Global Monopoly of Technology

The latest website: The phrase "you can try" will really stun Peter Wernick. He really wants to know where the other party's confidence comes from.

But then again, he might scoff at other Chinese people, but this person in front of him is called Luo Sheng, the miracle maker!

The lithography machine is indeed difficult, super difficult, but it is not made by humans?

Peter Wernick has still done research and has done a lot of homework. He knows that the number of Chinese graduates in engineering, natural science, engineering and blood transfusion in China is more than that of the United States and Europe combined, and this Numbers are growing faster than anywhere else in the world.

Since 2002, the number of graduates of these disciplines has increased by more than 100,000 every year, and has continuously exported a large number of young engineers to the society.

Quantitative changes will always lead to qualitative changes, and the future is full of uncertainty. Coupled with the leadership of people like Luo Sheng, new miracles will be created in the field of lithography machines.

Peter Wernick felt that there was no need to take this risk for SIA and the Americans, and he had already decided to give the ball to the Americans.

But this meeting was over.

As soon as the ASML people left, Liu Yixuan, who was in charge of Xiongxin Electronics, couldn't help sighing softly: "Without a lithography machine, Xiongxin Electronics would not have any production capacity."

Luo Sheng said indifferently: "It's just a bargain, it will be supplied, or Wynick wouldn't have come all the way in person to make an autumn wind? Who would believe it, Moore's Law is on our side, and if it's a big deal, we will hurt each other. , give me at most three years and at most five years to develop a high-end lithography machine by myself.”

Regardless of whether ASML is delivered or not, Luo Sheng will actively deploy. The four words of technological self-reliance are not just a slogan, but must be put into practical actions.

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In a high-end hotel room, after the negotiation, Peter Wernick was on the phone with John, the head of the North American Semiconductor Industry Association SIA. ASML is also one of the core members of this system.

At this moment, Winick said to the phone with dissatisfaction: "Mr. John, if ASML cannot be delivered, it will inevitably compete with better Huaguo products in the next five to ten years. I don't want Luo Sheng to be on my site. Copy a miracle on the Internet to make his aura more dazzling. The best way is to sell them and let them give up self-research. I don't feel surprised at all, and I don't want to take this risk, even if the probability is very low. No, if you know ASML very well,

And this also hit us hard. "

Peter Wernick did not exaggerate the fact, he was really worried that Luo Sheng would create miracles in the field of lithography machines, because the number of engineers born in Huaguo every year exceeds that of any country and region in the world, which may be moderate. But it can't hold too much, no matter how small the probability is, a few geniuses will emerge, and now Luo Sheng is already a genius visible in the science and technology world.

Huaguo has the potential of talent base, already has a leader like Luo Sheng, and is not short of money, plus the huge consumer market, the basic conditions are already in place, and the rest is just a matter of time.

If Luo Sheng is still stuck with you on the FinFET patent, everyone will be stuck here and cannot make progress, and Luo Sheng is chasing like crazy, and the gap between the two sides will be shortened or even tied. This situation is likely to be better than Faster than expected.

This is what worries Peter Wernick the most.

In fact, it's not just Peter Wernick, why isn't that the case with semiconductor giants such as Intel? We are not fools, it is impossible not to analyze.

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Time passed day by day, and Peter Wernick stayed here for three days, and was not in a hurry to leave.

This made Luo Sheng even more calm, and the initiative was clearly in his hands.

On the fourth day that Peter Wernick came to Sioux City, the two sides met again, and the meeting place was the office building of Lens Semiconductor.

In the reception room, Peter Wernick and Luo Sheng sat face to face, the latter looked at each other and said slowly, "How is it, Mr. Wernick? Your company has already made a decision? I am a person who hates multiple-choice questions. I once told the people at IBM that I don't make a choice, I leave it to them to choose. This time it's the same, I don't choose, you choose, so tell me your choice."

Liu Yixuan, who was also in the reception room, secretly worshipped her. The boss was obviously younger than her, but her aura was really fascinating.

Peter Wernick, who was sitting across from him, couldn't speak for a while, and after a moment of embarrassment, he smiled gracefully, and then said with a very polite gentleman: "Mr. Luo, I can tell you good news now. , is good news for us.”

Luo Sheng was very interested: "Oh? I'd like to hear more about it."

Peter Wernick said bluntly: "Just today I got reliable news that ASML has obtained the license from the Dutch authorities, and the 45-nanometer lithography equipment can be exported to China. You heard it right, it can be sold to your company. ."

Luo Sheng smiled: "It's really good news."

I thought, wouldn't it be better to do this earlier? He had to be shameless, but Luo Sheng still murmured in his heart at this thought, after all, he didn't reach out and slap the smiling face.

Peter Wernick laughed: "But we have one more condition."

Luo Sheng said lightly, "What conditions?"

Peter Wernick was also rude and said, "That is, you can't study the lithography machine yourself. This competition restriction must be written into the cooperation terms."

Luo Sheng dissatisfied: "Why? Yes, but I also have conditions. The premise is that you release the most advanced lithography machine from me, and I also want to develop. If it restricts my development, I would rather not."

For a time, it seemed that a consensus was about to be reached, and it fell into a new stalemate.

At the end, Luo Sheng relented and said: "In this way, three years at most, this is the last bottom line, Mr. Wernick, this paper agreement of yours is to hold the throat of my future destiny. Once the agreement is signed, you will Turn around, what should I do?"

Peter Wernick shook his head firmly and said: "It's impossible. ASML pays the most attention to corporate reputation. As long as you give up self-developed lithography equipment, we can establish a long-term strategic partnership and provide a series of high-quality solutions."

Luo Sheng sarcastically said: "With all due respect, you have a lot of bad deeds. I really can't trust you. If your company still insists on doing this, I don't think it is necessary to waste the precious time of both parties."

Peter Wernick was slightly embarrassed.

Obviously, Luo Sheng will never agree to such a clause, which is equivalent to severing the future.

Three years is his biggest bottom line, because the lithography machine is really not easy to operate, and building a whole industry chain of the domestic semiconductor industry is not an overnight thing, and the lithography machine equipment is not currently within Luo Sheng's consideration. , it is indeed very difficult to deal with, but it can be suppressed and slowed down, but it will only look like two or three years at most.

Both sides are pondering in their hearts and judging the situation themselves.

Peter Wernick faced Luo Sheng's final concession, and he also knew that this was the opponent's last bottom line.

After a while, Peter Wernick gradually made a decision in his heart, and the three-year limit was fine. Although he was worried that Luo Sheng would create miracles, one yardage was one yardstick. This could not cover up the technical difficulties of the lithography equipment. Sheng creating a miracle is just a false proposition. Being too defensive will be counterproductive, and you will scare yourself a bit.

Peter Wernick pondered in his heart, and couldn't help but nodded secretly. Although three years was not long, it was not short. In addition, the equipment exported to the other party was not the most advanced equipment at present, so he could maintain a leading edge.

At the end, Peter Wernick ended his thinking and broke the quiet atmosphere, only to see him showing a gentleman smile again, looking at Luo Sheng and saying, "Okay, it's only three years, we accept it, and I wish you good luck. "

The words and ecological expressions of the head of ASML also show the confident side of the industry hegemon. Although Luo Sheng is indeed a person who is good at creating miracles and attaches great importance to this, Peter Wernick still firmly believes that high-end lithography machine technology is not It may be possible to achieve a breakthrough in three years without the help of ASML.

Luo Sheng smiled, he didn't answer, but reached out to the other party.

Seeing this, Peter Wernick smiled and accepted it happily. The two sides shook hands, which meant that a final consensus had finally been reached.

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