Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 1307 Technology Knows No Borders

"Thank you two experts for your willingness to help our company." Duan Yun was also smiling at this time, only to hear him continue: "As the saying goes, technology has no borders, and by doing this, you are also contributing to the progress of all mankind! "

"Mr. Duan, we are not here for money..."

"I understand this! The Netherlands is a famous country of tulips. People's hearts are as beautiful as flowers. It has always been a country I yearn for and appreciate." Give me the account number, and as a matter of sincerity, I will transfer $10 to your account first."

"I didn't expect China to have such an outstanding entrepreneur like you!" Robin gave Duan Yun a thumbs up with approval, and Vincent standing beside him was also smiling.

"There is an old saying in China that it is a joy to have friends coming from afar, which means that we sincerely welcome foreign guests." Duan Yun said.

"Mr. Duan, can you show me your workshop? Our ASML lithography machines have very high requirements for the working environment..." Vincent said at this time.

"Of course there is no problem, follow me." Duan Yun said, leading the two of them out of the warehouse and heading towards the direction of the chip factory.

As soon as they entered the factory area, Vincent and Robin were stunned by the scene in front of them. They never thought that Duan Yun's chip factory was so large in scale, and in terms of the factory building, it was also very modern, which was comparable to that of developed countries in Europe. China's chip companies seem to have no difference.

You know, before coming to China, Vincent and Robin’s impression of China was that the country has a large population, is poor and backward, and even most of the people don’t have enough to eat. However, when they entered Shenzhen this time, especially seeing Duan Yun After the huge chip factory building, they completely overturned their previous impression of China.

In fact, it is normal for such a huge cognitive difference to exist, because for many years, in order to reflect the superiority of capitalism, the western media has been discrediting and negatively propagating socialist countries such as the Soviet Union, so that countries such as Europe, the United States, and Japan have negative views on the Soviet Union and China. Such a country does not have a good impression.

"This is really not your country's enterprise, but your own enterprise?" Vincent asked in surprise as he walked on the road.

In Vincent's view, China is a socialist country and there are no private enterprises, but what he didn't expect was that there are not only private enterprises here, but also a much larger scale than he imagined.

"This is my factory. Although our country is dominated by state-owned enterprises, a private enterprise is also allowed to operate." Duan Yun smiled slightly, and then said: "But strictly speaking, this chip factory is not mine alone. Yes, but a joint venture between me and Toshiba, I hold 51% of the shares, and Toshiba holds 49%.”

"I see." Hearing this, Robin and Vincent suddenly realized.

Although the ASML lithography machine has advanced performance and has been unanimously affirmed in the industry at international exhibitions, in the current international market, Japan's lithography technology is still in a dominant position.

Because of a series of events experienced by the semiconductor industry in the 80s, the American Sanxiong, which still occupied most of the country in 1980, was completely replaced by Japan's "Micro Shadow Duo" in the late 80s. Nikon and Canon occupied the global lithography machine market. More than 90.

Although ASML is one of the core projects of the "Eureka Project" led by the government's independent plan launched by the European Community in the high-tech field, in fact, the initial sales of ASML's lithography machines were dismal. Without the support of Philips, ASML would have gone bankrupt long ago.

Therefore, the Japanese lithography machine manufacturers at this time are still the objects that ASML looks up to. It is precisely because of this that when they learned that Duan Yun's company was established as a joint venture with Japan's Toshiba, they no longer had any interest in this company. contempt and contempt.

"At present, our factory mainly produces flash memory chips, which are new chips with a 3-micron process. It was shown at the EDA exhibition before, but it did not attract attention. However, I personally think that this kind of chip has great commercial potential in China, so Invested a huge amount of money to build a joint venture with Japan's Toshiba..." Duan Yun introduced to the two.

"Mr. Duan, I don't understand..." Hearing this, Vincent showed a puzzled look on his face, and he only heard him say: "Since you have established a joint venture with a Japanese company, why do you want to start a joint venture with us from ASML?" Buy a lithography machine? Instead of turning to your partner?"

"Because it's useless to ask for help. Japanese manufacturers, like you, are subject to some international agreements. You can think that it is illegal for me to buy a lithography machine from your company, but I have paid for the goods. Your company’s price is 50% higher than that of the international market.” Duan Yun turned his head and glanced at Vincent, and then said: “We are all commercial companies, and business is all about profit, and this kind of technology blockade is actually for those What politicians impose on us is not conducive to the development of business in itself, nor is it in the interest of your company, it is just to satisfy some ulterior motives of some politicians..."

"That makes sense!" Robin nodded upon hearing this.

"Does chips really have such a big market in China?" Vincent asked.

"Good products have markets all over the world, it's just a matter of big and small." Duan Yun frowned, and continued: "China is a big country with a population of 10 billion. It was indeed weak and poor in the early years, but since the late 70s Since the reform and opening up, our country is developing very fast now, and there is a great demand for advanced electronic products in the world, and it also has a strong purchasing power..."

"Um." Hearing this, Vincent nodded thoughtfully.

"For the development of the Chinese market, your European countries are far behind Japan. They have already started to deploy in our country's electrical appliance market in the 70s, and by the 80s, Japanese electrical appliances had been sold on the streets of China. Many households have TVs and radios made in Japan. So far, the best home appliance brand you sell in Europe in our country is Ariston from Italy. They have earned thousands of dollars in China by selling production lines and technology. It can be seen that good products can definitely open up the market in China..." Duan Yun paused, and then said: "So I also hope to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with your ASML company in the future, as long as Your products are good, and I will definitely let you get rich market returns!"

(End of this chapter)