"Haven't you figured things out yet, what exactly is your department eating?"

"Idiot!"

At the headquarters of Tojing Shin-Etsu Chemical, Chairman Ryohei Kimura yelled at a department manager with a mustache in front of him, even though there were still many employees around him.

It can be said that it did not save face for the other party at all.

Ryohei Kimura may not have a good temper behind his back, but in most cases he disguises himself in the company.

Try to show the image of the president of each body.

But today he really couldn't control his emotions.

In just a few hours, ASML first announced the opening of high-end lithography machine sales without warning, bringing a sudden earthquake to the entire semiconductor field.

Later, Qualcomm, a high-end chip giant, also announced the abolition of the previous procurement regulations.

He even took the initiative to show favor to the manufacturer, hoping to re-establish cooperation.

These changes are beyond common sense.

It's confusing.

Obviously, they are the ones in control in the semiconductor field, but now they are easy to attack and defend.

No matter how smart he is, he can guess that something must have happened in the semiconductor field.

Otherwise, ASML and Qualcomm, who have always been arrogant, would not have done this.

The point is that it makes him smell danger even more.

If ASML and Qualcomm were forced to make these decisions in order to guarantee their interests.

Then they Shin-Etsu Chemical must not sit idly by.

Action must be taken as soon as possible.

After all, as a manufacturer of high-end photoresists, they are also in this supply chain.

There is a strong connection with each other.

So after seeing the relevant news, he immediately asked the people in the department to understand the situation and figure out what caused the two giant companies to be so flustered and anxious.

Only then will he prescribe the right medicine and arrange the company.

However, more than an hour has passed since Qualcomm's announcement, and they have not received any useful information.

No wonder he gets angry.

However, it is normal to have such a situation, and at the moment ASML and Qualcomm themselves are very confused, where is there any leisure to answer the details for Shin-Etsu Chemical.

"I'm sorry, President."

"Our people are doing their best to confirm the situation, and the results should come back soon."

The department manager who was scolded didn't dare to have any dissatisfaction, and lowered his head to explain to Kimura Ryohei again and again.

"I have to see the results today."

Ryohei Kimura gave the other party a blank look, and finally sighed and let go of the sentence.

The situation has developed to this point, and no amount of reprimanding will change anything.

All you can do is be patient.

"Hey!"

When the department manager heard this, he lowered his head and quickly turned around and walked to the work area.

Don't dare to slack off.

That's it.

Almost half an hour passed, and the department manager finally had joy on his face, and he suddenly got up from his chair and ran quickly towards Ryohei Kimura.

"There is a result, President."

The footsteps had not stopped, and the sound had been heard.

Ryohei Kimura was in no mood to do anything else at all, and just sat here and waited for news.

When I finally heard the voice, my whole person's emotions were immediately mobilized.

I couldn't wait to ask, "Tell me, what's going on?" ”

"President."

"According to the information we have received, the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology has manufactured a 7-nanometer process extreme ultraviolet lithography machine."

"What did you say?" Ryohei Kimura was shocked.

"I heard that it was Asmarc's technical officer, Tonino, who personally went to Jincheng to confirm the results of the transmission." The department manager was worried that the president would not believe it and added.

"That's right, I see."

After listening to the other party's answer, Kimura Ryohei's whole face looked a little lonely and pale.

He muttered subconsciously.

When he learned that the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology had conquered high-end lithography machines, he immediately figured out what ASML and Qualcomm were doing.

And this just proves that the news is true.

At the beginning, Xu Yun accidentally synthesized a new high-end photoresist, because he knew that no wafer factory would use it, so he was not worried about this matter at all, thinking that it would not have any impact on Shin-Etsu's orders.

However, Xu Yun was in charge of the research project of the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine, and publicly stated the delivery time in an interview.

This made him faintly worried in his heart.

I am afraid that Xu Yun will really make a high-end lithography machine for extreme ultraviolet.

It's just that other companies in the supply chain have not reacted, firmly believing that Xu Yun will not be able to conquer the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine in a short time.

He gradually relaxed.

Unbeknownst to everyone, their worries have become a reality.

Xu Yun not only successfully conquered the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine, but also manufactured a 7nm process lithography machine.

This proves that they have the ability to achieve mass production.

Originally, if it was a simple lithography machine, the actual impact on them was not very great.

After all, if you want to produce high-end chips, you also need their photoresist.

It's just that Xu Yun has already made this thing.

The test data of the new photoresist synthesized by Xu Yun are far above their products.

The key costs are even lower.

and other self-use tests with their own lithography machines to prove the stability of this photoresist.

That will definitely impress other fabs to buy.

At that time, they will not believe that the more it is a problem of insufficient photoresist production capacity.

It's that no one wants the product at all.

Thinking about these clearly, Kimura Ryohei only felt that his head was buzzing, and he could no longer see the future of the company.

For their company, photoresist occupies a very important central position.

As long as you lose in this market, the consequences are bound to be unbearable.

The department manager standing in front of him at this moment also knew the crisis of the situation when he saw Ryohei Kimura.

I understand that the president is not in a good mood at the moment.

So he decisively kept silent, trying not to open his mouth at this time to avoid burning himself.

Ryohei Kimura has a heavy heart, but he also understands that this is not the time to be decadent.

Regardless of the end result, try to save yourself.

A large number of thoughts quickly appeared in his mind, and it didn't take long for him to have a plan in his mind.

Raise your gaze to look at the department manager in front of you and command.

"I immediately contacted several other chemical companies in the country and said that I wanted to have a joint meeting as soon as possible."

"In addition, we express our goodwill to Loongson International that we are willing to provide high-end photoresists."

He knows that the photoresist developed by Xu Yun has not been mass-produced on a large scale for the time being, so it is very likely to lead to a shortage of production capacity.

In this case, they offer high-end photoresists, which are excellent for even small orders.

That's all they can do now, and no one knows what will happen in the end.

After hearing these two arrangements, the department manager naturally did not dare to hesitate, nodded in response and immediately turned around to do this.

"Hey!"

When Ryohei Kimura was the only one left in the room, he felt as if he had been drained of his strength in an instant and sat down on the chair.

……

Following ASML and Qualcomm, several neon companies with high-end photoresists have also made public announcements.

He also expressed his desire to sell high-end photoresists.

The semiconductor field has changed from a seller's home to a buyer's home.

The relevant plates are in the red across the board.

Basically, they have ushered in the price limit.

However, there are exceptions, and while companies in the semiconductor supply chain are making overtures, Synopsys, the EDA industrial software giant that accounts for the vast majority of the global market, has rarely remained silent and does not seem to have any intention of lifting restrictions on software use.

In Riganifor's Asia Mountain View, Synopsys headquarters, Chief Operating Officer Sasin is presiding.

"Everyone here already knows the current situation, I don't know what to think about this matter?"

Sassin, with a bald head, sat on the main seat of his desk and looked at the senior consultants hired by the company on either side, throwing questions.

Also as a link in the semiconductor supply chain, they immediately mobilized the company's resources after discovering that the situation was wrong, and finally learned that the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology had manufactured the 7nm process lithography machine.

Something so important happens in the semiconductor industry, and they certainly can't sit idly by.

Hence the convening of this meeting.

At present, ASMEGA Communications and other companies have taken steps to change their attitudes.

Synopsys is no less important than it is about developing EDA industrial software.

If the lithography machine determines the performance on the chip hardware, then EDA stands for software.

Both cannot be missing.

As a senior consultant of the company, my biggest responsibility is to help the company analyze the situation and determine the direction of development.

Although the current situation is indeed not very optimistic, in the face of Sasin's words, several people present still opened their mouths to express their opinions.

"Since the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology has overcome the technology and has the ability to manufacture high-end lithography machines, the so-called restrictions have lost their effect and are equivalent to empty talk, and we should also keep up with the actions of other companies at this time and re-open the use of EDA software."

"Facts have proved that with Xu Yun, their scientific and technological development is already unstoppable, and the best way should be to actively cooperate."

"I'm also in favor of cooperation."

"Although it is true that they have solved the lithography machine and photoresist, there is still a gap in the field of EDA software, and if they want to continue to manufacture high-end chips, they still can't avoid using our software, so they should wait for the other party to take the initiative to apply for cooperation with them."

"Without a notice from the security building, I am afraid it would be inappropriate for us to take the lead in lifting restrictions on the use of software."

……

Differences in ideas are bound to lead to collisions and debates, and this is happening in the conference room at the moment.

Some consultants felt that Synopsys should actively build a partnership to mitigate the impact of previous practices.

Others, however, insist on the security building's rules and still prohibit inland personnel from using the software.

In their opinion, Xu Yun has conquered the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine, and there is a new high-end photoresist, but there is no news that they have made achievements in the field of EDA, so if they want to continuously improve the performance of the chip and develop more chips, they still need their EDA software.

With this prerequisite in, naturally there is no need to worry about anything like ASML Qualcomm for them.

Of course, what to do is still up to Sasin to decide.

At this time, seeing that the argument in the conference room was getting louder and louder, Sasin suddenly raised his hand to signal.

The next second, several advisors immediately fell silent.

"We have an advantage over other companies, and even if they start developing EDA now, it will take time."

"However, for the restriction of the use of open software, I need to get permission from the security building first."

The few words that Sasin uttered in a deep voice directly confirmed his plan.

That is, no action is taken for the time being.

He naturally knew in his heart that with the performance of Xu Yun and the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, it was inevitable to develop an EDA whose performance was not inferior to theirs.

It's just that it takes time.

So they don't have to make themselves too nervous.

If ASML does something big without warning and causes a change in the global semiconductor field, it will definitely cause strong dissatisfaction in the security building.

With this matter decided, Sasin suddenly lost interest in staying in the conference room.

He's going to explain the situation to the board.

Just as he stood up, he heard someone ask, "Then do we have to respond to the things on the Internet?" ”

"Not yet." Sasin replied with a shake of his head.

The dissenting advisers, who were somewhat critical of Sasin's decision, remained silent and said nothing more.

Things went just as Sasin had decided, and after the brief meeting, Xinsi remained calm.

It's as if I don't belong to the semiconductor field at all.

There was no discussion or statement on what happened.

Fortunately, netizens' attention is on the matter itself, but no one pays special attention to Xinsi.

Although EDA software companies have not spoken, the world's top semiconductor equipment manufacturing companies, plus chip giants and photoresist giants, have successively stated that everyone has a feeling that something big is going to happen.

Especially in China, after seeing the voices of giant companies, the emotions can only be described as explosive.

If ASML's actions at the beginning only surprised netizens and finally breathed a sigh of relief, then the rest of the incident made everyone react and realize that the situation is not so simple.

The whole network has gone from excitement at the beginning to analysis and speculation of the reasons later.

It is no exaggeration to say that if you click on a related video, you can see all kinds of seemingly reasonable long comments below.

"It's so cool today, I never thought that these overseas semiconductor giants would take the initiative to soften, and they have an appetite for dinner at night."

"They're finally scared."

"There is only one possibility that the overseas semiconductor supply chain can collectively be soft, that is, our lithography machine project has made a breakthrough, and it seems that Professor Xu is really not disappointed by all of us in this matter!"

"As the old saying goes, you can always trust Professor Xu."

"It's a pity that the confidentiality work of the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology is too good, and I don't know how the project is going."

"We must not be fooled by their measurements, and we must continue our own research."

"Everyone wait patiently and it's over, anyway, Professor Xu said that the first lithography machine will definitely be delivered this year."

"I'm looking forward to the parameters of our first high-end lithography machine, which must be very strong to make overseas companies so jealous, right?"

……

"It's really Professor Xu, he has only been in charge of the lithography machine project at the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology for a long time, and he has made so much progress."

In a room in a community in Yangcheng, Qiu Bin sat in front of the computer screen and browsed the big news about the semiconductor field on the Internet, and his whole face was filled with excitement and excitement.

As an UP owner with millions of followers on related classified content, this kind of news has an absolute attraction to him.

What's more, this is also related to Xu Yun.

In the morning, when he saw ASML's announcement in the company, he was so excited that he almost shouted in the company.

I really want to say that domestic semiconductors are awesome.

Later, Gao Communication and other companies issued announcements one after another, which made him really unable to stand it and resolutely skip work and go home.

Basically, I spend the whole day crouching in front of the computer waiting for the news.

I'm afraid of missing any of them.

After all, this kind of news was never imagined before.

It's much more exciting than eating a star's melon.

The key is also to inspire that pride and pride in the bones.

He didn't know what other people thought of Xu Yun, but he was definitely extremely trusting.

When the Academy of Sciences announced that Xu Yun would be hired as a researcher to go to the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology to take charge of the domestic extreme ultraviolet lithography machine project, he knew that the domestic lithography machine was not far from rising.

Gone are the days when high-end chips can't be made.

Facts have proved that his judgment is not only correct, but even underestimated Xu Yun's strength a little.

In less than two years, it was achieved from scratch.

Previously, Xu Yun had publicly stated that he would deliver the first domestic extreme ultraviolet lithography machine this year.

With his understanding of Xu Yun, it is absolutely impossible to lie.

At present, the overseas semiconductor industry has made such a big move, which only shows that the time for official delivery is not far away.

But there was something else he was thinking about.

That is what kind of specifications the lithography machine developed by the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology has reached.

"For ASML to be so fearful, I'm afraid it's not just the 7nm process."

"Has the 5nm process been reached?"

Reaching out to his chin, Qiu Bin thought to himself in his mind, although the lithography machine with 5nm process is too unbelievable, it is indeed not to be underestimated that ASML may be able to do this.

The 7nm process lithography machine has indeed reached the level of high-end lithography machines, but it is still a little behind ASML.

Normally, this would be stressful for ASML, but not to that extent.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that ASML's move is precisely to hope that the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology will not continue to research lithography machines.

Of course, Qiu Bin didn't dwell too much on this matter, just wrote his analysis into a copy, and planned to make a video and publish it.

With such a big heat and traffic, he skipped most of the day, and it would be a great loss if he didn't post the video.

——

As overseas news continues to be reported by state media, there is more and more discussion about the matter on the Internet.

But the most regrettable thing is undoubtedly not investing in the semiconductor sector in advance.

However, these voices have nothing to do with Xu Yun, because he is fulfilling his husband's responsibilities after returning to Jingzhou City.

There are not many big scientists at home.

In the evening, in the living room of the low floor in the front row of the high-end community of Haoyuan, Xu Yun sat on the sofa in casual clothes, and Chen Shihe sat next to him with a simple ponytail.

Because the due date is less than two months away, Chen Shihe's belly is already quite obvious.

Even the clothes on the body are looser.

Wang Chunfang and Chen Shihe's mother, Zhang Wenyan, are busy in the kitchen.

Since learning that Chen Shihe was pregnant, the two elders of them have been more nervous than anyone else.

Among them, Zhang Wenyan handed over the work of the hotel to Chen Jianfang, and she stayed at home to help.

Originally, Xu Yun was a little embarrassed when he came back from Jincheng, and wanted to go to the kitchen to help out, but he was directly blasted out by the two.

In desperation, I had to sit in the living room with Chen Shihe.

I haven't seen him for a while, and Xu Yun's gaze can't help but be deeper and hotter.

Chen Shihe was a little embarrassed, and said coquettishly: "What are you looking at?" ”

"Look at you."

Xu Yun has always focused on telling the truth, and when he heard the words, he directly picked up a sentence.

Chen Shihe stayed at home during this time, and the time to go to the company was basically a handful, and he was definitely inferior to Xu Yun in terms of face, although he was happy when he heard this, he still avoided his eyes.

Then he looked at his stomach and deliberately diverted the topic: "Do you think our children will study well in the future?" ”

Hearing that Chen Shihe was already worried about what would happen after the child went to school, Xu Yun couldn't cry or laugh.

But he still reached out and stroked it, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, isn't this my father who is a scholar." ”

Speaking of which, Xu Yun has no intention of asking his children to follow his path, and even whether he will go to graduate school or choose an industry in the future depends on his children's interests.

Anyway, he is sure that in his lifetime, the science and technology of human civilization will reach a very high level.

There is no need for a son to carry on his father's business.

For him, it is enough for the child to live a happy life.

At this time, Xu Yun noticed that the robot dog placed at home moved over by himself, and his heart moved slightly, and he immediately shouted to him: "Stupid, go get me a drink." ”

After speaking, he saw Clumsy and immediately turned around and moved towards the refrigerator.

Nowadays, Benben has been connected to artificial intelligence and has a very high human-computer interaction function.

Coupled with the flexible and practical robotic arm on his body, in addition to being an electronic pet for Chen Shihe, he can also run errands for Chen Shihe and take down small things.

In the future, when the child is born, I believe it will be a good childhood companion plaything.

After eating, Xu Yun thought of Asmir's actions during the day, so he took out his mobile phone and briefly checked his eyes.

Because the artificial intelligence model on the phone has helped him organize the main information according to the timeline, saving him the time to look it up by himself.

It's just that after seeing the above content, a little surprise flashed in his eyes.

"It's really fast."

He took out his phone during the day and only glanced at it casually, and although he noticed Asmir's announcement, he was not surprised.

After all, Tonino was so stimulated in the research institute that it was normal to attract the attention of ASML.

However, even companies such as Qualcomm and Shin-Etsu have made the same choice, which surprised him a little.

He originally thought that at least when the institute officially announced the delivery of the first extreme ultraviolet lithography machine, the semiconductor industry would change dramatically.

Unexpectedly, because of Tonino, this earthquake was brought forward.

Fortunately, it is only a month before the delivery of the first lithography machine, but it will not affect anything.

However, it is worth mentioning that the institute has no plans to purchase ASML lithography machines.

Through the previous events, it has been proved that the real technology must be in your own hands.

Anyway, his design plan has already given the institute a clear direction, and even if he is not personally responsible for the follow-up, it will be a matter of time before he develops a 5nm or even 3nm process lithography machine.

Continuing to look down along the line of sight, there is a beep station video that has just been released not long ago.

"Overseas semiconductor companies are collectively crazy, probably because of the emergence of domestic 5-nanometer process lithography machines."

Clicking in casually, he found that the author of the video was still his concern, and clicked play after being slightly interested.

It can be seen that Qiu Bin's video still has something in the copywriting, and the analysis points are more suitable.

Although there is a deviation in speculation.

Mainly, no one would have thought that the domestic extreme ultraviolet lithography machine with the new high-end photoresist would reduce the defect rate of the chip to less than two percent.

Even ASML can't do that.

Therefore, even if the first domestic extreme ultraviolet lithography machine is only a 7nm process, it will still make ASML worried.

I believe that after the official delivery of the lithography machine parameters to the outside world, such a low chip defect rate will definitely give everyone a huge surprise.

Especially on the side of the existing top fabs, I am afraid that the reaction will be greater.

In the next time, Xu Yun opened the comment area and took a brief look twice, and found that the content was basically the same as he thought.

Not everyone agrees with Qiubin's analysis.

A small number of people feel that even if ASML Qualcomm and other companies have this reaction, it does not mean that the first domestic extreme ultraviolet lithography machine has a 5nm process.

After all, the more precise the process research and development, the more difficult it is, and it is impossible to cross such a large level in a short period of time.

And Xu Yun naturally has no idea of participating in this, anyway, everyone will know when it is officially revealed.

It's not necessarily a bad thing to argue now.

The thought stayed here, and then he didn't waste any more time, put away his phone and walked to the room.

……

……

Time flies by like a white horse, fleeting.

Soon entered July, just when the whole network was waiting for news from the Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Xu Yun was called to the company's artificial intelligence laboratory by Yan Kaiming.

It turns out that with the mass production of Lingsi intelligent car chips, the pioneer solid-state battery new energy vehicles have been epicly strengthened.

The intelligent driving system has ushered in a new upgrade.

Before it is officially put on sale, it needs to conduct a comprehensive intelligent driving test.

"Equipped with our Lingsi smart car chip, the performance of the Trailblazer Inspiron has been enhanced in all aspects, and although today's test is more difficult, there is absolutely no problem for it."

July 10, 2021, Longfor Science and Technology Park, Deepin Technology Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

In the hall of the Wisdom Center, Yan Kaiming pointed to the picture on the huge screen in front of him and reported the situation to Xu Yun beside him, and his words and the expressions on his face revealed strong confidence.

Zhong Lingling and Ren Xudong, the two core personnel of the laboratory, stood silently behind them with equipment in their hands.

Xu Yun listened to Yan Kaiming's explanation, and his eyes focused on the screen in front of him.

As far as the eye can see, the entire wall screen is divided into several different screens, which are the different perspectives of the interior and exterior of the car.

As for the Lingyue in Yan Kaiming's mouth, it is the soon-to-be-launched pioneer Lingyue series of new energy vehicles with solid-state batteries and intelligent driving.

A closer look reveals that the test vehicle is on the road at the moment, and there is no driver in the car.

Just as he was thinking about it, Yan Kaiming's voice came from his ears again.

"Today's test route starts from the outer ring road of Jingzhou City, and in addition to circling the city on actual roads, there is more than half of the high-speed distance."

"In addition, the test footage will be edited into a branding video."

"Hmm."

Xu Yun nodded, and immediately gave the test order, obviously not planning to waste time.

"Let's get started."

As the words fell, I saw Yan Kaiming make a gesture to Zhong Lingling behind him.

In the next second, the vehicle on the screen starts to start.

At the same time, the upper right corner of the screen shows the speed of the vehicle and the operating status of each part.

This is the benefit of being equipped with Lingsi intelligent chips and artificial intelligence.

As long as there is any problem with the vehicle, it will be the first time to solve the problem and adopt the best method to deal with it immediately.

Let passengers have an absolute sense of security.

When the vehicle began to drive according to the original route and traffic, Yan Kaiming talked about other things.

"We have reported to the relevant departments for this test, and if nothing else, the Lingyue series will be piloted next month."

Regarding this, the pioneer has already submitted relevant plans, and Xu Yun is no stranger to this.

The first batch of selected sales Lingyue cities are Jingzhou, Yangcheng, Shenzhen, Modu Pingzhou, these five cities.

The main reason is that these cities have initially achieved full coverage of solid-state battery replacement sites.

In particular, Pingzhou, although it is only a small city, is fortunate to be one of the first cities to sell Lingyue series cars because of the construction of automobile super factories and solid-state battery bases.

That is to say, after users buy the Pioneer Lingyue series of new energy vehicles in these cities, they basically do not need to worry about charging, and when the vehicle battery is about to run out, they only need to go to the battery replacement station and directly replace the new all-solid-state battery.

It is no exaggeration to say that the process consumes less time than a traditional car refueling.

It is conceivable what kind of market sensation it will cause in the whole country after the opening of sales at that time.

It can only be said that a new era of mobility is coming.

Since today happens to be a Saturday, there are a lot of vehicles coming and going on both the outer ring road of the city and the highway.

Obviously, this is exactly what Yan Kaiming wants to see.

From this point, it can be seen that he trusts the Lingyue series intelligent driving system.

Properly confident.

Facts have proved that his trust has not been disappointed, even in a complex road environment, the Lingyue car can drive flexibly and smoothly, and there is almost no frequent braking.

As for the test car after driving into the high speed, it is like an Autobot from a science fiction movie, and the overall performance of the car is still stable after the speed soars to 100 yards.

You must know that the faster the vehicle, the more difficult it is to control, and it is even more difficult for intelligent driving.

The slightest movement of the steering wheel can cause the vehicle to drift in the direction it is traveling.

Fortunately, the Inspiron series has withstood the test.

Although the whole test lasted less than an hour, even Xu Yun couldn't help but applaud his excellent performance.

"You have done a good job, the intelligent driving project has been completed very well, and the Lingyue series is already a qualified car with intelligent driving functions."

After the test was over, Xu Yun turned to look at Yan Kaiming, Zhong Lingling, Ren Xudong and other team members behind him, and said such a sentence with a smile on his face, without stinging with his praise at all.

Finally, because the laboratory's own project was recognized, everyone, including Yan Kaiming, was full of joy.

Knowing that his efforts and hard work during this period of time have not been in vain, I will wait for the launch of the Lingyue series of cars to provide you with the best quality and safe travel service experience.

(End of chapter)