RBCT Chapter 459 Meeting Zhang Rujing for the First Time
Chapter 459 Meeting Zhang Rujing for the First Time
Chapter 459 Meeting Zhang Rujing for the First Time
Jing Gao and Zhang Rujing, a 70-year-old man at the time, met in a distinctive hotel box in Zhangjiang.
In mid-April, the night in mid-spring is only slightly cool.After the local dishes were delivered, they were steaming hot on the big round table, and the fragrance was overflowing, which whetted the appetite of everyone in the box.
On Jing Gao's side, he, Liu Sumei, Dong Youwei, Cheng Yu, and Guan Yujia participated.Zhang Rujing brought an assistant, Ms. Wang Yan.
Everyone chatted casually, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was quite harmonious, chatting and laughing happily.
Inoko knows why?Because he and Zhang Rujing share a common language.This is completely different from his meeting with Jiang Shangyi in the morning.The meeting in the morning was purely business.
In 1997, Zhang Rujing applied for early retirement from Texas Instruments, where he had worked for 20 years, and returned to Baodao to found Shida Semiconductor.After two or three years, World University achieved one-third of TSMC's production capacity, and was immediately acquired by TSMC.
This opened the curtain of grievances between him and Zhang Zhongmou.At that time, there were rumors in the market that Zhang Zhongmou conspired with the major shareholder of Shida Semiconductor to take advantage of Zhang Rujing's unpreparedness to initiate the acquisition of Shida Semiconductor.
For this rumor, Zhang Rujing refuted it many times, and he participated in the whole negotiation process.In the end, TSMC paid a price premium of 8.5 times the share price of Shida Semiconductor at that time to complete the acquisition.
But, you taste it, fine taste.
Assuming that Zhang Rujing did not sell Shida Semiconductor, even if Shida Semiconductor could not catch up with TSMC in the chip foundry field after 20 years, would he not be able to catch up with UMC?Is this more than an 8.5 times premium?
Moreover, as a manager, the boss of Shida Semiconductor left after being acquired. He changed from a powerful semiconductor boss to a technician with nothing. Do you think this is good?
It's nothing more than TSMC bullying the small with the big, and swallowing Shida Semiconductor at a premium.This is a conspiracy, it's obvious!What are the consequences of Shida Semiconductor's rejection of the acquisition?Look at Zhang Moumou's style of doing things, as long as anyone threatens him, he will launch a legal battle!
With a stick in one hand and a carrot in the other, the shareholders and employees of Shida Semiconductor know how to choose.Of course, the shareholders of Shida Semiconductor have not lost, and the investment has received rich returns.Employees enter larger enterprises, and their pensions are guaranteed in the future.
The only loser is Zhang Rujing!
In 2000, Zhang Rujing went north to the mainland to build a factory, which was warmly welcomed and valued.The patriotism of the old man is admirable!You know, in 2000, how poor the domestic semiconductor technology was!
Foreign capital comes in to make money. Who will bring you technology here?This is not called patriotism, what is it?
Zhang Rujing lived up to expectations and summoned about 300 semiconductor engineers to the north. Most of them were his old departments in Texas Instruments and Shida Semiconductor. He quickly raised China's semiconductor technology from four generations behind the world's top level to only one generation away.
SMIC has become the fourth largest semiconductor company in the world.
Then, the old routine in the field of chip foundry began, and TSMC initiated a lawsuit against SMIC. In 2009, SMIC lost the lawsuit.After the U.S. court ruling, Zhang Rujing and the then chairman of SMIC flew to Hong Kong Island to negotiate with TSMC.
Settlement terms: $2 million in cash, plus 10% equity.In addition, Zhang Rujing resigned, signed a non-compete agreement, and was prohibited from engaging in chip-related work within three years from 2010.
SMIC then fell into years of chaos.It was not until Liang Mengsong took office that the situation was reversed and losses turned into profits.
So, from this perspective, is TSMC hateable?Very hateful!He delayed the time for us to build and develop the semiconductor industry chain.
Some people are about to say: You plagiarized other people's technology, are you still justified?Well done!
This makes sense at first glance.Intellectual property protection!However, in the field of semiconductor chip manufacturing, can you 100% bypass the process technology of the industry leader TSMC?Can you get around it?Can't get around it!
There's always going to be foul play somewhere.Otherwise, why did TSMC sue his resigned engineer repeatedly?
Then should we develop semiconductor technology?Should we make our own chips?Just watch TSMC go to our necks forever?The mainland is not allowed to have the most advanced chip manufacturing plant!Do we want our fundamental interests?
SMIC should be punished if it violates the laws and regulations on intellectual property protection.Its decade stagnated.However, what Zhang Moumou did, should he pay a painful price when the situation is right?
I think it is necessary.
Don't think that TSMC is flawless and has never violated the law!
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After Zhang Rujing left SMIC, he founded an LED factory in 2010.This is an area not prohibited in his non-compete agreement. In 2014, Xinsheng Semiconductor was established in Lingang, the magic city, mainly to produce and manufacture wafers.
The manufacture of silicon chips is based on wafers, using photolithography technology to manufacture integrated circuits.
Xinsheng Semiconductor is a factory that provides wafers.
The old man is 70 years old and is looking to create a new chip manufacturing plant.He wants to go IDM mode.Investors are being negotiated everywhere.And it happened that Phoenix Group entered the field of chip manufacturing, and the two parties had a very pleasant contact in the early stage.
The meeting now is to discuss the details.
Zhang Rujing didn't drink, and said with emotion: "It's been a long time since I came to Zhangjiang's place. Today I met with Mr. Jing and set up the dinner here, which made me feel a lot."
Jing Gaodao: "I admire Dr. Zhang resolutely going north to build a factory 17 years ago. Dr. Zhang's resignation in 09 is really a major loss for SMIC."
Zhang Rujing looked down, and said calmly: "At that time, something happened to the company and the lawsuit was lost. Someone must be responsible."
How can he feel pain in his heart after leaving the company he founded ten years ago?However, his life must continue to move forward.
"Later someone wanted to invite me back, but I refused. I said, I will not go back, I will not cause trouble to others, and I will not cause trouble to myself. Mr. Jing, do you know? You invited me to build a factory, it is very It is likely to lead to lawsuits from TSMC in the future."
Zhang Rujing said this sentence very confidently.There is also some pain.
Confident, because he is a recognized factory builder, and within two or three years, he will be able to build a chip manufacturing plant and put it into production.
Pain, TSMC is the dark cloud that weighs on all chip manufacturers.As long as you grow stronger, he will definitely come to sue you and eliminate potential threats.And he has had his career destroyed twice by TSMC.He wasn't sure he could afford a third.
Jing Gao smiled heartily, and said resolutely: "Dr. Zhang, it's just a legal lawsuit. I think I can stand it. Today is different from the past!"
Knowing that Wang has taken office.The domestic market is already the world's largest chip consumer market.TSMC also has factories in mainland China.TSMC still wants to play tricks like it did in 2009.this will not work!
Phoenix Group can at least get the conditions when Samsung was accused.
Zhang Rujing smiled, took a bite, and said, "Mr. Jing, I'm negotiating with Qingdao. I'm planning to build an IDM chip factory. Phoenix Group's factory in Jinling should get involved in Foundry, right?"
There are three operating modes in the semiconductor industry: IDM, Fabless, and Foundry.
Fabless means only design, not independent production, represented by Qualcomm and Huawei HiSilicon; Foundry means no design, only OEM production.Both SMIC and TSMC belong to this model.
IDM is a combination of the two, integrating design and production processes, and the overall profit is higher than that of design and foundry.The representative company is Intel, which produces and sells its own products.But this model is actually backward.
Intel only has 10nm process technology, lagging behind TSMC and Samsung.The fundamental reason is that the scale of self-production and self-sale cannot meet the funds needed for new process technology research.
Jing Gao said frankly: "Yes. I have built a chip manufacturing factory in Jingzhou. This factory is enough to meet the needs of Coolpad mobile phones. I will get involved in foundry at the Jinling factory. Moreover, I hope to use Modu Microelectronics The developed 90nm lithography machine."
That day, he met a netizen (Ren Zhi) on Weibo, which aroused his unhappiness.He told Guan Yujia that Phoenix Group would also like to manufacture lithography machines.
The lithography machine is not built from scratch.He has instructed Shanhaijing Semiconductor and Modu Microelectronics to contact and start cooperative research and development.This is a huge project with many difficulties.
To give the simplest example, in 2008, Modu Microelectronics developed a 90nm front-end lithography machine.However, because the core components are purchased abroad, they were immediately embargoed tacitly by international manufacturers.
This led to the lithography machine of Modu Microelectronics becoming a decoration, and it can only use the back-end lithography machine to meet some domestic needs.
Lithography machines are divided into front and back according to their uses.The front-end lithography machine is used to make chips.The back-end lithography machine is mainly used for chip packaging.
But, no matter what, the Phoenix Group has already set off.
Zhang Rujing frowned and said, "The generation gap is too far away. Mr. Jing, it's very difficult to make a profit like this." The words were very tactful, already revealing the meaning of rejection.
(End of this chapter)