Chapter 248 We Want to Produce Our Own Chips!

But in this life, Ning Chen has long been completely different. With the help of the system and his own efforts, he has made many outstanding scientific research results, some of which can even change the pattern of world science and technology.

The idea of ​​​​the photolithography factory was also a plan that Ning Chen came up with through the memories of his previous life and combined with his own analysis.

Although the plan of the photolithography factory has not been truly realized in the previous life, it has been verified theoretically and experimentally, and it is indeed a plan that can be tried.

However, with Ning Chen's current ability and energy, he can only construct a preliminary plan, and cannot directly provide a complete photolithography factory design plan.

After all, the design of the entire project has too many details, and even compared to the Galaxy Quantum Computer, the lithography factory has more complex processes.

A Galaxy Quantum Computer project has gathered most of China's experts in the industry, and it took nearly a year to complete the project.

If we use the same method to conduct research on photolithography factories, it may require a lot of experts, research resources, and a lot of time.

But this time, Ning Chen did not plan to rely on himself and other experts to solve the problem.

In the interface on the back of the system, there are also 10,000 energy points displayed. These energy points cannot be used to improve the brain power index, and can only be exchanged for system products.

Now, Ning Chen felt that it was time for him to use these energy points.

"First ask the system about the energy exchange price of the photolithography factory project." Ning Chenxin said.

The reason why Ning Chen did not study the manufacturing of photolithography machines was because even if he had a complete set of drawings for manufacturing photolithography machines, he might not be able to realize the manufacturing process of the photolithography machines.

Some things, even if the complete design drawing is placed in front of you, without the craftsmanship to make it, it is just a piece of useless waste paper.

It is better to focus directly on photolithography factories with lower process requirements. This is also an option more suitable for the current situation.

Thinking of this, Ning Chen said silently in his mind:

"System, how many energy points are needed to exchange all the information of the lithography factory?"

Immediately, Ning Chen received a reply message from the system.

[Host, it takes 50,000 points of energy to redeem all the information of the photolithography factory. If it is detected that the host energy points are insufficient, you can try to obtain more energy points through the system lottery function]

"It actually requires 50,000 energy points...and even if the energy is insufficient, you don't have to encourage me to use the lottery function to stud, right?"

In fact, Ning Chen was mentally prepared for the fact that the energy points were not enough to redeem the information of the entire lithography factory. After all, the system had very high prices for various products. Although the lithography factory technology was not that top-notch, it was already ahead of the competition. This is the time.

Ning Chen just wanted to understand the value of this technology first, and then choose the parts to exchange according to the situation.

"Forget it, the system probably wants to use this method to train my ability to resist temptation. If I am tempted so easily, there is no need for me to engage in scientific research anymore."

Ning Chen politely asked the system for the price a few more times, and finally exchanged it for one of the core technologies of the photolithography factory at the price of 2,000 energy points.

Naturally, it is impossible to complete the design of the photolithography factory just by relying on this technology. But after all, Ning Chen has already done some research on the photolithography factory. With this part of the information provided by the system, Ning Chen is very confident that he can do it. This will improve the entire set of photolithography factory technologies.

"Xiao Zhi, at this time, it's your turn to appear."

With such a powerful artificial intelligence around him, Ning Chen would definitely not put it aside and not use it.

Although Xiaozhi does not have as powerful a simulation function as the system, it is enough to help Ning Chen complete various tasks more efficiently.

Ning Chen muttered silently in his mind:

"Ash Ketchum!"

【Here you are, Master】

"Xiao Zhi, take in the data in my mind and present them in a model format."

[Okay, master, Xiaozhi is executing the master’s order...]

One of Xiaozhi's powerful hidden abilities is that he can quickly import various information in Ning Chen's mind into the computer. This is much more convenient than Ning Chen inputting the information into the computer himself.

Moreover, Xiaozhi can directly help Ning Chen complete the preliminary analysis of this information, which can save Ning Chen a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Within a few minutes, Xiaozhi completed the transmission and modeling of this information, allowing Ning Chen to see the information very clearly and intuitively.

With the information provided by the system and Xiaozhi's assistance, Ning Chen began to improve the design plan of the entire photolithography factory.

The entire lithography factory uses steady-state micro-focusing extreme ultraviolet light source technology. Through a lithography master machine, various beams of different specifications can be obtained and connected to various lithography machines.

After several days of design, improvement, and simulation, Ning Chen was finally satisfied with the entire photolithography factory plan.

"Huh... It seems that these two thousand points of energy are really not in vain. Without these core technologies provided by the system, it would be really difficult for me to complete all the designs."

This is like giving a reminder of an idea when solving a difficult problem. It may not be of much help to ordinary students, but for academic masters, the help it plays is crucial.

After experiencing the benefits of directly exchanging energy, Ning Chen also changed his views on this function.

Of course, Ning Chen does not intend to rely on this function from now on. This will not only reduce the fun of the scientific research process, but most importantly, it will easily cause Ning Chen to gradually lose the ability to independently research problems.

There will always be a day when energy points are used up. Only Ning Chen's own brain is the most worthy thing for Ning Chen to rely on.

Only for those particularly urgent projects, Ning Chen would consider using the system's functions to redeem some core technology information.

After completing the work, Ning Chen contacted Warwick and sent part of the plan.

After seeing the design plan sent by Ning Chen, Mr. Ren of Warwick also realized that this plan was indeed feasible to implement, and immediately invited Ning Chen to the Warwick headquarters again.

"Mr. Ning, I really didn't expect that you could complete the design of the entire photolithography factory plan so quickly. After internal discussion at Warwick, we decided to implement this plan according to your plan."

According to internal estimates from Ningchen and Warwick, the lithography factory project will cost hundreds of millions to more than one billion in investment. Although this investment is large, it is still an investment that Warwick can fully afford.

In fact, even if Warwick invests more money, as long as it can complete the manufacturing of chips, it will be a completely worthwhile investment.

"Mr. Ren, both Shengzhou University and Xingchen Technology are willing to provide maximum support in the photolithography factory project. I think the research on chip manufacturing is not limited to the corporate level, but has a higher level. high."

"Yes, chips are not an ordinary commodity, but a high-tech that is linked to many high-tech products. Warwick is not an ordinary company, and Teacher Ning can rest assured about this."

Before coming to Warwick this time, Ning Chen had already explained his intention to cooperate with Warwick Company in advance to Shengzhou University, and promised to work hard to get Shengzhou University to join the project.

This is partly because Xingchen Technology alone cannot solve all problems in the project.

But if you add Shengzhou University into the mix, it's completely different.

After all, Shengzhou University is a top-ranked university in the country. It has very good strength in many fields, especially in fields such as materials. It is ranked among the top universities in the country.

These technologies are closely related to chip manufacturing. With the participation of Shengzhou University, it will play a vital role in the research of the project.

On the other hand, Ning Chen also wanted to use this opportunity to repay the school for its various preferential treatment.

From the time he was studying, until Ning Chen stayed at the school as a researcher, Shengzhou University provided Ning Chen with the best conditions and the highest treatment, and gave Ning Chen a lot of freedom.

Relatively speaking, Ning Chen believes that the returns he has brought to Shengzhou University are not enough, so he has been looking for such opportunities to help Shengzhou University win some projects through his influence.

After several days of discussions, Ningchen and Warwick's senior management improved every detail of the entire project.

For the lithography plant to be built in the future, Warwick will own 70% of the ownership, while Xingchen Technology will own the remaining 30%.

This is a very satisfactory distribution ratio for Xingchen Technology, which has no investment.

Of course, the technology contributed by Xingchen Technology is also very important. This is something that money can hardly buy.

Shengzhou University participated in the research of some branch projects, and the relevant project funds were also directly provided by Warwick Company.

Some of the research projects involving chip materials were directly assigned to the materials laboratory of Shengzhou University, and were researched by Ning Chen, Xu Zhou and others.

Regarding the location and construction of the lithography plant, Warwick will be entirely responsible for it. This also saves Ning Chen a lot of trouble, and he only needs to focus on the research of the project.

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After formulating various plans for the photolithography factory project, Ning Chen returned to Shengzhou University and studied their project plans with Xu Zhou and others.

"Ning Chen, I really didn't expect that you guys would actually cooperate with Warwick this time. From mobile phone systems to chip manufacturing, is there anything else that you don't dare to do?"

What made Xu Zhou feel somewhat satisfied was that at least this time he could know what project Ning Chen was going to study, and he would not be kept in the dark like before.

"Teacher Xu, I have taken so much money from the school, so I have to bring some projects back to the school. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore, let's study our project plan first."