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Chapter 1484 - 786: Becoming an Industry Leader (Subscription Requested)

Chapter 1484: Chapter 786: Becoming an Industry Leader (Subscription Requested)

"What’s the matter, Miss An?"

Ding Yue saw that Miss An seemed to have something to say and looked towards her, asking.

As the head of Feiyue Group, Miss An undoubtedly has unique insights and perspectives that are difficult for others to perceive, so Ding Yue generally adopts her suggestions or listens to them and then adjusts the development strategy accordingly.

The next focus, chip manufacturing, is now the largest developmental strategy for Feiyue Group, and it must be closely connected with Feiyue Future New Energy Automobiles—truly a situation of mutual dependence.

After all, if chip manufacturing doesn’t take off, then Feiyue Future New Energy Automobiles won’t be able to widely implement domestic 5-nanometer chips, making it impossible to compete with international automakers like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi in the new energy vehicles sector.

"Principal Ding, we have almost entirely grasped the whole industrial chain of chip systems. Next, how should we handle our cooperation with Guoxing Technology Group?"

Miss An asked cautiously.

Guoxing Technology Group is currently the largest technology company in Xia Country’s chip industry and is a strong and vital partner for Feiyue Group in the field of chips. Since Mist City Arts and Science University has now mastered the technology of 5-nanometer chips, inevitably, cooperation with Guoxing Technology Group cannot be avoided.

Ding Yue understood the meaning of the question Miss An asked.

Now that we have mastered independent chip technology, do we still need Guoxing Technology Group?

Indeed, this is a question: since we can produce our own photolithography machines and etching machines, we can also produce our own chips. If so, what need do we have for Guoxing Technology Group, as most people see it?

Ding Yue figured that Miss An’s question was about how to proceed with the chip layout strategies.

"Guoxing Technology Group has a deep industrial foundation; we definitely can’t dismiss them outright," Ding Yue analyzed: "Moreover, seeing such a large company fall is not something we would want to witness, is it?"

"Principal Ding, I was thinking the same thing."

Miss An nodded with a smile: "Besides, there’s another reason."

"Oh?"

Ding Yue, indeed, wanted to hear Miss An’s expert opinion.

"Although we now have the technology, scaling it up into production will definitely take time and cost, and while cost might not be an issue, time is a crucial one, as well as the current precarious situation that Feiyue Future New Energy Automobiles is facing; therefore, we can’t go at it alone without Guoxing Technology Group, because it would be too slow."

Miss An analyzed seriously.

Ding Yue, after hearing this, was quite satisfied.

It was a commendable choice as Feiyue Group’s CEO; whether in terms of vision or thinking, she was top-notch, almost perfectly aligning with his own ideas.

Ding Yue thought the same.

Considering the current situation, Feiyue Group wants to develop in the chip industry but won’t be able to handle everything from technology to manufacturing anytime soon; therefore, responsibilities must be shared.

So, what should be shared?

Actually, Ding Yue already had the answer in his mind.

"So Miss An, tell me, which part of the process should we hand over to Guoxing Technology Group?" Ding Yue smiled at Miss An and asked again.

"It’s quite clear that it’s the chip manufacturing process."

Miss An calmly replied: "The manufacturing technology for chips is based on advanced foundational equipment like photolithography and etching machines, and Guoxing Technology Group’s chip manufacturing technology is certainly up to par; what they lack is foundational equipment like photolithography and etching machines. We need to firmly hold onto the manufacturing aspects of these foundational devices, keeping core technology in our hands, and then hand over the ’contract manufacturing’ or ’processing’ part of chip manufacturing to Guoxing Technology Group."

"Exactly, that’s the plan."

Ding Yue noddingly agreed with satisfaction.

Indeed, without the core technology and manufacturing capabilities for photolithography and etching machines, Guoxing Technology Group cannot become the leading enterprise in the domestic chip industry.

The leadership position naturally fits Feiyue Group.

After all, Feiyue Group holds the most core technology.

As for the future of Guoxing Technology Group, it’s not so bleak; the rise of Feiyue Group in the chip industry will not deal a fatal blow to Guoxing Technology Group because their industrial structure will remain unchanged—they will still make chips, not photolithography or etching machines.

In short, the future fate of Guoxing Technology Group will turn into a chip manufacturing and processing enterprise like Island Electromechanical, situated in a downstream position.

And after Mist City Arts and Science University developed all the independent technologies of chips, they are in an upstream position.

The principle is simple: how many chips and what level of chips Guoxing Technology Group can produce depends on the equipment Feiyue Group provides!

If I provide you with a complete set of 5-nanometer chip manufacturing equipment, then you can manufacture 5-nanometer chips.

If I don’t, then you can’t produce them; the principle is as simple as that.