The technological competition starts with the integration of space-time memory

Chapter 84: As many nanometers as you want

"Yes! It's really rubbing with hands."

Li Tang looked at the start button that he had just pressed and carefully brushed off the non-existent dust on it.

This button is pressed by hand, so of course it is “hand rubbed”!

Cheng Dong was on the other end of the phone and was a little confused.

"Hand-rubbed chips"? I don't believe you!
"President Li, I heard that your Zehua Capital is acquiring chip semiconductor manufacturing factories on a large scale. You have bought all the factories in the Yangtze River Delta."

"Oh, what you said is true."

"So, the Future Technology Research Institute is really going to make a move in chip manufacturing?"

"Yeah, I don't want to be like you, Long Wei, who just jumped to the top of the global market, but was half-killed by chips."

"..."

Cheng Dong was speechless for a moment.

Please, don't hit people in the face!
"Oh, by the way, now that you ask me, I remember that Longwei has a chip design team, right?"

"Yes, the Kirin chip is designed by us."

Li Tang thought for a moment and said, "How about this, you buy another set of chip design and manufacturing EDA software from Datang Software, and start designing new Kirin chips with our technology in advance.

In this way, when Datang Semiconductor has the capacity for mass production, it can directly produce new Kirin chips for you, as well as supporting memory chips, 5G communication chips, etc. ”

"Ah? Buy your chip EDA software?"

Cheng Dong seemed to have heard a fairy tale.

This kind of chip EDA software is now also monopolized by the dominant companies in the market.

Previously, after being stuck in a bottleneck, Longwei had no choice but to bite the bullet and work with domestic manufacturers to develop a set of systems.

This EDA software can only solve the design and production of chips above 14 nanometers, which is already worthy of praise in the domestic industry.

After all, this represents the nationalization of EDA tools above 14 nanometers!
This took Long Wei three years!
To this end, Long Weike just held an internal commendation meeting at the end of last month for "breaking through the natural barrier of Wujiang River and achieving a strategic breakthrough."

At this moment, Li Tang actually said that his Datang Software also had a set of EDA software, and said that it could produce new Kirin chips for Longwei.

How is this possible?
Although Li Tang is a genius, he is only a mathematical genius!

Even if he is an all-round genius, there must be enough time, right?

Datang Software has only been established for less than three months!

It really took such a short time to develop a set of independently developed EDA software. How embarrassing for all software manufacturers!

Well, Cheng Dong knew that Li Tang’s Future Science and Technology Research Institute had an excellent large-model AI. The service interface provided to the outside world alone had shocked Long Wei’s software development teams several times.

However, EDA software is just a chip design and production tool!
With it, you must also have a large number of various production databases that have been practiced!

The most important thing is that we must have the most core chip manufacturing tool - the photolithography machine!

For Longwei, it particularly needs EUV lithography machines that can produce chips below 7 nanometers to ensure the supply of high-end chips.

Did Li Tang solve the problem of lithography?
"Why, Mr. Cheng, don't you believe that Future Technology is capable of providing this software?"

Li Tang's voice woke Cheng Dong from his trance.

"No, it's not a problem for us to use your software. The problem is, can you really produce new Kirin chips for us?"

"Of course. If we can't produce it, why would we ask you to design it?"

“Is it a process below 7 nanometers?”

Cheng Dong felt that even if Li Tang solved the problem of lithography machines, he could only master 7-nanometer technology at best.

"The process is not important, you can use as many nanometers as you want."

"Ah?!" Cheng Dong felt that everyone who was shocked by Li Tang today was almost numb.

"Come on, can you please buy our software?"

"How much is a set?" Cheng Dong asked simply.

"The market price is 1000 million/unit/year. We are strategic partners, so we will give you a % discount."

Products of domestic EDA software manufacturers are cheaper than this price, but price is not an issue now.

Now Cheng Dong is anxious to know how Li Tang will ensure the production of new Kirin chips after purchasing the software. "Okay, no problem, we will buy 10 three-year licenses, a total of 2.4 million after the discount, and you can pay immediately.

But can you guarantee when we can start chip production? "

Li Tang pondered and calculated:
"We can probably complete the transformation of various production lines in the factory in April, start trial production in May, and schedule full production in June."

"You will be able to manufacture new Kirin chips below 7 nanometers for us in June this year?"

Cheng Dong was completely numb with shock.

My goodness, it's already the last two days of March. Don't you have to spend time on equipment modification and adjustment, personnel training, etc. for the factory you acquired?

They even dared to boast that they would achieve full production in June.

Is this really amateurish, or is this a miracle?

Then I heard Li Tang say slowly:
"Of course there is a prerequisite, which is that you have completed the design of the new Kirin chip using our EDA software."

Cheng Dong swallowed and said, "This prerequisite must be met. I just want... just..."

"Don't hesitate. If you have any questions, just raise them upfront. Don't waste time on them later."

Urged by Li Tang, Cheng Dong gritted his teeth and asked, "Did you produce the EUV lithography machine yourself, or did you get it from some other source?"

"Photolithography machine? Why would I need that?"

"Ah?!" Cheng Dong was a little dumbfounded.

Even if Li Tang is an amateur, he should at least know what a photolithography machine is, right?

You keep saying that you can make chips below 7 nanometers, and then you tell me you don’t need a lithography machine?
"Dean Li, Professor Li, please don't play with me!"

Li Tang said seriously: "Why should I tease you? Are you fun?"

"President Li, don't you use photolithography machines to make chips at Datang Semiconductor?"

"Yeah, what's the problem?"

Of course the problem is huge!

Cheng Dong felt that his IQ was almost not enough.

Nowadays, who can make chips without a photolithography machine?
"President Li, today's advanced process chips must use EUV lithography machines. How can you make advanced chips without this equipment?"

Cheng Dong didn't dare to be evasive anymore and had to ask clearly and unambiguously.

Li Tang smiled embarrassedly and said, "Sorry, I forgot to tell you that the chips manufactured by Datang Semiconductor are not silicon-based chips, but carbon-based chips.

There is no photolithography process in our carbon chip production process.

Also, we can manufacture carbon chips below 7 nanometers, but I don’t think it’s necessary to make your new Kirin so advanced.

After all, the top-performance silicon-based chips on the market today are only 3 nanometers.

Our carbon chip performance far exceeds that of silicon-based chips, and only needs 28 nanometers to outperform 3-nanometer silicon-based chips. "

After Li Tang finished his speech, there was no sound from the other side.

"Hello, hello...are you listening?"

Cheng Dong’s soul seemed to have just flown back from tens of thousands of miles away on a somersault cloud.

"Ah... Dean Li, what you just said is true?"

"Do I need to lie to you?"

"Have you really developed a carbon-based chip that can outperform silicon-based chips?"

"Yeah, isn't it Dragon Language that I speak?"

"I'm sorry, I really can't believe it. I... I thought I heard it... No, you actually developed a brand new carbon chip!"

Chengdong is already a little incoherent.

"President Li, wait for me. I will take the earliest flight to the capital!"

"Hey, wait..."

(End of this chapter)