Chapter 238: DUV Lithography Machines with Their Own Advantages
"Have you seen it? Umbrella acquired the Purdue Pharmaceuticals from last time."
"Purdue Pharma? Which one? The one in the United States? Damn, I remember this one!"
"The one that sold it for twenty years and finally settled it for $4.5 billion, and not a single person was sentenced to prison?"
"Oh my god! Why are they buying this? Aren't they also selling painkillers?"
"It is true, but their official website says that it is their own technology and is not based on opioids. I am a professional in this field and I checked it out. If it is really as they say, it is really a miracle drug and can also treat insomnia and depression."
"Can it cure insomnia? Are there any side effects?"
"It's written. The side effect is sleepiness. It's a natural human reaction. There's almost no drug toxicity when taken according to the dosage. It can be taken for a long time."
"No way? There is such a thing?"
"Is it really not addictive?"
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Purdue Pharma caused some waves at the time. If other pharmaceutical companies had made such an acquisition, they would definitely have viewed it with tinted glasses.
But now, because of its long-standing reputation, many people believe in Umbrella.
"I still believe in Umbrella's biotechnology. I believe what he said about them creating zombies. However, this drug has just been released. It is still too early for it to pass the review. This reorganization of Purdue Pharmaceuticals is probably just for the convenience of passing the review. I guess they want it to be an over-the-counter drug."
Now on the domestic Internet, Umbrella and World Corporation can be said to be two evergreen trees, one after another taking turns to appear on the stage.
Anyway, more and more places are saying they want to introduce shared electric bikes, but the production capacity is indeed limited at present and it is still in the stage of orderly rollout.
Many people even want to buy shared electric bikes individually, but no channels have been opened. Umbrella also responded to this, saying that all electric bike production capacity has been monopolized by global companies.
After all, these are just the batteries that have just been taken out . I hope everyone will be patient. Ningya’s acquisition and integration work has been going smoothly, and it will be sold to the outside world in due course.
The popularity of "Starry Sky" and the progress of the Pakistan World Cup also simultaneously share the attention. Now we have been brought into the era of short videos in advance, and there is also "Starry Sky World", a cross-era game that can be linked.
There is really no day that is not lively on the Internet. Various hot spots are magnified through short videos and are often reflected in games.
The hottest topic recently is the phenomenon of in-game melees caused by the loss of the team you support.
This phenomenon happens less frequently in China, because the national football team does not participate, and people who just support their favorite teams are usually not so fanatical to this extent.
However, the fighting in some other human civilization war zones in the game is quite intense.
Not every country's population can enjoy the protection of an exclusive NPC force like in China.
It often happens that when the World Cup is in full swing outside, the game starts to deploy troops. Sometimes the World Cup matches have not even started yet, but the game starts early because of the verbal battles and the atmosphere.
There have been several cases where the winning side in the game found out that their team lost in the end and posted videos to criticize others.
Of course, those teams that won and won the game were even more proud. For example, after the match between Prussia and Gaul, a Prussian player posted a video on TT in a high-profile manner.
"Little Gaul, how ridiculous! Whether it's a game or in real life, you've never won!"
However, after the Gallic team lost to Prussia, they were also beaten in the game.
But soon a third brother left a message under the video
"They won World War II and were the victorious country."
Jiaozhi netizens also followed up and added
"Indeed, although it is a surrender."
Soon the third brother started complaining again
"Why can a country like Gaul be a permanent member? It should give up its seat to us."
"Hengsan? Are you kidding me?"
South Korean netizens began to come out.
"Shut up, you thieves."
"It seems that the view that they are thieves is universally shared."
Japanese netizens were mocking on the sidelines.
Then suddenly the situation turned into a quarrel between South Korea and Japan netizens, and they ended up chatting in "Starry Sky World". South Korea and Japan are both under the jurisdiction of an NPC force, so they have a lot of friction in their daily lives.
The two teams cannot meet in the World Cup, but Star World has done a solid job , and even their World Cup players led the team in large-scale team battles.
Well, both teams have been eliminated now, and it’s time to relax after the game.
"But why didn't I see any news about the Eastern giants' team being eliminated? They're about to win the World Cup, right? 'Evil smile'"
At this time, some domestic netizens who had been watching the show silently couldn't help but reply
"Only this matter, you ridicule us and we have no objection."
"At first I just ate the melon and didn't say anything, because I knew you were discussing the World Cup."
"But wait, did Hengsan get in?"
"Ha, we have cricket, stupid."
"We have Star World."
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This one sentence left the other party speechless. Damn, now many conflicts will be resolved in "Starry Sky World". There is really nothing we can do about what the other party said!
In fact, after "Star World" became so popular, there were many jealous foreign investors.
There are many who want to get a piece of the pie.
Many are still sharpening their knives under the banner of various security measures.
However, the world company also directly stated that if even the games are targeted, then the service in that area will be shut down directly. It doesn’t matter. If you want to play, play. If you don’t want to play, get out.
The boss of World Company is the great mathematician Wang Yi, who really doesn’t care about money.
It wasn't curbed when the game was first released. If it happens again now, domestic players will be furious.
This was the company that was willing to sell TT's overseas license for only one US dollar in order to ensure that the technology would not leak out, and now they stopped just like that!
TT’s excuses were actually pretty good before, manipulating public opinion and threatening national security.
But now the game is also using words that threaten national security, which seems a bit inappropriate...
After feeling the toughness of the World Company after a bit of deception, the matter was finally dropped.
Therefore, "Starry Sky World" is currently the signature game for domestic games exported overseas.
We didn’t make it to the World Cup, but we have “Star World”!
The battle in the World Cup is getting more and more intense, and so is the battle in "Star World".
World Company also took advantage of this time to launch the 1.01 update, the first expansion pack update, the Zerg is coming!
In fact, the Zerg have always been there, but in the past, one had to go deep into the starry sky and into the Zerg-occupied area before a battle could take place, and that area was a high-difficulty, high-risk, and high-return area.
The missions are very difficult and the rewards are great, and the main force in the confrontation in each area is still NPCs.
The new version didn't add anything, except changing the Zerg's AI mode and adding a new "Escaper" plan, which sent a large number of small forces to bypass the defense line and enter the heart of human civilization to carry out destruction.
Players may also encounter swarms of insects in the heart of NPC forces.
The Zerg are cruel, brutal, and take no prisoners, so if they are defeated, the ship will be destroyed and everyone on board will die, and they may even attack NPC planets or even space stations.
However, the rewards after victory are quite rich.
It was this sudden external pressure that temporarily suppressed the internal melee.
Don't just keep feeding the bugs while fighting, just get through this expansion first...
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While the Internet was in full swing and Umbrella had reached a delicate understanding and balance, Wang Yi completed some lens tests and even the cultivation ratio of some special immunoglobulins for new viruses.
At present, with the help of Connie's lithography machine production line and the new lens, a powerful DUV lithography machine can be made with a slight improvement.
Yes, it is still in the field of DUV lithography machines. It has not entered the EUV stage, and even because it has not yet used the immersion lithography method, it also uses neon light sources. In terms of extreme performance alone, it is even slightly inferior to the DUV immersion lithography machine that ASML has now brought out!
Yes, it is inferior...
After all, we only have the advantage of lenses now, and the difference in light source and immersion lithography method will lead to a lower upper limit.
Even the problem that has been solved so far is the lithography machine problem, and the related processes on the wafer factory side have not yet been unlocked.
But the good thing is that, although Wang Yi still uses dry lithography and the light source is slightly inferior, but relying on the performance advantages of the lens, he can ensure that the yield rate at the 14nm level will exceed that of ASML's lithography machine!
ASML's current lithography machines rely on multiple exposures and can reach a limit of 7nm.
However, this places very high demands on the wafer fab's manufacturing process, and the yield rate is also a problem.
The lithography machine is designed for mass production of chips, for commercial use and to make money. If the yield rate is low, it may even result in losses.
The lithography machine that Wang Yi has modified based on Connie's technology has a yield rate that is at least 20% higher than that of ASML's lithography machine at the 14nm level.
The 10nm process can exceed 30%!
However, the disadvantage is that it cannot reach the 7nm level.
Currently, relying on ASML's existing lithography machines, the mainstream of this year's most advanced chips is still 22nm. The wafer fabs that can manufacture them include Telstar, UMC, MediaTek, GlobalFoundries, TSMC, FourStar and many other factories.
Even now, the domestic sense of crisis about chips is not that strong, because there are too many factories that can produce the most advanced technology. 22nm seems to be almost within reach, so it is not so imminent. As for mid- and low-end chips, the domestic ones are not bad either. There are some cognitive errors.
Although there have been preventive arrangements in related fields, it is still a little short of the mark.
But if we follow the development process of chip technology in the parallel world, chip technology will probably undergo a major change next year!
The 22nm process was almost popularized in high-end chips in 2012. After such a long period of time, it will enter the 14nm era next year. During this process, wafer fabs such as UMC will also stop here.
The chip technology has officially begun to widen the generation gap!
This is the chip.
There are so many aspects involved in such a small chip.
Wang Yi has been using cheats and counterattacks all the way, using all the black technology and also using acquisition methods, but now he can just barely touch the very tip of the tail.
If we had not acquired the lithography machine-related supporting equipment and semiconductor-related precision equipment from Neon.
Even he could only stare blankly.
But after all, I managed to get through the most difficult part by cheating.
The development of the lithography machine now does not mean that we will jump out to compete immediately. Currently, the mainstream market has been taken over by ASML. The more important purpose of our production is to serve as a precaution.
After all, it's just the production line that Connie is planning to eliminate, and its production capacity is limited, so they're tinkering with it in advance as a temporary precaution.
Because with the completion of the acquisition and integration of Ningya, Umbrella is about to enter the mobile phone field.
If the cake is touched at that time, who knows what kind of trouble will happen.
The chip is the most likely place to get stuck.
Because there are only so many players and so much market share at the moment.
The main reason why Four Star was able to emerge and compete with Apple is that its own industry is comprehensive, including chips, and it can manufacture many things in mobile phones by itself!
Other wafer fabs will certainly give priority to satisfying old customers. It would be quite difficult for Umbrella to suddenly appear and immediately obtain sufficient production capacity.
It can even be said that after the appearance of Umbrella Battery, when they see the industries acquired by Umbrella, they will naturally have corresponding vigilance and even unite to secretly boycott.
This is business, we play with you within the rules!
So even though the light source problem had not been solved yet, Wang Yi just made do with the original light source and slightly improved the lens.
If you run out of food, find a way to make it yourself!
Of course, if you want to make chips, other related processes of the wafer factory must also be developed simultaneously, and when necessary, you can only go to Neon to purchase them...
