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Luo Sheng came to Xiongxin Electronics and entered the interior of the chip manufacturing factory, accompanied by Liu Yixuan, who is currently in charge of Xiongxin Electronics.

"In the past year, ASML has mass-produced a total of 27 immersion lithography machines with 45nm node technology, and Xiongxin Electronics has received the second order contract, which will be delivered this year."

Liu Yixuan, who accompanied Luo Sheng around the super factory, introduced while walking. What I have to say is that, as a wafer foundry manufacturer with pure blood in China, it is extremely rare in the past to be able to forcibly cut the queue. Even friends can't think of it.

Huaxin International next door is as hard as it is to want one, and it will not sell you for money.

In the final analysis, Luo Sheng has mastered some core technologies in the semiconductor industry. It is not necessary to master all of them, a part is enough, but if this part is missing, no one else can play.

It is because of this that it has a pivotal right to speak.

Of course, in addition to this, there is another important reason that cannot be ignored, that is, the lithography equipment of 45nm node technology is not the most advanced in the world.

You must know that for high-end equipment such as lithography machines, wafer foundries around the world line up at the door of ASML to make an appointment and wait for purchases, and ASML’s highest production capacity is only 30 lithography machine equipment in a year. There are more than 30 foundries.

At this moment, Luo Sheng is watching from a distance in a room of a lithography machine. 80% of the staff are foreigners, and most of them are operators assigned by ASML. The engineers of Core Electronics participated, and they were not even allowed to watch. Even indirect participation was strictly guarded by them. If there was a problem, their people would solve it.

ASML's anti-leakage of such high-end equipment is simply the rhythm of strictly guarding against it, for fear of leaking something.

The engineers of Xiongxin Electronics said in their hearts that it was impossible not to be angry, but they were very helpless, as the contract stipulated.

Luo Sheng was calm. When the extreme ultraviolet lithography technology came out, the hunter and the prey should be interchanged.

After watching for a while, I left here and went to other workshops to see. The birth of a chip requires more than just lithography equipment.

In the process of chip processing, the lithography machine uses the light source and shape control method to shoot the light beam through the circuit diagram, deal with the optical errors, and then reduce the scale of the circuit diagram, and chemically engrave the circuit diagram on the silicon wafer.

Open various tiny spaces on the wafer to implant ions,

Generate PN sections and build thousands of components. After these processes are completed, the prototype of the chip can be formed on a wafer.

In addition, it is necessary to go through such processes as cutting, packaging, inserting pins, and testing before the final chip can be sold in the market.

Luo Sheng is holding a processed 8-inch wafer, which is covered with a large number of uncut chips. Looking at the orderly circuit texture, he can't help but admire: "The victory of the square inch is the best way for capital to technology. Such a compliment."

After looking at it for a while and handing it over to the staff, Luo Sheng tilted his head and asked Liu Yixuan, who was following him, "How many wafers can the maximum production capacity of the factory achieve at present?"

Liu Yixuan: "According to the peak workload, each lithography equipment can process 2,400 pieces per day."

With a daily production capacity of 2,400 wafers, the total production capacity can produce nearly 72,000 wafers per month, and the annual output can reach 864,000 wafers.

Luo Sheng estimated for a moment, and then nodded: "That is to say, under the condition of ensuring the standard yield, each wafer can cut about 60 chips, and the annual output can exceed 50 million pieces... Well, that's enough. "

Huawei's independent terminal brand Honor mobile phone is basically ready for everything, only the chip is owed.

Because to a certain extent, the preparation is more complete than the Xiaomi mobile phone. To know the birth of the Honor brand, to a large extent, Mr. Lei woke up Xu Zhijun, who was in charge of Lens Semiconductor at the time. It can be said that the Honor brand and the Xiaomi brand It started around the same time, but Xiaomi's first-generation mobile phone has been on sale for a long time.

Honor has not launched its own first-generation terminal products so far, just because it is waiting for the chip of Xiongxin Electronics, if you also choose Xiaomi's path and take the Qualcomm route, Honor's first-generation terminal may be faster than Xiaomi.

Luo Sheng looked at Liu Yixuan and added: "Remind ASML that the second immersion lithography equipment must be delivered on time this year, don't play tricks on me to delay the delivery time, including its accessories, chemical industry, etc. materials and so on.”

Liu Yixuan nodded.

One more lithography equipment will be added this year, and the increase in the output of 45-nanometer chips will make the overall production capacity of Xiongxin Electronics reach more than one in 2012.

The current production capacity can cope with the just-launched Honor mobile phone, but in another year, the production capacity may be insufficient. The Honor brand uses the technology that has been eliminated from the untitled Azure mobile phone. Luo Sheng is very clear that this product is definitely in the low-end brand. It is very capable, and the shipment volume will inevitably increase. The annual sales volume exceeds 10 million, which has great potential.

Luo Sheng, who has the memory of his previous life, knows better that such mid-to-low-end devices can easily exceed the shipments of 60 to 70 million units in the next few years, or even break 100 million.

If the foundry of Xiongxin Electronics does not expand its production capacity, it will definitely not be able to meet the increasing supply demand of the market, not to mention that Luo Sheng's biggest ambition is to want Xiongxin Electronics to replace LSMC and Samsung.

No matter how bad it is, it must become an existence that keeps pace with LSMC and Samsung Electronics in the field of chip foundry in the world.

Now he is in the honeymoon period with LSMC, but Luo Sheng's heart has never been lowered.

In fact, LSMC is not so stupid. Although there is cooperation, they provide solutions in some edge technologies and backward technologies that they do not use.

However, this is exactly what the just-starting Hi-Core Electronics needs most. Only by gaining a firm foothold in the field of chip foundry can it seek the next layout.

If nothing else, the original domestic chip foundry leader, Huaxin International, must be resolved first, and then the status of the largest domestic chip foundry will be determined.

Luo Sheng walked around the chip production line for about 20 minutes before leaving the super factory. As soon as he came out, Liu Yixuan, who was accompanying him, said:

"Mr. Luo, people from Huaxin International came to me again yesterday to discuss mergers and acquisitions."

Hearing this, Luo Sheng was not surprised at all, and Qin Weimu, who was also present but didn't speak much, also said:

"The recent market value of Huaxin International has been falling, and it is about to fall below the issue price. If this trend continues, it may face the fate of forced delisting."

Luo Sheng looked at Liu Yixuan and asked, "How are they going to merge?"

For the current Huaxin International, there is really a lack of interest, but as long as it is not excessive, mergers and acquisitions are not impossible. This is not determined by IQ, but by emotional intelligence.

Liu Yixuan replied: "The other party wants to complete the merger through the cross-shareholding of Xiongxin Electronics."

Hearing such conditions, Luo Sheng directly threw off the emotional intelligence operation, and simply denied it: "If they continue to insist, then they should refuse, don't hesitate, there is only one way to merge, then complete the overall treatment of Huaxin International. For the liquidation of assets, we will deliver the acquisition in cash and it is a wholly-owned acquisition, and the money will be distributed to them. As for the entanglement between their shareholders, don’t bring it to Xiongxin Electronics.”

After speaking, Luo Sheng thought for a moment and added: "We can make an acquisition at an appropriate premium."

It is not enough to completely get rid of emotional intelligence. After all, Huaxin International is different from overseas companies.

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