Starting from a Fake University-Chapter 1276 - 682: 14nm Process Lithography Machine (Please Subscribe)_2

Chapter 1276: Chapter 682: 14nm Process Lithography Machine (Please Subscribe)_2

But photolithography machines were not so easy to deal with.

Because developing chip technology is different from photolithography machines, a photolithography machine is a very tight and complex piece of machinery, and the lower the nanometer level of the chip, the higher the precision required from the photolithography machine. Such highly precise mechanical technology had not yet been mastered by any domestic tech companies to date.

Even national-level research institutions were unable to achieve it.

Yet, Principal Ding claimed that their photolithography machine experiment project at Mist City Arts and Science University could do it.

"Principal Ding, we’ve been friends for years, you can’t be joking with me about this!" Wang Liwu said, somewhat incredulously.

"Mr. Wang, I consider you a friend as well, so of course, I wouldn’t be kidding. The specifics, however, will need to be confirmed in a meeting later. How about I get back to you afterward?"

Ding Yue said, smiling calmly.

"Alright, alright, Principal Ding, please go and confirm as soon as possible. If... if it really is possible, that would be a great moment for our domestic photolithography machines!"

Wang Liwu said, very excitedly.

It’s important to understand that many of Guoxing Technology Group’s photolithography machines, etching machine equipment, and the like used for manufacturing chips were originally purchased from abroad. But with the increasingly intense suppression from the foreigners toward Xia Country, it has become difficult now to even want to acquire a photolithography machine.

Without the machinery, what could they use to produce chips?

It was exactly for this reason that Xia Country was facing a severe chip manufacturing crisis today!

"Okay, you wait for my news."

After saying this, Ding Yue hung up the phone.

Then, Ding Yue returned to the meeting room.

Looking around the meeting room, you could see Tong Yihang, Liu Tiefei, Luo Peng, Su Beilin, Xu Bin, Yang Jie, Ding Xiaoyou, and a group of the most badass personnel from several of Mist City Arts and Science University’s top specialties all gathered here.

"Everyone, please take a seat, we are about to start the meeting."

After sitting down in his seat in the conference room, Ding Yue said to everyone, "Each of you here is an elite among elites, a trump card among trump cards of Mist City Arts and Science University. Everyone gathered here is working hard on the photolithography machine experiment project, and I have seen your efforts and hardships over these years."

Everyone was very quiet.

"Alright, let me get straight to the point."

Ding Yue became serious and continued, "As everyone knows, our Feiyue Future New Energy Vehicle’s presale was very successful. Now the car factory is nearly completed, and mass production plans are about to be formally implemented. However, we only have an order for 200,000 chips from Guoxing Technology Group, but we have nearly reached presales of one million Feiyue Future New Energy Vehicles."

"That means we still have a huge gap in our chip supply needs."

Luo Peng, the teacher, said.

"Principal Ding, do you mean..." Tong Yihang seemed to understand Principal Ding’s point.

Short on chips, meant they needed to make chips, and to make chips, naturally required the critically important machine, the photolithography machine.

"Exactly."

Ding Yue immediately nodded, his face serious as he said, "The photolithography machine experiment project has been researched by our university for many years, and we have invested a lot of funds. I think you are all very clear about what step you can achieve, right?"

"Principal Ding, let me give a summary."

Teacher Luo Peng, as the main person in charge of the photolithography machine experiment project, and also the most authoritative person, stood up to speak.

"Please, have a seat. Tell us while sitting."

Ding Yue immediately gestured for Teacher Luo Peng to sit and speak.

With a slight nod, Luo Peng sat down and then said, "Principal Ding, we are currently going all out researching a 5 nanometer level process technology for photolithography machines and exploring a 3 nanometer level process. For 7 nanometer level process technology, we also have a grasp, but I think it’s not yet very mature. As for the photolithography machine of 14 nanometer level process technology, we are already able to master its application technology maturely. Manufacturing a photolithography machine of 14 nanometer process technology, I don’t think it’s a problem."

"Good, then you are saying, we can manufacture a 14 nanometer process technology photolithography machine?"

Ding Yue asked with great satisfaction upon hearing this.

"Yes!"

Luo Peng’s response was very definite.

"Photolithography machines for the 14-nanometer process technology present no challenge anymore. It’s the 5-nanometer and 3-nanometer ones that are more challenging, hahaha."

At this moment, Ding Xiaoyou said with a laugh.

Although Ding Xiaoyou was only one of the participants in the photolithography machine research project, she was very aware that her team was very strong. Everyone was a genius, and it was only a matter of time before they conquered the 5-nanometer, even the 3-nanometer process technology photolithography machines and chips.

"That’s good because our Feiyue Future New Energy Vehicles would be sufficiently equipped with 14-nanometer chips, but we don’t have much time left, so we need to collaborate closely with Guoxing Technology Group."

Ding Yue nodded.

At this time, if he were to build a factory to manufacture photolithography machines and then produce chips, that would take a significant amount of time.

Too late.

Furthermore, although 14-nanometer chips are the mainstream for many electronic devices, in a few years, the 7-nanometer and even the newly released 5-nanometer chips will become the new norm. Some countries have already begun to use the 7-nanometer chips on a large scale.

Like the smartphones from Fruit!

Therefore, Ding Yue had no plans to set up his own 14-nanometer chip factory for the time being. He had the support of Guoxing Technology Group.

To lay out the semiconductor industry, Ding Yue was ready to take the high-end route. This way, there would be the strength to compete with foreign enterprises.

Like the Almes Group, which was excellent at making photolithography machines, and the Island Accumulation Electricity Group, which was strong in chip manufacturing!

Moreover, since starting now would be late for supplying Feiyue Future New Energy Vehicles, Ding Yue was prepared to work with Guoxing Technology Group for the 14-nanometer process technology photolithography machines.

"I agree with this point."

In the meeting room, An Yujia was the first to support Principal Ding’s idea.

"Hmm, that is a solution."

Xu Bin also nodded and said, "We provide the technology for the 14-nanometer process photolithography machines, while Guoxing Technology Group provides manpower, material resources, and even financial support. That way, we can quickly start the production of domestic 14-nanometer photolithography machines."

The group realized it was indeed wise to collaborate with Guoxing Technology Group first.

Because when it comes to photolithography machines, Mist City Arts and Science University and Feiyue Group were still in the research phase. Expansion wasn’t so simple.

Think back to the establishment of the graphene industry; it took almost a year and now the new energy vehicle industry. The car factories had just been completed. If they were to establish a 14-nanometer process photolithography machine industry now, it would take at least another year or more.

But the Feiyue Future New Energy Vehicles couldn’t wait that long.

"Alright, then it’s decided. We will collaborate closely with Guoxing Technology Group on our 14-nanometer process photolithography machine technology. In the future, we will layout in the high-end chip domain. Miss An, you need to start preparing for this part."

Ding Yue saw everyone agreed and turned to instruct Miss An.

"Okay, Principal Ding."

On hearing this, An Yujia immediately nodded.

"As for the specifics, Teacher Luo Peng, based on the situation, divide our team into two groups; one will be responsible for manufacturing and producing 14-nanometer process photolithography machines with Guoxing Technology Group. The other can continue researching our 5-nanometer level to strive for producing our domestic high-end chips sooner. Do you think splitting into two groups will be too much pressure?"

Ding Yue made the arrangements, then asked Luo Peng.

"I don’t think it will be too much pressure. We have mature mastery over the manufacturing of 14-nanometer process photolithography machines. I will go back and make the necessary arrangements as you’ve instructed, Principal Ding."

Luo Peng thought for a moment and replied earnestly.

Because Luo Peng also felt that this bifurcation strategy suggested by Principal Ding would indeed be more efficient.