"Ben Bu, I'm Zhongmou."
"Boss Zhang, what are you doing?"
"Haha, Ben Bu, why? Can't I call you if I'm not at TSMC?"
"Boss Zhang, that's not what I meant."
"How's Huanyu Technologies?"
"It's pretty good."
"Sigh, I didn't think it through back then. Ben Bu, you won't blame me, right?"
"Boss Zhang, you've always been someone I respect very much."
"Ben Bu, thank you."
"Boss Zhang, please don't say that."
"Ben Bu, do you think Huanyu Technologies can make a lithography machine with their capabilities? Of course, I'm not just talking about the funds. I believe you know the technology involved better than I do. "
"I don't know either."
"If TSMC supports your wet process, do you think the probability of success will be higher?"
"Boss Zhang, have you made up your mind?"
"Yes. But, you know, I've always trusted you. I want you to come back to TSMC. "
"I …"
"Ben Bu, TSMC has always been your home. I hesitated before not because I didn't trust you. But … "
"Boss Zhang, I know."
"In that case, Ben Bu, come back."
"Boss Zhang …"
Lin Ben Bu was stunned on the other end of the phone.
He actually had deep feelings for Zhang Zhongmou.
At the same time, he had also spent a good time at TSMC.
His experiences, his brilliance, and many of his things were all at TSMC.
There was a moment of absent-mindedness.
Lin Ben Bu almost agreed to Zhang Zhongmou's invitation.
He could tell that this was a sincere invitation from Zhang Zhongmou.
Moreover, Zhang Zhongmou had never done anything to let him down.
Although Zhang Zhongmou hesitated and didn't decide to enter the field of wet lithography, any entrepreneur would hesitate with such a huge investment.
But …
There was no turning back.
If he didn't come to Huanyu Technologies, everything would be fine.
But since he came to Huanyu Technologies …
He thought of that young man who was full of spirit, had his eyes on the world, and was a stunning talent.
Lin Beng shook his head. "I'm sorry. I have already joined Huanyu Technologies. If I return to TSMC now, I will be letting Boss Chen down. Besides, I'm not that kind of person. "
"Sigh …"
Zhang Zhongmou's right hand that was holding the phone trembled.
"Ben Ku, don't say sorry. I'm the one who's sorry. Ben Bo, whether you are at TSMC or not, we are still the same as before. "
"Thank you, Boss Zhang."
"That's it then. I'll hang up first."
With a sigh, Zhang Zhongmou hung up.
Actually, before making this call, Zhang Zhongmou already knew that Lin Benba would not return to TSMC.
Lin Bennan was not such a person, even if Zhang Zhongmou promised him anything.
In fact, Zhang Zhongmou did not offer any conditions. He still used their old friendship to move Lin Bennan.
He felt that this was the only way to move Lin Benba.
But he could only say that it was a pity.
Although old times were beautiful and worth remembering, this was not Lin Benbo's principle.
Back then, Zhang Zhongmou hadn't thought it through. Now that he had, it was too late.
"Zhang Lei, contact the ASML company. I want to talk to their CEO."
"Boss Zhang, have you really made up your mind?"
"Ben Ku's departure is a big loss to TSMC. If I don't make a decision now, we won't have a chance."
"Yes, Boss Zhang. I will contact the ASML company immediately."
A few days later.
TSMC's founder and chairman, Zhang Zhongmou, personally went to the Netherlands' ASML photolithography company.
"Boss Zhang, you want to research wet photolithography technology?"
"Yes."
"Boss Zhang, you should know that according to Lin Benba's wet theory, the investment in this area is at least 10 billion USD. 10 billion USD is still an underestimate. "
"I know that too."
"Boss Zhang, I admire your courage, but ASML really doesn't have that much money."
"What if I say that TSMC can invest in ASML?"
"TSMC alone is not enough. Unless you cooperate with us regardless of the cost."
"What if I pull in Intel and Samsung?"
"Boss Zhang, can you convince Intel and Samsung?"
ASML's CEO, Wen Bide, was a little excited.
In fact, he naturally knew TSMC's intentions.
As the world's largest chip foundry, TSMC was currently facing a challenge from Huanyu Technologies.
Although this challenge did not have much impact for the time being, Huanyu International's business was still in the low-end chip sector.
But everyone knew that Huanyu Technologies had a huge amount of cash flow and a terrifying China market.
In the future, TSMC would definitely have a big battle with Huanyu International.
But ASML also knew.
Developing wet photolithography technology might be the only way to solve the current dry photolithography technology.
But even if this was the only way, the huge amount of money made ASML unable to make this decision.
On one hand, they did not have the funds.
On the other hand, even if they had the funds, they might not be able to dominate the market.
After all, ASML only produced photolithography machines.
What if TSMC, Intel, Samsung, and other chip companies did not own their photolithography machines?
The market often determined the life and death of upstream companies.
For example, although ASML had a certain market share in the photolithography machine field, Japan's Nikon and Canon's photolithography machine technology was not bad. At the same time, Intel and Samsung were also their customers.
But if they could bind Intel, TSMC, and Samsung together and make them shareholders of ASML …
Undoubtedly, this would give ASML a layer of insurance.
In the future, as long as ASML produced a photolithography machine, they would buy it immediately.
Of course.
For TSMC, Intel, and Samsung, investing in ASML was equivalent to signing a strategic agreement.
As long as ASML produced a wet photolithography machine, they would sell it to their shareholders immediately.
They could even decide to cut off their competitors' supply.
This kind of cooperation was beneficial to all parties.
However, after ASML's CEO, Wen Bide, calmed down, he seemed a little hesitant.
"Mr. Wen Bide, do you have any other questions?"
"Boss Zhang, you might not be able to convince Samsung and Intel."
After that, Wen Bide continued, "Samsung and Intel not only have a chip manufacturing business, but they also have a terminal consumer business. They might not be willing to spend a huge amount of money to develop a wet photolithography process."
To put it simply …
That was, in addition to Samsung and Intel making their own chips, they could also sell products.
Even if they were to be affected by the competition from Centrum International, the impact would not be great.
But TSMC was different.
TSMC was only an OEM chip manufacturer. They only collected OEM fees and did not have products.
They could not sell the chips produced by their OEM to other manufacturers.
They could not package the chips into electronic products and directly sell them to consumers.
This was also why TSMC came to the Netherlands, not Samsung or Intel.
Because TSMC was the most challenged.
"Mr. Wen Bide, you are very right. Perhaps Intel and Samsung are not under so much pressure now. But this might not be the case. You have to know that Huanyu Technologies does not only want to make a chip. "
"Boss Zhang, please continue."
"Let's analyze. Huanyu Technologies has Centrum International, which stabilizes their chip manufacturing technology. But to Huanyu Technologies, they feel that this is not safe enough. They feel that they do not have a photolithography machine, so they will still be restricted. Therefore, they want to make a photolithography machine. "
"This logic is normal. If it were me, I would also feel threatened."
"But we know that chips are not only about chip manufacturing. Before chip manufacturing, they also have chip design."
"You are talking about the Tianwen chip?"
"Not only the Tianwen chip."
Zhang Zhongmou shook his head. "The Tianwen chip is just a microprocessor based on the ARM architecture. Then, it is still the same thinking as before. When Huanyu Technologies is making chips, they will think that they do not have a photolithography machine, so they want to make a photolithography machine. Then, when they are making chip designs, will they not think about why they want to use the ARM architecture? Why don't they come up with an independent architecture that is different from ARM and different from other companies? "
"This …"
When he said this, Wen Bide became extremely serious.
Actually, he had heard that Huanyu Technologies was secretly working on their chip architecture.
But all this time, Huanyu Technologies' new chip architecture did not come out.
Instead, what came out was the Tianwen chip based on the ARM architecture.
Moreover, with the support of the Tianwen chip, Huanyu Technologies' series of electronic products developed very well.
Just as Wen Bide was gradually forgetting about this matter, Zhang Zhongmou mentioned it again.
For a company like Huanyu Technologies, they would definitely not just come up with an idea.
"Boss Zhang, do you think Huanyu Technologies can make a new chip architecture?"
"I don't know."
Zhang Zhongmou shook his head and said, "There's no problem in terms of technology, but it's hard to say when it comes to ecology. But don't you think that Huanyu Technologies is building its own ecology? "
Pear mp3 series.
Huanyu mobile phone series.
Huanyu computer series.
Universal Television …
Could it be that Huanyu Technologies was doing this just to make money?
Although these electronic products did not account for a large share of the global electronic products market, they had already formed an ecosystem that belonged to Huanyu Technologies. Once this ecosystem got bigger, he would no longer be challenging TSMC, but ASML. He would be challenging Samsung, Intel, Microsoft, and IBM …
But when that time came …
The young man from the wilderness would start to slay dragons.
"Boss Zhang, after hearing what you said, even I feel that Huanyu Technologies is a little scary."
"Yeah, maybe you don't know, but when I first heard about Huanyu Technologies, I didn't pay much attention. But now, I don't dare to be careless with any news about Huanyu Technologies. "
"If that's the case, will Intel and Samsung agree?"
"If they still want to control this market, then they will definitely agree."
Zhang Zhongmou was extremely confident about this.
"Boss Zhang, I'll wait for your good news."
Wen Bide did not hesitate and smiled.
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