Silicon Valley

v2 Chapter 202: Cymer Corporation

The establishment of WinSom shocked the industry!

And then the design bid for the Williams Center announced the result, which will be designed by the original Winwin and SOM architectural design firms, which is now WinSom!

Henry did not announce the specific design drawings.

Some people even dare to copy the White House, let alone a Williams Center!

This time, the project was huge, and only the construction team under Global Land Company was completely busy. Finally, two teams were invited, China State Construction Engineering Corporation and Samsung Engineering Construction Company. China State Construction Corporation entered the US market as early as the mid-1980s. There is no technical problem, and the workers' wages are cheap. Henry invited this company to save a lot of money and at the same time sell his personal affection to China! For Henry to enter the Chinese market in the future, many obstacles can be reduced!

Samsung Engineering & Construction Company is a large-scale international construction contracting company with strong strength!

In order for the Williams Center to be completed as soon as possible, the three companies joined forces to make the progress of the project faster!

But despite this, it will take at least four years to complete!

The total budget will be around 10 billion U.S. dollars, but the money does not need to be paid out all at once. The project is divided into five stages. In the first stage, Henry pays a portion of the money to level the ground, explode the mountain and demolish the house...

Anyway, it is the rhythm of demolitions!

Then lay the foundation and start building the house! (At that time, Henry will provide tens of thousands of brick-moving jobs...Some readers who are yearning for the brick-moving industry can come and sign up! Our QQ group is: 424930141, everyone is welcome to join!)

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Although the design of the Williams Center has not been announced in detail, Henry revealed to the outside world that the Williams Center will build the tallest building in the world. Its height will exceed the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York by more than two hundred meters, reaching a height of 666 meters! ! !

The news was shocking. It didn't take long for the land prices around the Williams Center to rise wildly. Countless real estate predators have purchased land in the surrounding area. Obviously they can see that the Williams Center is going to become the most prosperous area in California!

No enclosure at this time. When will you stay?

But in a place not far from the Williams Center, after communicating with the government, Henry acquired a piece of 10,000 acres of land for the school early and prepared to build Williams University here! As for what kind of school to design, it can already be handed over to WinSom Architects!

At this time, the negotiation between Silicon Valley Electronics Group and the Dutch lithography machine company A**L has made a breakthrough. A**L has agreed to the Silicon Valley Electronics Group's $1.2 billion acquisition plan. CEO Harrison has rushed to the Netherlands to sign the acquisition contract with the A**L board of directors!

In the following week, Silicon Valley Electronics Group and A**L Company held a press conference to announce to the public that Silicon Valley Electronics Group completed the acquisition of A**L Company!

Harrison declared at the press conference: "Silicon Valley Electronics Group acquired A**L. It will not stop it. On the contrary, we will invest more funds to research more advanced technologies and develop better A** L lithography machine!!!"

In addition to whether the lithography machine is advanced or not is related to the lens, the light source is also an indispensable key factor!

In the 1960s, chip manufacturers used visible light as a light source. In the 1990s, chip makers began to use shorter-wavelength invisible ultraviolet light generated by hot mercury gas as a light source. The wavelength of this light source can reduce the circuit line width of the chip to 0.35 microns.

In lens technology, Silicon Valley Electronics Group is still behind Carl Zeiss. But A**L company wants to develop a better A**L lithography machine, but it can be a breakthrough in the light source!

Henry knew. Cymer is the world's leading provider of excimer laser sources. Early invented excimer lasers with a wavelength of only 0.25 microns. In the later period, the deep ultraviolet (DUV) light source required by the most critical photolithography technology in semiconductor manufacturing was invented! ! !

Without a good light source, there is no good lithography machine!

It can be said that Cymer's light source plays a decisive role in the production of semiconductor chips!

Currently, Cymer is not long established. The company is small and the products are being researched and developed. It was only in 1997 that Cymer developed the excimer laser!

In the previous life, the reason why A**L was able to occupy the first place in the lithography machine rankings for a long time. It has a lot to do with its acquisition of Cymer. If A**L did not acquire Cymer, then its number one position is definitely not secure! ! !

Therefore, after acquiring the A**L company, Henry turned his attention to Cymer. Cymer is an American company established by two Ph.Ds from the University of California, San Diego. What embarrass Henry is that Cymer’s shareholders have two major competitors, Canon and Nikon A**L...

God knows, how did the previous A**L company grab Cymer from their two companies? !

Did Canon and Nikon take the wrong medicine? Surrendered to Cymer!

It’s no wonder that A**L will become more and more powerful in the future, and Canon and Nikon will become more and more foolish...

"Chairman, we go directly to the acquisition, it seems inappropriate..." Harrison hesitated.

"Well, there is something wrong!" Henry nodded, "If Canon and Nikon knew that A**L was going to buy Cymer, they probably wouldn't sell their shares!"

Henry finished speaking and began to think.

"In this way, I will let other companies buy, and then transfer it to us!"

"Well, this is a good way!" Harrison agreed.

"Then let Prestige Capital Investment Co., Ltd. buy Cymer. Prestige Capital is a company that likes to invest in high-tech. If it buys, Canon and Nikon are not easy to be suspicious!" Henry said.

"Ok!"

After Henry had discussed the matter with Harrison, he called Kailena and said what he meant.

"Don't worry, I will let someone help you buy Cymer!" Kailena responded.

"Well, but it's better to get both Canon and Nikon's shares in Cymer!" Henry said.

"Okay, I will try my best to get the shares in their hands!"

"Well, that's it, pay attention to rest early, I hung up!" Henry asked.

"Ok……"

After Henry hung up the phone, he turned his head to look at Harrison, and said, "Wait for the news for now..."

Harrison responded and said goodbye to Henry and left Henry's office.

A few days later, Kelena received news that Cymer is willing to accept investment and is currently negotiating specific financing rules. In addition, Canon and Nikon have no intention to sell Cymer shares for the time being. In order not to arouse suspicion, there is no further action!

Henry drank a cup of coffee and murmured: "It is indeed a bit difficult for Canon and Nikon to give up their shares in Cymer. What should I do?"

Henry didn't think of any clues for a while. Three days later, Cymer accepted a 20 million US dollar investment from Prestige Capital, giving up a total of 30% of the shares. Canon and Nikon each held 10% and 10%, and the two founders each held 20. %, the remaining 10% belong to an angel investor.

Henry analyzed this shareholding ratio ~ lightnovelpub.net ~ It is impossible for the company to want absolute control. Kailena told Henry that the angel investor might sell his shares. After all, he invested in Cymer only for money.

Afterwards, Kailena sent someone to conduct public relations with the angel investor. After a period of negotiation, the angel investor was willing to sell the shares, but he needed a 20% premium on the prestige capital.

Henry said to Kailena: "20% is 20%, buy it!"

"Well, good!" Kelena responded.

Subsequently, Prestige Capital secretly purchased 10% of Cymer's shares, and now owns a total of 40% of the shares. Next, as long as you get a little more than 10% of the shares, you can achieve absolute control! ! !

Canon and Nikon are unwilling to sell their shares, so should they buy from the founders?

Or, to raise funds again to dilute their shares? But how can it be possible to raise funds after a short period of time?

(To be continued.)