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Chapter 631 Only Three in the World! 9740 Million a Day! The bait must be eaten, and self-developed technology cannot stop!

On the afternoon of May 31, at the Xingyuan Technology Optical R&D Center.

Although it was a holiday, most of the hundreds of R&D engineers responsible for the lighting system project were busy at their workbenches.

"Surface accuracy 34 picometers!"

"The surface roughness of the molybdenum-silicon multilayer film is 46 picometers!"

"Light energy utilization rate: 91%!"

"Lighting uniformity exceeds 98%!"

Suddenly, a young engineer from the testing team shouted.

Upon hearing this, everyone else stopped what they were doing.

"Haha, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; a great river is formed from countless small streams! Mr. Lin, am I right? Foreigners can handle this lighting system, and so can we!"

Wang Xiangchao squinted, carefully pondering the meaning behind these sets of data.

This means that for the first time, China's semiconductor industry has mastered the complete technology chain for lighting systems.

Once the core technologies of projection lens system, mask and mask stage are mastered, China will possess a world-leading reflective optical system.

At this point, we have completed about one-third of the arduous journey to develop our own EUV lithography machine.

All of this is thanks to the boss!

Lin Nan pondered to himself.

After returning from Luzhou, Liu Fengjun brought back a set of mature ion beam polishing, magnetorheological polishing and magnetron sputtering technology solutions.

At the same time, Chen Yansen's scientific research talent gradually became known at the research and development center.

Although most researchers did not believe Chen Yansen at first, the results are now before their eyes, leaving them no choice but to believe.

Moreover, there is corroborating testimony from Liu Fengjun, the person involved.

"Engineer Wang, we have the technical documents, but who should we entrust with this manufacturing task? Changchun Guoke Precision or Shanghai Microelectronics Equipment?"

Lin Nan frowned slightly and looked at Wang Xiangchao to ask.

“Let’s choose Shanghai Microelectronics,” Wang Xiangchao said after a moment’s thought. “Their vacuum system and anti-contamination technology are top-notch in China and can maximize the imaging quality.”

Wang Xiangchao has devoted his life to the research and development of optical systems and is extremely familiar with the situation of China's ultra-precision optical manufacturing industry.

Lin Nan nodded, though he actually preferred Shanghai Microelectronics.

That evening, an aspherical mirror coated with 120 layers of molybdenum-silicon film was delivered to Yanjing.

A host of prominent figures from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology Association gathered at the Institute of Optoelectronics' laboratory.

Someone stood to the side, looking at the 0.6-meter-diameter reflector with a complicated expression.

Some people couldn't wait to put on clean gloves and carefully touch the smooth surface.

"Currently, there are only three companies in the world that can manufacture mirrors with a surface accuracy of less than 50 picometers: Sega, Zeiss, and Xingyuan."

An engineer from the Institute of Optoelectronics sighed softly.

They toiled for half their lives without even getting close to this technology, but a private enterprise took the lead in overcoming the difficulties.

There was jealousy, relief, and an unspeakable self-mockery, as if I had been wasting my youth all my life.

Someone quietly took off their glasses and wiped the moisture from the corner of their eyes.

It's important to know that a single ultra-high precision reflector can cost hundreds of thousands of yuan to manufacture, and its selling price is even more astonishing, at least 300 million US dollars.

An EUV lithography machine needs to be equipped with six such mirrors, and this alone costs $1800 million.

An EUV lithography machine costs between $8000 million and $1.2 million, with the cost of the reflector accounting for approximately 15% to 22.5%.

The importance of mirror polishing and coating technology can be seen from the price alone.

As night deepened outside the window, the laboratory lights shone brightly, reflecting the complex emotions on everyone's faces.

"Old Chen, do you remember when we went to Zeiss for an inspection ten years ago? Back then, they wouldn't even let the two of us into their laboratory."

Zhang Yujian from the Institute of Optoelectronics slowly spoke, looking at Chief Scientist Chen Gaohui beside him.

"Back then, we could only buy discarded and damaged mirrors from the second-hand markets in Europe and America, disassemble them for research, and we didn't even have reliable instruments to measure the thickness of the coating."

Chen Gaohui gave a bitter smile.

The next morning, Li Qingsong, along with the head of the business association and the head of the National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund project, headed to the Institute of Optoelectronics.

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"Old Chen, why are you in such a hurry to go back to Chunshen?"

At the entrance of Villa No. 6 in Bihu Yunxi, Chen Yansen spoke to Chen Guobin in the driver's seat of the BMW X5.

"I'm going home to be with your mom. Take care of yourself."

Old Chen opened his mouth, hesitated, and then changed the subject, giving a brief explanation before driving away.

"Song Yuncheng likes to eat zongzi with red bean and jujube filling, remember to make a few more."

Chen Yansen returned to the living room and gave instructions to Ye Qiuping, who was sitting next to the sofa.

"Aren't you afraid I'll put ten pounds of rat poison in your rice dumpling?"

Ye Qiuping said through gritted teeth.

"Snapped"!
Chen Yansen raised his hand and slapped Master Ye across the face. Master Ye's delicate eyebrows furrowed, and he didn't dare to utter another word. He covered his backside and hurriedly ran away. At the same time.

Orange Supermarket's second batch of stores in Shanghai happened to be opening on its first day.

There are a total of eight large stores and twenty-seven community micro stores. Including the previous number of stores, there are a total of ten large supermarkets and thirty-three community supermarkets, totaling forty-three stores.

In addition, six large stores and forty-four micro stores are currently under renovation and are expected to be operational before September.

Orange Supermarket's opening speed is not fast, but it's not slow either.

Byron was stationed at the Shanghai headquarters, while Hou Yi was responsible for connecting with the supply chain and following up on site selection.

In addition, orange supermarkets in Hangzhou, Luzhou, Nanjing and other places also need to accelerate their expansion.

"You couldn't have been outside of East China before 2015, could you?"

Chen Yansen's words were like a whip, constantly lashing at the hearts of Byron and Hou Yi.

When the two were reporting their store opening plans, they were thinking of taking a steady and cautious approach. But after his reminder, they realized the urgency of expanding nationwide.

Hou Yi put down the supply chain report in his hand and said to Byron on the other end of the phone: "We need to speed things up. The site selection in Hangzhou must be finalized next month, and the teams in Luzhou and Nanjing also need to be set up as soon as possible. We can't really drag it out until 2015 and still be stuck in East China."

Byron responded, "Don't worry, the business team will go to Hangzhou next week to discuss cooperation. Keep a close eye on the supply chain."

Before opening a supermarket, you need to pay your respects to the authorities!
Only after securing the local central authority can one conduct business with peace of mind.

Although Byron is a native of the United States, he is no less adept at interpersonal relationships than Hou Yi, and even takes two hours of Chinese lessons after working overtime every day.

After all, how can you get a promotion opportunity in Senlian Group if you can't even understand Chinese?

To outsiders, Orange Supermarket's expansion speed is too fast; in less than two months, it has added 35 new stores.

In Shanghai, almost every densely populated district has a large Orange Life supermarket with a total operating area of ​​16 square meters.

With the help of Pinduoduo and Kuaipao Maicai's direct supply model, coupled with Yunsu Express's cold chain logistics, customers can buy the freshest fruits and vegetables from all over the country every day.

Bok choy for 1.9 yuan per jin;
Potatoes for 4.9 yuan for 3 jin (1.5 catties);

Tomatoes for 6.9 yuan for 3 jin (1.5 catties);
5 jin of fruit cucumbers for 9.9 yuan;

Beef brisket for 19.9 yuan per jin (1g)...

Since its opening, it has always had an open supply, leaving RT-Mart, China Resources and Walmart unable to even lift their heads.

These promotional products attracted a large number of potential customers to the supermarket.

Moreover, users in Shanghai can clearly feel that Orange Supermarket's service attitude and level far exceed its own positioning level.

From the cleaning lady to the stock clerk and the cashier, everyone had a smile on their face. They not only answered every question but were also exceptionally warm and polite.

The reasons are simple: first, it's a company requirement; second, it's also from the bottom of my heart.

Most ordinary people, once they have a job with stable income and good benefits, are usually willing to treat others with kindness.

On the first day of the opening of the second batch of Orange Supermarket stores, the project's total revenue reached 9740 million yuan, with sales per square meter still frighteningly high.

This is mainly due to Chen Yansen's strict control over the operating area of ​​supermarkets, with community supermarkets as the main focus and large comprehensive supermarkets as a supplement, thereby covering a wider user base and creating higher sales.

the other side.

Chen Yansen hung up on Zhang Weili with a dark expression. Zhang Weili claimed on the phone that he had special channels and could obtain six NXT 1980i lithography machines.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yansen immediately knew that the news of Xingyuan Technology's breakthrough in polishing and coating technology must have been leaked.

The move by European and American semiconductor companies at this time is simply an attempt to use supply orders to try and get him to abandon his idea of ​​developing his own lithography machine.

Because of the NXT 1980i lithography machine, we have the ability to manufacture 16-nanometer and 14-nanometer chips. Through multiple exposure technology, we can even produce chips equivalent to 10 nanometers.

Chen Yansen put down his phone; he knew all too well what the European and American companies were thinking.

Using readily available lithography machines as bait, they tricked Xingyuan Technology into abandoning the difficult path of developing its own EUV technology, continuing to rely on their technology, and forever being held back by their technological bottleneck.

Chen Yansen sneered, thinking to himself: He wants to take the bait, but he can't stop at all on the road to developing his own EUV lithography machine.

As for who leaked the information, that can be left to the Anguo Association to investigate.

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Inside the conference room of Xingyuan Technology's Optical R&D Center, Lin Nan, Wang Xiangchao, Liu Fengjun, and others were going over the technology confidentiality process.

Lin Nan pointed to the permission list on the screen and said in a serious tone: "From today onwards, all core technical documents will be encrypted. Only the R&D team leader and above will have the right to view them, and an operation log must be recorded every time they are viewed."

Experimental data related to mirror polishing and coating are stored separately on an offline server to eliminate the risk of network theft.

Liu Fengjun immediately added, "The engineers in the team have basically all signed confidentiality agreements, and we will conduct regular confidentiality training in the future. In addition, I have also communicated with the technical director of Shanghai Microelectronics. The key parameters in the mass production process will only be handled by two core personnel from each side."

"Yes, the Anguo Association will send more security personnel after tomorrow."

Lin Nan nodded.

Before the Dragon Boat Festival, the engineer from DeepBlue Technology who stole the electrolyte formula was sentenced to death.

Therefore, Lin Nan plans to compile the judgment of this case and present it as a key point during the confidentiality training session.

It wasn't intimidation; it was just stating the facts.

The aspherical reflector technology of StarSource Technology is just as important as the electrolyte formula of Deep Blue Battery.

Leaking information for money carries the risk of being kicked out. He wants to see if anyone else dares to leak information.

(End of this chapter)