The old lady has traveled all over the country and has been both at home and abroad. She has eaten more salt than Chen Xia has eaten rice. How could she be so easily fooled?
After the "recruitment meeting" ended, Chen Xia had a conversation with Mrs. Xie.
"Teacher Xie, I sincerely invite you to join our Four Seasons Group's chip research center and help us become a leader. Looking across the country, you are the most suitable person."
Mrs. Xie asked seriously:
"Xiao Chen, others may not be too clear about this, but I know it very clearly. The gap between my country and developed countries in chip manufacturing has widened. For example, they can produce 0.35mm lithography machines, but we can only buy 1mm outdated models.
Given the huge gap, we have to restart our research based on the work done in China in the 1970s and 1980s. This is extremely difficult. Without any real-world references, it will take a long time just to find the right ideas.”
Chen Xia asked in confusion, "Didn't our company just buy five photolithography machines? Can't we just take them apart and study them later?"
Old Mrs. Xie glanced at Chen Xia unhappily:
"You're an outsider, aren't you? As precision instruments, photolithography machines are strictly confidential. Disassembling them is easy, but reassembling them is difficult. Didn't you say ASML regularly visits Hong Kong to spot-check these photolithography machines?
If you disassemble it and can't put it back together, how will you explain it? For these foreign companies, your one act of dishonesty will directly blacklist the Four Seasons Group, and you will not be able to buy from them again in the future."
Professor Xie's remarks were made entirely for the benefit of Four Seasons Group.
European and American countries have very strict control over cutting-edge technology and conduct frequent inspections. Once they suspect you, not only will your chip research be affected, but even the main business of the Four Seasons Group will be affected.
This is a difficult problem for others, but is it a problem for Chen Xia?
Chen Xia cleared his throat a few times. "Ahem, Teacher Xie, today I'm going to take you to see something that I guarantee will allay all your concerns. However, there's one thing I have to keep absolutely confidential after I see it."
Old Mrs. Xie narrowed her eyes and nodded slightly.
Not long after, a Mercedes-Benz drove out of the Capital Hotel. Chen Xia was driving the car himself, and only Xie Xiwang and Zhang Lianchang were in the car.
The car drove along Chang'an Avenue and turned into Houhai, where Chen Xia had a courtyard house called "Plum Garden".
When several people got out of the car, while Mrs. Xie and Professor Zhang were still marveling at the exquisiteness of the house, Chen Xia had already asked all other staff members in the courtyard to leave temporarily.
Although Chen Xia doesn't come to the Plum Garden often, there are still some staff members cleaning the place, led by the old housekeeper Ying Yuanyue.
After everyone left, Chen Xia brought Mrs. Xie and Professor Zhang to the backyard.
This is a courtyard with five entrances. The backyard actually serves as a garden, so there is a large open space. At this time, a huge object is placed in the middle of the open space, wrapped in oilcloth.
Chen Xia then said, "Teachers, whatever you see next must be kept secret no matter what."
Xie Xiwang and Zhang Lianchang were both confused by Chen Xia's mysteriousness, and when they saw Chen Xia pulling away the oilcloth, their eyes almost popped out.
The old lady rushed forward, touched the milky white metal machine, and remained speechless for a long time.
"Chen Xia, how did you get this lithography machine? Is it one of the five you purchased?"
Zhang Lianchang was also excited and tried to lower his voice: "Mr. Chen, is this the latest lithography machine? ASML, this is from ASML."
Chen Xia chuckled twice, very satisfied with the expressions of the two professors:
"This is the latest 0.35mm lithography machine. It's not among the five newly purchased machines. In other words, you can dismantle this lithography machine however you want. It's okay if you can't install it. If dismantling one isn't enough, I can provide a second or third."
Nonsense, these lithography machines were "stolen" by the Chen family from TJD and LID companies. They cost nothing, so it would be best to use them for scientific research.
As long as we understand the principles and manufacturing process of this 0.35mm lithography machine, will the future "nano-level" lithography machine still be a problem?
Some problems can be solved by simply understanding them, and one step at a time can lead to a thousand insights.
When Mrs. Xie heard this, the glint in her eyes really sparkled:
"Chen Xia, you can't lie to an old woman like me. Can you really provide multiple machines for us to study? Let us dismantle them at will? And you won't feel any pain at all?"
Chen Xia nodded firmly: "Yes!"
Zhang Lianchang couldn't help but ask:
"Mr. Chen, this lithography machine is embargoed by COCOM. How did you buy it and how did you get it into the country? If the relevant departments find out, they will definitely take it away."
Before Chen Xia could answer, Old Lady Xie slapped Zhang Lianchang on the head: "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. Some things are better left unseen than known. It will help you live longer."
Chen Xia looked at the aggrieved Professor Zhang and burst into laughter.
How should he answer this question? Of course, it would be best not to answer.
"Teacher Xie, how about this? I'll provide the actual equipment and guarantee sufficient research funding. Can you come to our group and lead this research center?"
The old lady was no longer in the mood to listen. She kept circling around the lithography machine, waving her hands impatiently as she walked:
"Okay, okay, go ahead and arrange it. I promise you. Oh my! Even though the old lady is so old, she can still rekindle her youth! Haha!"
After seeing Chen Xia's sincerity, Professor Xie Xiwang was finally officially hired as the "Director of the Hong Kong Mingde Village Chip Research Center" and Zhang Lianchang as the deputy director.
We recruited 40 professor-level experts from China to join this research center, preparing to start our own chip research and development journey.
The headhunting company also helped recruit more than 50 Chinese engineers from Silicon Valley.
In addition, because the TJD company in Taiwan was destroyed, a large number of semiconductor engineers became unemployed, and Chen Xia also arranged for 100 engineers to go to Hong Kong to work.
ASML is also preparing to send 10 engineers to Hong Kong to provide technical guidance to the Pumpkin Vine Medical Equipment Factory.
The chip factory of Four Seasons Group is currently a small factory and does not require too many engineers, so the company's framework was quickly set up.
Since Chen Xia's rebirth, the project with the largest investment has begun to move in an orderly manner. The Pumpkin Vine Pharmaceutical Medical Equipment Branch in Tsuen Wan is also stepping up the installation of a dust-free workshop.
Four Seasons Group has invested so much money and invited China's "national team" of semiconductor research. If no results are achieved, Chen Xia can really jump off the Four Seasons headquarters building.
As a result, everything was ready, but the five wafer production lines were stuck halfway.
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