"Well, yes, yes, everyone's courage is commendable. However, EUV extreme ultraviolet lithography machine is not so easy to develop~ You can take your time. Zhao Ye said with a smile.

In the previous life, only the Dutch ASML company in the world could manufacture EUV extreme ultraviolet lithography machine, which is a lithography technology with a wavelength of 10-14 nanometers of extreme ultraviolet light as a light source, with very high technical content, which can be called the top product of human beings, and is also a historical turning point in the development of global lithography machine, known as "the flower of modern optical industry manufacturing". In the market, the value of an EUV extreme ultraviolet lithography machine is even more than 2.7 billion yuan!

With the technical strength of Dawning Lithography Company and China, it may not be possible to build it in ten years.

Of course, everyone present knew the difficulty of manufacturing EUV extreme ultraviolet lithography machine, and this solution, which was discussed in the internal seminar, was extremely difficult. Boundless Light has so far been unable to produce a stable deep ultraviolet light source.

Therefore, the second best thing to do is to take the lead in developing immersion lithography machines.

Zhao Ye celebrated with everyone for a while, clapped his palms, focused everyone's attention on himself, and then told everyone: "Everyone be quiet, I want to announce something!! ”

"All of you are reminded that it is forbidden to disclose to anyone else that we have successfully developed an immersion lithography machine! Everyone must keep it a secret! ”

In fact, all researchers have signed a confidentiality agreement before, and Zhao Ye is just reiterating it again, lest some people get carried away and accidentally tell the success of the development of the immersion lithography machine.

Zhao Ye said: "At present, companies in Europe, America, Japan and South Korea are putting their hopes on the research and development of dry lithography machines, but we know that it is extremely difficult for dry lithography machines to make further breakthroughs. So, let them continue to go further and further down the wrong path, spending a lot of time, manpower and material resources, only to find out in the end that everything they have done will be in vain!! ”

"That way, we have plenty of time to connect with them technologically."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but nod their heads, understanding Zhao Ye's intentions very well.

When they think that European, American, Japanese and South Korean companies have been going the wrong way, they are secretly refreshed and gloating.

"Dong Zhao, don't worry, we will definitely keep it secret, so that those stupid companies in Europe, America, Japan and South Korea will go to the end! Maybe by the time we develop the EUV extreme ultraviolet lithography machine, they will still be working on the dry lithography machine! One employee exclaimed.

"Hahahaha...... That's right, maybe they really have been developing dry lithography machines, after all, they have invested so much money, they can't give up halfway, haha......"

The crowd laughed.

Seeing this, Zhao Ye smiled slightly, thinking to himself, this is not enough, the other party should stop the loss in time at that time.

……

After a while, Zhao Ye, Zhang Rujing, Lin Benjian, Ni Guangnan and other executives came to the office.

After everyone sat down, Zhao Ye took the lead in saying: "The immersion lithography machine has been successfully developed, and it should be applied to the chip production of the factory as soon as possible to improve the chip manufacturing process." ”

"Yes!" Lin Benjian, Zhang Rujing and others nodded in response.

"And then there's spending more 8-inch fabs!" Zhao Ye analyzed, "With the advent of immersion lithography machines, Loongson Design Company can design and develop more advanced chips, and Wujiang Microelectronics Company can also manufacture advanced chips that far exceed other companies." As a result, not only will Loongson's chips be sold well and sweep the world, but also the chip foundry business of Wujiang Microelectronics will skyrocket. At present, the number of wafer factories owned by Wujiang Microelectronics must be seriously insufficient! ”

Zhang Rujing nodded and said: "What Dong Zhao said is very true, I already have a plan for the expansion of the wafer factory!" According to our company's market research analysis, we plan to invest in five large fabs, each with an investment of no less than $5 billion! In this regard, we need the help of our parent company, Wujiang Group! ”

Zhao Ye was slightly startled when he heard this.

It seems that Zhang Rujing has been prepared for a long time, but this ambition is also a little bigger.

It is necessary to expand 5 large-scale wafer factories at once, with a total investment of no less than 25 billion US dollars, which is equivalent to about 180 billion yuan today.

However, Zhao Ye thought for a while and agreed with Zhang Rujing's plan.

Wujiang Microelectronics has an immersion lithography machine, which has too many advantages, and the strength of Loongson Design Company itself is also very strong, and it is fully capable of consuming the production capacity of Wujiang Microelectronics.

Moreover, with the development of the global economy, the demand for chips is increasing day by day.

If the cost advantage of Wujiang Microelectronics is counted, then Canon, Nikon, Intel, TSMC, ASML and other companies can almost only survive.

"Okay, I agree with your plan!! In addition, Wujiang Microelectronics Co., Ltd. will also start to prepare for the development of a 12-inch wafer factory! Zhao Ye nodded and said.

In the previous life, 6-inch and 8-inch wafer fabs were relatively backward.

When the 12-inch fab came out, a lot of the 6-inch and 8-inch fabs were shut down.

As we all know, the larger the wafer, the more chips can be manufactured on a single wafer, compared with 8-inch wafers, the area of 12-inch wafers is increased by 2.23 times, 8-inch wafers can make 88 chips, and 12-inch wafers can make 232 chips, the gap is still very large.

In the previous life, 8-inch wafers were mainly used in industrial, automotive, mobile phone and other industries, mainly including power devices, power management chips, MEMS, display driver chips and fingerprint recognition chips. The chips of advanced process technology are mainly 12 inches, such as high-end logic chips such as CPU, GPU, and memory chips, as well as FPGA chips, WiFi Bluetooth chips, audio processing chips, etc. It can be seen that 12-inch wafers are the future development trend.

Zhang Rujing said in a deep voice: "Okay, Dong Zhao, I will organize a technical team to study 12-inch wafers!" ”

At present, 8-inch wafers have become the mainstream of the moment, but it is still far from the development of 12-inch wafer fabs.

The main reason is that the technology of dry lithography machine has not been broken through, and the chip manufacturing process is difficult to improve.

But Wujiang Microelectronics is different, and it can master the immersion lithography machine immediately, so it is qualified to develop a 12-inch wafer factory.

Five or six years later, while other chip manufacturing companies are still complacent about having 8-inch wafer fabs, Wujiang Microelectronics' 12-inch wafer fab has already been put into production.

In today's global semiconductor field, Wujiang Microelectronics Co., Ltd. will lead the trend of the times and develop cutting-edge semiconductor technology!

……

The sudden launch of the IPO of the Dutch company ASML caused a stir in the semiconductor industry.

Japanese Canon and Nikon, feeling a hint of unease.

ASML's lithography machine is not much weaker than the products of the two companies, and if ASML is successfully listed and financed, then ASML will have the funds to increase the research and development of a new generation of lithography machines.

ASML's background is complex, its shareholders include Philips, and one of TSMC's shareholders is also Philips, which has led to TSMC, the world's second largest chip foundry, has always been a big customer of ASML.

If Canon and Nikon's lithography machines want to expand their market share, they must rely on technology that is ahead of other lithography machine brands.

In fact, from the mid-eighties of the twentieth century, the lithography machines of Canon and Nikon beat the American lithography machines to become the most advanced lithography machines in the world. The Dawning lithography machine and the ASML lithography machine have always been slightly weaker, especially the Dawning lithography machine, which has been almost updated in recent years, and its main energy has been invested in the research and development of immersion lithography machine.

This may have given Canon and Nikon the illusion that the Dawning lithography machine was not working and seemed to be falling from the first echelon, and their only competitor was now ASML.

Japan.

Canon Corporation, Lithography Machine Division.

Seeing the news that ASML was preparing for an IPO, the head of Canon's lithography machine, Fujita Gokawa, immediately asked the secretary to notify the department executives to go to the conference room for a meeting.

"Do you know about ASML's IPO plan?" At the meeting, Fujita Gohe looked at everyone and asked.

"Got it!" Everyone nodded.

Fujita Gokawa: "Well, that's good, let's discuss how we should deal with this!" ”

As soon as the words fell, an executive said loudly: "I think that Canon should increase investment in research and development of dry lithography machines, continue to maintain its technical advantages in the field of lithography machines, and not let ASML catch up!" ”

As soon as he said this, the executives present echoed one after another.

"Ishikawa-kun's proposal is very good, and I support it, and only by maintaining its leading position in technology can we consolidate and develop more lithography machine market share!"

"The lithography machine market itself relies on technology to speak, and whoever has advanced technology will be able to seize more market share!!

"Well, I will apply for funds from the head office and invest more money in the research and development of lithography machines, with the strength of ASML, I don't want to surpass us!" Fujita Gokawa also agreed, expressing disdain for ASML in his heart.

How can a small Dutch company compare to my big Japanese Canon company?

Fujita Gohe looked at everyone and asked, "Dawning Lithography Company, what do you think?" ”

"Dawning Lithography Company has not released a new generation of lithography machine for several years, and it seems that it has been sitting on the credit book and eating the old book, which is not to be afraid at all, although it is not ruled out that they may be holding back the big move, but the probability is very low! I heard that Wujiang Group has focused on developing real estate, and is mobilizing a large amount of funds to buy land in Chinese mainland and build 'Wanjiang City'! ”

When one of the executives finished speaking, he couldn't help but look sarcastic.

Obviously, he expressed contempt for the unscrupulous business of Wujiang Group to engage in real estate.

The overall output value of the global lithography machine market is not large, and it has not exceeded 50 billion US dollars.

However, the threshold for developing lithography machines is quite high.

However, the comprador idea of "making is better than buying" is still widely popular in China, and Wujiang Group is still a shareholder of ASML, which makes Japanese Canon misunderstand that Wujiang Microelectronics has given up independent research and development of lithography machines, and may buy lithography machines from ASML.

In fact, the Dawning lithography company has not moved for six years, while ASML has developed rapidly, which is inevitably misleading.

This has led to the fact that neither Canon nor Nikon has taken the Dawning lithography company seriously.

As everyone knows, there is a kind of bird on the soil and mountains in the south of China, which does not sing or fly for three years, but it can soar to the sky as soon as it flies, and it can be amazing when it chirps.

……

A few days later, Canon's lithography division applied for $500 million in funding to increase investment in the research and development of dry lithography machines.

The entire Canon lithography department was triumphant and excited, and expressed disdain for any competitor, going further and further down the black road, and being deeply trapped in it, unable to extricate itself.

Nikon, another lithography machine giant in Japan, also increased its R&D investment after learning that ASML was preparing to go public.

ASML's IPO action stirred up the lithography machine market, causing companies such as Canon and Nikon to lose more and more money.

Zhao Ye, a chess player behind the scenes, watched them come and go, and increased the investment in the research and development of dry lithography machines, and sometimes he couldn't help but laugh.

One by one, they rushed to jump into the giant pit, and they were quite happy...... Forget it, let's not bother them, let's continue to play music and dance, and watch the show quietly!

……

In the IPO of ASML Company, Zhao Ye is the shopkeeper and does not care at all.

With the help of Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase, the listing date was finally set, and it was expected to be May 1 next year, that is, May 1, 1995.

The location of the five large-scale 8-inch wafer fabs of Wujiang Microelectronics Co., Ltd., Zhang Rujing seems to have planned for a long time, and it was quickly determined.

The investment in five large fabs is so large that it is difficult not to cause a stir in the industry.

In order to paralyze other companies, Zhao Ye has decided to let Wujiang Microelectronics send personnel to negotiate lithography machine orders with ASML in the future, so that the outside world will know that Wujiang Microelectronics' future lithography machines will be purchased from ASML.

Moreover, ASML is about to go public, and this huge good news will definitely make ASML's stock price skyrocket, and Wujiang Group, as a major shareholder, will be able to harvest a wave of leeks and make a lot of money.

For Wujiang Microelectronics, although there is an immersion lithography machine, ASML lithography machine is still useful.

Immersion lithography machines are used to make state-of-the-art chips, while ASML lithography machines can produce next-stage chips, replacing some of the previously failed dry dawning lithography machines.

It has only been more than seven months now, and the construction of five 8-inch wafer fabs has just begun, so there is no rush to buy lithography machines from ASML, and it is best to finalize the cooperation on the eve of the listing, which will have the best effect.

However, Boundless Microelectronics has already said hello to ASML, Philips, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase in advance, and they all know about the plan.

Of course, they were ecstatic about this.

It's just that they don't know how many lithography machines Wujiang Microelectronics will procure.

……

The advent of the immersion lithography machine, of course, Loongson Design Company was also the first to know.

With the breakthrough of the chip manufacturing process, Loongson Design Company can design more advanced chips.

Therefore, at this moment, many chip design projects of Loongson Design Company have been put on the agenda, especially the 64-bit "Kirin" series CPU and "Kunpeng" series GPU graphics processors, which are the top priority.

When the 64-bit "Kirin" CPU is released, it will definitely be able to directly overturn Intel.

And the "Kunpeng" GPU will also sweep the world, dominate the GPU market, and become an invincible existence!

It's just a hanging!

Zhao Ye came to Loongson Design Company and personally participated in the chip design work, and at this time he couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart......

(End of chapter)