From Almighty Scholar to Chief Scientist

Chapter 206 Chapter [-] Chapter [-] Asmail, the lithography machine
Listening to the request of the CEO of Asmail, Lin Xiao couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

"Lithography machine production? Control of light source diffraction?"

"Yes."

Dawson Eddinson nodded with a smile: "This issue is related to our final lithography accuracy. If it is not perfect at this point, our lithography machine is not considered a finished product, that is, it cannot be sold out of the factory. of."

"I don't know if you know, but our annual output of EUV lithography machines is only fifty."

"And if we can have your help, I believe our output will be greatly improved, and maybe the whole world will benefit from it. After all, more lithography machines mean more chip output. , Maybe future chips can become cheaper and benefit the world.”

Lin Xiao smiled, noncommittal.

Does the whole world benefit?

It's no wonder that this person can become the CEO. Anyway, Lin Xiao couldn't say it with a smile on his face.

After all, Huaguo is the one that cannot benefit first. Huaguo spends trillions of yuan buying chips from foreign countries every year. So much money will eventually flow abroad and be earned by foreign companies. On the other hand, it was stuck and sanctioned by foreign countries, which seriously damaged the interests of China.

From this point of view alone, Dawson Edinson's so-called benefiting the whole world is extremely absurd.

As for future chips, will they become cheaper due to the increased output of lithography machines?
This is even more nonsense. For those companies, unless the cost is lowered, it is impossible to reduce the price. Even if the cost is lowered, they may raise the price backhand, and then complain to consumers that the cost has risen.

Therefore, for this Dawson Edinson's words, Lin Xiao didn't believe half a word.

So he didn't bother with this question, and said: "If your EUV lithography machine can be sold to our Huaguo, I believe it."

Dawson Edinson spread his hands and showed a helpless look: "Mr. Lin, it's not that we don't want to do this. Of course we are willing to accept Huaguo's market. Didn't we accept your Huaxin before?" An international order for an EUV lithography machine? In the end, it was stopped by the Americans. It’s not that we don’t want to. Like DUV lithography machines, we have always been willing to sell them to Huaguo.”

Lin Xiao smiled and said, "Since that's the case, you can rest assured that I, a native of Hua, will help you design a solution?"

Dawson Eddinson smiled and said: "Don't worry about this Mr. Lin, we are just a business cooperation, and it is impossible for you to know the secrets of the lithography machine after cooperating with us. Even if we directly show you part of the production process of our EUV lithography machine, there is no problem, and the project we are cooperating with does not involve key technologies."

Although Dawson Edinson's words were very humble and polite, Lin Xiao clearly saw a kind of contempt in his eyes, a contempt for Huaguo.

There is only one company in the world, Asmer, that can manufacture EUV lithography machines. As the CEO of Asmer, he will of course express contempt for Huaguo.

After all, Huaguo does not have the ability to manufacture EUV lithography machines, even if the drawings are handed over to Huaguo, Huaguo cannot build them.

Because an EUV lithography machine has hundreds of thousands of parts, and these parts come from thousands of suppliers around the world, even if Huaguo has the drawings, it is still impossible to produce so many parts, because The parts are extremely difficult to manufacture, such as lenses, which require the most advanced finishing technology to achieve, and the surface accuracy must even reach the level of 50pm to achieve this level, and this is for Hua As far as China's technology is concerned, it is obviously difficult to achieve it for the time being.

Therefore, Dawson Eddinson didn't care about Lin Xiao's question at all, and didn't even think about it.

Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly.

Pretend to be with me?
Then I will make you cry to death!
He has never forgotten something that the system rewarded him in the first place.

It’s called [Request of Objects], which can scan and analyze all the things in this world, so as to obtain various information such as the production process of the scanned things, and the scanned things are limited to 100 cubic meters, and an EUV laser The engraving machine is basically within 100 cubic meters.

Therefore, if there is an EUV lithography machine in front of him now, he can directly scan the EUV lithography machine to obtain all its production processes.

Although we still don't know the actual effect of [Claim Object], but I believe that as long as it is scanned at that time, it will definitely have a certain effect.

When he returns to China later, he will definitely contribute to domestic lithography machines.

The importance of lithography machines is beyond doubt.

Chips, as the crystallization of human wisdom, are of great significance to modern human society. Except for works of art, everything in modern times is inseparable from chips. Even Lego toys with stacked blocks may contain chips. Tools, even mobile phone batteries, require the cooperation of various chips such as charging chips and power management chips.

Going further, supercomputers have a higher demand for chips.

Huaguo's supercomputer is awesome, but that's because the engineers tried their best to optimize the architecture. Sunway TaihuLight's domestic chip Shenwei 26010 many-core processor has a 28nm process. 40960 were installed.

而2020年排名第一的超级计算机是美国的顶点超级计算机，其主要由9216个14nm制程的CPU和27648个12nm制程的图像处理器，而其最高200PFLOPS的浮点运算速度，比起神威太湖之光的125PFLOPS直接高出了60.00%。

The total number of processors in the former is ten percent less than that in the latter.

This is the advantage of the process.

This is not to mention the application in the military.

Although the media claims that the chips used in weapons are not the lower the manufacturing process, the better, but there must be places where more sophisticated chips can be used.

With the development of science and technology, even if the low-process chips are not used in the military now, they will be used sooner or later in the future. This is a question of whether there is a sword or not.

Therefore, Lin Xiao believes that it is very necessary for him to make a contribution to the development of Huaguo lithography machines.

And since the Dawson Edinson in front of him came to his door, he accepted it with a smile.

Then, he said with a smile: "It's good if you don't worry, but I want to ask, how much is your price for hiring me?"

Hearing Lin Xiao talk about money, Dawson Edinson immediately laughed.

Talk about money?

That would be great to say.

Very easy to say.

People like him like to talk about money with others, especially people like Lin Xiao.

He really wanted to be a scientist when he was a child, but he didn't, which has become the current situation.

Of course, he didn't have the slightest regret in his heart. On the contrary, he thought it was very good.

After all, he is now in and out of all kinds of high-end places, and because his company is the only company that monopolizes all lithography machine manufacturers, he has enjoyed countless pursuits and flattery. At this time, he can even treat those Scientists are bossy, and they can do whatever they want.

Before he came to see Lin Xiao, he thought it would be difficult for Lin Xiao, a world-renowned top scientist, especially a native of Hua, to settle. He was even prepared to fail. After talking for a few words, start talking about money?

"Price is never a problem. You can even mention it casually. In my plan to meet you this time, there is no question about the price you need to hire."

Lin Xiao spread his hands: "It's not a problem? Then... 10 billion euros."

The smile on Dawson Edinson's face froze, and then he said, "Mr. Lin, you really know how to joke."

Lin Xiao frowned, and said: "Okay, I will give you a normal quotation. After the matter is resolved, I need 5000 million euros."

Hearing this quotation, Dawson Edinson breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that Lin Xiao was serious in quoting 10 billion euros just now, which was equivalent to the price of one of their EUV lithography machines. trick him.

Of course, Lin Xiao's current quotation is too expensive, 5000 million euros, which is of course unacceptable, they just ask Lin Xiao to solve one.

So, the next wave of pulling began.

It was not until the end that Dawson Edinson offered 100 million euros in employment fees and 2000 million euros in final settlement fees that the two parties reached an agreement.

Of course, Lin Xiaoyue was seriously negotiating with him, which basically meant that Lin Xiao would also take care of their affairs in the future.

Therefore, Dawson Edinson is quite satisfied with the result this time.

As for Lin Xiao, he was even happier.

He didn't want to do anything for them at first, but he just wanted to take a look at the EUV lithography machine with this excuse. In the end, he didn't expect Dawson Edinson to offer 100 million yuan after talking about the price. The employment fee in euros came out. This fee, even if Lin Xiao did not solve the final problem in the end, still needs to be paid to him, and the money will be sent immediately after the two parties sign the agreement.

Originally, Lin Xiao never thought of cheating them like this. As for his serious bargaining, he originally wanted to win his trust, and then went to see the lithography machine smoothly.

But maybe it was because he was seriously negotiating the price that Dawson Edinson offered the terms of the employment fee, and then lowered Lin Xiao's original offer of 3000 million euros to the final 2000 million.

"However, Mr. Edinson, as I said before, if I can't solve it in the end, don't say that I have received money and don't do anything. After all, I have never done this kind of work before."

After the discussion, Lin Xiao gave another vaccination to prevent this guy from regretting it later.

Of course, he will definitely regret it in the end. Such a person will definitely regret spending 100 million euros and getting nothing, but Lin Xiao won't care.

Because the duration of this project is eighteen months, eighteen months is a relatively normal cycle for a subject that is biased towards mathematics, and some subjects have been completed for three or five years.

And after eighteen months, Lin Xiao must have returned to the country long ago. Could it be possible that Asmail would still be able to come to China to trouble him?

"Mr. Lin, please don't worry. Asmail is a big company, and we will not do things that small companies will do. Of course, Mr. Lin also needs to believe in himself. After all, if I remember correctly, you also joined CERN It didn't take long to come up with the important mathematical method of 'mathematical vaccine', right? So you don't have to worry, not to mention, you are known as the smartest person in the world today."

Dawson Addinson said with a smile.

Lin Xiao didn't say any more, "In this case, let's do this. After we sign the contract and the Solvay meeting is over, I will go to the Netherlands to take a look at your lithography machine first and understand what I want to solve. The problem."

"Asmail is looking forward to your arrival."

Dawson Addinson nodded, then stood up and extended his hand to Lin Xiao.

The two shook hands.

"Pleasant to work with."

Then Lin Xiao didn't stay any longer and went to find Xu Da again.

And Dawson Edinson looked at Lin Xiao's back as he walked away, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up.

the scientist?
"It's the world of capital now, oh no, it's always been."

……

"What did that man want from you?"

After finding Xu Da again, Xu Da asked.

"It's nothing more than cooperation."

Lin Xiao replied.

"Cooperation? Help them get a lithography machine?"

"Almost, solve the light source diffraction control."

Xu Da sighed: "You shouldn't agree."

Lin Xiao knew what Xu Da meant, probably in his opinion, he was helping a company that shouldn't be helping.

But only he knew why he agreed.

Since he got the [Request for Objects], he has been looking for the opportunity to see the EUV lithography machine with his own eyes.

But there are very few places in the world with EUV lithography machines.

Except for Taiwan Province, there is no place in Huaguo that has EUV lithography machines, but TSMC obviously will not take the initiative to invite him to visit. As for other Samsung and Intel, it is even more impossible to take the initiative to invite him.

Now Asmail came to him in person and went directly to visit the factory where the lithography machine was produced. Of course he would not give up. Maybe the lithography machine in his factory was even more advanced.

Of course, Lin Xiao didn't struggle with this issue.

What is done on the surface is not important, what is important is what is done in the end.

At this moment, a voice came from the side: "Lin, can I ask you to dance?"

Lin Xiao was taken aback for a moment, then turned his head to look, and saw Elizabeth standing beside him with a smile on her face.

Today's Elizabeth is wearing an evening dress, and her blond hair is obviously exquisitely modified, very graceful, and her appearance is very beautiful, and this outfit makes her the most beautiful star in the audience.

Xu Da next to him patted Lin Xiao on the shoulder and smiled at him, "I won't bother you anymore."

Then he left here.

"I can not dance."

Lin Xiao spread his hands.

"You can dance even if you can't, I can teach you." Elizabeth said.

Lin Xiao touched his nose, "Then... okay."

He knew what Elizabeth was thinking. For nearly five months, Elizabeth had worked so hard to pick him up and send him off. A normal person could tell. Unfortunately, he didn't have this kind of pursuit now.

As for refusing directly, he was afraid of hurting others' hearts.

However, Paris is not many days away anyway, and Elizabeth will still have to stay at CERN, after all, she is a researcher here.

After a long time, there is no need to worry.

With Lin Xiao's consent, Elizabeth showed a happy smile, and then stretched out a hand. After Lin Xiao pulled it, the two entered the dance floor.

People continued to dance to the music on the dance floor.

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