Liu Lang did not return to Huaxia University. Things there were on track. All that was left was to conduct research step by step. It didn't matter if he didn't go back for a while, so he led a group of teachers and students from Huaxia University and Wang Haijun and others.
Started researching various electronic devices.
Although Liu Lang doesn't understand chips, even advanced chips are made by machinery. However, the machinery he was exposed to before was for manufacturing metal parts, while the current machinery is for manufacturing semiconductor materials. The essence is still the same.
After getting the component parameters provided by Wanhe, everyone got busy, but they immediately encountered a big problem.
The existing equipment is definitely unable to complete the components needed by Wanhe. It can only carry out technical transformation and upgrade these existing equipment. First of all, what makes Liu Lang happy is that many old engineers have looked at Wanhe.
After hearing the components provided by He, although they were shocked by the advanced technology of these parts, they did not show the "desperation" like mechanical experts like Xiong Huaizhi.
Because the overall strength of China's semiconductor industry is not bad, it was even comparable to that of island countries seven or eight years ago. It is just because the country has not paid enough attention to it in recent years, and foreign countries are developing rapidly, and the "enemy advances and we retreat" has caused unsatisfactory results.
Small gap.
But after all, time is still short, and this gap is not as huge as it was thirty years later. In addition, most of the old engineers working in the semiconductor industry are intellectuals, and a considerable number of them have studied abroad. Their overall quality is higher than
The mechanical machine tool industry is much higher, so in their eyes, the gap between the two sides is not insurmountable. Some optimistic engineers even believe that as long as they are given enough support, the country can produce what Wanan Company needs in at least two years.
Here comes the chip.
Liu Lang feels that two years is still very realistic. Wanwan's semiconductor industry had nothing three years ago, but now it is not able to become a supplier of Wan'an Company? The country's foundation is not comparable to that of the other party.
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But if you want to upgrade the technology of the original equipment, you must thoroughly study these equipment. How to study it? The old method is to "dismantle", just like the original AOD electric furnace, "dismantle" these equipment into eight pieces.
He had to study each part thoroughly before he could upgrade it. It seemed "barbaric", but it was also the most effective method.
It's okay to say that most of the other equipment is domestically produced. For example, there is no problem with radio equipment that manufactures capacitors and resistors. When the People's Republic of China was founded, the country purchased a large amount of equipment from the Soviet Union. Later, because of the need to develop satellite technology and missile technology, these
The equipment has been transformed and upgraded several times, and has basically been domestically produced.
Thirty years later, China has become one of the few countries in the world that can launch manned spacecraft. In some aspects, it is more advanced than Western developed countries. From this point, we can see why the country is so advanced in aerospace technology.
The progress of the country will be so advanced because it involves national security. The country has never stopped for decades. Aerospace technology is a branch of the electronic automation industry, but it focuses more on national defense, but it is not so lucky on the civilian side.
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These domestically produced equipment can be dismantled at will, and can be restored after disassembly. However, no one dares to touch the wafer production line imported from the island country at Jiangnan Radio Factory. First of all, this production line is too expensive, and it was worth three dollars five years ago.
Ten million US dollars, even now, there is no such thing in the entire country’s electronics industry
Such expensive equipment; secondly, this equipment has not been used much since the day it was introduced. It has been placed in a corner. Except for Wang Haijun, who maintains it like a treasure every day, no one else has even looked at the structure inside.
I don’t know what it looks like. How can you restore it if you tore it into pieces?
This set of equipment is the most important equipment for making chips. If you don't understand it, no matter how perfect the other parts are, you won't be able to make a chip.
"what to do?"
This is such a difficult problem that Hou Yongjun, the director of Jiangnan Radio Factory, kept shaking his head.
"No, no, I can't make the decision. I have to ask Director Wang for instructions!"
Hou Yongjun called Wang Ge, and Director Wang rushed over half an hour later.
"You want to dismantle this device? Isn't there a manual? Can't you do it without dismantling it?"
Wang Ge asked him face to face.
"Director Wang, this equipment can be manufactured and is the key to manufacturing chips, but now it can only produce twelve-inch wafers, while Wanan's chips are eight-inch. There is a big technical gap between the two. This gap
It’s not big, but if we want to improve the technology, we must carry out an overall transformation of this equipment... In fact, we can’t even talk about transformation, because we can’t even confirm the internal structure, but if we don’t take it apart and study it, there is no way to transform it.
Talk about it!"
Wang Haijun is now the deputy director of Jiangnan Radio Factory, and he knows the equipment best, but this knowledge is only in terms of how to use it and the manufacturing principles. As for what the inside of the equipment looks like, he doesn't know.
It was never mentioned.
"Oh! It's okay to dismantle it, but the key is whether it can be completely restored after dismantling it. If it cannot be restored, then this equipment will be scrapped. This is more than 30 million US dollars! It is worth hundreds of millions of RMB! Who can afford it?
Should you take such a big responsibility? I...I can't bear it!"
Wang Ge was also blinded at this moment.
"Director Wang, if we don't demolish it, then this work will be very difficult, and there may even be a risk of premature death. If we demolish it, there may be risks, but after all, we have hope, and our Huaxia University is not a vegetarian, so it may not be possible."
It cannot be restored."
At this moment, Zhou Ming, dean of the School of Electronic Engineering of Huaxia University, stood up.
Dean Zhou is also a well-known figure in the same industry in China. He is over 60 years old this year. When he was young, he studied in the United States and majored in semiconductors. He once participated in the country's aerospace engineering. However, times have changed, even if he is
Such an old expert is also confused about computers, so Zhou Ming has been silent these days, but when it comes to electronic equipment, he is an expert.
Besides, isn't there Liu Lang here? Liu Lang's most powerful skill is his photographic memory. Of course, electronic equipment is different from mechanical equipment. Electronic equipment is filled with integrated circuit boards such as capacitors and resistors. Such things are thin and
It's complicated and not as clear as mechanical parts, but I believe Liu Lang's ability will still play a role.
"this……!"
Wang Ge knew Zhou Ming, and he still valued the words of this respected old professor, but he still couldn't bear this responsibility!
"Let's do it! I'll go back and call the country and ask. If the country agrees, I have no problem!"
The property rights of the equipment belong to the Ministry of Electronics of the People's Republic of China, and even Bai Weiren has no right to interfere. Wang Ge cannot make the decision on this matter himself and can only report it to his superiors.
"Director Wang, there's no need for you to go back and make a phone call. I'm going to talk to Minister Du Hongda right now!"