Rebirth 2004: I can make money by writing.
Chapter 479 New Tasks in Photolithography Machine Development
In the huge technology company, Future Technology Group, sparks of innovation are bursting out every moment.
The Group's scientific research projects are as numerous as the stars, covering a wide range of fields from basic research to application development.
Most of these projects don't require Hao Qiang's personal involvement. Instead, decisions are made independently by the R&D departments of each branch, and management is even delegated to specific project teams. This flat structure greatly improves R&D efficiency and ensures a relentless pace of innovation.
Hao Qiang also knows that as a business leader, his energy is limited.
Therefore, he only personally approves projects involving major investments or strategic directions.
This management style not only reflects his trust in the team, but also ensures that he can focus on the most critical decisions.
Otherwise, faced with such a large number of R&D projects, he would probably be stuck in the quagmire of administrative work and unable to extricate himself.
Pan Lewei's daily work reports to him must also be limited to 15 minutes.
In this melting pot of innovation, new inventions are born every day.
The group generates an average of two to three new invention patents every day.
Before these inventions can be patented, they must go through a rigorous review process.
The group has set up a special department to organize and review these patent materials.
They not only have to ensure the completeness and accuracy of each patent application, but also have to be vigilant about the risk of core technology leakage.
Only after confirmation will these patent materials be sent to the patent department for formal application.
In this era of rapid technological development, Future Technology Group is like a giant ship, sailing through the ocean of innovation.
And Hao Qiang is the helmsman of this giant ship.
With thousands of new employees added every year, the requirements for managers' level are very high.
The company's top management is the one who makes decisions and rules, and they simply don't have the energy to take care of the details.
Just like when Hao Qiang walked around the company and saw some management problems, he had no time to delve into them.
A few years ago, he would often patrol the workshop.
But now, it is extremely difficult for workshop staff to see Hao Qiang.
No, even the staff in the headquarters office rarely see him patrolling their offices.
After listening to Pan Lewei's report, Hao Qiang went to the chip manufacturing workshop on the first floor of Building 18 according to the established schedule.
A faint smell of ozone floats in the pure air, which is the unique smell of the dust-free workshop.
He patrolled the area and listened to feedback from on-site employees.
A month ago, the company had 5 EBL lithography machines.
Now, another three units have been successfully mass-produced.
Based on current production capacity, it will take more than a year to complete the layout of 40 14nm EBL lithography machines.
These 40 EBL lithography machines can produce up to 5 million chips annually.
Based on the company's current chip sales situation, it is extremely difficult to achieve sales of 5 million chips per year.
Unless, the price of chips drops significantly.
Next year, Future Technology Group is estimated to consume only tens of millions of chips a year.
Therefore, the company is not in a hurry to mass-produce EBL lithography machines.
We neither sell nor produce, and use it for ourselves. Producing more than 30 units a year is completely sufficient.
After half an hour,
In the conference room, the core members of the lithography machine project team have gathered together to discuss solutions to the problems of the EBL lithography machine.
Hao Qiang set a very challenging goal for the project team: to optimize the process technology to 7nm within half a year and achieve mass production of 7nm EBL lithography machines.
The EBL lithography machine can only produce 14nm, which is a bit like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.
Of course, if his colleagues knew what Hao Qiang was thinking, they would definitely be shocked.
They are still working hard to break through the mass production technology of 28nm lithography machines, and Hao Qiang no longer looks down on 14nm lithography machines.
But there is no way around it. After all, we are limited by the hardware level of the current era and can only proceed step by step.
Now, Hao Qiang solemnly ordered the development of 7nm lithography machines.
As soon as the new task was issued, the twenty or so core members of the EBL lithography machine project team became nervous.
As soon as Hao Qiang opened his mouth, the more than 300 scientific researchers in the project team became busy.
At this time in the conference room, these core members were carefully recording every technical issue mentioned by Hao Qiang.
Hao Qiang stood in front of the projection screen and said seriously, "Ladies and gentlemen, we have indeed achieved 14nm and are number one in the world.
But this doesn't mean we can relax.
If we stop, ASML will catch up in five years at most, and they will still be using traditional EDU lithography machines."
“Everyone should remember that the theoretical limit of EBL lithography is within 1nm, and our current achievements are still far from the ultimate goal.
I hope everyone can always remain humble and cautious, not indulge in existing success, and not think too much about utilitarian matters.
Calm down and focus on research, this is the most important thing."
The backbone members of the project team all knew that what Hao Qiang said made sense.
Future Technology Group has always adhered to a generous talent policy, and has achieved top industry standards in terms of salary and benefits, R&D environment, and career development space.
Last month, each member of the project team received a post-tax bonus of 50 yuan.
We no longer have to worry about material conditions and can devote ourselves to scientific research.
Dai Qiang graduated with a master's degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University this year and joined Future Technology Group in July.
After joining the company, I received various trainings every day, including induction training, pre-job training, confidentiality training, soft skills training and product knowledge training, etc. The training efficiency was quite high, and the training teachers said the essence. I heard that the training tutorials need to be reviewed to avoid too much nonsense and waste the time of new employees.
After a series of training, Dai Qiang learned some new skills and gained a better understanding of the company.
Some training is chosen independently based on what you have learned.
Future Technology Group’s training content is very extensive and it is impossible to attend all of it.
Half a day of training, half a day of attending a workshop, or participating in activities, or choosing work tasks based on your major, but not actual work.
The training period for undergraduates is longer, while that for doctoral students is the shortest, only one month.
In the Future Technology Group, not to mention graduate students, even PhDs from Qingbei can't be arrogant.
During the training in the group's large training classroom, I heard the group's human resources director Qiu Xueya say that in the past three years, the number of campus recruits was about 3,000. In the first two years, the ratio of doctoral students, master's students and undergraduate students was 1:3:6, while this year it was 1:4:5.
In other words, this year we recruited about 300 PhDs and 1200 masters.
In the past three years, the company has recruited nearly 1,000 PhDs and more than 3,000 masters.
He met the chairman once at the welcome ceremony and only met him once more after that. It was really difficult to meet him again.
After two months of master's training, everyone chooses their favorite position.
Of course, it doesn’t mean that you can go wherever you want, unless you are particularly awesome and have a PhD degree with a narrow research direction.
Dai Qiangxue's research area was semiconductor materials, so he was naturally assigned to this mysterious department.
Before taking up the post, there was another round of department confidentiality training, and an exam was also required.
Finally, he was assigned to the support team of the EBL lithography machine project group, led by a PhD in materials science.
The company adopts a "one-to-one master-apprentice" training method, where a PhD student guides a master's student for three years, and a master's student guides an undergraduate student for three years.
After three years, abilities must reach the corresponding level.
If the apprentice passes the assessment, the master will receive a reward from the company.
The master has two master apprentices in total.
Therefore, the master imparts his work experience to them without reservation.
There is no shortage of advancement opportunities at Future Technology Group.
Dai Qiang had just joined Future Technology Group and was full of anticipation and curiosity about his new job.
It was not until the department's confidentiality training was completed and he was assigned a master that he was surprised to find that the company was not researching the common EDU lithography machine, but the more advanced EBL lithography machine.
This discovery made him very excited and he realized that he had joined a team at the forefront of technology.
Nowadays,
The support team held a special meeting.
A shocking news was conveyed at the meeting: Chairman Hao Qiang issued a new task - to develop a 7nm EBL lithography machine within half a year.
This goal instantly made the atmosphere in the conference room tense, and everyone's face was filled with challenge and pressure.
As a rookie who just joined the company, Dai Qiang could only follow his master's footsteps and learn.
During his downtime, he couldn't help but ask his master: "Master, is it very difficult to develop a 7nm EBL lithography machine within half a year? Can we really do it?"
Upon hearing this, the master showed a mysterious smile on his face.
He patted Dai Qiang on the shoulder and said, "Of course it is difficult, and it is not small. I will be busy again in the next six months.
But you have to know that our chairman is a top expert in this field.
Since he feels confident, the timing should be pretty close."
The master paused and added, "Of course, the premise is that we must do our best and not hold him back."
Dai Qiang asked, somewhat bewildered, "How could we possibly hinder the chairman?"
The master smiled and shook his head: "Don't disbelieve it.
In my opinion, there is no problem in this world that the chairman cannot solve.
If he explains it and we don’t understand, it simply means our intelligence can’t keep up with his pace.”
Hearing this, Dai Qiang's eyes lit up: "Wow, the chairman is so powerful!"
The master gave Dai Qiang a meaningful look and said, "That's right, just think of the chairman as a legendary figure. That's the right way to understand it.
At Future Technology Group, you will see many incredible things.”
Dai Qiang nodded thoughtfully, feeling both excited and nervous about the upcoming work.
He secretly made up his mind to go all out and live up to the company's expectations.
At the same time, in this palace of science and technology, he believes that he will witness the birth of one miracle after another with his own eyes.
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