Rebirth: From Computer System to World Richest

At present, in the field of domestic operating systems, the "soul" problem has been solved due to the emergence of Beichen Technology.

And in the field of basic software, Beichen Technology has gone to several cities and made breakthroughs in operating systems, databases, middleware, office software, and domestic assembly language.

It is precisely because of these reasons that Beichen Technology has won the reputation of "the backbone of the Dragon Kingdom"!

The emergence of Beichen system means that the software ecological problem that the semiconductor industry is most worried about has been solved.

"With the support of Beichen system and time machine simulator, Beichen Technology can provide ecological support for any domestic chip from Longguo!"

"The problem that domestic chips have no system support and no rich software to use will no longer exist!"

This is Luo Yang’s greatest confidence!

This is also why he is not worried about failing in the semiconductor industry.

"To solve the problem of domestic chips, we must first clarify the current situation and the problems we face."

Luo Yang has read the information submitted to him by the Public Relations and Planning Department. The overall situation is similar to the situation in his previous life, so after analysis, Luo Yang has a general understanding of the Longguo semiconductor industry in this world.

"To make a chip, simply put, there are four important steps."

"First, the chip architecture. Whether it is a self-developed architecture or the architecture of other companies, only the chip architecture can be used to design the chip. This is the prerequisite."

"Second, chip design. After we have the chip architecture, we can design the chip on this basis and develop versions with different functions and models."

"Third, chip design tools, also known as EDA software in the industry!"

"EDA refers to electronic design automation. To design a chip, you must use EDA software to assist in design, simulate circuits, etc. Without EDA software, it is like cooking without rice!"

"Fourth, after the chip design is completed, it needs to be tape-out tested. At this moment, the most important part appears. If you want to manufacture the chip, you need to use a photolithography machine."

"And in the production process, in addition to photolithography machines, there are also a series of difficulties to overcome, such as wafers, photoresists, etc."

But photolithography machines are definitely the biggest obstacle in the semiconductor industry!

Luo Yang rubbed his temples to relieve the feeling of swelling in his brain.

Among the four major links, except for the design link, the other three major links are all firmly controlled by foreign countries. It can be said that it is extremely difficult for domestic chips to break through these links!

"The problem of chip architecture has been very clear. Either use the risc-v architecture, or develop it completely independently. The former can save a lot of time, but it does not rule out the problem of being threatened again by the United States. The latter will take a long time, and It’s a huge consumption of manpower, material resources, and funds.”

"The chip design aspect is actually the simplest. The chip design industry is where domestic chip manufacturers are most involved."

"EDA software only occupies 2.2% of the US$450 billion global semiconductor market (the market share is about US$10 billion), but it is indispensable. Currently, EDA software is firmly held by the three major foreign software giants. With firm control, these giants have created strong patent barriers by investing huge amounts of R&D funds and doing mergers and acquisitions with peers!”

"When the United States sanctioned Zhongteng, the three giants responded to the ban one after another, and Zhongteng was paralyzed instantly! So we can't hold out hope."

Luo Yang looked through the information:

"There are three relatively well-known companies in domestic EDA software, but the only one that is truly established and successful is Longda Jiutian."

"Longda Jiutian is the largest EDA software in China, but compared with the three giants, its technical content is still very far behind. Its current customer range has covered nine of the top ten domestic IC designers, and it is currently preparing for IPO listing. , preparing to land on the Big A GEM.”

"Finally, in terms of lithography machines, the Dutch company ASL is the only one, occupying the vast majority of the world's high-end lithography machines, and the highest technology has reached the 3nm process."

“Currently only Shencheng Microelectronics is making domestic lithography machines, and the current production process is still the same as 90nm 18 years ago!”

"However, according to rumors, the new generation deep ultraviolet lithography machine secretly developed by Shencheng Microelectronics is expected to be released next year. Its production process has reached 28nm. It is said that after using multiple light refraction technology, it can produce chips with up to 7nm process!"

"Finally there is good news."

If, as rumored, Shanghai Microelectronics can mass-produce 28nm lithography machines next year and complete the development of multiple photorefraction processes, Luo Yang will face much less pressure.

"Judging from the current market situation, 28nm process chips still occupy the vast majority of the market share. In addition to high-end computer chips and mobile phone chips, 28nm chips are sufficient to meet the needs of most chips!"

"For daily use chips such as car chips and electrical appliances, 28nm chips are enough!"

No matter which link among the three major difficulties, huge funds, manpower, and material resources need to be invested to tackle the problem.

The semiconductor industry has always been unpopular in the country, and capital is pursuing higher-profit real estate and the Internet industry. If it were not for the blockade in the United States in recent years, most people in the country would still not turn their attention to semiconductors.

Without the accumulation of technology, investing in the semiconductor industry is really like throwing money into water. If you throw 100 billion, you may just make some noise.

In terms of money, Beichen Technology currently has no shortage, but it is very weak in terms of technology accumulation.

So Luo Yang currently has two options.

One is to directly acquire companies in the semiconductor industry, or spend money to buy out the entire technology team.

Another option is to poach people from everywhere, build a technical team from scratch, and accumulate technical capital bit by bit from the bottom.