Without a doubt, a photolithography machine is extrely costly.
An advanced photolithography machine could retail at hundreds of millions of dollars.
However, what my sister, Ding Xiaoyou, ntioned earlier was a 25nm photolithography machine, a model that isn’t exactly at the forefront of technology but rather a rather average one, which would consequently an a less exorbitant price.
The most important factor is availability.
If you desire a 10nm, or even 7nm photolithography machine, chances are you wouldn’t be able to locate one for sale.
Only Guoxing Technology Group currently owns a 7nm process photolithography machine dostically, while the Dingli Group oversees the production of 24nm, 12nm, and 10nm photolithography machines.
These are the results of breakthroughs made dostically in the past couple of years.
Presently, the globally-leading Als Group is initiating the research and developnt of 5nm and even 3nm photolithography machines.
This indicates that dostically, in terms of photolithography machines and chip fabrication process, we are still noticeably behind foreign countries.
The crux is that, dostically, even if we are keen to purchase photolithography machines of 7nm or 5nm, we wouldn’t be able to find any available.
This is why Ding Yue’s Mist City Arts and Science University is compelled to develop and manufacture its own photolithography machines.
Only by possessing state-of-the-art photolithography machines, can we avoid being over-reliant on foreign entities in the field of advanced chips.
"Did you purchase this 24nm photolithography machine to base your research on photolithography machines on it?"
Ding Yue furrows his brow slightly, addressing Luo Peng and Tong Yihang with his questioning gaze.
Besides providing technical theories, the photolithography machine experintal project of Mist City Arts and Science University is akin to starting from scratch.
Even though Luo Peng and Tong Yihang previously held theoretical discussions on the precision chanics of photolithography machines with an investigation team from the chanical Engineering Departnt of Qinghua University, everything was strictly on theoretical grounds.
To conduct practical research, a photolithography machine is a necessity.
A 24nm photolithography machine is the most advanced one that Mist City Arts and Science University can purchase.
"That’s correct, Principal Ding, after our photolithography machine experintal project research group discussion, including my talk with Director Liu, we believe that continuing our research on the 24nm photolithography machine is the most apt,"
Luo Peng acknowledges with a nod, "Of course, this also happens to be the best machine that we could get our hands on."
Better machines related to 10nm, 12nm, or 7nm are unavailable for purchase, nor will they disclose any information.
After all, photolithography machines are indeed too valuable.
However, Ding Yue can easily get hold of the chips manufactured by the 7nm process, as he has made significant orders with Guoxing Technology; in fact, the gallium nitride chip that is with Big White is custom-manufacture from a 7nm process courtesy of Guoxing Technology.
"Where did you get it from? Guoxing Technology?"
Ding Yue inquires curiously.
There is one thing that Ding Yue is sure of: it is probably from Guoxing Technology.
Since foreign companies have now ceased selling photolithography machines dostically, it’s relatively challenging to even find available 24nm photolithography machines for purchase.
Therefore, the best supplier would naturally be Guoxing Technology, a highly acclaid dostic company.
Luo Peng imdiately replies, "That’s correct, Principal Ding, since we, Mist City Arts and Science University, have so ongoing order trades with Guoxing Technology, they are the only ones who would be willing to sell us a photolithography machine."
"Fine, as long as you have a research strategy in place. I am looking forward to your research results and hope that the cutting-edge technology photolithography machine can be developed as soon as possible!"
Ding Yue nods slightly, expressing imnse trust in Luo Peng and Tong Yihang.
The photolithography machine experint project is a long-term project, and Ding Yue has basically handed over all the rights to the project to Luo Peng, Tong Yihang, and their team to make decisions, and only needs to report to him in the end.
Just like today, Luo Peng and Tong Yihang ordered a 24nm photolithography machine, which is an important part of the whole project, so they ca to report it to Principal Ding.
"Principal Ding, rest assured, we will indeed strive to produce a state-of-the-art photolithography machine that belongs to Xia Country and our Mist City Arts and Science University,"
Luo Peng says confidently.
Although they’ve only embarked on the first small step of this long march, they are full of confidence in the direction of future research and developnt, be it Luo Peng or Tong Yihang.
"Running low on the budget?"
Ding Yue asks Luo Peng and Tong Yihang curiously.
Mist City Arts and Science University’s photolithography machine experint project initially received two hundred million yuan from Ding Yue, but he understands that two hundred million yuan is rely a drop in the bucket for photolithography machine research.
After all, major dostic enterprises like Guoxing Technology receive state support and have poured in hundreds of billions, even trillions of funds into photolithography machines and chips; this has resulted in the maturity of the current 7nm chip technology dostically and the developnt of advanced 5nm technology.
’Mature technology’ ans being able to produce chips of a certain process technology consistently and in a limited quantity, but widespread production remains challenging.
anwhile, ’advanced technology’ undeniably ans production is possible, but the cost is incredibly high, rendering mass production virtually impossible, not to ntion reaching a minimum output or yield ratio.
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