24: Chapter 24 High-Tech Temperature-Controlled Clothing

"Heh, unless a Photolithography Machine is shoved right in my face, I definitely won't believe it!"

"I bet Xiawei was scammed by Black Fish Technology's Gao Yuan. Gao Yuan is just a big fraud!"

"I just saw the news about the relief workers in Shannan. Someone leaked that the person who donated the 'Black Tech Constant Temperature Clothing' is also named Gao Yuan! Look at that guy, then look at this Gao Yuan... the difference in character! It's bigger than the gap between a human and a pig!"

Meanwhile, at the press conference venue...

It had already reached the practical demonstration stage...

Aside from the VIPs, no one else knew the agenda.

Kang Guang stood on the stage, his face full of excitement. "Thank you to all the experts for your speeches. The importance of Photolithography Machines to our country's semiconductor industry is beyond question!"

"Everyone has heard so many outlooks and must be full of curiosity about the legendary Photolithography Machine. Alright, I won't keep you in suspense any longer. Now, please welcome the President of Xiawei, Zhou Lei, and the President of Black Fish Technology, Gao Yuan, to the stage..."

People were filled with curiosity; what were these two doing going up on stage?

Zhou Lei and Gao Yuan walked up as staff members wheeled out an instrument covered with a red cloth. Judging by its size, it was over three meters long and two meters high...

At this moment, Li Meng began to speak.

"Everyone must be very curious about what has been wheeled out. Regarding this... I'd like to invite President Zhou to speak!"

Zhou Lei picked up the microphone!

"We at Xiawei never play around with empty words. No matter how flowery the speech, it's not as good as seeing it for oneself! I want to tell everyone that underneath this is a Photolithography Machine... a Photolithography Machine that surpasses the world's top standards!"

After Zhou Lei finished speaking...

The audience erupted. Everyone pulled out their phones, some taking videos and others taking photos.

Kang Guang waved his hand. "Quiet down, everyone. Next, let's invite President Zhou and President Gao to unveil the red cloth! Let us see what the Black Fish X-01 Photolithography Machine actually looks like."

Zhou Lei made a gesturing motion of 'after you'. Gao Yuan understood, and the two took their positions on either side, facing the audience.

They grabbed the corners of the red cloth, shared a look, and pulled together with force!

The red cloth fluttered away.

Just like the red flags of ancestors charging into battle, the people present suddenly felt a lump in their throats.

The red cloth slowly fell.

A white, rectangular Photolithography Machine finally revealed its true form.

On the front of the machine, the model was visible: Black Fish X-01!

Everyone's eyes were focused on the Photolithography Machine!

Sitting below, Chen Jiuge's eyes were nearly popping out of his head. "This is a Photolithography Machine?"

Someone in the audience shouted loudly, "President Zhou, is this a model or the real thing?"

Zhou Lei smiled. "Although it's not yet the Q&A session, I can tell you that this... is a genuine Photolithography Machine, not a model! Right now, our Deputy Director of the Strategic Department, Li Qingquan, and a technical consultant from Black Fish Technology are debugging the equipment!"

The crowd below began to stir restlessly...

Everyone was staring at the Photolithography Machine in front of them.

They all wanted to know what Zhou Lei planned to do. Surely he wasn't going to start the Photolithography Machine right here?

He wasn't going to produce chips right here, was he?

Surely not...

The VIP guests in the front had seen the agenda and knew that the next step was the actual 'practical demonstration'!

Thus, Chen Jiuge looked at the stage with a face full of anticipation...

At this time, the host, Kang Guang, said with a smile, "President Zhou, now that the Photolithography Machine is set up here, are you prepared to give us a demonstration of how it works?"

Zhou Lei smiled. "Of course. President Gao and I came up here to accomplish a feat! A feat that has never been seen before on a global scale..."

Li Meng looked on expectantly. "What kind of feat is it?"

Zhou Lei handed the microphone to Gao Yuan. "President Gao, you tell them!"

Gao Yuan was stunned for a moment, then spoke into the microphone: "This is President Zhou's idea. He wants to produce the first Xiawei Azure Dragon A9000+ chip at this press conference! As everyone knows, Xiawei previously had the Azure Dragon A9000 manufactured by Yuandian, but that was two years ago. The Azure Dragon A9000+ is a chip modified from the A9000 specifically for the Black Fish X-01 Photolithography Machine! Its performance is 140% higher than the A9000! This is the first 100% domestically produced high-end chip, and its performance is the best in the world!"

"President Zhou feels that producing the first chip at the press conference is more meaningful than anything else. It means that a new era for semiconductors is about to arrive!"

After speaking, Gao Yuan looked at Zhou Lei...

Zhou Lei continued, "Thanks to Black Fish Technology and their researchers for giving us the opportunity to make an attempt here. Any attempt carries risks. Our Xiawei has always been a company willing to challenge risks and embrace challenges; this is the gene that President Ren has etched into Xiawei's bones!"

"Next, President Gao and I will personally attempt to produce the first chip. As President Gao said, this chip is of great significance! Everyone knows the difficulties Xiawei has faced in recent years; for certain reasons, we couldn't buy high-end chips! We made some breakthroughs last year, but there was still a gap compared to high-end chips. This trial production at the press conference is to show those who cut off our supply... that what doesn't kill us will only become signposts on our road to success... guiding us toward it!"

After speaking, he looked at Gao Yuan...

"President Gao, shall we begin?"

Gao Yuan nodded!

Just then, Li Qingquan brought over a tray with a silicon wafer on it!

Zhou Lei took the tray. "This is a wafer from the Mojing Xinsheng Group! Its purity can reach 99.999999%!"

Hearing Zhou Lei's words, Chen Jiuge frowned. "Domestic technology is still a bit lacking. Internationally, the raw material purity for high-end chips can reach 11N. Mojing Xinsheng Group is still a top domestic company, but its purity is only 8N..."

"Manufacturing high-end chips with 8N wafers is still a bit difficult..."

The audience was full of experts, and upon hearing Zhou Lei's words, they knew this test would be very difficult.

After all, with all the hype before, if the final testing stage showed that Xiawei's Azure Dragon chip performance wasn't enough, it would be very embarrassing... Ordinary netizens wouldn't care if your raw materials were pure enough; they only care about the final result, which would be that you failed..."

However, Zhou Lei clearly didn't have that many concerns.

"The Black Fish X-01 Photolithography Machine uses an intelligent operating system. You only need to install the wafer, and the machine will start working... beginning with the slicing!"

"As for the slicing process, I won't go into much detail because it's too advanced. All the chip processes take place automatically inside the Photolithography Machine... Everyone can see this indicator light; it means that the coating process has already begun!"

Gao Yuan also stood by the side...

"Developing, etching..."

Time passed minute by minute. To Gao Yuan, the entire process was quite boring...

But at the venue, no one was making a sound! It was so quiet that only the sound of breathing could be heard...

Everyone's attention was on the Photolithography Machine on the stage.

Chen Jiuge was watching as well...

At this moment, Lei Jianjun from Dami Technology leaned over. "President Chen, can a chip really be made right here on site?"