Rebirth: From Computer System to World Richest

Chapter 48

At present, in the field of domestic operating systems, because of the emergence of Beichen Technology, the problem of “soul” has been solved.

And in the field of basic software, Beichen Technology has successively made several breakthroughs in operating systems, databases, middleware, office software, and domestic assembly language.

It is precisely for these reasons that Beichen Technology has won the reputation of “the backbone of the dragon country”!

The emergence of Beichen system means that the software ecology problem most worried about in the semiconductor industry has been solved.

“With the support of the Beichen system and the time machine simulator, Beichen Technology can fully provide ecological support for any domestic chip of Longguo!”

“The problem of no system support for domestic chips and no abundant software to use has ceased to exist!”

This is Luo Yang’s greatest confidence!

That’s why he is not worried about falling into the sand in the semiconductor industry.

“To solve the domestic chip, we must first sort out the current situation and the problems we are facing.”

Luo Yang has seen the information submitted to him by the Public Relations Planning Department, and the overall situation is similar to that of his previous life, so after the analysis, Luo Yang has a general understanding of the world’s Longguo semiconductor industry.

“To make a chip, simply put it through four important steps.”

“First, chip architecture. Whether it is a self-developed architecture or another company’s architecture, the chip architecture can be used to design chips. This is a prerequisite.”

“Second, chip design. Only after the chip architecture is in place, can the chip be designed on this basis, and versions with different functions and models can be developed.”

“Third, chip design tools, also known as eda software in the industry!”

“Eda, refers to electronic design automation. To design chips, you must use eda software for auxiliary design, analog circuits, etc., without eda software, you can use it as if there is no rice to cook!”

“Fourth, after the chip design is completed, tape-out testing is required. At this moment, the most important part appears. If you want to make a chip, you need to use a lithography machine.”(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

“Moreover, in the production process, in addition to the lithography machine, there are a series of difficulties to be broken through, such as wafers, photoresist, etc.”

But the lithography machine is definitely the biggest obstacle in the semiconductor industry!

Luo Yang rubbed his temples to relieve the feeling of swelling in the lower brain.

Among the four major links, except for the design link, the other three links are all firmly controlled by foreign countries. It can be said that domestic chips want to break through these links, it can be said to be as difficult as the sky!

“The problem of chip architecture is very clear. Either use the risc-v architecture or develop it independently. The former can save a lot of time, but it does not rule out the problem of being threatened by the United States again, and the latter takes a long time, and A huge consumption of manpower, material resources, and funds.”

“The aspect of chip design is actually the simplest. The chip design industry is the most involved domestic chip vendors.”

“Eda software, although it only occupies a% of the global semiconductor market of up to 450 billion US dollars (market share is about 10 billion US dollars), it is indispensable. At present, eda software is firmly established by the three major foreign software giants. Under control, these giants have created strong patent barriers by investing huge amounts of research and development funds and mergers and acquisitions with peers!”

“When the United States sanctioned Zhongteng, these three giants responded to the ban, and Zhongteng was paralyzed instantly! So there is no hope.

Luo Yang looked through the information:

“There are three well-known companies in the domestic eda software, but only Longda Jiutian is the one that is really popular and bigger.”

“Longda Jiutian is the largest eda software in China, but compared with the three giants, its technical content is still very far behind. The current customer range has covered nine of the top ten domestic IC designs, and it is currently preparing for the ipo listing. , Ready to land on the Big A Growth Enterprise Market.”

“Finally, in terms of lithography machines, Holland’s amsl company is the only one, occupying the vast majority of the global high-end lithography machines, and the highest process has reached the 3nm process.”

“The domestic lithography machine is currently only manufactured by Shencheng Microelectronics. The current production process is still at 90nm 18 years ago!”

“However, according to rumors, the new generation of deep ultraviolet lithography machine secretly developed by Shencheng Microelectronics is expected to be released next year, and its production process has reached 28nm. It is said that the use of multiple light refraction technology can produce up to 7nm process chips!”

“Finally there is good news.”

If it is true that Shanghai Microelectronics can mass produce 28nm lithography machines next year and complete the development of multiple light refraction processes, as the rumors are true, Luo Yang will face much less pressure.

“From the current market situation, 28nm process chips still occupy most of the market share. Except for high-end computer chips and mobile phone chips, 28nm chips are sufficient to meet the needs of most chips!”

“For daily-used chips such as automotive chips and electrical appliances, 28nm chips are sufficient!”

Regardless of the links in the three major difficulties, huge capital, manpower, and material resources are required to tackle the key problems.

The semiconductor industry has always been a domestic unpopularity, and capital is pursuing more profitable real estate. In the Internet industry, if it were not for the blockade of the United States in recent years, most people in the country would still not turn their attention to semiconductors.

Without technology accumulation, investing in the semiconductor industry is really like throwing money into the water, and 100 billion yuan may just be heard.

For money, the current Beichen technology is not lacking, but it is very weak in terms of technology accumulation.

So Luo Yang currently has two choices.

One is to directly acquire companies in the semiconductor industry, or to spend money to buy the entire technical team.

Another option is to dig around, build a technical team from scratch, and accumulate technical capital from the bottom. .