Chapter 50 Quartz Sand Refinery
Chapter 50 Quartz Sand Refinery
Although the semiconductor manufacturing industry has a relatively high technical threshold, it is indeed a very profitable industry.
Each order is calculated in units of "billions".
The first cooperation between Hu Jiangshan and Huayao was not a large order, but the total amount of payment was not small.
Based on the processing fee of HK$990 for a single Kirin 200 chip, the order value reaches HK$ million.
Of course, Hu Jiangshan cannot make so much money. After all, he has costs and is still investing continuously.
The Technology Engine APP can indeed help Hu Jiangshan save a lot of money, but not all money can be saved.
When negotiating the contract with Wang Chengdong and Xu Zhijun, Hu Jiangshan promised to complete the entire order volume within two months, that is, 990 Kirin units.
The shocked expressions of the two Huayao bosses at that time are still fresh in our memory.
This is not the production capacity of an unknown small factory, but only a medium-sized wafer factory can do it.
What’s more, Kirin 990 is a -nanometer process chip, which is very difficult to manufacture.
Hu Jiangshan's guarantee was considered too arrogant by the two bosses, Wang and Xu. Therefore, although it took two months to complete the order, they gave Hu Jiangshan an extra month's extension.
How thoughtful.
Hu Jiangshan was actually being conservative. With the efficiency of this semiconductor production line, 500,000 chips could be produced in just over a month.
If he told the truth to the two big bosses Wang Chengdong and Xu Zhijun, they would definitely not believe it and would think that he, Hu Jiangshan, was bragging.
Hu Jiangshan got up from the bed, feeling relaxed as he could finally pay off the loan.
It’s really hard to live without money. It’s so anxious.
After washing up, Hu Jiangshan went to the street to have a quick breakfast and then drove out.
A moment later, Hu Jiangshan arrived at the Baisha Bay Yacht Club Pier and drove the Seahorse towards General Island.
The weather is not very good today, it is cloudy and gloomy.
Without direct sunlight, the sea surface does not look so beautiful, but there is one advantage: it is cool.
Hu Jiangshan is now very familiar with the driving. He doesn't even need to look at the navigation assistance equipment. He just sets the automatic driving in one direction and reaches General Island in 20 minutes.
From afar, a large ship was docked at the pier on General Island.
That should be a medium-sized cargo ship.
The Seahorse slowly approached the dock and docked next to the cargo ship.
Fortunately, Hu Jiangshan repaired the dock in advance, so now it is no problem for two or three ships to dock.
From time to time, boatmen would go up and down the medium-sized cargo ship, carrying cargo on carts.
Hu Jiangshan understood that a batch of sand was being transported over.
As we all know, the raw material for making wafers is sand.
To be precise, it is quartz sand. This thing itself is not expensive, but the shipping cost is very expensive.
One trip on this medium-sized cargo ship would cost more than 100,000 Hong Kong dollars.
At this time, Zhang Rui was communicating with the ship owner on the shore.
After they finished communicating, Hu Jiangshan walked over.
"Dr. Zhang, how much sand did you deliver today?"
Zhang Rui quickly replied, "One hundred bags were delivered today."
Hu Jiangshan nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's okay, boss. This is what we should do."
Hu Jiangshan chatted with Zhang Rui for a while, and then Zhang Rui went back to work.
Hu Jiangshan did not leave immediately, but watched the boatman transport sand.
It’s really not very convenient.
The road has not been repaired, so efficient vehicles cannot be used, and there is indeed a lack of decent means of transportation on the island. Now the only way to transport the raw materials to the warehouse is by carts.
This is a high-tech semiconductor factory. It's really ugly to use human-powered carts to transport things.
Hu Jiangshan couldn't bear to watch it anymore.
Fortunately, he is rich now, and Hu Jiangshan is thinking about improving the situation.
"Ding..." Hu Jiangshan was stunned at first, then immediately realized that this was the notification sound from the mobile phone.
Hu Jiangshan immediately took out his cell phone and took a look.
Wow, there is new information on the Technology Engine APP.
【Clue】: Multifunctional quartz sand refinery
[Level]: Junior
【Construction period】: 8 days
【Capital Investment】: 100 million Hong Kong dollars
Hu Jiangshan was stunned at first, but then he reacted immediately.
This "technology engine" is really great, and its ideas for solving problems are always so fresh and unconventional.
Just now Hu Jiangshan was still worried about transporting raw materials, but now the technology engine app has directly built a quartz sand refinery for him.
This is not impossible. This is an island, and extracting quartz sand from sea sand is indeed a brilliant idea.
The key is that if we can produce even the quartz sand ourselves, we can save a lot of shipping costs and avoid so many troubles.
But the question is, will this thing cause environmental damage or pollution?
Hu Jiangshan thought about it and felt that he was worrying too much.
Ordinary sea sand refineries will definitely damage the environment, but those made by the technological engine are much better.
High technology content and amazing efficiency.
And this is just a primary refinery. If there is a problem, perhaps it can be solved by upgrading.
This multifunctional quartz sand refinery cost HK$1 million and took eight days to build.
Why is it so expensive? It is more expensive than power plants and fresh water treatment facilities.
As I said, Hu Jiangshan is rich now, so it doesn’t matter if it’s expensive.
Moreover, spending one million to build a quartz sand refinery is basically a free gift.
Hu Jiangshan clicked the confirmation button, the familiar progress bar appeared, and the construction process was started.
If the Shiyang Sand Refinery is built, the raw materials needed for the semiconductor production line will be greatly reduced, and the cost can be greatly reduced.
Hu Jiangshan checked the condition of various facilities on the island again and found everything was normal.
General Island is not big, but it has complete infrastructure and is self-sufficient in electricity and water resources. If the residents of other nearby islands knew about this, they would definitely be shocked.
At the same time, in the General Island office building, several employees finished their work and were sitting down at the water bar to rest.
There are now freezers and cold drink cabinets at the water bar, so employees can get whatever they need at any time.
Especially the environment, it feels like being in a garden restaurant in a resort hotel.
Feng Guangdou whispered, "We've been doing this for two months, right?"
Lou Xiuli nodded: "Almost. It will be two months in a few days."
"But we don't seem to have any customers here."
"Why are you in such a hurry? Our production line technology is so advanced, not inferior to the top manufacturers. Why are we worried about not having customers?"
Feng Guangdou shook his head: "It's not that simple. Our production line technology is indeed very powerful, but I'm afraid others won't believe it. The expenses here are huge. Can the boss afford it?"
The others looked at each other, speechless for a moment.
What Feng Guangdou said makes sense.
Although no one knows how much the exact cost is, it is clear that semiconductor production lines are very expensive.
The daily consumption of electricity and water alone is enormous.
If you can't find a big customer and have no income for a while, you will be under a lot of pressure.
As they were talking, Zhang Rui came over and said, "Come in, let's have a meeting to discuss the preparations before mass production."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
Mass production?
The customer already has it!
(End of this chapter)