Chapter 227 Semiconductor Industry, Plasma Etching
Tangdu Jiaotong University.
Zheng Hua, who was supposed to be in the laboratory, was now in the office, receiving a guest.
Logically speaking, as the president of Tangdu Jiaotong University, ordinary people would not even see him in person, let alone receive him in person.
So the people who can be received by him will not be ordinary people.
This is indeed the case. The person opposite Zheng Hua is Yin Zhiyao, the founder of Zhongwei.
Although Yin Zhiyao is not a university leader, because of his outstanding abilities, Zhongwei, which he founded, has made great achievements in semiconductor etching, so Zheng Hua still knows Yin Zhiyao.
Zheng Hua and Yin Zhiyao are not the only ones in the office.
Xu Songyao and a Tang city second-in-command are also here.
Yin Zhiyao was also personally brought here by the second-in-command of Tangdu Jiaotong University, so Zheng Hua and Xu Songyao personally came to receive him.
These people were all good people. Although they didn't know each other very well, they made the atmosphere extremely lively when they chatted without any signs of silence.
Zheng Hua and Xu Songyao were not in any hurry and chatted with Yin Zhiyao and Du Xiao, the second-in-command of Tang City.
After chatting for a while, Du Xiao suddenly mentioned something.
"What do you two think of our country's semiconductor industry?"
This sentence is obviously asking Zheng Hua and Xu Songyao.
Zheng Hua reacted quickly and said immediately: "Du Shi, we are laymen on this issue, Mr. Yin is the industry elite, but he knows much better than us."
In fact, seeing Yin Zhiyao appear, , Zheng Hua had a rough guess in his mind.
Sure enough, after hearing what Zheng Hua said, Du Xiao smiled and said to Yin Zhiyao: "Mr. Yin, you might as well tell us."
Yin Zhiyao was born in 1944, and now He is already seventy years old, but he still has black hair and is full of energy. He wears a pair of black-rimmed glasses, giving people the feeling of a university professor.
“In fact, it can be summed up in one sentence: the semiconductor industry is lagging behind across the board.”
Yin Zhiyao said something extremely discouraging, which made the atmosphere in the office become a little quiet.
“I have also heard about the legal disputes between your company and foreign countries. I have to say that those foreign patent trolls are really rogue. Looking at the market, they came up with this method. No more."
Xu Songyao still knew a little about Zhongwei, so he answered at this moment.
As a rising star in the domestic semiconductor equipment industry, Zhongwei Company has naturally attracted much attention.
If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.
Zhongwei Company was established in 2004. Under the leadership of Yin Zhiyao, it developed rapidly and was immediately pursued by many international seniors.
Especially regarding patent intellectual property rights, Zhongwei Company was successively sued for infringement by three international semiconductor equipment companies.
In 2007 and 2009, we were subject to two consecutive patent lawsuits from Bald Eagle Applied Materials, Lam Semiconductor and Veiko.
Such methods are extremely cunning, but fortunately, Zhongwei Company has been prepared for a long time. With the recognition of the industry and multiple evidences, it proved its innocence and won the patent lawsuit.
This can be said to be very, very, very rare in the semiconductor industry where most of the patented intellectual property rights are concentrated abroad.
Hearing Xu Songyao mention this matter, Yin Zhiyao looked calm and was not affected at all. Instead, he said calmly: "Those people in the West have always been like this."
"I was there after all. Having worked for decades, I can clearly see their true faces. , arrogant and domineering, bullying the weak with a gun."
"To borrow the words of a great man, you will never be unreasonable where you can, but if you are reasonable, you must be forced to do so."
Several people in the office nodded in agreement.
At this moment, Du Xiao stood up and said: "Actually, Mr. Yin came here this time just to recruit suitable talents to join Zhongwei. The domestic semiconductor industry is obviously dominated by the West. Due to the blockade and suppression, our only way out is to conduct self-research.”
"Tangdu Jiaotong University is the number one university in Tangdu, and even in the entire Qin Province and the five northwest provinces. It has a large talent pool."
At this point, Du Xiao did not say any more, because Zheng Huahe Xu Songyao can understand it.
So, Zheng Hua said with a smile: "Our school still attaches great importance to the employment situation of students. I believe that many students in our school will admire and admire what Zhongwei Company has done. Wait until the school job fair When the time comes, we will definitely recommend your company to suitable students.”
“Then I would like to thank Academician Zheng.”
Yin Zhiyao also expressed himself with a smile on his face. said with gratitude.
After thanking you, he continued: "To be honest with you two, I came to your school this time to seek help from your school."
"The Bald Eagle's forestry and applied materials, etc. The company has been staring at our company, waiting for our company to touch their patents, thereby severely suppressing and sanctioning our company, so I Their research and development process is extremely difficult."
"Now, we need more talents to join in to bypass their patents and improve domestic etching technology."
"I hope you will. The school can help!"
With that said, Yin Zhiyao stood up and bowed to Zheng Hua and Xu Songyao.
"No way! No way!"
"Mr. Yin, you are too polite!"
Zheng Hua and Xu Songyao hurriedly got out of the way and did not accept Yin Zhiyao's bow.
The two of them had no intention of rejecting Yin Zhiyao's request. After hearing it, they were immediately ready to agree.
When Yin Zhiyao came back in 2004, he was already sixty years old and could fully retire.
In his previous decades, he had worked in international semiconductor companies such as Applied Materials, Lam, and Tokyo Electronics, and he was also a senior official with patent income, equity income, etc.
After decades of accumulation, you have definitely gained wealth and freedom.
However, Yin Zhiyao did not give up his struggle just because he was free from wealth.
After returning to China, he opened Zhongwei Company.
At that time, there were not many talents in the semiconductor industry in China and there was a lack of funds. Large foreign companies were eager to recruit top talents.
However, even under such circumstances, Yin Zhiyao did not hesitate. With his red heart for the motherland and the idea of contributing to the motherland, he overcame obstacles and dragged the domestic semiconductor industry forward.
"Since Mr. Yin has said so, we will definitely not sit idly by. I will issue a notice to the colleges below and ask them to conduct research on this aspect."
Zheng Hua agreed directly and acted extremely sincerely.
"Didn't your school produce a young genius named Wang Donglai? Can he play some role in this?"
Suddenly, Du Xiao said curiously.
Hearing Du Xiao mention Wang Donglai, a look of pride suddenly appeared on the faces of Zheng Hua and Xu Songyao.
"Du Shi, I have also heard of this Professor Wang. He studied mathematics and I'm afraid he doesn't know much about the etching industry."
"An etching machine, the components inside Thousands of them. If you want to achieve high performance, you need sophisticated and sophisticated solution design. There are countless various patents. If you want to get rid of the general Lin and Applied Materials' patent blockade is very difficult."
"It is undeniable that Professor Wang is very talented in mathematics, but for our industry, it may not be as helpful as imagined."< br>
Before Zheng Hua and Xu Songyao could answer, Yin Zhiyao started to explain to Du Xiao.
However, Yin Zhiyao felt that what he said was already very objective and tactful. But it still made Xu Songyao and Zheng Hua's faces darken, but within a breath, they regained their composure.
"Mr. Yin, you might as well present your problem first, so that I can arrange for researchers from the school to conduct research."
Zheng Hua said lightly, his tone There is no longer any enthusiasm as before.
Yin Zhiyao didn't notice this, so he took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to Zheng Hua.
"Here is a problem our company has encountered. We have also sent it to several other top universities before, asking for help."
"If anyone in your school can solve this problem, please be sure to inform us I, we, Zhongwei, will never treat him badly."
Zheng Hua nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.
At this time, Xu Songyao said: "Mr. Yin, you might as well stay in Tangdu for a few more days. Maybe there will be good news in these few days."
Yin Zhiyao listened. When Xu Songyao said this, a smile suddenly appeared on his face and he said: "Okay, let me borrow the good words from Academician Xu."
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The next day.
Wang Donglai had just returned to Tangdu Jiaotong University when he was called over by Xu Songyao.
"How's it going? What's the speech of the Abel Prize winner? Do you want me to hold a commendation meeting for you in the school and let you give another speech?"
As soon as I entered the office, Wang Donglai heard Xu Songyao teasing him.
"Don't, don't, don't! Never!"
"Let's wait until I win other awards. Let's forget about the Abel Prize!"
Wang Donglai waved his hand with an expression on his face. , and had no intention of taking the Abel Prize seriously.
"Good boy, don't get carried away!"
Seeing Wang Donglai's expression, Xu Songyao said with a hint of reminder.
"That's not the case. I only say this in front of you. I won't do this in front of other people." Wang Donglai said with a smile.
"What are the plans next?"
Xu Songyao looked at Wang Donglai and asked aloud.
Wang Donglai's eyes were fixed and he said: "What's wrong? I have something to do next, but I can still squeeze out some time."
After thinking for a while, Xu Songyao took out a document. He handed it to Wang Donglai and said: "No, this is a piece of information. Take a look. If you are interested, you might as well give it a try."
Wang Donglai took the information and began to read it.
Soon, Wang Donglai finished reading the information.
"Zhongwei Company?"
Wang Donglai was a little surprised, but he did not expect that he would get Zhongwei Company's project information from Xu Songyao.
He naturally understood the content in the information.
Moreover, Wang Donglai also has some understanding of the situation of Zhongwei Company.
In fact, he had collected all domestic semiconductor industry companies before.
Among them, Zhongwei Company is one of the top companies.
Originally, according to his plan, it would take some time before formal contact would take place.
But now that he suddenly got the project documents of Zhongwei Company from Xu Songyao, he no longer hesitated.
In the memory of the future, Zhongwei Company's development momentum is very good, and related equipment in the field of IC manufacturing has suddenly emerged.
Especially in terms of etching equipment, it actually directly broke through the pursuit of international giants such as Bald Eagle Fanlin Company and Applied Materials, and created a 5-nanometer etching machine with independent property rights.
It is now 2014. Domestic semiconductor equipment manufacturers have almost been established, and several are showing signs of rising.
However, no matter how you look at it, Zhongwei is the most promising company among them.
If you want to break the foreign blockade on chips and surpass foreign countries in technology, the etching machine is an indispensable part.
The entire chip manufacturing process is complex and precise.
Originally, this should be the product of division of labor and cooperation among various companies around the world.
After all, something as big as a fingernail contains the essence of many human subjects.
Chips can definitely be regarded as the crystallization of human technological civilization.
Just when Wang Donglai was sighing with emotion, Xu Songyao's voice sounded.
"How about it? Do you have any ideas? If you don't have any ideas, or it's something that affects you, forget it and focus on your own affairs!"
Hearing Xu Songyao's words, Wang Donglai immediately laughed. out.
In this information from Zhongwei, the content is actually very simple.
It is nothing more than that Zhongwei Company is currently studying a new etching scheme and needs to redesign a new plasma etching scheme.
If this is the case, it is quite simple.
The key thing is that Zhongwei Company specifically mentioned in it that it must avoid the patent barriers of Bald Eagle and those semiconductor equipment giant companies in developed countries, and there must be no patent infringement at all.
In this way, the difficulty soared instantly.
Giant companies such as Lam and Applied Materials have so many patents in their hands that they have completely formed a thick patent barrier.
If you want to get around it, the difficulty is completely imaginable.
Wang Donglai understands and supports Zhongwei Company’s actions.
This kind of core product must be fully developed independently without any loopholes.
Once there is a loophole, it will inevitably be targeted by those vultures in the West.
When the time comes, the high compensation will crush Zhongwei Company to death.
"Plasma etching, this is quite simple. It is a bit difficult to complete the requirements of Zhongwei Company, but it is not impossible."
Wang Donglai said calmly, his tone full of excitement confidence.
When Xu Songyao heard this, his eyes lit up at first, and then he said hesitantly: "Donglai, are you really confident?"
"Bypassing the patents of those giant companies, redesign a plasma Coming up with the etching plan is not a simple matter "
Wang Donglai naturally understood that Xu Songyao was worried about him, so he said: "Don't worry, I know it well."
In fact, there is already one in Wang Donglai's heart at this moment. A rough outline of the plan.
(End of this chapter)