57: The lithography machine has been successfully improved and cooperation with Huawei has been discussed.

... *cough cough* ... "Are you really that disdainful of silicon-based chips?"

"Then I'll take the quantum chip from Tony's computer and install it in your new body?" Lu Xingye let out a dry laugh.

He originally thought Jarvis would agree to the suggestion, but what he heard instead was Jarvis's strong protest.

"Boss."

"No."

"Absolutely not."

"I could easily die that way?"

Die?

You, an artificial intelligence, are talking about dying?

Lu Xingye didn't understand what Jarvis meant. Then, Jarvis's voice came through again.

"Boss."

"The current basic technology, I really have no words to describe it. The new body produced with current technology is too weak. If you remove the quantum chip, and my new body gets damaged, wouldn't I be completely dead?"

"..." Lu Xingye looked ahead, silent for a long time, before finally managing to squeeze out this sentence:

"So even artificial intelligence fears death."

Later, Lu Xingye discussed with Jarvis for a while and then realized that improving the lithography machine was a very simple matter.

The lithography machine is mainly composed of two parts: the alignment system and the ultraviolet light source.

Alignment system: This is mainly composed of a PLC control program, which, simply put, is a piece of code.

Ultraviolet light source: The light source exposes a wafer coated with photoresist through a reticle with a pattern. The photoresist changes properties upon exposure to light, thereby imprinting the pattern from the reticle onto the wafer, giving the wafer the function of an electronic circuit diagram.

These two major components are the core of the lithography machine's core, playing a crucial role in chip production.

If one wants to significantly improve the lithography machine, it can only be done by working on these two components.

And...

Jarvis's improvement method was also very simple: first, reshape the lithography machine's control program using hexadecimal compiled language, and then replace the ultraviolet light source with a more efficient and precise light source.

For the first solution, optimizing and improving the control program, Jarvis could handle it himself.

While talking with Lu Xingye, Jarvis had already optimized it and sent the packaged program to his mobile phone.

This program was improved based on the original control system. Lu Xingye called it: the second-generation lithography system... The second solution was to improve the light source, which meant finding a more efficient and precise light source to replace the ultraviolet light source.

Jarvis also provided an improvement plan, which was to replace the ultraviolet light source with alpha rays.

Good heavens!

This truly wasn't something an ordinary person could think of.

To use rays instead of ultraviolet light for lithographic circuits.

What an incredible idea... Following Jarvis's prompts, Lu Xingye found the suitable wavelength and frequency for alpha rays in the optical laboratory, and then replaced the ultraviolet light source with a ray light source.

Then, he imported the second-generation lithography program into the lithography machine.

This completed the improvement of the lithography machine.

According to theory, this lithography machine, which could originally only produce 14nm chips, would now be able to produce 2nm chips.

So, the problem arose.

He had the lithography machine, but Lu Xingye hadn't yet designed the chip.

Simply put, he hadn't drawn the design blueprint for the chip yet.

Oh, right.

Didn't Huawei Company design a blueprint for a 5nm mobile chip some time ago?

It was called something like K Chip.

However, due to Western restrictions, even with a 5nm chip blueprint, they couldn't produce it without a lithography machine to process it.

So, Huawei Company was unable to produce the K Chip.

"I wonder if Huawei Company would be willing to let me see the design blueprint? If Huawei Company could give me the blueprint for the K Chip, I could try it out and see if the improved lithography machine is effective."

Lu Xingye hesitated for a moment, then finally dialed the phone number of CEO Xu of Huawei Company.

Ring, ring, ring... After the phone rang for a while, the other party picked up.

"Hello, Old Xu."

"How are things going with your Huawei Mobile's K Chip now?" As soon as the call connected, Lu Xingye asked directly.

"Sigh..."

"Don't even mention it. Even if I can design the best 5nm chip, there's nothing I can do without a lithography machine to process it. The future of Huawei Mobile's high-end phones is basically cut off."

CEO Xu sighed. Lu Xingye had hit a sore spot. Fortunately, the person saying this was Lu Xingye; if it had been anyone else asking such a question, he might have already gotten angry.

However, this person was Lu Xingye.

He didn't dare.

CEO Xu was still hoping that Suihuo Technology would continue to license the Nano Battery and Kunlun System! Recently, the new generation of Huawei Mobile phones, equipped with the Nano Battery and Kunlun System, had gained a lot of popularity, and sales were gradually recovering.

(Good mobile phones are very important, good appliances are also very important, if you need them, just take them.)

It could be said that Lu Xingye was an ancestor to Huawei Company, and that wouldn't be an exaggeration.

CEO Xu couldn't imagine how much Huawei Mobile's sales would plummet if Suihuo Technology stopped licensing to them.

"Are you willing to let me try the K Chip's design blueprint? Perhaps I can help you produce the K Chip?"

"Do you have a manufacturing channel for producing 5nm mobile chips?" CEO Xu's voice carried a hint of disbelief, but more so, excitement. If Huawei Mobile phones could be equipped with the latest 5nm chips, they might even be able to re-enter the international market.

"No," Lu Xingye replied.

"...Then why did you say you could help me try to produce 5nm chips?"

"I can help you try! But I didn't say I'd find other channels for contract manufacturing."

Then you... "Then you've invented a new generation of lithography machines?" CEO Xu exclaimed.

Recalling Lu Xingye's comment on the Fruit official account yesterday, that Suihuo Technology was entering the mobile chip field.

CEO Xu suddenly thought it was increasingly possible.

Lu Xingye was a person skilled at creating miracles. Whether it was the Kunlun System or the Nano Battery, before the birth of these two products, no one would have thought that a student could research such revolutionary products.

However, Lu Xingye did it... But... It had only been one day since Lu Xingye announced his entry into the mobile chip field, and you've already invented a lithography machine?

Did Suihuo Technology invent a lithography machine before, but just never publicly announced it?

Or is it... "CEO Xu."

"Developing a lithography machine isn't that easy. I just improved a 14nm lithography machine."

"If you trust me, you can prepare the 5nm chip design blueprint and bring it to Suihuo Technology headquarters in a week. I'll help you try to see if it can be produced," Lu Xingye said calmly.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences was heavily guarded; even with a guarantor, outsiders couldn't enter without a pass. So, it was impossible to ask CEO Xu to bring the K Chip's design blueprint to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

"Okay."

CEO Xu hesitated for a moment, then agreed. Even bringing the chip design blueprint to Suihuo Technology was fine, as long as confidentiality measures were taken and a non-disclosure agreement was signed with the other party... After hanging up the phone.

Lu Xingye had Jarvis record the experimental data so that he could reproduce the experiment later, then he removed the ray light source from the lithography machine and uninstalled the second-generation lithography program.

He restored everything to its original state.

He was a very selfish person.

The improved lithography machine was Lu Xingye's own scientific achievement, and he was unwilling to contribute it to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.