"Teacher, what surprise did you prepare for me?" Boss Jia hurried to the joint laboratory and found Elder Ni.
"I thought you wouldn't come today!" Ni Guangnan rolled his eyes and said, "Come with me."
"Okay!" Boss Jia nodded and followed Chief Engineer Ni all the way into the research institute. Finally, they entered a heavily guarded room and saw a large machine that was five to six meters long.
"What is this?" Boss Jia asked curiously.
"This is the prototype of the 200nm photolithography machine!" Chief Engineer Ni said proudly.
"What! What did you say this is? "Boss Jia was shocked this time.
"I said this is the 200nm photolithography machine that is completely produced in our country and has its own intellectual property rights!" Ni Guangnan's head was almost raised to the sky. "Didn't I tell you that I have a thorough understanding of the 200nm photolithography machine after visiting the ASML production base the other day?"
"This is the result of my research!" Ni Guangnan proudly pointed at the machine in front of him and said, "This is the first 200nm photolithography machine that was made by Hua Xia."
"75% of the original parts of this photolithography machine are all made in China. The rate of the core parts is as high as 70%. As far as I know, the local rate of Nikon is around 50% while the local rate of ASML is only 10%. Therefore, our machine has the highest local rate in the world. "
"My teacher, aren't you too awesome? We've only been back for a few days, and you've already built the equipment?" Boss Jia said in shock.
[PS: To explain, the current timeline is that Boss Jia has just returned from the Netherlands. The 70nm photolithography machine is still in the Netherlands and has not yet been shipped.]
"Actually, this machine was built before I left, but there are still some problems. The day we left, didn't I tell you that I had to do an experiment? It was to test the machine's problems. "
"However, this problem was solved after I visited the ASML factory. It turns out that their factory installs the machine using hydraulic pressure. This way, the installation accuracy can be as accurate as 0.001 mm. Our original installation method can only be accurate to 0.1 mm!"
"Don't underestimate the difference of 0.099 millimeters. On a nanometer-grade machine, this is a difference of thousands of kilometers. So when I came back, I reinstalled this machine using the hydraulic installation method, and it worked! "When Ni Guangnan said this, his expression was proud and happy.
However, this was normal. Ni Guangnan's dream had always been to create Hua Xia's own CPU and complete computer system. Now, this dream had finally taken a big step forward. A photolithography machine that could reach the world's terminal level was finally built by Hua Xia's own strength!
Boss Jia circled the lithography machine a few times and couldn't help but ask, "That's amazing. Can it be mass-produced?"
"It will take some time for it to be mass-produced. The main problem is the production equipment!" Ni Guangnan sighed and said, "Although 75% of the original parts are domestic, about 50% of the parts can't be bought in China. They are all hand-made by our researchers in the laboratory."
"Although these parts have been made, the efficiency is really too low. A researcher can only make one part by hand in 10 days. In addition, the crucial lens, laser head, and other equipment have to be imported from Germany. In terms of these parts, we still have a gap!"
"So if you really want to mass-produce these equipment, you must design a special production line and customize some special equipment. I'm afraid it will cost another two to three hundred million US dollars!"
"Another two to three hundred million!" Boss Jia licked his lips. The 200nm lithography machine was a mid-range lithography machine in the world, so the price wasn't too expensive. One machine was about ten million US dollars. Three hundred million US dollars was enough for Boss Jia to sell thirty 200nm lithography machines.
"So I don't think it's necessary to mass-produce the 200nm lithography machine. After all, the most advanced technology now is 70nm, then 140nm, and 250nm. I'm afraid this technology will be outdated in a few years."
"We have the technical reserves to manufacture this equipment. It's enough to prepare for the high-end lithography machine to break through to 70nm. If we mass-produce now, it's purely a loss!" Ni Guangnan sighed and said.
Although he advised Boss Jia not to mass-produce it, in his heart, he couldn't wait for this equipment to be mass-produced immediately. This was because this was the product that most of the research institute's manpower worked hard for six months to create. If it couldn't be mass-produced, then a large part of their efforts would be wasted.
However, Ni Guangnan also knew that if he invested two to three hundred million US dollars to mass-produce this 200nm machine, he definitely wouldn't be able to recoup the cost, so he could only give up.
"Then what if I want to invest a few hundred million to build this factory?" Boss Jia muttered.
"Then I'm afraid you'll have to invest at least one billion US dollars!" Ni Guangnan shook his head and said, "It's not as simple as you think. Even if we can mass-produce the lithography machine, it's not a problem if we want to mass-produce the chips. However, if we want to mass-produce the CPU, then it's not possible. A CPU isn't as simple as just one chip. They also need a lot of other semiconductor equipment to cooperate with it. This requires a large amount of investment, the amount of this investment will exceed one billion!"
"Then I'll think about it!" Boss Jia heard Chief Engineer Ni's words and fell into deep thought.
"Alright, you can think about these problems when you go home. Come with me, I have something else to show you!"
"Something else!" Boss Jia's spirit was lifted, then he continued to follow Ni Guangnan into the depths of the research institute. They walked to the door of a laboratory.
This was the one mentioned before, the only three level one dust-free laboratories in the Joint Experimental Center.
"Put on this set of clothes!" Ni Guangnan took out two dust-free suits from the wardrobe and put one on for himself and Boss Jia. After 20 minutes of dusting, the two finally entered the laboratory.
"This is my other gift to you!" Ni Guangnan smiled, then pointed at a machine on the experiment table and said.
Boss Jia moved his head closer, then his whole body showed an extremely shocked expression.
"This is … a mobile phone!!!" Boss Jia exclaimed, "Teacher, you're too awesome! You've already created a mobile phone! "
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