Technology: Breaking the monopoly global hegemony

Chapter 172 Preparing to Brighten the Sword
No one in the room complained about the incompetence of his teammates.

As insiders, they understand why the teammates in Daxia Semiconductor Market are like this.

From the perspective of broad business and technology, the profitability of the lithography machine market is comparable to sesame seeds.

Although a lithography machine can be sold for tens of millions or hundreds of millions, the investment in R&D, production and manufacturing of a lithography machine far exceeds billions or even tens of billions.

The track of the polarized photolithography machine market is more cruel than other industries. As long as you are one step behind the first batch of teams, all the high-end shares will be highlighted by the people in front of you, while the low-end market will be hit by dimensionality reduction, and profits will increase. less.

Because there is a range of prices that consumers in the market can accept.

The price of the most high-end products is actually the same in each generation.

If others succeed in upgrading, they can continue to sell at high-end prices, but if you fail to upgrade, what used to be high-end is now mid-to-high-end, and brand influence and profitability will be affected.

The semiconductor industry in Daxia actually had a short period of glory, but due to the backward economic environment and the difficult scientific research environment, it was directly cut in half.

Now, with the developed economy and improved scientific research environment, the semiconductor industry is still struggling to get off the ground.

It is reported that Pudong Microelectronics’ ten-year research and development expenditure is only a few hundred million yuan, and the team has only a few hundred people. It is a state of few people and little money. The news may be wrong, but there is no wind without waves, and the living environment of Pudong Microelectronics It can also be seen.

As for Ke Yi Hong Yuan, that is the national team.

The Institute of Optoelectronics of the Xia Ke Academy is responsible for the excimer laser light source system, and Yanjing Keyi Hongyuan is responsible for the industrial transformation.

Gao Shan, who was sitting on the side, said: "Although our lithography equipment supply chain is still far from the leading level.

But in addition, as far as the industry chain partners are concerned, we still have choices, and the officials are already negotiating, so we can look forward to it. "

Look forward to, no one here is stupid.

Counting on the confrontation above, what about the production business?
What about employees, equipment, and workshops?
If it is delayed for two or three years, Xiaxin Technology will be completely behind the second and third batches.

You must know that AS1ML is currently the only company in the world that can produce EUV lithography machines, and the production capacity of EUV lithography machines is still very limited.

According to the latest data released by AS1ML, it only produces more than 20 EUV lithography machines each year, and most of the production capacity is divided between TSMC and Hanxing.

When the two parties make peace...

The production capacity and chip manufacturing process of TSMC and Hanxing may have reached a new level.

There is no doubt that this has reached the point where Xiaxin Technology's life and death are at stake.

It is also related to the fate of Xiaguo semiconductor production equipment manufacturers.

After all, if my family uses backward equipment in China, it means giving up their profits to help them.

Foreign companies don't care about the life and death of these companies with backward technology.

It's even better to die, who would dislike the large share of their own company?

A bloodless war is even more helpless.

"My little butterfly flapped its wings, did the storm come early?" Gu Qing put down his phone, looked at the night sky outside the window, and muttered to himself.

Kyushu Technology Co., Ltd. has reached an agreement with Daxia's five major domestic wafer manufacturing plants, occupying a part of the shares, and providing wafer manufacturing technology equipment upgrades.

Most of their own semiconductor departments are also young and strong in this industry, so they are not as unaware as ordinary people and other unrelated companies.

According to industry gossip, Xiaxin Technology’s lithography machines may last for four months, but some projects will stop production because the light source equipment of lithography machines manufactured by mid-to-high-end chips cannot be replaced or repaired.

As we all know, Xiaxin Technology is a chip foundry.

However, the production equipment and technology it uses are still the product technology of foreign companies at the current stage.

In peacetime, when the global economy is integrated, it is normal.

The production investment of lithography machines cannot be done by one company, and requires the joint research and development of talents from many countries and companies.

And in this case, once it enters a special period.

They had to rely on people to breathe.

"You were the first to shine the sword, so don't blame us for drawing the sword.

After teaching the group of people in the semiconductor department for so long, it's time to show up and let everyone see. "Gu Qing's heart turned.

Pick up the phone and open [Boundary Monument].

In the surveillance video, Li You, Zhang Yantai and others have not left work yet.

Some are burying their heads in operating the equipment and checking the instrument parameters from time to time; some are looking at the data on the computer screen and scratching their heads; some are drowsy, but as soon as they wake up, they will rush into research and development.

Gu Qing handed them more and more technologies, and the tasks they assigned became more and more difficult.

From the very beginning of the light source steady-state micro-bunching technology, after the equipment was in place and solved overtime, they ushered in the research and development of the light mirror.

But better than the R&D personnel of other companies, Gu Qing will inadvertently mention the correct direction every time during group discussions.

Gu Qing taught this group of people a lot of knowledge. In the eyes of the students, the teacher's words are undoubtedly very important.

Of course it is definitely not because Gu Qing is the big boss of the company, in charge of their wallets and the health of their families (prosthetic technology).

At present, the general blueprint has been designed, but everyone is still arguing about one thing.

energy.

"With the high energy consumption of this new technology, the cost of manufacturing ordinary chips is too high."

"The SS1MB light source does not need such a large average power, it is impossible to have a shorter wavelength, and it cannot be used as a light source for EUV"

"If the loss of SS1MB in the optical lens stage is reduced a little bit, the power may be reduced a little bit, and the yield rate can be further increased."

"Boss Li, what are you going to do! This optical lens equipment does not cost money? Although the finance department did not show us the energy consumption meter, I am sure that the energy, materials, and equipment we have wasted recently are at least a few hundred million yuan. .”

Li You sighed when he heard Zhang Yantai's words.

He was pursuing perfection a little too much, and the lithography machine was originally a high-energy-consuming and high-consumable project, and the company had a lot of money, otherwise it would be impossible for them to spend so much money day and night.

Yes, it is burning money.

It burned until he felt a little terrified.

In the past, I used the boss's equipment for work, step by step, without pressure.

But when he came to Kyushu Technology Company, the company helped him solve the old-age care of the elders in the family, the children's education and the disability of his wife, and he already regarded Kyushu Technology Company as a company similar to a second home.

Seeing Li You frowning tightly in the video, Gu Qing also sighed.

"Let Li You stand at the front desk then."

Although Gu has planned not to go abroad, he still doesn't want to be in the limelight anymore.

What a day, too tired...

Well, safety is the most important thing.

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