Rebirth 76: Industrial Internet Empire

Yang Mo suddenly felt an uncontrollable ecstasy in his heart. Without the restrictions of trade and technical barriers, he had made unimaginable progress with only such a small amount of investment...

Of course, this is still only the era of semiconductor chips 1.0, and it has only been ten years since Intel's Federico Fagin carved the chip by hand.

Federico Fagin used a ruler and colored pencils to sketch out the design of the transistor, and then used a carving knife to engrave the design on a red film. Through a special camera, the design on the red film was transferred to chrome plating. The glass plate is the first generation semiconductor photolithography plate. The light passes through the notches in the mask and a set of lenses to project a tiny version of the pattern on the silicon plate. After several months of engraving, it is made into a real-life device that contains many extremes. Thin transistor chips.

Yang Mo suddenly couldn't wait to go to Cima Machine Tool to see the progress made by Heynckes' team. He stood up, grabbed his coat and said, "Uliet, you'd better take us to Heynckes' place to have a look!"

Due to the addition of production workshops for boring machines and other large cutting equipment, the Xima Machine Tool Factory had already undergone considerable changes when Yang Mo and I first arrived. The electronics department was located in an independent building in the northwest corner of the factory.

In front of the gate entering and exiting the electronics department, there were signs in German and English respectively saying "No entry for idlers". After the announcement outside the door, Heynckes personally greeted him...

After a brief exchange of greetings, Heynckes personally led everyone to visit the data room, laboratory and research room of the Electronics Department.

"How's it going? Mr. Heynckes! Are you confident that you can create your own industrial chips? Yang Mo asked casually.

Heynckes sighed and said: "Mr. Yang! In terms of design, Xima's main products have all used our own designed control systems XM-A and XM-C. In terms of chip production, packaging, and testing, We encountered quite a lot of difficulties..."

Yang Mo patted Heynckes on the shoulder and comforted him: "Mr. Heynckes, it is no small achievement to be able to design your own control system so quickly. Do you have any specific plans for production?"

Heynckes thought for a while and then said: "We are not planning to get involved in semiconductor production lines and silicon crystal materials for the time being. The investment in this area is too large, and it will be difficult to have a commercial return in a short while. The Cima machine tool cannot bear it. The current focus is on Chip design and production, packaging, and testing.”

Yang Mo nodded and said: "This is also a good idea. In the future, there will be opportunities to slowly penetrate from the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain to the middle. What should we do with the semiconductor production line? Are there any suitable suppliers?"

Heynckes glanced at Ullie and continued: "We have had initial contact with Hitachi, Toshiba, and NEC, but their quotations plus various patent technology licenses are a bit beyond our budget!"

Without waiting for Yang Mo to respond, Heynckes sighed and continued: "In recent years, Japan's government-led integrated circuit joint research plan has been very successful. It has obtained thousands of semiconductor patents in four years and set up many patent obstacles. , which is why we have temporarily given up on semiconductor production lines and silicon-based material research!”

Yang Mo pondered for a moment and then said: "Mr. Heynckes, Zhiyuan Group will continue to increase special financial support for the Cima Machine Tool Electronics Department. You can feel free to talk to the Japanese boldly. For some patents that are difficult to bypass, Try to obtain their unrestricted and permanent authorization, and let Zhiyuan International assist you when necessary.”

Heynckes had a look of gratitude in his eyes. He invested millions of marks and designed only two industrial chips for his own use. Heynckes was even worried that Cima Machine Tool would be overwhelmed and abolished the electronics chip that was constantly burning money at any time. Department, Yang Mo’s words gave him reassurance. As long as the headquarters approved the semiconductor production line purchase plan, Heynckes was confident to produce Cima’s own chips. If everything went well, Cima Machine Tool Electronics Department could even be proud of itself. Profit and loss, restore your own hematopoietic mechanism!

The chip industry chain is known as the jewel inlaid in the crown of industrial manufacturing. In the final analysis, it is like a long marathon. No matter who takes the lead along the way, they will be suppressed because they have touched the cheese of the lighthouse country. Unless your national strength develops in all aspects It’s enough to compete with the “world’s number one hegemon”. It’s just like a small book, but it’s also like a big stick...

Heynckes's electronics department is just a casual move set up by Yang Mo. It is a bit fanciful to expect him to compete with the lighthouse country's technological bullying in the chip industry chain in the future, but if he targets a certain part of the industry chain, Continue to invest in indispensable links, and you will have enough say at critical times if the guarantee is not complete!

Returning to the general manager's office, Juliet said with concern: "Mr. Yang, with all due respect! Heynckes' electronics department has seriously restricted the development of Cima machine tools. The control system developed by the electronics department has worked hard. System chips, due to competitors, are unwilling to be purchased by large machine tool equipment manufacturers in Germany. Due to technology export controls, they cannot be sold to developing countries in need, and there is almost no business prospect..."

Qian Ning also helped: "Mr. Yang, do you want to spin off Heynckes' electronics department? This might open up the local market!"

Yang Mo shook his head: "The time is not yet ripe! It will continue to suffer losses even if it is split off. For the time being, Zhiyuan International should use special fund loans to continue to inject blood into Heynckes' electronics department!"

"Mr. Yang, what do you think about the new production line of Cima Machine Tool? Yuliye brought up the old matter again and asked eagerly.

Yang Mo asked noncommittally: "Julie, do you think that expanding production capacity can significantly reduce costs and increase the core competitiveness of Xima Machine Tools?"

Juliet shook his head in confusion and said: "It is impossible to significantly reduce costs, but after the production capacity is expanded, some design and R&D costs can be slightly spread..."

Qian Ning also asked with great interest: "Mr. Yang, do you have any better ideas? Sales have increased, but production capacity has been unable to keep up and you have been standing still. This is not like our Zhiyuan style!"

Yang Mo did not answer Qian Ning's question directly, but turned to look at Yulie and continued to ask: "What are the core mechanical accessories of the machine tool?"

Juliet was stunned, why did you ask me such a simple question?As Shu Jiazhen said: The core components of the spindle box, feed box, slide box, and wheel frame determine the overall accuracy of the machine tool, as well as the bed, tailstock, screw, guide rail, joystick, etc., etc. Precision parts ultimately determine the final detailed technical parameters of the entire machine tool..."

An idea flashed in Qian Ning's mind and he blurted out: "I know how to significantly reduce costs..."