"Hello, academicians. How is your work here?" Zhao Ye asked with a concerned expression, his tone incredibly sincere.
These academicians and bigwigs are practically his precious treasures.
Whether China can achieve a rapid breakthrough in lithography technology depends on them.
Academician Huang Kun said with a smile, "Of course it's great. There's no place in China better than here. We don't have to worry about anything. Everything is taken care of by dedicated staff. We can just focus on our research and development!"
Zhao Ye nodded: "I hope you're doing well at work. By the way, Academician Huang, what's the progress of the development of the new generation lithography machine?"
Academician Huang Kun smiled and replied, "The progress is quite good. It is expected that a new generation of lithography machines may be developed next year, catching up with the lithography machines of Canon and Nikon in Japan."
After a pause, Academician Huang Kun spoke eloquently and carefully explained to Zhao Ye: "We are now using a 193nm Marf laser light source, which has achieved synchronous movement of the mask and silicon wafer during the photolithography process. We have also adopted a miniaturized projection lens, achieving a miniaturization ratio of 5:1, which effectively improves the efficiency of mask use and exposure accuracy, thereby raising the chip manufacturing process and production efficiency to a new level!"
Zhao Ye was quite familiar with current lithography machines and chip manufacturing processes, and he was overjoyed after hearing Academician Huang Kun's words.
Dry lithography machines have reached their limit at 193nm, and further breakthroughs are extremely difficult. In the past, lithography technology made almost no progress in the last 20 years, stuck at this point, as if optical lithography technology had reached its resolution "limit." It wasn't until Lin Benjian proposed the disruptive technology of "immersion lithography" that lithography technology finally broke through to 193nm.
Once Wujiang Microelectronics develops a 193nm lithography machine, its lithography technology will be nearly on par with Canon and Nikon's. In any case, they won't be able to make any progress in the next 20 years.
On the contrary, Wujiang Microelectronics developed immersion lithography technology, achieving a leapfrog development!
Zhao Ye offered some encouragement to everyone and left in a cheerful mood.
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Japan.
After making thorough investigations, Rex Eden launched his operation.
Before formally contacting Toshiba, he secretly met with Fujio Masuoka, the inventor of NAND flash memory.
At 7 p.m., Fujio Masuoka arrived on time for the appointment.
Rex Aiden smiled at the other man and said, "Hello, Mr. Fujio Masuoka. Let me introduce myself. My name is Rex Aiden, and I currently work for Wujiang Group in China. The reason I've arranged this meeting is to find out if you have any plans to switch jobs. Wujiang Group is very optimistic about the NAND flash memory technology you've developed. If you were to join Wujiang Group, we would invest a significant amount of capital to support your continued development of NAND flash memory technology!"
Fujio Masuoka was taken aback by what he heard. Thinking of the unfair treatment he had received from Toshiba, he had long wanted to leave Toshiba and find a company that could support his development of NAND flash memory technology.
Wujiang Group has recently become very popular in Japan, with its games being wildly popular there, demonstrating the company's strong capabilities.
Fujio Masuoka was immediately interested.
Rex Aiden already knew that Fujio Masuoka was unhappy at Toshiba, which is why they met privately this time.
What kind of treatment can Wujiang Group offer me?
"If you can help Wujiang Group acquire NAND flash memory technology and persuade the entire development team to join Wujiang Group, we can reward you with $200,000. Don't worry about the salary; we'll give you double that. In addition, if you improve NAND flash memory until it can be commercialized, the company will definitely not be stingy with rewards; it certainly won't be just a few hundred dollars."
Upon hearing that it cost several hundred dollars, Fujio Masuoka was filled with resentment towards Toshiba once again.
“Okay, no problem, I’ll help you get the NAND technology and the entire development team!!!” Masuoka Fujio said through gritted teeth.
"Hehe, with Mr. Fujio Masuoka's help, this mission should be a success! Cheers, let's toast to our pleasant cooperation!"
Fujio Masuoka nodded, raised his glass, and clinked it with Rex Aiden's.
Later, the two discussed more detailed matters and agreed on a plan.
The following day, Rex Eden and his team formally visited Toshiba and proposed to acquire NAND technology.
Although Toshiba does not value NADN technology, it will not easily sell it off either.
However, listen to the other party's offer first. If they offer more, it's not impossible to sell.
Rex Aiden began, “If we acquire Toshiba’s NAND flash memory technology for $3 million, and transfer the development team along with it, Wujiang Group can get an extra $100,000, which is $3.1 million.”
“Mr. Rex Aiden, your offer is far too insincere. You want to acquire NAND flash memory technology for $3 million?” A Toshiba executive shook his head.
Rex Eden, however, said: "NAND flash memory technology has huge flaws. Its transmission speed is only 1/1000 of that of NOR flash memory, making it difficult to commercialize. Our company would be taking a great risk if we bought it."
Toshiba didn't perfect the NAND structure until 1989.
NAND flash memory is essentially a semi-finished product and is far from being commercialized.
The fact that Toshiba doesn't seem to value it shows that NAND flash memory has significant flaws.
What the future holds for NAND flash memory technology is something that probably only Zhao Ye knows.
NOR flash memory seems to have a brighter future and can replace EPROM and EEPROM chips.
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