However, Xing Baohua's rice can be excluded.
The electronics institute that Xing Baohua came to is currently developing another area: etching technology.
They believe that the investment in the optoelectronic field is huge and the requirements are high. Previously, the domestic optoelectronic equipment industry faced difficulties due to a lack of funding. It was only because Xing Baohua took this path and invested funds that the situation was changed.
In addition, the West is holding us back, preventing us from importing many important pieces of equipment. If we have to develop them ourselves, the cost will be terrifyingly high—enough to build several world-class skyscrapers.
Therefore, etching technology, a method that can also produce chips through chemical means, was presented in their solution.
After all, chemical reagents are cheaper and operate on a different basis than photolithography.
After the visit, Xing Baohua was somewhat dismissive of the other party's technology, but in terms of cost control, ten photolithography machines couldn't match theirs.
One of the biggest savings was in electricity costs.
You know what, chips produced using etching technology are good enough as long as they're functional; performance isn't a priority.
This is like trying to do a job that a 286 computer can do on an i9 computer.
Isn't this a waste of talent?
You don't need to worry about how many transistors are in a chip; a good chip is one that can complete its task and is inexpensive.
How can a chip that costs a few dollars have a price advantage over one that costs several thousand dollars?
"Director Zhao, how's your production?" Xing Baohua asked.
"Within the mission, we are saturated. When there are no missions, we can have tens of thousands of coins left over each year. Even if we have these remaining stocks, we can still use them up the following year."
"If we want to order a few hundred thousand units, do we have the production capacity?" Xing Baohua asked.
"If we need to expand the production line, we'll need to submit a report and get approval," Director Zhao replied.
"Here's what we'll do: you submit the report, and DaMi will be in charge of the microcontroller architecture. We'll use your technology to produce it, starting with 300,000 units. After that, the number will double every year."
"Okay, I'll submit the report first. If your wafer fab starts operating, then we're out of the picture."
"No, even if you start production, your production costs will be lower than ours. That factory focuses on high-end chips, which is a different approach from yours."
"Mr. Xing, I need to discuss something with you!"
"Please speak."
"As you know, our institute operates on a budget basis, and our funding sources are rather special. Suddenly starting a production line is not part of this year's plan! It might have to wait until next year."
"Tell me how much, I'll pay first. I can pay you all at once. That way I'll have money for the upgrade, right?"
"We do have money, but it's not ours. We have to hand over the profits, and only 20% can stay. That's still not enough!"
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