1991 Starting from the core

EUV is in full swing in Laos and the United States, but there is no "movement" at home. This is not the real situation.

In fact, in the same month that the Lao-US EUV Alliance was established, several major institutes of optics and mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences jointly held several meetings to discuss how to implement EUV light sources.

After all, it is a traditional skill to touch the eagle sauce first when you are in doubt.

In this regard, you guys at the Chinese Academy of Sciences can be said to be old craftsmen.

The result of the discussion is naturally not optimistic.

In order to support the development of laser light sources for domestic lithography machines, Changguang Institute, the leader in domestic optical technology, has sent almost all its elites and backbones to support Zhao Kaidong - even Zhao Kaidong himself is an expert in the field of domestic excimer lasers. He is also a pioneer in the marketization of laser light sources in the semiconductor field.

Therefore, Zhao Kaidong's team, which had not yet become an enterprise at the time, had a great say in the development direction of the next generation light source.

At the meeting, Zhao Kaidong argued against all opinions and believed that the domestic semiconductor light source field must proceed step by step. Now we can conduct theoretical research on EUV, but the most important thing is to do the things at hand well, such as actively promoting the development of Arf light sources. Marketization, further consolidating the foundation and cultivating talents.

In addition, the battle led by the United States is too big, and Yuanxin, the only person in the country who is qualified to compete with it, is "lack of interest" and has the same attitude as Zhao Kaidong...

Of course, although Xiang has not stood up, it does not mean that he is really burying his head and acting like an ostrich. The Changguang Institute has continued to promote EUV theory with limited funds and personnel, and even established a joint group with Tsinghua University, which has gradually become richer in scientific research funds.

In short, it is a way to play without money.

Of course, Yuanxin did not invest in EUV. At that time, it was not because Yuanxin had no vision, but because Yuanxin was too visionary and knew that the realization of EUV required human, material and financial resources, as well as the equipment manufacturing and industrial chain involved and a series of other factors. It is far from what the country can currently offer. As a result, Yuanxin has forcibly suppressed its impulse and waited until it had a certain say in the country before using it as a trump card to integrate the semiconductor giants from China, Japan and South Korea.

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Tokyo, Yuanxin Niguo Branch.

As an "old friend" of Niguo's semiconductor industry, Yuanxin's influence in Niguo is very weak, or in other words, it has been deliberately weakened - in Yuanxin's global expansion plan, it seems that it has forgotten that East Asia still has Niguo. Like such a developed capitalist country, it has not carried out any targeted layout and promotion. It just established a Yuanxin direct-sale store in Tokyo this year to express its existence.

Of course, Yuanxin is Yuanxin after all. Even if it no longer "pays attention" to the Japanese market, because of its reputation in Europe, America and even the world, Yuanxin's products are still strong enough to compete with Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic and other established electronic and electrical product brands in Japan. The presence. And because of the gradual popularization of the Internet, Yuanxin's popularity has also expanded.

On the whole, Yuanxin's policies in Ni Country were biased toward what later generations would call the "Buddhist system."

Of course, Yuan Xin is not a true Buddhist.

Yuanxin does not mess around in the Niguo market, and Niguo's semiconductor and electronic product giants have also given Yuanxin sufficient returns.

Under the water, an astonishing fact is that whether it is the YOS or YX architecture, or the licensing of the 91 series microcontroller, which only earns 1 cent from the sale of a remote core, the popularity rate in Japan is extremely high.

Zhiyuan EDA, which has the highest market share - if EDA is still counted as Yuanxin - its market share has reached a terrifying early eighty percent, and it is in an absolute monopoly position.

Therefore, most of the functions of Yuanxin's branch in Niguo are to recruit people for Yuanxin... and to help Deyuan push Nikon's orders.

That’s right, Nikon relies on prompting to place orders.

As the well-deserved NO.1 in the field of lithography machines, Nikon has taken the lead in completing the research and development of Arf lithography machines two months ago and officially announced the possibility of entering the 65nm semiconductor manufacturing process.

As we all know, if a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. For a new process node to be born, it must be continuously promoted and experimented countless times with a lithography machine that can support the node before it can be completed. This time used to be two years, but now Intel and Deyuan have shortened it to one year.

Therefore, whoever gets the most advanced photolithography machine first means whoever takes the first step towards advanced processes.

Therefore, in the past three months, Nikon's door has been almost crowded by various fabs.

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"Matsuda-kun, Deyuan, as a long-term customer of Nikon, chooses to believe in you at all times."

In the office of Nikon's Vice President of Sales, Ryo Matsuda, Deyuan's Vice President of Purchasing, Song Yiping, put his hands on his desk and was so excited that he was frothing at the mouth: "We have placed orders since last year and have always supported you. But. Why hasn’t this third channel arranged it for us? Do you think our money is too hot?”

Chu Shiyue, the general manager of Yuanxin Niguo Branch, was sitting on the sofa with wrinkles all over his forehead.

Song Yiping came over this time, naturally because Intel had taken away two Arfs one after another, and Deyuan's order here had not yet been placed.

"Song Jun, calm down, calm down."

Matsuda Ryo, the vice president of sales, is much more comfortable than other sales CEOs. Now is a seller's market. With the process war gradually emerging, one of his decisions can affect a fab's breakthrough in new processes. time.

Matsuda Ryo looked at Song Yiping with a smile, stood up from the chair, and guided him to sit in the reception area.

"The main thing is that Intel's orders are earlier, there is no other meaning." Matsuda Ryo sat down to the two of them and gave a tried-and-true excuse: "They were earlier than you. This is a fact."

"I don't believe it." Song Yiping said immediately.

Of course he didn't believe it! It can be said that Deyuan's purchasing plan was arranged by President Shan - what a talented person he is! Since he can judge that Nikon will conquer the Arf lithography machine early, he will naturally not fall behind others. How could Intel be better than Deyuan?

Not to mention, Intel has recently been supporting ASML, its little brother who has been roped into the EUV alliance - almost all of Intel's Krf orders have been transferred to ASML, and it is said that ASML's lithography machines have a very high utilization rate Better than Nikon.

But De Yuan is different. It can even be said that the entire mainland's semiconductor industry has always been Nikon's "old friend". No matter what model the order is, Nikon has always been supported.

Only when Nikon is really too busy will they choose Canon next door.

"If you don't believe it, I can't help it." Matsuda Ryo spread his hands and said with a smile: "Besides, Mr. Song...you really don't need Krf models? We can satisfy you with Krf."

When Song Yiping heard this, his brows furrowed again.

He subconsciously glanced at the calendar on the wall.

It is already September 23rd, and in one week, if there is still no news... then you really have to place an order here.