Chapter 045: Believe It or Not I'll Beat You
"Regardless of that, I have two ways to improve the process of DUV lithography machines, and again, these two methods cannot be patented in advance, and they must be super secretive. The evolution of the lithography machine is the improvement of the light source and the innovation of the process. The first way to do this is to shorten the wavelength. But the 193nm wavelength can be said to be the limit, and the 157nm wavelength is a pit.
So how to shorten the wavelength, the answer is to change the medium of light transmission, now the medium between the photoresist and the exposure lens is air, we need to replace the air with liquid. This method is called immersion or wet. This method has been proposed for a long time, but they use oil, which has many defects and cannot be promoted, so this method is abandoned.
But if this liquid is replaced with water, then all the big problems will not exist, and the remaining small problems will be acceptable and can be improved. This method can easily break down the 157nm limit. Here, let's not expose this method, but dig a hole to guide them to believe that we have conquered the 157nm lithography machine. ”
"How is this possible, the lithography machine is developed to sell, it must be tested by the market, and people will be exposed at a glance. ”
"You're so dead-eyed, we don't sell lithography machines, we can be foundry factories, let them design chips, and we will process them." Even if our technical foundation is poor and the cost is high, our labor cost is low. As long as the OEM lasts for a year or two, the technology becomes more and more mature. Through the foundry contract, the partner can be required to simultaneously establish a wafer factory to provide lithography machines for the sub-process, which means that the low-end chip business should be transferred to the past in order to increase the output of high-end chips. With more advanced lithography technology, those lower-grade lithography machines will not be embargoed. When more lithography machines are available, the next generation of processes can be reached through immersion process improvement, and the cage of the semiconductor industry will be completely broken. ”
"You're telling me to act, to brag?"
"Yes, acting braggadocio and putting satellites. How to be high-profile, if someone doubts, then slap them in the face with the product. ”
"It's a bit difficult, my age. ”
"What's wrong with your age, you live to learn all the time, if you can't do it, you can go to Yanying to find Principal Gu to sign up for a short-term acting class to study?"
"Believe it or not, I'm beating you, barn boy, you're really bad. But why don't you do such a cool thing?"
"I can't do it, I still want to make consumer electronics, don't be blocked by others then, I won't have a place to cry then, you have a big target, it's really good to stand in front and attract firepower." This foundry factory is directly run in the name of Qingda, and it will be turned into a private enterprise, not a state-owned enterprise. In terms of funds, I have several offshore private equity funds, and when the time comes, I will give you some investment, and the state will also give you funds through other channels, whether it is a loan or a tax exemption, it is easy to do. ”
"What if the country wants to buy a lithography machine? What if other domestic companies want to buy it?"
"What should I do? If the state buys it, it will be delayed, and if it can't be delayed, it will send people and machines to go to closed production, and it will be good in the name of state-owned enterprises, which will be exclusively for the military. What do other companies do with them? If they have money, let them build a wafer factory, and any of the many fields in the semiconductor industry can make breakthroughs and make money. ”
"Yes, priority is given to domestic supply, and foreign companies can be foundry, but we have to mention conditions, wafer factories, photoresists, and patent authorizations, all come to my bowl." ”
"Domineering, that's it, Lao Yang, I think you can not only be the principal, but you can also be the father of Huaxia Semiconductor. ”
"Haha, I can't afford it, I can't afford it, it's all your idea, I think you are more suitable to be the father of Huaxia Semiconductor. ”
"I can't afford it, I can't afford it, I'm so young, but I can't be a father. When the time comes, you will always sit on a foundry factory with an output value of trillions of dollars, and the R&D expenses will be smashed, and our semiconductor industry will rise. ”
"No, I was happy to visit just now, didn't you say two ways?
"This one is enough, the other I want to keep secret, I have to keep it as a killer weapon, go back and wait for your lithography machine to be produced, I want to buy a few, I have to produce it myself, go back to our two companies to compete, you have the motivation to continue to move forward." ”
"Hurry up, grinding and chirping, what does it look like?"
"Don't say it, don't say it, if you say it, I'm in a hurry, and I'll sue you for sexism. Alas, I don't know why, I actually entered the second voice change period, but my voice has not become thicker, and I can actually switch between male and female voices, am I the legendary yin and yang voice?"
"Say, say, I remember your goodness, and the country will remember your goodness, and there will be a reward. ”
"What's the reward? It's useless to pay lip, but to be practical. Why don't you introduce me to two of your school's school flowers?"
"I don't know, I don't know a few students, so let's get you a vice principal too, and you can go to the school and find it yourself." As long as you tell me another way, your credit will be great, and if you do something, I can carry it for you, but it's the same, you can't force it. ”
"Well, it's decided, as the vice principal of the seventh school, how could I force girls, I'm so tall, so rich, so handsome, I'm afraid that they will force me. No kidding, the second method is double exposure and double pattern, let me give you an analogy, a team of boys stand at a distance of 50 cm, a team of girls stand at a distance of 50 cm, and then let a team cut in line, then the distance between them becomes 25 cm. With double exposure, lithography machines can achieve more advanced processes. "Cang Yaozu still has a small hand hidden here, that is, Intel's best self-aligning dual patterning (SADP) technology and the quadruple patterning process (SAQP) obtained by doubling SADP, Intel is relying on this technology to beat AMD and TSMC. After all, the current process does not require such a complex process at all, which is a further process improvement based on double exposure.
"Genius, genius vision, genius innovation, these two methods combined, I can definitely beat Nikon and Canon. ”
"Old man, take it easy, pay attention to the rhythm, pay attention to digging pits, as long as their performance declines, sooner or later they will go bankrupt and be acquired by us. Be sure to solve the battle before EUV lithography technology is realized. Also, now Citigroup and RB have played pig brains in the semiconductor industry, so they have started to cultivate ASML, so we must seize this point and make a fuss about it, and divide them. ”
"Okay, it's our turn to dig a hole for them this time, and you can watch my old man's performance. Are you sure Nikon and Canon can't get up?"
"Absolutely can't get up, Canon has invested less money in research and development, Nikon has been stumbling on 157nm dry lithography, which is a big pit, so ah, our future opponent can only be ASML, especially after they have the blessing of Citigroup. Regardless of these, our first step is to make a relatively reliable lithography machine, which has been imported or developed by ourselves. Buy now, or refurbish second-hand, no matter what you do, you must get it, quickly, strictly pay attention to confidentiality, and you can apply for state secrets to intervene in security. If it really doesn't work, close the research and development. ”
"Well, I will break down the task, and the major research institutes and universities will be mobilized, and each team will be responsible for a part and make every effort to break through. This time I threw all the money at it. There will be brave men under the great reward. When the whole ecosystem is established, everything will be worth it. ”
"Old man, everything depends on you, I will go to Citigroup tomorrow, I will buy a company, and then look for funds and talents. When I come back, I will prepare at least a few hundred million dollars for you, and I will be your strongest backing. By the way, again, don't talk about my existence, remember, don't say it to death. ”