Black Technology Refresher Manual

Du Song plucked up his courage? He asked Sheng Mingan: "Sheng Shen, how soon can we develop a high-end lithography machine?"

Sheng Mingan: "The shortest period is one or two years, and the longest period is four to five years."

Du Song was disappointed: "So long?!"

Sheng Ming'an was puzzled: "ASML took six years to verify the feasibility of the euv solution, and then it took more than ten years to develop a high-end lithography machine that can be mass-produced. We have just started, isn't it? Two or three years is not fast enough?"

"Uh..." Du Song scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly: "I'm too impatient?"

The next moment, he changed his face, and asked anxiously: "Then can we develop a domestic 14nm lithography machine within two or three years?"

Sheng Ming'an looked around at the crowd, only to realize that they couldn't hide their anxiety and depression. Based on their discussion just now, he guessed the reason for Du Song's anxiety, pondered for a moment, and said: "Huaguo took over the lithography machine in 2002. We entered into the 863 plan, and launched the 08 special plan in 02. We started slowly, but we also had more than ten years of precipitation and foreshadowing.”

He stopped here and looked at everyone present one by one: "I believe that every scientist living in this country is still working hard to overcome the '81 path of the lithography machine day after day? 'Difficulties. Believe in yourself, although the light source system project in your hands is currently ineffective, every small problem and data you solve is moving towards the direction of high-end domestic lithography machines."

Physical research is originally a subject in which quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes. Years of research by predecessors has pushed human society closer to the door of truth step by step, and finally converged into a hurricane that set off a technological revolution.

"One day, the efforts you are making now will be rewarded satisfactorily."

The others were a little moved, and the assistant girl sitting in front of Sheng Mingan said in a low voice: "Actually, our hard work over the past few months has not been fruitless, at least the adjustment of various lens components in the optical path structure has become more and more proficient and more sophisticated. Come? More accurate."

The girl was assigned to the Leike team, responsible for adjusting the optical path of the lens assembly of the lithography machine.

She opened her mouth, and everyone spoke one after another, saying that although the results of the projects in charge of her group had not achieved a miraculous leap, they were all making progress.

Thousands of hundreds of small problems encountered in the development process of each project were solved by them one by one. In this way, they are not completely fruitless.

Thinking of this, everyone's depressed mood gradually rose, and they cheered each other on.

"Shengshen is right! How much time, manpower and financial resources did ASML spend to create an EUV? Where are we now?"

"We can't make euv, and neither can Japan, South Korea, Germany, Britain and the United States?!"

"But they can buy it."

"Who is here with me? Make the enemy's prestige and destroy your own morale? Give me a slap."

The colleague who was frustrated and talking was quickly pressed down on the table by the people around him, and everyone laughed for a while, and then cheered up and went back to the laboratory to continue research and development. As for the lunch break, forget it.

As Sheng Mingan said, it will take some time to develop a lithography machine, so they must keep this time to a minimum!Be sure to keep the distance with asml as short as possible!

After everyone left, only Sheng Ming'an and Chen Jingqiu were left in the lounge.

Sheng Ming'an: "Does ASML's public sale of EUV orders have any impact on the Tsu Foundation?"

Chen Jingqiu: "It caused a certain impact, but was stabilized by Chen Tianhe."

Chen Tianhe is not the foundation with the most holdings, but he has management rights. He is quite talented in business and has long predicted that the launch of euv will have a certain impact on Jin City, so he made a corresponding strategy earlier.

Sheng Ming'an: "I'm afraid this situation is a frozen lake that confuses people's eyes."

The surface is a seemingly hard layer of ice, but in fact it all cracks under the heavy pressure, and everyone standing on the ice will be buried at the bottom of the lake.

Sheng Ming'an doesn't know what's next? The development of the semiconductor industry chain in Jin City, because there was no foundation established in the previous life. "The 193nm process lithography machine has achieved phased results" and other gimmicks deceive the outside world and create false prosperity.

He even said that he would be the first to release euv by asml, which is so crazy that it will be listed in the United States.

At the opening of the market, the momentum was rapid, and the stock price soared.Three days later, ASML opened the "first mass-produced euv sales channel", and the stock price plummeted.

Shareholders run away, companies go bankrupt, and shareholders collapse.

However, the foundation has been established in this life, and there are many semiconductor bosses around. Hongxin’s actions are not so crazy, so the release of euv only caused a slight turbulence to the foundation, but did not cause an earthquake. as a result of.

Chen Jingqiu: "Huaguo's chip market is huge, Europe and the United States will not give up easily, as long as Chen Tianhe does not risk his life."

Europe and the United States are now at best blocking precision instruments and technology from China. As long as Huaguo obediently continues to become their largest downstream chip packaging factory and housing market, they will not easily take action against Chinese companies.

Sheng Mingan was silent, not necessarily, a certain blond old man was still playing push.

Chen Jingqiu: "Chen Tianhe had better keep a low profile."

Sheng Mingan nodded in agreement with his words, remained silent for a few seconds, and suddenly said: "We have to find time to go back to HKUST to prepare for the midterm exam. Professor Zhu told me privately that the professors gathered together to suffocate and come up with difficult problems, deliberately 'testing' us."

Chen Jingqiu and Sheng Ming'an were specially approved by the University of Science and Technology, so they don't need to save time points, as long as they can pass the midterm and final exams.

But the school's special approval is not so easy to get. In addition to guaranteeing a paper in a top physics journal every year, the professors have to write all the subject test questions separately. The difficulty is more than ten times that of ordinary students? Exam questions.

There have also been students who were not angry and asked the school to give special treatment, but it would be good to get a passing grade for the exam questions. As for the papers in top journals, it is okay to just dream.

So the two of them agreed without any objection that they didn't have to go to school often, and stayed in the Tianjin laboratory when they had time.

Chen Jingqiu had a rough estimate of the difficulty of the exam questions, so he didn't worry too much, so he said to Sheng Ming'an, "I plan to apply for early graduation next year, how about you?"

The sophomore semester will end in July next year, and the junior and senior courses will also be self-study? There is really no need to waste any more time.Of course, he still has to continue to study in graduate school. Sheng Mingan's plan is to stay in HKUST to obtain a master's degree.

Sheng Mingan: "Me too."

Chen Jingqiu laughed: "At night, there is a drone light show at Jinshi Science and Technology Park. Someone gave it away? I have two tickets, but I didn't find anyone. Are you interested?"

Sheng Mingan: "No."

Chen Jingqiu: "..."

Sheng Mingan: "What?"

Chen Jingqiu shook his head and couldn't help but said, "You refused too simply?"

Sheng Mingan was quite serious: "Because I'm busy, and you are too, don't keep thinking about going out to play."

Chen Jingqiu stopped talking, gulped down the hot tea in a sullen gulp, scalded his tongue, glanced at Sheng Mingan, grinned and let out a cry of pain.

Sheng Mingan looked over, "Is it hot?"

Chen Jingqiu: "Yes."

Sheng Ming'an: "I'll see if there are any bubbles."

Not to that extent? Blistering, Chen Jingqiu lowered his eyelids, his overly long eyelashes trembling, and when Sheng Mingan didn't pay attention, he directly bit the fleshy wall of his mouth.

When Sheng Mingan checked, he thought that Chen Jingqiu's mouth was scalded and bleeding, so he was a little anxious. After asking someone to inquire, he realized that he didn't need to go to the hospital.

Sheng Mingan's expression was cold, but his movements were gentle: "Does it still hurt?"

Chen Jingqiu: "It hurts."

Sheng Mingan put down the wound medicine spray bottle, leaned over and looked at Chen Jingqiu: "You know? It hurts? Will you bite your own mouth in the future?"

Chen Jingqiu's expression froze: "Did you find out?"

"It's hard not to notice..." Sheng Mingan saw the shape of the wound clearly when he was spraying the medicine for him. It wasn't a burn, but a bite.

Chen Jingqiu laughed? Laughed, grabbed Sheng Mingan's hand, scratched his palm once in a while and said, "Are you too tired?"

Since he started the light source system project, he hasn't had a lot of rest. He has been soaking in the laboratory. The people in the R&D department have at least one day off a week, except that Sheng Ming'an has been working non-stop for several months, and staying up all night is even more common.

"I want you to relax."

Compared with Sheng Ming'an, Blue River Technology, Gexin, and career fame are not as important as him.

Sheng Mingan lowered his head and saw his own figure reflected in Chen Jingqiu's black pupils. After staring at it for a long time, it suddenly occurred to him that he was the only illusion in Chen Jingqiu's universe.

He regained his senses, pulled out his hand and said, "What time is the light show? How long?"

"Starting at eight o'clock, one hour."

"Call me at seven forty."

Chen Jingqiu suppressed a little excitement: "Okay."

Sheng Mingan: "I'm going to take a lunch break."

Chen Jingqiu: "Go to my office, there are cubicles inside, the bed is very soft, and the sound insulation is very good."

Sheng Ming'an has been suffering from a bit of neurasthenia recently, and is prone to awakening from sleep, so he agreed to Chen Jingqiu's invitation.

The two walked out of the lounge together, next to the tea room, Lin Chengjian was standing outside the door, holding steaming black coffee in his hand.Lin Cheng and Jian Chong raised their hands in greeting, Sheng Mingan raised his hand in response, Chen Jingqiu looked at him coldly, knowing that this person was eavesdropping just now.

Lin Chengjian put on a gentle smile at Sheng Mingan, and made two '6' gestures to Chen Jingqiu behind his back.

When Du Song came out of the tea room, he happened to see Lin Chengjian's hand gesture: "Gong Lin, what are you doing?"

Lin Chengjian: "I have witnessed the wonderful courtship scene."

Du Song was curious: "Do you watch the animal world?"

Lin Chengjian: "Yes!"

Du Song: "Courtship in the animal world is really wonderful."

Lin Chengjian: "Yes. Unscrupulous, rogue, scheming... Tsk!"

Du Song was stunned, why do males in the animal world have so many dramas when they court?He looked back.

***

However, Sheng Ming'an and Chen Jingqiu still didn't go to see the light show in the Science and Technology Park, because the evening news report in Jin City? Chen Tianhe appeared? At the Qualcomm chip conference, and reached a batch of software and hardware equipment cooperation with Qualcomm worth hundreds of billions of dollars .

The news spread back to China, first it was the evening news, a small earthquake was caused by the semiconductor industry in Jin City, and then the Internet exploded, full of remarks such as '666', 'Chen Dong will play' and 'Chen Dong will fly the domestic integrated circuit industry'. ?.

The semiconductor foundation was established in Tsu City. Everyone is optimistic about its bright future, but they all know that it is impossible to create a high-end lithography machine in a short period of time, and ASML is the first to sell it, so people's attention quickly shifts to processing device.

The release of 14nm mass-producible lithography machines indicates that next year will be the first year of top-level processors. Chen Tianhe and Qualcomm have reached a cooperation. Next year, Huaguo will likely share top-level processors and keep up with the pace of global intelligent and advanced electronic products.

For a time, the foundation was in the limelight, introducing over a hundred projects, and establishing and operating more than 20 sub-funds.

Some electronics manufacturers believed in Hongxin and purchased the integration of 16nm chips in the blueprint plan. They were worried about the pre-sale of euv by asml. After hearing the news, they were completely relieved and happy.

Both upstream and downstream companies in the semiconductor industry chain put their worries behind them and invested funds to continue project operations as originally planned.

Other core-making projects had to choose to share core technology with Hongxin, only Gexin insisted on being independent from outsiders.

After multiple blows, there was a shortage of research funds for Blue River Technology. At this time, there was another news that made matters worse. ? IC design.

It is tantamount to saying that the project is interrupted, and all previous efforts have been in vain.

It is impossible for Chen Jingqiu to agree.

He ran around, was extremely busy, and managed to keep the project, but Blue River no longer allocated a large amount of research and development funds to the leather core project.

Now? There are two paths in front of us, either abandon Gexin and become independent and merge into Hongxin.Either find an investment, or give up the leather core.

Chen Jingqiu tightly blocked the news to prevent it from leaking out, as long as Lin Chengjian's confidantes knew about it.

Sheng Mingan guessed it? Asked? Chen Jingqiu got an affirmative reply.

The only thing Chen Jingqiu would not lie to Sheng Mingan was that he knew that he could not, so he told the truth about the difficulties he was facing in the leather core project.

Sheng Mingan asked: "How long can the research and development funds last?"

Chen Jingqiu: "According to the current rate of burning money, we can last another half a year at most."

Sheng Mingan: "How about I invest in this project alone?"

Chen Jingqiu looked at him: "In the final analysis of the research and development of the light source system project, you are the soul. In fact, you can go directly to the Institute of Microelectronics Technology or Optoelectronics. They will definitely welcome you instead of accompanying me in the mud of Gexin."

Sheng Mingan: "If Gexin had human consciousness, it would cry."

The leather core project has accumulated a lot of breakthrough core technologies, which can only be discovered if you really go deep into the core of this majestic project. Its value is by no means a "mud" summary.

Sheng Mingan calculated a rough figure in his mind: "My bonus, parents' inheritance and patent fees can make up about 3000 to [-] million."

Chen Jingqiu: "All in?"

Sheng Mingan: "All."

Chen Jingqiu pressed his temples and thought. He didn't hesitate to put all his belongings into the leather core. When it was Sheng Mingan's turn, he began to double-standard. He was afraid that he would lose money and that the leather core project would eventually be disbanded on the spot. He was extremely indecisive.

Sheng Mingan couldn't stand it anymore, and knocked on the table to remind: "Have you considered it? Let's sign a contract with a lawyer."

Chen Jingqiu asked: "Sheng Ming'an, do you believe in Ge Xin?"

Not really, at least in the memory of the previous life, the leather core was submerged in countless core-making projects without a name.

Then why did he still stay in Blue River, take up the big ship of the leather core project, and invest all his wealth without thinking?

After thinking about it, Sheng Mingan said, "Because you are here."

Because he had no reason to believe Chen Jingqiu.

"Are there any more questions?" he asked.

Chen Jingqiu shook his head, watched as Sheng Mingan left after saying 'find a lawyer as soon as possible', pressed his heart that was beating violently, and after a while, he leaned his forehead on the cold mahogany desk and murmured: "Too foul? ..."

Who said that as patients don't understand feelings?Who says they speak strange and ugly?

It is obvious that every sentence is constantly provoking the rationality of others who will go crazy.

***

Sheng Mingan finally became the major shareholder of the Gexin project. Chen Jingqiu personally helped to read the contract, and carefully picked out every contract that was not conducive to Sheng Mingan, so that the lawyer almost thought that he was the project shareholder.

Got it? This capital turnover is enough for Chen Jingqiu to free up time to make other arrangements.

Therefore, Blue River Technology has temporarily passed a crisis.

In mid-May and early July, Sheng Ming'an and Chen Jingqiu went back to school to take the exam, passed the test of the professors, finished their freshman year and officially became sophomores after busy studies and scientific research.

However, Sheng Mingan spent most of his time in the research and development of the terrifying light source system of the lithography machine, and was transferred to several places such as the Blue River Technology Research and Development Department of Jin City, the Synchrotron Radiation of the University of Science and Technology of China, and the Shen City Institute of Optics and Mechanics.

October to December is the time when international physics prizes are awarded one after another. In the past, the physics academic circle had a flat attitude towards various international prizes, because the chances of Huaguo physicists winning prizes were about zero.

Huaguo scholars won the award, surprise? Surprise.On the contrary, there will be no harvest, no surprises and no joys.

But this year is different.

On October [-] this year, the Karolinska Hospital in Sweden announced that the Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Ms. Tu, a Chinese female pharmacist. The news flew back to China as soon as possible. Countless people in China were excited and cheered, and they were more full of enthusiasm for the future of China. Vibrant hope.

Previously, Ms. Mo won the Nobel Prize in Literature, and later, Ms. Tu won the Nobel Prize in Medicine. Can they be more greedy and look forward to the future? In a few years, the star Ziwei will descend from the sky in Huaguo and win the two Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Physics?

The chemistry community doesn’t know? What do they think? Anyway, the domestic physics community is looking forward to it. Of course, the Nobel Prize in physics has failed, but next? Award Vane's Wolf Prize in Physics.

This year, the Huaguo physics community has produced many excellent research results, among which Sheng Mingan's quantum error correction is the most dazzling.

Several world-wide academic forums opened a gamble on the Einstein Prize in Science and the Wolf Prize in Physics. Sheng Ming'an's quantum error correction was also included, and the number of votes was not very high, because the opponent was very strong. .

Seeing that Sheng Ming’an has quite a lot of traffic, some domestic media hyped him in advance as the most powerful winner of the Wolf Prize in Physics?

The result was a big disappointment. Sheng Mingan neither won the Einstein Science Prize nor the Wolf Prize in Physics.

The list of the 15 Wolf Prize in Physics was announced in January 16. The winner? Joseph Imrie, because he is one of the founders of mesoscopic physics.

Mesoscopic physics is a new branch of physics between macro and micro, and the winner of the Wolf Prize in Physics is one of the creators of this branch.

Sheng Mingan was not wronged.

The unrestricted hype of some media before caused a negative impact due to the failure of the award. Some netizens were full and full, and ran to the scarf where Sheng Mingan hadn't posted a post for a long time to sneer.

Zhang Qunfang made a special phone call to comfort Sheng Mingan: "Quantum error correction calculation is still a theory? In the end, theory? Physics still needs time to test. Your age is also considered by the jury..."

Sheng Mingan understood.

Theoretical? Physics is difficult to win prizes unless it is proven. Although he has solved? Quantum error correction, it still needs time to test the application of quantum error correction.

The higher the gold content of the grand prize, the more physicists will line up behind. Someone has made a great contribution but waited? It is not necessary to wait for a grand prize for decades.

So Sheng Mingan was neither in a hurry nor disappointed.

Sheng Ming'an briefly stated what he meant, and Zhang Qunfang smiled and said, "Your mentality is more stable than mine."

"I'm not as good as you."

"Okay? Don't flatter me." Zhang Qunfang said: "I have good news for you. The 10pw ultra-intensive and ultra-short laser has been built. The homework has been handed in ahead of schedule. The 1000pw ultra-intensive and ultra-short laser project is expected to be completed next year. , your credit is not small."

Sheng Ming'an: "I just put forward the plan and got the reward. I didn't shine much in engineering, so I don't dare to take credit for it."

Zhang Qunfang lamented that Sheng Ming'an's character is too indifferent to fame and fortune? How should I put it?It is not a bad thing, but it is not worth advocating. It is difficult for people without desires to be satisfied and happy.

He was worried that Sheng Ming'an would see too clearly and easily lose interest in this world.

Zhang Qunfang thought about it for a while, and did not rush to talk about his worries, but changed the subject: "The scientific project of the xfel light source is also on the agenda, and it is also marked that it is your proposal. Chinese Academy of Sciences When you submitted this project over there, did you mention it by the way? You have been busy with the research and development of lithography machines for more than a year, and the higher-ups have more or less noticed your leather core project."

Sheng Mingan opened his eyes wide, curled his fingers into fists, and asked in surprise, "Is there financial support?"

"..." Zhang Qunfang: "Is there such a shortage of money?"

Sheng Ming'an: "Lack of research and development funds."

If Sheng Mingan stood in front of him, Zhang Qunfang probably would have pointed at him, but he said angrily, "As long as it is a serious researcher who has achieved results, the funds will definitely be allocated. .”

Sheng Mingan rolled his eyes: "Thank you, Professor."

Zhang Qunfang: "It's nothing, I hung up?"

Sheng Mingan: "Goodbye, professor."

After the call ended, Professor Pan, Professor Zhu and others called to comfort Sheng Mingan, which shows how much they care about this talented seedling?

***

In the R&D Department of Blue River Technology, in the spotless constant temperature laboratory, Sheng Mingan is in the main position, behind him are Lei Ke, Du Song and others, all wearing white dustproof clothes, clenched their fists and staring at the lithography on the screen. Machine simulation modeling.

Assembling, packaging, starting the laser, violet laser emission, hitting the simulated tin droplet, the high-intensity plasma emits the euv light source, is captured by the collecting mirror and converges to form a light source, the light source is concentrated, delivered to the lithography system, and goes through a series of steps in the lithography system Expose the wafer.

The actual work of the euv light source system, the process of laser firing hitting the tin droplet is [-] times per second, and in the simulation modeling, for the convenience of observation, the data ratio is changed to be visible to the naked eye.

After one hour of simulation modeling and observation, the magnified and engraved wafers look like cities full of futuristic feeling.

Du Song swallowed, and asked nervously, "How is it?"

Lei Ke held his breath: "The results of the simulation experiment are consistent with the original expected results. If there are no accidents, the plan is feasible."

There was a burst of excited cheers from behind, but it was suppressed quickly. Everyone looked at Sheng Ming'an who did not speak. He is the backbone of the laboratory. Only when he nodded, the experiment was considered successful!

But it was unavoidable that their hearts seemed to be hanging in their throats at this moment, and they were so nervous that they could hardly breathe.

Nothing else, because the simulation modeling in front of them is the result of their three to nearly four years of work!

Countless days and nights of data optimization and improvement, from light source systems to lithography systems, from lasers to complex double workbenches, from mirrors to wafers and other component materials, massive data and majestic formula calculations, more than 1000 All the painstaking efforts of the day and night are tied to this moment!

Sheng Mingan stared at the light screen on the right. It was the light source optimization? The simulation experiment results, the results showed that the optimized light source pattern and convergence curve were in line with expectations, indicating——

"The plan is feasible."