fang Xia If the group's wafer manufacturing project can be completed, then there is a great chance that the Eastern Silicon Valley concept can be realized!" Zhao Genzheng waved his hand: "Silicon Valley is not that easy to copy, but it can be made into a collection of chips and electronic products similar to Silicon Valley. An industrial belt integrated with new economic industries such as the Internet is possible. "Zhao Genzheng said seriously: "The cabinet is very concerned about the development and economic revitalization of Xingang, and also supports Xingang's development of the new economy and the creation of the Eastern Silicon Valley. Oriental Boston is in line with the development direction of Newport and is beneficial to the development of the mainland and the entire country. I personally think that the Newport Office can use this as the core to conduct a more detailed research analysis and planning. I will do this as soon as possible Report to the chief and strive to gain the support of the chief and the cabinet. If the cabinet passes this plan, Pingjing will definitely provide the strongest support" The education hub port and chip port plans involve both the economic revitalization of Xingang and the mainland. Any breakthrough in the integrated circuit industry can rise to the national strategic level, so Zhao Genzheng also attaches great importance to it. "However, you must keep this matter confidential. Some work can be done privately or through Xingang. Be careful not to reveal the relationship between Fangxia Group and this matter. Once the mainland is involved, those Western countries will definitely be involved in technology. , equipment and talents!¡± Zhao Genzheng warned again: ¡°Xingang has returned after all, and it is relatively sensitive on this point. If mainland capital is involved again, it will definitely be included in the technology embargo list, so this project The difficulty will be greatly increased." Liang Jianwu nodded quickly: "At present, I am the only one who knows about this matter. Director Zhong only knows that a foreign capital may come to Xingang to invest in wafer manufacturing. I will definitely make investment arrangements for subsequent projects. Make proper arrangements.¡± Zhao Genzheng asked Liang Jianwu to stay in Pingjing for two more days, and asked people from the General Office and the Political Research Office to make an analysis report on the situation of the wafer industry as soon as possible, as well as an analysis of the factors for the development of the wafer industry in Xingang. Reported to the chief immediately.