The following afternoon, Zhao Ye was reviewing company documents.
On the right side of the desk, the black Siemens office telephone suddenly started ringing.
Zhao Ye didn't even look up; he habitually reached out his right hand to pick up the phone.
"Hello, who is this?"
"I am Secretary Li!"
A deep, resonant voice of a middle-aged man came through the microphone.
Upon hearing that it was Secretary Li, Zhao Ye's expression brightened, and he immediately turned his attention to the phone.
"Oh, it's Secretary Li. Hello. Are you calling now because there's been some progress on the bodyguard issue?" Zhao Ye asked.
"Yes, there are seven suitable candidates in total. I will have someone take them to your company tomorrow morning," Secretary Li said with a smile.
"Yes, that's great! Thank you so much for your help, Secretary Li. I'll definitely treat you to a meal when I come back from abroad next time!"
"Haha, no need to be so polite! Treating you to a meal is unnecessary. Your success in developing Wujiang Company is the greatest support you can give to our municipal government!"
After ending the conversation, Zhao Ye put the microphone back, slightly looking forward to their meeting tomorrow.
Outside the window, the sun blazed fiercely, and the heat was intense.
Zhao Ye dislikes using air conditioning, always feeling that the air blowing from it makes him uncomfortable.
He enjoys the natural breeze, the gentle breeze carrying the faint fragrance of osmanthus blossoms from outside the window, which is incredibly refreshing and invigorating!
After taking a sip of goji berry tea, Zhao Ye bent down at his desk and continued reading the documents.
The document mainly contains information about China's semiconductor industry.
Zhao Ye had to be thankful that he was reborn relatively early. At that time, China's development speed in the semiconductor field was only six or seven years behind that of the United States, and in some aspects, it was even at the world's leading level.
This is the best era for China's semiconductor industry to catch up.
If by the mid-1990s, the technological gap in the semiconductor field had become too large, the difficulty would undoubtedly have increased many times over!
An A4 document in the office mentioned that the BG-101 stepper lithography machine has been improved again, achieving a resolution of 1 micrometer. This figure is still quite advanced at present.
In 1978, the DSW4800 stepper lithography machine launched by the American company GCA only achieved a resolution of 1 micrometer. At the time, this lithography machine was the most advanced in the world, with a unit price as high as $450,000, but major companies still flocked to it without worrying about costs. GCA entered its heyday, and under its leadership, the American lithography machine industry flourished.
However, starting in the 1980s, major semiconductor manufacturers, such as Nikon and Canon, increasingly chose RB companies to supply optical lenses for their lithography machines. During this process, RB companies thoroughly understood the relatively simple lithography machine technology and began their own trials.
As lithography technology continues to advance and chip manufacturing processes become smaller, the reliance of lithography machines on optical systems is increasing. During this process, RB companies, specializing in optical components, gradually rose to prominence, rapidly seizing market share from the Americans. GCA eventually declined and was acquired.
Zhao Ye had a keen insight into future trends.
China's semiconductor industry must rely on it to break through its current predicament.
In the past, the slow progress of lithography machines and related technologies in China, with many related products remaining at the research stage, was also mainly due to the lack of mass production verification on production lines.
This is one of the reasons why Zhao Ye invested in building a wafer fab and personally designed the Kirin 1 chip.
The success of the Kirin 1 chip spurred the development of wafer fabs, which in turn enabled the entire semiconductor industry chain in China to flourish.
As long as we master a few core technologies, we don't need to be afraid of foreign technology blockades. Because other chip manufacturing equipment is much easier to manufacture than lithography machines. If you dare to block me, you're essentially forcing us to develop it ourselves, then engage in a price war with you, and erode your market share.
The more Zhao Ye looked, the better his expression became.
The document also mentioned that the wafer fab expanded production again, and the yield rate of Kirin 1 reached 90%.
Soon, the Kirin 1 chip produced by China's Wujiang Microelectronics Co., Ltd. will not only meet Wujiang's own needs, but will also be available for sale to other companies.
"If Wujiang Company replaces the processor chips of its Chinese character cards, typewriters, and pagers with Kirin 1 chips, not only will the performance of the products be improved, but the production costs will also be reduced significantly!" Zhao Ye said happily, stroking his chin.
After thinking for a moment, he added, "If we could design a memory chip, we could further reduce costs. The company is currently using EPROM chips, which forces Wujiang to spend a considerable amount of foreign exchange. Never mind, we'll discuss this later; just write it down for now..."
Zhao Ye shook his head and sighed; he didn't have time to develop memory chips right now. The members of Loongson Design were working on the Kirin 2, a 16-bit processor.
Zhao Ye initially wanted to jump straight to 32-bit, but his colleagues advised that since their foundation was weak, they should proceed step by step, building a solid base first by developing 16-bit before moving on to 32-bit. As the saying goes, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step," Zhao Ye readily agreed.
At this moment, Zhao Ye closed the file with his right hand and let out a sigh.
In this day and age, there are too few engineers who study software and hardware, and many people want to do things but are stretched thin.
Relying solely on China's own talent pool is far from sufficient at present. "The stones from other mountains can be used to polish jade," and in its past, Huawei recruited many foreign scientists and engineers.
Zhao Ye suddenly felt as if his world had suddenly opened up, and everything before him became clear.
Suddenly, he thought of Wang Laboratories.
When Wang Laboratories was on the verge of bankruptcy, many of its outstanding engineers left for other companies, such as IBM, HP, Compaq, and Cisco.
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