20 years of restarting life

Chapter 3757

After the meeting, Zhao Chang'an did not intend to hold another internal meeting for the nanometer system. Instead, he told everyone to get some rest so that they could meet with Ji Chengyong in high spirits the next day.

He returned to his room, casually took off his coat, and tossed it onto the living room sofa along with his satchel. He lit a cigarette and walked to the window to gaze at the night view outside.

At that time, Optics Valley was still somewhat desolate, especially at night. Apart from a few scattered lights in some buildings, there were only bright streetlights on the wide roads, illuminating the roads where there were few pedestrians and even fewer vehicles.

Zhao Chang'an didn't think Mills could convince Siemens' top management, but his idea had an unparalleled appeal to Jiangcheng.

Initially, Zhao Chang'an thought it was good that Siemens sent a team that focused more on the technology field to investigate, but now he no longer thinks so.

These technicians tend to focus more on technical feasibility and less on maximizing commercial benefits.

At this time, Zhao Chang'an believed that building an 8-inch fab in Jiangcheng would be far superior to a 12-inch fab in terms of investment, construction period, and market return.

Zhao Chang'an could see this, and so could the top executives at Siemens, but Mills couldn't.

Zhao Chang'an estimated that Mills would most likely discuss this idea with Ji Chengyong tomorrow. As long as he brought it up, Jiangcheng's interest would definitely increase from ten percent to twelve percent.

After all, there are already 8-inch factories in China, but there is no 12-inch factory.

截止去年底，全球有18家芯片制造商拥有可处理130nm（0.13微米）芯片的晶圆厂，晶圆尺寸主要集中在200毫米（8英寸盘）。

Currently, only UMC has officially started mass production of 300mm (12-inch) caliber wafer fabs throughout Asia.

TSMC, which has been closely following behind as the perennial runner-up for years, built two 12-inch fabs last year with a total investment of over US$50 billion. The fabs use 0.15-micron process technology and are scheduled to begin mass production this year.

All three factories will operate on an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) model.

Although NEC, Hitachi, and Samsung, these three Asian manufacturers, are also building 12-inch fabs to produce DRAM chips (Dynamic Random Access Memory) and system-on-a-chip (SoC), SRAM chips (Static Random Access Memory), and Flash/PLD logic chips, it will still be some time before they can start trial production.

Philips has the only 12-inch fab in Europe with mass production capacity, while Infineon's Dresden fab is the only 12-inch fab in North America, and it is also an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) facility.

Texas Instruments' DMO logic chip 12-inch fab is scheduled to begin mass production this year.

Intel has three 12-inch fabs that produce CPUs, and these are all under construction.

In other words, there are currently only three 12-inch wafer fabs in the world that have achieved mass production, and the total number including those under construction is no more than 12.

What troubled Zhao Chang'an was that once Mills brought it up, Ji Chengyong showed great interest, making it difficult for him to answer whether he agreed or disagreed.

If you agree, then how will you address the remaining funding gap? And since you've already reached an agreement with Siemens, you'll have to scrap everything and start all over again.

The problem is that Siemens currently has no plans to build a 12-inch fab, even though its technology and patent capabilities in this area are second only to Intel and Motorola, ranking third in the world.

None of these three top-tier companies currently have 12-inch wafer fabs in production, while UMC, ranked fourth, and TSMC, ranked fifth, are making the most aggressive moves.

In other words, if Ji Chengyong takes Mills' proposal seriously tomorrow, then the significance of this matter will become very important.

Although Ji Chengyong's words were not as extravagant as those of ancient emperors who bestowed titles upon their brothers, his status would still be that of a high-ranking official in ancient times. The results of the negotiations here would be fed back to Siemens headquarters in Western Europe, and Ji Chengyong's opinions could not be taken lightly.

Will Siemens think that Zhao Chang'an was playing tricks on them and that OneNano is dishonest?

In modern business, integrity is of paramount importance. If Siemens has a questionable assessment of the integrity of OneNano and Zhao Chang'an, then this seemingly sure-fire cooperation could very well fall through.

If things turn out this way, wouldn't Zhao Chang'an's long-term planning become a joke?

And it would also make Jiangcheng think that they were just using someone else's name to deceive and harass them.

Zhao Chang'an became increasingly agitated, so he took out his phone from his bag on the sofa and dialed Tian Xue's number.

Zhao Chang'an didn't see Tian Xue at the Jiangda No. 1 Nano Building that evening. There were many people and time was tight, so he was too embarrassed to ask. At that moment, only a beautiful woman could temporarily distract him from these troubling matters and clear his mind.

Yang Yixin and Ye Yiyi in the hotel were certainly an option, but with Qi Xuan'er keeping an eye on things in the hotel, Zhao Chang'an decided to comfort Tian Xue, who hadn't had any affection in a long time.

The phone rang for a while before Tian Xue answered. Zhao Chang'an heard loud, lively music coming from the other end.

"Chang'an."

Tian Xue was breathing heavily.

"Is it lively over there?"

"The school is holding a campus recruitment fair in the middle of this month and is currently rehearsing for the gala. As a senior, the school wants me to be the female host. I wasn't really keen on being a host, but He Cai and Chu Yun both said it's a way to promote our Jiangcheng Semiconductor R&D Center."

Tian Xue said helplessly, "Tonight is Saturday, and we have to rehearse until after 11 p.m.

Jiangda University is quite a distance from Optics Valley. Even if Tian Xue drives over after rehearsals, it will be past midnight.

She's such a beautiful woman, and she went to the hotel in the middle of the night. Since Zhao Chang'an and the others were staying at the hotel, the security was very strict. Tian Xu would definitely be questioned about who she was looking for and whether she had an appointment.

At that time, Tian Xue was so young and beautiful, even a fool would know why she came here.

"Thank you for your hard work. Do you have time tomorrow night?"

"Have."

"Okay, I'll contact you tomorrow afternoon. Are He Cai and Chu Yun also there?"

"They have a classical duet dance between the White Snake and Xiaoqing, but they said they had something to do and asked for leave, so they didn't come."

Tian Xue's answer was somewhat unexpected by Zhao Chang'an.

He thought that after their setbacks, He Danni and Chu Yanling would have washed away their past and kept a low profile, but he never expected that they would actually be on the show.

In Zhao Chang'an's view, this was definitely a good thing.

To wash away the glamour and become a respectable woman does not mean to stay at home forever and never show off.

Knowing that Tian Xue was busy, Zhao Chang'an didn't say anything more to her. He hung up the phone and dialed Chu Yun's number.

Zhao Chang'an called He Cai's cell phone in the afternoon, but this time he called Chu Yun's, which is a detail in itself.

"Mr. Zhao."

"At Jiang University?"

"Um, He Cai and I are showing Lin Xiaojie around Luojia Mountain. Would you like to come along?"

"Sure, she kept her eyes closed and ignored everyone all afternoon. How did you two manage that?"

Zhao Chang'an was genuinely curious.

"It's simple. We just took Lin Xiaojie for a walk around campus, and people kept coming up to chat with me and He Cai. Hehe, He Cai just rejected a love letter from a young lecturer who had studied abroad. We told her about our past and that what happened to her was nothing compared to what she went through!"

Chu Yun even uttered a vulgar word to express her disdain for Lin Xiaojie's belief that the sky had fallen.

Zhao Chang'an listened in silence for a long time before finally saying, "Actually, you two don't need to do this."