When I am reborn, I just want to be a top student

Chapter 227 Semiconductor Industry, Plasma Etching

Tangdu Jiaotong University.

Zheng Hua, who was supposed to be in the laboratory, was now in the office, receiving a guest.

Logically speaking, as the president of Tangdu Jiaotong University, ordinary people would not even see him in person, let alone receive him in person.

Therefore, the people who can be received by him will not be ordinary people.

This is indeed the case. The person opposite Zheng Hua is Yin Zhiyao, the founder of Zhongwei.

Although Yin Zhiyao is not a university leader, because of his outstanding abilities, Zhongwei, which he founded, has made great achievements in semiconductor etching, so Zheng Hua still knows Yin Zhiyao.

Zheng Hua and Yin Zhiyao are not the only ones in the office.

Xu Songyao and a Tang city second-in-command are also here.

Yin Zhiyao was also personally brought here by the second-in-command of Tangdu University, so Zheng Hua and Xu Songyao personally came to receive him.

"In fact, one sentence can sum it up: the semiconductor industry is lagging behind across the board."

Zhongwei Company was established in 2004. Under the leadership of Yin Zhiyao, it developed rapidly and was immediately pursued by many international seniors.

Sure enough, when he heard what Zheng Hua said, Du Xiao smiled and said to Yin Zhiyao: "Mr. Yin, you might as well tell us."

Xu Songyao still had some understanding of Zhongwei's affairs, so he answered the question at this moment.

With that said, Yin Zhiyao stood up and bowed to Zheng Hua and Xu Songyao.

"I can't do it! I can't do it!"

Yin Zhiyao was born in 1944. He is now seventy years old, but he still has black hair and is full of energy. He wears a pair of black-rimmed glasses, giving people the feeling of a university professor.

After thanking you, he continued: "To be honest with you two, I came to your school this time to seek help from your school."

"Tangdu Jiaotong University is the number one university in Tangdu, and even in the entire Qin Province and the five northwest provinces. It has a large talent pool."

Yin Zhiyao said something extremely discouraging, which made the atmosphere in the office become a little quiet.

As a rising star in the domestic semiconductor equipment industry, Zhongwei Company has naturally attracted much attention.

Especially regarding patent intellectual property rights, Zhongwei Company was successively sued by three international semiconductor equipment companies for infringement.

At this time, Du Xiao stood up and said loudly: "Actually, Mr. Yin came here this time just to recruit suitable talents to join Zhongwei. The domestic semiconductor industry is obviously blocked and suppressed by the West. Our only The only way out is self-research.”

"I hope your school can help!"

"To borrow the words of a great man, it is that where you can be unreasonable, you will never be unreasonable. But if you are reasonable at all, you must be forced to do so."

After chatting for a while, Du Xiao suddenly mentioned something.

"Companies such as Bald Eagle's Fanlin and Applied Materials have been staring at our company, waiting for our company to touch their patents, thereby severely suppressing and sanctioning our company, so our research and development process is extremely difficult."

So, Zheng Hua said with a smile: "Our school still attaches great importance to the employment situation of students. I believe that many students in our school will admire and admire what Zhongwei Company has done. When the school job fair is held, we will definitely Recommend your company to appropriate students.”

"Then I'll thank Academician Zheng."

"Mr. Yin, you are too polite!"

In 2007 and 2009, it was subject to two consecutive patent lawsuits from Bald Eagle Applied Materials, Lam Semiconductor and Veiko.

This can be said to be very, very, very rare for the semiconductor industry where most of the patented intellectual property rights are concentrated abroad.

Such methods are extremely clumsy, but fortunately, Zhongwei Company has been prepared for a long time. With the recognition of the industry and multiple evidences, it proved its innocence and won the patent lawsuit.

This sentence is obviously asking about Zheng Hua and Xu Songyao.

Based on his previous decades, he had worked in international semiconductor companies such as Applied Materials, Lam, and Tokyo Electronics, and he was also a senior official, with patent income, equity income, etc.

Zheng Hua and Xu Songyao hurriedly stepped aside and did not accept Yin Zhiyao's bow.

Zheng Hua reacted quickly and said immediately: "Du Shi, we are laymen on this issue, and Mr. Yin is the industry elite, but he knows much better than us."

The two of them had no intention of rejecting Yin Zhiyao's request. After hearing it, they were immediately ready to agree.

Several people in the office nodded in agreement.

Zheng Hua and Xu Songyao were not in any hurry and chatted with Yin Zhiyao and Tang City's second-in-command Du Xiao.

Yin Zhiyao also showed a smile on his face, expressing his gratitude.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

"After all, I have worked there for decades, and I can clearly see their true colors. They are arrogant and domineering, and they bully the weak with guns."

"Now, we need more talents to join in, bypass their patents, and improve domestic etching technology."

"I have also heard about the legal disputes between your company and foreign countries. I have to say that those foreign patent trolls are really rogue. Looking at the decline of the market, they came up with this method. It is shameless."

These people are all good people. Although they are not very familiar with each other, when they chatted, they made the atmosphere extremely lively, without the slightest sign of silence.

In fact, when he saw Yin Zhiyao appearing, Zheng Hua had a rough guess in his mind.

At this point, Du Xiao stopped talking because both Zheng Hua and Xu Songyao could understand.

"What do you two think of our country's semiconductor industry?"

Hearing Xu Songyao mention this matter, Yin Zhiyao looked calm and was not affected at all, but said calmly: "Those people in the West have always been like this."

When Yin Zhiyao came back in 2004, he was already sixty years old and could fully retire.

After decades of accumulation, you have definitely achieved wealth and freedom.

However, Yin Zhiyao did not give up his struggle just because he had freedom from wealth.

After returning to China, he opened Zhongwei Company.

At that time, there were not many talents in the semiconductor industry in China and there was a lack of funds. Large foreign companies were eager to recruit top talents.

However, even under such circumstances, Yin Zhiyao did not hesitate. With his red heart for the motherland and the idea of ​​​​contributing to the motherland, he overcame obstacles and dragged the domestic semiconductor industry forward.

"Since Mr. Yin has said so, we will definitely not sit idly by and watch. I will issue a notice to the colleges below and ask them to conduct research on this aspect."

Zheng Hua agreed directly and acted extremely sincerely.

"Didn't your school produce a young genius named Wang Donglai? Can he play some role in this?"

Suddenly, Du Xiao said curiously.

Hearing Du Xiao mention Wang Donglai, a look of pride suddenly appeared on the faces of Zheng Hua and Xu Songyao.

"Du Shi, I've also heard of this Professor Wang. He studied mathematics and I'm afraid he doesn't know much about the etching industry."

"An etching machine contains thousands of components. To achieve high performance, it requires sophisticated and sophisticated design, and there are countless patents. If you want to get rid of the patent blockade of Fanlin and Applied Materials, It’s very difficult.”

"It is undeniable that Professor Wang is very talented in mathematics, but for our industry, it may not be as helpful as imagined."

Before Zheng Hua and Xu Songyao could answer, Yin Zhiyao started to explain to Du Xiao.

However, Yin Zhiyao felt that what he said was already very objective and tactful. But it still made Xu Songyao and Zheng Hua's faces darken, but within a breath, they regained their composure.

"Mr. Yin, you might as well present your problem first, so that I can arrange for researchers from the school to study it."

Zheng Hua said calmly, his tone no longer as eager as before.

Yin Zhiyao didn't notice this, so he took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to Zheng Hua.

"This is a problem our company encountered. We have also sent it to several other top universities before, asking for help."

"If anyone in your school can solve this problem, please inform me. We at Zhongwei will never treat him badly."

Zheng Hua nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

At this time, Xu Songyao said: "Mr. Yin, you might as well stay in Tangdu for a few more days. Maybe there will be good news in the next few days."

When Yin Zhiyao heard what Xu Songyao said, a smile suddenly appeared on his face and said, "Okay, let me borrow Academician Xu's good words."

……

The next day.

Wang Donglai had just returned to Tangdu Jiaotong University when he was called over by Xu Songyao.

"How's it going? What's the speech of the Abel Prize winner? Do you want me to hold a commendation meeting for you in the school and let you give a speech again?"

As soon as he entered the office, Wang Donglai heard Xu Songyao teasing him.

"No, no, no! Don't!"

"Let's wait until I win other awards. Let's forget about the Abel Prize!"

Wang Donglai waved his hand, his expression showing no sign of taking the Abel Prize seriously.

"Good boy, don't get carried away!"

Seeing Wang Donglai's expression, Xu Songyao said with a hint of reminder.

"That's not the case. I only say this in front of you. I won't do this in front of other people." Wang Donglai said with a smile.

"What are your plans next?"

Xu Songyao looked at Wang Donglai and asked aloud.

Wang Donglai's eyes were fixed and he said, "What's wrong? I have something to do next, but I can still squeeze out some time."

After thinking for a while, Xu Songyao took out a document and handed it to Wang Donglai and said, "No, this is a piece of information. Take a look. If you are interested, you might as well give it a try."

Wang Donglai took the information and began to read it.

Soon, Wang Donglai finished reading the information.

"Zhongwei Company?"

Wang Donglai was a little surprised, but he didn't expect that he would get Zhongwei Company's project information from Xu Songyao.

He naturally understood the content in the information.

Moreover, Wang Donglai also has some understanding of the situation of Zhongwei Company.

In fact, he had collected all domestic semiconductor industry companies long ago.

Among them, Zhongwei Company is one of the top companies.

Originally, according to his plan, it would take some time before formal contact would take place.

But now that he suddenly got the project documents of Zhongwei Company from Xu Songyao, he no longer hesitated.

In the memory of the future, Zhongwei Company's development momentum is very good, and related equipment in the field of IC manufacturing has suddenly emerged.

Especially in terms of etching equipment, it actually directly broke through the pursuit and interception of international giants such as Bald Eagle Fanlin Company and Applied Materials, and created a 5-nanometer etching machine with independent property rights.

Now in 2014, domestic semiconductor equipment manufacturers have almost been established, and several are showing signs of rising.

However, no matter how you look at it, Zhongwei is the most promising company among them.

If you want to break the foreign blockade on chips and surpass foreign countries in technology, the etching machine is an indispensable part.

The entire chip manufacturing process is complex and precise.

Originally, this should be the product of division of labor and cooperation among various companies around the world.

After all, something as big as a fingernail contains the essence of many human subjects.

Chips can definitely be regarded as the crystallization of human technological civilization.

Just when Wang Donglai was sighing with emotion, Xu Songyao's voice sounded.

"How's it going? Do you have any ideas? If you don't have any ideas, or it's something that affects you, forget it. Just focus on your own affairs!"

Hearing Xu Songyao's words, Wang Donglai immediately laughed.

The content of this information from Zhongwei is actually very simple.

It is nothing more than that Zhongwei Company is currently studying a new etching scheme and needs to redesign a new plasma etching scheme.

If this is the case, it's quite simple.

The key thing is that Zhongwei Company specifically mentioned in it that it must avoid the patent barriers of Bald Eagle and those semiconductor equipment giant companies in developed countries, and there must be no patent infringement at all.

In this way, the difficulty instantly skyrockets.

Giant companies such as Lam and Applied Materials have so many patents in their hands that they have completely formed a thick patent barrier.

If you want to get around it, the difficulty is completely imaginable.

Wang Donglai understands and supports Zhongwei Company's actions.

This kind of core product must be fully developed independently without any loopholes.

Once there is a loophole, it will inevitably be targeted by the vultures of the West.

By then, the high compensation will crush Zhongwei Company to death.

"Plasma etching is quite simple. It is a bit difficult to complete the requirements of Zhongwei Company, but it is not impossible."

Wang Donglai said calmly, his tone full of confidence.

When Xu Songyao heard this, his eyes lit up at first, and then he said hesitantly: "Donglai, are you really confident?"

"It is not an easy task to redesign a plasma etching solution by bypassing the patents of those giant companies!"

Wang Donglai naturally understood that Xu Songyao was worried about him, so he said, "Don't worry, I know what's going on."

In fact, at this moment, Wang Donglai already had a rough plan in mind.

(End of this chapter)