Rekindle 2003

Chapter 822: Light Chasing Operation (2)

The door of the conference room was tightly closed, isolating the noise from the outside world and leaving only the quiet and tense atmosphere inside.

National security and military personnel stood on both sides, expressionless, as if they were a calm footnote in this tense atmosphere.

Qing Yun stood at the front of the conference room and looked around at the bigwigs who stayed. He knew that each of these leading figures in China's semiconductor industry had extraordinary insight and courage.

He was also very clear that what he was about to say next would have a profound impact on everyone present, and even on the entire Chinese semiconductor industry.

Emperor Yun is ready to kick off the drama of the coming years.

Qing Yun spoke softly, her voice clearly audible in the quiet conference room.

"My dear seniors, what we are going to discuss next is related to the future of China's semiconductor industry, and also to the responsibilities and missions of each of us."

He paused and continued: “Before that, I must ensure that all information is safe, which is why the national security department is involved.

In the following discussion, every word is kept highly confidential and no leakage is allowed. "

After everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, Mr. Wang Shouwu nodded slightly to show his understanding, "Xiaoqing, don't worry, we old bones have also experienced storms and know the seriousness of the situation."

Huang Lingyi also spoke up, "We understand keeping secrets, just tell us what kind of plan it is that requires such caution."

Qing Yun nodded, his eyes suddenly became firm, and he took out a document from the file bag handed to him by Xiao Ya. Then several national security personnel also placed a file bag on the desks of the big guys at the same time.

Yan Xiaolang was somewhat indignant at Qing Yun's preemptive move.

In fact, anyone who encounters this sudden and compulsory confidentiality measure without prior notice will inevitably feel resistance in their heart.

This is due to human nature to seek benefits and avoid harm.

Moreover, Yan Xiaolang, who once served as the chief engineer of the Yenching Integrated Circuit Design Center and presided over the national research task of the national third-level integrated circuit CAD system, and is currently the dean of the School of Electrical Engineering of Zhijiang University, director of the Institute of Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit Design, and director of the SOC Interdisciplinary Research Center, is no stranger to this model.

He was well aware that once the organization adopted this model, it would mean a huge trouble waiting to be solved.

However, when his eyes fell on the cover of the document on the table and saw the confidentiality level marked on it, his mood immediately calmed down.

There is no way, the confidentiality level marked on the cover of the document is "Top Secret".

Among the files that bigwigs at their level come into contact with on a daily basis, confidential files are the norm, and "top secret" level files are not uncommon either.

But when the word "top secret" is followed by the word "core", the situation is very unusual.

What is most shocking is that the four big words "Never Lift the Ban" are clearly printed on the cover of the document.

This is extremely rare in any confidential document, meaning that these documents will never be declassified until they are destroyed.

The resentment in everyone's hearts disappeared instantly, and no one even dared to open the file bag easily without Qing Yun's clear instructions.

With this level of documentation, they understand that every subsequent action will carry a great deal of responsibility.

After Xiao Ya finished her final inspection of the conference room and nodded to Qing Yun to indicate that there was no problem, Qing Yun cleared his throat and began to introduce himself.
“My dear seniors, what you are seeing now is the information that Mr. Lin Benjian, who suffered the same misfortune as my mentor Professor Cheng Jin, carried with him at the airport.

These documents contain some technical information on immersion lithography technology. "

Qing Yun didn't say much, but as soon as he said this, the air in the conference room seemed to freeze, and everyone was stunned.

They looked at each other, hardly able to believe their ears.

Immersion lithography technology is no secret to the industry, and it was proposed in the form of a conference paper.

Everyone knows the principle.

But how to achieve it is the trade secret of Lin Benjian and ASML.

The emergence of this incomplete set of technical data will undoubtedly bring about earth-shaking changes to China's semiconductor industry.

This……

No one cared where these things came from, and no one cared about intellectual property rights. The bigwigs in the conference hall all breathed heavily, and looked at Qing Yun with green eyes.

Waiting for the command to open the file.

Qing Yun looked at everyone's shocked expressions, smiled slightly, and continued, "Now I will give everyone two hours to read and understand these materials.

At the same time, I am really sorry, from now on, every move of you seniors must be under the joint monitoring of the National Security and the military. "

The big guys totally ignored his warning. They knew the rules and just thought this guy was too noisy.

They knew even more clearly than Qing Yun that, according to the National Security Bureau's method, everyone would get different information.

There will definitely be some small errors in one or several key places, so that if a leak occurs in the future, the national security can quickly identify the source.

One by one, they couldn't wait to open the file bags and began to read them carefully.

They know the value of this information better than anyone else. This is not only a technological breakthrough, but also a historic opportunity for the development of China's semiconductor industry.

The sound of flipping papers could be heard in the conference room, and everyone present was concentrating on studying this valuable document.

They know that these may be the most important two hours in their lives, and every word, every picture, and every formula may become the key to changing the future.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the 120 minutes of reading time soon came to an end.

Qing Yun gently reminded, "Time's up," and the national security personnel immediately stepped forward and collected the information.

The information in front of us is just an overview, and the formal information will only be provided after joining the team. This is the rule, and the bosses all understand it, so naturally they will not have any objections.

But they still looked at the folded file bag reluctantly, their eyes full of complicated emotions.

Li Guangnan and the others knew that the value of these materials was far more than what they saw before them. Then, their eyes turned to the young man in front of the stage, waiting for his next speech.

Among this group of people, Mr. Da Wang has the longest seniority and the highest status in the world.

The 84-year-old was the first to speak, with a hint of excitement in his voice.
"Xiaoqing, just speak frankly. Just tell me how to arrange and proceed."

Mr. Da Wang's words were equivalent to a statement on behalf of everyone present.

Qing Yun was grateful in his heart. He bowed to all the bigwigs, and then looked at Xu Duanyi, who presided over the development of the first two generations of lithography machines.

"Mr. Xu," Qing Yun's eyes were filled with anticipation, "You are a senior who has been immersed in this field for many years. I would like to ask you, are you sure you can develop an immersion lithography machine based on the information?"

Xu Duanyi did not rush to answer. He closed his eyes and thought for a long time. The atmosphere in the conference room became tense with his silence.

Although they are all in this business, semiconductors are a huge system engineering project and each profession has its own specialties. When it comes to the research and development of lithography machines, we have to look to this old man.

Finally, Xu Duanyi slowly opened his eyes, his voice a little hoarse: "I am sure, but... this does not solve the fundamental problem."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became solemn. Everyone present was an expert in the semiconductor field, and they certainly understood what Xu Duanyi meant by the "fundamental problem".

Huang Lingyi, with a strange expression, followed up and said, "Xiaoqing, this information is extremely important. It can be said to be a priceless treasure for our country.

but……"

Xu Duanyi took over her words and continued, "Xiaoqing, a photolithography machine can be divided into seven subsystems: light source system, lighting system, projection lens system, dual worktable system, mask and wafer transmission system, leveling and focusing system, and alignment system.

The three major evaluation indicators of lithography machine performance are resolution, overlay accuracy, and productivity. This requires a complete set of extremely strict environmental control, whole machine control, and whole machine software analysis systems.

It can be said that every subsystem of the lithography machine is challenging the limits of human engineering.”

He sighed regretfully, "What I mean is that this set of drawings alone is not enough. We are not lacking... a little bit, in fact, in many areas, our current situation is almost zero.

Frankly speaking, if you give me the blueprints and give me a year or two, I can build it, but it won’t work, do you understand?”

Qing Yun did not look discouraged when he heard this.

It's normal. After all, these old men and women were not reborn like him.

They have been striving for success, but they have never had the experience of feeling relieved.

Xu Duanyi looked at him with a complicated expression and said, "Xiaoqing, chasing the light... it's useless to just shout slogans. Technology and craftsmanship are limited, and it's useless to just make a breakthrough."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yun did not shy away from the question and said calmly, "Old man, I understand. Although I am young, I am not that naive."

He knew this process very well.

This was the case with China’s fourth-generation lithography machines at the beginning.

We reached 07nm in 90, but the optical system was not good enough. When others saw that we had made it, they simply stopped selling us components, preventing us from mass production. The problem was not solved until ten years later when all domestic parties worked together.

Although it is a dry-type lithography machine that is heavily dependent on imported optical systems, the current situation is that even if we go with the immersion type, we will still be blocked by others.

Because as Xu Duanyi said, many areas are blank and can only rely on imports.

but……

Emperor Yun smiled at this time, "Old man, this is the meaning of why we are sitting here to discuss today.

The program we are discussing today is to solve all these problems from the source.”

After that, he turned on the projector again.

At this moment, on the screen, the seven subsystems of the lithography machine appeared prominently in the PPT, and each subsystem was even divided into different sub-systems.

The green part above indicates which parts can be produced domestically, while the yellow part indicates which parts can be solved with existing technology. For example, there was no light source before because no one in China could make lithography machines. Now that someone wants to make and use it, it can naturally be solved.

After all, when it comes to lasers, China is the leader.

Even from the perspective of light source alone, the KBBF crystal developed by Academician Cheng Chuangtian can actually put a choke point on Europe and the United States. Without this thing, there would be no EUV lithography machine at all.

Academician Cheng Chuangtian has single-handedly strangled Europe and the United States for 15 years with this crystal.

The big guys also know this situation.

A huge picture left all the bosses speechless.

"You are really making things difficult for us old men!"

Even on the projection screen, the words were so densely packed that they were almost the size of ants, which made them groan in frustration. They all wanted to get up and go to the front to take a magnifying glass to look at it carefully.

Xiao Ya distributed detailed breakdown diagrams of each system in the conference room at the appropriate time.

The huge fonts above made the old men and women feel a lot more comfortable.

As for the oldest people like Wang Shouwu, there were national security personnel sitting next to them to read for them.

Another ten minutes passed, and the big guys put down the information and... the magnifying glasses in their hands.

However, looking at the white area which accounts for almost 70% of the total area, they all shook their heads and smiled bitterly.

Too bad.

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(End of this chapter)