The richest man starts with a blind box

Chapter 914 Sharing Dad
Of course, even if 60% of its own market is hit, Intel is actually not afraid, because they already know the development progress of the immersion lithography machine, and ASML is still under the control of Intel... at least in the computer industry. This is the case with the chip.

Some people may wonder, why is ASML, a Dutch company, controlled by Intel?

Well, how should I put it, in fact, this control was actually given to Intel by ASML. In fact, AMSL was originally a research and development studio of Philips. Later, due to various reasons, this research and development studio became independent and began to produce and manufacture light. engraving machine.

This time was in the 80s. At this time, the lithography machine market was undergoing drastic changes. With the fierce competition in the semiconductor industry, the lithography machine companies headed by the United States began to retreat in an all-round way. Fuso’s lithography machines began to occupy the market. Finally, At one time, it occupied more than 80% of the lithography machine market, and almost wiped out the lithography machine companies in the United States.

Seeing this situation, the noble Europeans feel that they cannot just sit still. After all, everyone can see the important potential of future computer chips and the lithography machines behind them. We cannot do without our own lithography machine companies in Europe.

So after counting and counting, only one company like ASML seems to have great potential, so under the negotiation of a group of European leaders, ASML separated from Philips, and at the same time, all major European technology companies are symbolically in this company. Recorded some shares, and then signed a supply agreement with ASML to sell various lithography machine components to AMSL at a relatively very favorable price.

The other is that it will be difficult for China to conquer equipment such as lithography machines until 2020. The core reason is that the lithography machines themselves have many parts, more than 8.

Among the more than 8 different parts, more than 40% are high-tech hardware, especially the core equipment such as laser sources, lenses, etc., which are extremely difficult to manufacture. Only Fuso and European There are very few companies in China, and ordinary companies can produce such equipment.

In the future, many mobile phones will like to advertise their own mobile phones, using Zeiss lenses. As everyone knows, only Zeiss can produce the world's top lithography machine lenses. These are all unique craftsmanship. Even Boss Huang, then It cannot be copied either.

With the support of so many European technology companies, the development of AMSL has gone smoothly. After a few years of hard work, it has produced its own lithography machine, and the price is relatively relatively advantageous. Reluctantly entered the lithography machine market, and finally became a lithography machine company second only to Fuso.

However, Fuso also sensed the pressure of the rise of AMSL, so Nikon and Canon immediately began to cut prices as soon as they combined, and they wanted to kill AMSL.

This AMSL has suddenly entered the autumn of life and death. In order to survive, AMSL thought about how it was born and how it became the hope of the European lithography machine.

So AMSL decided not to be a European lithography machine hope, but to be a European and American lithography machine hope, or to be a lithography machine hope for all markets except Fuso.

After AMSL persuaded the European shareholders, Intel, Samsung, TSMC, Fairchild, etc., dozens of representatives of related companies in the US and Asia regions were invited over, and then they took the initiative to take out the shares and invited They take a stake.

When companies such as Intel see such a good thing, they will naturally not refuse it.

Of course, after becoming a shareholder, AMSL is its own child, so any mature patented technology in its own hands will naturally be authorized to AMSL first. If there are any parts needed for a lithography machine, it must be used at a relatively low price. Price to sell to AMSL.

As for the equipment produced by AMSL, as long as the technology and price are not too outrageous, it is natural to give priority to purchasing equipment for their own children.

This is why Lin Benjian of TSMC will give priority to the idea and technology of his immersion lithography machine to AMSL, after all, they are one.

AMSL is equivalent to finding countless fathers for itself, and with the help of these fathers, AMSL began to rise at an unimaginable speed. This is probably the original sharing economy, called sharing fathers.

Conversely, as a child, fathers must give priority to enjoying it. After breaking through the technical bottleneck of lithography machines, the first batch of advanced equipment produced will naturally be given priority to their fathers.

Here I have to talk about AMSL's skills in finding dads. AMSL not only finds them well, but also has the most skilled dads in the world.At the same time, he is also very picky, and he will never find two highly competitive companies to be his father at the same time.

For example, in the computer chip industry, if you find the father of Intel, you will never find AMD again. If you find TSMC in the chip production foundry, you will never have anything to do with Fuso's semiconductor companies.

If you find Samsung on the electronic device chip, you will never have anything to do with Singapore, and the same is true for others, so the fathers of AMSL are very harmonious, and they get along very well with each other, and they will not be jealous.

Because of this, Intel can fully control AMSL's computer chip business and lithography machine sales. For example, half of the first batch of lithography machines produced by AMSL will be sold to Intel, although Intel is now basically Instead of producing chips by itself, it will hand over the equipment to TSMC, but these equipment can only produce the equipment that Intel needs, and will never be used by AMD.

While some other companies should also be able to get their hands on a few devices, none of these companies will be in the computer chip market, nor will their equipment be used to make computer chips.

Even if it is produced, because of Intel's face, it will never be sold to AMD... At least it will not be sold to AMD in batches, so in the next 3 to 5 years at least, AMD will never have access to the latest lithography equipment. If it produces high-precision computer chips, then AMD will never even think about competing with Intel in the computer chip market, and the market will return to the point where Intel is the only one.

Since computer chips can't get these devices, it is impossible for AMD's graphics card production line to get these devices. It is conceivable that in the future, AMD will continue to suffer in its two main markets, that is, the CPU and GPU markets. If the minimum CPU and GPU cannot be produced, the high-end market can only be surrendered.

Even if AMD can get involved in a few years, it will naturally lag behind its opponents for several years. It will be extremely difficult to recover these gaps, unless the lithography machine industry once again enters a new bottleneck.

This is why when users in 2020 share CPU and GPU, they will naturally think that Intel and Nvidia are the best, while AMD is the second in the millennium. fell behind.

This is also the reason why although it is a venue, all the consumers sitting in the audience are AMSL consumers, but the joys and sorrows are not the same.

Those companies that share the father of AMSL naturally have smiles on their faces. They are the first wave of companies that can enjoy the benefits of AMSL technology breakthroughs. As for those companies with ugly faces, they are destined not to be able to get the latest equipment in the first place. and technology, can only watch the high-end market in the future be taken by competitors.

For example, at this moment, the representative of AMD is sitting under the stage, with a sad face on his face. The company has finally seen a turnaround, and won 40% of the market through price wars, but in a blink of an eye, this market is deliberately surrendered. It's frustrating, which makes AMD's representatives extremely unwilling.

"Mr. Porter, long time no see!" Just as the representative was lost in thought, a somewhat broken English rang out. Porter looked up, and it turned out to be an old acquaintance, Suzuki Jirokichi of the Suzuki Consortium.

There are not many business relationships between Adm and the Suzuki consortium. The only relationship is probably the business relationship in lithography machines and electronic chips.

After being excluded by AMSL, AMD naturally has to look for a reliable chip supplier, and as the Fuso semiconductor industry, which shares half of the country with AMSL, is naturally the best choice.

The Suzuki Consortium has become a shareholder of the Nikon Group, and Suzuki Jirokichi is the representative of the Suzuki Consortium in the Nikon Group, and is also in charge of the group's business in North America. He has met Mr. Porter several times, and the relationship between the two parties is indeed quite familiar.

"Mr. Jiroji, I didn't expect to see you here. I thought you wouldn't be there!" Potter said in surprise. As the main competitors in the industry, AMSL and Nikon, and even the entire Fuso semiconductor industry They are not dealt with. Generally speaking, it is impossible to meet the other party's people at this kind of press conference. Although they often send invitation letters to each other, it is the other party's business whether they come or not.

"Hey, the general situation can be avoided, but to change the situation of the entire industry like now, how can our Nikon Group not come?" Jiroji Suzuki said with a smile.

"Mr. Jirokichi, it's because of your high self-cultivation. In such an occasion, you can actually smile!" Seeing Suzuki Jirokichi's smile, Mr. Potter said helplessly.

"Why can't I laugh?" Jiroji Suzuki smiled even more happily. "The industry has broken through the technological calm. This is a good thing for everyone, and Mr. Porter should be happy too!"

"Hehe, AMSL and Intel broke through the bottleneck. What are you and I happy about?" Mr. Porter said angrily.

"I admit that in terms of technology, AMSL is indeed more mature, but it's just more mature!" Suzuki Jirokichi said lightly, and Mr. Porter, who was originally helpless, changed his expression instantly when he heard these words. Bright.

"Could it be?"

(End of this chapter)