Chapter 659: Decision

Under such tremendous pressure, ASML, as the engine of the entire semiconductor industry in the West, quite reasonably threw out its own trump card - a new generation of lithography machines.

According to a Reuters report on October 20, the Dutch ASML company is manufacturing a new type of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machine, each priced at about 400 million US dollars.

Senior executives of ASML said in the report: "The prototype of a new generation of high numerical aperture EUV lithography machine will be manufactured in the first half of 1023."

Cooperating with it is Hutcheson, an expert from the Institute of Ultra-Large Die Integration Technology in the United States. The expert said: "High numerical aperture EUV lithography machines can provide huge advantages for some chip companies, not only in terms of yield rate and chip performance. On the one hand, if companies such as TSMC and Hansung Semiconductor use ASML’s new generation of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines, they may save 10% of the cost, and the chip manufacturing process can also go further.”

In the United States, Chris, a professor at Tufts University, said in an interview with the American Consumer News and Business Channel: "Although ASML is a Dutch company, its lithography machines rely heavily on parts supplied by our country. So the new For a generation of lithography machines, we have extremely high autonomy."

Under the bombardment of this series of news, TSMC responded.

The president of TSMC announced: "TSMC's North American factory will use the new production line and ASML's new generation of lithography machines to bring more advanced chip manufacturing capabilities to global partners."

As soon as the news came out, the stock price of TSMC and the US semiconductor index rose accordingly.

Among the global public opinion, "Great again!"

"came back!"

"A country where top scientific and technological talents gather!"

There are so many speeches, all of which are waving flags and shouting.

But the wind kept blowing, and even when the stock price of TSMC's old rival, Hanxing Group, was blown off a lot, Hanxing Group remained motionless like a bastard.

This made Uncle Sam feel a little unhappy.

We are all going to fight with Daxia Semiconductor here, why don't you brat wave the flag like you used to, buy equipment and technology?

You must know that this is all to give you a technological lead.

"Is the technology leading? Just to improve the laser purity and a little bit of accuracy, we need to pay hundreds of millions of dollars? If we add related supporting equipment and production lines, we must increase the investment of billions of dollars, and It was taken out in the short term, and it will continue to be upgraded in the future..."

Li Zairong looked dignified.

He is ambitious, so he has been fully supporting the development of the high-tech industry of Hanxing Group, just to get back the shares that were sold at a low price from the Wall Street chaebol after he has the right to speak in the world.

But now the situation is delicate. He has already seen the data of ASML's new generation lithography machine. If it was half a year ago, he would definitely spend money to follow up without hesitation.

but now……

Looking at the document titled "Korean Star Semiconductor Five-Year Development Plan" on the desk, the head of Hanxing thought that during this period of time, the head of his own semiconductor research room and front-line technical experts had a lot of knowledge about the semiconductor technology of Kyushu Technology System. The comments, the exaggerated descriptions and the progress of the actual completion.

"Oh, ah, Xiba!"

With a sigh, Li Zairong felt as if an electric drill was drilling into his brain.

Anxiety makes the heart beat fast.

Feeling that his condition was not right, Li Zairong skillfully opened the drawer at hand, took out the injection prepared inside, and injected it into his arm.

hiss~

The cold liquid entered the blood vessels, and in a trance, he seemed to see his father Li Jianxi in front of him.

Bowing his body, he nodded and bowed to those foreigners with a humble face.

There is also a string of zero funds sent to Wall Street every year.

"Kyushu Technology's 10nm chip sample is stronger than our 5nm, and now they have invested billions of dollars in Kyushu's semiconductor industry, and they all know it!

Are they forcing us to choose?!

Then do you give money? ! Xiba! A group of robbers!

Hahaha! You devils! "

Li Zairong, who was angry, fell into an illogical dream.

Uncle Sam, who was anxiously waiting for Han Xing's statement, also received news about Han Xing's decision from Wall Street.

"We will provide unconditional interest-free or low-interest loans to support Hanxing Semiconductor in purchasing ASML's new generation of lithography machines and developing and manufacturing a new generation of high-end semiconductor production lines?"

The elderly elite sat in the first place, and when he heard Han Xing's request, he showed a signature weird smile.

"Hanxing Group is the Li family business, so why do they need us to provide unconditional interest-free or low-interest loans if they want to upgrade their technology?

Is the factory built in our country? Or is the headquarters relocated?

Tell Wall Street we won't pay this money! Let these chaebols do it themselves! "

Recently, Xuan Ju's battle situation in the mid-term is very unfavorable, so they urgently need a sufficiently explosive news to boost morale.

From this perspective, the interests of the Wall Street chaebols who control the Korean Star Group and the White House are the same.

The elderly political elites felt that these chaebols would be sensible, and they paid out their own wallets to let Han Xing return to his heart.

But he seems to have forgotten that capital is profit-seeking.

When the Hanxing Group submitted a comparison document for the various projects of the Kyushu Semiconductor Industry and the Western Semiconductor Industry represented by ASML for these chaebols, the chaebols also fell silent.

Among the preferred shares of Hansung Group, 89% of the preferred shares are held by foreign investors, especially financial institutions such as Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase on Wall Street are very exaggerated.

But in the official position, Wall Street financial institutions are just strategic investors. They only need to invest in value preservation and appreciation and obtain profit sharing, and will not participate in business management.

This is achieved by the Li family setting up complex equity relationships over the years to ensure that their own family has absolute control over the company.

It's just that no matter who is in control, most of the profits earned by Hanxing Group every year are taken away by Wall Street financial institutions in the United States.

Therefore, in front of financial institutions such as Wall Street Citigroup and JP Morgan Chase is a multiple-choice question without much suspense.

It is the choice to let Han Xing use Kyushu Semiconductor Industry to defeat TSMC in the foreseeable future and become the world's strongest semiconductor foundry company, earning untold profits for them.

Or choose to let Hanxing Semiconductor split into two technology systems, nothing can keep up with the first place, and investors like them can only have a sip of soup in the huge amount of money.

It's really not that hard to choose.

After all, Uncle Sam is just a facade, and money is the most important thing!

On October 25, Korea Hansung Electronics announced: "It has completed the general construction of Kyushu's semiconductor industry."