It is expected that once the digital video processing chip is developed, its sales will be phenomenal.
Because Wujiang Microelectronics' chip production costs are consistently much lower than those of foreign companies, it's highly likely that global TV manufacturers will purchase digital video processing chips from Wujiang Group. Annual sales should reach hundreds of millions of chips.
Besides digital video processing chips, there are also TV remote control chips, air conditioner remote control chips, digital TV decoding chips, GPS chips, and so on...
If Loongson Design Company weren't short-staffed, it would have taken over everything.
At present, Loongson Design can only develop the more important chips first, and then develop other chips.
It is no exaggeration to say that, thanks to the existence of Wujiang Group, China's semiconductor industry chain was developing extremely rapidly at this time, and many technologies had caught up with the world's leading level.
For example, with the adoption of ASML's technology, the new generation of lithography machines has achieved a major breakthrough and has finally been successfully developed. It has now entered the product testing phase.
Once there are no problems, mass production can begin.
At that time, Wujiang Microelectronics' chip manufacturing process will be upgraded.
"Boss, we've named our new generation lithography machine 'Dawn,' which represents the bright future of China's semiconductor industry!" Academician Huang Kun excitedly introduced.
Sugon's lithography machines are technologically advanced and not far behind Nikon's. However, if production costs are taken into account, Sugon's lithography machines undoubtedly outperform Nikon's and are more competitive, thus selling well worldwide.
In fact, dry lithography machines have basically reached their limit at this point; the technologies are roughly the same, almost identical. Even if Nikon's lithography machines become a little more advanced, they won't be significantly more advanced.
If you sell for $1 million, and I sell for $700,000 or $500,000, I can crush you.
Looking at the silver-white lithography machine in front of him, which was as big as a shipping container, Zhao Ye felt a surge of excitement.
"Okay, let's call it Dawn. It's a great name. This is the dawn of China's semiconductor industry!!!" Zhao Ye said to everyone, pointing to the lithography machine in front of him.
Academician Huang Kun smiled and said, "Little Zhao, I have another piece of good news. Wujiang Photoresist Company has made a major breakthrough and is expected to develop 365nm 'i-line photoresist' next year."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ye was overjoyed, secretly thinking that the acquisition of the British photoresist company had not been in vain, and the progress of independent research and development had exceeded his expectations.
Although both i-line and g-line (436nm) photoresists are considered low-end photoresists, g-line photoresists are mainly used for semiconductor processes with dimensions of 500nm and above, while i-line photoresists are used for processes between 350-500nm and can be used on both 6-inch and 8-inch wafers, with very strong market demand. g-line photoresists, on the other hand, are basically only suitable for 6-inch wafers.
As we all know, the larger the wafer, the more IC chips can be produced on the same wafer, resulting in higher efficiency and profits!
With advanced lithography machines and i-line photoresist, if the technology of other production equipment is further improved, then within the next few years, Wujiang Microelectronics might be able to build an 8-inch wafer fab!
It is understood that the world's first 8-inch wafer fab was built in 1990.
Zhao Ye couldn't help but feel excited. If Wujiang Microelectronics could be the first to build an 8-inch wafer fab, it would be incredibly inspiring!
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