Galactic Tech Empire

Chapter 101 The Wave of Silicon Wafers
As soon as the negotiation between Sanxin Group and Yinhe Technology was completed.

The two sides announced the relevant information.

After all, Sanxin Electronics is a listed company, and this kind of transaction involving huge sums plus patent transactions must make an announcement.

As soon as Sanxin Electronics' announcement came out, its share price rose slightly.

But for another company, this matter is absolutely fatal, and that is LG Chem.

As a domestic company of Gaoli, Sanxin Electronics used to purchase half of its silicon wafers from LG Chem, but now it is a disaster. Losing Sanxin as a major customer, LG Chem will be disabled.

At present, the top 10 chip foundry companies in the world are Taijidian, Sanxin, GlobalFoundries, UMC, Huaxin International, Gaota Semiconductor, Huahong Semiconductor, World Advanced, Powerchip, and Dongfang Hi-Tech.

Among them, only GlobalFoundries and Gaota Semiconductor did not purchase neutron star silicon wafers. The main reason for this was that some people behind them did not want Yinhe Technology to dominate.

GlobalFoundries and Gaota Semiconductor, one is a rice grain company, and the other is a Judah company. It is self-evident who is behind it.

However, the two of them do not occupy a large market share in the chip foundry industry. GlobalFoundries has 10.6% and Gaota Semiconductor has 2%. The combined total is not 13%.

In other words, neutron star silicon wafers have already occupied 87.4% of the silicon wafer supply market in the chip foundry industry.

But the chip foundry industry does not represent the entire chip manufacturing industry.

This is why many people feel strange, saying that Mili’s chip level is so strong, but why it is so unattractive in the field of chip foundry, only about 10.6%, and it is about to be caught up by Dongtang. Why is this?

We know that there are currently three main processes in the chip field, namely design, manufacturing, packaging and testing.

Not all companies participate in all three links, and many companies can only participate in one of them.

Chip foundry companies refer to companies that only participate in one part of manufacturing, specializing in helping chip design companies manufacture chips. This ranking only refers to the ranking of such companies.

But there is another type of company that participates in the three links of design, manufacturing, and packaging and testing, called IDM companies. This type of company is the strongest, and there are the most such companies in Milijia.

For example, Intel, Texas Instruments, Micron, Nvidia, etc. These companies are Mili’s companies and do not produce chips for others, so they do not participate in the rankings, but they have a full set of design, manufacturing, packaging and testing capabilities, and their strength is very strong.

In terms of global semiconductor rankings, Intel surpassed Sanxin in the first quarter and ranked first in the world, while Texas Instruments ranked eighth in the world, Micron ranked fifth in the world, and Nvidia ranked 1th in the world.

It can be seen that the ranking of pure chip foundry companies cannot really represent the strength of semiconductors, because there are many companies that do not help others but are very strong companies are not on the top. Intel is the best example.

And this type of IDM company is the most in Milijia, and it is also very high in the ranking of semiconductors as a whole. This is why the number of Milijia companies in the foundry enterprises is very small, but the overall strength is so strong.

These companies did not purchase silicon wafers from Neutron Star, so the silicon wafers supplied by Neutron Star Silicon Wafer accounted for about 71% of the entire chip industry.

But if they don't buy it, Huang Haojie won't beg them to come, and Yinhe Technology won't beg others to buy it. Anyway, it's just an attitude like whether to buy or not.

However, at this time, the attitudes of these rice companies began to waver.

They don't buy Yinhe Technology's neutron star silicon wafers, mainly for the purpose of suppressing Yinhe Technology, not to deceive themselves.

Mi Li's home is in the eastern suburbs of Los Angeles, in Morgan's private estate.

bump!Thomas Morgan threw a document on the desk with a gloomy face. He did not expect Galaxy Technology to be so powerful in the silicon wafer industry. He had previously arranged for GlobalFoundries, Micron, Texas Instruments and other Mi companies not to buy neutron star silicon wafers .

However, these companies could no longer sit still, and sent messages one after another, requesting that the restrictions on their purchase of neutron star silicon wafers be lifted.

Because Texas Instruments, GlobalFoundries and other companies have obtained the test report and some samples of neutron star silicon wafers from different channels.

After the test, they had to lament that Dongtang people's silicon wafer technology is already the world's number one, and it is still the world's number one that cannot catch up for the time being. The purity of the single crystal silicon alone makes people feel desperate.

Shin-Etsu and Silitronic have always been the strongest in the world in terms of the purity of single crystal silicon, but they are still desperate for the purity of neutron star silicon wafers.

If it is pure purity alone, the gap in the quality of silicon wafers will not open a huge distance, but another advantage of neutron star silicon wafers is beyond their imagination, and that is the uniformity of quality.

Silitronic specializes in comprehensive testing of neutron star silicon wafers, and they desperately found that the defect area of ​​neutron star silicon wafers is about 50/2, while the defect area of ​​silicon wafers made by themselves is generally 3 to [-]%.

Can this gap not make Silitronic feel hopeless? Silitronic engineers look at the neutron star silicon wafer with a sense of powerlessness.

Thomas Morgan regretted why he didn't do his best to kill Galaxy Technology in the bud. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as regret medicine in the world.

Now that there is Galaxy Technology, which is already a towering tree, the Morgan family alone is a bit powerless. After all, Dongtang is a rare closed area in the world.

Whether it's Morgan, Rockefeller, DuPont, or the lingering Red Shield, they can control the vast majority of the Blue Star area, and even the Bear Country can be affected.

But for that country, Morgan and the other capital forces are powerless. Although they have trained many agents, none of them have the ability to influence the general trend of that country.

This is why Morgan and the others are so hostile to that country.

"Adams! You go to notify those chip companies and agree to them buying neutron star silicon wafers, but also tell them by the way that if you don't want to be stuck by Yinhe Technology, it is best to support a supplier of low-end silicon wafers." Thomas Morgan said blankly commanded.

"Okay, Father!" Adams Morgan nodded.

After Adams Morgan left, Thomas Morgan sat on a chair, looking at the red maple forest outside the window with an uncertain expression.

It seems that we need to discuss it with Rockefeller and DuPont. We must not let Galaxy Technology continue to develop, otherwise it will threaten the structure of this world sooner or later.

After receiving the news that the old Morgan agreed.

Enterprises such as Nvidia, Micron, GlobalFoundries, and Gaota breathed a sigh of relief, but they also kept the old Morgan's words in mind.

After weighing the pros and cons through video calls on the dark web, these companies decided to purchase high-end silicon chips, but they must retain one or two low-end silicon chip manufacturers.

Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous. They have reason to believe that Yinhe Technology will threaten them by cutting off the supply of silicon wafers when necessary.

Therefore, it is necessary to retain and support one or two low-end silicon wafer manufacturers, which can be used as a precaution.

After the discussion, GlobalFoundries, Micron, and Nvidia decided to support Shin-Etsu as a low-end silicon chip supplier; Texas Instruments, Gaota, and Intel chose Hans' Silitronic as a low-end silicon chip supplier.

They will not only choose Shin-Etsu and Silitronic to supply low-end silicon wafers, but also join forces to invest in these two companies. After all, this is their way out.

Shin-Etsu and Silitronic were lucky, while the other three were out of the game.

For safety reasons, Sanxin Group also acquired LG Chem at a low price to supply Sanxin Group with low-end silicon wafers.

Similarly, Taijidian also made the same choice, acquiring Global Silicon Wafer Company; UMC, Powerchip, and World Advanced jointly acquired Goldman Sachs Semiconductor.

It can be said that in just a few months, the world's silicon wafer industry has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The market share of neutron star silicon wafers has once again increased to an astonishing 87%, and the remaining 13% is Shin-Etsu and Silitronic who are lingering.

(End of this chapter)