Technology: Start by selling mobile phones

HK - Asia-Pacific financial center.

However, what many people don’t know is that in addition to being the largest financial center in the Asia-Pacific, HK is also the largest information trading center in the Asia-Pacific region.

A large amount of intelligence from South Asia, Southeast Asia and even the Yan Kingdom will be gathered here, so,

Those who are unwilling to enter Yan Kingdom, but must deal with Yan Kingdom's affairs, often choose HK as their base to inquire about various intelligence at close range.

Camilla Sam also had this purpose.

The breeze from Victoria Harbor blows into the 32-story skyscraper. This is his current office location and is also an intelligence station for the Lao American business department in Hong Kong.

After a while, a middle-aged man wearing gold thin-rimmed glasses and exuding an elegant temperament walked in.

Different from the typical Western face like Sam, the man who walked in had an Asian face. Even experienced people could distinguish it carefully and confirm that it was a Chinese face.

His name is Su Ming, and he appears to be a middle-level manager of a Japanese-owned company, but secretly, he is the intelligence chief of the Lao-US Ministry of Commerce in Hong Kong.

"Consultant Sam, although I don't know why you are suddenly interested in this very ordinary company, I have collected the information you asked for."

Sam arrived here a week ago and immediately asked Su Ming to cooperate with him in collecting all the information about Nietzsche Company.

The focus is of course on the 38nm "Pony Crossing the River Pro" chip developed by Nietzsche. He wants to know more specific information, such as which wafer factory produced it, what is the scale, what is the current level of technology, etc. …

Obviously, Su Ming was very efficient and obtained accurate information in a few days.

"Thanks, Sue."

Sam took over a thick stack of information.

"However, I suggest you read more when you have time and learn more about the development of science and technology, otherwise your thinking will be as rigid as those ignorant old men in the Ministry of Commerce."

"A Yanguo company that can independently design NPU chips with good performance deserves our attention."

"Well, Mr. Sam, you might be right."

Su Ming shrugged and didn't want to argue with Sam. He really didn't know much about the chip industry.

After a moment, his attention turned to Nietzsche's information.

"Shall I briefly introduce the information to you?"

"good."

Sam lowered his head and flipped through the pages, nodded, and did not refuse.

Su Ming didn't mind Sam's strength and said:

"The business of this Nietzsche company is relatively simple. They were just a low-end mobile phone company before, and they have only gradually established themselves in the market in the past two years. From a business perspective, their development in the past two years can indeed be considered very successful. .”

"But cases like this are not uncommon in the business circle. From the perspective of business scale, they are just a company mainly engaged in online e-commerce. The scale of their business is not comparable to that of Huawei, even some larger listed companies. .”

"However... the 'NPU chip' business that you specifically asked me to pay attention to does involve some related companies. According to the intelligence we collected, their 'NPU chip' comes from a company called 'Yellow River Storage'."

"This company was established less than two years ago, and all its business is highly related to the Nietzsche Company. We believe that this company should be a 'subsidiary' of Nietzsche, or at least an associated enterprise."

Yellow River Storage.

Sam's eyes suddenly fell on the information related to "Yellow River Storage".

Information shows that Nietzsche Mobile's 48-nanometer "Pony Crossing the River" and 38-nanometer "Pony Crossing the River Pro" chips are both derived from this unfamiliar company.

but!

"Why did it suddenly appear that we can produce 38 nanometers?!"

Sam frowned for the first time. After a moment, he knocked on the table and looked up at Su Ming.

"Do you have accurate information about their specific strength?"

"This does not."

Su Ming shook his head.

"They were too low-key before and had very few mobile employees. We didn't have much information to collect."

"From the very few clues at present, it seems that they have definitely mastered the 38-nanometer production process, and there is a high probability that they are conquering the 32-nanometer process."

"High probability? 32 nanometers? What kind of information is this? I can guess it with my feet! What I want is their accurate and specific research and development progress!"

Camilla Sam expressed her dissatisfaction unabashedly, and Su Ming curled his lips. He really couldn't do anything about it.

He had no choice but to continue:

"I'm already trying to figure out their specific situation, and I'm going to arrange for two chip engineers with overseas experience to join them in the future, but you know this matter can't be rushed."

"I need time."

Camilla Sam did not refute again this time. He has a strong character but is not stupid.

After a few seconds of silence, he suddenly said:

"Since the specific process development progress is unclear, what about the information on their equipment? Is there any?"

Su Ming certainly knows the important role of photolithography machines in chip production. It can be said that as long as there are no high-end photolithography machines, even if there are design capabilities and production processes, high-end chips cannot be made.

"This information is included, please look at the next two pages."

Sam frowned and turned to the next two pages. The information clearly stated that "Yellow River Storage" purchased a 28-nanometer DUV lithography machine and related chip production equipment in 2017.

The origin is very clear, it was bought from a company called "Runfa Technology Electronics Factory" in Yanguo.

"28nm DUV lithography machine."

Camilla Sam muttered something in her mind and thought quickly. Although 28nm can be considered a mid-to-high-end lithography machine, and it can even theoretically produce 14nm chips through repeated exposure, the production cost is very high and the threat is not very big. big.

"If it were just a 28nm DUV lithography machine..."

However, at this moment, his eyes suddenly saw the next transaction, and the wrinkled expression on his face suddenly froze!

The next second, he looked up at Su Ming in surprise:

"What's going on with this deal?"

"Six photolithography units, and...the transaction party is suspected to be 'Blackstone Capital'?"

"They also have business dealings with Blackstone Capital?"

"Most likely!"

Su Ming said:

"I checked a lot of information. If this batch of lithography machines hadn't been transferred from HK to Yan Country, I wouldn't have even been able to discover it. The final information pointed to Blackstone Capital, and they were running this thing. "

"and……"

Su Ming paused and looked at the information sheet.

"Furthermore, although the customs declaration states that there are six mid- to low-end lithography machines of 40 nanometers, 48 ​​nanometers, and 60 nanometers, the specific situation..."

At this point, Su Ming's voice stopped suddenly and he took the initiative to look at Sam for the first time.

The meaning of the words is obvious. As a Jewish consortium, Blackstone Capital controls global finance around the world, but it also does some shady transactions secretly.

Only those who ask "Blackstone Capital" will know the specific details of this transaction with Nietzsche's six lithography machines.

But, is Blackstone Capital so easy to ask?

Camilla Sam was silent.

Not only is it difficult to ask, but as a member of the Ministry of Commerce’s advisory group, the father of the funder behind it is the “Jewish Consortium”!

If he investigates this matter, if there is something fishy, ​​it will be like smashing the benefactor's father's bowl, and his future can be imagined by then.

Camilla Sam was silent for five minutes. She never expected that this matter would involve Blackstone Capital, and it would become more and more troublesome.

finally.

"Let's put this aside for now."

After saying this, he suddenly raised his eyes and stared at Su Ming.

"Besides, Su, this matter cannot be leaked to the outside world. I mean, apart from you and me, no third person can know about it. Do you understand?"

Su Ming smiled slightly. He had long been used to the tricks behind his back.

Seeing this, he didn't want to continue discussing this matter, so he changed the subject and continued:

"Except for the equipment information, the other content in the limited information of the Yellow River Storage is very ordinary, and there is no abnormality."

"Their customer business is not large and the scale is not large. There are only a few Yanguo companies, and no problems were found in all transactions."

"The wafers they produce chips are also purchased from Global Wafer, a Taiwanese company. I also verified with Global Wafer. They have indeed been cooperating for more than a year and it is a normal transaction."

Camilla Sam nodded slightly.

"Yellow River Storage" produces its own "NPU chips" and purchasing wafers is a normal operation.

Judging from the current situation, the most threatening business of "Yellow River Storage" should be the "NPU chip" that it is worried about.

However, as long as there are no high-end lithography machines in the transaction between "Yellow River Storage" and "Blackstone Capital", "Yellow River Storage" will not pose a fatal threat in the short term.

He was thinking about it in his mind, but at this moment, the information in his hand turned to the next page, and his eyes suddenly shrank.

This is the detailed list of wafers purchased by "Yellow River Storage" in the past year provided by "Global Wafer"!

"wrong!"

"Here, in the past two months, how come their 'wafer procurement' volume suddenly increased so much?!"

"This is not normal!"