Super Copy of Great Power Technology

Chapter 181 Installing Equipment (Part [-])

"The crane is already on the way and will be there in a few minutes."

Everyone stood outside the dust-free workshop and waited for a few minutes. Two 20-ton cranes arrived at the Ruida Electronics Factory, and then used hoisting methods to transport the photolithography machine and etching machine on the container truck into four containers respectively. dust-free workshop. Next comes the long process of equipment installation and debugging. Photolithography machines and etching machines are two of the most sophisticated equipment in the world. They can complete nanometer-level finishing on wafers. Such high-end equipment has great impact on the installation environment. The requirements are also very demanding, and flatness, temperature, and installation accuracy are all indispensable. Ruida Electronics Factory has invested heavily in building these four electronic-grade dust-free workshops, mainly to serve these two types of equipment.

Academician Wang Chengye held an original English installation manual that was as thick as a brick, and while flipping through it, he sighed: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, it is indeed the most advanced DUV lithography machine in the world. The installation manual alone has thousands of pages. It makes my head hurt just to look at it.”

Lin Mengsong also echoed: "Who says it's not the case? The more high-end the equipment, the more delicate it is. Take this photolithography machine as an example. The installation environment is too hot, too humid, too dusty, too noisy." If it is slightly larger, the yield will be affected.”

"Our classmate Qiao is very powerful. We can produce the most advanced DUV lithography machine from ASML. With it, it is not difficult at all to enter the 28nm process." Zhou Wanda looked at the equipment in front of him and drooled. It's all going to flow down. If his Peking University Integrated Circuit Laboratory had two such advanced photolithography machines, the 28nm process would have been conquered long ago.

Lin Mengsong stroked the shell of a photolithography machine and said: "You are too small, your ambition is too small, 28nm is nothing, with these most advanced DUV photolithography machines and etching machines, through overlay engraving, many times It is possible to manufacture 7nm chips through exposure and other processes, but the yield may not be that high."

"Let me go, it's true. If the 7nm process is really realized, wouldn't it be three nodes ahead of mainstream chip processing technology? Dr. Lin, are you bragging?"

"I also think it's impossible. If this equipment can really achieve the 7nm process, wouldn't Moore's Law be invalidated?"

"I read in those journals that in order to achieve the 7nm process in the field of chip processing, EUV (extreme ultraviolet) lithography machines with shorter light waves must be used. This DUV lithography machine cannot achieve such a small processing accuracy, right? The 14nm process is already amazing."

Everyone questioned Lin Mengsong's views. Only the reborn Qiao Ruida knew that 7nm chip processing technology could really be achieved using a DUV lithography machine. However, it is so difficult to implement this process that only two teams in the world have done it. One is the engineering team of TSMC, and the other is the SMIC team led by Lin Mengsong. Of course, that will only happen a few years in the future, and with Qiao Ruida's intervention, Lin Mengsong's fate has changed. Even if he leads the team to achieve this feat again, he will be branded by Ruida Technology instead of Zhong Ruida. Core International.

For most of the next day, Qiao Ruida accompanied the installation engineer, Academician Wang, Dr. Lin and others in the dust-free workshop and carefully completed the installation of a photolithography machine according to the instructions. In fact, according to common practice, the purchase of such high-end equipment generally requires the manufacturer to send experts or engineers to assist customers in installing it. This is also part of the after-sales service. However, the equipment obtained by Qiao Ruida came from an improper source, so it was naturally impossible to invite engineers from ASML to assist in the installation. Fortunately, while Qiao Ruida was copying the equipment, he also copied several sets of detailed installation and operating instructions for these equipment. By following the pictures and brainstorming, we could install these photolithography and etching machines in place. However, this installation process only takes as long as It's much longer.

Everyone worked from the afternoon until 12 midnight, and they only installed a DUV lithography machine in place. Seeing that it was too late, Qiao Ruida had no choice but to announce, "That's it for today. The installation and debugging of other equipment will be discussed tomorrow."

Everyone took off their work clothes and walked out of the dust-free workshop, breathing a long sigh of relief. Although today's dust-free workshops have not yet begun official operation, and people do not need to wear heavy dust-free clothing when entering, the temperature and humidity inside the workshop must be controlled to ensure the normal operation of the equipment. People stay inside for a long time and work standing , it will still be very uncomfortable. The eldest, Academician Wang, clenched his right hand into a fist, beat his lower back gently, and sighed: "I'm older, and my back aches when I work a little longer. I can't compare to you guys who can work for several consecutive times." When I was young, I was still full of energy.”

Qiao Ruida stepped forward, supported Academician Wang, and said: "Academician Wang, you are not old at all. You are in your sixties, which is your prime time. We young people can only work more quickly. In terms of experience and In terms of knowledge, I can’t compare with you.”

At this time, factory director Zhao Yulong came up with a few people and said: "Boss, Academician Wang, Dr. Lin, and everyone, thank you for your hard work. We haven't had any water or rice for seven or eight hours, so we must be starving. I have prepared a late-night snack in the staff canteen, please move on."

"Director Zhao, you're welcome. I didn't feel hungry just now, but my stomach started growling as soon as you said that. Come on, let's go have a midnight snack."

"Okay, old man, I'll go eat something too, otherwise I'll go to bed hungry and I won't be able to sleep well."

"Ouch, no, I have to go to the toilet first."

"We go together, we go together. I haven't gone to the toilet for several hours and I'm almost exhausted."

As he said that, everyone dispersed in groups. Some people went directly to the canteen, while others ran to the public toilet nearby. Except for Qiao Ruida, these people here came to Ruida Electronics Factory a week ago. These people installed and debugged other chip production equipment in the dust-free workshop. Therefore, they are already very familiar with the environment of Ruida Electronics Factory, and there is no risk of getting lost.

Qiao Ruida actually saw Du Qingqing in the crowd, and immediately stepped forward and took her hand, asking: "Hey, Qingqing, why are you still here? Didn't I tell you to go home early?"

Although he has been in love with Qiao Ruida for more than a year, Du Qingqing is still not used to being intimate in front of so many people. Qiao Ruida's move made Du Qingqing's face turn red. She shook her hand, but did not break free, so she had no choice but to let him go.

(End of this chapter)