The richest man starts with a blind box

Chapter 263 The Yellow Crane Snitching

"ASML, that kind of unpopular junk product and company!" Makoto Kimura showed disdain in his eyes. Nikon now occupies 30% of the world's share, while ASML only has less than 10%, and it still depends on the price It is a cheap model for the war, so Nikon really does not take ASML seriously.

In other words, in the eyes of Nikon, ASML is really a garbage company. Hearing the name ASML, Makoto Kimura instinctively dismissed it.

"So what?" So Makoto Kimura asked very disdainfully, "Asmil cut your list, why did you come to Nikon?"

"ASML's lithography machine is gone, so I will naturally buy a lithography machine from another company. I think Nikon's equipment is very good, and the technology is currently the strongest, so I hope to buy a batch of lithography machines from your company. Engraving machine!" Huang He laughed.

"So that's it!" Makoto Kimura's expression looked a lot better. It turned out that the order was delivered to the door, and it was a big order like a lithography machine, which could be worth tens of millions of dollars. , barely squeezed out a sincere smile, "Mr. Huang, if you need a lithography machine, of course we are very welcome, but because you are a Chinese company, according to the regulations, we can only export to you more than 200 nanometers Level lithography machine."

"But don't worry, even if it is more than 200 nanometers, our Nikon equipment still has the best quality and effect in the world. You can discuss the details with the person in charge of our commercial department. I will ask him to take the initiative to come tomorrow. Visiting you, we only taste delicious food today and don't talk about work." Makoto Kimura said with a forced smile.

He is actually very unhappy now. Although he said that the lithography machine is indeed a big order, he did not ask him, the president, to deal with the initial business negotiations in person. At most, he would show up and sign when the order was signed later. up.

As a result, this yellow crane actually tricked him out to eat this meal for this matter, which made Makoto Kimura very unhappy. This is a very irregular thing in Japan, which is very particular about rules.

"No, this order can only be discussed with you, the president. I'm afraid that the person in charge of your business department is not qualified to discuss this with me!" Huang He laughed.

"Why?" Makoto Kimura asked with a half smile.

"Because the price of 1 million US dollars is too expensive, we hope to buy a Nikon 500nm lithography machine at a price of 800 million!" Huang He laughed,
"This is impossible!" Makoto Kimura slapped the chopsticks in his hand on the table vigorously, revealing the rare emotion of the waiters around him, "Mr. Huang, the price of your Nikon has always been fixed. You changed our pricing strategy because of people, you miscalculated my appointment today, if you have something to do, you can go to our business representative tomorrow!"

After finishing speaking, Kimura Makoto got up directly, ready to leave on the spot.

"It's a pity!" Seeing Makoto Kimura stand up, Huang He took a sip of the Japanese sake in his hand and smacked his mouth. TND, the taste is too bland, not even as good as Erguotou. There are 2 years left, and after 2 years, all companies must bow to ASML, begging them to sell lithography machines to themselves!"

"Poor thing, I give you my only hope now, but you treat me like this. It seems that God is doomed to destroy Japan's lithography machine industry!" Huang He said mournfully.

"Scaremongering" Although Kimura Makoto said so in his mouth, he stopped when he was about to leave, and then heard Huang He continue to say, "President Kimura, don't you think it's strange that in order to gain the market, ASML had to He priced his lithography machine at a relatively low price. His attitude towards all the customers who visited before was extremely thoughtful and enthusiastic. Because it is very difficult for them to survive, and there are no orders from companies like ours. , They may have gone bankrupt!"

"But now, ASML has taken the initiative to cut my order, cutting 10 units with a price of 1000 million U.S. dollars, a total of 1 million U.S. dollars. Why did ASML do this?" Huang He didn't even look at Makoto Kimura. , just asked the wine glass.

And Makoto Kimura stood at the door, the door was half open, but he couldn't get out with the other foot, because he was attracted by Huang He's words.

Yes, this is not in line with ASML's usual style. It is impossible for ASML to launch 10 lithography machines... Wait, this guy wants to buy 10 lithography machines?

This is a big order of hundreds of millions of dollars! !
Makoto Kimura abruptly took back the foot that was sold, and without any hesitation, he made it to the opposite side of Huang He again, and then bowed his head and said, "Huang Sang, please forgive my rudeness just now, you should be able to understand me." I'm so sorry!"

Makoto Kimura, the dignified president of Nikon, actually apologized to Huang He so simply. This is a seemingly unbelievable thing. After all, the Koreans have been tossing for decades, but they have not exchanged for the Japanese. An apology, and now Makoto Kimura has apologized very simply.

Here we must mention the two sides of the Japanese. In Japan, apologizing is the simplest and most difficult thing. It is absolutely impossible for you to ask the Japanese to apologize without involving interests or losing interests. Even if he smashed his embassy in anger, it would be impossible.

But on the contrary, if an apology can bring huge benefits, then he will immediately find a futon, kneel on it, and apologize to you respectfully.

This is probably the case with Makoto Kimura, not to mention the matter of ASML, if the ten lithography machines are real, Makoto Kimura apologizes no matter what, and will win over Huang He as a customer.

"It's not without reason that the Japanese are able to succeed!" Huang He sighed, and then continued, "Since President Kimura's attitude is so sincere, then I won't go around with you anymore, let me just say it, Asi Mai has already obtained the key to cross the technological limit of 50 nanometers, and ASML's first 1-nanometer lithography machine will be on the market in two years at the latest."

"This is impossible!" Makoto Kimura yelled out the word "impossible" again, but this time his forehead was covered with sweat, and the kimono he was wearing was even soaked in sweat at this moment.

The technological limit of 50 nanometers is the rope tied around the necks of all lithography machine companies around the world. Since reaching this limit 10 years ago, both Nikon and Canon have invested a huge amount of 1-2 million US dollars almost every year. Research and develop ways to break through this limit.

In order to break through this limit, experts in various lithography machine industries around the world have proposed several approaches, including 157nm F2 laser, electron beam projection, ion projection, EUV and X-ray, and formed the following major camps:

Among them, F2 laser technology is currently the most mature camp in terms of theory and technology. Before the emergence of immersion lithography machines, almost all lithography machine companies researched this technology. Currently, it is SVG in the United States and Nikon in Japan. , the furthest in these two technologies, especially Nikon, they estimate that they will be able to come up with the final product in about 5 years.

But this technology has a huge defect, that is, the production cost is huge, and the transformation cost is even higher, and the ceiling of this technology, that is, increased from 50 nanometers to about 40 nanometers, the improvement rate is only 20%, which is a typical investment. Cases with very different output.

If the chip manufactured by this method is more than three times the price of the current chip of the same level at the earliest, if it is put on the market, the starting price of all flagship mobile phones with top-level chips in the future will be at least 2000 yuan. .

But it's still the technology with the best chance of success right now.

EUV technology has the brightest technical prospects, but it is also the most difficult technology, because this technology starts with directly reforming the light source, transforming the current lithography machine light source into purple light, and directly improving the limit of 50 nanometers from the light source To the limit of 13.5 nanometers, the improvement rate can be described as huge, and it is definitely the technology with the broadest market prospect.

Not to mention that this technology is extremely difficult, the key is that almost all patents and thresholds are in the hands of Americans, distributed among Intel, AMD, Motorola and the US Department of Energy, and Nikon has almost no patents in this regard. technology patent.

Originally, as the little brother of the United States, Japan may have the opportunity to join such a patent alliance in the past, but since the Garden Plaza agreement was signed, all Japanese know that the United States is determined to suppress Japan's semiconductor industry. They are It is absolutely impossible to allow Japanese companies to enter the EUV technology alliance, otherwise the Garden Plaza Agreement will be signed for nothing.

Here I have to say that the United States is actually a very fair and just country. They will immediately suppress opponents who can threaten their technological advantages.

Similarly, if one's own dog threatens one's technical advantages, it should be suppressed as well.

For example, in the late 90s, Japan's semiconductor industry almost completely tore up the US semiconductor industry, and they occupied more than 90% of the market.

As a result, as soon as the Garden Plaza agreement was signed, the Japanese semiconductor industry collapsed instantly. By 2020, the Japanese semiconductor industry will not even have the qualifications to continue the tradition, and it will directly become a corpse, while the Japanese government can only promise the United States. , not even a voice of objection could be heard.

Unlike China, come on, everyone will do it head-on.

Cough cough, let’s get down to business, in fact, there is a more dreamy technology than EUV in technology, called proximity X-ray technology, this technology can increase the light source from 13.5 nanometers to the level of one nanometer in one breath, which is obviously a more advanced technology. Crazy lithography machine technology.

And this is also the technology that the entire Japanese lithography machine industry is currently investing in. They dream that once this technology bears fruit, no matter how EUV rejects Japan, it will be blind, because everyone is not on the same level at all.

However, Ni Guangnan once described this technology camp very vividly, saying that this is a romantic technology camp, and everyone can read it as a science fiction novel.

In fact, there are more sci-fi technologies behind it, such as EBDW technology with a light source wavelength of four thousandths of a nanometer.

There is also an even more terrifying IPL technology with a light source wavelength of [-]/[-] nanometers. It is estimated that these technologies will not be seen until after the Trisolaran is defeated.

All in all, the F2 laser technology that Nikon and other companies are currently investing in is the most likely technology to succeed, and it is also the technology that Nikon has gone the farthest, but even with such a technology, it is possible to complete the technology and then start production... Complete commercialization may have to wait until around 2010.

As a result, Huang He now tells Nikon that it only takes two years for ASML to come up with a lithography machine that breaks through the limit, which is more than three years ahead of Nikon. Even if Makoto Kimura fainted on the spot, that is normal of.

(End of this chapter)