367: Chapter 367 CCTV Report: Regretful Thoughts

"I only ask for a special exception. Can you spare one unit from the production capacity for us?

We only need one. With it, we can revitalize our entire 28nm pilot production line. Perhaps we can carve out a path different from Transsion."

The staff member looked at his anxious expression, considered it for a moment, then took out an encrypted phone, stepped away from the crowd, and whispered a report for over two minutes.

After finishing the call, he returned, looked at Wang Jianping, and then nodded slowly.

"I communicated with President Shen."

The staff member's words shocked Wang Jianping once again...

"President Shen will extract one unit from the mass production batch, a Morning Star 14A, and prioritize its supply to Huaxin International. Delivery and debugging are expected to be completed within six months.

A supporting process guidance team will follow up simultaneously. However, the relevant confidentiality agreements and technical collaboration agreements must be signed by Huaxin International within seven days. The terms will be stricter than standard supply contracts."

Before the staff member could finish, Wang Jianping had already picked up a pen, seemingly asking where the contract was.

They had already missed the first and second opportunities; they could not afford to miss a third. What kind of bullshit foreign supply chain—none of it is reliable. The only ones truly reliable are our own people.

Then he kept saying: "Thank you, truly thank you.

Our vision is still small compared to President Shen's."

...The exhibition ended quickly. Holding the signed copy of the agreement, Wang Jianping left the exhibition hall with a heart full of excitement...

Meanwhile, this Morning Star 14C, which rewrote the history of domestic semiconductors, was destined to leave a significant mark.

At 7:00 PM that evening, the CCTV 30-minute news broadcast aired on time.

This time, the news broadcast abandoned its usual format, dedicating the first segment directly to the major breakthrough in the semiconductor equipment field.

The camera slowly zoomed in, sweeping across the white machine body, where the National Semiconductor Fund emblem shone brilliantly.

It finally settled on the eye-catching NSE-CX14C model number.

This time, the announcer's voice was very powerful, carrying irrepressible pride:

"Today, the first mass-produced domestic Lithography Machine capable of 14nm processes, developed under the National Semiconductor Fund, the Morning Star 14C, has officially made its public debut.

This equipment utilizes 193nm dry Quadruple Patterning extreme technology, successfully controlling overlay error within 2nm. It has been running stably for 62 days, producing over 1,500 mass-produced wafers.

The yield rate for the 22nm process is stable at 85%.

It has broken the 20-year monopoly on high-end Lithography Machine technology held by overseas countries, achieving a historic 0-to-1 breakthrough in our nation's high-end semiconductor equipment."

In the news footage, there was a fleeting shot of the Morning Star 14C's internal core component production line in operation, as well as the signed confirmation report from the acceptance team led by Professor Wang Zhihua.

The short one-minute news report contained no superfluous words, but every syllable tugged at the heartstrings of the nation.

#Major Breakthrough in Domestic 14nm Mass-Produced Lithography Machine# #Morning Star 14C? Shouldn't it be A?# #Domestic Process#

In less than 10 minutes, it took the top spot on the trending list. Many people on Weibo were asking for a replay of the CCTV news; this was the first time CCTV had received so much attention from young people.

"Am I seeing this right? It supports up to 14nm. And Quadruple Patterning can achieve 2nm error? This is simply awesome."

"I had nothing to do today, so I watched the Xinwen Lianbo with my dad. I definitely didn't misread it this time."

"The Semiconductor Fund is awesome..."

Meanwhile, Digital Chat Station stood up once again to explain:

"Digital Chat Station's mini-class is in session. Let me popularize some knowledge: 193nm dry Quadruple Patterning achieving 2nm overlay error is an incredible breakthrough at the physical limit.

Taiwan and overseas manufacturers didn't dare to try this on mass production lines, but we pulled it off directly. By the way, it's not a laboratory prototype, and it's not a gimmick. It has been running stably for over 60 days. The yield rate was a bit lower initially, but it can be even higher now..."

Lan Yangyang Assistant was equally excited, but he still replied in the comment section of "My Chat Station":

"Who asked you? Is it meaningful to ask and praise yourself? Quickly go dig up more good stuff for us?"

"Exactly! [Excited]"

"Although I'm not a Transsion employee, I work in this industry. Before, we always had to rely on the whims of foreign countries. Now, domestic equipment has finally risen..."

"We at Huaxin International also signed for one unit. It's not that we don't want to buy more, but the other side has no production capacity left. Also, the president of ASML personally contacted our boss, and this time their attitude was much lower. They said they could deliver immediately and offer a 20% discount... But since there is better domestic equipment, who would want ASML's second-hand antiques?"

"ABC... but the most advanced C-model has already been displayed. Does that mean immersion Lithography Machines are coming soon too?"

"You have to remember: explore one generation, pre-research one generation, develop one generation, and put one generation into service. Perhaps EUV Lithography Machines are already on the way."

The 'nephews' who were originally complaining on behalf of their 'American daddies' immediately got interested when they saw EUV Lithography Machines.

"Still EUV? Why don't you just 'oh my'? Do you even know what EUV is? That is the pearl of industry. Everyone is about to break through, and ours is still just a PowerPoint presentation."

"Exactly, this so-called domestic Lithography Machine is definitely not as good as they brag about. What 'Quadruple Patterning 2nm precision'? If so, why aren't you producing 14nm, but running 22 instead... What's the reason? I can only say, those who understand, understand."

"To the person above, you don't need to explain to them. Those people won't understand; they only believe that domestic equipment has risen [Dog Head]."

...Just as the whole internet was discussing the domestic Lithography Machine, it is said that on the first day after the summit ended, the Lenovo delegation flew to Shenzhen.

They landed at 2:00 PM. The team was led by Liu Jun, Senior Vice President of Lenovo Group and President of the Mobile Business Group.

He is also a veteran, a core member, otherwise he wouldn't have taken the top seat in the mobile phone business when Lenovo Group split its operations this April.

But previously, he spent over 4 billion USD to buy the Motorola mobile business from Transsion.

At the time, the entire group thought it was worth it. Spending that amount of money to buy a global brand was very cost-effective, and it could also take advantage of that commotion to successfully enter the high-end market and start global operations.

But now, more than half a year later, he feels that this deal was a loss that makes his heart bleed.

Since leaving Transsion, Motorola's market share in China has risen from 3.5% before the acquisition to 12%...

It looks good indeed, but its market share in the high-end segment plummeted from 15% to 5% because the product strength couldn't keep up.

After leaving Transsion, the newly released high-end models were still using Qualcomm's Fire Dragon S4 Pro and Fire Dragon 800...

The latter was delayed, and the former was lackluster, which caused the high-end market share to plummet.

As for abroad... there's no need to say much more. They originally thought overseas consumers recognized the Motorola brand, and Transsion was just tagging along. But in reality...