Technological Hegemony

On December 8, according to the scheduled plan, the battle of photoresist was fully launched.

Xinyang, Boyue, Ruihong, Kechuang, and the four major domestic manufacturers took the lead in distributing goods, and the first wave of offensive hit the domestic market.

As a semiconductor consumable, the war in the photoresist industry is completely different from the rhythm of the mobile phone industry.

After all, photoresist has no way of advertising and marketing, let alone a new product launch conference. Ordinary consumers will never know the existence of this war.

However, within the technology circle, the news that the four major domestic manufacturers began to release goods was like a depth bomb, quickly attracting everyone's attention.

After all, this is photoresist, a typical high-tech product, without photoresist, no chip can be made, it is the lifeblood of the semiconductor industry and the display industry.

Moreover, this is the first time in history that a Chinese manufacturer has aggressively entered the upstream of semiconductors.

All of a sudden, the number of people online in major professional forums skyrocketed, and everyone was nervously waiting for the news.

"SMIC has officially received the supply from the four major manufacturers and is doing tests!"

"BOE also received it, and the lab is working overtime tonight!"

Netizens working in major semiconductor factories or panel factories began to report the situation to the onlookers. Whenever there was a new news, the forum would frantically brush up a wave of comments.

For products that have really reached the peak level of the technology industry, there has never been a second way other than relying on performance and price.

It is useless to use the brand of domestic products. If the performance is not up to standard, SMIC will not buy even a ton of products if the performance is not up to standard. In this field, it is all about strength!

"China Star Optoelectronics has received the goods!"

"Yangtze River Storage has started testing!"

"Minnan Jinhua starts testing!"

As more and more latest news came, the major forums were completely blown up.

Although Star Technology, which everyone is most concerned about, has not yet officially entered the market, the four major photoresist factories have already taken the lead. In just one day, all domestic factories that use photoresist have arrived.

After the arrival of the goods, it is the on-line inspection, which is a key part. If the test performance meets the standards, domestic manufacturers are happy to make domestic replacements.

The four major domestic manufacturers are different from Xingchen Technology. They have mature production lines and labor, and there is no cost problem. They are even lower than foreign manufacturers and have an advantage in price.

In the next week, domestic semiconductor people feel as happy as the Chinese New Year.

The test results show that the performance of the six grades of photoresist produced by the four major factories is not weaker than that of imported products, and even in some technical indicators, the price is better than imported products.

Originally, according to business logic, even if the test passed, it was impossible to replace the imported goods on the production line with domestic ones in such a short period of time.

But there are exceptions to everything. Domestic manufacturers can't find a reason not to support domestic products, so they have signed supply contracts with the four major photoresist manufacturers.

The timing is also a coincidence. Usually, for the supply of such high-tech raw materials, a contract must be signed in advance. The validity period of the contract can be as long as one or two years, and as short as a quarter.

The delivery time of the four major factories is just at the end of the year, the old contract is coming to an end, and the new contract has not yet been signed.

More and more good news is coming. Led by SMIC and BOE, domestic customers who use photoresist have signed supply contracts for the next year with the four major domestic manufacturers headed by Xinyang.

Although it has been expected for a long time that domestic manufacturers will definitely support domestic photoresists, such good news has come one after another, which still makes the domestic technology circle crazy excited.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. After completing the domestic distribution of large-scale goods, the four major manufacturers tried to enter the international market, but in the international market, they all suffered disastrous failures.

Even if the price is slightly lower than the international giants, foreign manufacturers are still reluctant to sell the neon products they are using.

Replace it with products from China.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., UMC, Chunghwa Picture Tubes, etc., major manufacturers in the Gulf Province, all said that they should be more cautious about changing suppliers, follow the process, and conduct small-scale trials first.

Their prudence is understandable. After all, domestic manufacturers have no experience in global supply before, and they didn't say anything to death. Don't rush everything, but take your time.

The most violent reaction was from South Korean manufacturers, such as Samsung, LG, and Hynix. They all said that even if they died, they would not use the photoresist produced by Huaxia. In the field of photoresist, they only used Dongjin Chemical Co., Ltd. and LG Chem products.

Although the attempt to enter the international market has been thwarted, in any case, at least the country has fully blossomed, and colleagues in the technology circle are still very proud.

The only thing that puzzled them was, where did they go, Xingchen Technology, the instigator of this war?

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USA, California, Santa Clara.

When An Ran and Zhang Dongning came here, it was already December 20th, western time in the United States, and Christmas would be in a few days. The streets were decorated with lights, and the entrances of major technology companies lit up Christmas trees one after another.

The only downside to the festive atmosphere is that there is no snow or reindeer pulling sleighs in California.

An Ran and Zhang Dongning rented a Lincoln car at the airport. They didn't even go to the hotel to store their luggage, and they came directly to Silicon Valley.

For this place, An Ran is revisiting his hometown. He had been an intern in Silicon Valley for a period of time, and he also received invitations from many world-renowned companies. However, in the end, he chose to return to China.

Thinking about it now, that was probably the most wise decision in An Ran's life. He met Sha Zhan and Gu Pengdong when he returned to China, and the two deans introduced him to Luo Jia.

With the mentality of giving it a try, An Ran started to do it. Today, he is already Luo Jia's right-hand man, a number one figure in the domestic and even global technology circles.

The car stopped in the parking lot, An Ran pointed to a white building several hundred meters away, and said to Zhang Dongning, "Look, that's AMD's headquarters, the building on the right is Nvidia, and the parking lot under our feet belongs to Intel Corporation .”

Zhang Dongning was slightly taken aback, "These three companies are deadly rivals. They are so close that they can see each other in the office!"

An Ran smiled, "This is Silicon Valley, the flagship of the global high-tech industry. Where we stand, there are more than 40,000 high-tech companies. The GDP created by Santa Clara alone accounts for 100% of the entire United States. 4.7/4."

"The average age of the people living here is only 29 years old, but it is the place with the most millionaires in the world, and every square kilometer of land here can create an output value of 80.5 billion!"

Zhang Dongning was surprised at first, and then became excited, "According to what you said, today is a memorable day. After all, this is the first time since our company was founded, we have reached the headquarters of the technology industry from Eastern China!"

An Ran laughed loudly, he and Zhang Dongning walked side by side, and came outside Intel's global headquarters, where they were stopped by two fat black guards.

Perhaps because Christmas is approaching, they are wearing blue police uniforms, with Colt pistols in their waists, but red Santa hats on their heads.

"Gentlemen, who are you looking for? Do you have an appointment?" The guard stopped An Ran and Zhang Dongning.

"Please inform Mr. Seg Horton that Huaxia Xingchen Technology is visiting." An Ran replied in proficient English.