Rebirth 2010: I'll be a big shot

Chapter 257 With a US$12 billion order, the mountains and seas are beginning to show their edge!

Author: The bright moon once shone on the ancient river

Chapter 257 With a US$12 billion order, the mountains and seas are beginning to show their edge!

Across the ocean.

Gongding Shizhou, the headquarters of Pioneer Group.

The night is deep, with a few stars of varying brightness scattered among the towering skyscrapers, gradually fading away the hustle and bustle of the red day.

Anita stepped on elegant and intellectual high heels, walked quickly to the door of the CEO's office, and raised her voice to remind:

"Mr. Harold, the management has all arrived and the meeting can start at any time."

"Is the head of the risk management and strategic investment department here?"

Harold put the document in his lap, raised his head and asked.

"On the way there, it will probably take about 15 minutes."

Anita replied immediately.

"OK, inform Dongfang that the meeting will be held on time at 23:00."

Harold thought for a while and gave the order directly.

"No, Mr. Harold!"

The female assistant nodded.

When the wrong party turned around and left, Harold suddenly frowned and cursed secretly, "It's so annoying to be in a meeting so late."

Faced with the difficult problems Tim raised, he could not choose to turn a blind eye.

No matter what decision is made, there are core interests that affect the board of directors.

After all, Apple’s current market value is as high as US$600 billion, and Vanguard Group owns 7.6% of the shares, firmly ranking as the largest shareholder.

Is it close to US$50 billion in holding assets? If it is handled carelessly, the stock price will fluctuate and the investment value will decrease. For Pioneer, it will cause serious periodic losses.

According to Apple's 2015 Q3 quarterly financial report, sales in the Greater China region fell by 5% in the quarter, lower than market expectations; the supply of products in North America and Europe was insufficient, and the growth rate was limited.

In just six months, Apple's market value has plummeted from US$770 billion at the beginning of the year, with US$170 billion evaporated.

If we take a step east, no one dares to bet whether it will fall below the 600 billion mark!

Thinking of this, Harold stood up, straightened his tie, and walked straight to the conference room.

"I'm very sorry, and he doesn't want to disturb your dreams, but that matter is closely related to everyone!

He needs to collect the opinions of more than half of the shareholders before he can make accurate decisions."

Harold looked at each of the delegates and said in a deep voice.

Most of those people, like him, are serving the consortium behind them. Real boss-level figures are naturally drinking wine, hugging each other and enjoying life at this moment.

"He believes that Apple's chip foundry business can be handed over to Shanhai Microelectronics. It is more in line with the company's comprehensive interests to maintain its market share."

Vice President Paul was the first to speak.

At that time, the market value of Bay Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was over US$100 billion. Compared with Apple, it was clear at a glance which one was more important.

Even if the chip foundry order is lost, Pioneer Group can still make up for it through the cooperation with Intel, AND, Bleacher Technology and Ford, relying on the strong capacity and network of contacts of the Pioneer Group.

“He agreed with Paul’s suggestion!”

Representative Wei Changdong said.

"He's wrong!"

Another shareholder representative said loudly.

After seeing everyone's attention gathered, he then added: "Shanhai Microelectronics is challenging their right to speak in the semiconductor industry. It is by no means a simple artificial intelligence licensing dispute. He proposed to urge the Commerce Department and the directors of the Global Semiconductor Association to discuss Shanhai Microelectronics.

Microelectronics carries out technical blockade.”

The shareholder representative said with a stern look on his face.

"Shit! Put away my stupid idea,

Harold couldn't help but curse.

About 90% of China's chips are imported, and the annual purchase amount exceeds US$200 billion. Most of the chip exporters have capital injections from the Vanguard Group. If they rashly use their overt power to affect chip sales in Greater China, it will be

The gain outweighs the loss.

They don't care about losing some chip foundry orders!

If it causes China to significantly reduce its chip imports, it will cause them heartache.

"He feels that accepting the licensing fee of 400 Chinese dollars is not enough. Converted to one dollar, it is only 64 US dollars. When added to the front-end price, the user perception is not high."

Another shareholder representative jumped out to express his opinion.

For a time, there was a lot of discussion in the conference room, and no one could convince the wrong party. Gradually, the quarrel became louder and louder.

"Vote to decide! The minority obeys the majority, and there is no point in continuing the discussion."

Harold said decisively.

He really wanted to go home early and take a look at his sleeping little daughter to see if it was a waste of his life to argue with those people.

"He agrees! Use OEM orders to replace the global authorization of Moszhike voice system!"

"Second!"

"Second!"

"..."

"Representatives who agree to pay high licensing fees, please raise your legs!"

"He agrees!"

"..."

Harold looked around and asked Anita to count the votes. It turned out that after a while, everyone's thoughts were collected.

Looking at the ratio of "June 4", his frown finally relaxed completely.

the other side.

Bedley Asset Management also held an emergency meeting overnight to respond to requests for future technology cooperation.

…

Lu Lei walked in the office, anxiously waiting for Tim's call back.

Three hours have passed, and there is still no movement at the table.

Chen Heyu was already impatient and sent people to urge him several times. When he learned that Dimu was in the process of communicating and discussing, his face darkened and he wanted to leave immediately.

It was almost two o'clock in the morning, and the group was very hungry.

"Crunch!"

Suddenly, the door to the conference room was pushed open from the outside. Lu Lei walked in with a solemn expression and slowly walked back to his seat.

"Mr. Chen, President Diem agreed to authorize Apple's global chip foundry business to Shanhai Microelectronics."

Lu Lei announced sonorously and forcefully, but his expression was somewhat aggrieved.

Chen Heyu's eyes lit up, and he didn't know whether he should be happy or worried. But whether Nadong's cooperation order could be regarded as revenge against Bay Semiconductor, Apple's "blame leader" did not agree to the "blackmail"

The licensing price is a bit disappointing.

"It's a pleasure to cooperate. Let's discuss the OEM price first."

He smiled softly, suppressing the excitement in his heart, and said calmly.

"Based Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.'s single-chip quotation for 8-inch wafers is US$8,600, and US$15,400 for 12-inch wafers. I hope Mr. Chen can give a reasonable price."

Lu Lei couldn't help but remind him, for fear that Chen Heyu would speak loudly again.

Then master the benefits of precision chip manufacturing technology!

The price of a single chip of the 28nm process is just over 5,000 US dollars. When it comes to the 16nm process, the price jumps by 70% in an instant, which is a huge profit industry.

By 2024, the foundry price of 28-nanometer chips has dropped to US$3,000.

The semiconductor industry will never be a winner-takes-all game!

If Chen Heyu wants to continue to make a fortune in the chip field, he must maintain his leading position in process technology.

"Mr. He, show Mr. Lu the sincerity of Shanhai Microelectronics."

He turned sideways and ordered to He Tingbo.

"No, boss! Mr. He, please take a look at the OEM quotation for Shanhai Microelectronic Acupuncture's 16nm process."

He Tingbo nodded, motioned to the assistant on the side, and handed over a paper document.

"What?! The processing cost for an 8-inch wafer is only US$8,400, and the processing cost for a 12-inch wafer is US$15,000?"

Lu Lei's eyes widened with a surprised expression on his face, and he stood there dumbfounded.

It seems that there is not much difference, but please know that the yield rate of Shanhai Microelectronics is 4.5% higher than that of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., plus a concession of US$200-400 for a single wafer, which is equal to Apple’s cost expenditure on chip processors. Reduced by about 6%.

Based on last year’s shipments, at least 300 million US dollars can be saved!

"Have Mr. Lu forgotten? He said that he was sincere when he came that time."

Chen Heyu said with a smile.

That quotation is completely designed to outshine Bay Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. It has lower foundry costs and higher yield rates. If you are not stupid, you all know how to choose.

"What about the licensing fees?"

Lu Lei asked.

"Each unit costs 140 Chinese dollars, which is the same treatment as DaMi Technology."

Chen Heyu pondered for a few seconds, and when he saw Lu Lei's anxious look, he replied calmly.

"Thank you very much. On that condition, he agreed to Donglai on behalf of the headquarters. There will be a production gap of about 20 million A9 chips in Q4. Shanhai Microelectronics will take over the order first, and the formal cooperation will take effect in 2016."

Lu Lei said with a smile, the boulder in his heart gently moved away, expressing Apple's sincerity by the way.

"no problem."

Chen Heyu nodded.

Subsequently, the staff of both parties went through the process to discuss the contract details, including product specifications, delivery schedule, output and price, intellectual property protection agreement, quality control and testing, changes and dispute resolution, etc.

…

Golden autumn October.

Xiao Yang's new movie "Ghost Blowing the Lantern: The Ancient City" is now in theaters and it has made 170 million box office in the first month. It is coming in a big way!

But Chinese netizens are obviously more concerned about the dynamics of Shanhai Microelectronics at this time.

Shanhai Microelectronics officially announced to the outside world that it has completely mastered the mature 16nm production process!

That means that the domestic chip manufacturing level is infinitely close to the world's first-class level, buying into the mid-to-high-end market.

and.

Starting from the Q4 quarter, Shanhai Microelectronics will provide foundry services for Apple and MVIDIA. Starting from 2016, it will completely replace Bay Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and become the largest chip supplier for Apple and MVIDIA.

"Thank you for the invitation! I live in the beautiful country of Gangdong Aircraft. According to rumors, Gulf Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was playing dirty tricks behind the scenes to prevent Shanhai Microelectronics from purchasing advanced production equipment, which led to Shanhai Microelectronics' revenge."

"While I was washing dishes abroad, I heard from my second uncle's grandma's niece and daughter-in-law that the news was 99% untrue."

"I wonder if Zhang Zhimou will regret provoking Shanhai Microelectronics. With that wave coming from the east, Bay Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. directly lost 30% of its orders."

"..."

Netizens in the field were having heated discussions and felt relieved. China's semiconductor industry has always been in the low-end market, and it can struggle to survive in a field with extremely low profit margins.

This big deal, which represented two technology giants, shocked the pride of the Chinese people, and everyone rushed to tell each other.

As the recruitment information of Shanhai Microelectronics went viral on the Internet, a large number of outstanding graduates in electronic engineering, integrated circuits, computer engineering, materials science, physics, optoelectronics and nanoscience chose to go to Shanghai, regarding Shanhai Microelectronics as a China's semiconductor leader.

The number of employees has expanded rapidly, and Shanhai Microelectronics has successively established three major R&D centers: design, manufacturing, and packaging and testing, attracting outstanding talents from all industries.

A large number of employees from Huaxin International, Jiangdian Technology, and even Shanghai Microelectronics resigned and joined Shanhai Microelectronics.

Who wouldn’t be tempted by the generous treatment that is 3-5 times higher than the salary offered?

What's more, the sales dividends of Xie Shengdong and Wu Maozhe were also revealed. Taking Apple orders as an example, the two easily earned US$50 million every year.

That income is endless!

It is enough to instantly beat the annual income of 90% of the CEOs of companies in the city. It points out the development direction for world-class chip talents. If they come to Shanhai and concentrate on research and development, they can also realize the value of life and financial freedom.

Then who is not cruel?

The transparent and checkable remuneration details made some overseas employees envious. After asking around and finding out the reliability of the information, they also considered returning to China for development.

…

"The company will coordinate with Bedler and ask Intel, AND to add some foundry orders to make up for the loss of Bay Semiconductor."

Anita informed.

"He knows, thank you."

Zhang Zhimou said dejectedly, a breath of turbid air stuck in his heart, and there was a dull pain.

"He certainly underestimated him!"

Bay Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. lost two of its core customers in a row, which made him worried.

If Shanhai Microelectronics goes one step further, Gulf Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. will not only be threatened. Lotus and GlobalFoundries will also lose a large amount of market share.

"Help him book a flight to a beautiful country."

After Zhang Zhimou made up his mind, he was ready to continue fighting with Chen Heyu. He needed more powerful help.

…

"30% market share, Lao Zhang, did that knife hurt enough to make you cry?"

Chen Heyu walked in the office, smiling and cursing.

"Shanghai City needs to build another large-scale silicon wafer production line. I have sent a reliable person to keep an eye on it. Huayao's order has been secured. Can we delay the delivery date?"

After regaining consciousness, he picked up the phone and explained to He Tingbo.

"Okay, boss, don't worry."

He Tingbo replied.

The business volume of Maiweida Tesla P100 is approximately US$2 billion;

The OEM orders for Apple's A9 chip processor are approximately US$6 billion;

As a leading foreign manufacturer of communication equipment and smart phones, Huayao widely uses 16-nanometer chips in its products and has purchased orders worth US$4 billion in one fell swoop.

That has accounted for 30% of Huayao's chip import business, greatly squeezing the living space of Haotong, Intel, Percom, and Texas Instruments.

However, under Zhang Zhimou's promotion, a plan targeting Shanhai Micropower quietly spread.

(End of chapter)