Chapter 103 - 103 s 102 103 EVU Alliance (Additional update

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Chapter 103: Chapters 102, 103 EVU Alliance (Additional update for Gè Hūnxiǎo and subscribers)_2 Chapter 103: Chapters 102, 103 EVU Alliance (Additional update for Gè Hūnxiǎo and subscribers)_2 Actually, this is the solution, just that He Xingzhou spoke of it a bit more tactfully. “This is something we’ve considered as well!” Yan Rui seemed a bit inspired, she asked, “This electrical energy reaction chamber...” “I have the design drawings!” He Xingzhou said. “Really?!” Upon hearing him say that, everyone perked up and urged, “Let’s have a look!” “To the conference room!” He Xingzhou said with a smile. Everyone headed to the conference room together, where He Xingzhou called for Lumia to open the design drawings and explain them. After he finished, the room fell silent. Everyone was deep in thought and calculations. After a full ten minutes, Yan Rui was the first to stand up, her voice filled with joy, “It’s possible! Based on my preliminary calculations, this solution can absolutely achieve the high-brightness extreme ultraviolet light source that we require!” “Yes, my view is the same!” An elderly Academician stood up, his excitement evident, “This discharge reaction chamber, truly a stroke of genius! After the light refraction loss, when the electrical energy transforms plasma, forming a new high-energy Plasma, there is not only no light pollution, but also a further enhancement to the purity of the extreme ultraviolet light—it’s conceivable that the resulting light blade could be the finest in the world!” “Mr. He, you are truly a genius for coming up with such a solution!” “What are we waiting for, let’s try it right away!” The experts could barely contain themselves. “Let’s get started!” He Xingzhou said with a laugh, knowing that this attempt was bound to succeed! This was, after all, a design that had taken him more than a month to complete after unlocking lithography machine technology! ... In Windmill Country, the “Avengers Alliance” was convening a meeting. This wasn’t the Avengers Alliance from comics and movies, but an EUV Lithography Machine technology alliance led by Bai ying, which included industry giants such as Intel, AMD, Motorola, and IBM, along with entities under Bai ying’s flag like the Sandia National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory! Besides the unit from Bai ying, there was a similar group in the Western Alliance, including over thirty countries and hundreds of corporations, all involved with the lithography machine and chip industry. The reason why Asmic Company from Windmill Country could produce the world’s most advanced Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Machines was due to their support! Right now, because of the “comprehensive cooperation” agreement, Bai ying’s EUV Alliance and the Western Alliance’s EUV Alliance began to collaborate, discussing the “details of cooperation.” The president of the alliance, Foster, sat at the head, recently appointed by Bai ying’s leadership, his style and approach far more assertive than his predecessor’s! The attendees consisted of representatives from international corporations! It could be said that these companies represented the most cutting-edge lithography machine and chip technology in the world! “Japan has submitted a suggestion to us, claiming Shen Zhou has conquered the Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography photoresist technology and hopes the market for this photoresist can be opened up!” Foster said slowly, “Any objections?” “Do not open up!” The first representative to speak up was against it, Morton from Dow Group, also a top five photoresist enterprise in the world. He said firmly, “Since we’ve reached a cooperation agreement, we should act in unison. If we open up one type of photoresist today, tomorrow someone will say we should open the lithography machine lenses, and the day after, someone will suggest the lithography machine bearings—if this continues, won’t our agreement become meaningless?” “Mr. Morton is quite right.” Immediately, another member supported his view, “The technology for manufacturing lithography machines and chips must be kept firmly in our hands, not a single breach is acceptable!” “Besides, whether Shen Zhou’s Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography photoresist is a lab product or can be mass-produced is still unsettled. If this is a trap they’ve set and we fall for it, then we’ve been had!” Morton’s opinion was unanimously supported, Foster nodded and said, “In that case, we’ll maintain our current measures.” In fact, for the EUV Alliance, they were not on the same side as Japan; from the very beginning, the alliance was established specifically to target Japan’s semiconductor industry. Hence, the life and death of Japan’s related industries were of no concern to them! “Regarding the trends in Shen Zhou’s semiconductor industry, everyone should be aware by now,” Foster moved on to the next agenda item. “They have also established an organization, jointly developing lithography machines, aiming to surpass us!” At the mention of this, the representative from Asmic Lithography Company, Heimer, scoffed: “It’s impossible for them to catch up with us within ten years!” “I can say this much, even if we handed them the design of the Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Machine, the Easterners couldn’t manufacture it!” “This is the world’s most cutting-edge industrial technology; they’re still far behind!” After Heimer finished, the representatives present all laughed, their faces carrying an arrogant expression, many of them sharing his sentiments. Someone reminded: “We must not relax our vigilance; in the past year, they have made many technological breakthroughs!” At this point, Foster’s face grew cold as he emphasized, “Gentlemen, why are their technological breakthroughs so rapid?” “We suspect that there may be members who are not abiding by the rules, leaking technical information!” “So starting today, any high-end equipment and technology transfers among all members must be submitted to the alliance for review to prohibit private transactions!” There was already a review process before, but this time the scrutiny is intensified to ensure that there won’t be any leaks of technology. Regarding this, all members unanimously agreed; the only way to keep making big money was by maintaining a technological monopoly! Then a representative from Qualcomm Company asked, “Currently not selling high-end chips in the East is causing great damage to our company; when can we actually start selling?” “Yes, our computer chip market has also been severely affected!” Representatives from Intel, IBM, and AMD couldn’t sit still either. Foster gestured for everyone to be quiet and said, “This is also the reason why we are meeting here today.” “Before the meeting, I had discussed with Asmic Company, and they are currently designing a new generation of Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Machines for the 3-nanometer process.” “We need to cooperate to help them come up with a mature 3-nanometer process technology for lithography machines and even more advanced machines as soon as possible. As our chip technology advances by one level, we can make available chips of that level.” “And with recent high pressure from the East, concessions will soon be made, and what everyone will gain will be more than what is currently lost!” The crowd exchanged ideas and opinions, and in the end, a preliminary consensus was reached. So many enterprises and institutions joined hands again to help Asmic break through more advanced lithography machine technology. The representative from Asmic Company, Heimer, was even more excited and declared at the conference: “With your help, within two years, within one year, we guarantee to deliver a mature new generation of Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Machines equipped with 3-nanometer process technology!” “Good!” Foster was very pleased, as this would allow him to deliver results to his superiors. And to make such a significant accomplishment upon taking office – what a limitless future ahead! He wished Heimer well, “I hope you can achieve your goals soon, the EUV Alliance is your strongest support!” In his heart, he secretly thought, by that time, those Easterners will surely feel despair! ... As the EUV Alliance meeting came to an end, back in Shen Zhou, at the Northwest Optoelectronic Technology Research Institute. He Xingzhou, Yan Rui, and others were testing their Extreme Ultraviolet light source. The discharge reaction chamber he had designed before was already manufactured, linked to the laser transmitter, with various reflective lenses in between, forming an Extreme Ultraviolet light generation system. “First test, fire the laser!” Inside the lab, Yan Rui carefully observed the instruments, issuing the experimental command.

Chapter 103 - 103 s 102 103 EVU Alliance (Additional update

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