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ASML lithography machine is in place, domestic semiconductors welcome good news, and Chinese companies are expected to rank among the top three in the world

Release on : Dec 21, 2021

ASML lithography machine is in place, domestic semiconductors welcome good news, and Chinese companies are expected to rank among the top three in the world
Gallium Nitride Innosecco Lithography Machine
In the current era of rapid development of 5G and Internet of Everything, chips have become the biggest restriction on the development of related industries in my country. The previous entity list events are still vivid, and many well-known domestic technology companies have been greatly restricted. This makes us realize how important a Chinese chip is. Only by mastering the chip technology can we not be controlled by others.


But in fact, my country's chip manufacturing technology lags far behind the West, and there are very big shortcomings in manufacturing technology. There is no way to manufacture high-end chips. Therefore, even if the R&D teams of many major manufacturers design powerful chips, they can only exist on the design drawings and cannot be put into production. At present, the domestic semiconductor materials, chip manufacturing equipment and related talent reserves are very weak, and there are many aspects that need to be improved to achieve catch-up.
The good news is that my country has made a major breakthrough in the research and development of third-generation semiconductor materials. It is even expected to become the third in the world!
1. Gallium nitride has made a breakthrough
The third-generation semiconductor material generally refers to gallium nitride. Compared with the previous two generations of materials, it is more suitable for high temperature, high pressure and high current. Therefore, this material can be used to manufacture high-temperature, high-frequency, high-power components.


At present, in the company that can produce gallium nitride. European and American companies and some Japanese companies are stronger. Many local companies are also committed to the research and development of gallium nitride, and the outstanding one is Innosecco. This is a relatively young company, established in 2015. He has made achievements in the related fields of gallium nitride materials, mastered many key technologies, and made many breakthroughs. At present, an independent and controllable industrial chain has been built.
On December 9, InnoSec announced that the company's gallium nitride mass production line has successfully introduced lithography machines. This news is very exciting and significant. Because the production of silicon nitride material requires a photolithography machine to complete.


This time, the ASML lithography machine from the Netherlands was introduced. This lithography machine can increase production capacity while ensuring the yield rate, and has great technical advantages. This means that Innosecco's gallium nitride industry will quickly occupy the market and enhance its market position. According to the forecast of professional organizations, Innosecco's market share is expected to rank third in the world.
In the beginning, the semiconductor material was mainly silicon. At that time, the Silicon Valley of the United States was at the forefront of electronic component manufacturing, creating many high-tech industry giants. Let the United States have a dominant position in the chip industry. But at that time, my country had not yet started, and it was even in a blank state for a long period of time, so my country's chip industry was seriously lagging behind others.


However, with the deepening of research and the development of technology, the semiconductor industry is no longer dominated by silicon. In order to meet the needs of different chips, other semiconductor materials were gradually born. For example, gallium nitride is more suitable for 5G technology, smart cars, consumer electronics and other aspects.
Innosecco, the leader in this area, can do a lot, after all, it has great potential. If it can be fully utilized, it can promote my country's exploration in the direction of gallium nitride. Let my country catch up with the chip industry in developed countries. It is reported that InnoSec has signed cooperation agreements with many manufacturers in the market. So far, 40 million gallium nitride chips have been shipped.


In the future, the use of gallium nitride chips will be more extensive, and its own advantages can be better utilized. Related companies and research institutions will also accelerate the research and development of this material. For Innosecco, who has prepared well in advance and has a deep foundation, under such a trend, it will surely ride the wind and waves and sometimes sail straight to the sea.
However, industry leaders in European and American countries are bound to impose certain blockade and suppression on Innosecco. This kind of crisis also requires attention. We must be down-to-earth in order to make progress while steadily and continue to grow and develop.


Second, the deficiencies of the lithography machine
Although our country has achieved gratifying results in the chip industry, we must also realize that we are still completely controlled by others on the lithography machine, the core of the production of chips. This is not sensational, but an indisputable fact. This is why some companies such as Huawei and ZTE can be easily restricted by European and American companies. Because there is no way to produce chips without a lithography machine, there will always be a shortage of cores and cores.
Because the lithography machine has extremely high requirements for precision, it has a great test for a country's manufacturing industry. It requires a country's technological level and industrial level to be absolutely top-notch. In fact, only the Netherlands and Japan have mastered the manufacturing technology of lithography machines. However, they restrict the export of lithography machines to my country. Therefore, my country's chip production has been greatly constrained. In order to solve this problem, our country is determined to develop its own lithography machine.


The lithography machine is a very complex machine consisting of many parts. The lithography machine is also called the jewel of the industrial crown. A lithography machine brings together many high-precision technologies, such as materials, laser sources, high-precision photoresist, control software, etc., as well as tens of thousands of parts, even a small part of it is high-precision The display of cutting-edge technology.
It is obviously idiotic to make a complete lithography machine in a short period of time, and it can only be divided into parts and studied separately. Therefore, we adopted separate research and breakthrough methods, starting from the four aspects of the light source system, control software, dual work stage, and objective lens system.


According to the news released by relevant departments, there has been some progress in the research of light source system and dual work stage. And under the call of the state, more and more companies have joined the research and development of lithography machine parts. There are also many research institutions in universities and colleges that are also contributing their strengths.
my country has always been a country that is good at creating miracles, and will achieve its own achievements in many seemingly impossible situations. I believe that with so much power, the technology of the lithography machine will be mastered by us sooner or later. Once we successfully develop the lithography machine, then we will soon realize the self-sufficiency of the lithography machine.