135: Chapter 135 Overcoming the Challenges of 45-Nano Lithography Machines!

With the conclusion of the Fanmi conference, the buzz has continued to climb, and it has become the hottest topic online during this period.

Advertisements for the fanmi 2 smartphone are also being continuously invested in both online and offline, and Li Guoqiang has completed the task of spending money on ads for 5 small goals, and is now moving towards 10 small goals.

At this moment, Zhou Fan and Lei Jun have left Hangzhou City and secretly arrived in Sea City.

Haicheng Microelectronics.

The only high-tech enterprise in the country that has accumulated and achieved breakthroughs in lithography machine technology.

They recently completed the mass production of 90nm process lithography machines; although there is still a big gap compared to those giant companies abroad, it is also the only hope for a breakthrough in lithography machines in China!

"Zhou Fan, do you think that with our current domestic conditions, it is really possible to make a 45nm Lithography Machine?"

Looking at the Haicheng Microelectronics office building in front of him, there was a hint of heaviness in Lei Jun's tone.

He had contacted the people here many times before, but every time the topic of a breakthrough in lithography machine technology was raised, the answer he received always disappointed him.

The technological generation gap is too large; it is not a problem that can be solved by one or two core technology breakthroughs.

"We have to give it a try!"

Zhou Fan did not say much, just smiled, and then walked towards the office building.

He knew clearly that relying on the technical strength of Haicheng Microelectronics, it was indeed impossible to break through to a 45nm Lithography Machine in a short time.

And if he were to lead Fanmi Technology alone, without any technical accumulation, the time required would be at least 5 years.

But if both sides cooperate, this time can undoubtedly be greatly shortened, and there is hope within a year or two; this was his previous judgment.

But the specific situation will only be known after talking with Haicheng Microelectronics.

This company has a national background, so there is no need to worry about other problems with deep cooperation between the two sides; this is the optimal solution he has been thinking about.

Haicheng Microelectronics, President's reception room.

Zhou Fan and Lei Jun did not wait too long.

Soon, a middle-aged figure walked into the reception room with a few people.

"Mr. Lei, Chief Zhou, sorry! We just finished an important meeting, kept you two waiting!"

As soon as the middle-aged man walked in, he reached out to Lei Jun and Zhou Fan, speaking with an apologetic tone.

"Mr. Qin, you are too polite, we just arrived too!" Lei Jun and Zhou Fan also stood up.

After the greetings, they took their seats.

The current president of Haicheng Microelectronics, Qin Tianlei, looked at Zhou Fan with a smile on his face.

"Truly young and promising, who would have thought that the chief technology officer of Fanmi Technology, which dominates the smartphone field today, would be so young!"

Qin Tianlei said with some emotion, his eyes filled with admiration.

"Mr. Qin, you overpraise me!" Zhou Fan smiled, his tone neither humble nor arrogant.

Qin Tianlei nodded, and then his expression became serious as he continued: "You two came here today, you should still want to talk about technical cooperation, right?"

"That's right, I wonder what Mr. Qin thinks?" Lei Jun took over the conversation and asked tentatively.

Qin Tianlei thought for a moment, then smiled bitterly.

"To be honest, it's not that we don't have confidence, but technological breakthroughs in lithography machines are different from mobile phones; it is impossible to overtake on a bend in a short time!"

"Since you two are so sincere, I won't beat around the bush. If your company cannot provide technology that makes us excited, there is really no need for cooperation between us!"

Qin Tianlei's tone was serious, but his gaze could not help but look at Zhou Fan.

He knew Zhou Fan's ability. As the chief technology officer of Fanmi Technology, he had also paid attention to the press conference two days ago. The appearance of the Pangu System and the qiankun chip made him amazed.

But it made him even clearer that the breakthrough in lithography machine technology is not just a software problem, but a technical accumulation of hardware.

"Why don't you tell us your current difficulties, Mr. Qin? Maybe we have a way to solve them!"

Zhou Fan did not beat around the bush. He also knew that to achieve cooperation, both sides' technologies must have their own strengths and be complementary to make it possible.

"Okay, then I will briefly talk about it!"

Qin Tianlei nodded slightly.

He also had a technical background and was very clear about the company's current situation. Although he felt that cooperation was unlikely, Fanmi Technology was in the limelight, and he valued Zhou Fan highly. Being able to achieve such success at such a young age, he was clearly a rare genius, so he was willing to give both sides a chance.

He immediately said in a deep voice:

"With our company's existing technology, if we want to break through to the 45nm process, we must achieve breakthroughs in optical components, light source technology, nanometer-level motion accuracy, and high-speed scanning technology!"

"The most important system integration control software among them, our current domestic system accuracy is far from enough; it requires coordinating thousands of subsystems, and the technical complexity is extremely high!"

"In addition, there are high-precision sensors, special materials, resists, etc..."

"The joint debugging mechanism with the wafer factory is also not perfect, and there is a lack of ability to optimize product iteration!"

"..."

Qin Tianlei briefly described the main technical bottlenecks currently encountered by Haicheng Microelectronics. When he finished, a helpless expression appeared on his face, and he sighed softly.

"Now, you should know why I don't have confidence in this cooperation!"

"Especially for optical components and light sources, high-end lenses are restricted by the Wassenaar Arrangement and controlled by Western countries; we can't get them at all now!"

"Domestically developed lenses currently only support nodes above 90nm. Just this one problem is unsolvable right now!"

"We can solve the lens problem!" Zhou Fan suddenly spoke, saying affirmatively.

"How can you solve it?" Qin Tianlei was stunned and asked subconsciously.

"We have just developed a Transparent Ceramic Crystal Material, which can be used as lens material for 45nm process optical components!"

"Really??"

Qin Tianlei's heart moved, and a hint of surprise appeared in his tone unconsciously.

He knew very well that the requirements for materials for 45nm process optical lenses are very high, and even several key national scientific research units have not yet overcome this material technology.

For Zhou Fan's words, he was skeptical in his heart, but he did not show it.

"You can make a judgment after looking at the basic parameters of this material!"

Zhou Fan did not explain too much and directly took out a document from his bag and handed it to Qin Tianlei.

Qin Tianlei's eyes lit up; he clearly did not expect that Zhou Fan had even brought the materials with him.

He immediately took it quickly.

And started reading it seriously.