Military Industry of Great Powers: Build the Strongest Flanker.

Chapter 244 ASML is sending technology

The leader agreed to Mr. Sun’s joining the 9102 project, and Mr. Sun indeed knew management.

"National Day, so to speak, the main work of the 9102 engineering lithography machine project is not design, but manufacturing, mainly on the stability of the workbench and the mechanical movement of the lens!"

After conducting research for half a month, Mr. Sun went directly to the topic and suggested that Zhao Guoqing hold a team meeting.

"The workbench stabilization system involves precision machining, chip integrated circuits, and corresponding software systems..."

Very pragmatically, these issues are all on the table. The entire project now has 27 technical research points, and there are more than 100 sub-project research points. At the team enlargement meeting, Mr. Sun’s research results and technical breakthroughs were obtained. affirmation of personnel.

As the main research unit of the workbench system, Shanghai Microelectronics is responsible for the final assembly and following up the research progress of each subsystem. The 102nd Institute is responsible for the lens optical path and the laser. There are no problems with these two subsystems.

"PCB integrated circuits and chips are recommended to be handled by 102. For the rest, I suggest that each sub-project concentrates on the country's dominant units and tackles them one by one!"

Teacher Xiao Zhao has also thought about this method. Now that the 9102 level has been upgraded, this method can be used.

Concentrate your efforts on big things.

The plan was submitted to the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Industry for joint approval. After final approval, a total of 137 units across the country participated.

Mr. Sun continued: "Comrades, I have one last suggestion. Our current goal is to manufacture our own photolithography machine. The leader has given us one year to produce results. I think if the parts can be purchased now If so, I suggest we buy it first, and of course we can’t neglect our research..."

In the face of sufficient interests, Kissinger is very interested in promoting this project. The commission paid to Kissinger Consulting is 2% of the entire project. It is estimated that Kissinger Consulting can obtain US$ million from this cooperation. income.

Zhao Guoqing must agree!

We don’t have steel film, but you can use gold foil. The gold foil from Jinling Gold Foil Factory can also be used! "

We also analyze the possible technical risks of each task and formulate temporary plans...

Mr. Sun added: "Mr. Zhao, I have another idea. I saw a lot of hand-shredded steel used in photolithography machines as shielding films. This stuff is rarely used and we don't have the technical strength to produce it. It's expensive. It's not very economical either, I wonder if there could be alternatives for parts like this.

This one is very detailed.

Jiang Runsheng helped Zhao Guoqing report the industrial upgrading plan to the Ministry of Industry, and it was also approved quickly.

Mr. Sun's method is very simple, which is to coordinate the division of labor, decompose tasks, assign them to various units, and complete them within a time limit.

Mr. Sun's work process is very clear. He communicated these opinions with Zhao Guoqing and Jiang Runsheng before the meeting, and Zhao Guoqing and Jiang Runsheng agreed. Therefore, many times, the meeting is just a formality, and all decisions have been discussed by the big bosses. OK

"Mr. Zhao, what do you think?"

"...gold foil?" Zhao Guoqing nodded. It is indeed possible, and the effect may be better. The alternative can indeed be studied.

On October 15, Kissinger secretly came to Hong Kong Island and had a face-to-face meeting with Zhao Guoqing. Vice Minister of Industry Zhou Erxin was also the protagonist.

This is a huge sum of money for Kissinger Consulting Company. After all, Kissinger only spent 300 million US dollars to establish this company three years ago, and million of the million US dollars were from Kissinger. Singer took out a mortgage on his house.

Of course, the most valuable thing about this company is Kissinger, based on Kissinger’s huge personal connections.

Seeing so many units, Teacher Xiao Zhao felt numb and quickly left.

Even Zhao Guoqing also had a sense of urgency.

In Zhao Guoqing's view, the key is how to manage. Mr. Sun introduced planning, tracking, analysis, and correction of American process management, established a task management team, and established a reward and punishment system.

In October 1992, Envision launched the acquisition of Bandung Bank. At the same time, Liang Jin also contacted Kissinger Consulting Company.

Teacher Xiao Zhao did not hang himself on a tree. There must be necessary competition. Zhao Guoqing also found two consulting companies, Yulian Consulting Company and Rashid Consulting Company, to compete. After all, if eggs are put in one basket , it is easy to fall into passivity. Three companies provide three solutions, and there is room for choice...

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Dutch ASML company. President Jacopo Kufati has been working on key issues in Batumi and applied to liberalize restrictions on Chinese photolithography machines. The reason he proposed is that in the past year or so, China has purchased 86 units around the world. The most advanced krypton fluoride laser lithography machine, and now restricting China from purchasing lithography machines, has no effect at all.

Moreover, China's Sinocom has even opened up chips with a 500-nanometer process. It is simply untenable to restrict Chinese people from importing lithography machines from a security perspective.

Not to mention the high-power laser machine and lens optical system, which are the core of the lithography machine, the Chinese have already mastered them.

In the material, Jacopo asserted: "If the Chinese are not allowed to import lithography machines, they will definitely be able to build their own lithography machines within three years, and it will be the most advanced 193-nanometer lithography machine..."

"And the gap between our laser level and China's is five years..."

The American company Cymer can provide krypton fluoride lasers, but they cannot provide a timetable for argon fluoride lasers.

Cymer said in its announcement last month that a safety accident occurred in Cymer's laboratory and many scientific researchers were injured... This will also cast a shadow on the cooperation between Cymer and ASML.

Jacopo is now helpless. Europe does not have an excellent laser light source, and in addition to the United States, there are also Japan and China in this world.

Don't even think about Japan. Nikon and Canon will not spread their core technologies to Europe.

As for China, the United States has closed the door for them.

"I could have used this opportunity to push ASML into the high-end market of photolithography machines!"

For this reason, ASML President Jacopo even flew to China to ask for a meeting with Zhao Guoqing.

Zhao Guoqing was as busy as his third grandson about industrial upgrading at this time, but he still took the time to meet with Jacopo.

Teacher Xiao Zhao made it very clear: "We can't even buy the photolithography machines made with our technology. Mr. Jacopo, it's ironic. Institute 102 is not interested in such cooperation at all!"

"ASML has made a representation to Batumi that it is illegal for the United States to abuse the terms and restrict the technology that China has mastered!"

So what if it's illegal? In fact, Mr. Zhao is not in a hurry. Zhongxun can maintain its lead in the chip manufacturing process for at least five years. In five years, he can produce his own lithography machine by hand.

Jacopo said: "I hope Mr. Zhao will agree to continue our cooperation. ASML can guarantee that it will lobby to lift this restriction as soon as possible..."

Zhao Guoqing does not believe in any guarantee as to how capable ASML can be.

As for Jacopo's next suggestion, Zhao Guoqing was a little confused.

"Mr. Zhao, I have a proposal to share technology between ASML and 102 Institute. Are you interested?"

"Technology sharing? Can you give us more details?"

Jacopo said: "102 Institute provides ASML laser light source technology, ASML provides 102 Institute, the technology you want to know!"

This is definitely a violation of the Batumi agreement.

"Aren't you afraid?"

Jacopo smiled. During the Cold War, everyone exported many restricted goods to fur bears for money.

Why Toshiba is so bold? It's not that they are born bold, but they have seen too much. At that time, Finland, the United Kingdom, and France took the lead in exporting, and even many companies in the United States were doing it.

A machining center costs only US$50 in the West, but it costs US$500 million in Mao Xiong.

Everyone seems to be making a fortune.

Toshiba's unlucky thing was that the timing was wrong. Just when Yingjiang was trying to mess with them, Toshiba hit the gun.

You can't do this openly, and you can't be caught.

It's very tempting. The person who directly uses his hands to give the skills comes. Teacher Xiao Zhao is thinking about whether it will be a loss or not!

(End of this chapter)