Chapter 268: Chip Simulator

After Li Hao finished breakfast, he asked the security guard Ji Lin to send Zhou Yunsheng to the company. He went to the rented lab.

Today, I made an appointment with Professor Wang Rongzhe to come to the lithography machine project laboratory together, and they want to discuss the relevant matters of cooperation.

Li Hao drove to the laboratory soon and saw that the employees were also going to work one after another at this time.

The laboratory has been fully activated with a research support system, and it can be seen that the employees have special glasses on their eyes.

Most people have glasses between orange and green, and few glasses above blue.

As soon as Li Hao walked into the laboratory, he saw Sun Kai, the person in charge of the lithography machine project, in the hall.

After Sun Kai saw Li Hao come to the laboratory, he walked up to Li Hao and said in surprise: "Director Bi Ye, the level of their physics laboratory is really good. Now we have successfully developed the most important light source for lithography machines.

I tried their new superimposed laser, which can easily process silicon-based semiconductor materials and carbon-based semiconductor materials. It should be able to process the carbon-based chips that Wang Rongzhe needs."

"Your project is progressing very fast, and this momentum needs to be maintained." Li Hao first appreciated.

He then reminded: "Don't be complacent about developing an accessory. The lithography machine is a complex machine, which has very high requirements for processing accuracy and assembly accuracy.

We just made all the parts, and in the end the industrial assembly failed, and the whole lithography machine failed.

What worries me the most right now is the accuracy of processing and assembly. Our company is completely new to this field. ”

"After detailed discussions, the members of our project team finally came up with the idea of using artificial intelligence and industrial robots for processing and assembly.

Gradually adjust the accuracy of the robot, the failure rate may be high in the early stage, but only one success. Through the memory of artificial intelligence, a success rate of more than 99% can be achieved. Sun Kai happily said about the technical solutions they were ready to implement.

After Li Hao listened, he thought carefully for a while. They found this to be the easiest way their company could do it.

He smiled and agreed, "Then try this method first, it's better to succeed." If it is unsuccessful, it can only be done by training technicians for a long time. Let them get to the point where they can assemble a lithography machine. ”

While they were discussing, they heard a commotion at the door of the lab.

Li Hao turned to look at the door and found that it was Professor Wang Rongzhe who had brought his doctoral students to the laboratory.

He also saw Bogohe carrying a large box with his colleagues.

Li Hao immediately walked over to greet them, he stepped forward to shake hands with Professor Wang Rongzhe, and said, "Welcome to our laboratory, I hope we can reach a consensus today." ”

After the kind words, Li Hao pointed to the big box and asked, "Professor Wang, what is in this box?" ”

Wang Rongzhe said with a smile: "This box contains carbon-based semiconductor materials produced in our laboratory.

Yesterday, Manager Sun Kai sent me a message, saying that the light source for processing carbon-based chips has been developed.

I took this opportunity to process a batch of carbon-based chips. Verify that the carbon nanotransistors I designed can be processed correctly. It also tests whether the microstructure of the carbon-based chip design can accomplish its intended function. ”

When Li Hao heard Wang Rongzhe's words, he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Professor Wang, you are too anxious, our lithography machine project only completes the light source, and the grating material is still a semi-finished product for a very short time.

Other systems are under development, and not even a prototype lithography machine can be assembled, and now carbon-based chips are being processed, isn't it a joke? ”

Wang Rongzhe immediately explained: "Chairman Li thinks too much, and it is impossible for us to ask for carbon-based chips to be processed now.

What we're going to process is a carbon-based chip simulator, which is essentially a carbon-based chip as well.

It's just that the size of the carbon-based chip is one square centimeter, and the carbon-based chip we want to process is one square meter.

The processing of micro carbon-based chips requires a lithography machine, and the processing of this huge chip simulator only needs to meet the requirements of the light source and grating combination to be processed, and the accuracy of the equipment is not high.

This chip simulator is mainly designed to verify the performance of our carbon-based chips and various microstructures.

See if it can meet the requirements of our design, so that we can adjust the design drawing of the carbon-based chip in time. The requirement for it is only to be able to use it properly. ”

After Li Hao heard Wang Rongzhe's statement, he looked at Sun Kai and asked: "Can our company's current technical level meet the processing requirements mentioned by Professor Wang?" ”

Sun Kai tapped his finger in the air a few times, and Li Hao could see that he was asking the engineer. Among them, the main engineer inquired was Feng Fengfeng, an expert supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

After reading the summarized data, Sun Kai said with a smile: "Our company can fully meet Professor Wang's requirements, but now the grating material is unstable, and after processing a chip, it is necessary to change a grating immediately."

The estimated cost of processing the entire carbon-based chip is $8.9 million each. Professor Wang needs to process several chips. ”

After Wang Rongzhe heard it, he frowned and said, "Is it so expensive to process a carbon-based chip now?" Can it be cheaper? ”

Their project still hasn't yielded much results, although it has been re-examined. However, no research funds have been allocated. He is also ready to process the chip simulator and use this product to ask for funds, and now he is very tight.

Li Hao saw Sun Kai's embarrassed gaze and Professor Wang Rongzhe's poor expression.

He said directly: "What kind of money do you want, we are partners." A few chip simulators were processed, even if our company gave Professor Wang scientific research use. ”

This is completely small money for their company, and giving this can promote the relationship between the two parties, Li Hao thinks it is worth it.

What's more, when we talk about cooperation for a while, the plan proposed by Li Hao will also damage Professor Wang's interests to a certain extent.

Wang Rongzhe said embarrassedly: "How can you use your company's money." ”

Li Hao said with a smile: "It's okay, it's just to test the performance of the light source and grating of our lithography machine." ”

Sun Kai walked over to Li Hao at this time and said, "Mr. Li, the light source has been prepared in the laboratory, and the grating material is being configured. Processing can be carried out immediately. ”

After Li Hao heard this, he asked Wang Rongzhe: "Professor Wang, did you bring the design drawings of carbon-based chips?" It is best to have an electronic version of the design drawing, which can be easily identified by artificial intelligence. ”

Zhu Yanbo walked up, handed a chip to Sun Kai, and said: "This is the design drawing of a carbon-based chip, which is a 16-base code, which can be read directly by machinery and equipment." ”

Li Hao saw that the preparations before processing had been completed, and he instructed Sun Kai: "Then start processing the chip simulator now." Let's also test the basic results of the lithography machine project so far. ”

Sun Kai immediately agreed: "I'll start arranging, and I can start processing in five minutes." ”

At the same time, he asked Zhu Yanbo and them to hand over the materials to the robot that came to transport the goods.

Zhu Yanbo told Sun Kai that this material needs to be in a dust-free environment and absolutely clean during processing.