282: Lin Chen who made use of the topic

At the same time, besides ASML, Zhang Xiaomou of Taiwan TSMC also expressed similar pessimistic views.

However, as a son of Great Xia, he also understood the saying 'the gun shoots the bird that sticks its head out', so Zhang Xiaomou's words were very subtle.

He only spoke half-meanings, and his words were not aggressive, so the anger he provoked among netizens was not as great as ASML's.

However, regarding Zhang Xiaomou's pessimistic view that Great Xia's lithography machine research and development team could not overcome the 5th generation immersion lithography machine.

While feeling frustrated, netizens also decided to pay close attention to news related to domestic lithography machines in the future.

They wanted to witness the lithography machine being developed, and then make those who looked down on Great Xia regret their arrogance.

However, this was destined to be a long process, after all, the 5th generation immersion lithography machine was not easy to develop.

The 90nm process immersion lithography machine was expected to be completed before the end of this year, but whether it could actually be achieved, no one knew.

Even those Acadeemicians and Professor Xu Duangu, who had twice led teams to develop lithography machines, felt it was difficult and were under immense pressure.

...

In a restaurant at a hotel in Beijing.

"To develop a 90-nanometer level 5th generation immersion lithography machine in less than a year, this is truly a crazy endeavor!"

The person speaking at this moment was Professor Xu Duangu, the head of the lithography machine research and development team.

It was fine for the other Acadeemicians; they only needed to be responsible for a part of the lithography machine's work.

But Professor Xu Duangu was responsible for the research, coordination, and optical system design of the entire 5th generation lithography machine research and development team, so his pressure here was the greatest.

"Hahaha... I believe in Professor Xu, and aren't there also three Acadeemicians and Mr. Lin Chen?"

President Lu was quite confident about the success of the research and development at this moment.

In response, Lin Chen, who was beside him, took a small sip of wine and said with a smile:

"That's right, Professor Xu Duangu, go for it with confidence. With our support, there will absolutely be no shortage of research funds, no matter what."

Upon hearing Lin Chen's words that there would be no shortage of funds, Professor Xu Duangu's expression improved slightly.

To be honest, he also harbored great ideals for lithography machines.

His dream back then was to develop the world's most advanced lithography machine, so that Great Xia's semiconductor industry would not fall behind others.

But unfortunately, ever since Great Xia developed advanced distributed projection lithography machines in 1991.

And the performance of the lithography machine was second only to United States, on par with Island Country, only 7 years behind the world's most advanced lithography machine.

The other side of the sea directly lifted import restrictions on high-end lithography machines, and as a result, under the mentality of 'it's better to buy than to build', domestic lithography machine research and development directly suffered a devastating blow.

The next-generation lithography machine research and development plan was directly canceled at that time, and the heartbroken Professor Xu Duangu naturally had no choice but to give up developing lithography machines and turn to developing optical disc technology.

He never expected that after more than ten years, he would have the opportunity to develop lithography machines again, which truly filled Professor Xu Duangu with many emotions.

However, while Professor Xu Duangu felt excited at this moment, he also felt a bit uneasy, a bit worried, and a bit concerned about whether he could do it well.

After thinking for a moment, Professor Xu Duangu, who decided to be responsible for the lithography machine team, still expressed his concerns:

"Regarding lithography machines, to be honest, I haven't studied them for more than ten years, from 1991 until now, and there's a significant gap in my knowledge.

Although I have many years of experience in lithography machine research and development, when it comes to the 5th generation immersion lithography machine, to be honest, I also need to re-learn and understand relevant knowledge, so I can't help much with lithography machine research and development.

Under these circumstances, the research and development of the lithography machine still depends on everyone's efforts; I can only offer some guidance based on old experience to help us avoid many detours."

Hearing Professor Xu Duangu's humble words, the people present nodded slightly, greatly admiring Professor Xu Duangu's humble behavior.

Admitting one's shortcomings is also a spirit that needs to be learned, after all, only by admitting shortcomings can one improve, no wonder Professor Xu Duangu could reach his current position.

At this moment, Academician Guo Ling, who had won two Acadeemicians titles in physics and mathematics, said seriously:

"Old Xu, to be honest, you don't need to be so humble. In my opinion, your years of research achievements and knowledge level are enough to earn you an Acadeemicians title.

It's just because you weren't very good at interpersonal communication back then or offended certain people, which is why you are only a professor now.

But a title doesn't matter; your Acadeemicians-level strength cannot be faked.

So be confident, let's work together to solve the lithography machine problem, and then let you obtain the Acadeemicians title you deserve."

"That's right, Academician Guo Ling said it well, let's work together, the lithography machine problem of my Great Xia indeed needs to be solved."

The person speaking at this moment was Academician Lu Ke, the youngest Academician in history.

"Indeed, the lithography machine problem needs to be solved."

The person speaking at this moment was Academician Gu An, who was responsible for the research and development of lithography machine lenses.

At this moment, while Academician Gu An was saying this sentence, he was thinking about using this lithography machine research and development project.

Anyone who has done scientific research knows that among various scientific research and development projects, the most expensive is material research and development.

At this moment, it was naturally impossible for the high-performance optical glass required for lithography machines to be developed successfully in one go; many optical glasses that did not meet the requirements would certainly be produced during the research and development process.

Among these, some optical glasses might not be suitable for lithography machines, but they might be suitable for other machines.

Academician Gu An was calculating how many problems of Great Xia's optical glass could be indirectly solved during the future development of high-performance optical glass.

So, in some situations, although a lithography machine is just a lithography machine, in the process of solving the lithography machine problem, Great Xia will gain significant advancements in both material technology and processing technology, which will increase the overall strength and foundation of Great Xia.

And this was also the reason why Academician Gu An agreed to join the lithography machine research and development team.

After all, since Lin Chen was willing to spend money on developing the optical glass required for lithography machines, Academician Gu An naturally would not refuse.

However, while Academician Gu An was thinking about this matter, Lin Chen was actually also thinking about it. Lin Chen said with a smile:

"Academician Gu An, currently, our Shuguang Technology is developing domestic mobile phone lenses and mobile phone screens, and the requirements for glass materials in this are very high.

Mobile phone screens are fine; consumers will actively apply screen protectors, and even if they don't, a slight scratch on the screen doesn't affect usage.

However, the requirements for mobile phone lenses are too high; even a slight scratch on the lens will severely affect the clarity of photos.

So, I was thinking, when developing the lithography machine, could we also develop mobile phone lenses that meet the performance requirements?"

Upon hearing Lin Chen's words, Academician Gu An and the other bigwigs were all slightly stunned, not expecting Lin Chen to come up with such a plan.