Of course, it was a joke.
Zhang Rujing did not want to make online games, and Chen Yu did not want to control Centrum International.
He did not have much experience in OEM chip manufacturing.
At this time, he still had to rely on Zhang Rujing to compete with TSMC.
However, Chen Yu did not have much interest in Centrum International, but he was very interested in the upstream industry of chip manufacturing.
As everyone knew, chip manufacturing started with the chip architecture design.
This was relatively simple. You just had to design a usable chip architecture.
This was a soft technology. You just had to throw money at people.
Of course, this was simple because there was the ARM architecture. If you wanted to design, you just had to get their authorization and develop from there. However, it was a bit difficult to create your own architecture and let everyone in the world use it. However, Huanyu Technologies had already set up this area, so Chen Yu was not particularly worried.
What he was worried about was chip manufacturing.
Strictly speaking, Centrum International and TSMC were not the core manufacturing departments.
They were not much different from ordinary electronics foundries.
It was just that they produced more high-end products, chips.
However, in the process of chip manufacturing, a series of equipment had to be purchased.
Other equipment was not so bad.
For example, single crystal furnace, oxidation furnace, polishing machine, etching machine, ion implantation machine … These could all be produced in China.
The performance was not the best in the world, but it could at least keep up.
However, among them, the most complicated photolithography machine could only be imported.
Of course, it was not that there were no photolithography machines in China. China's electronic technology group and Shanghai Machinery Factory could still produce photolithography machines. However, this photolithography machine was just in its infancy. The chips produced could at most be used on DVDs.
For high-end electronic chips like mobile phones, they could only use foreign photolithography machines.
Among them, the Dutch company ASML produced the most cutting-edge, top-notch lithography machine.
If it was in his previous life, it would be very difficult for Chen Yu to break out of this situation.
Even if he wanted to break it, he did not know how many years it would take.
However, at present, although the Dutch company ASML's photolithography machine was very good, the photolithography machine technology in other countries was not bad.
For example, the lithography machines of Nikon and Canon in Japan, Universal Semiconductor in the United States, and SUSS in Germany.
The photolithography machines produced by these companies were among the mainstream photolithography machines in the world.
As for why ASML's lithography machine did not dominate the world, it was entirely because the current mobile phone had not yet developed to a certain level.
In the era before smartphones appeared, the market generally did not have a high demand for mobile phone chips.
This demand was not only a demand for quantity, but also a demand for quality.
Just like Huanyu Technology's Heaven's Inquisition chip.
To be honest, the Tianwen chip's performance parameters were very ordinary. The only advantage it had was the integrated multimedia system.
However, in the era of functional computers, everyone did not have such high expectations for the performance of the chips.
What's the point of having such a high demand?
The operating system of the functional machine was so simple. It could only make calls, take photos, and at most play a small game.
Even an undergraduate student could come up with such an operating system.
For such a low-level operating system, he didn't need a high-level chip at all.
And the Heaven's Inquisition chip was selling like hotcakes in such a market.
At the same time, as long as the Tianwen chip was installed, it could beat other mobile phones.
Similarly, Huanyu International did not need to import a powerful photolithography machine. They could produce such an ordinary Tianwen chip.
However, if smartphones appeared, the requirements for the chip's performance would become higher and higher. Therefore, the chip manufacturers could only use more advanced chips.
At this time, it would be time for Europe and America to strangle you.
Chen Yu thought carefully.
At this time, the major photolithography machine companies were about the same level of strength. At most, ASML was a little more powerful, but it was not that powerful. At the same time, these companies had not really entered the field of extreme ultraviolet photolithography. The photolithography machine developed with this technology was the most advanced EUV photolithography machine in his previous life.
If Chen Yu entered at this time, there might be some hope.
…
"Dean, I have something to discuss with you."
"Okay, I'll come to your office."
After receiving a call from Chen Yu, Li Biqing immediately rushed to Chen Yu's office.
Li Biqing knew that normally, Chen Yu would not look for him.
She must be looking for him for something important.
"Chen Yu, what's the matter?"
As soon as he entered the door, Li Biqing asked.
"Dean, why are you so serious? Come, drink some water first."
"Kid, you didn't call me over to drink tea, right?"
"Of course, there's something, but you don't have to be so serious."
At this time, Dean Li Biqing was not in charge of anything at Huanyu Technologies.
He Tingbo was responsible for the chip. Most of the time, Li Biqing acted as a senior technical consultant for Huanyu Technologies.
For example, the layout of the chip and handling a small amount of public relations.
"Say it, if you don't say it, I'm not interested in drinking tea."
"Dean, you are really …"
Chen Yu could not do anything to Li Biqing.
"Actually, it's nothing, dean. Do you have any research on photolithography machines?"
"Research my ass."
Li Biqing shook his head directly, "I'm just a retired dean of the computer science department of Shencheng University. Do you think I have research on all technologies?"
"Uh, dean, I'm just asking your opinion on photolithography machines."
"If you want to talk about photolithography machines, that's more like it."
Li Biqing said, "Why, Chen Yu, do you want to have a photolithography machine?"
"I had a phone call with Zhang Rujing. He said that he spent hundreds of millions just to buy a photolithography machine. I'm just worried about the money. If we can also make a photolithography machine, don't you think we can save hundreds of millions? "
"Damn, you have a big appetite. You actually want to make a photolithography machine."
Li Biqing was extremely surprised.
However, Chen Yu even wanted to make a chip and an operating system.
It seemed understandable that he wanted to make a photolithography machine in the upstream industry related to chips.
"I think we should forget it. The gap between our photolithography machine technology and foreign technology is too big. Even if we want to do it, there's no chance."
Although there was not much technical research on photolithography machines, Li Biqing still knew about photolithography machines.
"Dean, the gap between our technology and foreign technology is too big. That's why I want to do it. If the gap is not big, I don't want to do it. "
Chen Yu's way of thinking has always been different from others.
Li Biqing originally wanted to persuade Chen Yu, but he suddenly felt that Chen Yu's words were really reasonable.
"That makes sense, but it's not so easy to enter this field. I'll go back and contact several domestic companies that manufacture photolithography machines."
"Don't, I'm not interested in them."
It's not that Chen Yu was really not interested in those companies, but Chen Yu knew.
Even in 2020 in his previous life, these companies did not make a decent photolithography machine.
"Then what do you mean?"
Li Biqing asked puzzledly.
"What I mean is, let's see if some foreign photolithography machine companies need investment."
"Investment … Chen Yu, you're here again. Where do you get so much money? These photolithography machine companies often invest tens of billions. You still owe so many foreign debts, banks, and Central International. In addition, the chip is still under development and research. Don't make it too big. If the capital can't be turned over, the problem will be big. "
In fact, Li Biqing was also a little worried about the current Huan Ding Technology.
Originally, there was no problem with the Internet.
There was no problem with transferring from the Internet to mobile phones.
But transferring from mobile phones to chips, from mobile phones to operating systems, to computers, to chip OEM … Although it can't be said that there was a problem. But at least, these required a huge amount of money. Moreover, each of these fields required a huge amount of investment, but it was difficult to have any returns in the early stages.
Just like Central International's OEM business, although Central International's business was good now, it had not been profitable.
Not only did it not make money, but they also lost money.
A production expansion would require 3 billion yuan.
In the future, there would be technology upgrades, which would require an unknown amount of investment.
He didn't know how long it would take for him to start earning money.
Chen Yu was naturally aware of this.
Seeing Li Biqing's worry, Chen Yu said, "Dean, you don't have to worry about funds. Since I want to enter these fields, I naturally have a way to raise money. Otherwise, I also know that if the steps are too big, it's easy to pull the balls. "
"Pull the balls … You brat, how dare you swear in front of an old man like me."
Li Biqing laughed and scolded.
"Uh, Dean, that's what I mean."
"Since you've thought it through, I can help you understand it first. But don't think too much. There are foreign companies that can produce lithography machines. One is in Japan, one is in Germany, and one is in the Netherlands … Even if you have money, they may not accept your investment. "
"That's not necessarily true, let's see how the market is first."
"Okay."
After discussing with Li Biqing.
Chen Yu went to the gaming department of Huanyu Technologies.
Currently, Huanyu Technologies was under a lot of financial pressure. Chen Yu attached great importance to the gaming department.
Although the battle was already very profitable, Chen Yu felt that he could make more money.
And this way of making money was the most classic strategy in the game: Surround the city from the countryside.
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