"They want to be number one, so let's give it to them. Now it's time for Likang's lithography machines to drop in price." Zhou Ming's simple words immediately opened up Wang Rujun's thinking. "Yes! It turns out that in order to overtake in corners, we had to be the first to develop an immersion lithography machine in the world. Now, although Wang Zhongmin has developed it first, we have lost the first-mover advantage, but it also means that second-tier technologies have been eliminated, and we Second-hand equipment can be purchased from all over the world, and the second-level technology can be consolidated first. After all, most chips cannot use the 65-nanometer level process. "Wang Rujun said gushingly: "And although Wang Zhongmin has developed an immersion lithography machine, But it doesn¡¯t mean that 65-nanometer chips can be mass-produced immediately. Even the lithography machine itself may not be available to him first. This is our opportunity!¡± It is indeed Wang Rujun! Zhou Ming praised that although many people in later generations call Wang Rujun the godfather of chips, in fact technology is not Wang Rujun¡¯s strength, industry planning is. Just like this time, Wang Zhongmin was the first to break through the research and development of immersion lithography machines. Although Wang Rujun had a non-competition agreement and could not really devote himself to it, as well as the backwardness of domestic chip technology accumulation and other constraints, in general, alone In technological innovation, Wang Rujun is indeed inferior to Wang Zhongmin. But Wang Rujun¡¯s real ability is to coordinate the situation and he is an entrepreneur. At first, he relied on his skill in building factories and buying equipment counter-cyclically, and was later appointed as the vice president of Texas Instruments. Coupled with the original world line, the country is lagging behind in the field of lithography machines. However, even in later generations, the process has been advanced to below 5 nanometers. However, the 28-nanometer process, which is three generations behind, can still meet more than 70% of the market needs. Domestic It is precisely by relying on the huge domestic market that we have acquired technology bit by bit. Therefore, Zhou Ming is not worried about the current situation at all: the worst thing is to return to the world line he is familiar with, and it is not that he has not experienced it before. The more Wang Rujun talked, the more he felt that the situation was opening up: "And as you said, Mr. Zhou Ming, Wang Zhongmin teamed up with AWSL to develop an immersion lithography machine, which put considerable pressure on Likang. That little devil Yamamoto has been selling his work everywhere like crazy recently. "When the news of this press conference comes out and it continues to ferment for a while, they will only be more anxious and offer more space for discounts. This is our opportunity!" In the end, Wang Rujun sighed with emotion: "Mr. Zhou Ming, your thinking is too active. What was originally a silent situation has turned into another village with dark flowers and bright flowers in your eyes. It's really amazing!" "I just provided an idea. What follows is Professor Wang, you came up with it yourself." Zhou Ming was polite and said that he was looking forward to seeing the results in the future. ¡ ¡ Everything was as Zhou Ming expected. When the news came that Wang Zhongmin and AWSL had developed an immersion lithography machine, it gave Likang a blow. Countless news and analysts have pointed out that the current situation is quite unfavorable to Likang. Even if Likang cannot make new technological breakthroughs in a short period of time, Likang is likely to become a second-rate lithography equipment manufacturer. Although Likang President Masao Yamamoto also tried to save it, it shows that Likang's X-ray scanner and immersion lithography machine are two different technical routes. In addition, Likang's lithography machine has a very good response in the market. Not any company can do it casually. snatched away. But the results were mediocre, and it still couldn't stop Likang's plummeting stock price. In just a few days, more than one billion in funds evaporated. Under this situation, Yamamoto Masao was going crazy. He kept visiting various countries, hoping to reach a decisive big deal, promising various preferential conditions, but Sansang was bargaining, and it seemed that China was not interested and anxious. His hair fell out in handfuls. "Baga! These Xiba bastards want these benefits from me today, and those benefits from me tomorrow, but they never mention the order. These are simply the worst customers!" Hang up with Sansang again On the phone, Yamamoto Masao was so angry that he cursed and wanted to stab the guy named Li to death. But he still had to put on a smile every time he called. After all, among all his high-end customers, only Sansang was still willing to talk. But even so, Masao Yamamoto decided to continue visiting China. He knew very well that Sansang's strength was limited, and those Xiao Xiba were all taking advantage of him, and they had no credibility at all. Only a big country like China could save Likang now. But unfortunately, most of the lithography machines sold by Likang in China are backward lithography machines, such as high-end 193-nanometer lithography machines, which no one cares about at all. As long asas long as you sell even one high-end lithography machine, as long as you can open up some sales, and cooperate with the publicity??It proves that Likang is still the leader in the lithography industry. It cannot be changed by a small immersion lithography machine. It can also be explained to the board of directors. This time Masao Yamamoto went directly to Wang Rujun and kept persuading that immersion lithography machines are a scam and only Likang lithography machines are the future. "Although Wang Zhongmin claimed to have solved the problem of light refraction and heating in water, he did not give any technical indicators, which makes people doubt that he is a scam!" "On the contrary, Likang's lithography machine technology is mature, and various The parameters are public, and it is also a mainstream product in the world. It is definitely the best choice in the chip industry! " "And what we are offering now is the most preferential policy. I am afraid that such discounts will not be available again in the future!" Faced with Masao Yamamoto's persuasion, you may hesitate a little, but for Wang Rujun, it's like Guan Gong is playing a big trick in front of him. Wang Rujun, who has a technical background, knows this all too well. Wang Rujun smiled and said that he was just a university professor and could not interfere in these business matters. Masao Yamamoto is also a human being. Who would believe this? He flatters Wang Rujun repeatedly and calls him China¡¯s semiconductor godfather. He is the absolute authority in the country¡¯s industrial chain and everyone will listen to him. In fact, it was not a day or two since Masao Yamamoto came to China to contact Wang Rujun. Wang Rujun has been hanging on him just to make him anxious so that he can always keep the initiative in his hands. After listening to Masao Yamamoto talking for a long time, Wang Rujun slowly said: "Mr. Yamamoto, I can feel your sincerity, but because of the non-compete agreement, I am really not responsible for the affairs of any semiconductor-related companies, but I can remind you You, go find Mr. Du Peng. His fund company is responsible for coordinating investments in all domestic chip-related companies." Masao Yamamoto slammed the table in annoyance: "Of course I know that Mr. Du Peng is responsible for investment in the chip industry, but the final technology. Mr. Wang is still responsible, right?" Wang Rujun remained calm and continued to tell him to go find Du Peng. Masao Yamamoto looked deeply at Wang Rujun, and then left with doubts. Although Masao Yamamoto didn¡¯t understand what Wang Rujun meant, he still contacted Du Peng immediately after leaving. But the little devil didn¡¯t know that Du Peng had been waiting for him. ¡°Purchasing Likang lithography machines is not a problem, but the most important thing is that they need to sell related technologies. Otherwise, if they continue to lock their equipment and prohibit our technicians from watching, there will be nothing to talk about. "Zhou Ming told Du Peng that his attitude was quite clear. ¡°Just kidding, if you don¡¯t take this rare opportunity to find a way to dig into your ancestral graves with technology, what else are you thinking about?¡± So during the meeting with Masao Yamamoto, Du Peng came up and said that he wanted to cooperate with Likang lithography machine technology. "Mr. Yamamoto, I think you should understand that China is a very big country. Our companies are spread far and wide. Just like Yanjing Circuit and Huaxin, these two important chip factories are more than three thousand miles apart. If we don't Open technical cooperation can easily cause failure to be handled in a timely manner and cause production problems. This not only affects chip production, but also affects Likang's brand. " "We understand that Likang needs to protect its intellectual property rights, but this does not mean that we refuse to cooperate. Reason, on the contrary, I believe that only open technical cooperation is the future direction!¡± Yamamoto Masao was of course unwilling. He said that he was willing to increase branches in China to solve related technical problems. "Mr. Du Peng, the quality of our Likang lithography machines has always been very good, with very few problems. The additional offices are just to increase the final guarantee. This is not important." Du Peng chuckled and exposed him directly: "That's not necessarily true. As far as I know, Yanjing Circuit has had two major accidents this year alone. On the contrary, Huaxin, which uses AWSL lithography machines, has not had similar accidents." Masao Yamamoto blushed and said bluntly These are all operational errors, and there is absolutely no problem with their lithography machine itself. Du Peng continued to cite the example that every time the design plan of Yanjing Circuit was changed, Likang Company personnel were required to come and deploy, which greatly delayed the work efficiency. Yamamoto Masao said that this is a normal situation. After all, chips are a precision manufacturing industry and require careful deployment for a long time. Du Peng said that his company is in a stage of rapid development and he needs a more trouble-free approach. Yamamoto Masao assured Du Peng that he could allocate his time better and ensure the production of the company he invested in as quickly as possible. So Du Peng repeatedly argued with Masao Yamamoto on this issue. At first, Du Peng was still interested in accompanying Masao Yamamoto to discuss the photolithography machine, but seeing the little devil being so messy, Du Peng was too lazy to argue.?, and simply chatted about culture with him. Anyway, for Du Peng, he is not in a hurry at all, he will just accompany the little devil to talk about the mountains and rivers all over the world. Now Masao Yamamoto was in a hurry. After all, Likang's revenue was decreasing and its stock price was plummeting. He couldn't bear it at all. In the end, he could only relent and said: "I can apply for technical cooperation from the headquarters, but I also hope that Du Peng Sir, place the order first so that we can follow up. "Du Peng looked at him like he was a fool: "As I said before, let's wait until the technical cooperation is implemented."