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Chapter 1235 - 662: Guoxing Technology Group’s Decision! (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 1235: Chapter 662: Guoxing Technology Group’s Decision! (Please Subscribe)

Feiyue Group only needed 200,000 chips this time, and 14-nanometer level ones would suffice.

But Wang Liwu was acutely aware.

Guoxing Technology Group currently had no spare capacity or energy to manufacture these 200,000 chips for Feiyue Group.

To supply Mist City Arts and Science University with the 200,000 chips, they must reduce the quantity from other confirmed orders.

However, this would mean breaching contracts with other orders.

After giving it some thought, Wang Liwu decided it wasn’t wise to make a unilateral decision; it would be better to hold a board meeting for the company and make a decision there.

"Principal Ding, whether it’s 7-nanometer, 14-nanometer, or even 32-nanometer chips, we really can’t produce any more capacity. Truly, Principal Ding, I hope you can understand our situation,"

Wang Liwu tried his best to explain.

"Is there really no other way?"

Ding Yue asked.

"Principal Ding, I’m truly sorry. The orders we are working on were placed three months or even half a year ago. Recently, we’ve had to turn down new orders because the entire market is desperately short of chips. Everyone needs them; I can’t just give priority to your institution alone."

Wang Liwu made his point very clear.

Currently, Guoxing Technology Group was producing chips for orders placed three months or even half a year ago.

Yet even so, there were many company orders that they could not meet, let alone the new order needed by Feiyue Group.

"Mr. Wang, these chips are crucial for us at Feiyue Group. If necessary, we are willing to accept a price increase,"

Ding Yue emphasized again.

"Ah, this... Principal Ding, to be honest, we’ve already raised chip prices three times. The national regulations on this matter are very strict, and we’ve done our utmost. But chip production isn’t something that can be increased instantly; we are truly at a loss."

Wang Liwu continued his helpless explanation.

"I understand."

Ding Yue’s mood was also somewhat "speechless."

The chip shortage had come on suddenly and was overwhelmingly frustrating. A significant part of the main reason stemmed from the foreign powers’ suppression of Xia Country’s chip industry.

Take, for example, the foreign-supported Chip Accumulation Group; they could easily deal with the chip shortage crisis.

But Guoxing Technology couldn’t. They had only their own resources and Xia Country’s research in the chips and photolithography machine fields to depend on.

"Mr. Wang, please try to find a solution for us. Mist City Arts and Science University is conducting research in photolithography machine process technologies, which I’m sure you’re aware of, and we’ve already made significant progress. In the future, there will be many opportunities for collaboration between us, don’t you agree?"

Finally, Ding Yue played his trump card.

He forced Guoxing Technology Group to make a choice.

Whether or not they wanted to maintain better cooperation in the future rested on whether Guoxing Technology Group could help with the chip issue today.

If Guoxing Technology Group provided assistance, then Ding Yue would certainly remember their "favor." When there were breakthroughs in photolithography process technology, sharing some of the cooperation wasn’t out of the question.

Otherwise, Ding Yue was ready to establish his own factories to create photolithography machines and chips, turning into a competitor to Guoxing Technology Group.

Of course, this was under the premise that the photolithography machine experimental projects at Mist City Arts and Science University continued to progress smoothly.

So far as Ding Yue knew, the photolithography machine experimental project at his university had made substantial progress in the 5-nanometer photolithography machine domain.

And if the 7-nanometer and 14-nanometer photolithography process technologies could be maturely manufactured by themselves, they could easily navigate through this chip shortage crisis.

14-nanometer and 32-nanometer chips were relatively mainstream and widely used in various electronic products.

The 7-nanometer level represented the more high-end chips.

As for the 5-nanometer level, it was reserved for the top-of-the-line, most advanced products from major companies. At the 3-nanometer level, Xia Country had not yet overcome this challenge and was still behind the foreign competitors.

The technology to create mature-level chips was available, but the issue was the lack of photolithography machines!

The photolithography machine technology was controlled by foreigners, and domestic research was incredibly difficult!

Mist City Arts and Science University had been quietly conducting research in this area for several years. Ding Yue had deployed the most outstanding talents from related fields in his university, in addition to top-notch technologies exchanged from the system mall.

Even so, progress over the years had not been as smooth as anticipated.

This showed just how challenging the field of photolithography machines and chips was!

"Principal Ding, are you saying that... Feiyue Group has plans for photolithography machines in the future?"

After hearing this, Mr. Wang could not help but ask curiously.

"Yes,"

Ding Yue affirmed.

"I see..."

After pondering for a moment, Wang Liwu said, "Principal Ding, I’ll think of a way to meet your chip needs, but I can’t guarantee success. Moreover, I’ll need to consult with the other executives of the company. If we supply you with chips, then we’ll need to find a way to compensate elsewhere."

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