When he heard that Motorola did intend to sell the chip factory, Lin Chen felt relieved and suddenly felt happy again.
Although this is only an 8-inch wafer fab, it seems a bit weak compared to the 12-inch wafer fab currently being built by Zhongxin International.
But the problem is that what Motorola wants to sell is not just an 8-inch wafer fab, but a package of the 8-inch wafer fab and the attached semiconductor factory.
So this is a fairly complete chip factory. Having it is equivalent to solving all the problems of self-production of chips.
So if Sugon Technology can take over this 8-inch wafer factory, it will be equivalent to having its own complete chip factory.
Even if the wafer size and process technology of this chip factory lag behind the rest of the world, after all, it is impossible for the United States to approve a truly good thing. Don’t treat the Wassona Agreement as a piece of waste paper.
Therefore, the things that can be approved must be the second or even third-rate backward technology and equipment in the world.
But the problem is that there is a big difference between having and not having one. If you don’t have the confidence of a chip factory, you will always be weak. But if you have a chip factory of your own.
Even if its manufacturing process lags behind the second and third generations in the world, once you have it, you will have enough confidence and you will be invincible.
Therefore, Sugon Technology urgently needs this chip factory, and it will be difficult to have such a good opportunity next time.
It is impossible to prepare a ready-made chip factory for you all the time, and when the owner of the chip factory intends to sell it, this is even more rare.
Therefore, Sugon Technology wants to have its own complete semiconductor factory in the next few years. The eight-inch wafer fab and affiliated factories in Tianjin are a rare opportunity!
"How much does it cost to package and sell it? Is there an amount?"
Lin Chen continued to ask about Rebus.
In response, Rebs suddenly showed a bitter smile and said:
"It's not optimistic. According to the information I've found, if you want to win the eight-inch wafer fab and the attached semiconductor factory, you need to prepare at least 9 billion.
Of course, if you want to be safe, you may need to prepare 12 billion or 13 billion, but the specific amount is not yet known. "
Before, Lin Chen had only accidentally mentioned that Rebus should go see if Motorola had any intention of selling the chip factory, so Rebus also sent someone to inquire.
However, since no decision has been made on whether to send a professional business negotiation team to Motorola's headquarters, it is still unknown how much Motorola will sell it for.
The only thing that is known at present is that Motorola seems to really have the intention to sell it, and based on the information that Motorola can disclose.
Motorola's semiconductor project lost $284 million last year, so they do have the possibility of selling the 8-inch wafer fab and affiliated semiconductor factory in Tianjin.
"At least 9 billion?! And if you want to be safe, you need to prepare 12 billion to 13 billion!"
Huang Hua, who was beside Lin Chen, took a sharp breath after hearing Rebus's answer.
At this time, Chen Dong beside Lin Chen also said something he didn't understand:
"Is this chip factory so expensive? This is 9 billion. When will we earn so much money?!"
Upon hearing this, Huang Hua immediately agreed and said:
"Indeed, the total investment of 300 million in our new factory with an annual output of 12 million mobile phones is quite exaggerated. There are only a handful of domestic manufacturers that can spare so much money to build a mobile phone factory.
But now an 8-inch wafer factory and ancillary semiconductor factories cost 9 billion to start with, and another 12 billion or even 13 billion are needed to be safe!
Is it too expensive to produce our own chips? Do we really need to get involved in the chip production industry? I think it would be better to find someone to OEM mobile phone chips.
And don’t we have Zhongxin International in Daxia? We can hand over the chip foundry tasks to them. "
Faced with Huang Hua's words of retreat, even Rebus couldn't help but nod.
Because with Sugon Technology's current strength, not to mention whether it can get a loan for the 9 billion, even if it can get a loan, how to repay it in the future is still a big problem.
According to the current situation of Sugon Technology, even if it reaches full production and sales of 1.22 million units every month in the future, it will earn hundreds of millions of yuan per month.
But if you really buy this chip factory, considering Sugon Technology's own development needs and huge R&D expenditures, I am afraid that this huge debt will not be cleared for more than five or ten years.
And buying a chip factory doesn't mean it's over. After buying it, you have to find a way to turn losses into profits.
After all, people are losing money to begin with. After you buy it, you must invest and find a way to turn losses into profits.
In this case, buying a chip factory does not mean the end. Buying a chip factory also means shouldering a huge burden!
Faced with such huge pressure, does Sugon Technology really need to enter the chip production industry? Can Sugon Technology really be able to bear such huge pressure?
Therefore, Huang Hua and even Rebus feel that maybe they should wait a little longer. In the future, they can enter the chip production industry, but with the current strength of Sugon Technology, they should wait a little longer.
They believe that Sugon Technology should develop the mobile phone industry first, and wait until it reaches the level of MotoLa and Noma in the future.
It will be nothing to build such a chip factory by then. If it is launched forcefully now, it will only slow down the development of Sugon Technology!
"I support the boss."
Compared to Rebus and Huang Hua, Chen Dong supported Lin Chen uncharacteristically at this time.
"Huh? Chen Dong, this is a huge amount of funds starting from 9 billion to 12 billion or even 13 billion. Why do you still support it?"
Huang Hua looked at his little friend's movements and asked his puzzled words.
“There are no worries when there are too many lions, and there are no worries when there are too many debts. We really can’t pay it out now, but we can find a bank loan.
As for whether I can afford it, I believe in the boss. "
"You are really confident."
Faced with someone who believed in Lin Chen's words, Huang Hua was a little helpless.
But thinking about the growth rate of Sugon Technology, and thinking about the fact that Lin Chen's series of decisions were absolutely correct, Huang Hua could not say anything against it at this time.
Therefore, senior executives such as Huang Hua, Rebus, Chen Dong, and Li Qianqiang all focused their attention on Lin Chen, waiting for Lin Chen's decision.
In this regard, Lin Chen looked at the people's attention, and then recalled that he once said that he would break the foreign technology monopoly and realize the dream of domestic substitution, and then showed a decisive smile:
"Although there will be a lot of pressure to bear in the next few years, in order to realize the dream of becoming a powerful country, let's do it with all our strength. Someone has to shoulder the burden."
"yes."
Everyone who heard Lin Chen's words nodded slightly. Since Lin Chen had decided to do it, they would just do their best to do it well.
(End of chapter)
