Reborn since 1993

Chapter 786 Camp
"What is the current production cost of Dongxin No. 1? How many Dongxin No. 1s can the Dongxin lithography machine department produce this year?!"

After leaving the constant temperature workshop, Li Dongling took off his dust-proof suit and asked Zhou Shi.

When asked about the cost and production capacity of the lithography machine, Zhou Shi looked a little embarrassed. "Currently, due to R&D costs and parts procurement issues, the production cost of Dongxin No. 650 is about million US dollars per unit!"

"What about similar products from companies like Nikon, Canon, ASML, etc.?!"

"If it is a Canon lithography machine of the same type, it may be sold in China at a higher price, up to about four or five million US dollars!"

Zhou Shi said honestly, to put it bluntly, lithography machine manufacturers such as Nikon and Canon are still playing double standards. The same lithography machine is sold to semiconductor factories in old Europe and America for more than 3 million US dollars.

But once they are shipped to the domestic market for sale, the price immediately increases. However, even with the price increase, the cost of lithography machines from Nikon and Canon is still much cheaper than that from Dongxin.

Dongxin's lithography machine has just been developed, and the technology is not yet mature. In addition, it has not yet been mass-produced. In the short term, the production cost will definitely be much higher than that of Nikon's old lithography machine manufacturers.

This is also the reason why all the lithography machine manufacturers and research institutes in China have run away. After investing so much money, the lithography machines they developed are not as advanced as those abroad, and the cost is also higher than that of the other party. Who can they sell the lithography machines they produced? !

"If the chip factory places an order, how many Taidongxin No. 1 lithography machines can Chief Engineer Zhou deliver this year?"

Lin Qijian also asked. He is the general manager of Dongxin Hanxi Chip Factory. After the 8-inch wafer factory is built, he will also need to purchase lithography machines.

"It is expected that about five to seven lithography machines will be delivered!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Cijian looked towards Li Dongling. As the head of a chip factory, Lin Cijian must be hoping to purchase advanced lithography machines so that he can produce more advanced chips with higher efficiency and yield rate.

However, if Dongxin’s own chip factory does not purchase products from Dongxin’s lithography machine department, who can it sell them to?

"The Dongxin No. 1 lithography machine is purchased from the chip factory. However, Chief Engineer Zhou, the cost of Dongxin No. 1 must be reduced. If we want to open up the market, the cost must be lower than that of the same-level lithography machines of Nikon, Canon, and ASML!"

Li Dongling said somewhat helplessly that lithography machines certainly cannot be sold like cabbages.

But there is no other way. Without high-end lithography machines, the 450-nanometer lithography machines are already somewhat outdated in the international market. If Dongxin's lithography machines want to survive, they must lower the price in order to sell them.

"I understand. Lao Zhang and I are constantly adjusting the process and equipment, and will continue to reduce the cost of the Dongxin No. 1 lithography machine!" Zhou Shi said hurriedly.

When Lin walked out of the lithography department laboratory of Dongxin Semiconductor, Li Dongling paused and turned to look at Zhou Shi, "Chief Engineer Zhou, I hope you can get the second-generation 365-nanometer lithography project approved as soon as possible.

I'm afraid that the time left for the Dongxin lithography department is only a few years!"

When Doxin Semiconductor established a lithography machine laboratory and recruited Zhou Shi and others to develop lithography machines, Li Dongling's plan was to take advantage of the fact that all major lithography machine manufacturers were stuck in the fourth-generation 193-nanometer lithography machines to catch up with Doxin's lithography machine technology!
Now, manufacturers with lithography machine businesses such as Nikon, Canon, ASML, IBM, and semiconductor manufacturers such as Intel, AMD, Texas Instruments, and Samsung are also trying to break through the shackles of the fourth-generation lithography machines.

But there is still no movement now, which is certainly not good news for global lithography machine and semiconductor manufacturers, because this indicates that Moore's Law may be invalid.

But it is good news for Doxin Semiconductor, because it is like Nikon and others are standing there, waiting for Doxin Semiconductor to catch up.

For Doxin Semiconductor, there is still more than five years of catching up period. If such an opportunity is missed, it is estimated that it will not come again in the next few decades.

After arriving in the provincial capital of Hanxi, Li Dongling of course had many people to visit, including many units and departments, and Li Dongling also needed to go there.

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After staying in the provincial capital of Hanxi for a few days, when Li Dongling set out to return to Pingyang, news suddenly came out of the domestic technology industry again. It was that Lian wanted to start "crying" to the media about the overbearing behavior of Shenzhou Computer.

"As domestic brands, we should not attack each other. However, a certain domestic computer manufacturer has been aggressive and repeatedly snatched orders from other companies. This is a huge harm to domestic computer brands!"

"According to rumors, the newly established mainland Internet Cafe Association refused to accept the Lenovo computer brand, which is suspected of malicious competition!"

A financial newspaper in Yanjing suddenly published an article. Although it did not name any computer brand, everyone in the technology industry knew it.

“The breakthrough in domestic computer chips is certainly worth celebrating, but as Lian Xiangliu said, the domestic technology industry cannot be complacent and cut itself off from international advanced technology!
Whether it is a domestically developed chip or an imported advanced chip, as long as it can be used in domestic computers, it is a progress for the domestic computer industry, and we should not belittle ourselves or praise one over the other!" Soon after, some experts from the Institute of Computer Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and personnel from some scientific and technological departments began to speak out and support Lianxiang.

"Lianxiang has received the largest computer order this year. Many units in Yanjing and other places have jointly purchased more than 1.7 computers from Lianxiang, with a total value of more than million yuan!"

After gaining support from a lot of people, Lian Xiang, whose orders had been snatched away by Shenzhou one after another, suddenly got a large purchase order. It was obvious that Boss Liu's activities began to take effect.

In the conference room of a star-rated hotel opened by an American in Yanjing, a meeting is currently being held in full swing.

"Director Gregory!"

"President Jim Garrett, Mr. Chen!"

In the conference room where a banner of the Technology and Cooperation Exchange Conference between the Mainland Computer Manufacturers Association and Intel Corporation was hung, Boss Liu shook hands with Intel Asia Pacific Director Gregory, Intel Greater China President Jim Garrett, General Manager Chen Weidi and others.

The people from Intel and the people from the mainland computer manufacturers sat down across a desk. Those who came this time representing the mainland computer manufacturers were mainly the people led by Boss Lian Xiangliu.

The atmosphere was a little depressing. Both Gregory and Jim Garrett looked unhappy, especially the latter, who was obviously very angry.

Before, when Dongxin Semiconductor announced the news of "Tianji Chip", Garrett also assured Gregory that the computer equipped with Tianji Chip would never sell well. If it did, then he, Garrett, would leave...

Now, the most embarrassing person is Garrett, the president of Intel Greater China who once set a flag.

Although Gregory and Intel headquarters did not ask Garrett to pack up and leave immediately, only Garrett himself knew how many times he had been scolded during this period.

There were even reports from Intel's headquarters that Intel's emperor, Grove, was somewhat dissatisfied with Garrett.

What is certain is that even if Garrett was not kicked out of Intel, his career at Intel would have been frozen due to his performance in the mainland market. He could not even suppress a "third-rate" chip factory. How could Intel headquarters entrust him with such an important task?

"Director Gregory, long time no see. I wonder if your journey was smooth?"

Boss Liu spoke first, addressing Gregory, Intel's real boss in Asia, saying that the two were old acquaintances, as they had been cooperating since Lianxiang started assembling computers.

Up to now, Lenovo has become Intel's iconic partner in the domestic computer market, and can even be said to be a "model".

After other domestic computer manufacturers see the performance of Lenovo computers powered by Intel chips, who else can they cooperate with if they don’t join Intel’s camp? !

Slowly shaking his head, Gregory looked at Boss Liu, sighed and said, "Boss Liu, don't blame me for speaking directly. Lianxiang's performance this time was very bad, and Intel's chips have begun to be questioned by our users in Asia!"

The first generation Pentium chip is of the same level as the Tianji chip. However, Lenovo, which is equipped with the former chip, was suppressed by Shenzhou, which is equipped with the Tianji chip.

The general public and non-computer professionals don’t care. They can’t even deeply optimize the Pentium chip. Without Microsoft’s cooperation, they can’t adapt the hardware and software, and they can’t optimize the software.

Most people only see that the fluency and performance of Shenzhou computers crushed Lianxiang, and the sales volume was also the same, so they would feel that Pentium chips are not as good as Tianji...

But this is something Intel cannot tolerate, and it is also the reason why Gregory personally attended the meeting this time.

Boss Liu looked a little embarrassed. Guo Wei, who came with him, came to his rescue and said, "The performance of Shenzhou Computer has exceeded the expectations of all mainland computer manufacturers. They have indeed come up with many new things!"

Guo Wei's meaning was very clear. This time it was not a crime committed by the war, but Lenovo alone could not be blamed. Didn't other computer manufacturers, including IBM, Compaq and other manufacturers, also not expect that Shenzhou Computer would play so many tricks?

During this period, it was not only domestic computers such as Lianxiang that were affected in sales, but also IBM, Toshiba and other companies, whose sales also declined, as their orders were snatched away by Shenzhou computers.

“We cannot predict what happened in the past, but we can predict what will happen in the future.

Director Gregory, the China Computer Manufacturers Association needs Intel to stand with us to get through this crisis! "Boss Liu looked very serious.

(End of this chapter)