The Netherlands.
The headquarters of A * L company.
Gallaher Rodney, the company's CEO.
He was awakened in the middle of the night by a phone call. The caller told him several shocking news in succession.
The most shocking news was that Zhongxin International from Z country had broken the ban and produced their EUV photolithography machine. They even used their own photolithography machine to produce the 5-nanometer chip.
"How is this possible?"
Gallaher Rodney was stunned. It had only been a few months since the ban. This was impossible!
At the emergency meeting the next day, the company's shareholders and executives were in a mess. They did not have the gentlemanly elegance of the past. They were no longer calm and composed.
"This is absolutely impossible! Fake news, it must be fake news! "
"I don't believe it either. They need at least three years to create the EUV photolithography machine."
Gallaher Rodney knocked on the table and asked, "But the truth will not change according to our will. Let's assume that they have done it. Ladies and gentlemen, what should we do now?"
"Sue them. Sue them for patent infringement immediately! It is impossible for them to circumvent the patent barriers. They must have infringed on our patents. We must sue them immediately, "a senior executive said immediately.
"But it takes time to find a lawyer, and it also takes time to collect evidence. It will take even more time to file a lawsuit. It will take at least one or two years for a result … In addition, due to the existence of special clauses in Z country's Patent Law, we cannot win against them in Z country.
Gallaher Rodney shook his head and said.
As a supporter of free trade rules, he had opposed the ban from the beginning. After all, although the photolithography machine was advanced, the market scale was not large. A * L sold only a few dozen photolithography machines every year, and the annual revenue was only about 3 billion euros. As the market growth slowed down, the revenue shrank year by year. Therefore, he cherished every order.
Moreover, he was very optimistic about the market prospects of Z country. He believed that it would be the growth point of A * L's profits for the next 20 years.
What was the result?
Everyone was silent. They felt that the problem was very thorny, and they were extremely unwilling. How could the Z people create the EUV photolithography machine?
"Ladies and gentlemen, as matters stand, we can only sue for peace for the sake of our own interests."
Gallaher Rodney took out his solution. "One is to immediately announce the lifting of the ban! We'll allow the Z people to purchase our photolithography machines. At the same time, we'll use 'priority supply' as a condition for Zhongxin International to stop copying our photolithography machines. We'll reach a preliminary settlement. "
"Second, apply for technical cooperation with Shang Microelectronics to obtain their super-resolution photolithography technology. If necessary, we can take out our core technology for an exchange. The super-resolution photolithography machine is extremely competitive in the low-end chip OEM industry! If we don't master this technology, we'll lose the entire middle and low-end market … Once we lose this market, it's equivalent to losing a leg. "
"In short, we have to cooperate with the Z people no matter what. Otherwise, our market share will shrink rapidly, or even fall to the edge of bankruptcy … Our good days are coming to an end. This is an impending and unchangeable fact!"
A dejected executive raised his head and asked, "What if the M's object to the cancellation of the sales ban without authorization? Many of our core components come from Merica. "
"The M's?"
Gallaher Rodney said mockingly, "We can't ruin our jobs for the M's! The M nation can mess with us, but can't the Z nation also create EUV lithography? When the time comes, we can look for the Z nation to purchase the core components … Remember, we are Dutch. We have no obligation to protect the M nation's interests. "
That's right!
The executives nodded in their hearts. Some of them had yet to pay off their mortgages, some were saving up to buy a yacht, and some did not want to give up the two months of paid vacation every year … They were all adults. They had to make choices that were in line with their own interests.
…
Gorea.
Samsin's headquarters.
Inside the president's office.
Li Jianrong was smashing everything in front of him. The tables, vases, and tea sets were all smashed into a mess by him.
His eyes were bloodshot like a wounded beast. From time to time, he would let out a roar of "Ah! Ha! "he roared.
There was a reason why he was so angry at this moment.
The Z nation had deceived him.
The Z nation's deceptive tactics had caused his Samsin Group to suffer a net loss of more than 200 billion USD in less than a year.
After Samsin launched the "War of the Law of Reverse Cycles," they went all out in the fields of memory chips, storage chips, panels, semiconductor OEM, and other fields. The blood-letting competition had turned into a super team battle.
Moreover, Samsin had indeed been ruthless. The degree of savagery and brutality far exceeded the previous few wars of the Law of Reverse Cycles that they had launched.
It could be said to be a ghastly sight.
Take the price of the same period last year as a comparison:
The price of memory chips had plummeted by 91%.
The price of NAND storage chips had plummeted by 87%.
The price of panels had plummeted by 54%.
The standard OEM fees for semiconductors had decreased by 45%.
These industries that had originally made huge profits were now losing money and bleeding.
The huge cash reserves that were expected to last for more than three years had already been used up by two-thirds in less than a year.
And the Z nation was still stubbornly holding on! There was not even the slightest sign of collapse.
Samsin was the first to be unable to hold on.
This situation was not within Li Jianrong's expectations at all!
Until he found out about the situation at Zhongxin International's press conference.
Pfft ~
At that time, his chest was so tight that he almost spat out a mouthful of blood!
The super resolution photolithography machine had reduced the chip manufacturing cost to one-third.
Was there still a need to compete?
Was there any suspense about who would win or lose?
It was 200 billion USD! Wouldn't it be better to leave it for himself to slowly enjoy? All of it had been burned for nothing!
After smashing everything, Li Jianrong picked up his phone and made a call.
"Quick! Send someone to the Z nation. We demand an immediate ceasefire. We hope that the market will return to a normal and orderly state. "
If there was no ceasefire, his Samsin would suffer a huge loss.
…
Treasure Island.
After the news of Zhongxin International's many major breakthroughs came.
Treasure Island was in an uproar.
The netizens on the island commented:
"It's fake news. It's impossible!"
"The mainland has created a 5-nanometer chip? Is today April Fool's Day? "
"They must have used our chips to imitate it."
"Another 5-nanometer chip in only eight months. Is this a science fiction novel? It can't be any more fake! "
"If it's really 5-nanometer, then it does pose a certain threat to us."
Someone below sneered, "Is your IQ enough? How can you believe such obvious fake news? Please remember this: the mainland will never surpass us in the field of chips! "
…
In a certain villa.
Liu Deming stood in front of an old man, his body trembling. He said in a daze, "Old man, have you heard? Have you seen the news from the mainland?"
"Yes."
The old man closed his eyes slightly. "I have watched the entire press conference."
"Then … do you believe it?"
The old man was silent for a moment and did not answer directly.
After a long time, he said, "I never thought that I would be able to see the Chinese nation stand at the top of the world in my lifetime. It's a blessing, a blessing!"
At this moment, the old man had put aside all conflicts of interest. He only had a gratified smile on his face.
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