Giant of the times

Galaxy Networks' IPO raised US$1.6 billion, which is a huge amount of money, enough for Galaxy Networks to launch a series of acquisitions and merge competitors in the industry. On the one hand, it will eliminate potential threats and on the other hand, it will acquire the talents of the other party. , patented technologies and products, etc., thereby rapidly growing its own strength!

On the road to success, you are passing by countless "corpses" of other companies.

The shopping mall is so cruel, the big fish eats the small fish, and the strong survive!

Not to mention how shocking it was after Galaxy Networks showed its fangs. At this moment, Applied Materials has finally developed the "Precision5000" device using a single chip integration process technology.

With traditional technology, one error may cause all 48 wafers to be scrapped, but Precision5000 allows wafers to complete different processes on the same equipment. The benefit of applying this product is: if an error occurs during the production process, the loss is only A wafer.

This technology is the most important milestone in the semiconductor industry!

It is precisely because of this technology that the semiconductor industry will flourish, and the semiconductor industry drives the development of technology throughout the world!

It is no exaggeration to say that the core of future technology is chips!

Every electronic product you can see has a chip, and there are even biochips!

After Li Zetian heard that the Precision5000 equipment was manufactured, he was so happy that he couldn't help but come to Applied Materials in person. At the same time, Intel CEO Andy Grove was called over.

"Mr·Li and Mr·Groff, this is Precision5000..."

In the laboratory of Applied Materials, Wang Ningguo, the main person in charge of the project, pointed to a piece of machinery and equipment and introduced it in detail.

Li Zetian nodded frequently, extremely satisfied.

Andy Grove's face was full of shock. With Precision5000, the number, speed and profits of chip production have increased many times! ! !

After visiting Precision5000, Li Zetian, Andy Grove, and Wang Ningguo came to the office of James Morgan, CEO of Applied Materials, and began to discuss cooperation matters.

Li Zetian said: "Precision5000 is a great invention that will definitely be remembered in history! Applied Materials will also soar to the sky from now on! Grove, what do you think?"

"Mr. Li is absolutely right! Precision5000 is indeed one of the greatest inventions in the semiconductor industry. Any semiconductor company will flock to it, which naturally includes Intel, and Intel's chip manufacturing factory is also It’s time for a complete upgrade!’” said Andy Grove.

When James Morgan and Wang Ningguo heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other, with joy in their eyes.

Li Zetian suddenly said: "I have a better plan! The original machinery and equipment of the Intel factory are also a wealth. Selling them at a low price or stopping work is a loss. Therefore, I think Intel should develop a new business model—wafer foundry!”

Foundry? ?

Everyone present looked puzzled.

Li Zetian explained with a smile: "At present, almost all semiconductor companies design their own chips and have their own wafer fabs. In fact, for many semiconductor companies, the cost of establishing wafer fabs is too high and the pressure is too great, resulting in capital chain Nervous. If there is an Intel company that can produce chips for them, and the price is more cost-effective than their own production, then they will definitely choose 'wafer foundry'!"

"Applied Materials launches Precision5000, and Intel's factories will definitely be fully upgraded. However, old machines do not mean that they cannot make money, they just make less. The excess production capacity can be used to produce chips for other factories! So, this time it is The best time for Intel to monopolize the chip manufacturing industry!!!"

Andy Grove was stunned when he heard that Chronos Li's genius brain was indeed unusual. He "casually" created a brand new business model. If successful, the global semiconductor chip manufacturing industry will be dominated by Intel. This... is simply too terrifying! ! !

At this time, Andy Grove was speechless.

James Morgan and Wang Ningguo were also extremely shocked. As someone who has worked, studied and lived in the United States for many years, Wang Ningguo can truly feel the change in Americans' attitudes towards the Chinese over the years. Undoubtedly, all these changes come from one person, Li Zetian. For Wang Ningguo, Li Zetian, an unparalleled Chinese genius leader, made him involuntarily feel proud, especially at this moment!

Li Zetian saw their shocked and admiring looks and smiled lightly. Wasn't it because TSMC's wafer foundry model was announced in advance? However, Intel was originally a giant in the semiconductor industry. At this time, Applied Materials' Precision5000 came to help. The right time, place and people provided Intel with the best opportunity to monopolize the global chip manufacturing industry!

There is no doubt that good products should be kept for your own use first.

Li Zetian would not let Applied Materials announce Precision5000 to the public. Instead, he would let Intel contract all of its production capacity until it was finally exhausted and could no longer take it anymore, and then let Applied Materials announce Precision5000 to the outside world. By then, semiconductor companies suddenly realized that there was such a heaven-defying product. In order to catch up with Intel, they will definitely buy Precision5000 in large quantities and upgrade them.

At this time, Andy Grove had already reacted and praised Li Zetian's suggestion: "Chronos Li, the wafer foundry model you created is really shocking and will definitely rewrite the entire semiconductor manufacturing industry. pattern!!!"

Li Zetian said modestly: "Computers, game consoles, TVs and other electronic products can be OEMed. Why can't chip manufacturing be done? Therefore, the wafer foundry model is not an extraordinary idea. I believe that sooner or later someone will think It came out! I just thought earlier than others!"

If you take one step ahead, you will lead step by step!

Li Zetian relies on the memory of his previous life, which is equivalent to using cheats when playing games. Naturally, he is invincible!

Next, the four people discussed for a long time in the office.

Intel has ordered $4 billion in machinery and equipment from Applied Materials, including not only the Precision5000, but also other products, including deposition, etching, ion implantation, heat treatment, chemical mechanical polishing and wafer packaging that are essential for chip manufacturing. equipment!

After discussing cooperation with Applied Materials, Andy Grove asked Li Zetian: "Mr. Li, where do you plan to build the wafer foundry factory?"

As for this issue, Li Zetian has certainly thought about it.

Hong Kong is adjacent to mainland China and has established a science and technology park. Many of Li Zetian's technology companies have established branches there.

"Built in Hong Kong! Hong Kong is one of the global trade centers with developed shipping and shipping. Being built there will help us export chips to all over the world! In addition, workers can be recruited from mainland China, which greatly reduces labor costs!!! "

Andy Grove nodded, having no problem with that.

Three days later, Applied Materials and Intel reached a cooperation and signed an agreement. However, the news was not announced to the public.

Since then, Applied Materials has received huge orders from Intel and has abundant funds. It has continued to invest heavily in research and development, and will be far ahead of other semiconductor equipment manufacturing companies. At the same time, Wang Ningguo was appointed as the vice president of Applied Materials and served as the chief technology officer, becoming the company's third-ranking figure, behind chairman Li Zetian and CEO James Morgan.

When Intel wanted to establish a foundry, the first talent Li Zetian thought of was Zhang Zhongmou, the founder of TSMC.

Zhang Zhongmou became famous earlier than Wang Ningguo. At the age of 27, as a master's degree graduate from MIT, he entered the semiconductor industry at the same time as Moore, the founder of semiconductors and founder of Intel, and with Jack Kirby, the inventor of integrated circuits. At the same time, he entered Texas Instruments Company in the United States. Later, in 1972, he successively served as vice president and senior vice president of Texas Instruments. He was the third-ranking figure in Texas Instruments, second only to the chairman and president. At that time, Texas Instruments had already become the number one company in the world, with 60,000 employees worldwide, half of whom were managed by Zhang Zhongmou. He is the first Chinese to enter the top management of a large American company.

However, by the late 1970s, Intel was invincible in the memory market. The then president, Xia Bai, valued consumer electronics and was unwilling to increase investment in semiconductors. Zhang Zhongmou, on the other hand, had a strong personality and was unwilling to compromise. He loudly called for more investment in semiconductors, but received no support. Finally, he was invited by the Taiwan authorities in 1985 to serve as the president of the Taiwan Industrial Technology Research Institute, and then established TSMC, which made outstanding contributions to the rise and industrial upgrading of Taiwan's semiconductor industry!

Many people call him the "King of Chips" and Taiwan's "Godfather of Semiconductors", but he is not actually Taiwanese. He was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. He spent most of his childhood in Hong Kong, and then went to Nanjing to attend high school, and then to After not staying in Taiwan for long, he went to the United States and obtained American citizenship. He studied at Harvard University for his undergraduate degree, MIT for his master's degree, and Stanford University for his doctoral degree. He studied in all three of the best schools in the United States, which is very impressive.

In fact, Li Zetian was just thinking that since Zhang Zhongmou has little connection with Taiwan, at this moment when his career is at a low point, the success rate of wooing him over should be very high.

Thinking of this, Li Zetian immediately asked Dongfang Yuqin to contact Zhang Zhongmou and ask him to meet, in order to get ahead of the Taiwan authorities!

If Zhang Zhongmou is on his side, he will undoubtedly lose one competitor, and at the same time get a "general" who can take charge of his own business!

Therefore, no matter what aspect you consider, poaching Zhang Zhongmou is a must!

Soon, Zhang Zhongmou received a call from Dongfang Yuqin. At this time, he felt very surprised. Li Zetian had no contact with him, so why did he suddenly ask him to meet?

Although Li Zetian is young, he is well-known and is already a leader among Chinese people. He can even be said to be the representative of Chinese people in the world! Although Zhang Zhongmou works at Texas Instruments and is a competitor of Intel, he also admires Li Zetian. So, he readily agreed to the meeting.

The next day, Zhang Zhongmou rushed to Los Angeles from Texas, and then went to a hotel in Beverly Hills to meet Li Zetian.

The reason why they did not meet at home was because Li Zetian was worried that paparazzi would take pictures at his door, which would cause him some trouble in the poaching process.