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In the conference room of Galaxy Technology.

Everyone who appeared here at this time had a smile on their face.

The news of the successful verification of the lithography factory technology has spread.

Anyone who is not a fool can see the importance of this technology to Galaxy Technology.

Originally, Galaxy Technology has mastered many advanced technologies and has a unique status in the country.

Now, with the technology of photolithography factory in hand, its importance has naturally reached a higher level.

This is the impact of this technology.

It also brings shock to us that Wang Donglai and Galaxy Technology were able to achieve such a technological breakthrough in such a short period of time.

Seeing everyone's excitement, Wang Donglai poured a bucket of cold water on them at this time.

"I'm sure everyone knows the news about the R&D center, so I won't repeat it."

"This is good news, both for the group and for the development of the domestic semiconductor industry."

"but!"

"It's far from the time to open a celebratory toast, but some people have already started singing praises."

"I shouldn't have said these discouraging words at this time."

"However, I believe that Galaxy Technology has not treated anyone unfairly, and the treatment given is in line with the commercial value it has created."

"This time the technical verification has passed. I have already instructed that the group will take out 500 million as a bonus pool to reward people according to their merits."

"Now that we've talked about rewards, let's get down to business."

"This time, through cooperation with all parties, the experimental factory exposed many problems."

“Although it was finally successfully put into operation, and the 7nm chip manufacturing process was completed.”

"However, this cannot cover up the problems that were exposed during this period."

"The success of the experimental factory has proved that the lithography factory technology route is feasible, so the lithography factory we are building will inevitably be expanded."

"Given our needs, even three or five photolithography plants would not be too many, let alone one."

“So, we still have a huge responsibility.”

"The next step in the construction of a photolithography factory is to develop a set of qualified standards."

"Obviously, only we can achieve this set of standards!"

"In fact, this set of standards will become the implementation standard for the entire industry."

When Wang Donglai said this, the eyes of Liang Song, Zhang Rujing and others lit up.

As an expert who has been immersed in this industry for so many years.

It can be said that the two of them have already achieved financial freedom.

After achieving financial freedom, people will naturally pursue other things.

If they could establish a set of industry standards, it would be an irresistible temptation for them.

It's not just them, even other executives like Ruan Wei.

He also looked excited at this moment.

Establishing a set of standards is not just about superficial honor and interests, there are interests involved behind it.

For example, when setting standards, you can add a few conditions that are beneficial to you, or raise a certain standard, etc.

Naturally, there is room for profiteering here.

Wang Donglai also understood this.

However, this was not said at this time.

“Don’t be complacent because of your temporary achievements. No matter how important the lithography factory is, it will be a thing of the past the moment the technology achieves a breakthrough.”

"The group still has so many projects waiting for research and development and breakthroughs."

"How to improve the yield rate of chips with 7nm process and where are the breakthroughs for chips with 5nm and 3nm process are all problems."

"Everything is prepared, otherwise it will fail."

"We have finally caught up with the technology through photolithography factory technology, and we must not ignore this advantage."

"Engineer Zhang, Engineer Liang, I'll leave the technical matters to you."

"The group's support for you will not diminish, so don't worry about that."

“Whether it’s talent or funding, as long as it’s useful for research and development, you can boldly propose it.”

"In addition, we need to consult with other domestic manufacturers to develop chip design rules that are suitable for lithography factories."

"We own lithography factories, photoresists and EDA design software, so we have the upper hand in negotiations and can boldly put forward our demands."

"For this kind of cooperation, I have only one requirement, which is mutual benefit and win-win. Don't think about making all the money."

"From a business perspective, we are all competitors, but from a bigger perspective, the West doesn't care about our differences and will only discriminate against us equally, so from this point of view, we must be united."

"With this concept in mind, we can take the lead in showing sincerity and goodwill, but if someone fails to live up to our goodwill and sincerity, we don't have to be polite."

In the conference room, Wang Donglai assigned tasks to everyone.

at the same time.

And on the other side.

The results of the lithography experimental factory also spread quickly around the world.

It is still late at night in the Windmill Country due to the time difference.

Dino also received the news at the first time.

"This is impossible!"

"This is absolutely impossible!"

This was Dino's first reaction after hearing the news, exactly the same as everyone else present at the time.

However, the relevant data was not sent until dawn.

It was amazing to see that Galaxy Technology's lithography laboratory factory had completed 7nm, 14nm and 28nm process chips at the same time, with a high yield rate.

Dino was truly shocked.

This information was released proactively by Galaxy Technology, and it contains detailed information on the number of wafers and chips.

And also attached are the test data of the chip.

These data are difficult to falsify in the eyes of insiders. For example, if the Hanxin incident happened now, it would probably be exposed immediately.

Take a deep breath.

Dino immediately found the boss.

"Boss, I have important information to report to you!"

Dino had an anxious look on his face, and he spoke eagerly as soon as he entered the office.

Peter Win was very calm. He first asked Dino to sit down and poured him a cup of coffee.

"Don't worry, if what you want to talk about is about China's photolithography experimental factory, I already know it!"

Hearing his boss say this, Dino was obviously a little surprised and confused.

Because he didn't understand why his boss was so calm even though the experimental factory had already confirmed the technical route of the lithography factory.

Originally, the company was the leader in the field of lithography equipment thanks to its extreme ultraviolet light source lithography machines.

Now that China has its lithography factories, this will have a very serious impact on their industrial advantages.

He didn't believe that his boss didn't think of this.

However, looking at the performance of his boss, he seemed very calm.

Dino immediately became confused. As if he saw Dino's confusion, Peter Wen said, "I understand your concerns."

"It's just that you seem to have forgotten one thing, that is, we are not the most important in this operation."

"The photolithography factory route has a huge impact on us, but it has an even greater impact on those people in the Bald Eagle Federation."

"The situation has now developed beyond our control."

"People outside say that we are a giant in semiconductor lithography equipment, but few know how much capital is behind us. The real control has never been in our hands."

"So, we just need to cooperate with you on this matter, and don't worry about anything else."

Peter Win acted calmly and explained to Dino.

After hearing Peter Win's explanation, Dino was also a little confused.

"So we really are going to do nothing?"

Dino was still a little unwilling and asked.

Peter Wen immediately shook his head and said aloud: "Of course not!"

"Originally, our EUV lithography line is the most advanced in the world, so we can slow down the pace of research and development for a while."

"But the situation has changed. In order to maintain my technological advantage, the speed of research and development must be increased."

"Get ready immediately. There will be a shareholder meeting later. You and I will attend it together and bring up the development of 5nm and 3nm process lithography machines at the meeting."

“You don’t have to think too much about it. Just express your opinion from a technical perspective.”

Dino's eyes lit up and he nodded immediately.

Peter Wen's mouth curled up a little, and he said, "Not only that, we also need a lot of cash to acquire ML's patents, develop 16-nanometer electron beam lithography machines, specialize in small batches, highly customized chips, and differentiate ourselves to cope with the scale competition of lithography factories."

Dino immediately followed up with an idea, saying, "We can also lobby congressmen to include synchrotron radiation lithography technology in the Key Industrial Technology Export Control List to restrict China from obtaining core components such as high-power beam controllers and nanoscale vacuum chambers."

"Sue Galaxy Technology immediately. China was able to complete the construction of the lithography factory and experimental factory and the experimental process in such a short time. This must have infringed our patents, or they got something they shouldn't have, so we can sue them."

"..."

As an industry insider, Dino also knows a lot of little tricks.

At this time, it was brought up.

soon.

A high-level business meeting was held on a secluded island.

Those attending this conference are from international giants such as Qualcomm, Samsung, Nvidia, and Intel.

It can be said that if these people join together, the scale of funds they can control easily exceeds one trillion US dollars.

And, it affects the technological development of the entire world.

And it was this group of people who gathered together for the same reason.

They are all international giants, so they have many sources of information and they are very accurate.

It’s called a meeting, but in reality it’s just these big guys sitting together and chatting.

In just a few words, Dino's request to expand the scale of research and development was approved.

In addition, we contacted various giants and jointly made the decision to impose technological restrictions on China and Galaxy Technology.

It has to be said that in a capitalist society, if something affects the capitalists' ability to make money, they will act very quickly.

As soon as these big guys made the decision on the island, their employees had already done their work.

At the same time, major international giants issued statements.

ASML published an article titled "Defending leadership with innovation and opening a new era of lithography technology."

Qualcomm issued an article titled "Countering Alternative Technologies with Manufacturing Hegemony".

Samsung published an article titled "Winning through diversity and responding to technological changes with ecological resilience."

The same is true for other international giants including TJD, Nvidia, Intel, etc.

Or they are exaggerating the risk of radiation leakage from synchrotron radiation sources, raising public doubts about safety.

Or, they could publicly announce in the article that they would increase the positions and salary levels for semiconductor-related talents and recruit talents, thereby reducing the amount of talent flowing into Galaxy Technology.

Or there are rumors that a five-year exclusive contract will be signed with various harsh conditions.

And so on, cooperate with each other.

There are provocations and inducements from the public, goodwill gestures from the authorities, sincerity in cooperating with partners, and various suppressions against Galaxy Technology.

For a time, the focus was directed at Galaxy Technology.

This series of measures is like thunder hanging high in the sky.

After all, with so many international giants working together, the pressure is enormous.

however.

When this news reached back home, it did not cause much stir.

It’s not that no one has noticed this, but most people don’t think that domestic lithography factory projects will be cancelled due to pressure from these foreign capital giants.

there are many reasons.

For example, that evening, the news of the successful lithography experimental factory was already on the news.

For example, the authoritative official media gave it the evaluation of "a national treasure".

Or maybe it’s the sense of national pride hidden in everyone’s heart.

What's more, Galaxy Technology has been persistent in popularizing science through various means.

Most people have long known the importance of semiconductor technology.

Many technologies of a mobile phone are overseas patents, so the cost must be paid to foreign countries, ranging from tens to hundreds of dollars.

But if these breakthroughs are achieved domestically, this part of the cost can be greatly reduced.

This is not a lie.

But real.

In the past two years, Galaxy Technology has launched a number of high-performance mobile phones through cooperation with Xiaomi and other mobile phone manufacturers.

It truly allows domestic consumers to use cost-effective mobile phones.

In fact, this is not difficult, as long as you control the profit margin.

For example, Galaxy Technology’s patent fees are controlled at a reasonable level.

And through its position as Party A, it requires Party B to control the cost and pricing of smartphones and limit the profit margin to an appropriate range.

To be honest, this is not a wise thing to do.

Consumers don’t understand, and mobile phone manufacturers are also resentful.

Therefore, the cooperation in this area in the past two years can only be described as average. Often after cooperating once, they rarely cooperate again.

Mobile phone manufacturers don’t want anyone to interfere too much.

but.

When it was reported that Galaxy Technology's lithography factory technology had made a breakthrough and officially produced a high-end chip with a 7nm process, it was the X-meter Surge chip.

To put it bluntly, domestic mobile phone manufacturers have gone crazy.

The X-meter Pengpai chip was officially launched this year, but it is just a chip with a 28nm process.

As a result, in the hands of Galaxy Technology, it became a high-end chip with a 7nm process.

The gap between the 28nm process and the 7nm process is simply beyond words.

This is undoubtedly a world of difference in the user experience of a smartphone. (End of this chapter)