When I am reborn, I just want to be a top student

In the conference room.

After Wang Donglai said this, everyone fell into deep thought.

What Wang Dong said was the truth, but it had no effect on the current situation.

Faced with the Bald Eagle sanctions, there is not much that can be done domestically.

As for the many domestic chip design companies, it is impossible for them to take the risk of using Galaxy Technology's products despite the threat from the bald eagle.

Even the authorities cannot use administrative power to enforce this matter.

Therefore, in this case, either Hetu EDA will be sold to foreign countries, or it will remain silent.

And just when this thought emerged in everyone's mind.

Wang Donglai seemed to have guessed what everyone was thinking, and continued, "Leaders, the localization and high-end development of semiconductor technology is a long and painful process, and it cannot be achieved overnight."

"As the gap between us and the bald eagle narrows, our country's companies and scientific research institutions will be increasingly discriminated against and targeted."

"The sanctions against the Bald Eagle are indeed a difficult hurdle for Galaxy Technology, but I am not surprised and I have been prepared for it."

"Even if we remove the photoresist and Hetu EDA design software, and add the profits from products such as advanced packaging design solutions, I can maintain and develop Galaxy Technology."

"At most, the pace of development will be slower!"

"No matter what kind of targeted solutions the Bald Eagle follow-up meeting will come up with, I will not change my mind."

“The strength of a country lies not in its population or territory, but in its technology, education and ideas!”

"The future development of society cannot be separated from the support of semiconductor technology, so I will not give up on the semiconductor field, nor will I be discouraged."

“If you feel it’s hard, think about the 25,000-meter snow mountain. If you feel tired, think about the predecessors.”

"Young people of every era have their own responsibilities and duties. I think my generation, the post-90s generation, who were born in the last century and grew up in the new century, may have to shoulder these responsibilities!"

Wang Donglai spoke with certainty and confidence.

The confidence shown by Wang Donglai also touched the people present.

Qi Bin's eyes moved, his expression became serious, and he said, "Academician Wang's words are very good!"

"I think these words can be publicized so that young people today can learn from them."

"If all young people can think like Academician Wang, I think our country's rejuvenation and strength can come a few years earlier."

"Here, I also make a promise to Academician Wang."

"Galaxy Technology is the pride of Qinzhou enterprises and the blessing of the country and nation, especially Academician Wang."

“The sanctions imposed on the Bald Eagle further illustrate this point.”

"So, no matter what, the organization will definitely guarantee the development of Galaxy Technology. Academician Wang, please rest assured about this."

Hearing Qi Bin say this, Wang Donglai nodded, not feeling surprised.

"Director Qi, I'm not worried about this."

"Galaxy Technology is different from other Internet companies. Our technological research and development capabilities are what we truly rely on, not propaganda or other means."

"Originally, when I developed the Hetu EDA software, I didn't think about making excess profits from it. The prices I offered to domestic chip design companies were much lower than those offered to foreign companies."

"The reason for doing this is also to support the development of the domestic chip design industry."

"It's not just EDA design software, the same is true for photoresist. In my expectation, the price should be set at a reasonable profit and then launched on the market, so as to reduce the cost of related industries in China, increase profit margins, and thus achieve better development."

"Now that the Bald Eagle has taken out sanctions, I will not block the choice of domestic companies."

"Today's incident was originally an open conspiracy. We are not as strong as them, so we can only accept it."

"We can only let out this sigh of relief after our technology catches up!"

"To be honest with Director Qi, after developing photoresist, my next project will be about photolithography machines."

"Originally, the design plan had not been fully completed, and I had not leaked the news to the public."

"But now that the situation has come to this point, I will no longer hide it."

"I already have some ideas about the core equipment in the semiconductor field, the lithography equipment. According to my estimation, it will be initially completed within two years!"

When Wang Dong finished speaking, everyone present gasped.

No one expected that Wang Donglai would reveal such news.

Photolithography equipment!

Everyone's eyes were focused on Wang Donglai's face.

Among these gazes, there was inquiry, doubt, shock, etc.

As the core equipment in the semiconductor field, the lithography machine can be called the heart.

Similarly, the West also has a stricter view on lithography machines.

China also has lithography machines, so it’s not too late to start.

However, by now, we have already fallen far behind.

Now, after hearing what Wang Donglai said, although everyone had complicated emotions, there was also a hint of deep-seated excitement.

No one wants to see their country fall behind.

Three full breaths passed.

Qi Bin finally reacted and said excitedly, "Academician Wang, are you telling the truth?"

"May I ask, is Academician Wang really confident that he can achieve a breakthrough within two years?"

Wang Donglai stretched out his finger and shook it.

Seeing Wang Donglai's gesture, Qi Bin's excitement suddenly disappeared, the light in his eyes dimmed, and a hint of disappointment appeared on his face.

"Director Qi, you may have misunderstood."

"The two years I mentioned do not mean the technological breakthrough, but the two years to enter the production stage."

Wang Donglai raised the corner of his mouth and said this to Qi Bin.

Qi Bin's eyes suddenly widened, and he said excitedly: "Really?"

Wang Donglai didn't say anything else, but nodded.

"hiss……"

Qi Bin’s previous thoughts were also everyone’s thoughts.

I think the two years mentioned by Wang Dong is the time to achieve a technological breakthrough.

I never thought that it would take two years from the completion of design to the completion of manufacturing and then to the start of production.

Two years may seem like a long time, but for cutting-edge technology, it is nothing.

According to the current state of technology, we are more than 20 years behind the world's top lithography equipment. This 20 years does not mean that we can catch up with the advanced level in 20 years.

Rather, it will take another twenty years for us to reach the current international advanced level.

So, has Western technology not developed in these twenty years?
Therefore, the backwardness of our country in cutting-edge technologies such as photolithography machines is extremely shocking.

"Academician Wang, is what you said true?"

Although Qi Bin knew that asking this was disrespectful, he couldn't suppress his excitement and asked again.

Wang Donglai didn't care about this. He knew very well why Qi Bin behaved like this.

He nodded without any concern and said seriously: "Director Qi, the two years I mentioned are an estimate based on my plan. If we can increase the investment, I think this time can be further shortened!"

Hearing Wang Donglai's affirmative answer, Qi Bin immediately slapped the table lightly.

"Academician Wang, I feel relieved after hearing your words!"

"I will report this to my leader right now!"

"In addition, regarding this matter, everyone present must keep it confidential and not disclose it at will."

After saying this, Qi Bin looked around and spoke with a very serious expression.

Everyone naturally understood the importance of the matter and nodded immediately to show that they understood.

At this point in the meeting, it was naturally impossible to continue.

Wang Donglai did not leave either, but settled down in the lounge nearby.

Wang Donglai didn't have to wait long.

Qi Bin brought the news that Manager Shen would come back immediately to meet with Wang Donglai.

And an hour later.

Manager Shen hurried back.

Seeing Manager Shen's slightly anxious expression, Wang Donglai nodded in his heart.

"Academician Wang, is the lithography equipment design you mentioned true?"

As soon as Manager Shen met them, he asked directly.

Wang Donglai had already thought it through when he said it, so he naturally wouldn't regret it now.

He immediately nodded in acknowledgement and said, "Leader, it's true!"

"I originally thought that our country's semiconductor technology was lagging behind the international level, so when we were researching and developing, we started with some less important areas, so that we could have more time to develop our semiconductor technology."

"Right now, we have only made preliminary breakthroughs in EDA design software, photoresist, and advanced packaging. Although it is not the best result, it is not bad either."

"At this time, it has been included in the sanctions list by the Bald Eagle, which proves that the Bald Eagle has noticed Galaxy Technology."

"Then I don't need to hide it anymore. The sooner we design our own lithography equipment, the sooner we can stand up in the semiconductor field."

Manager Shen acted very calmly and asked, "I heard that your design will only take two years to be put into production, and it can be completed ahead of schedule?"

Wang Donglai nodded and admitted, "Yes!"

"According to my understanding, the most advanced lithography machine in the world is from ASML of the Netherlands. Our country's lithography equipment is far from being comparable to ASML. What confidence do you have in making your judgment that it will take two years to complete the production?"

Although Manager Shen was not a professional, he had read some information on the way here, so he asked at this moment.

Wang Donglai didn't care about this, but explained in detail to Shen: "ASML's dominance in the field of lithography machines has not been for many years."

"This is not entirely due to ASML. 70% of its technology is Bald Eagle products and Bald Eagle technology."

"For example, the lens comes from Zeiss. ASML owns more than 20% of Zeiss's shares. CYmer's extreme ultraviolet light source ranks among the best in the world and was acquired by ASML. Photomasks, electromechanical equipment, lasers, micro-laser systems, ion implanter kits, excimer laser sources, electron beam detection equipment, etc. were either acquired by ASML or ASML invested in them."

"It is precisely because of these cutting-edge technologies that ASML has been able to develop so rapidly. It was the first in the world to come up with an immersion EUV lithography machine, leading the market."

"If our country's lithography machines want to surpass the world's first-class level, we must start with breakthroughs in these components one by one. Only in this way can we reach this level."

"This is the only way for us to catch up with ASML."

"If we do that, according to my estimate, it will take at least 15 years to catch up."

"But what if we change our way of thinking?"

"ASML makes the lithography machine so small, so it needs so many high-end equipment and instruments."

"It is made small so that it can be exported and sold to chip manufacturers for easy transportation and handling."

“But what if we abandon the idea of ​​shipping and selling.”

"We can directly turn a small lithography machine into a lithography factory. In this way, we can avoid many technical requirements of the lithography machine."

"At least, if we do this, we don't necessarily need the most advanced technology to assemble it."

"At the same time, a photolithography machine can only produce tens of thousands of qualified chips when it works 24 hours a day."

"However, if it is produced by a lithography factory, the production efficiency can be increased by at least ten times based on the lithography machine."

Manager Shen was not excited by the many advantages that Wang Dong mentioned, and remained calm.

"What you said are all advantages. I think there should be people in the semiconductor field who can think of this, but no one has done it, and no one has tried it. There must be some problems here."

"From the current situation, the disadvantages should outweigh the advantages. So, let's not talk about the feasibility of the lithography factory you mentioned. How can you prove that it can surpass the lithography machine after it is built?"

When Wang Donglai heard Manager Shen point out this problem, a smile appeared on his face.

"Leader, what you said is indeed a very important issue."

“I can also give a simple explanation about this.”

"The lithography machine also has advantages and disadvantages. Its disadvantage is that the coherence of the light source is extremely poor. The loss rate of the light source of a single mirror using a reflector filter is 30%, and the total loss is 98%. The reflectors used by ASML are only produced by Zeiss in the world."

"Secondly, the tin contamination of the lithography machine and the heat dissipation project of the optical path have increased the cost of vulnerable parts. The upgrade of the high NA light source power to 600 watts has increased the cost of the entire machine by four times."

"Third, the production efficiency of the lithography machine is low. For example, the production efficiency of the 3400B EUV lithography machine is 125 wafers per hour, which is less than half of the production efficiency of the DUV lithography machine. There is no doubt that the low production efficiency of the lithography machine will directly lead to high production costs of chips."

"Finally, the power consumption of lithography machines is high. The power consumption of all EUV lithography machines of TJD will occupy half of the power generation of the Three Gorges Power Station."

"As for the advantages of lithography machines, I will not mention them. I will talk about the advantages and disadvantages of lithography factories."

"One of the shortcomings is very important, that is, the three major components of the undulator, the wiggler, and the tail field laser, the bent iron that cannot produce a transient magnetic field must be eliminated, and there is no such device to verify it."

"If the lithography machine is a machine tool, then the lithography factory is a workshop. We enlarge the lithography machine as much as possible, use a circular accelerator with a circumference of 100 to 150 meters as the light source, and then drive several or even dozens of lithography machines to work."

"When we are catching up with the Dutch lithography equipment, if we just stick to the old ways and follow their old ways, it will be difficult to surpass them in a short period of time."

"We have to find another way and develop new technical routes."

"The photolithography factory is the best solution I can think of!"

After hearing what Wang Donglai said, Shen Zongguan fell into silence for a long time. (End of this chapter)