Technological Hegemony

Without any warning, Star Technology suddenly announced that it will officially launch the fourth-generation lithography technology tomorrow evening, China time. As soon as this news came out, the world was in an uproar.

"The fourth-generation lithography machine? If I remember correctly, ASML's third-generation machine has just been shipped. SMIC spent more than 100 million US dollars, and finally got the only one in China."

"Yeah, we were still celebrating not long ago. Huaxia finally has a third-generation lithography machine. It's only been a few days, and Xingchen Technology is going to release the fourth generation? What a big span!"

"The third-generation extreme ultraviolet euv has achieved a wavelength of 13.5 nanometers. If it continues to develop, unless lasers are used, or lasers are used to mix ultraviolet light, otherwise physical bottlenecks will be encountered. As far as ultraviolet light technology is concerned, euv is already the limit gone."

"According to what you said, the fourth-generation lithography of Xingchen Technology is a laser system?"

"Ten out of ten, because it is impossible to continue shortening the wavelength without breaking through the physical upper limit."

"Awesome! Star Technology's technology is no longer a traditional exposure technology, but a laser scattering platform!"

"It's too big to play! ASML must have exploded now. Before today, they were the only lithography machine manufacturer in the world. They were aggressive and arrogant. As a result, in the blink of an eye, they fell behind Star Technology by a whole generation!"

"Hahahaha, this slap is really cool! But then again, why is such an important announcement released at three o'clock in the morning? Could it be that everyone in Xingchen Technology is a night owl?"

"You don't even know this? Last night's thrilling level is comparable to Mars hitting the earth! Star Technology originally didn't plan to forcefully push the fourth-generation lithography so soon. The reason why the temporary announcement was issued at three o'clock in the morning is completely Because the 5G war broke out ahead of schedule!"

"Are we too ignorant? When did it happen?"

"When I opened my eyes, it was full of news about the fourth-generation optical technology. What happened last night?"

"It goes without saying, of course it's war!"

"At one o'clock in the morning, the North American side announced comprehensive sanctions against the Huawei Group, firing the first shot in the war. Then at two o'clock in the morning, He Tingbo, president of HiSilicon Semiconductor, a subsidiary of Huawei, officially announced to face it! Launch Huawei's strategic reserve."

"This back and forth contest shocked the whole world. No one expected that the Huawei Group, which was repeatedly sanctioned by the North American authorities and even kicked out of the North American market,

It is so domineering, and there are many discussions in the technology circle, guessing what kind of black technology is hidden in Huawei's strategic reserve. "

"Huawei Group and the North American authorities are fighting each other, isn't this already very lively?"

"Who would have thought that when the time came to three o'clock in the morning, Xingchen Technology suddenly asked the Ministry of Administration to issue an open letter, claiming that it will announce the fourth-generation lithography technology this evening!"

"This is great. The entry of Xingchen Technology directly made the scene completely out of control and fell into madness! The whole world thought that this was a drama where the North American authorities bullied the weak and bullied Huawei. Who would have thought that it would happen every minute It has become a battle between the two heroes of China and the Bald Eagle Group, and Huawei is not fighting alone! Xingchen Technology is also doing a good job!"

"You said, isn't this kind of drama extremely exciting?"

"I'm going, this is too exciting! When we were still sleeping, such a big thing happened?"

"If I knew this was the case, I must have stayed up late last night. It is a great pity in my life that I could not witness the historic moment when the war broke out."

In the early morning of the next day, the Huaxia melon-eating crowd was furious. They began to follow the clues to find out what happened that night that just passed.

The people who eat melons soon saw the fuse of this turmoil. At one o'clock in the morning, the Bureau of Industry and Security of the North American Department of Commerce officially included Huawei in the entity list.

People who don't know the truth may not understand that adding Huawei to the entity list does not seem to be such a serious matter. Huawei, a company that is regarded as a thorn in the side of the West, has long been on countless blacklists.

So far, as the world's largest telecommunications equipment supplier, one of the world's largest mobile phone suppliers, one of the largest computer suppliers, and one of the largest cloud service providers, it is inconceivable that Huawei's products are banned from sale in North America.

It is also relying on the North American market, Huawei's old rivals, Nokia and Ericsson, barely survived, otherwise Huawei's firepower would crush them every minute.

Anyway, in any case, Huawei Group has been suffering from Western attacks abroad, and life is miserable haha.

In China, friends with ulterior motives bribed the media and well-known big Vs, followed the rhythm frantically, slandered Huawei for patriotic marketing, satirized Huawei's lack of stock, seized Huawei's shortcomings, and repeatedly blasted them, but turned a blind eye to their own shortcomings.

Although Huawei is strong, it has lived up to the old saying that a tree that is as good as a forest will be destroyed by the wind, whether at home or abroad, life is not easy.

Foreigners slandering Huawei is nothing more than NetEase and its likes making black material about Huawei every three days, and Sina posting three articles in a row praising Samsung and belittling Huawei. What the hell are these?

Foreigners can't wait for a Chinese giant like Huawei to collapse, and the Chinese not only don't help, but also boo them, a bunch of bastards!

But in any case, Tian Xingjian, a gentleman strives for self-improvement, the terrain is Kun, a gentleman carries things with virtue, Huawei's life is hard enough, and the ups and downs along the way have all been carried, and they have survived until today.

Don't underestimate the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Ministry of Commerce. It is now on the list. The next step is for North American companies to break off all ties with Huawei!

Micron Group's memory chip, Convo Group's data protection solution, Amphenol's cable equipment, ON Semiconductor's optical image stabilization technology, auto-focus technology, Keysight Group's communication test solution, Schindler Group's communication-level PCB Board, Synopsys' artificial intelligence and ip interface technology, Skyworks Group's radio frequency technology, Broadcom's positioning center and radio frequency, Texas Instruments' dsp and analog chips.

Wait, wait, all the above-mentioned core suppliers and partners of the Huawei Group will completely terminate their cooperation with the Huawei Group. They will not even sell a radio frequency or an anti-shake to Huawei. This is the most dangerous thing. In this situation, they want to cut off Huawei's goods and drive Huawei to death!

You know, not long ago, the North American authorities used the same method to kill another Chinese communications giant, ZTE...

The above-mentioned companies are not widely known. In fact, even technology enthusiasts who have been in the technology circle for many years may not know their existence, but in the professional field of semiconductors, they are extremely important.

One day, when people who are accustomed to watching entertainment gossip open their eyes and look at those unknown professional fields with obscure terms, they may suddenly find that those who are really profoundly affecting the world and driving the world to move forward, It is the power of professionalism and science, not some fresh meat with a pretty face.

One thing, the people who eat melons are really right. The gang of steel straight men from Xingchen Technology are really a group of night owls. A considerable number of them stay up late at night, including Luo Jia.

So when the news from North America came, Luo Jia knew it right away, and he was deeply worried about Huawei's situation, and cut off the supply completely, regardless of hardware or software, which was a huge blow to Huawei. Where can I find a substitute?

Although Xingchen Technology has a plan to enter the semiconductor field, this plan has just begun, and the two heroes of Huaxia Technology have chosen different routes.

The Huawei Group is taking the patent plus design route, which is the route of Qualcomm, Broadcom, and Nvidia. It does not manufacture chips itself, but is only responsible for design and research.

The way of Star Technology is more difficult. They decided to take the way of Intel. They not only need to design chips by themselves, but also make them by themselves. Upstream technology, all won.

"North America is suffocating, and Huawei is obviously going to be killed, but we can't help much." Li Moran said.

Recently, An Ran's wife is going to have a baby, so An Ran spends more time at home. The brainstorming group that is still fighting fiercely at night does not have An Ran's presence.

"That's right, it's too bad." Luo Jia said, "Our semiconductor plan has just begun, assuming that North America can give us another two years."

Li Moran said, "Obviously they have calculated the timing right, and this is the right time to strike, before our semiconductor plan is completed, otherwise it may not be certain who will win."

Luo Jia said, "No, at such an important juncture, we must help Huawei. I will call Mr. Ren right away."

Li Moran was steady, he stopped Luo Jia and said: "Wait a little longer, Huawei must be messed up, let's talk about it after dawn, let Huawei stabilize the morale of the army first, North America is also ruthless, they actually use the power of a country , to lay a dead hand on a company, now the common people should see clearly, in this world, who is the enemy and who is the friend."

Luo Jia nodded, "Okay then, I'll call Mr. Ren after dawn tomorrow to see what we can do to help them."

They discussed it like this, and they were going to wait until dawn.

However, before dawn, at two o'clock in the morning, an internal email from HiSilicon directly exploded the entire network! The eyes of Huawei employees who have not yet slept, as well as colleagues in the technology industry, are directly blown red.

The full text of the email is below.

Dear HiSilicon colleagues:

At this moment, it is estimated that you have learned that Huawei is included in the entity list (entity list) of the Bureau of Industry and Security (bis) of the US Department of Commerce.

Many years ago, when the weather was still calm, the company made the assumption of extreme survival. It was predicted that one day, all advanced chips and technologies from the United States would be unavailable, and Huawei would continue to serve customers.

For this assumption that they thought it would never happen, thousands of Hisilicon children embarked on the most tragic long march in the history of science and technology, creating a "spare tire" for the company's survival.

For thousands of days and nights, we traveled day and night and worked hard.

Huawei's product fields are so broad, and the technologies and devices used are so diverse. Faced with thousands of technological problems, we have failed and confused countless times, but we have never given up.

In the following years, when we gradually got out of the confusion and saw hope, we were inevitably disappointed and unwilling. We worried that many chips would never be activated and became spare tires kept in the safe.

Today, the annual ring of fate turns to this extreme and dark moment. The superpowers mercilessly interrupted the technology and industrial system of global cooperation, and made the craziest decision. Entity List.

Today is the choice of history!

All the spare tires we have ever built turned into "positive" overnight!

Years of painstaking efforts, overnight, fulfilled the company's commitment to continuous customer service!

Yes, these efforts have been combined to turn the tide and ensure the strategic security of most of the company's products and the continuous supply of most products!

Today, this darkest day, is the day when every ordinary son and daughter of HiSilicon becomes a hero of the times!

Huawei is determined to bring the digital world to everyone, every family, and every organization, and build a smart world with everything connected. We will continue to do so.

In the future, in order to realize this ideal, we must not only maintain openness and innovation, but also achieve technological independence!

In the future, there will not be another ten years to build a spare tire and then change it. The buffer zone has disappeared, and every new product will have to be synchronized with the "scientific and technological self-reliance" plan.

The road ahead is even more difficult. We will use courage, wisdom and perseverance to straighten our spines under extreme pressure and move forward!

Noah's Ark was forged through hardships and hardships!

He Tingbo.

In the early morning of a certain day of a certain year.

After Luo Jia finished reading this letter, she felt the blood in her chest was boiling, and she burst into tears!

What can we say now?

Huawei is awesome! ! ! (Breaking sound)

What kind of company is this? They actually have an extreme plan and a full set of backup plans!

As early as a long time ago, Huawei has been preparing for today's final and desperate struggle against North American hegemony.

More than 100 billion huge research and development funds every year, more than 100,000 patent applications every year, all of these are for today!

The moment he saw this email, Luo Jia recalled the photo on April 18, 2018, which people in the technology industry will never forget.

In the photo, three old men are dragging their luggage, walking in a hurry with worried faces.

It was the 77-year-old ZTE founder Hou Weigui who had retired long ago and had been at home for many years. In order to save ZTE, he was ordered to leave the mountain again and traveled around the world begging for help.

Today, the same big stick of sanctions has fallen on Huawei Group, but Huawei Group has made a different choice. They decided to start the Extreme Survival Plan and fight hard with the North American authorities!

This is the start of the magnificent battle for semiconductors. As a Chinese, what else can Luo Jia say?

Huawei, awesome! ! !

"Hurry up, we can't wait any longer! There's no need to hide!" Luo Jia ordered in a loud voice with red eyes in the early hours of the morning: "Make an announcement and show your cards! We will fight with Huawei in this battle! "