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When Wei Hong and other government leaders heard Hao Qiang's words, they looked at each other with a hint of doubt in their eyes.

"Oh?" Wei Hong asked softly, obviously not quite understanding the implication of Hao Qiang's words.

A mysterious smile appeared on Hao Qiang's lips, and his eyes flashed with confidence.

He made a "please" gesture and led everyone towards the chip manufacturing plant.

Soon, another huge building appeared in front of everyone.

This is a reinforced concrete building covering an area of ​​nearly 20,000 square meters. It is about 300 meters long and 67 meters wide. The building has 4 floors, and the interior ceiling of the first floor is 6 meters high.

Although the other floors are slightly lower, they are all more than 4 meters high, far exceeding the standards of ordinary buildings.

The cost of building a building, including decoration, exceeds 5 million yuan.

Looking around, similar reinforced concrete buildings are everywhere, forming a modern architectural forest.

Interestingly, many of these buildings appear to be vacant.

The scale of Future Technology Group’s headquarters is breathtaking.

The buildings are like clouds, scattered in an orderly manner, just like a small city.

Even employees within the group are often confused about the specific uses of other buildings or workshops except for their daily work areas.

This large and complex layout not only demonstrates the company's strength, but also provides an excellent confidentiality barrier for its R&D work.

The 8000 acres of industrial land requisitioned earlier have been fully utilized, and various laboratory buildings and production workshops have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

Now, the company is pushing forward the second phase of the 10,000-acre development plan at full speed, drawing a grander blueprint.

Standing in front of this chip manufacturing building, Wei Hong and others noticed that, like other buildings, there were no obvious signs indicating what was inside, only a label saying building number.

When employees are assigned to work, they are assigned to a certain building or workshop number, and the chip laboratory building is not mentioned in detail.

And this building is number "18"!

This building has stricter security measures.

At the entrance of the building, uniformed security personnel looked at everyone entering and leaving with sharp eyes, vigilantly.

Even after passing the first checkpoint, there are still multiple security checks inside to ensure that only authorized personnel can enter the core area.

This almost paranoid security measure silently tells of the shocking secrets hidden inside the building.

Wei Hong and others exchanged glances and saw expectation in each other's eyes.

They knew they were about to get a glimpse of Future Technology Group's most cutting-edge and confidential technological achievements.

This was not the first time these government leaders visited Future Technology Group and they were already accustomed to the company's security level.

After being authorized to enter the first floor, a modern chip manufacturing workshop with ultra-high cleanliness appears.

The chip manufacturing workshop includes photolithography area, etching area, thin film deposition area, doping area, cleaning area and testing area.

The photolithography process is the soul of the entire manufacturing process, and has extremely stringent requirements on environmental stability and shock absorption.

To ensure optimal performance, the lithography machines are placed on the first floor.

The second floor of this building is also a chip production workshop, and the production lines on the first and second floors are connected by conveyor belts.

The third floor is the warehouse, and the fourth floor is the office and laboratory area.

The construction area of ​​one floor is as high as 2 square meters. Including the second floor, it can accommodate 4 chip production lines, each of which includes 5 EBL lithography machines.

An EBL lithography machine occupies an area of ​​only 10 square meters, but the supporting equipment and automated production lines take up space. Equipment spacing, clean room area, process flow layout, channels, safety areas, etc. must also be considered, forming a large and sophisticated manufacturing ecosystem.

This layout is somewhat similar to the factory design of world-leading semiconductor manufacturers such as ASIC, and the average floor area of ​​each production line is not much different.

According to the company's first phase monthly production of 10 wafers, a building like this is needed to accommodate the layout of 10 production lines.

Of course, if the company wants to expand production, it still has many idle buildings that can accommodate the expansion.

Future Technology Group has no shortage of money or land, so it would be better if the space was designed to be a little more spacious.

"Mr. Hao, may I ask, what device is this?" Wei Hong asked curiously, pointing at the tall device in front of him, with a hint of uncertainty in his voice.

It has the logo of Future Technology Group and the equipment model "EBL001".

Everyone really couldn't understand what kind of device this was. They had never seen it before, but from the appearance, it looked like a high-precision, high-end device.

Hao Qiang raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and his eyes calmly scanned the expressions of everyone present, and then he replied slowly: "This is the lithography machine."

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a bombshell dropped on the calm lake.

Wei Hong's eyes widened, his pupils flashing with disbelief, his voice trembling slightly with excitement: "Is this a photolithography machine?

Do you really have a lithography machine!?"

He looked around, breathing rapidly. "I counted them. Including this one, there are three of the same devices on site. I looked. Isn't that right?"

The workshop was so big that he couldn't see clearly. There were actually 5 prototypes in total.

The reactions of other leaders were no less impressive.

Their expressions changed from shock to confusion to joy, and the changes in emotions were like colorful fireworks blooming on their faces.

Hao Qiang looked at everyone's reactions and the smile on his face deepened.

He added slowly, "To be precise, this is an EBL lithography machine. Different from EUV and DUV lithography machines, it is more advanced and its process can reach the nanometer level."

He paused and added modestly, “However, we can only produce 14nm chips at present.

But no matter what, this thing is more advanced than the world's top lithography machine."

"You can already produce chips?" Wei Hong exclaimed again, his voice filled with disbelief. "You've even solved the EDA software problem?"

Hao Qiang nodded confidently: "Of course, if we can overcome the technical difficulties of EBL lithography, solving EDA is naturally within our capabilities."

There was silence at the scene, followed by a burst of exclamations.

"This is incredible!" one leader exclaimed, his voice trembling slightly with excitement. "This is simply a mind-blowing achievement!"

Everyone's eyes were filled with admiration and praise, and they were very excited.

In their view, the equipment in front of them is not only advanced machines, but also a symbol of national strength and a true national treasure.

The technological strength of Future Technology Group also represents the strength of the country.

Their eyes all focused on Hao Qiang, as if to say: No, the real national treasure is outstanding talents like Hao Qiang who can break through technological blockades and promote national scientific and technological progress.

In their eyes, Hao Qiang is a technological hero of the new era and the soul figure of the rise of China's semiconductor industry.

"Where are the others? The workshop is empty." asked Director Zhou Shi.

Hao Qiang replied, "I've given them a two-week vacation. This research project has been going on for several years now, and everyone's been working overtime every day, and they're a bit mentally exhausted."

Hao Qiang looked at the excited leaders in front of him, his heart filled with complicated emotions.

He knew that the research results of the EBL lithography machine were not only the achievements of the individual and the company, but also carried the hopes of the entire country.

"Oh, I see. They really should take a vacation. They are all talented people!" a leader exclaimed.

Wei Hong patted Hao Qiang on the shoulder and said, "Mr. Hao, you kept this secret really well. Even we didn't know about it.

However, this is a matter of great importance, so it should be done this way. Otherwise, if the secret is leaked, the loss will be incalculable."

"Mr. Hao sets an example himself. Even if he is the chairman of the company, he must be inspected before entering such a workshop. Outsiders are not allowed to enter." Director Zhou Shi agreed.

Wei Hong said, "Now that we all know about this, Mr. Hao is planning to make it public, right?"

Hao Qiang nodded: "It is announced that we can develop chips. After all, chips must be put on the market.

However, we have no intention of developing any type of lithography machine, and we cannot even release pictures, so we will leave it to foreigners to guess."

"Okay, that's right!" Wei Hong nodded solemnly, then turned to the others, "Today, everyone has the honor of visiting the world's top lithography machine. No one outside this workshop can reveal the details. I hope everyone will keep it confidential."

Everyone responded solemnly and promised.

Next, Hao Qiang briefly explained the performance and technical level of the EBL lithography machine.

Wei Hong and other leaders finally understood what the EBL lithography machine represents. This is a new generation of lithography machine!

It directly bypasses the foreign technology monopoly and is more advanced.

It's incredible that it only took a few years from investment to successful research and development.

Of course, Hao Qiang's statement that it took several years of research and development is a bit conservative.

Director Zhou Shi knew that once the chip production capacity of Future Technology Group exploded, Pengcheng's GDP would definitely be the highest in the country.

The semiconductor market is so large that one company can represent the GDP of an entire city.

This epoch-making device is truly created by Future Technology Group starting today.

The atmosphere on the scene reached a climax, and everyone's face was filled with pride.

They knew that at this moment, they were witnessing a turning point in the history of technology.

After visiting the EBL lithography machine and production line, Hao Qiang led everyone to the chip display area.

In the bright glass display case, chips the size of a fingernail lie there quietly, emitting the light of technology.

"This is the Qinglong 8124 chip that we independently developed. It can be said to be the world's most advanced mass-produced chip." Hao Qiang introduced softly, put on gloves, and took one out of the glass cabinet.

Wei Hong leaned in and examined the tiny chip carefully, his eyes gleaming with curiosity. "Mr. Hao, what would the market price be for this top-tier chip?"

Hao Qiang had already made up his mind and said, "About $2000.

This price range not only guarantees our R&D investment, but also won’t put end users off.”

He paused for a moment and continued to explain: "We are mainly targeting the mid-to-high-end car market. With the future 3.0 version of our car-machine system, we can achieve L2 level autonomous driving functions."

The leaders present silently calculated: the price of a chip is $2000, which means the price of the entire vehicle must increase by at least $3200.

But considering its performance, the premium is completely justified.

Future 2.0 uses Gaotong's previous in-vehicle chip, with a performance test score of 2 points;

In the future 3.0, using Qinglong 8124, the performance test score can reach 8 points.

If equipped with the future Snapdragon chip 8155, the performance test score can reach 10 points.

同样是8核CPU，但膏通8155是7nm工艺，而青龙8134是14nm工艺。

However, the chip designed by Hao Qiang himself has better logic and performance.

If the process is the same, the chip he designed will have significant advantages over Gaotong Company's.

After hearing this, the leaders suddenly realized: it turns out that the profit margin of chip manufacturing is so amazing.

The same wafer, if simply sold, can fetch a maximum of three to five hundred dollars;

But after being designed, photolithographically processed, and packaged into chips, the selling price can be several times higher, reaching $2000.

No wonder Hao Qiang insisted on mastering the entire industrial chain. This is indeed a wise move.

It was almost five in the evening and the tour was coming to an end.

This meaningful visit came to a successful conclusion.

Standing at the gate of Future Technology Group, the leaders were reluctant to leave. They knew that what they were witnessing today was not only the achievements of a company, but also the hope of the country's chip industry.

When leaving, Wei Hong held Hao Qiang's hand and said earnestly: "Today's visit has given us hope and strengthened our determination to support the development of domestic chips.

Mr. Hao, the future of the country's chip industry really depends on you!"