Chapter 521: A Good Start (Part 2)

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Sun Cheng took a deep look at Wang Yuan; he had also perceived from the other party's words that this should be a capable official.

Lithography Machines are cutting-edge equipment explicitly prohibited from being sold to Xia Country by the Bawa Agreement; currently, there are only two 22nm-class EUV Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Machines produced by ASML within Xia Country.

Even then, it is said that the Xia Country authorities had to expend quite a lot of political resources a few years ago to get the Dutch government to step forward and approve the export to Xia Country by ASML.

Before this, ASML only sold DUV Deep Ultraviolet Lithography Machines with DUV technology to Xia Country.

And as everyone knows, the extreme process node for Deep Ultraviolet Lithography Machines applying DUV technology is 28nm, while Xia Country's own lithography machine manufacturing enterprises have only just mastered 32nm-class DUV Deep Ultraviolet Lithography Machine manufacturing technology.

After gathering his thoughts, Sun Cheng replied to him: "What you are currently seeing are the Mall items visible with my Third-level Permission. This Mall is a technology sales center open to all internal members of the P·C·F. From my personal experience, the higher the permission, the higher the level of Mall items and technology one can come into contact with."

"I have previously purchased two of these 14nm-class EUV Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Machines sold in the Mall. Before you arrived, I received a notification from above; to show the sincerity of the P·C·F management, the finished products are allowed to be sold to you at the internal member price."

He paused and looked at Wang Yuan, whose eyes had lit up, "150 million USD per unit; payment in Xia Country currency is acceptable."

"As for the technology sale, for internal member purchases, the full set of 14nm-class EUV Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Machine production technology is bundled at 2.8 billion USD. If the state needs to purchase it, I can make the decision to sell it to you, but it needs to be paid in full at once. Of course, payment in the national currency is also accepted."

The 14nm-class EUV Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Machine in the Mall is not the technology of ASML from the Transformers Universe world.

In that other world, although the timeline is not the same as the real world, the technology for lithography machines has climbed to the 3nm level, almost reaching the process limit of lithography machines.

However, the one that mastered the most advanced lithography machine production technology became the American semiconductor giant—Texas Instruments.

This is actually not strange, because in the Transformers Universe, much of America's military, industrial, and technological prowess originated from Sector 7; it is advanced technology obtained by the United States through studying Megatron's body, and in a sense, it can be considered Cybertron black technology.

Therefore, many American enterprises in the Transformers Universe experienced explosive growth in technology because they shared in the research dividends of Sector 7.

The United States was able to study Megatron's body for over a hundred years, and after the Autobots arrived on Earth, they also hunted down dozens of Decepticon Warriors through cooperation with the Autobots.

Sun Cheng learned through some channels that the remains of those Decepticons destroyed by the Autobots were nominally buried by the US government, but the vast majority were carved up by the major financial groups controlling the US government behind the scenes and sent to various laboratories of the Military-Industrial Complex for further research.

So, if one day the Yankees of the Transformers Universe suddenly manufactured their own Decepticons, he would not feel surprised at all.

The lithography machine technology in Sun Cheng's hands is a series of technologies obtained after Decepticon Engineers completely cracked a 14nm-class lithography machine purchased from Texas Instruments.

Although he has not compared it with the lithography machines produced by ASML in the real world, he trusts the capabilities of his Decepticon Engineers more.

Moreover, the 14nm-class lithography machine provided by Sun Cheng only needs a software package upgrade and adjustments to some internal ports and components to be successfully upgraded to the 10nm class.

Selling products with superior performance and no strings attached to the state at almost the same price as ASML—he truly put in the effort.

"2.8 billion USD..."

It wasn't just Wang Yuan who gasped when he heard this price; the expressions of the other few were all much the same.

But soon, Wang Yuan's lips began to move; he seemed to have something he wanted to say.

But Sun Cheng had already said it for him: "No bargaining accepted. This is the price for our internal purchases, and it is also full payment. So I suggest you better buy one or two lithography machines first, and after using them for a period of time, consider whether or not to buy the technology as a bundle."

Is it really expensive to spend 2.8 billion USD to buy the entire production technology for a 14nm-class EUV Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Machine?

No, no, no; anyone who knows even a little bit about this technology knows that it is a huge bargain.

Xia Country had already become the world's number one industrial exporter ten years ago, earning the reputation of the world's factory.

However, behind this, Xia Country is still making up for the decline of the Qing Dynasty and even modern times.

From technical materials to high-tech, this former East Asian hegemon is still going all out to catch up to return to the pinnacle of the world.

In the more than one hundred years since the Xinhai Revolution, Xia Country has actually achieved world-first status in over twenty fields.

But Xia Country people have a pride in their bones to rebuild the Celestial Empire; perhaps in their view, there are only two countries in this world: one called Xia Country, and one called Foreign Countries.

Comparing it this way, compared to America's world-first status in over sixty fields, Xia Country still has many shortcomings.

For example, in the semiconductor field, 85% of Xia Country's semiconductors need to be imported from overseas; last year alone, more than 160 billion USD was spent on importing Chips, and it is expected to grow by about 20% this year.

The reason why the world's factory needs to import a large number of Chips is that the performance of the Chips produced by Xia Country itself does not meet the standards.

Besides the lack of design experience, there is another very important reason: in cutting-edge manufacturing equipment—lithography machines—Xia Country has been subjected to export controls under the Bawa Agreement.

A 14nm-class lithography machine is not the most advanced lithography machine in the world today.

But in fact, many Chips used in electronic equipment do not require a 14nm-class lithography machine.

Sun Cheng had specifically looked into this before: over 60% of the Chips imported by Xia Country only require processes at the 32-22nm level.

Therefore, if the state buys the entire production technology for the 14nm-class lithography machine from him, once the finished products are out, it can reduce Chip imports by at least hundreds of billions of USD a year.

As long as one isn't calculating this with their backside, everyone knows how profitable this business is.

Wang Yuan had long handled special equipment procurement at the National Control Bureau and was clearly an expert; he leaned in and whispered with Yuan Yicheng for a moment, then quickly looked at Sun Cheng on the side again.

"General Manager Sun, we will first purchase four 14nm-class lithography machines from you, paying in Xia Yuan... I wonder how long it will take for you to deliver? And how should the procurement funds be paid?"

"Director Wang is a straightforward person. Do you see the number displayed here in the Mall? The current Mall display shows the remaining quantity of the product is 2, which means there are already two finished units. I will provide you with a domestic bank account in a moment; you only need to transfer the full procurement funds to the account, and I will notify them to ship."

"As for exactly how long it will take for the goods to be delivered, Cybertron Technology Group previously ordered one as well, and the notification at that time was that it would be delivered within twenty-seven days, so I can guarantee it will not exceed one month."

"As for the remaining two, because there is no stock, the P·C·F needs to remanufacture them, which might be slightly later, but they will definitely be delivered to your hands within three months. The efficiency is absolutely much higher than ASML!"

Having received Sun Cheng's affirmative reply, Wang Yuan did not lean in to communicate with Yuan Yicheng again this time.

Instead, he agreed directly: "Fine, I will have people transfer the procurement funds for the two lithography machines into your bank account according to today's exchange rate immediately. General Manager Sun, the state has come to cooperate with you with sincerity this time. If there are no problems with this transaction, please rest assured that such orders will be sent continuously. I hope we have a pleasant cooperation!"

"Pleasant cooperation!"

Two pairs of hands shook quietly together; until they left, the Captain who came from the Equipment Department did not propose to purchase a single item.

However, like the other three, he requested an introductory list of over one hundred items from Sun Cheng.

He certainly knew why this was; they were all waiting—waiting for the two lithography machines already paid for by the National Control Bureau to be delivered, and after thoroughly understanding the reality and energy of the so-called secret organization P·C·F, they would then determine whether to believe in the things on that list.

Regarding this, Sun Cheng did not care.

To him, making money and such were all irrelevant things.

As long as Xia Country gets a taste of the sweetness, they will absolutely be unable to get off his chariot.

This is what Sun Cheng wanted.

PS:

The previous chapter was rushed out in a hurry; the chapter title was written incorrectly, and there were some problems with the details. I noticed the issue with the engine part while correcting typos, and it has been modified.

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