During this period of time, Chen Xu has been researching lithography machines.

The lithography machine is so important, without it there would be no chips, and without chips there would be no mobile phones, computers, automobiles, CNC machining centers, robots, space shuttles...

Xiaobai has designed a lot of excellent control systems, but because the chip capacity does not meet the requirements, the performance of the product is greatly reduced, and it is not amazing compared to similar products.

So he needed to build a more sophisticated lithography machine to make chips that met the requirements.

But it's a very, very difficult thing to do.

The lithography machine can almost be regarded as the crystallization of human wisdom, and many people know that the general requirements for machine tool processing are millimeters, and even the very backward lithography machine also requires nanometer level accuracy.

It is important to know that 1 mm = 1 million nanometers, so the accuracy requirements of the lithography machine are almost a million times that of ordinary machine tools!

Like the EUV lithography machine, all the parts and materials in the process challenge the limits of human technology, and the mechanical control must be accurate to the point that the error is only calculated in picoseconds, and the defects are so small that they are only calculated in picometers!

Extremely terrifying!

The day before Chinese New Year's Eve, Chen Xu went to the "Zhonghai Microelectronics Company" in the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park.

Lu Jiarong, vice president and chief engineer of Zhonghai Microelectronics, rushed over half an hour after hearing the news.

"Ahhh I'm sorry, I didn't know that Mr. Chen was here......"

"Haha, Lu Gong is polite, I should have said sorry, come and disturb you at this point!"

"Mr. Chen is so polite......"

After some pleasantries, they chatted in the office again, and then went to the Engineering Technology Research Center building.

On the way, Lu Jiarong introduced the situation of the microelectronics company to Chen Xu while walking, and muttered in his heart.

He knew that Xinghai and Huawei jointly established Xingsi Semiconductor Company was preparing to launch a wafer factory.

But he never came to sell products at all, including this time Chen Xu came over, nominally "visiting", but he also didn't expect the other party to buy a microelectronics lithography machine.

Because it's impossible.

Not to mention the technical gap between microelectronics and foreign companies, many laymen are not clear that lithography machines are divided into "front road" and "back road";

For example, the lithography machine produced by ASML in the Netherlands is the real chip manufacturer, that is, the front-end lithography machine, and the lithography machine produced by their microelectronics is mainly used for chip packaging and belongs to the back-end lithography machine;

Their main customers are "JCET", not wafer fabs such as "SMIC" and "Huali Micro".

"The main obstacle now is not that the equipment is not good, but that there is still some lack of technology and experience, which must be honed through time and practice, and cannot be solved by introducing one or two pieces of equipment......

Just as Lu Jiarong was talking, Chen Xu suddenly said: "Don't hide it from Lu Gong, our company is researching lithography machines. ”

Lu Jiarong heard the "ah" sound, and he didn't know how to pick up the stubble.

He wanted to reply to the other party very much: "Even if you dare to say that you are not ashamed to study lithography machines, you don't know how thick the sky is!"

But he held back.

The young man next to him is not an ordinary person, he is now regarded as the godfather of Chinese artificial intelligence, and his prestige in the academic world is even more prosperous, since he dares to say this, it is definitely not without purpose.

"Our company is now working light source and lens technology, and we have already achieved some results......

As Lu Jiarong spoke, his eyes gradually widened and his breathing became more and more rapid.

Because Chen Xu actually told him that Xinghai Technology has broken through the 10nm process technology of the previous lithography machine, and is moving towards the physical limit process of silicon material chips, 7nm.

It's appalling!

If this word is spread, the whole world will be shaken!

Lu Jiarong asked in a trembling voice: "Mr. Chen, what did you say... Is it true?"

Chen Xu laughed and said, "What, does my appearance seem like a lie?"

"It's not. It's just ......" Lu Jiarong didn't know what to say for a while, thought about it and asked: "Since that's the case, then the purpose of Mr. Chen's coming over today is ......"

Chen Xu smiled without saying a word, turned around and walked towards the sensor laboratory in front.

The main purpose of his visit today is to visit and to cooperate.

In addition to light source equipment and lenses, it also involves many other components, such as the top lithography machine, more than 100 optical separation systems, more than 50,000 parts, and more than 1,000 sensors.

The microelectronics company was established in 2002, immersed in the lithography machine industry for 20 years, the entire industry chain is extremely familiar, if Xinghai Technology wants to build a lithography machine at the fastest speed, cooperation with the microelectronics company is the best way.

However, this matter should not be rushed.

Microelectronics companies are state-owned, and state-owned enterprises are always unable to avoid personnel disputes of one kind or another.

So what kind of cooperation should be done in a good way, we still need to think about it.

And he chose to leave this issue to the microelectronics company, and it was up to them to think about it.

Anyway, I've already told you, the technology and preparation process are ready-made, do you want to cooperate with me?

If you want to, then you have to think about how to cooperate with each other?

……

Chen Xu visited the microelectronics company for an hour, and then left without eating lunch.

Here, Lu Jiarong couldn't be calm, and immediately called Sun Liqun, chairman of the microelectronics company, and told the other party the news revealed by Chen Xu.

Sun Liqun was even more taken aback when he heard this, and said in the first sentence: "This is impossible!"

According to the meaning revealed by Chen Xu, they have mastered the most critical 10nm light source equipment and lens preparation process, how is this possible?

This is the core technology of the United States and Germany, in order to prevent the technology from being cracked, the manufacturer will be required to build a transparent glass room to store related equipment, and the key to enter the room and the key to the login system are all kept by a special person.

This is not counted, even if the technology is given to you, it is a fool's dream to master the preparation process without ten or eight years, so Yang Liqun's first reaction was that Chen Xu was completely a fool's dream!

However, after the words were spoken, Sun Liqun, like Lu Jiarong, suddenly remembered Chen Xu's identity.

The other party is the chairman of Xinghai Technology, and his achievements in the academic field are beyond his reach, this kind of person should not say such naïve words, right?

Sun Liqun asked, "Lao Lu, do you think this matter is reliable?"

Lu Jiarong pondered for a while and said: "Whether it's true or not, since the other party has released a signal, I think we need to take it seriously."

If it is fake, it is just an empty joy, and there is no loss;

But if it does, it will be great.

So I think it's imperative to come up with a concrete plan first!"

Sun Liqun nodded in agreement.

In the afternoon of the same day, the microelectronics company held a video conference to discuss the matter fiercely.

……

After leaving the microelectronics company, Chen Xu returned to Lu Jiazui's riverside garden villa.

There is only Kyoko Konishi and a robot butler left at home, and everyone else has already gone to the luxury cruise ship docked near the harbor.

This year's Spring Festival is not in Anling City, but on a cruise ship.

Chen Xu sat in the living room and chatted with Konishi Kyoko for a while, and soon his newly recruited bodyguard Jiang Chaohai came over to inform him that the helicopter was coming.

Chen Xu took Konishi Apricot out of the door and walked towards the helipad in the west of the community.

It was still more than ten meters away, and the sound of a huge propeller had already been heard.

It is Bell's newest luxury business helicopter with a maximum range of 1,000 km, a speed of 280 km/h, and eight seats for $15 million.

Including two drivers, bodyguards and assistants, exactly 10 people.

Kyoko Konishi took a helicopter for the first time, and when she took off, she grabbed Chen Xu's arm with some fear.

Chen Xu patted her head comfortingly.

At the same time, the helicopter flew quickly towards the southeast......

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