The significance of a rocket engine with a thrust of 1,000 tons is very clear to any country that is involved in aerospace rockets.
Whether it was the bald eagle, the big fur in the north, or the traditional powerful country where the sun never sets, and the neighboring country of Sakura, as soon as the news was known, it aroused huge discussion.
Without exception, the first reaction of these countries is to determine whether this matter is true or false.
After all, everyone knows the development of China's rockets before.
Although some achievements have indeed been made in this field, they are still lagging behind in terms of rocket engine thrust.
With only a few hundred tons of thrust, many of China's space programs are very conservative. A plan often takes five to six years, or even ten years.
This is done not only because of the limitations of aerospace technology, but also because we want to set the time loosely, so that every step can be taken steadily.
However, things in this world naturally have good and bad aspects.
Extending the time of the space program can certainly ensure that every step is taken steadily, but it also leads to a large waste of funds.
If given a choice, not many people would want to choose this option.
Extending the space mission planning time is just a choice made out of desperation.
According to the predictions of countries that are the first to develop aerospace technology, it will take at least ten years for China to catch up.
Even ten years may not be enough. In some core areas, the gap will only get wider.
Rocket engines are at the heart of this.
However, this unanimously recognized inference was broken after China announced that it had exceeded 1,000 tons of thrust.
It is not difficult to verify the authenticity of this news.
Therefore, the next day, mainstream media around the world announced the news.
"shock! China breaks through the problem of kiloton thrust rocket engine! 》
"In the aerospace field, another powerful country will be added!" 》
"Thousand-ton thrust rocket engine, China is about to become a space power!" 》
"..."
One after another, state media reported this incident together as if they had made an appointment.
Judging from the title, we can also clearly feel the malice and fear towards China's rocket engine that has exceeded the 1,000-ton thrust.
Wang Donglai did not pay extra attention to these.
After the successful ignition and test run from the Tongchuan Test Center, Wang Donglai returned to Tangdu.
If Wang Donglai is not the founder of Galaxy Technology, he is also the designer of this rocket engine.
I am afraid that at this time, I am already very busy.
After all, for such a major technological breakthrough, there will inevitably be various publicity from above, and at the same time, related technology promotion will also be carried out internally.
But unfortunately, this rocket engine is owned by Galaxy Technology founded by Wang Donglai.
In this way, it is a bit subtle.
Legally speaking, the ownership of the Lux rocket engine belongs to Wang Donglai and Galaxy Technology, not the Aerospace Group.
Then, if the national team wants to use this rocket engine in new space missions, they will need to discuss it with Wang Donglai.
Either technology licensing or commercial cooperation.
No matter which one it is, you must spend real money, just like doing business.
After all, Galaxy Technology's launch of aerospace rocket business is also in response to the call from above. It is one of the first private companies in the country to enter, and it has set a good example.
Now that such eye-catching and amazing effects have been achieved, it has even more symbolic significance.
An improper response is likely to cause some undesirable consequences.
Wang Donglai knew this very well.
However, he ignored it.
Because of this matter, to be honest, he didn't have much room for bargaining.
A rocket engine with a thrust of 1,000 tons has been a major national secret from the moment it was successfully developed.
Its handling is no longer something Wang Donglai can easily decide.
Back to Galaxy Technology.
Wang Donglai could feel that the attitudes of Liang Bo, Sun Yu and others had changed greatly.
Although these people are also executives of Galaxy Technology, they all follow Zhang Bye and Huang Zheng and others. The vassals similar to my vassals are not my vassals.
Wang Donglai didn't care about this, as long as these people could do their jobs well and not affect the development of Galaxy Technology.
However, after the Lux rocket engine was successfully ignited and tested, Zhang Bye and Huang Zheng first changed their attitudes, and on the way back, they also expressed their loyalty to Wang Donglai.
In this way, Wang Donglai knew what was going on.
Seeing that October 2016 has arrived, Wang Donglai also started to get busy with another thing.
That is a technological breakthrough in the semiconductor field!
Materials laboratory of Galaxy Technology.
In Galaxy Technology, there is not much else, and there are many various laboratories.
For these high-end technology studies, Wang Donglai has never put pressure on researchers to produce certain results.
In the laboratory.
After changing into his lab coat, Wang Donglai started to get busy.
What is photoresist?
This question may be an unfamiliar term to many people.
However, everyone in the semiconductor field must know this.
Although it is inconspicuous and not as expensive as the photolithography machine, it is still an extremely core key.
It is a pattern transfer medium that uses photochemical reactions to transfer the required fine patterns from the mask to the substrate to be processed through the photolithography process. It consists of main chemical components such as film-forming agents, photosensitizers, solvents and additives, and other components. Composition, under the exposure or radiation of ultraviolet light, deep ultraviolet light, electron beam, ion beam, etc., its solubility changes. After treatment with appropriate solvents, the soluble part is dissolved, and the required image is finally obtained.
Photoresist is widely used in the processing and production of fine pattern circuits in the optoelectronic information industry, and is a key material for micro-processing technology.
In the semiconductor field, photolithography is the core process of chip manufacturing. The quality and performance of photoresist are key factors affecting chip performance, yield and reliability.
Photoresists are also divided into ordinary wide photoresists, g-line, i-line, KrF, ArF and the most advanced EUV photoresist.
According to different application fields, it is also divided into PCB photoresist, LCD photoresist and semiconductor photoresist. Among them, PCB photoresist has the lowest technical barrier and semiconductor photoresist has the highest technical barrier.
Global photoresist market sales have reached a scale of 2 billion.
This scale is not huge, but it is important.
Currently, in this field, the core manufacturers are mainly manufacturers from Sakura Country, Bald Eagle and Pickle Country. The top five manufacturers account for approximately 91% of the global market share.
Wang Donglai chose the photoresist after careful selection.
In the laboratory, Wang Donglai followed the manufacturing process given by Wa step by step.
Yes! Photoresist was not researched by Wang Donglai, but developed by Wa through large model learning and then using huge computing power.
The Internet age is the data age.
With data, a lot of things can be done.
For example, in the research and development of photoresist, if you switch to another company, you may need to explore and experiment a little bit, just like trying your luck, to discover a new photoresist material formula.
However, Galaxy Technology does not use it.
Wa only needs to provide a large amount of relevant materials and data, and Wa can conduct virtual experiments.
In this way, you only need to pay a small amount of electricity and computing power to get a new material formula.
"Boss, according to my calculations, the accuracy of this formula is over 99.999%. There is no need to conduct experiments at all. It can be put into production directly!"
Wa's voice suddenly sounded in the empty laboratory.
Wang Donglai was not frightened, but went about his business without looking back, and said calmly: "I know that with your research capabilities, there will be no problems with the formula of this photoresist, and it can be done directly. to production.”
"However, I still have to conduct experiments, and I also need to leave some data on failed experiments."
"You can think about it, why did I do this?"
Wa's voice paused for a while before she spoke: "According to the analysis of my information in the database, it is more likely to keep a low profile and bide my time. The second reason is the measures taken to keep my existence secret."
Wang Donglai nodded slightly, shook his head, and said loudly: "You are right or wrong!"
"Half a step ahead is a genius, one step ahead is a madman!"
"Photoresist is actually not a big problem. It is rare to have patent protection. This is the key."
"If you take other manufacturers' photoresists to the laboratory and work backwards, you can figure out most of the ingredients. If you are bolder, you can completely copy them."
"However, the semiconductor field is a high-tech industry, and chip manufacturers are all major manufacturers. The quality of photoresist also has an extremely strict review process."
"As long as a new photoresist appears on the market, it will appear in the sample laboratories of major manufacturers in the next second to analyze the inferred ingredients. Once similarities are found and infringement occurs, then this is a Lawsuit.”
"I left these experimental traces and failed experimental data just to set the stage."
"If Galaxy Technology could achieve a breakthrough directly without these failed experimental data, how would the outside world view it?"
"After a product is produced, it must face the market."
"After we have the foundation, many things will become logical."
"You are the only true artificial intelligence AI in the world. I think you have also seen various opinions about artificial intelligence on the Internet, as well as the current human research and development of artificial intelligence."
"It can be said that your appearance will bring infinite possibilities to this world."
"It could get better, it could get worse."
"As for whether it becomes better or worse, it depends on how you treat and use your abilities."
"I want to use your abilities to make the world a better place, so I need to use your abilities more carefully."
"Conceal your existence and avoid your direct exposure. This is what I have to do."
Wang Donglai said this to Wa while busy with what he was doing.
And Wa also fell into thinking.
Although Wang Donglai handed over all the research and development of photoresist to Wa, this does not mean that he does not understand these technologies.
With his learning ability, if he goes all out, he can achieve a breakthrough in a short time.
Again, by inferring the photoresist components of other manufacturers, you can get a rough idea.
For others, knowing the ingredients of other manufacturers, it is difficult to bypass patents and generate a new photoresist formula.
However, it was different when it came to Wang Donglai.
However, Wang Donglai did not do this. Instead, he regarded the matter as an inspection task and handed it over to Wa.
Obviously, Wa's performance was up to standard.
After receiving the photoresist composition formula and production process from Wa, Wang Donglai just thought about it for a while and understood the principle.
One Dharma is applicable to all Dharmas!
By the time Wang Donglai reached this point, he was not only a king in the field of mathematics, but also showed extraordinary abilities and attainments in other fields.
……
More than two hours have passed.
Wang Donglai did not complete the breakthrough in one go, but made many failures one after another and in a planned manner.
Moreover, the failed experimental data was recorded, and the experimental time was adjusted through Wa's ability.
In this way, a clear experimental process was completed by Wang Donglai within two hours.
Each failed experiment data will be better than the last one.
After getting all the records, Wang Donglai started the last experiment.
Soon, Wang Donglai completed most of the process.
Looking at the three special materials in front of him, Wang Donglai looked calm and showed no excitement at all.
"The small photoresist is really profound. Who would have thought that photosensitive materials with photodecomposition and photopolymerization properties and photoinitiators that can absorb radiation to stimulate optical changes would form photoresists and be used in photolithography machines. Produce the chip.”
After sighing for a moment, Wang Donglai fused these materials together through special processes.
Not long after, a fresh bottle of photoresist appeared in front of Wang Donglai.
Looking at the photoresist in his hand, Wang Donglai finally showed a smile on his face.
According to Wa, the quality of this photoresist is EUV level.
Several levels of photoresist below this are also included in Wa's design plan.
After all, at the level of domestic semiconductors, EUV photoresist is currently not available.
This does not mean that it cannot be used, but that when Galaxy Technology takes it out, no matter whether it is tjd, Central International, or major manufacturers such as Samsung, they do not know how to use it and do not dare to use it.
Again, semiconductors are inherently heavy on capital investment, coupled with sophisticated technology.
Without enough credibility and without enough crisis pressure, major manufacturers will never easily replace core materials such as photoresist.
Wang Donglai also knew this very well.
He did not expect that after developing it himself, this photoresist would immediately occupy a share of the market.
This is unrealistic and unreasonable.
His idea is actually very simple, that is, all levels of photoresists are produced, starting with the mainstream ArF photoresist, and gradually introducing KrF and EUV photoresists.
At the same time, Wang Donglai was planning to do something else.
That is to write a paper!
The name of the paper is "On the Important Role of Artificial Intelligence in Modern Materials Research!" 》(End of this chapter)