Global Monopoly of Technology

"The current state of the industry is that the 193-nanometer liquid immersion lithography system is the most mature technology, achieving a near-perfect balance in accuracy and cost. It is difficult to be replaced in a short period of time, but it will eventually be replaced. Yes, it is EUV lithography technology.”

In the quiet conference hall, Luo Sheng said in an orderly manner: "The risk of doing this is very high, but it is undeniable that the development of the semiconductor industry has indeed reached a new turning point, Moore's Law is facing huge challenges, no one Be able to determine how the semiconductor industry, which was worth $300 billion last year, will lead the way in the next five or 10 years."

"No one can know what the future of the semiconductor industry will look like in the 'post-Moore's Law' era." Luo Sheng added "except me" in his heart, paused for a moment and continued:

"The decline in profits may also be unavoidable, but if Moore's Law can effectively avoid the decline in the turnover of the semiconductor industry, even if it is only 15%, its cash flow is still twice the turnover of the entire US game industry."

Zhu Yu nodded subconsciously, and spoke when Luo Sheng paused: "The precision of lithography and etching system manufacturing depends on many factors, but an effective way to achieve leapfrog progress is to reduce the wavelength of the light source used. For decades, , lithography machine manufacturers do this, gradually reducing the wavelength of the wafer exposure tool from the blue light end visible to the human eye, all the way to the ultraviolet end of the spectrum..."

Luo Sheng continued: "The end of Moore's Law has been foreseen by everyone, and the semiconductor industry has always been looking for ways to maintain technological innovation and progress. The world's leading chip manufacturers are also working hard to improve their technology, namely: converting wafers from light to light. It is processed in the engraving machine and then put into it, and the next layer of image is accurately printed in the original position, EUV is a relatively different one.”

"I firmly believe that this technology can be realized, it is the trend of the future, and this technology will become the most cost-effective choice for chip manufacturers. So my idea is to make an EUV lithography prototype at any cost, and strive to make it in 2015. Achieving this goal allows other researchers to test this approach."

After a while, Mr. Gao, the head of Shengli Precision, put forward a different view. He said: "But Mr. Luo, as far as I know, EUV technology is very difficult. When using rays with wavelengths close to X-rays to etch, The knowledge of physics doesn't help engineers much."

Others at the meeting couldn't help but nod their heads. Extreme ultraviolet lithography was proposed in the late 1990s. Now more than ten years have passed, and the industry leader A**L has made no progress. Its difficulty As you can imagine.

At the end, everyone couldn't help but look at Luo Sheng, and they were surprised to find that the young richest man in the world who was good at creating miracles had a relaxed face, which made everyone curious.

Luo Sheng called up a set of mathematical models, without him indicating that everyone was already looking at the big screen, and Luo Sheng said in an orderly manner:

"What Mr. Gao said is not without reason, so I finally chose 13.5nm wavelength ray, this kind of light can be easily absorbed by many materials, even the air we breathe is completely black, because it also absorbs the last bit of ray, I It was realised very early on that EUV lithography machines can only operate in a vacuum, with wafers going in and out of the lithography machine through an airlock.”

Luo Sheng added: "What followed was the problem of bending rays, and EUV can also be absorbed by glass, so to change its direction in the device, you need to use a mirror instead of a lens, and it can't be an ordinary mirror. , the reflectivity of ordinary polished lenses is not enough, so a multi-layer mirror is needed,

Many small reflections can be concentrated into a single, strong reflection, the so-called Bragg reflector. "

Zhu Yu and other big names in the industry listened to Luo Sheng's few descriptions, and they all felt the rhythm of kneeling. Suddenly, they realized that he might really create a new technology in the field of extreme ultraviolet lithography. A possible miracle.

"Mr. Luo, I have a question that has nothing to do with technology." At this time, the head of Micron Technology who was present at the meeting spoke.

"Appreciate further details."

"Since you have a complete set of extreme ultraviolet lithography machine technology system, why not develop it yourself? It doesn't make sense."

As soon as these words came out, the people present all turned their attention to Luo Sheng, and nodded secretly in their hearts, it really makes no sense, you Luo Sheng are not short of money, two are not short of people, and three are not short of market, so kindly put the cake Give everyone to eat?

Hearing this, Luo Sheng showed a bright smile and gave a seemingly simple answer, but no one would believe that he was really simple.

"Half of all of you here are shareholding companies of Shengfeng Capital. They are their own people. It's good to leave them to their own people."

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other in dismay, and no one came out to answer, but they complained in their hearts: I believe in you!

Don't look at Luo Sheng as a 25-year-old handsome young man in the eyes of everyone present, but no one dares to underestimate this young man. What an international joke, how can he be the richest man in the world as it seems on the surface Simple youth?

At this moment, everyone felt inexplicable when they saw Luo Sheng's sudden amazement.

He looked up at the ceiling and muttered to himself: "I originally wanted to play with you as my own person, but what I got instead was alienation and distrust, I won't pretend, I'm going to showdown, I'm going to Qualcomm Study, lie down and earn technology patent fees, the market will do it for you, are you satisfied?"

Everyone: "..."

Luo Sheng's slightly skinny tone made everyone a little cold and handsome, giving them the feeling that this young man suddenly had a childish heart, but he would definitely not express what was in his heart, the ghost knows Luo Sheng really The skin is still fake, no one can guess what he is really thinking.

However, this sentence also made everyone here understand that Luo Sheng did not want to go out to market himself, but wanted to monopolize upstream technology to play licensing solutions.

To put it simply, it is to pull a team of younger brothers, let the younger brothers do the dirty work, and then give them a bite to eat, which is probably the reason.

In fact, everyone is very envious in their hearts, but they are helpless. In the end, they can only sigh how important it is to master core technology.

But taking a step back, everyone's heart is excited again. I used to want to take on this kind of dirty work, but A**L and other European and American companies did not give it, and they squeezed it to death.

Up to now, Zhu Yu and others who participated in the meeting have suddenly realized that it is no wonder that the state will support and actively promote it behind the scenes.

"Mr. Luo, how to do it specifically? When will it start?" Mr. Gao, who was in charge of Victory Precision, was eager to get started, and the hearts of everyone couldn't help heating up.

"Of course, the sooner the better, but the more low-key the better." Luo Sheng said, everyone nodded in agreement, after all, this was to challenge A**L's position in the field of lithography equipment, and the other party They are also very sensitive, and they have to rely on imported equipment from foreigners in the short term.

Luo Sheng so generously confessed to everyone present that he was not afraid that there were "two or five boys" hidden in it, because now a community of interests has been formed invisibly, and the two or five boys betrayed others for their own profit, and betraying Luo Sheng is equivalent to It is to sell one's own interests, there is no such two or five boys in the world.

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