Knowing the current situation facing the company, Peter Wyn did not dare to hesitate in this matter, and immediately called an emergency meeting of senior management as CEO after the conversation with Tonino.

At the meeting, the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology will conquer the 7nm extreme ultraviolet lithography machine.

Of course, this also includes the extremely low defect rate of the other party.

To be able to serve as an executive in ASML, all lithography machine technology is naturally very clear.

Know the difficulty of the study.

Therefore, when I heard that Xu Yun led the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology to conquer the 7nm extreme ultraviolet lithography machine so quickly, I wondered if I had a problem with my ears and heard it wrong.

After all, the news is too appalling.

Almost as soon as Peter Win's words fell, the people below frowned and began to discuss.

"This Xu Yun is called the most genius scientist in history, but it is impossible to violate the laws of the scientific community, is it true that the authenticity of the news needs to be reconfirmed to clarify things."

"I think this is the news that the other party deliberately released, just to make us worry about messing up."

"A two percent defect rate is simply not possible, and it's not good for me to be skeptical of the news."

"I don't think the other party has announced this matter for the time being, so I can't judge whether the news is true or not."

……

Peter Wynn listened to the answers of the crowd, and the thought of the bloody cruel truth could not help but feel bitter in his heart.

He didn't want the news to be fake.

Unfortunately, self-deception can only seem incredibly stupid.

Reality is only acceptance.

But it should be said that he was not surprised by the performance of the company's executives present.

Because I believe that it will be difficult to accept any other person.

It wasn't the same when he first heard it.

But now is not the time to complain, and it is the right thing to hurry up and come up with a solution.

So, in order to save time, he didn't explain to everyone, but looked at Tonino next to him.

"Just now, Tonino took a flight back to the company's headquarters from the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, and he also saw these news with his own eyes, so let him tell you about it."

Tonino heard his boss push himself out, and he knew what he was trying to do.

At this time, he will definitely not hesitate to do anything, and immediately straighten up his body in the next second and said very seriously: "I know it is difficult for everyone to believe this news, but what I want to say is that this is the case, and the company is already in a very dangerous situation and needs everyone to work together." After saying this, the sharp eyes swept over everyone's faces.

Tonino's authority in the company is unquestionable.

At the moment, even the boss says so, where do other people dare to doubt and not believe it.

After all, Xu Yun is also famous, and it is not impossible to create a miracle again in the field of lithography machines.

At the same time, they also know in their hearts that if the lithography machine of the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology enters the market, the high-end photoresist with its extremely low defect rate and bottom cost will indeed have a great impact on the company.

They are all senior executives of the company, and their own interests have long been bound to the interests of the company.

I definitely don't want the company's business to be robbed.

People who were still questioning became worried in the blink of an eye.

After a little thought, he took the initiative to ask Tonino for a way.

"The other party has conquered the 7nm process lithography machine and already has the means to compete on an equal footing with us, what should we do in the future?"

"Professor Tonino, are we in a very dangerous situation?"

"Boss, you have to make up your mind as soon as possible."

When Peter Wen heard this, he still didn't speak, and chose to give the right to speak to Tonino and the other party said it on his behalf.

Tonino also understood that this was not the time to be indecisive, and immediately expressed his opinion on the matter again.

"Don't panic too much, the situation is far from being unsolvable."

"The best thing for companies to do right now is to lift the previous sales restrictions and allow them to buy our high-end lithography machines."

"Only then can we hope that they will give up their research on lithography machines."

"Otherwise, once they conquer the 5nm or even 3nm process extreme ultraviolet lithography machine, we ASML will lose the last advantage and become a victim of the revolution in the semiconductor field."

"I hope that all of you here can recognize the situation and that now is not the time for us to be dominant."

As Tonino finished speaking from the bottom of his heart, the entire conference room fell into a deathly silence.

No one thought that the empire that had stood in the semiconductor field for many years would be at risk of collapse in an instant.

If it's really a success, a technology is also a failure.

Previously, ASML became the world's largest semiconductor equipment manufacturer with its leading lithography machine technology.

Firmly in control of this field and forming a group with other supply chain companies.

Nowadays, because the technology is surpassed by others, it seems a little powerless.

At this moment, the company executives present in the conference room are also seriously thinking about the plan proposed by Tonino.

In my heart, it is no problem to sell high-end lithography machines to anyone, after all, having orders means that the company is thriving.

The so-called restriction on sale was also a decision from above.

They can only be forced to execute.

So knowing that this is the best solution, some people still express their worries.

"It's okay to open up for sale, but will this cause dissatisfaction from the above?"

"Professor Tonino, now that the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology has conquered the 7nm process EUV lithography machine, even if we open up the sales of the 5nm EUV lithography machine to them, are they sure they will give up further research?"

Tonino listened to the words, and of course he understood that this concern was very justified.

If Xu Yun continues to research lithography machines with higher technology, then it will be meaningless whether they let go of sales or not.

But what to do?

Since you are in passivity, you can only use the methods you can use first.

At this point, Tonino propped his arms on the table and looked at the executive who asked the question, and replied with a very serious expression: "We really can't be sure what the other party will choose, but now we can only have a glimmer of hope to do it." ”

In fact, he is still quite optimistic about this plan.

It is true that the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology has conquered the 7-nanometer process lithography machine, but it still requires huge investment to continue the research.

If you can directly purchase the top extreme ultraviolet lithography machine by spending a lot of money and time, then even if you will continue to research, you will definitely not have as much effort as this time.

This is equivalent to giving them a respite, and they can slowly lay out the crisis and resolve the crisis as much as possible.

Otherwise, according to Xu Yun's R&D speed this time, if they conquer the 5nm process lithography machine in a year, they will really have no way to live.

"I get Professor Tonino." The executive nodded in response to Tonino's explanation, and agreed: "Now that the situation is out of control, there is nothing more to ask for." ”

At this point in the meeting, seeing that everyone had basically reached a consensus, Peter Win, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke up.

"Restrict the sale of high-end lithography machines to them, provided that the other party has not yet conquered the relevant technology."

"Now that they have their own high-end lithography machines, it will only seem stupid to continue to enforce the old rules, and I think they don't want us to lose our voice in the semiconductor field."

As Petrwin's words fell, it was equivalent to deciding the coffin on the matter.

Everyone else present also understood the meaning of the words, so naturally there would be no more objections.

In particular, the senior executive in charge of related business immediately replied: "It's the boss, I'll do it right away." ”

"Go for it."

Peter Wen nodded at the other party, then leaned forward slightly, looked at the crowd and finally said a word.

"Then let's meet this earthquake in the semiconductor field!"

……

……

At this time, ASML didn't care about how the outside world would react, and after the brief but extremely important meeting, it announced on the same day that it hoped to sell the current highest-end extreme ultraviolet lithography machine to Loongson International in the magic capital.

He even directly pointed out that he was willing to compromise on the price and establish a stable and long-term cooperative relationship.

As we all know, ASML, as the world's most advanced semiconductor lithography equipment manufacturing company, will never worry about no orders.

Especially in recent years, with the development of science and technology, the market demand for high-end chips is increasing, and wafer factories have begun to establish new factories to expand the production capacity of chips.

Naturally, there is a need for a greater number of high-end lithography machines.

Prior to this, Loongson International, headquartered in Modu, was very hopeful to reach a cooperation with ASML.

Invest in high-end lithography machines.

However, for various reasons, it has never been possible.

It is for this reason that the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology decided to develop its own high-end extreme ultraviolet lithography machine.

If ASML was willing to sell from the beginning, I am afraid that there would be no project that Xu Yun was responsible for.

It can only be said that it is this external pressure that has contributed to the technological breakthrough.

Now ASML has suddenly changed its style and wants to take the initiative to sell high-end lithography machines to Loongson International.

And there is also a sense of forced sale in it.

One can imagine what kind of impact it will have on the outside world and the entire semiconductor industry.

And that's exactly what happened.

When the relevant news spread through the Internet, the public's mind was suddenly full of question marks.

Not sure exactly what happened.

The overseas media, which were the first to learn the news, reported one after another, questioning ASML's decision.

Of course, ASML would not be stupid enough to announce the news of conquering the 7nm lithography machine for the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, and directly chose to remain silent and not respond in the face of questions from the media.

It seems that they are just doing a small business, but the impact is huge.

——

Xu Jiang has several of his own foot-washing cities in Shenzhen, and he usually goes to a sauna to pinch his feet when he is bored.

On June 9, 2021, less than half in the morning, he asked a few friends to go to his store to pinch his feet.

While lying on the bed enjoying the service, he took out his mobile phone and habitually checked the situation of his stock fund.

As the owner of several foot-washing cities, he must have spare money on hand.

In addition, he is in charge of the finances at home, and at the instigation of his friends, he came into contact with investment and financial management.

At the beginning, he was worried that the funds would be trapped, and when his wife was not easy to explain, he simply invested hundreds of thousands, and chose the new energy sector that has risen rapidly in recent years.

After all, a company like Ningde, whose market value is soaring on a rocket, is indeed very exciting to watch.

Originally, he was still more worried, and felt that such a high market value might be difficult to continue to climb and usher in a fall, especially after consulting friends in the industry, he learned that the domestic production of lithium batteries has far exceeded the demand.

It won't be long before the market becomes saturated, leading to a series of problems.

At that time, there will definitely be a large number of new energy companies thunderstorming.

At that time, his investment had already lost money, and he didn't know whether to continue to hold on or leave the market.

But thinking that he has never lost money in the dry cleaning foot city, how can he choose to admit defeat in the stock, and he will not be ridiculed by his friends when he discusses it later.

So he chose to keep holding.

As a result, we naturally know that the solid-state battery laboratory of Deepin Technology has conquered all-solid-state batteries, and there is almost no difference between the cost price and traditional lithium batteries.

In the end, Ningde successfully obtained the authorization of solid-state batteries.

Because of this, when the entire new energy battery industry in the world thundered, Ningde rushed higher and higher.

The first time he entered investment and financial management, he gained a lot, which made him very happy, and he usually bragged about it when he met friends, feeling that he had the potential to develop in this area.

To this end, he increased his investment and chose the field of semiconductors.

It is believed that the domestic semiconductor industry will definitely be able to develop in the future and replicate the outbreak of Ningde.

It's a pity that because of the previous articles made by overseas giants such as Xinskaden and other companies in EDA industrial software, the semiconductor sector has languished, and the whole disk is simply green and frightening.

But despite this, he developed an excellent habit of checking every day.

At this time, the friend next to him couldn't help but laugh and ridicule when he saw Xu Jiang's move.

"I said Lao Jiang, look at your investment again, if it doesn't work, let's cut it off as soon as possible."

"Our semiconductor industry is too backward, and it is impossible to usher in great progress in a short period of time, not to mention that others still give you a loop from time to time, I am afraid that you can only hold it for a long time depending on the situation."

"Playing with this thing is like a roller coaster, I can't stand it."

Everyone is mixed in a circle, who doesn't know how Xu Jiang, as a big boss, can play finance.

The last time I made money, it was just luck.

It's not necessarily a good thing to really sink into it.

As friends, everyone sometimes advises a few words, worried that Xu Jiang will invest too much money.

Listening to the words of the friend next to him, Xu Jiang turned his head and replied with a simple smile.

"It's all playing."

After saying that, he turned his attention to the phone screen again.

Maybe it's because the market is not very strong this week, and he didn't report any hope, thinking that it would be over after just two glances.

But the next second, his eyes widened.

A shocked expression appeared on his face, as if he was frozen.

A middle-aged man with fat body next to him noticed Xu Jiang's performance and immediately asked, "What's the matter, Lao Jiang, is it that it has fallen too much?" ”

I thought that Xu Jiang was completely trapped, and it was a little difficult to accept.

Xu Jiang slowly turned his head when he heard this, and replied in surprise: "The semiconductor I bought opened today." ”

Although the words were spoken slowly, the excitement and joy in the words could still be heard.

"Lao Jiang, what did you say?"

"Up and down?"

Faced with such shocking news, the others didn't care about the massage, and hurriedly gathered around Xu Jiang to watch.

Soon they found that it was not only the semiconductors that Xu Jiang bought that quickly rose and fell at the opening, but the entire sector was red across the board, and such a difficult scene made people wonder if there was a software error.

"Zhente Niang's evil door."

"I looked at it yesterday, and it was obviously in a half-dead state."

"Looking at such a fierce momentum, it is estimated that it will rise in the next few days, and I knew that I would also start it."

Compared with other people's discussions, Xu Jiang was undoubtedly very happy at this time, and it can be said that he has raised his face fiercely.

"You've seen it this time, I'm really talented."

Raising his gaze to look at a few people, he boasted, and the frustration of the previous period disappeared in an instant.

Although it was difficult for others to believe this, who made Xu Jiang's luck so good.

When they play, they basically end up cutting meat and leaving the game.

Just when everyone was envious of Xu Jiang's luck, the man on the edge who had been resting with his eyes closed just now suddenly opened his eyes and said something he knew thoughtfully.

"That's right."

"I seemed to have seen an overseas news last night, saying that ASML, the world's top semiconductor equipment manufacturing company, took the initiative to sell us high-end extreme ultraviolet lithography machines."

"Do you want to say that could be the reason?"

For these middle-aged men, they may not know much about the delicate matter of semiconductors, but they still have market acumen, and they quickly perceive important information from this sentence, and feel that this is probably not as simple as news.

After listening to it, they didn't wait to say more, and they took out their mobile phones to check it on the Internet.

And as they had guessed, when ASML's decision was reported back to China last night, it immediately caused an uproar.

Not only is the semiconductor sector popular across the board, but countless netizens are very curious about the heated discussion.

After all, in an interview with reporters a few months ago, Xu Yun publicly said that the first domestic extreme ultraviolet lithography opportunity will be delivered this year, and seeing that the agreed time is getting closer and closer, ASML suddenly showed a strong idea of selling high-end lithography machines.

It's hard not to be reminiscent.

It's a pity that when the other party's true intentions are not known for the time being, the official media only reports the news normally.

I didn't go into that in depth.

So that netizens can only analyze and discuss on their own on various platforms.

However, everyone holds the same view, that is, good horses will never eat back grass.

I think there must be a conspiracy in this.

"At the beginning, you ignored my love, and today I let you not climb high, and it turns out that no matter how good other people's families are, they are not as good as your own."

"The weasel didn't have a good heart to greet the chickens for the New Year, and suddenly became so enthusiastic that there was something wrong with it."

"I wonder why the sun hasn't hit the west yet, how can the semiconductor industry change when I wake up."

"I hope Loongson International will not be fooled, our own high-end lithography machine Professor Xu is about to be researched, there is no need to spend money to buy their products at this time."

"The other party's trick is really sinister, seeing that we are about to study it, we suddenly sold it again."

"It seems that there is good news about our domestic extreme ultraviolet lithography machine, otherwise ASML would not have suddenly changed so much."

"Professor Xu, please give us some news, it's too painful to guess like this."

It's just that under these highly praised comments, some people have a more optimistic attitude.

I think this is a good thing for the domestic semiconductor industry.

It can successfully solve the problem of chip difficulty.

Don't worry about not being able to make high-end chips.

"I think this is a good thing, with the high-end lithography machine, our Kirin chips will be mass-produced immediately, after all, no one knows what the research and development progress of the domestic extreme ultraviolet lithography machine is."

"Buying someone else's lithography machine and doing my own project research, I don't think it has any impact."

"If the price is right, you can consider buying it."

"Even if you make it yourself, it costs a lot of money, so it's better to buy other people's finished products directly."

As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are worried, and when the impact of the heat caused by the continuous discussion of netizens has led to changes in the industry, some people overseas have expressed dissatisfaction with ASML's approach.

……

"Who allowed them to do this, and why didn't we get any information beforehand."

"Can anyone tell me what's going on?"

In the highest office of the security building, Oakes did not hide his anger at all in front of several department heads.

Since the advent of the door frame robot, they have become highly nervous, for fear that something unexpected will happen.

There was even support for the Boston company, hoping that they would be able to reproduce the robot.

But a few months have passed, and there is no progress at all, and in the absence of detailed technology, there is no way to create a door frame robot that is as flexible as in the video.

This frustrated him, the head of security.

Originally, they wanted to regain their lost face in the semiconductor field, and let the other party recognize the gap through semiconductor technology, proving from the side that they are still the most powerful.

In fact, this went very well, especially with the help of EDA industrial software, which doubled the effect.

But when he was waiting to see Xu Yun make a joke about the lithography machine, he was stabbed in the back by his own people.

ASML disregarded the regulations and sold its own high-end lithography machines.

However, everyone is not stupid in this position, ASML will not sell sooner or later, but there must be other reasons for taking risks to do this at this time.

The head of the department, who stood silently in the office and accepted the lecture of the official, waited for Oakes to stop, and then opened his mouth to respond and express his opinion.

"Sir."

"I'm afraid this matter is not that simple, we should first understand the situation with ASML."

Oakes was also angry for a while after getting the news, and then his emotions gradually calmed down and gave the other party affirmation.

"You're right."

As soon as the words fell, another person mentioned: "According to some of the information we have, Professor Tonino, the executive officer of ASML Technology, has gone to the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology in the name of communication in the past two days. ”

"Could it be that what happened today has something to do with that?"

Listening to this sentence and thinking about it carefully, it is indeed worth thinking about.

After a pause, Oakes muttered, "I'll leave this matter to you, and get in touch with ASML as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, sir."

The other party immediately answered the order.

With that, he turned and walked outside, ready to finish the matter immediately.

In addition to Oaks, as a company in the entire semiconductor industry chain, enterprises also felt puzzled, and after seeing the news, they contacted ASML to inquire about the situation.

——

"Just now we got in touch with ASML's CEO, Mr. Peter Win, and the answer was that everything they did was to prevent ASML from being replaced."

At the headquarters of Qualcomm in Liganifooa, CEO Anlenkov walked briskly towards the conference room, and the female secretary who followed him reported the situation.

Hearing this, Anrenkov suddenly stopped, turned to look at the female secretary in front of him, and frowned.

"Avoid ASML being replaced?"

He didn't understand who could replace the world's top semiconductor equipment company.

Even at the expense of selling lithography machines in violation of regulations.

But as soon as this thought came to his mind, he seemed to realize something.

Subconsciously blurted out: "Could it be that the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology ......?"

In his opinion, if anyone can pose a threat to ASML at this time, it is only on the side of the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology.

After all, Xu Yun has publicly stated that the first extreme ultraviolet lithography machine will be launched this year.

It's just that he never believes that Xu Yun alone can make up for the technical gap and make the lithography machine technology improve rapidly.

Because of this, when Oakes proposed a counterattack plan, he would not hesitate to choose to agree, and further set up various overlord clauses in chip sales to implement targeting.

Even if this led to a number of manufacturers issuing a joint statement, saying that they would not purchase their chips anymore, they didn't pay much attention to it.

Because he knows very well that as long as he wants to use high-end chips, he must go back and cooperate with them.

But if the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology really conquers the high-end lithography machine, then the Kirin chip will return, and their high-end chip will lose its irreplaceable characteristics.

The company will lose this order completely.

His worry didn't last long, and the next second he saw the answer in the eyes of the female secretary.

"Yes, boss."

"Mr. Peter Wyn personally admitted that the other party has conquered the 7nm process extreme ultraviolet lithography machine."

He also said that the entire semiconductor industry will usher in a major earthquake.

"Let's prepare."

The female secretary whispered the news, which made the expression of Anrenkov freeze on her face.

Apparently the results far exceeded his expectations.

Although this news is so shocking, Anrenkov does not doubt its authenticity.

First of all, Peterwin would never joke about such a thing, and ASML's approach confirms this news.

It can only be said that in this game in the field of semiconductors, he lost to his self-confidence and contempt for his enemies.

The whole person stood in place for a few seconds before he heard him slowly speak and sigh with heartfelt emotion.

"It seems that you have created another miracle, I really don't know if it is good or bad for human civilization to have such a scientist."

"Boss."

"What are we going to do next?"

At this time, the female secretary saw that her boss was a little distracted, and she couldn't help but shout softly.

Anrenkov was awakened by this sentence, shook his head a little to clear out the chaotic thoughts inside, and then said to the secretary: "Are all the people in the conference room here?" ”

"The people in charge of the core are already in place, and everyone is waiting for you to come over and hold an emergency meeting."

The female secretary replied.

Hearing this, Anlunkov no longer hesitated, and immediately re-started his steps and led the female secretary towards the conference room.

He can sit in this position to manage such a huge company, he must have a big picture and strong psychological endurance.

Now that the matter has become a foregone conclusion, there is no point in regretting it or holding anyone responsible, the key is how to eliminate the impact of this incident as soon as possible to ensure the interests of the company.

Soon he led the female secretary into the conference room and sat down at the main seat of the conference table.

When I raised my eyes and looked over, I could find that many people present had solemn expressions.

And this situation is understandable, after all, ASML's decision was too unexpected and sudden.

It is difficult to estimate what will follow.

At this time, Anrenkov naturally will not sell off.

Then the truth of the matter was told.

"I would like to make an unfortunate announcement here today, just a few hours ago ASML announced the liberalization of high-end lithography machine sales."

"The reason for this is ......"

"The Institute of Optoelectronic Technology has manufactured a 7-nanometer process lithography machine."

As Anrenkov's words fell, a commotion suddenly resounded in the conference room.

They speculated that something must have happened to ASML's unusual behavior, but they didn't expect that it was the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology that had manufactured a high-end lithography machine.

Thinking that the Kirin chip, which they regarded as a strong opponent before, is going to be re-listed.

The brows unconsciously wrinkled a little more.

The entire conference room was silent for nearly two minutes before someone finally couldn't help but speak.

"We should have thought about the strength and level of this most gifted scientist of all time, and now it seems very foolish to restrict the other side from purchasing our high-end chips."

"Taking advantage of the fact that the other party is not able to mass-produce Kirin chips in a short period of time, we must resume orders."

"If we can, we will even take the initiative to reduce the price and exchange the other side for re-cooperation with the other manufacturer."

"We have to act as soon as possible, and we can't afford to be silent in this shock of the semiconductor industry."

Anrenkov had already made a decision in his heart, and at this moment he listened to the opinions of the other people present, and then stood up and faced everyone: "Then let's act as soon as possible according to these measures." ”

"Take the initiative to abolish the previous regulations on the procurement of high-end chips, and contact the previous partner manufacturers to try to re-cooperate."

"In addition, the price of our latest generation of high-end chips will be reduced."

After several decisions in a row, the atmosphere in the conference room immediately became oppressive and urgent.

Everyone understands the impact of this incident on the company, and naturally does not dare to be careless.

This time, Anlenkov can be described as vigorous and resolute, and the emergency meeting of the company's top management was announced to end with just a few words.

And Qualcomm soon became the second semiconductor giant company after ASML to show favor to domestic manufacturers.

This was unthinkable before.

But who is most worried about the semiconductor companies in the supply chain in this incident.

It must be a neon photoresist company.

After all, Xu Yun has long developed a low-cost new high-end photoresist, and now with the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine, it is undoubtedly like a tiger with wings to easily open the high-end photoresist market.

……

Recommend a new book, the heroine transforms into an essay, you can take a look if you like.

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