In the previous life, the successful joint research and development of EUV lithography machines almost approached the limits of human physics, materials science and precision manufacturing at that time. In addition to extremely high light source power requirements, the lens and mirror systems were also extremely precise, and also required a vacuum environment and supporting resists. The yield rate of agents and protective films is not high. Let alone ASL or Nikon, even the United States, which has the world's largest technological strength, can completely independently manufacture an EUV lithography machine with the power of one country. It is more difficult than reaching the sky.
EUV lithography machines are called the crown jewel of human industry!
Although Academician Thompson's team did not successfully develop EUV, the research results have greatly contributed to the continuous improvement of GcA's light source and optical precision equipment.
Thanks to Sun Jian's rebirth, GcA, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, was reborn from the ashes and returned to one of the world's leading companies in lithography machines. It became an important member of the EUVLLc alliance. Academician Thompson's team has specialized in studying EUV light sources for 7 years and has achieved many important technical achievements. , it will definitely not take 15 years for the EUVLLc alliance to successfully develop an EUV lithography machine.
GcA will become the only manufacturer in the world to produce EUV lithography machines, and AtIc will be the biggest beneficiary. Although Sun Jian is also happy to see this happen, with the American character, it is very likely that AtIc will hand over the controlling stake of GcA. It is strictly prohibited Exporting EUV to China is not the result that reborn people want to see.
In his previous life, he was blocked by American technology. With the efforts of the whole country, Sun Jian did not see the shadow of domestic EUV lithography machines before traveling through time.
After more than a year of hard work, bSEc has successfully developed a lithography machine for 8-inch wafers and 250n process technology, and is seizing time to develop a lithography machine for 180n process technology.
Continuous breakthroughs in process technology are rapid progress for bSEc, but compared with Nikon and GcA, there is still a two-generation technology gap, and there is no publicity to avoid being targeted by US congressmen who hate China.
In less than 10 years, the technology gap has been shortened from 4 generations to 2 generations. The management and technical staff of bSEc have tried their best.
Sun Jian knows that if there is no obstacle in the way of the 65n process technology in the lithography machine industry, and he contributes money and efforts, it will be difficult for bSEc to catch up with GcA and Nikon, which have strong lithography machine technology, within 15 years.
Even Li Changjie didn't know that academician Deng Guohui, director of bSEc Research Institute, and researcher Qian Fuqiang, director of the Light Source Research Institute, led more than 140 R&D personnel of the Light Source Research Institute. After two and a half years of painstaking research, Sun Jian continued to "instruct" them, and finally in July last year In September, the immersion lithography system technology was successfully developed. The 193n light source emitted by the ArF laser was refracted by pure water to obtain a light source with a wavelength of 134n, which solved the world-class problem of 193n wavelength encountered by the industry. It has not yet applied for the company's invention patent and has kept it secret. .
Qian Fuqiang and more than 140 R&D personnel can only be wronged.
Researcher Qian Fuqiang has successfully developed immersion lithography system technology and overcome world-class problems in the light source of this lithography machine. With this world-class major scientific research achievement, he can apply for academician of the Academy of Engineering.
Deng Guohui and Qian Fuqiang started the project in August last year. bSEc invested 100 million yuan and led the Light Source Research Institute to calm down and start developing EUV.
As a listed company, bSEc announced that it will invest 100 million yuan to continue researching the world-class problem of 193n wavelength.
Even if he can get Zeiss's most advanced lens and mirror systems and financial support, Sun Jian doubts whether the bSEc Research Institute can successfully develop an EUV lithography machine within 20 years?
It is impossible to buy an EUV lithography machine even if you stop researching, not in 20 years, not 30 years!
"Mr. Li, Mr. Brody, and Mr. Yu have obtained the consent document from the U.S. Department of Commerce. We will go to the United States tomorrow. The infrastructure construction of the 180n process semiconductor production line must be accelerated and manpower added to ensure completion by the end of November."
The construction project of the 500n process semiconductor production line developed and produced by bSEc that Sun Jian visited today has reached the equipment installation stage. According to the plan, trial production will be carried out in late July.
"Okay, Chairman!"
"Okay, Chairman!"
Li Changjie and Brody both laughed. They admired Chairman Sun’s spirit from the bottom of their hearts.
Brightness and courage.
pGcA purchased a 180n process semiconductor production line from GcA this time to prepare for the production of GZ-cx3 by Guozhi Computer Company. Since the purchase application was submitted in early March, pGcA has already started large-scale infrastructure projects. Chairman Sun is convinced that the U.S. Department of Commerce will It will not object to GcA’s export application.
Academician Chen Yongqing led more than 600 R&D personnel in the desktop CPU R&D department of Guozhi CPU Research Institute. Since October 4 last year, he began to develop GZ-cx3, which is comparable to pentiu3 and Athlon700.
The GZ-cx3 design adopts a dual independent bus structure and integrates 10 million transistors internally. The frequency starts from 500hz and can reach more than 1Ghz later. It is produced using the 180n process technology.
The research and development cost was 250 million yuan and took 10 months.
According to the plan, Guozhi CPU Research Institute will successfully develop GZ-cx3 before September this year. By then, there will be rice but no pot!
The infrastructure of this 180n process semiconductor production line is huge. If it were placed in the United States, it would take at least 12 months. Shunyuan Real Estate (Beijing) Group concentrated its efforts on construction day and night, striving to complete the infrastructure project within 6 months and enter the During the equipment installation phase, trial production will take place 8 months later.
GcA prepared a complete set of equipment in advance and shipped it to the country in advance.
It’s not that Sun Jian doesn’t want to buy in advance, nor is he short of money, but he is worried that the U.S. Department of Commerce will reject it on the grounds of violating the Wassenaar Agreement. Once the application is rejected, he will have to wait at least 6 months before applying again.
In February of this year, the 90n process lithography machine developed by GcA and Nikon was put into mass production.
After mass production, pGcA dared to apply to the U.S. Department of Commerce for purchase, and GcA applied for export at the same time.
According to the ethics of the U.S. government, GcA lithography machines with 90n process technology are generally sold to American high-tech companies such as Intel and Ad, GcA lithography machines with 180n process technology are sold to Samsung and TSMC, and lithography machines with 250n process technology are sold to Samsung and TSMC. The machine was sold to pGcA, but the bSEc lithography machine with 250n process technology has been mass-produced. It is only a matter of time before the bSEc lithography machine with 180n process technology is successfully developed. Once developed successfully, there will be no need to spend huge US dollars to import 180n process technology lithography machine. Got it!
The last time pGcA was able to buy a semiconductor production line with a 250n process technology, it was because of the leadership of Jiang! The availability of semiconductor production lines with 180n process technology this time is not due to the benevolence of the U.S. Department of Commerce, but the mass production of bSEc lithography machines with 250n process technology played a decisive role, and the U.S. economy began to decline.
Due to greed and over-optimism, especially the growth in data traffic driven by the rise of the Internet, in the five years after the U.S. Telecommunications Act of 1996 took effect, U.S. telecommunications equipment companies invested more than $500 billion, most of which came from Namibia. Financing from the Stark Exchange, coupled with the issuance of corporate bonds, began to lay optical cables, add program-controlled switches and build wireless networks. The rapid growth in capacity greatly exceeded the growth in market demand.
When the Internet technology stock bubble burst and financing became difficult, many companies went bankrupt and liquidated due to high debt ratios, and bond investors could recover up to 20% of their investment.
