Chapter 668: My Own Chip Business Is About to Start

"Ciyun, how many orders did each company keep?"

"Only three."

"Only 3?"

"Well, but the three companies also said that they will cooperate with TSMC after the end of this batch of chip foundries."

In the International Office of the Center, the founder and CEO Zhang Rujing has a serious face.

Speaking of Zhang Rujing, Zhang Zhongmou must be mentioned.

Both of them worked at Texas Instruments back then, but Zhang Zhongmou's position was much higher than that of Zhang Rujing at that time.

But despite this, Zhang Zhongmou still saw Zhang Rujing's extraordinaryness.

Zhang Zhongmou left Texas Instruments and returned to Taiwan to start a chip foundry business. A few years later, Zhang Rujing also returned to Taiwan to start a chip foundry business. But unfortunately, Zhang Zhongmou's technology and capital are not comparable to Zhang Zhongmou. Zhang Rujing's company in Taiwan was directly acquired by Zhang Zhongmou. At this point, Zhang Rujing came to the mainland and founded Center International.

Relying on the support of the mainland and the huge market, although the center international is still technically inferior to the Taiwan-based power, but since the establishment of the center international, it has been developing quite well. According to Zhang Rujing's plan, as long as there is no accident at Center International, it is not impossible to catch up with TSMC in the next 10 years.

But Zhang Rujing never expected that Zhang Zhongmou would actually use a trump card in the middle of the road.

The method of reducing the foundry price by half of the 0.25-micron chip is to pull away all the business of Center International.

"Mr. Zhang, I think TSMC will suffer a price war as well."

After thinking about it, his deputy Qiu Ciyun said.

"not necessarily."

Zhang Rujing shook his head: "Zhang Zhongmou makes such a round, it is absolutely impossible for him to suffer losses. I guess their 0.25-micron chip foundry technology has matured a year ago. This round, they just want to make us all at once. Center International to defeat."

It is extremely difficult for the chip foundry business to develop.

To do a chip foundry production line, the bottom line is an investment of 1 billion.

And this is one of the production lines.

Not to mention the more advanced 0.18-micron chip foundry technology.

"What does the top mean?"

"We were asked if we could keep going."

"..."

Zhang Rujing smiled bitterly.

Zhang Zhongmou worked so hard to set up this game. If he can persevere, then Zhang Zhongmou's game will be meaningless.

Looking back now, Zhang Rujing knew that no matter whether he answered Zhang Zhongmou's appointment at that time or not, this time danger would inevitably come. As for why Zhang Zhongmou still invited Zhang Rujing over, he just added an insurance.

...

"Mr. Zhang, you did a good show."

He was tricked by Zhang Zhongmou, and Chen Yu was a little confused at first.

Just thinking of his other business, Chen Yu was not so anxious.

On the contrary, he was still in the mood to call Zhang Zhongmou.

"Mr. Chen, I'm sorry, it's just business competition. I think if you were me, I would do the same, right?"

On the phone, Zhang Zhongmou said with a smile.

This layout can be said to be perfect.

He believes that the Center International will not be able to turn around for 5 years with this operation.

This is not blowing.

You know, in the field of chip foundry, TSMC is the real overlord.

Once Center International is suppressed this time, even if it can make a comeback next time, the gap with TSMC is estimated to be half a century.

Can you imagine what a half-century gap would mean?

This means that no one wants to do this business anymore.

"Thank you Mr. Zhang for giving me a lively lesson."

Chen Yu was not angry: "That's fine, let's talk next time."

Hanging up the phone, Chen Yu carefully recalled the development of TSMC.

When Zhang Zhongmou was at Texas Instruments, there was no chip foundry business in the world.

At that time, chip design and chip production were usually done by oneself.

such as Intel.

Intel itself is responsible for both chip design and chip production.

At this time, Zhang Zhongmou keenly discovered the way of chip foundry.

He believes that in the future, all chip companies only need to be responsible for chip design, and he can take over all the chip foundry business.

With this concept, Zhang Zhongmou was the first to create a chip foundry business in the world.

And, after decades of technology and development, TSMC has become the world's largest chip foundry giant.

Not only does his business exceed the scale of all chip companies in the world, but their chip foundry technology also completely exceeds that of any chip company in the world. Comparing AMD and Intel, AMD is far behind Intel, but the answer to why AMD can survive Intel's competition is that AMD hired TSMC to do the foundry.

Although Intel's chip design is very good, its chip production technology is very general.

Whether it is efficiency, cost-effectiveness, or yield, TSMC's foundry chips have completely exploded Intel.

Therefore, we can see that AMD can sell chips with the same performance or even beyond Intel's performance at a lower price than Intel.

Here, TSMC plays a huge role.

It is precisely because of this that TSMC has absorbed 61% of the world's chip foundry business.

Of course, it is precisely because of this that TSMC has the strength to stifle Center International by sharply reducing prices.

Remember that in the past life, TSMC also competed with Center International once.

In that contest, Central International could have narrowed the distance with TSMC, but was thrown out by TSMC.

Until 2020 in the previous life, the technologies of Center International and TSMC were still several generations apart.

This also makes it clear that we have chip foundry companies, but in the face of the US blockade, we do not have many ways to deal with it.

It's not that you don't want to deal with it, but that the technology is different by several generations. How to deal with it?

I have to say, this is a tragedy.

But this time, that may not be the case.

Since Chen Yu was involved in the bureau this time, Chen Yu can't be looked down upon by TSMC.

Besides, moving Center International means moving Chen Yu.

Furthermore, Chen Yu also hates being tricked by others.

Although Chen Yu knew that even if he guarded against this pit, it would be useless.

But not fighting back is not Chen Yu's style.

After thinking about it, Chen Yu went to Huanyu Technology's chip research and development department.

It's time to start the chip business that he has spent a lot of money on.

...

"The little guy is quite arrogant."

Seeing Chen Yu hang up the phone, Zhang Zhongmou laughed.

In fact, he still admires Chen Yu.

At such a young age, he created such a big business, but he was far inferior to him back then.

However, appreciation is one thing, and shopping mall competition is another.

He Zhang Zhongmou has been in this position for so many years, but he took every step after careful consideration.

As for Chen Yu arrogantly calling him, he didn't mind.

On the contrary, he also hid his hand.

As long as TSMC cooperates with Intel and provides foundry for Intel, it is also a relatively big threat to VIA chips. VIA is now tied to Huanyu Technology, which can also threaten Chen Yu.

Of course, this also depends on whether Intel is willing to cooperate with their TSMC.

But this point, Zhang Zhongmou is not in a hurry.

TSMC's technology steadily surpasses all its peers in the world, which is the source of his confidence.