"I feel reassured by your words. Perhaps the research and development of high-end extreme ultraviolet lithography machines really needs the drive of you young people." Hou Shengchang said with emotion on his face after hearing Xu Yun's answer.
Xu Yun moved his buttocks to a comfortable sitting position and said, "I will try my best."
"If you have any difficulties with the project, just mention it to the institute. Of course, you don't need to put too much pressure on yourself." Hou Shengchang thought for a while and specifically asked: "In addition, you don't have to worry about EDA software. There are already domestic companies developing it."
"That's good."
Xu Yun nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.
As a key link in the high-end chip manufacturing industry chain, it is absolutely impossible not to achieve localization.
Otherwise, it will be meaningless to invest so many resources in the research and development of extreme ultraviolet lithography machines.
When he first saw the statement made by Xinsikaideng, the idea of developing domestic EDA software did come to his mind.
And it's not impossible.
With Deepin Technology’s current strength and relevant talents, coupled with the artificial intelligence model Benben’s assistance that has been iteratively upgraded to version 3.0, it is not difficult to develop industrial software that is as stable as overseas. When the time comes, it will directly compete with domestic wafers. Just contact the factory.
Now that he has a company to develop it, he doesn't need to worry about it anymore.
It just happens that I can focus all my energy on the research and development of extreme ultraviolet lithography machines, so as not to delay the project progress.
According to his style and consistent performance, he can definitely complete the project one day early and never delay it until the next day. What he pursues can be summed up in two simple words.
efficiency.
Who made him very unhappy with what he did overseas.
Since the other party is afraid that he is responsible for the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine project, he must turn his fear into trepidation.
The two did not continue to communicate on the road.
Putting aside academic topics, although Xu Yun is one level lower than Hou Shengchang in terms of professional title, the age gap between the two is very large after all, and neither of them are natives of Jincheng, so it is inevitable that they will be at a loss for words and cannot find a suitable topic.
The black business car drove for about half an hour and finally arrived at its destination.
Institute of Optoelectronics Technology, Academy of Sciences.
As an institute with multiple national key laboratories, the institute has more than 1,200 employees and two academicians of the Academy of Engineering.
In addition, there are several chief scientists responsible for key projects and postdoctoral mobile stations, and there is absolutely no doubt about its strength.
The vehicle drove through the gate and entered the institute, finally stopping next to a building.
Xu Yun looked outside through the car window out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly several figures in white research uniforms came into view. Just as he was about to take a closer look, Hou Shengchang's voice suddenly sounded in his ear.
"There are some people in the institute that I want to introduce to you."
"Let's go over there."
Xu Yun nodded, pushed open the car door, and followed Hou Shengchang toward the crowd.
Hou Shengchang stopped in front of everyone, and his eyes fell on a man in the middle who also wore glasses and had a round face.
The next second, a smile appeared on his face and he said hello.
"Lao Luo."
"I brought him to you today. Please take good care of Professor Xu in your institute."
"Beijing University won't want to be wronged in any way."
"Don't worry, Dean Hou. It's not too late for us to be happy that Professor Xu can participate in the research and development of extreme ultraviolet lithography machines. If problems arise, the hospital will hold them accountable." The middle-aged man called Lao Luo was very happy. , as he spoke, his eyes were firmly locked on Xu Yun next to him.
Hou Shengchang nodded with satisfaction and introduced to Xu Yun: "This is Academician Luo Changhui Luo from the institute, who is mainly responsible for the research and development of lithography machines."
"Hello, Academician Luo."
Xu Yun took the initiative to reach out and shake the other person's hand, making the smile on his face as sincere and humble as possible.
In any case, he can be regarded as stealing the project leader's identity from other academicians. In the future, if they want to cooperate with each other, they must establish a good relationship in advance.
Doing research is not about killing people.
No matter how strong an individual's ability is, most of the time he still relies on the team.
Although I don't know what Luo Changhui really thinks in his heart, at least on the surface he is very happy about his arrival.
"The doctors in our institute are all your fans. If you can come over and take charge of the project, they will probably be so happy that they can't sleep at night." Luo Changhui found a topic with a smile on his face.
Xu Yun also agreed with this sentence.
After all, as soon as he got off the car, he noticed the expressions of several young figures behind Luo Changhui.
It can be seen that they are trying to control their emotions.
"There are still things in the hospital that I need to go back to deal with. Regarding the situation in the institute and the specific progress of the project, I will let Lao Luo introduce it to you." Faced with the harmonious scene in front of him, Hou Shengchang did not intend to stay in Jincheng anymore. Turn around and return to the car.
He came to Jincheng this time mainly for Xu Yun, and he certainly couldn't leave the imperial capital for too long.
Immediately after, Xu Yun took out his luggage and watched Hou Shengchang leave with everyone. He turned around and looked at Luo Changhui and said seriously: "Academician Luo, I would like to see the current progress information of the project first?"
As soon as I arrived at the institute, I wanted to get started immediately.
Luo Changhui was startled when he heard the sound, and then faced the young people behind him, showing his stern side.
"Now you finally know that Professor Xu's ability to produce so many research results at such a young age relies not only on talent, but also on hard work."
After giving examples, he turned back and explained to Xu Yun:
"Professor Xu."
"It's getting late today, so I'd better let someone take you to familiarize yourself with the situation in the institute."
"By the way, make arrangements for accommodation."
"That's fine, let's leave the project to tomorrow." Xu Yun thought briefly and agreed to Luo Changhui's arrangement.
"Xiao Liu, I will leave this matter to you."
Luo Changhui called out to one of the tall boys, and after arranging the tasks, he reminded him: "Remember to introduce the status of our institute to Professor Xu."
"Don't worry, Academician Luo, I promise to complete the task." The selected boy's face was full of excitement. The next second he appeared next to Xu Yun's luggage. He took it naturally and lowered his voice and asked: "That Professor Xu, what am I bringing with you now?" You go over there."
The other people watching were very envious.
Xu Yun naturally did not refuse: "Okay, let's go."
On the way to the researcher's dormitory, Xu Yun learned through conversation that the boy in front of him was a postdoctoral fellow at the institute.
He is a researcher assistant on the lithography machine project.
The name is also very easy to remember. It has the same name as Liu Xing in the family with children.
Similar to Li Hui, Qian Yudong and others, Liu Xing is also a cheerful and cheerful person who likes to talk, although most of the time he talks to himself.
"The first time I heard about you, Professor Xu, was on the evening news. I didn't expect to have the opportunity to be in the same project team so soon. We are all looking forward to seeing the delivery of domestic extreme ultraviolet lithography machines."
After hearing Liu Xing's words, Xu Yun suddenly asked what came to his mind.
"You trust me so much. I have never taken over a photolithography machine research and development project before. This is the first time."
…
When Liu Xing heard this, he suddenly stopped and felt confused.
Out of admiration for Xu Yun, after learning that Xu Yun was going to be responsible for the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine project, he had a preconception that the domestic semiconductor field would finally see the light of day.
For this reason, he has been in high spirits these past few days.
But after hearing Xu Yun's words, he thought carefully about Xu Yun's expertise in the fields of mathematics, materials, and artificial intelligence. He was indeed weaker in related things related to lithography machines. In this way, he might not be able to lead the project team quickly. progress.
The whole person thought seriously for two seconds, and finally took the initiative to ask Xu Yun:
"Professor Xu."
"Are you not sure that you can conquer the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine?"
Xu Yun's first impression of Liu Xing was pretty good, so he still gave his own answer to this question.
"Right now, we are indeed facing many problems with extreme ultraviolet lithography machines, but humans can conquer and climb Mount Everest, which is as high as the stars. I believe we can do things that can be done overseas."
"I believe Professor Xu that you can definitely solve the problem of the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine." Liu Xing met Xu Yun's eyes and shouted these words firmly.
"Time will prove everything."
A slight smile appeared on Xu Yun's lips and he said, "But now can you take me to see the dormitory?"
"Sorry Professor Xu."
"The building in front is the researcher dormitory."
"I almost forgot about the real thing."
Liu Xing remembered that his task had not been completed, and his expression suddenly became panicked. As he answered, he picked up his suitcase and walked quickly towards the not-so-high building in front of him.
Of course Xu Yun was not blaming Liu Xing. On the contrary, he found it quite interesting to see the other party's performance.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, if he was admitted to Jingzhou University as an ordinary academic and failed to prove the world's mathematical problems, perhaps his performance would not be as good as Liu Xing, a postdoctoral fellow who could enter the Institute of Optoelectronics Technology of the Academy of Sciences.
After a moment's thought, he shook his head and followed Liu Xing's footsteps.
The dormitory has the same specifications as other researchers in the institute. It is not very luxurious, but it is spacious and comfortable.
The necessary daily necessities have been prepared in advance, so there is no need for him to pack anything else.
After putting his luggage in the dormitory, Liu Xing asked him to take him around the dormitory to familiarize himself with the environment.
What was more surprising was that while walking on the road to the institute, people came over to say hello from time to time.
It would be normal if this kind of thing happened in school. After all, he has many student fans, but it is really unexpected that even researchers at the Academy of Sciences' research institute would like him.
that's all.
The first day at the Institute of Optoelectronics passed quickly.
The next day.
In the morning, Xu Yun came to the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine project department after dinner. In addition to getting acquainted with the members of the project team, more importantly, he checked the current progress of the project and the problems it faced.
Only by clarifying where the problem lies can we prescribe the right remedy.
Try to solve puzzles by turning on brain overclocking.
Xu Yun already knew the floor where the project department was located yesterday, and specifically asked Liu Xing to take him there.
There is no chance of getting lost.
Basically, not long after he arrived, former project leader Luo Changhui, several professors, researchers, and research assistants came over one after another.
"Professor Xu, the project materials you requested have been sorted out, and some electronic data have been sent to you simultaneously."
Researcher Yang Jing came to Xu Yun at this time, put the document in his hand on the table next to him, pressed it with his hand and said.
"Thank you, this is exactly what I need right now."
Xu Yun's face was filled with joy, and he controlled his gaze to look at the paper information in front of him and responded excitedly.
With this information, he can grasp the research and development status of the lithography machine and the progress of various technologies as quickly as possible. Only then will he truly take over this national key project, and he can rest assured to develop extreme ultraviolet lithography according to his own plan. machine.
Then everyone in the department communicated with each other. After they were almost familiar with each other, Luo Changhui took the lead in provoking the topic.
"Professor Xu."
"I wonder what you plan to do with us next?"
In his view, now that Xu Yun has become the project leader, the previous personnel work structure will definitely be adjusted accordingly.
But Xu Yun's answer immediately surprised him.
"That's it, Academician Luo. You should continue to lead the project for now, and everyone can just do their own work as usual."
"Wait until I finish reading the information."
"Have you finished reading the information?" Luo Changhui looked at Xu Yun with strange eyes after hearing this.
It's okay for them to still be responsible for their original jobs, but they can't do it for much longer.
Otherwise, without any changes, the project will remain the same and will not be able to successfully conquer the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine manufacturing technology.
As the former person in charge of key projects, he knew very well how much information Yang Jing had compiled. Apart from the pile piled on the desktop, the information content on the Internet was even more massive.
If Xu Yun wants to read all the information, it will definitely take a lot of time.
This will lead to zero progress on the project.
When his thoughts reached this point, Luo Changhui hesitated for a moment out of worry and finally spoke up to remind him.
"It's not easy to read all the information. It's better to follow the project and check it out while doing research and development."
This statement was also agreed by other researchers.
"I think what Academician Luo said makes sense. The current market situation is very unoptimistic for us, and we must solve the problem of high-end lithography machines as soon as possible."
"We can't continue like this."
"Now that Professor Xu is involved in research and development, we should work hard to achieve high-end chip manufacturing in a short time."
Xu Yun did not expect that in addition to postdocs like Liu Xing, even formal researchers would also have full confidence in him. Even Luo Changhui was full of expectations for this newly formed extreme ultraviolet lithography machine project.
It was as if they all believed that as long as he was involved in the project, failure was impossible.
Although it feels good to be trusted by others, he will not change his decision easily.
It is indeed difficult for ordinary people to read through so much information, but he is the only special exception.
First of all, the ability of photographic memory allows him to quickly read the information and remember it in his heart. Then he will use Benben to organize the online information. If the speed is stable, he can finish it in up to three days.
After thinking about this, in order to let everyone feel at ease to do their work, he immediately opened his mouth and explained briefly.
"If you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools. Although the research on extreme ultraviolet lithography machines is urgent, I am not in a hurry. I should be able to finish it soon."
Everyone is obviously still skeptical about what Xu Yun said soon, but Xu Yun is the person in charge of the project after all, and it is not easy for them, the project members, to continue to question it publicly.
"Then do as you say, Professor Xu."
In the end, Luo Changhui was the first to express his stance, which finally settled the matter.
After temporarily handling the project information, Xu Yun did not continue to stay in the department to waste time, but chose to return to his office and start checking the project information.
When I got up, I didn't forget to shout to Liu Xing.
"Dr. Liu, please help me move these materials to the office."
"Okay Professor Xu."
Soon after Xu Yun and Liu Xing disappeared from sight, several researchers expressed their concerns to Luo Changhui.
"Lao Luo, do we really have to wait like this? If Professor Xu hasn't finished reading the information..."
"Now our semiconductor industry is increasingly at a disadvantage, and we really don't have much time left. We should race against time to carry out various technological research experiments."
"The data of the entire project is several times more than the paper data. No matter how fast it is, it will probably take a long time." Researcher Yang Jing took over the words of his colleagues and made a judgment on the data he had compiled.
At the same time, Luo Changhui listened to everyone's words, sighed and answered solemnly.
"Everyone knows how difficult it is to develop high-end lithography machines. We don't know when we will be able to break through 7 nanometers. Since the institute invited Professor Xu from Kyongju University to be the project leader, we should unconditionally believe in Professor Xu's work. Strength and arrangement.”
"Perhaps Professor Xu really has the confidence to successfully develop an extreme ultraviolet lithography machine."
As Luo Changhui's words fell, everyone fell into silence.
As Luo Changhui said, at the moment they have no other better way besides trusting Xu Yun.
So they all tacitly said nothing more, got up and left one after another and took their assistants to go about their work.
…
Xu Yun didn't know about the conversation between Luo Changhui and other researchers. After returning to his office, he immediately checked the data in front of him. At the same time, he asked Benben to access the computer to analyze the data and present it to him in the most intuitive and easy way. .
Facts have proved that Benben now has preliminary intelligence and brain characteristics, and can execute similar commands very efficiently.
Basically, on the fourth day after he arrived in Jincheng, he had read almost all the information.
At the same time, he also has a more comprehensive and detailed understanding of the various problems faced by domestic lithography machines. Next, he can try to turn on brain overclocking to solve these problems in sequence.
"With the assistance of artificial intelligence, doing these things is indeed more effective with half the effort, and it saves me a lot of time."
May 16, 2020, Jincheng, Institute of Optoelectronics Technology.
Xu Yun was sitting in the office prepared for him. After reading the last data on the screen, he stood up and moved his hands and feet, looking very satisfied.
Without Benben's help, he would have spent a few more days.
Just when he was about to go out to meet with Luo Changhui and other researchers in the project team to formally solve the problem of the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine, there was a sudden knock on the door outside.
"Please come in."
Liu Xing opened the door and came in. After walking to the middle, he spoke.
"Professor Xu."
"The guard called and said that the relevant person in charge of Warwick Technology wants to meet with you."
"The person in charge of Warwick?"
Xu Yun was a little surprised when he heard this.
As the technology company most affected by the earthquake in the semiconductor industry, Warwick is naturally no stranger to him, but at this time, he wanted to see him and specifically found the research institute, which really made people curious about the other party's purpose.
After thinking for a moment, he said to Liu Xing: "Then let them come to my office first." (End of Chapter)
