Compared with the high emotions of domestic netizens, although ordinary people overseas did not react much after receiving the news, companies in the high-end semiconductor chip manufacturing supply chain will still pay more attention to it.
Not only did the stock price have an impactful fluctuation, but also because the person in charge of this project was Xu Yun.
This is not the first time that China has publicly developed high-end lithography machines.
Other forces have had similar ideas before and put them into action.
No expense was spared in investing a lot of money and talent.
Just to master advanced technology to gain initiative in the semiconductor field and have the right to speak.
However, companies that have already entered the supply chain and occupy the vast majority of the global market share did not take these news to heart.
They do not believe that there is an independent individual that can achieve new high-end chip manufacturing without the entire existing supply chain.
In fact, this is exactly the case. As of now, only they are able to package and manufacture high-end chips below 7 nanometers. Other forces have not even developed a photolithography machine for 28 nanometer chips. There is a gap between the two. The gap is huge.
Under critical common circumstances, while others are working hard on research and development, their technology is also being upgraded.
If nothing else happens, you can always stay ahead.
Overtaking on a curve can only be called a fairy tale in the field of high-end lithography machine manufacturing.
However, this time is a bit special.
Before Xu Yun solved the world's mathematical problems and all-solid-state batteries, no one believed that miracles would happen.
As a result, Xu Yun slapped everyone in the face with practical actions.
And with the emergence of new high-end photoresist for artificial intelligence model Benben, the character design has become more stable.
There are so many lessons learned before him, which is equivalent to covering Xu Yun with a veil of mystery. Under such circumstances, only stupid people will still be arrogant enough not to worry about this matter at all.
It can be said that just the news that Xu Yun became the person in charge of the high-end lithography machine project caused a stir in the entire semiconductor industry.
The share price of TSMC, the world's first professional chip manufacturing services company, bucked the trend and fell.
Qualcomm follows closely behind.
Although the downward trend soon stabilized and technical correction occurred, it can already illustrate the problem.
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"President, what we were worried about has happened. Xu Yun has officially taken charge of the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine project. If they can really complete the autonomy of the high-end chip manufacturing industry chain, they will pose a serious threat to us."
"At that time, it will not be a problem of insufficient production capacity, but that the photoresist produced cannot be sold at all."
At the Higashi King Shinetsu Industrial Headquarters, Makoto Sugihara immediately met with the chairman to report as soon as he received the news from the Internet.
A few days ago, he was severely scolded by the chairman because of the new photoresist.
But facing Xu Yun, I really couldn't feel at ease.
Even if you know you will be criticized by the president, you still have to report it immediately.
When Kimura Ryohei saw Sugihara Makoto suddenly come in, he was about to have a seizure, but after hearing the news, he choked back his words.
It seemed that there was an inexplicable uneasiness in his heart, and he couldn't help but get up from his chair and pace around to cover it up.
Try to keep yourself as calm as possible.
"Why panic?"
"I'm just in charge of the project. I haven't developed a high-end extreme ultraviolet lithography machine."
"After the news came out, many companies in the supply chain showed signs of falling stock prices, which shows that the market is optimistic about them. Maybe the other party can really develop an extreme ultraviolet lithography machine." Sugihara Makoto couldn't care less at this time. In an accusing tone, Kimura Ryohei immediately expressed his worries: "That's a genius scientist who has created many miracles."
"You don't need to remind me of this."
Kimura Ryohei turned around and stared at Sugihara Makoto, with warm anger on his face.
Very unhappy with the other party's tone.
Sugihara Makoto was stunned and fell into silence when he heard this.
After a few seconds, Kimura Ryohei calmed down a little and asked another question.
"Do you really think that Xu Yun can develop a high-end extreme ultraviolet lithography machine?"
Although Sugihara Makoto didn't know why Kimura Ryohei suddenly asked this, as a subordinate, he still chose to answer truthfully.
After thinking for a moment in his mind, he organized his words and slowly expressed his views.
"Mr. Xu is a very special person. He can always do things that surprise everyone. The key is that he was only a young man in his twenties when he achieved achievements that most scientists cannot achieve in their lifetime. "
"It's a very scary talent."
"If there is anyone else who can conquer high-end lithography machine manufacturing technology, he is definitely among the options."
"President."
"We should take some countermeasures in advance."
At the end, Makoto Sugihara made suggestions to Ryohei Kimura. From his perspective, it was really for the company.
It's a pity that Kimura Ryohei has no intention of adopting it.
He was anxious and just about to continue talking, but was interrupted by Kimura Ryohei's voice coming from his ear.
"You do have confidence in him."
"But one thing you have obviously forgotten is that the development of high-end lithography machines is not simpler than other technologies in other fields."
"The entire lithography machine contains more than 100,000 parts, as well as tens of thousands of mechanical parts and hundreds of sensors. No matter how strong his personal talent is, it is absolutely impossible to create a lithography machine below 7 nanometers."
"So don't worry."
"Instead of worrying that our photoresist will not be sold, we should think about how to increase production capacity."
"This is your duty."
"You don't need to worry about other things, and you don't need to worry about them."
Kimura Ryohei has spoken to this extent. Sugihara Makoto knows that it is impossible to change anything, so naturally he will not continue to raise questions to avoid making his boss unhappy for no reason.
"It's the president."
He nodded in response and remained silent again.
His knowledge of Xu Yun basically came from online information, and he had no real contact with him in private.
Thinking about it carefully, rather than estimating Xu Yun's level, he should be more aware of what he is best at.
For example, the most important link in the high-end chip manufacturing supply chain.
Extreme UV lithography machine.
As President Kimura Ryohei said, each photolithography machine is composed of more than 100,000 parts. This is a very huge task, and it would indeed be very difficult for Xu Yun to solve it by himself.
After all, other members of the project may not necessarily have the same high level.
Even if the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine can be conquered, the time cost will be very huge.
By that time, the industry has almost ushered in a new upgrade.
If you think about it this way, you really don't have anything to worry about.
Then, just as his mind was racing and thinking about this, Kimura Ryohei, who sat back on his chair, added: "One more thing, don't forget, we are not the only companies in this supply chain, and they will not look at it either. High-end photolithography machine manufacturing technology breaks through the blockade.”
"President, what do you mean?" Sugihara Makoto blurted out after realizing something.
However, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Kimura Ryohei who was sitting on the seat and raised his hand: "We don't need to worry too much about this matter. Next, we just need to pay due attention to the market trends."
"I understand, President."
After the matter was discussed here, Sugihara Makoto's mentality gradually changed and calmed down again.
After saying hello again, he turned and left.
Kimura Ryohei stared at Sugihara Makoto's back, and did not look back until his figure completely disappeared from sight.
Sitting alone on the chair, his expression gradually dimmed, and he began to mutter involuntarily.
"Why this kind of genius does not belong to our Neon, it is really a pity."
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at the same time.
Qualcomm Electronics Headquarters, California.
At a company high-level meeting, a dozen people, including CEO Anrenkov, were looking at a newspaper in their hands.
This newspaper is the latest issue of the Diaoyu Times, and the cover is occupied by Xu Yun in formal attire.
The content of the news is that Xu Yun is in charge of the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine project.
At the end of the article, there are also comments from several authoritative experts in the semiconductor field.
Some people are optimistic and believe that miracles may really happen.
Some expressed pessimism that the project would never succeed.
As the world's leading wireless technology innovation company that connects mobile phones to the Internet.
They revolutionized the way the world computes and communicates.
Among them, the core business is high-end chips.
In the past, they were able to restrict Kirin chips through various means, making them unable to be produced and phased out, successfully ensuring their global share in the high-end chip market.
Originally, the pattern of this high-end chip industry will not change much in the next few years.
As a result, Xu Yun suddenly appeared.
They must know something about this genius who became famous in the mathematics community and is now known to almost everyone.
When I learned that Xu Yun had taken over the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine project, it would be absolutely false to say that I was not worried at all.
If the other party can really conquer the extreme ultraviolet high-end lithography machine technology and successfully establish a chip manufacturing supply chain below 7 nanometers, more and more high-end chips with stable and superior performance will definitely be designed and manufactured, which will inevitably have a negative impact on their chip business. Influence.
As the company's CEO, Anrenkov obviously doesn't want to see this happen.
"I think everyone already understands the situation, so please share your views first."
At this time, Anrenkov put down the newspaper in his hand, raised his eyes and scanned everyone's faces while making a magnetic voice.
As soon as he finished speaking, someone took over and expressed his opinion.
"It is true that the other party now has a new type of high-end photoresist, but it is not easy to truly realize the manufacturing of high-end chips. At least in the short term, we don't have to worry about this at all."
There are more than a dozen people sitting in the conference room. Naturally, it is impossible for everyone to hold the same views.
After the other party finished speaking his point of view, someone else said: "It is very stupid to underestimate a person who has repeatedly created miracles. One day he will pay the price for his stupidity."
It's just that this person's remarks were not supported by the majority of people, and everyone was basically optimistic.
To put it simply, I don’t believe that Xu Yun can complete this project.
"I don't think it's stupid, on the contrary, it's a sign of confidence."
"No matter how talented they are, they are still lagging behind in the field of high-end chip manufacturing, and extreme ultraviolet lithography machines cannot be developed by just one person."
"Don't forget his age. After all, the knowledge he can master in a limited time is limited. If you really think that a new project leader will usher in a technological breakthrough, you are totally wrong."
"They can do research and development if they want to. They will still have to purchase our chips anyway."
Anrenkov sat upright at the main seat of the conference table, frowning slightly after listening to everyone's words.
Next, he seemed to be lost in thought and did not speak.
Others could only wait patiently, causing the entire conference room to become quiet immediately.
This state lasted for almost two minutes before Anlenkov finally made the decision to raise his head again.
"No matter what, this matter affects the entire supply chain, and we cannot do nothing."
"Since we can't stop the other party from developing high-end lithography machines, we should find ways to make it more difficult for them. This way, even if they are unwilling to give up, they can still provide us with a guarantee."
"No one can try to destabilize the semiconductor market."
With their company's authority and status in related fields, it would be easy to add some difficulties to Xu Yun.
After all, they are the owners of the technology patents.
The entire high-end chip manufacturing is already complicated and involves many things. If it is further leveraged to increase the difficulty, it will indeed easily cause huge mental pressure and make the project unable to proceed.
Seeing that the CEO has made a decision, how can other people raise different opinions at this time?
It was regarded as acquiescence to Anrenkov's approach.
And perhaps it was a strong hint of inner uneasiness that Anlenkov acted very smoothly and quickly.
Within a few days, the relevant departments issued a document requiring all EDA industrial software companies to screen users and take measures to prohibit authorization for some users.
The so-called EDA industrial software is the abbreviation of electronic design automation.
Mainly used to design packaging and testing chips.
It is also an important link in chip manufacturing.
The key is the same as high-end lithography machines. There is no EDA software that can meet the needs of high-end chip design in China.
Obviously this is a project aimed at Xu Yun.
When the news spread back to the Internet, it immediately aroused widespread discussion and major media outlets rushed to report it.
The emergence of new high-end photoresists, coupled with Xu Yun's research on the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine project, these two good news in the semiconductor industry have just aroused everyone's enthusiasm. It can be said that everyone is full of excitement about the future development of the semiconductor market. hope.
I feel that Xu Yun can break through technical limitations.
As a result, it happened at exactly this time, which undoubtedly had a great impact on morale.
Especially when I learned that there was no EDA software available, my pessimism gradually took over my expectations.
As for the comments under the relevant articles and videos, we can still vaguely see everyone’s expectations for Xu Yun, and they all hope that Xu Yun can create another miracle and completely solve this mess.
"Now things are a bit troublesome."
"Those guys are so awesome at what they do. They are afraid that we will develop our own high-end chip manufacturing industry chain."
"Believe Professor Xu."
"If you don't let me use it, I just don't need it. Let's let Deepin Technology develop it."
"In short, I believe that Professor Xu will definitely be able to complete this project and bring good news to all of us."
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Compared with what happened online, Xu Yun, who had already boarded a plane to fly to Jincheng Optoelectronics Technology Research Institute, did not know about it for the time being.
At this moment, he was sitting in his seat, feeling the plane passing through the clouds and closing his eyes to recharge his batteries.
May 13, 2020, Jincheng, international airport passenger passage.
After about three hours of flight, Xu Yun pulled his suitcase out of the passenger aisle alone.
Originally, his driver and bodyguard Wang Pengfei was going to follow him to Jincheng this time, but in the end he let him stay in Jingzhou and temporarily work as Chen Shihe's driver.
The main reason is that although it is his first time to come to Jincheng, it is not for tourism. He will spend most of his time at the Optoelectronics Technology Research Institute.
Safety is unquestionable.
What's more, with his current status, he has already been on the focus list.
Although you won't notice any abnormalities in normal life, whenever a special situation occurs, someone will take action immediately.
This was revealed to him by Commander Yu Hongda.
"It would be nice to have a chance to hang out here." Looking at the scenery outside through the airport glass, Xu Yun thought to himself.
Just as he was about to go directly to the research institute to report, he saw a familiar figure coming into view.
When he saw the other party, he was startled for a moment, then walked over quickly.
Surprise appeared on his face when he reached him.
Busy saying hello.
"Dean Hou, why are you here?"
That's right.
The acquaintance he saw was Hou Shengchang, the president of the Academy of Sciences.
Originally, Hou Shengchang returned to the imperial capital after talking to him about the researcher's affairs the day he was away. Unexpectedly, he would suddenly appear in Jincheng, and it seemed that he was specially waiting for him.
Hou Shengchang did not show off, and explained with a smile on his face: "Since I invited you here from Beijing University, I must do a good job to help you successfully complete the project docking with the institute. We don't have much time left."
Xu Yun felt a little confused when he suddenly heard these words. But just as he was about to ask, he saw Hou Shengchang walking outside.
And he didn’t forget to remind him specifically.
"Come to the research institute with me first, and I'll talk to you about other things on the way."
Hearing this, Xu Yun naturally didn't hesitate. He nodded in response and followed the other party.
"Okay, Dean Hou."
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Not long after I got into the prepared business car with Hou Shengchang, I asked the other party to hand over a mobile phone.
The screen is on and the above information is displayed.
"You should take a look at this first."
Xu Yun suppressed the doubts in his heart for the time being, reached out to take the phone, lowered his eyes and carefully checked the contents.
Soon there was a trace of surprise between his eyebrows.
The content Hou Shengchang showed him was the relevant statement issued by the EDA giant company Xinsikaideng.
According to the statement, they will not be able to obtain authorization to upgrade the new version of the software.
As a result, even if the original software can still be used, the chip performance cannot be optimized and improved.
It's equivalent to being locked at a certain level.
At this time, Hou Shengchang noticed the change in Xu Yun's expression, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and asked: "What do you think of this matter?"
"It's a bit sudden, but it's as expected." Xu Yun handed the phone back and replied calmly.
After Hou Shengchang took over the phone, he continued: "The more the enemy does this, the more it shows that they are afraid that we will really develop a domestic extreme ultraviolet high-end lithography machine and complete an independent chip manufacturing industry chain." The expression on his face at the end On the contrary, he seemed to be looking forward to it more and more.
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(End of chapter)
