Military Industry of Great Powers: Build the Strongest Flanker.

Chapter 257 Real-life Star Wars

Advanced lithography machines mean higher levels of automation, shorter wavelengths, better lithography accuracy, and of course higher processes.

The improvement of the manufacturing process by one generation and the same transistor structure means that the transistor density is doubled and the frequency is doubled.

Before the 130nm process, this law was valid.

The 193-nanometer process photolithography machine can also complete the semiconductor manufacturing of the 130-nanometer process without the addition of copper connections and FinFET structural technology.

要知道半导体制程是以前代大概0.7倍为一代，比如800纳米制程之后是560纳米，一般说500纳米，500纳米之后是350纳米，350纳米之后是250纳米，250纳米之后是180纳米，180纳米之后是130纳米。

Director Pang said: "Mr. Zhao, are you saying that the 193-nanometer laser lithography machine can improve the Western semiconductor process by five generations and enable 130-nanometer process semiconductor manufacturing?"

Teacher Xiao Zhao nodded and said, "Theoretically yes!"

The semiconductor manufacturing process cannot be solved by just one photolithography machine, but advanced photolithography machines are indeed the biggest constraint.

"So!" Director Pang was confused. The 193-nanometer argon fluoride laser is the technology of 102 Institute. Doesn't this mean that 102 has diffused advanced lithography lasers and made great progress in Western semiconductor manufacturing processes?

Zhao Guoqing said: "That's not the case. We paid for 193 nanometer laser technology, but we also got the design of advanced photolithography machines, stable workbench, micromachining, automated production lines and other technologies!"

Director Pang said in astonishment: "Upgrade the architecture once a year? Upgrade a generation of semiconductor process every year?"

"..." Director Pang didn't know what to say. The amount of information was too big and it involved the competition of the national games. Once you get on the stage, you can't look back. After a while, he said: "What are the specific plans?"

Zhao Guoqing said: "Yingjiang used the Star Wars plan to force Mao Xiong to join, dragging down their economy and causing Mao Xiong to collapse. Now in semiconductors, we can just learn from Yingjiang's original approach!"

"Oh... Mr. Zhao, tell me?"

Zhao Guoqing nodded. It might not seem like much to outsiders, but Mr. Zhao knew how much it would cost to upgrade the manufacturing process by one generation. Rapid iteration not only requires a lot of money, but also luck, otherwise no amount of money would be available.

Zhao Guoqing said: "The BlackRock consortium is going to invest in Sinocom Group. After their funds are landed, Sinocom will announce that it will upgrade the semiconductor architecture in the first half of the year and the semiconductor manufacturing process in the second half of the year!"

Zhao Guoqing said: "Director Pang, we will always be ahead. I just have an idea to bring down Yingjiang Semiconductor!"

"But what about three years from now?"

It’s hard to say who loses and who gains. Both sides got the technology they wanted.

Otherwise, decades later, with Intel's financial resources, the 14nm process would not have been delayed for seven or eight years without being able to break through, and it has been upgraded to 14++++++, and we also know the next few numbers.

Director Pang said: "But, Mr. Zhao, now our semiconductor manufacturing industry can earn 90 billion US dollars in foreign exchange every year. What will happen in the future? What if we cannot maintain the lead?"

350 nanometer, 250 nanometer, 180 nanometer...

Further on...

"But we can no longer buy advanced foreign lithography machines!" Zhao Guoqing said with a smile: "ASML can manufacture lithography machines with a 193-nanometer process, so of course we can too!"

As for the light source, a duplex stage must be developed after the 193nm process. However, water immersion lithography technology is no longer necessary. KMBBF crystals can be directly applied and X-ray reflection can be applied.

After 180 nanometers, there are 130 nanometers, 90 nanometers, 65 nanometers, 45 nanometers, 32 nanometers, 22 nanometers, 14 nanometers, 10 nanometers, 7 nanometers, 5 nanometers, and 3 nanometers.

Zhao Guoqing said: "The banner promoted by Zhongxun can last for 15 years. Every year in these 15 years, the manufacturing process will be improved by one generation. Director Pang, think about it. If you agree, Zhongxun can announce it to the world tomorrow..."

Director Pang's mind was buzzing. He had a great understanding of semiconductor science. It was not clear how many nanometer processes would be produced in the future, but what did it mean to iterate for 15 generations.

The density of existing transistors can be increased to the 2th power of 15. This is such a huge number, which means that hundreds of billions of transistors can be integrated into an area the size of a fingernail...

It is simply unimaginable what computers will become at that time. It is also a huge opportunity for the country, and risks also exist.

Director Pang said: "Mr. Zhao, can you do it?"

Zhao Guoqing nodded and said, "It should be possible! But that's not the key!"

Teacher Xiao Zhao doesn’t know how to explain it, but what is certain is that as long as China takes the lead in entering the semiconductor war, Yingjiang will definitely join. And as long as Yingjiang joins, such a tight competitive environment will make it difficult for them to choose the right technology. Along the way from 800 nanometers to 3 nanometers, there are too many technical traps.

For example, the technical roadmap of a FinFET semiconductor structure

Including III-V FinFETs; gate-all-around FinFETs; quantum wells; silicon nanowires; SOI FinFETs and TFETs, etc.

If you make one wrong move, you're doomed. Billions of dollars in research and development costs are wasted, and huge time costs are spent, and there are no products to feed back the research.

And along the way, it can be said that there are traps everywhere, not only the semiconductor process, but also the photolithography machine, a duplex stage and water infiltration technology, which can allow ASML to stand up and defeat the arrogant Canon and Nikon, because Canon and Nikon have used their resources A 157nm laser lithography machine was used.

The 193-nanometer laser is refracted by water infiltration, which is equivalent to the 134-nanometer laser and has better performance than the 157-nanometer laser. The duplex stage technology can significantly improve the efficiency and reduce the adverse effects such as increased processes caused by the water infiltration technology.

This is a path that hundreds of manufacturers around the world have explored with blood and tears. A technical difficulty means the collapse of a large number of manufacturers, and it also means that a very small number of manufacturers have the opportunity to rise.

Teacher Xiao Zhao thought that even if Yingjiang supports their semiconductor research and development through national sponsorship, the probability of a manufacturer going all the way without any surprises is about the same as winning the lottery jackpot.

This still gives them enough time, but what if time is urgent?

For example, a student can usually score 95 points in two hours, but he is only given one hour. It may be difficult to pass. But when the time is reduced to 10 minutes, he may only be able to answer a few multiple-choice questions for the same amount of questions. Bar!

"Director Pang, what do you think?"

"..." This is a national strategic consideration, how can he consider it?

"Mr. Zhao, I need more detailed information, and I need to deduce the impact of the entire semiconductor development on the entire country, and the impact on the world..."

(End of this chapter)