Citistate.

New York City.

Zhao Yuanjie from the CVC Foundation came to the NK Building.

As mentioned before, NK was one of the three chip giants at the time. At that time, Nokia and Motorola used NK company's mobile phone chips.

Zhao Yuanjie came to NK to talk about photolithography machines. Photolithography machines are used to manufacture chips. To manufacture chips, you must first carve many patterns on the surface of the silicon wafer. Without a photolithography machine, you cannot carve patterns on it.

In addition, there is also a set of EDA software, which is tailor-made for chip design. Just developing this software has cost billions of magnesium coins.

Zhao Yuanjie and NK's vice president Tonys had agreed half a year ago to sell NK's eliminated second-generation lithography machines to the CVC Foundation.

For this reason, Zhao Yuanjie, no, it should be said that it was Lin Bufan, specially gave NK a lot of benefits. He led NK to buy the stocks of Coca-Cola and Yahu, and sold them when they reached the highest point. NK made at least 500 million

Magnesium coin.

When he arrived at Tonys' office, Zhao Yuanjie communicated smoothly in English.

The two of them were polite at first. Tonys is Caucasian, tall and in his 40s. He is the youngest vice president of NK and is in charge of investment business.

"MR Zhao, I know the purpose of your visit this time, but it is very difficult. We at NK want to sell you the second-generation lithography machine, but the senior management does not agree, and we have no choice."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuanjie couldn't sit still, "Didn't we agree, how could we go back on our word? It's just the second-generation lithography machine that has been eliminated. In 20 years, we will not have the strength to make lithography machines. The senior management has

What's there to panic about?" Zhao Yuanjie said seriously.

"MR Zhao, you should also know very well that chips are a technology related to the country and are controlled. Originally we thought it would be okay to sell the eliminated ones to you, but we don't know who leaked it. Anyway, we thought it would be okay to sell the eliminated ones to you.

The top management already knows that there is no other way. Even if we at NK sell you privately, you won’t be able to get out of Niuyue.” Tonys looked like you were in love with him.

Zhao Yuanjie could see that NK was afraid that latecomers would catch up. Suddenly, Zhao Yuanjie felt that Lin Bufan's decision was stupid.

NK is a company that produces chips, so how can it sell something as important as a photolithography machine to other companies?

At that time and now, lithography machines and high-end scientific research were all interconnected between alliance countries, or between awesome companies and awesome companies, and were blocked from other countries and companies.

Lin Bufan also had considerations in choosing NK. Firstly, the performance of NK's lithography machine is the best, and secondly, the wife of NK's chairman of the board of directors, Michael King, is of Chinese descent.

A year ago, when Lin Bufan came to Citigroup, he visited Michael King.

After going to Michael King's home, I found out that his wife was originally of Chinese descent and had a Chinese name - Cheng Xiaoxiao.

Naturally, Lin Bufan would not go empty-handed. He brought with him a green imperial jade bracelet worth at least 500 W. Cheng Xiaoxiao was about 35 years old, a full 30 years younger than Michael King.

Seeing the bracelet's eyes shining brightly, Lin Bufan took the opportunity to start a relationship and said that he hoped to have more contact with his wife in the future and learn from her.

Half a year later, Lin Bufan called Cheng Xiaoxiao and told him about the lithography machine, hoping that Cheng Xiaoxiao could talk to Michael King.

Cheng Xiaoxiao agreed immediately, and Lin Bufan let Zhao Yuanjie take a cruise ship from Cheng Xiaoxiao, worth at least 30 million magnesium coins.

When Zhao Yuanjie reported the matter of the lithography machine to Lin Bufan.

Lin Bufan was stunned and said angrily: "NK Company has changed its mind?"

In the future, chip technology has already built factories and assembly lines, and is just waiting for the photolithography machines.

Now if you say there is no photolithography machine, then the firewood has started to burn. You say there is no rice.

This made Lin Bufan so angry that his eyes turned white.

Li Zaixu is also around. Even he is not capable of manufacturing a lithography machine. He is a talent in chip design and research and development, and a lithography machine is the crystallization of the wisdom of thousands of people. A lithography machine brings together several people.

countries, hundreds of patents.

If you want to independently develop a lithography machine, it is not impossible. It will take at least 10 years, hundreds of billions of dollars, and the full support of technical talents.

"Is there no room for maneuver?" Lin Bufan asked.

Zhao Yuanjie sighed and said bluntly: "Boss, I heard from Tonys that NK never wanted to sell the lithography machine to us from the beginning."

"Damn..." Lin Bufan cursed, feeling extremely angry, but what could he do?

After hanging up the phone, Lin Bufan fell into a struggle.

Where should I get a photolithography machine?

"Zai Xu, don't tell anyone about the photolithography machine yet, I will find a way!" Lin Bufan said.

Li Zaixu suddenly thought of something and said: "Boss, have you heard of Wuliang Electronics?"

"Infinite electrons?" Lin Bufan's mind was running rapidly.

Wuliang Electronics is a Dutch company that was the first to develop chips and assemble lithography machines.

For some reason, Wuliang Electronics suddenly closed down, and then a Dutch company ASM replaced Wuliang Electronics.

As for ASM, Lin Bufan definitely knows that this company is backed by Taiwan Electronics, Intel, and Shanxing, and it is also the top lithography machine manufacturing company currently and in the future.

"If we can find the founders of Wuliang Electronics, then maybe we can independently develop lithography machines. If we are lucky, we might even be able to bring back a few lithography machines directly," said Lee Jae-wook.

Lin Bufan felt a little dizzy after hearing this.

Li Zaixu told what he knew. One of the founders of Wuliang Electronics was a man named Daniel Cheng, who was Li Zaixu's classmate in college. Both Li Zaiwook and Daniel Cheng were Ph.D. students at California Institute of Technology.

Both of them took the route of electronic systems. Lee Jae-wook went to develop chips, and Daniel Cheng developed lithography machines. Instead of developing chips, it was better to focus on the source and produce chips. This was Daniel Cheng's idea.

Daniel Cheng is a Dutch-Chinese. After returning to China, he established Wuliang Electronics Studio. He is a genius among geniuses, and his team is an elite. He quickly made achievements in lithography machines.

He was once favored by the outside world and said that he was a star who would change the technology of the future.

But I don’t know when it started, Wuliang Electronics suddenly declined sharply, and finally closed down inexplicably. The housing area and studio were sealed, and they have not been unsealed to this day.
Chapter completed!