286: There are some minor problems with the 2.0 lithography machine

After walking into the dormitory, he saw Hong Tongtong was reading seriously.

Hong Tongtong saw Liu Xiaolin walk in and happily threw herself into his arms: "Are you done being busy?"

Liu Xiaolin patted Hong Tongtong's back: "Not done yet, I just came over to see you. I still have to go to the workshop later."

"Okay then, you should go quickly. I won't delay your work time, but it's agreed, off-duty time is all mine." Hong Tongtong was very sensible and knew work shouldn't be disturbed.

"Okay, don't worry. I'll come find you after work later, and we'll go to the mess hall for dinner together." Liu Xiaolin patted Hong Tongtong's cheek again and said: "Study hard, keep it up!"

Liu Xiaolin kissed Hong Tongtong's cheek and went downstairs towards the Chip Production Workshop.

After walking into the workshop, he saw the 1.0 Lithography Machine and the 2.0 Lithography Machine were producing simultaneously, and the roar of the two production lines was not very loud.

Li Zhaolong and several R&D personnel were gathered in front of the 2.0 Lithography Machine, checking the production process, following each step repeatedly.

"How is it? Is the 2.0 Lithography Machine's production process going smoothly?" Liu Xiaolin walked over and asked.

"It looks very smooth currently, but I don't know why the efficiency increase is not as much as we estimated." Li Zhaolong said with a frown.

"Yeah, the gap from our estimated efficiency is a bit far." Yang Zhenzhi also followed up.

"What's going on? Doesn't the 2.0 Lithography Machine have three worktables? Even if the preceding processes can't keep up with the rhythm of the three worktables, it shouldn't be much slower than the estimated efficiency." Liu Xiaolin was also very confused.

"We've been observing the 2.0 Lithography Machine for a long time, and there are no issues with each step. It's just that when transferring from the second to last step to the final step, there is only one channel, causing it to occasionally get stuck." Li Zhaolong had already found the key issue.

"What should we do then?" Liu Xiaolin asked with a bit of worry: "Can we install a channel for each of them separately?"

"That's what I was thinking too. After the workers get off work later, we'll start another technical modification." Li Zhaolong said: "I'll find Zhuang Wuya right away to draw a blueprint based on my idea. Mechanics are his strength."

"I'll go with you." Liu Xiaolin thought to himself that he had only been focused on the Chip production matters and hadn't been to the lithography machine Production Workshop for a long time. If he didn't go visit, Zhuang Wuya and Lu Yifan might not recognize him anymore. He really should go visit.

"Okay, let's go." Li Zhaolong finished speaking, turned around, and left, with Yang Zhenzhi and Liu Xiaolin following closely behind.

"Did the lithography machine Production Workshop start producing new lithography machines today?" Liu Xiaolin asked.

"Probably. After the lithography machines in this workshop were installed yesterday, they left immediately. We completed the debugging ourselves. It seems they are a bit anxious about the orders they have on hand." Yang Zhenzhi said.

"Yeah, I know they are quite anxious." Liu Xiaolin said: "I'll tell them later not to rush. Haste makes waste, and it would be troublesome if quality issues arise."

"You don't need to worry about that. They have inspections at every step, so the possibility of quality issues is small." Li Zhaolong said with a smile: "It's just because the workload is huge, they have already grouped production. Ten people form a group, specializing in producing a certain type of spare part, and then twenty people form a group, specializing in assembling part of the equipment. I heard that after operating this way, it can speed up the production efficiency of the lithography machine."

"That's a good idea, was it Zhuang Wuya's idea?" Liu Xiaolin asked with a smile.

"Exactly, it was him. He said this is a kind of invisible production line, haha." Yang Zhenzhi said with a smile.

The few of them talked as they walked, and soon arrived at the lithography machine Production Workshop.

As soon as he walked in, Liu Xiaolin noticed the staff in the workshop working orderly in front of various equipment. Some were processing spare parts, some were installing instruments, all busy and focused.

"Professor Zhuang, Professor Lu, long time no see." Liu Xiaolin said with a smile as he greeted them.

"Didn't we just see each other at the Chip Production Workshop yesterday?" Lu Yifan said with a smile.

"General Manager Liu means it's been a long time since we saw each other in our workshop, right?" Zhuang Wuya still understood Liu Xiaolin.

"Haha, that's exactly what I meant." Liu Xiaolin said.

"General Manager Liu only cares about the Chip Production Workshop now. You don't even come to take a look at our lithography machine Production Workshop." Zhuang Wuya rolled his eyes at Liu Xiaolin: "After getting the orders back, you just ignore it, and all the pressure is on us!"

"Hahaha, that's not what I meant, Professor Zhuang, don't be angry, Professor Lu, don't be angry." Liu Xiaolin repeatedly clasped his hands in apology.

"Just kidding. Tell me, what are you three here for?" Zhuang Wuya said with a smile.

"We wouldn't come unless there was something important. We're here to ask for help." Li Zhaolong said.

"Ask for help with what? What happened to the 2.0 Lithography Machine?" Zhuang Wuya became a bit nervous.

"When the 2.0 Lithography Machine was producing today, the efficiency couldn't reach the estimated data. So after observing for a while, we found that there is only one channel when transferring from the second to last step to the final step, causing it to occasionally get stuck."

"Do you mean you need to add two channels? So that the three Chips each have their own channel?" Zhuang Wuya asked.

"Exactly, that's what we mean. In this situation, the robotic arm won't pick up nothing." Li Zhaolong said: "You are a master in mechanics, so could you please draw a blueprint? We can modify it ourselves. If the effect is good, your next lithography machine can be installed according to the new blueprint."

"Okay, I'll draw it now." Zhuang Wuya finished speaking, rolled up his sleeves, found the original blueprint, and started drawing again.

Half an hour later, he finished drawing.

"I've made some modifications based on the previous blueprint. This should be fine now. Take it and modify it yourselves." Zhuang Wuya handed the blueprint to Li Zhaolong, who was watching nearby.

"Okay, we'll go back and do it right away." Li Zhaolong took the blueprint and hurried back without stopping.

After the few of them returned to the Chip Production Workshop, the operators had already gotten off work. Only the R&D personnel remained, checking the various data from today and conducting simple data analysis. This was a habit they had long developed.

"Everyone, come over here. Professor Zhuang redrew a blueprint for us. Let's hurry and modify the 2.0 Lithography Machine according to the blueprint." Li Zhaolong called out to everyone: "I looked at the blueprint. If we work a bit faster, we should be able to finish it in an hour and a half."

When everyone heard this, they gathered around. They looked at the design blueprint, started dividing the work, and quickly received their tasks and began working.

Liu Xiaolin also wanted to join in the fun, but Li Zhaolong shooed him away: "Go find Hong Tongtong and eat dinner. Don't cause trouble here."