City: Start A Chip Factory

After entering, the few people who brought the coarse grains were almost startled.

Mainly the three technicians headed by Zheng Xuanqiang were simply dumbfounded and dumbfounded. They were like three sand sculptures, standing there and slowly weathering.

why?

Because the equipment they saw in front of them simply exceeded their imagination.

No, to be precise, it is completely different from the production equipment they are familiar with.

"Zheng, Brother Zheng, have you ever seen such a device?"

"Oh my God, I've never seen anything like this. This doesn't look like semiconductor manufacturing equipment."

"I, I haven't seen it before, what are these things!?"

Zheng Xuanqiang didn't come to his senses for a while and didn't respond at all.

Liu Changlu couldn't help but ask: "Old Zheng, what is going on?"

Zheng Xuanqiang was stunned for a few seconds, and then he said: "...I have never seen these devices before."

Liu Changlu and Chen Mengna were shocked.

Zheng Xuanqiang is a chip guru and an expert. He has been to countless chip factories and almost all types of chip manufacturing companies.

Is there any chip manufacturing equipment that Zheng Xuanqiang has not seen?

At this time, Du Bo could only speak: "As you can see, our chip production equipment is indeed different from other manufacturers. As I said just now, our equipment here is closed, so there is no need to wear dustproof clothing. "

Speaking of which, Du Bo pointed to the machines on the production line and said: "Because all the equipment is highly automated and does not require employees to operate on the machines, they are separated by transparent dust-proof boards."

Indeed, it is as if all the machines are placed in a glass enclosure.

But it is not glass, but an isolation box made of a transparent material similar to composite plastic steel. It is very strong and has top-notch sealing.

Zheng Xuanqiang suddenly thought of something: "Where is the lithography machine? Where is the lithography machine in the production line!?"

Du Bo waved his hand: "I told you just now, it's different here, we don't need a photolithography machine."

The five people who came over showed even more surprised expressions, and their eyes widened.

"W-what do you mean?"

"Bullshit, bullshit, how is this possible!?"

"No need for a photolithography machine!? How to make chips without a photolithography machine!?"

Liu Changlu said seriously: "Boss Du, you'd better tell us clearly, why can we still produce chips without using a photolithography machine? This is simply impossible. I suspect there is a problem on your side!"

Frankly speaking, Liu Changlu's suspicion was not unreasonable.

There has been an example before. A factory received an order for parts, but was unable to produce it due to technical or equipment reasons, so it transferred the order to another manufacturer that could produce it, and then earned the price difference.

They are also commonly known as "order speculators".

Because the Du Bo semiconductor factory does not have a photolithography machine, Liu Changlu had reason to suspect that Du Bo was a notorious order speculator.

This is a violation of the supply contract and a commercial fraud. Once verified, the contract will be canceled and serious legal liability will be incurred. Loss of money and imprisonment are all appropriate.

However, Du Bo said: "Who told you that you can't make chips without a photolithography machine?"

Liu Changlu: "...Isn't this common sense?"

Du Bo smiled slightly: "This is your common sense, not mine."

Du Bo turned to look at Zheng Xuanqiang. He had already seen that this guy was a master of technology.

Du Bo: "Generally speaking, manufacturing chips requires several steps: coating, photolithography, etching, doping, packaging, and detection."

Zheng Xuanqiang nodded: "Yes, that's right."

Du Bo: "But we are different here. We combine the two steps of photolithography and etching into one step. In other words, we save a step and a set of machines."

Zheng Xuanqiang was shocked: "You mean, photolithography and etching are performed at the same time, and only one set of machines is needed!?"

Du Bo: "Yes, that's the one."

As he spoke, Du Bo pointed to a machine.

Zheng Xuanqiang and two other technicians ran over and looked at the machine carefully.

"This machine doesn't seem to be big..."

"It's very small. Can such a machine do photolithography and etching projects at the same time!?"

"But the machine seems to be running, and it is indeed working."

The so-called small machine in their mouth is actually not small at all. It still looks very big, as if it is the size of a container.

But compared with lithography machines that can easily be transported in more than a dozen containers, they are much more compact.

But now the machine is indeed working.

Because the outer dustproof cover is sealed, the working conditions inside can be seen from the outside.

I saw that this machine was indeed performing photolithography and etching operations on silicon wafers, and the speed was very fast.

This completely blocked the mouths of Zheng Xuanqiang and the other three technicians. They could only stare in stunned silence, like three sand sculptures.

Liu Changlu came over and asked in a low voice: "Old Zheng, how are you? Is there something wrong?"

Zheng Xuanqiang turned his head and said angrily: "Don't make any noise first, I'm watching!"