Rebirth 1984: Starting with the development of Hanka

"Boss, Lin Benjian, Professor Hu Zhengming, and Liang Mengsong are all willing to join Wujiang Microelectronics Company!" Meng Lianhan said.

"Very good, Director Meng, keep up the good work, Wujiang Microelectronics still has a big talent gap." Zhao Ye said with a smile on his face.

In his previous life, Professor Hu Zhengming served as the first technical CEO after joining TSMC.

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 was indispensable to the "Six Knights of TSMC R&D". These six people are: Lin Benjian, Yang Guanglei, Jiang Shangyi, Sun Yuancheng, Liang Mengsong, and Yu Zhenhua. Each of them has left a strong mark on TSMC's development history. , and a few indispensable key strokes.

For example, Lin Benjian is an international master in the field of optics and proposed immersion lithography technology; Liang Mengsong is a semiconductor process technology expert; Sun Yuancheng and Yang Guanglei are experts in integrating the overall logic process and are responsible for improving yield; Yu Zhenhua is a copper process and Pioneer of low dielectric materials; Jiang Shangyi is the overall leader. Perhaps it is precisely because the six knights perform their own duties in different fields that TSMC leads the way in everything from process shrinkage to advanced packaging!

Talent is rare!

The "Six Knights of TSMC R&D" were included in the list Zhao Ye gave to Meng Lianhan.

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

In ancient times, there was the "Eighteen Riders of Yanyun", and Wujiang Microelectronics also had an "Eighteen Riders". It's not too much, maybe it can be called "Eighteen Riders of Wujiang Microelectronics", "Eighteen Riders of Wujiang"...

Meng Lianhan is still on the road to poaching people.

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

Before the establishment of Taiwan Electric, semiconductor talents around the world were first poached by Wujiang Microelectronics.

If Taiwan Electric continues to recruit people, I'm afraid it will be difficult to recruit a large number of talents.

……

18 days later, after Meng Lianhan’s efforts and invitations, the “Six Knights of TSMC R&D” 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. It is much more difficult for Chinese people to get promoted than white people, and they are also subject to discrimination and suppression.

Although Wujiang Microelectronics is slightly behind IBM, Texas Instruments, Intel and other companies in terms of chip manufacturing process, the gap is not too big and it is already a rising star in the industry! Going to such a company doesn't mean you're living up to your talent.

Moreover, Wujiang Microelectronics is also making achievements in the field of photolithography machines and has invested in many semiconductor industry companies in China. Its strength is extraordinary.

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

When Zhao Ye heard this, his face lit up and he said: "Great, Rex, you contact Del Prado immediately and say that Wujiang Microelectronics is willing to invest in ASML! However, ASML must be required to transfer part of it. The core technology is given to Wujiang Microelectronics Company!"

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 photolithography machines, and the wafer size processed will also increase from 4 inches upgraded to 6 inches.

Nikon, Canon, and the American GCA Company all still use lead screws to move the wafer stage, and the image detail positioning accuracy is greater than 1 micron, but ASML has the technical advantage.

In 1986, the PAS 2500 lithography machine developed by ASML had surpassed the BG-101 stepper lithography machine developed by Wujiang Microelectronics. In a previous life, on June 1987, 6, the American AMD Company placed an order for 1 PAS 25 units. This order directly brought ASML back to life.

It's February 1987, and there are still four months until June.

ASML was in dire straits at this time, otherwise Del Prado would not have wanted to sell the company.

Rex Aiden followed Zhao Ye's instructions. After ending the 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 couldn't continue to burn money into it?

Tens of millions of dollars have been burned before. If it had not continued to burn money, ASML would have gone bankrupt. Once the company goes bankrupt, all previous investments will be wasted.

"Alas, I have sold ASML at a very low price, but neither Mitsui & Co., Ltd. nor Sumitomo Group are interested..."

Del Prado shook his head and sighed.

Just then, his mobile phone suddenly rang.

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

"Hello, Mr. Del Prado, I am Rex Eden, the head of the investment department of Wujiang Group. I wonder if you have time for us to make an appointment to chat?"

Rex Aiden's voice came from the receiver.

Del Prado was startled when he heard this, the head of the investment department of Wujiang Group? Could it be...

"Hello Mr. Rex Eden, I have time, you can meet and chat anytime!" Del Prado said quickly. ASML is in great need of investment now. Rex Eden's call is nothing short of a life-saving straw. Del Prado is very excited at the moment.

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

"Okay, no problem!" Del Prado nodded.

"OK, see you tonight!"

"Okay, see you tonight!"

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

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

"Okay, Mr. Prado!" the assistant responded, and then went to find connections to investigate the Wujiang Group.

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

After a long time, Del Prado's expression showed a hint of shock.

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

"Wujiang Microelectronics is a large-scale semiconductor company with a large-scale wafer factory and a photolithography machine R&D department. Therefore, it is really possible for me to sell ASML!" Del Prado said happily.

At about 7:40 pm, Del Prado and his assistant arrived at Wujiang Group (Japan Branch) in advance.

"Hello, Mr. Del Prado, and welcome to the Wujiang Group!" Rex Aiden had been at the company. When he learned that Del Prado and his party were coming, he came to greet him personally.

After a brief exchange of greetings.

Rex Eden said: "I heard that Mr. Del Prado is negotiating with Mitsui & Sumitomo Corporation to acquire Asmer, but unfortunately, the negotiations failed. Mitsui & Sumitomo Group are not interested in Asmer." .”

After a slight pause, Rex Aiden continued, "However, this is normal. ASML is almost silent in the field of lithography machines. Since the company was founded, it has suffered losses for many years and has not sold a few lithography machines in total. Engraving machine. At present, the photolithography machine market is basically monopolized by Japan's Nikon and Canon. Mitsui Industrial and Sumitomo Group will certainly not be interested in ASML."

Del Prado felt nervous when he heard this. The other party obviously knew the basic situation of ASML very well.

Rex Eden smiled and said: "The threshold for photolithography machines is high and the market is very small. At present, only Wujiang Microelectronics in the world is interested in ASML. Therefore, Mr. Del Prado, Let’s be straightforward, what is the price of ASML? Wujiang Microelectronics wants to buy 40% of ASML’s shares! Of course, it may be more..."