Chapter 163: Lithography machine in hand
Intel and Samsung were willing to exchange seismographs, and this answer was unexpected by Chen Mo.
Originally, I thought that there would be a company willing to exchange, and they were already happy because their purpose was to get the lithography machine. Now there are two companies, and he can't ask for them.
The cost of the seismograph is not high, and he will not mind if there is one more lithography machine.
"Both companies want four seismographs, and there are no other requirements." Zhao Min said.
"Four? They don't suffer. Chen Mo said: "Swap with them, it's not bad this one anyway." ”
Not long after the news was announced, the two companies contacted them, and the meaning was obvious, that is, to use seismographs to study earthquake early warning technology.
"Okay." Zhao Min immediately agreed.
Seismographs are used for export, and since they dare to export, they are naturally not afraid of technical leakage. The core chip, the algorithm and the seismograph system inside are all encrypted, and it is almost impossible to obtain the algorithm, so Chen Mo is not afraid that they will be able to imitate the seismograph.
Even if all the hardware is manufactured, without the core algorithm and seismograph system, it is just an empty shell and useless.
Both sides wanted to change, so they traded with the two companies, and there was no resistance. South Korea and the United States want to get seismographs, and Marching Ant Company and Huaxia want lithography machines, all of which are cutting-edge technologies, and both sides take what they need, so the exchange is not restricted by the governments of the three countries.
Two weeks later, the exchange between the two sides was successfully completed.
Ikegami sat in the reception room of Intel Company, his face flushed and smiling, as if he had a happy event.
Not long after, seeing Paul walking in, Ikegami Jiang's face immediately looked like a blooming chrysanthemum. Without saying a word, it was more like welcoming the arrival of the master.
"President Paul, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Paul despised Ikegami's flattering face in his heart, and did not show it: "Ambassador Ikegami came over in person, what's the matter?" ”
Paul is also in a good mood, because he successfully exchanged with the marching ant company to get the seismograph, their company's stock price has been rising in the past few days, and the market value of Intel is also rising, and the impact of the seismometer is beyond his expectations.
Now they just get the seismograph, their market value has been optimistic, if they really get the earthquake early warning technology in their hands, their company will definitely rise to another height in his hands.
"President Paul, I came here this time to ask about the seismograph, can you sell us a seismograph?" Chi Shangjiang didn't talk nonsense, he entered the topic with a smile, and he spoke carefully, for fear of offending people.
"Seismograph? This is something I need to think about. Paul said.
If the seismograph is sold to the people of the island country, it means that their research will have one more competitor, which they do not want to see, although the island country is small, but the scientific research ability is definitely stronger than their company. Now the seismographs are sold to the islanders, and they are making wedding dresses for others.
"President Paul, when will there be a reply? In terms of this price, we are willing to bid $100 million for one. Ikegami said.
Now the island country is in urgent need of seismographs, who is not sure, when the next earthquake will come, after the last big earthquake, there are two large aftershocks, and they have suffered a lot of losses.
They need seismographs more than any other country.
"Well, I'll get back to you later." Paul thought for a moment and said.
The same scene happened in South Korea.
The island country can't wait to get the seismograph now, but the government of the island country does not have a lithography machine, so it cannot exchange it with the marching ant company, and the marching ant company is not for sale for the time being, so it can only fight two ideas.
It's just that the two companies that got the seismograph did not trade with the island country. The seismograph that they spent so much effort to obtain could not be handed over to the island country casually and made a wedding dress for the island country.
Meanwhile.
Chen Mo and Zhao Min walked in the park of the company's headquarters, and now the company's headquarters is undergoing final renovation, and the park has a basic prototype.
The construction of the headquarters industrial park, coupled with the rush of work, cost them a lot of money.
The headquarters of the marching ant company is called the ant nest, which is the nest of the marching ants. The headquarters is shaped like an ant's nest ring, which is not too tall, but it covers a large area. The low-profile version of the bird's nest, but the shape is different, it is not a steel structure, and the exterior is wrapped in irregular glass, which is beautiful.
In addition to the basic office area, there is a restaurant, supermarket, fitness gym and multi-purpose hall, as well as internal and external meeting rooms.
Each area, like a cave in an ant nest, has a circular interior, and various passages lead to each area, and in the center of the ring is a green area, which looks like an ant nest made of glass from a distance.
Next to the headquarters building, there is another form of ant nest, which is an independent research institute and has a connecting passage with the headquarters.
There are also factory workshops, warehouses, and staff dormitories in the park. The headquarters is planned to be 10,000 people to move in and work.
It is now in the final stages and is still a few months away from being put into use.
Chen Mo and Zhao Min were heading towards the research institute at this time.
The two lithography machines exchanged by seismographs were airlifted back. Because it is a special instrument, after returning to the airport, it will be transported back to the research institute at the headquarters through emergency procedures.
"Because we don't have a climate control room at our temporary headquarters, we shipped it back here. Now the lithography machine is being sent to the underground constant temperature room of the institute in a thermostatic container. Zhao Min introduced.
They don't have to worry about safety, at the beginning of the construction of the park, the research institute and the headquarters building are prioritized. The renovation of the institute and the headquarters building has been completed, and a lot of experimental equipment has also been installed in place.
To be precise, the headquarters building and the research institute can now be put into use, but the staff dormitory has not yet been completely renovated, so it will take three or four months to move in.
"In the institute, there are security guards, monitoring and security systems, similar to those at the temporary headquarters. Anan and Black Hawk are in charge of the security here, and all the security guards are retired soldiers. ”
Chen Mo listened carefully to Zhao Min's introduction, and soon, the group entered the research institute. Now that no one is occupied, the institute seems somewhat empty.
The lithography machine was in the clean room, and after wearing protective clothing, several people entered the research institute.
In the basement of the second floor of the research institute, Chen Mo successfully saw the lithography machine in the constant temperature room, which did not look big, and there was an obvious ASML logo on it.
Together, the two lithography machines are not as big as a container. This kind of lithography machine is composed of 50,000 parts, and in the past, Huaxia tried its best, but there was no equipment that could be obtained.
"There is also a furnace for the encapsulator, which is being purchased. With lithography machines, it is much easier to buy other machines. Zhao Min said.
"Hmm." Chen Mo nodded and looked around the packaging machine: "Can the machine run normally?" ”
"The technician checked it, and it's no problem." Zhao Min said.
"That's good."
For these two machines, they spent a lot of effort, and now in exchange, it saves a lot of trouble.
At least his superconducting chip research can be carried out smoothly, without worrying about the technology being too backward. With superconducting chips, the research of superconducting supercomputers is not much hindered.
However, all this can only be started after moving into the headquarters.
After inspecting the lithography machine, after a walk around the headquarters park, Chen Mo, Zhao Min and others rushed back to the company's office building.