"By the way, Mr. Ni, we should also seriously consider the 8-inch wafer fab project; it's time to put it on the agenda."
"Okay, but given the current situation of Wujiang Microelectronics, there are probably still many technical difficulties in building an 8-inch wafer fab, especially in the process technology, which still needs to be improved."
"There's plenty of time. We can solve problems one by one as they arise!"
Actually, it doesn't matter whether we compete for first place or not, but Wujiang Microelectronics must develop and build an 8-inch wafer fab. After all, others are already doing it, and if you don't invest in research and development, you will fall behind.
"Oh, by the way, I plan to spin off Wujiang Microelectronics' lithography machine development department, silicon wafer production department, chip packaging department, etc. Wujiang Microelectronics is currently too bloated. In the future, Wujiang Microelectronics will still mainly engage in chip manufacturing, just like TSMC, and other equipment and materials can be purchased from outside."
Separating them, at least nominally, means these companies are not part of Wujiang Microelectronics, which will be beneficial for future financing or product sales.
After these enterprises grow and expand, they can possess the characteristics of being "small but specialized, specialized but refined, refined and strong"!
Of course, although these spun-off companies are no longer part of Wujiang Microelectronics, they are still part of the Wujiang Group, meaning they are still within the same consortium. They are just more independent, which is more conducive to their future development.
Ni Guangnan did not disagree with this; on the contrary, he agreed with it.
As Wujiang Microelectronics grows larger, management becomes increasingly difficult.
Moreover, many departments lack a strong sense of crisis and are not motivated to innovate because they always think that the company can produce and sell its own products.
This is just like the old planned economy. Anyway, the higher-ups will issue procurement tasks, and we just need to meet our production tasks. What else is there to strive for?
“The other major shareholder of Wujiang Microelectronics is the government, and this matter still needs to be negotiated with the government!” Ni Guangnan suggested.
Zhao Ye nodded, indicating that he understood: "Yes, I will discuss it with the government!"
Zhao Ye was a man of action; the very next morning, he contacted the Shanghai government and presented his ideas.
Zhao Ye stated that even if the company becomes independent, they will still retain the same number of shares in these companies, without any reduction.
However, Zhao Ye proposed to inject capital into these companies and increase investment in research and development. He also welcomed government investment if the government was willing to participate, but if not, the shares would be diluted.
The Shanghai government quickly convened a conference to discuss and study the matter.
The government is concerned with the development of enterprises, and does not necessarily need to hold a certain amount of shares.
It would be more beneficial for these companies to develop if they were to separate from Wujiang Microelectronics, and they would certainly support that.
The meeting lasted a week, and even some people from Beiping participated in the discussions.
They finally agreed to Zhao Ye's plan.
Upon hearing the news, Zhao Ye began to dismantle Wujiang Microelectronics Company.
Zhao Ye plans to split Wujiang Microelectronics into five parts:
Wujiang Microelectronics Co., Ltd.: Primarily engaged in chip manufacturing.
Dawning Lithography Machine Co., Ltd.: Mainly engaged in the manufacture of lithography machines.
Wujiang Silicon Wafer Manufacturing Company: Primarily engaged in the manufacturing of semiconductor silicon wafers.
Wujiang Chip Packaging Company: Primarily engaged in chip packaging.
Wujiang Light Source Manufacturing Company: Primarily engaged in the research and manufacturing of light sources.
While current light sources are relatively easy to manufacture, future top-tier lithography machines will require not only advanced lenses but also sophisticated light sources. For example, the EUV lithography machines produced by ASML use extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light sources. These 13.5-nanometer EUV light sources are generated by excimer lasers bombarding tin droplets, and previously, only one company in the United States could commercially produce them.
Zhao Ye, planning ahead, decided to start researching light sources now.
In addition to Wujiang Photoresist Company, Wujiang Group is currently handling the most difficult parts of the chip manufacturing supply chain itself. The rest is outsourced to other domestic companies.
The split of Wujiang Microelectronics went very smoothly because there were only two shareholders: Wujiang Group and the government. Therefore, there was little room for argument.
For each spun-off company, Wujiang Group invests in it to help it further develop and grow. For example, Wujiang Silicon Wafer Manufacturing Company can not only manufacture semiconductor silicon wafers, but also develop photovoltaic silicon wafers. If it has the capability to manufacture semiconductor silicon wafers, then manufacturing photovoltaic silicon wafers is a given.
The main difference between the two lies in purity. Semiconductor monocrystalline silicon has a purity that is at least 1,000 times higher than that of photovoltaic monocrystalline silicon, and the former is much more difficult to produce than the latter.
However, photovoltaic power generation still has great potential in China. Zhao Ye witnessed the glory of the photovoltaic industry in his previous life, so the future of Wujiang Silicon Wafer Manufacturing Company is very promising! However, that may be a long time from now.
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At this time, the split of Wujiang Microelectronics Company caused quite a stir in China, but the impact was limited and the heat quickly died down.
Ordinary people don't care about companies; they care about consumer electronics products that are closely related to their lives.
Recently, some newspapers reported that the Wujiang factory in Beiping, which produces Imagine-page pagers, is operating at full capacity, indicating that Wujiang Group has another new product about to be launched.
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