Hello and welcome to this programme. Recently, we focus on huawei chip problem, it is worth
mentioning that as a result of the policy of the U.S. government, global chip supply market
appeared a huge fluctuations, international technology trade produced a huge loss,
but the recent situation has improved, the government finally agreed to relax restrictions,
restart the market transaction, At the same time, with the full cooperation and
communication of Huawei, TSMC, Qualcomm, ASML and other technology companies, the national
chip market may return to the track of stable and healthy development, and the positive development
of the semiconductor industry cannot be achieved without the efforts of everyone.
Today we will talk about the topic of SMEE first lithography machine.
We all know that the manufacture of chips is inseparable from lithography machines.
Obviously, the lithography machine has an important role in the field of semiconductor
manufacturing. The lithography machine is known as the "Crown Pearl" of semiconductor
industry manufacturing in the industry. With the rapid development and rise of
China's science and technology, China's science and technology can be said to be thriving,
and its status in the international society has been significantly improved. However,
the rise of Chinese technology has become a thorn in the eyes and a thorn in the flesh of others.
As a result, the United States adopted a series of restrictive measures. First,
it imposed a "chip blockade" on China, and then blacklisted many Chinese technology companies.
In particular, Huawei suffered four consecutive rounds of suppression by the United States.
The most important thing is that the United States tried to prevent the Netherlands
from selling lithography machines to China. Zhang Zhongmou, the founder of TSMC, once said:
Without TSMC's foundry, mainland China would not be able to produce a piece of high-end
chips without the efforts of the whole country. The Dutch president once said
that even if the lithography machine drawings were given to China, the Chinese would not be
able to create top-level lithography machines. It's about the lithography machine, the United
States restricts exports to the Netherlands, and the domestic SMEE lithography machine debuts.
To this end, BYD President Wang Chuanfu responded domineeringly:
"Chips are man-made, not made by gods." The Dutch ASML company has to say that
it plays a pivotal role in the field of lithography machines. Even TSMC and Samsung's
chip manufacturing are also completed by purchasing ASML's lithography machines.
The U.S. upgrades its export strategy and prohibits the export of ASML lithography
machines to China. It can be said that in order to prevent the rise of China's technology, Lao
Mei has tried various methods, worked hard, and implemented various containment of Chinese chips.
According to the ''Wall Street Journal'' report, the United States once again put pressure on the
Netherlands and used ''national security'' as an excuse to ban the Dutch lithography machine giant
ASML from exporting advanced lithography machines to Chinese technology companies.
For this reason, the spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated
that any containment and suppression by the United States cannot stop the pace
of China's scientific and technological progress, but will only strengthen China's
determination and will to innovate independently. In fact, they look down on us Chinese too much.
If science and technology thrive, the nation will thrive, and if science and technology are strong,
the country will be strong. In fact, we have already embarked on a road to revitalize the
country with science and technology. To put it bluntly, there is nothing we Chinese cannot do.
Science and technology will lead China to prosperity!
Nothing can be said that we Chinese, strength speaks for everything.
It can be said that in the face of chip manufacturing "stuck neck" technology,
we have not stopped for a moment, and we are even catching up with ASML. In the recent period,
we have made breakthrough progress and impressive results in the semiconductor field.
Under the leadership of Liang Mengsong, SMIC successfully completed the 14nm-7nm
leap in less than three years. And realized the mass production of domestic mature technology.
It's about the lithography machine, the United States restricts exports to the Netherlands,
and the domestic SMEE lithography machine debuts. As the saying goes, there is no diamond,
no porcelain work. BYD currently has diversified products such as IGBT power devices,
SiC devices, IPMs, MCUs, CMOS image sensors, electromagnetic sensors, LED light sources
and displays. BYD is fully self-sufficient in the field of semiconductor auto parts.
At present, Huawei HiSilicon can compete with Qualcomm in the field of chip design. According
to related news, Huawei's self-developed OLED screen driver chip has completed trial production,
and it is expected to officially complete mass production and delivery to suppliers by the
end of this year, and it is expected to be applied to Huawei's products.
Not only that, the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Mechanics under the Chinese Academy of
Sciences reported a good news, saying that it has successfully developed optical proximity
correction technology, a new technology that can replace traditional optical exposure.
This technology can further optimize the light source and improve Lithography resolution.
Then the next good news is the SMEE package lithography machine.
The domestic SMEE lithography machine debuted. Shanghai Microelectronics (SMEE) is the only
lithography machine manufacturer in China. It is also a company that has high expectations
in the field of lithography machines in China. Founded in 2002, the company is mainly dedicated
to the research and development, production, sales and service of large-scale industrial
production projection lithography machines. The company's products can be widely used in
IC manufacturing and advanced packaging, MEMS, TSV/3D, TFT-OLED and other manufacturing. field.
Although Shanghai Microelectronics can only produce 90nm lithography machines,
it is our own after all, so there is no need to ask for help. It is reported that
the company also plans to deliver the first domestic 28nm lithography machine in 2021.
According to media reports, on July 20, China's Qingdao New Core Technology Co.,
Ltd. semiconductor high-end packaging and testing project held a machine approach ceremony,
and the first domestically produced equipment (SMEE packaging lithography
machine) was officially moved in . According to the project introduction,
the project will be realized by the end of this year.
The factory has moved 46 machines and equipment, achieving an annual output of 360,000 wafers.
It is reported that the world's leading high-end packaging technology will be used
to gradually solve the current shortage of 5G communication, artificial intelligence and other
application chips, and solve the problems of China's current shortage of high-tech chips.
A representative of Changchun UP Optotech Co., Ltd., SMEE's optical system supplier,
has earlier said (link in Chinese) that the company did not participate in the latest
lithography machine research project. Another supplier, Beijing GuoWang Optics Co., Ltd., has
revealed in its public recruitment announcement (link in Chinese) that it is expecting to finish
its foundry construction by September 2023. This new plant will make possible the mass-production
of the optical system for ArF immersion lithography. With its key suppliers in this
segment facing some difficulties, SMEE might not complete a new ArF immersion stepper this year.
SMEE's primary light source system supplier Beijing RSLaser Opto-Electronics Technology Co.,
Ltd. (RSLaser) has delivered the first domestic 40W 4kHz ArF light source.
However, TWINSCAN NXT:1980Di, an ASML-designed machine currently used to make chips at 28nm,
employs a 60W 6kHz ArF laser. Now, RSLaser's team has to make a giant technical leap,
so that SMEE can finish the whole machine on time. There have also been some breakthroughs achieved
by SMEE's suppliers in the past couple of years. The dual wafer stage system launched in 2016
by the IC equipment team of Tsinghua University and U-Precision could process parallel reticle
stages under 2 nm. It has become the second company globally to take the lead of the core
technologies in dual-stage lithography, breaking up the technological monopoly held by ASML.
U-Precision's recent IPO prospectus revealed that the company would produce DWSi series
dual-workpiece stages that can be installed within the immersion 28nm lithography machines in
2021.The supply of photoresist used to be one of the most significant problems, where China relies
heavily on imports, especially for the kind used in lithography machines. The situation has started
changing, with Jiangsu Nata Opto-electronic Material Co., Ltd. constructing a 25-ton
ArF photoresist production line. During the latest online performance report meeting held on May 11,
chairman Jiansong Feng has revealed that the firm's photoresist has been successfully used in
an ASML immersion lithography machine, giving a hint regarding the product quality boost.
In conclusion, as an ancient civilization with a civilization history of five thousand years,
China has countless wisdom and strengths. Judging from China's four great inventions,
two bombs and one satellite, aerospace manned spacecraft, space station and many
other scientific and technological achievements, there is no What can't be done by us Chinese!
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