Rebirth 1984: Starting from the development of Hanka

Chapter 132 Opportunity to acquire ASML!
"Boss, Lin Benjian, Professor Hu Zhengming, and Liang Mengsong are all willing to join Wujiang Microelectronics!" Meng Lianhan said.

"Very good, Director Meng, keep working hard, Wujiang Microelectronics still has a huge talent gap." Zhao Ye said, with a smile on his face.

In the previous life, after Professor Hu Zhengming joined TSMC, he served as the first technology executive.

Lin Benjian and Liang Mengsong are members of the "Six Knights of TSMC R&D".

The reason why TSMC was able to achieve such achievements in the previous life is due to the "Six Horsemen of TSMC R&D". , and indispensable key strokes.

For example, Lin Benjian is an international master in the field of optics, who proposed immersion lithography technology; Liang Mengsong is a specialist in semiconductor process technology; Sun Yuancheng and Yang Guanglei are experts in the integration of the overall logic process and are responsible for improving yield; The pioneer of low dielectric materials; Jiang Shangyi is the general leader.Perhaps it is precisely because the six knights perform their duties in different fields that TSMC is the leader in everything from process miniaturization to advanced packaging!
Talent is rare!
Zhao Ye gave Meng Lianhan the "Six Horsemen of TSMC R&D".

However, the number of the Six Knights is still small after all.

In ancient times, there was "Yanyun Eighteen Riders", and Wujiang Microelectronics Company also has an "Eighteen Riders", which is not too much, maybe it can be called "Wujiang Microelectronics Eighteen Riders", "Wujiang Eighteen Riders"...

Meng Lianhan is still on the road of poaching people.

At the same time, foreign headhunting companies are also helping Wujiang Microelectronics to recruit people.

Before the establishment of Taiwan Electric, the global semiconductor talents were first dug out by Wujiang Microelectronics.

If Taiwan Electric goes to recruit people again, I am afraid that it will be difficult to recruit a large number of talents.

……

Eighteen days later, after Meng Lianhan's hard work and invitation, "TSMC R&D Six Horsemen" joined Wujiang Microelectronics one after another.

These people used to work in the United States, but you must know that Chinese people have career ceilings in the United States, and it is much more difficult to be promoted than white people, and they will also be discriminated against and suppressed.

Although Wujiang Microelectronics is slightly behind IBM, Texas Instruments, Intel and other companies in the chip manufacturing process, the gap is not too big, and it is already a new star in the industry!Going to such a company is not a failure to live up to one's talent.

Moreover, Wujiang Microelectronics has also made a difference in the field of lithography machines, and has invested in many semiconductor industry companies in China, with extraordinary strength.

At this time, Rex Eden, who was in Japan, called Zhao Ye and said, "Boss, the owner of Asmer Lithography Machine Company in the Netherlands, Del Prado, has failed in the acquisition negotiations with Japan's Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Sumitomo Group!"

Zhao Ye was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Great, Rex, you can contact Del Prado immediately and tell Wujiang Microelectronics that he is willing to invest in ASML! However, ASML must be required to transfer a part The core technology is given to Wujiang Microelectronics!"

ASML certainly has some unique technological advantages.

In the process of industrial upgrading, from large-scale integrated circuits (LSI, details greater than 1 micron) to very large-scale integrated circuits (VLSI, details less than 1 micron), the industry needs a new generation of lithography machines, and the size of wafers processed will also change from 4 inches upgraded to 6 inches.

Nikon, Canon, and GCA of the United States are still using lead screws to move the wafer stage, and the positioning accuracy of image details is greater than 1 micron, but ASML has the technical advantage.

In 1986, the PAS 2500 lithography machine developed by ASML has surpassed the BG-101 stepping lithography machine developed by Wujiang Microelectronics.In the previous life, on June 1987, 6, American AMD placed an order for 1 PAS 25s, which directly brought ASML back to life.

It is now February 1987, and there are still four months to go until June.

At this time, ASML was struggling, otherwise, Del Prado would not want to sell the company.

Rex Eden followed Zhao Ye's instructions, and after finishing the phone call, he immediately opened the phone book and found the contact information for Del Prado.

Del Prado, who had just returned to the hotel, was full of melancholy. No one was willing to take over the big burden of ASML, so he had to continue to burn money in it?

Tens of millions of dollars were burned before, and ASML would have gone bankrupt if it hadn't continued to burn money.Once the company goes bankrupt, all previous investments will be in vain.

"Well, I've already sold ASML at a very low price, but neither Mitsui & Sumitomo is interested..."

Del Prado shook his head and sighed.

At this moment, his mobile phone rang suddenly.

"Hello, who are you?" Del Prado pressed the answer button and asked.

"Mr. Del Prado, hello, I'm Rex Eden, the head of the investment department of Wujiang Group. I wonder if you have time for us to chat?"

Rex Eden's voice came from the receiver.

Del Prado was taken aback when he heard the words, the head of the investment department of Wujiang Group?Could it be...

"Mr. Rex Eden, hello, I have time, I can meet and chat anytime!" Del Prado said hastily.ASML needs investment too much now. Rex Eden's phone call is tantamount to a life-saving straw. Del Prado is very excited at the moment.

"Then tonight at 8 o'clock sharp, how about we meet at the Japanese branch of Wujiang Group?" Rex Aiden discussed.

"Okay, no problem!" Del Prado nodded.

"OK, see you tonight!"

"Okay, see you tonight!"

Del Prado hung up the phone and immediately turned to an assistant beside him and said, "Robert, you should investigate the information of Wujiang Group immediately, the more detailed the better!"

Although Wujiang Group is famous, not everyone knows about it.

"Okay, Mr. Prado!" The assistant replied, and went to investigate the Wujiang Group.

At around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Del Prado took a dozen thick documents and read them carefully.

After a long time, there was a hint of shock in Del Prado's expression.

Anyone who sees the development history of Wujiang Group for the first time will be surprised!

"Wujiang Microelectronics is a huge semiconductor company with a large fab and a lithography research and development department, so I might really sell ASML!" Del Prado said happily.

At around [-]:[-] p.m., Del Prado arrived at the Wujiang Group (Japanese branch) ahead of schedule with his assistant.

"Mr. Del Prado, hello, welcome to Wujiang Group!" Rex Eden has been in the company, and when he learned that Del Prado and his party were coming, he came to greet him in person.

After a brief greeting.

Rex Eden said: "I heard that Mr. Del Prado is negotiating with Mitsui Properties and Sumitomo Group about the acquisition of ASML, but unfortunately, the negotiation failed. Mitsui & Sumitomo Group are not interested in ASML .”

After a slight pause, Rex Eden continued, "However, this is normal. ASML is almost silent in the field of lithography machines. Since the company was founded, it has been losing money year after year, and it has not sold a few photolithography machines in total. Engraving machine. At present, the lithography machine market is basically monopolized by Nikon and Canon in Japan, and of course Mitsui Property Management and Sumitomo Group will not be interested in ASML.”

When Del Prado heard the words, his heart tightened. The other party obviously knew the basic situation of ASML very well.

Rex Eden smiled and said: "The threshold for lithography machines is high, and the market is small. At present, only Wujiang Microelectronics in the world is interested in ASML, so, Mr. Del Prado, Let's get straight to the point, what is ASML's price? Wujiang Microelectronics wants to buy 40% of ASML's shares! Of course, there may be more..."

(End of this chapter)