San Diego, USA.
"bs, happy cooperation!"
", happy cooperation!"
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Huang Weida learned from a classmate who works at Goldman Sachs Group that Goldman Sachs Group is hosting Qualcomm's B-round financing. Qualcomm's IPO has 10 million shares at $8 per share, raising $80 million (including financing fees) for Promote the code division multiple access (cdma) technology launched by Qualcomm for wireless and data products. Because Europe's gsm technology has been promoted in Eurasian countries, and cdma does not yet have networks and mobile phones, investors are not optimistic about Qualcomm's development prospects. , there are still 3.4 million shares that no one has taken over.
Sun Jian immediately rushed to San Diego with a group of people. Goldman Sachs Group and Qualcomm were naturally happy to see Atic who came to give money.
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"Mr. Hernandez, I am very optimistic about the future development of your company's silicon wafer industry and am willing to invest in it."
On behalf of atic, Yu Jianguo negotiated an investment equity agreement with Hernandez, chairman of Hughes Electronic Materials Company (memc), but the other party politely refused.
Memc was founded in 1959. Since it took the lead in successfully developing eight-inch wafers last year, it has been in full swing but has not yet been launched on the market.
Wang Dongming sent people to Japan's Shin-Etsu Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. and found that although the company produced high-grade silicon, it had no semiconductor business and neither produced silicon wafers nor photoresists.
All good things come hard, Sun Jian tries again.
"I believe in Mr. Sun's sincerity, but the company has no intention of selling equity. The company can sell six-inch wafers to ttfab."
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Rejected again!
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Germany.
"Hello, Mr. Sun!"
"Hello Mr. Felix!"
Sun Jian took Yu Jianguo and the investment team by plane to the small German city of Jena, met Xiang Dongping and Guo Yuchen, settled down, and met with General Manager Felix at Zeiss Jena Company the next morning.
In 1846, Carl Zeiss, an apprentice who graduated from high school, founded a precision machinery and optical instrument workshop in Jena, Germany, to produce magnifying glasses and microscopes, which maintained prosperity for twenty years; in 1866, with another Through the application of the outstanding scientific achievements of the founder, Ph.D. Ernst Abbe in Physics, Zeiss' technology has been recognized globally.
In 1875, Carl Zeiss and Ernst Abbe became the owners of the company. In 1884, glass chemist Otto Sst Abbe and Carl Zeiss co-founded the Jena Glass Working Cooperative (the predecessor of the Schott Glass Company) to ensure production. And use high quality optical glass.
After Carl Zeiss died of illness, his son sold Zeiss shares to Ernst Abbe. In order to ensure the company's long-term independence and sustainable operation, Ernst Abbe established the Carl Zeiss Foundation.
In 1891, Ernst Abbe authorized the Carl Zeiss Foundation as the sole owner of the Zeiss factory.
In 1945, the US army occupied the Zeiss factory in Jena, expropriated patents, documents and specialized production equipment, and brought top-notch professional technicians to Heidenheim in western Germany.
In 1946, the Soviet army occupied Jena. As spoils of war and war compensation, they dismantled all production equipment of the Zeiss factory in Jena and brought scientists, engineers and professional technicians to the Soviet Union. The industrial assets of the Carl Zeiss Foundation were transferred to the Soviet Union in 1946. It was nationalized by the Soviet Union in eight years.
In 1949, the Baden-Württemberg state government stipulated that Heidenheim became the legal registered place of the Carl Zeiss Foundation.
The public enterprise Carl Zeiss Jena became an important enterprise in East Germany for the production of precision machinery and optical products.
After the reunification of Germany, the public enterprise Carl Zeiss Jena in the former East Germany was dissolved and privatized, and Zeiss Jena GmbH was established, with the intention of merging with Zeiss AG in Heidenheim under the name of the Carl Zeiss Foundation. , will be registered in Jena and Heidenheim.
On behalf of TIC, Xiang Dongping and Guo Yuchen contacted Zeiss in Heidenheim and were willing to invest in the other party's equity as a strategic investor, but were directly rejected by the other party.
Zeiss is not a listed company, and the Carl Zeiss Foundation is the sole owner of Zeiss.
The two heard that Zeiss Jena GmbH had not yet merged with Zeiss AG and was now not controlled by the Carl Zeiss Foundation. They flew to Jena to explain their intention. The president of Zeiss Jena GmbH was short of funds to expand production after privatization. Manager Felix hopes to introduce strategic investors to increase the strength of the company and have a greater say in the merged Zeiss Group in the future. He heard that the parent company is Kunpeng Software Company's tic investment and wants to talk to Sun Jian. .
"Mr. Felix, with all due respect, the best optical company in the world today is Nikon Co., Ltd. Nikon Co., Ltd. not only produces advanced optical instruments and precision machinery, but also produces the world's most advanced photolithography machines. The second company It’s Zeiss, the third one is Canon, the fourth one is Leica, two Japanese companies, two German companies.”
Sun Jian got straight to the point and spoke directly in English. If he only wanted the lenses for Sugon’s mobile phones, it would be enough to choose Leica. In his previous life, Huawei’s mobile phones used Leica lenses. He also needed to provide the optical systems needed for photolithography machines and LCD panels. , precision machinery and liquid crystal glass substrates to prepare for rainy days.
Carl Zeiss Public Enterprise Jena, the predecessor of Zeiss Jena GmbH, is an East German enterprise that produces military telescopes, cameras, electron microscopes, precision machinery and large astronomical instruments for Warsaw Pact countries. It ranks first in the world in optical lenses; Zeiss in Heidenheim mainly produces civilian telescopes, cameras, electron microscopes, precision machinery and large astronomical instruments. It also produces optical systems for lithography machines, but it has not yet established Carl Zeiss Semiconductor Technology Manufacturing AG (carl zeiss smt ag) ).
Although the two Zeiss companies were divided due to politics, they were both committed to researching the combination of optics, precision mechanics and electronic principles. They still developed into optical technology leaders in their respective regions and became competitors in the German and international markets.
Once the two companies merge into the Zeiss Group, their strengths will complement each other, and a world-class optical giant will emerge.
In the past life, "lack of cores and lack of screens" was a pain in the hearts of the Chinese people.
Photolithography machines and LCD panels are the two hurdles that reborn people cannot overcome!
Colleagues are enemies!
Nikon Semiconductor Equipment Company will not supply the most advanced optical systems (lens and mirror systems) to other photolithography machine manufacturing companies, but the Zeiss Group, which has no competitive relationship, can supply it unless it is restricted by Western technology.
Felix nodded in acknowledgement.
"Mr. Felix, I predict that in ten years, the existing 120 and 135 cameras will be replaced by digital cameras. Although I heard that Kodak successfully developed the world's first digital camera, Japan's Sony, Nikon, Toshiba and Canon Will lead the trend of camera development!"
Sun Jian picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
Felix frowned and his expression became serious.
"Mr. Felix, digital cameras will only last ten years. In twenty years, digital cameras will be replaced by the digital camera function that comes with mobile phones. Who controls the future of mobile phone development? Who can control the future of digital cameras?" develop."
If you don’t say anything shocking, you will die!
If a reborn person wants to impress the stubborn and rigorous Germans, he can only reveal his unique wisdom.
"Mr. Felix has heard of Kunpeng Software Company, but may not be familiar with Shanghai Shuguang Communication Technology Company, which is also a company wholly owned by me. The independently developed first-generation mobile communication handset sg-3301 will be launched soon, with high quality We will occupy the Chinese mobile phone market at low prices, and will soon launch second-generation GSM mobile phones and CDMA mobile phones with camera functions, and study third-generation 3G mobile phones. In the future, everyone will have a mobile phone, and the market size will be one trillion US dollars per year."
