Around 4 p.m., Ni Annan rushed to Zhao Ye's office.
"Boss, based on my investigation over the past few days, it's extremely difficult to achieve the localization of most of the production equipment in building our own wafer fab!"
Ni Annan sighed, "In the early 1980s, the Institute of Semiconductors of the Chinese Academy of Sciences successfully developed the JK-1 semi-automatic proximity lithography machine. Subsequently, the JKG-3 lithography machine developed by the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics passed the evaluation and design finalization. Recently, the Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences successfully developed the BG-101 stepper lithography machine, whose performance indicators are close to the level of the American GCA 4800DSW system. The scanning projection lithography machine developed by the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences passed the evaluation. The Wuhan Radio Components Factory No. 3 has accumulated more than 20 years of technical expertise in lithography machine projects."
All of the above were successfully developed in the laboratory, but in actual production, it is difficult to guarantee the yield rate...
"Furthermore, much of the research in the semiconductor industry chain has been halted due to a lack of funding. In two years, these research results will essentially be obsolete or rendered useless. Moreover, a large number of talented individuals are being lost and will be difficult to recruit. Therefore, we must act as soon as possible!"
At this point, Ni Annan's expression became somewhat somber.
He didn't know until he investigated, and once he did, he discovered that the situation in the domestic semiconductor industry was even more severe than he had imagined.
Saving China's semiconductor industry is an urgent matter!
But can Wujiang Company alone really save China's semiconductor industry?
Ni Annan looked worried and seemed lost about the future.
But some things, if you don't do them, are destined to fail. But if you do them, perhaps a miracle will happen!
Now, Ni Annan's hopes are entirely pinned on Zhao Ye: "Perhaps this man who has been creating entrepreneurial miracles will bring hope to this country and this nation!"
Zhao Ye frowned slightly. The investigation results were shocking, but also within his expectations, and even better than he had imagined. At least the domestic technology was not too far behind that of foreign countries.
For example, the BG-101 stepper lithography machine, developed by the Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has performance close to that of the American DSW4800 lithography machine. At that time, it was only about 7 years behind the United States.
It's worth mentioning that ASML, a Dutch company, was only established in 1984, while TSMC was established in 1987.
If we persist in advancing the development of domestically produced lithography machines at this crucial historical juncture, then my country may one day possess technological strength in the semiconductor industry that is no less than that of ASML and TSMC.
Of course, this requires the support of the entire semiconductor industry chain.
Zhao Ye aims to be a disruptive force, entering the lithography machine market to stir up the domestic semiconductor industry and stimulate the rapid development of the entire semiconductor industry chain.
"Chief Engineer Ni, it seems the wafer fab won't be built anytime soon, mainly due to the difficulty in developing lithography machines. In that case, we'll invest in researching lithography machines first, and then build the wafer fab. By the way, starting tomorrow, contact the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Shanghai Optical and Mechanical Plant, the Wuhan Radio Components Factory No. 3, and various universities to jointly establish a lithography machine company!"
Zhao Ye said solemnly, "If you can make this happen, there will be hope for our country's semiconductor industry!"
"Does our company have enough money to support our research and development of lithography machines?" Ni Annan asked after a moment's hesitation.
Zhao Ye smiled and replied with feigned ease, "Don't worry, money is no problem! By the way, if there are any semiconductor industries that can't be developed by other research institutions or companies, then we'll invest in developing them ourselves. For example, semiconductor materials, silicon wafers, photoresists, sputtering targets, etc..."
Ni Annan nodded, her expression resolute, and said, "If you can really get enough money, I will do everything I can to help you with all of this!!!"
Zhao Ye laughed heartily and said, "Chief Engineer Ni, don't worry, I, Zhao Ye, am very good at making money, I have plenty of ways to make money!"
"That's true... In all of China right now, you're the one who makes the most money! I have no choice but to trust you! Well then, I'll take my leave now and head to the Chinese Academy of Sciences to contact some old friends!"
"Okay, then you should go quickly!"
After seeing Ni Annan off, Zhao Ye lay on the sofa and began to ponder.
How to make money quickly?
Zhao Ye did have some ideas. In the 1980s, there were endless business opportunities, and he could always find some very profitable ways to make money.
Back at his desk, Zhao Ye opened the financial statements that his secretary, Liu Yinyin, had handed him earlier.
The financial statements for 1984 have been released, showing total sales exceeding 800 million RMB, including 160 million RMB for Chinese character cards, 530 million RMB for typewriters, and 110 million RMB for PC brand agency sales.
After deducting taxes, employee salaries and other expenses, Wujiang Company still made a profit of over 400 million RMB.
The company appears to have a lot of funds on paper, but just investing in building a wafer fab will almost exhaust the 400 million RMB.
Fortunately, the wafer fab is currently only a plan and has not been implemented immediately.
However, several major projects within the company have already been launched, with substantial investments.
However, the project is huge and there is a shortage of talent, so the research and development process is often very difficult.
What's giving Zhao Ye the biggest headache right now is the lack of excellent software engineers.
Developing an operating system requires a large number of programmers. Developing the ecosystem of applications built around the operating system also requires programmers. Hardware engineers also need some programming knowledge to communicate effectively with software engineers. Games, various protocols, industrial software, and so on all require programmers.
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