Military Industry of Great Powers: Build the Strongest Flanker.

Chapter 205 ASML’s technological shock from China

Eight pounds and two taels, good guy, the newly born Xiao Zhao doesn’t have any wrinkles on his forehead, he is white and pink.

But it was so frustrating, it took twelve hours from start to birth.

Zhao Guoqing felt extremely distressed, seeing Yang Qing's hair soaked with sweat.

Zhao Guoqing complained to his mother Zhao: "Mom, look at the good things you have done!"

How can this child not be fat due to overnutrition?

Father Zhao stood nearby, holding back his breath. The good thing you did has nothing to do with your mother...

Well, fortunately, mother and son were safe. Zhao Guoqing held his son and felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart.

He has a son...

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As the second largest shareholder of ASML, Wison International has voting rights and can naturally have a certain influence on ASML in decision-making.

Under the coordination of Wison International, 102 Institute sent technicians with the latest lenses and krypton fluoride high-power 102 nanometer lasers from 246 Institute.

Zhao Guoqing asked: "What's the current attitude of ASML?"

Liang Jin said: "With the same technology, they choose the cheaper one, and with the same price, they choose the one with more advanced technology?!"

Zhao Guoqing said: "It would be great if they could really do it!"

Liang Jin said: "On the ASML board of directors, we have 16% of the voting rights. If our technology is stronger, there is no reason for them not to use it!"

Zhao Guoqing nodded, it was good that ASML was willing to give 102 Institute a chance to cooperate.

It was the first time for Zhang Chuanjing, Wei Zhihao and others to go abroad. This time they took an Air China flight directly to Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

At Amsterdam International Airport, ASML sent international business manager Julian Beneteau to receive the Chinese representatives.

At the ASML Center Research Laboratory located in Fieldhofeng, Chief Technology Officer Scotty Beckett was unimpressed by the arrival of the Chinese delegation from the 102nd Institute.

His assistant Karl Sholema said: "Perhaps the Chinese just want to obtain the export license of ASML lithography machines through this move. For us at ASML, this is a good thing!"

Scotty nodded. He hated Batumi and all restrictions...

Ximeng Technology in the United States is the world's top laser provider and currently the provider of ASML 246 nanometer light sources.

Germany's Carl Zeiss, the world's top high-precision lens provider, is currently the provider of ASML quartz optical lenses.

The technical department also includes technical personnel from the Wilm Heimiller Precision Manufacturing Plant in Germany, as well as research teams from the University of Milan, the University of Cambridge, the University of Heimtland, and the University of Berlin...

They are all partners of ASML.

Of course, their existence does not prevent ASML from verifying China's technology. In fact, ASML's current philosophy is to integrate the most advanced technologies in the world to respond to challenges from Japan...

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For Zhang Chuanjing and his party, although the reception from ASML was not great, when they arrived at their R&D center, they could immediately feel the rigor of ASML's scientific researchers.

Institute 102 has provided technical indicators to ASML, and although Scotty did not believe it, he still followed the procedures for testing. A circular flat lens with a diameter of 10CM can demonstrate the processing technology of 102 Institute.

Scotty said: "Mr. Zhang, the technical index you provided is that the plane error is within 50 nanometers. Here, it is easy to know whether this technical index can be achieved."

Suppose that this quartz plane is enlarged to the size of the earth, and this error is equivalent to a bulge on the plane the size of a ping pong ball.

Carl Zeiss technical manager Suri Kruse shook his head. Even Carl Zeiss can achieve such a level of precision. The Chinese are either lying, or they have found the latest polishing technology...

Suri is right. Ion beam grinding technology has just started at this time. In precision grinding, it can indeed improve the accuracy by an order of magnitude. Compared with the magnetic fluid grinding commonly used by Carl Zeiss, the controllable precision is higher. …

The inspection of lenses is much simpler. Unlike many microstructures that require electron microscopes to observe, the inspection of lenses only requires a cluster of lasers to scan the entire plane. The reflection of light can magnify surface defects tens of thousands of times.

Soon, assistant Sholeima took the test report and handed the report to Scotty while talking about God and disbelief.

"They did it..."

Su Rui looked at the report and shook his head.

"China's technology in polishing lenses has surpassed Carl Zeiss?" He shook his head, confused.

"Why does the Chinese military still ask for optical sights from Carl Zeiss?"

At this time, Jenny Organus, a senior technician at the Laser Research Laboratory, also came over and submitted a report on China's krypton fluoride laser to Scotty.

Scotty looked at every piece of data, such as aperture, beam shaping and beam diagnostic size threshold, pulse stability and other first-class data. But what made him even more incredible was that the power of China's krypton fluoride laser machine could reach 36kw, while the laser power provided by Ximeng Technology in the United States is only 18kw, which is already the highest level in Europe and the United States.

The Japanese can make lasers up to 20kw.

In the commercialization of chip production, efficiency is given priority. In the photolithography process, the higher the power of the laser, the higher the exposure efficiency. If the power is enough, one laser pulse can complete the photolithography process. If the power is not enough, two or even two laser pulses are needed. Three laser pulses.

Although a pulse only lasts a few microseconds, and there are thousands of chips on a wafer, the accumulated time is considerable.

Scotty soon realized that if China's lasers were used in ASML's lithography machines, ASML's lithography machines would gain an advantage in competition with Japan's Nikon and Canon.

As for Ximeng Technology in the United States, its only fate is to be abandoned...

Scotty immediately called Mr. Victor Reznov, the president of ASML.

Scotty said: "Their data is very real. China has surpassed us in lasers and lenses. President Victor, we need China's technology..."

"..."

Victor shook his head and said nothing. It was a very practical question. When Wison International proposed that China provide technology, ASML's board of directors had already discussed it because 246 nanometer lithography machines were banned from being sold to China in Batumi's catalog. inside.

But except for the representatives of Wison International, everyone else does not think that China's lasers and lenses can catch up with Europe and the United States. In fact, everyone supports it verbally. When the time comes, they will just sell the old lithography machines such as PA3000 and PA2000.

He smiled bitterly and said: "If China provides the key technologies of 246-nanometer lithography machines, but they cannot buy ASML's 246-nanometer lithography machines, do you think they will still be willing to provide these technologies?"

"..."

Scotty shook his head and said: "They have solved the laser and the lens. How far are they from manufacturing a 246-nanometer lithography machine? Mr. Victor, it's time to tell those gentlemen that the situation has changed now." …”

(End of this chapter)