Japan tore its face and cut off the supply of 23 kinds of chips, and the people criticized it by name.
The chip may seem small, but its manufacturing process is very complex, firstly because of its excellent underlying design architecture, and secondly, it is mass-produced through excellent TSMC or Samsung foundries. The chip design level of Huawei in China is not the same as that of Qualcomm, Intel, NVIDIA and other companies in the United States. However, most of the manufacturing technology of high-end integrated circuit equipment is controlled by Europe and the United States.
If we had state-of-the-art ultraviolet lithography, maybe we wouldn't need chips anymore. Every year, the United States relies on its patents for cutting-edge technology, while other countries pay trillions of dollars in royalties every year.
Lithography has become an indispensable tool in the semiconductor manufacturing industry due to its high efficiency, high precision and high reliability. It is built entirely on long-term accumulated technical experience. At that time, due to the urgent need to develop the semiconductor industry in China, buying and selling was the fastest way. The United States, Japan and the Netherlands were early adopters in the field of lithography machines, and these three countries account for 90% of the world market. In particular, the Dutch company ASML has the absolute right to speak in advanced technology.
Since China's electronic consumption is the world's largest market, ASML in the Netherlands, Canon and Nikon in Japan have always maintained close cooperative relations with China. Despite the long-term sanctions imposed by the United States and the suppression of China's semiconductor industry three times, Japan and the Netherlands still signed agreements with third parties.
However, the president of ASML does not want to lose the largest consumer market in our country, and on the one hand, he expresses goodwill with our country, and on the other hand, he continues to appeal before the United States. Subsequently, the Japanese side also said that even after the tripartite agreement is implemented, it will be implemented as appropriate.
With the rapid acceleration of China's semiconductor industry, and Biden's suppression of China's science and technology in order to continue his position as the American technology hegemon, has approached the level of madness, and there is no intention of shutting down!In Biden's constant suppression, it is not our country that really can't stand it, but the former allies of the United States and their local enterprises.
Although the sanctions of the United States continue to increase, the Dutch ASML company also bluntly said that at present, two high-end lithography machines are restricted from export, and a mature lithography machine 1980DI can be sold to China. And companies such as Qualcomm, NVIDIA and Intel in the United States have also said that they will send ** to China"Special Editions"of chips. And the same existence of high quality and low price is already a very obvious manifestation of the dissatisfaction of the United States in suppressing our country.
Some time ago, Japan also made a major decision and made important commitments. It announced enhanced export controls on 23 essential equipment used in wafer fabrication, such as deposition and etching. Obviously, this time, Japan is completely collapsed. Not to mention the bitter consequences of the cuts on Japan. Just earlier, Japan also announced that even after the tripartite agreement is reached, it will be implemented according to the situation. The reason why he said such things later was because Japan also understood what the consequences would be if they followed the United States and cut off the ** of Chinese companies.
In addition to semiconductor equipment and chip raw materials, other Japanese products are actually very popular in China, such as Japanese cars, cameras, air conditioners and other digital products, and even animation are also deeply loved by Chinese two-dimensional consumers.
There is also the fact that in the 80's era, Japanese semiconductor companies were very prosperous, and Nikon and Canon, the two giants of Japanese lithography machines, had an absolute say!At the time, ASML in the Netherlands was still a small start-up company. Due to the continuous entry of American capital, ASML and TSMC joined forces to develop immersion lithography technology, and continued to use the advantages of advanced technology to swallow up Canon's Nikon market share at that time, and the subsequent results are also very obvious, ASML has become the most advanced company in lithography equipment technology today.
And now, just like some time ago, Ben once again chose to stand on the opposite side of the United States, and once again moved closer to himself, announcing that he would cut off 23 kinds of chip manufacturing equipment to China, thereby ignoring the interests of Japanese companies and ultimately causing an impact!
In addition, the United States, Japan and the Netherlands have adopted a series of cuts** and sanctions. China has also taken strong countermeasures, adding rare earth materials, photovoltaics, lidar and other basic technologies to the list of export restrictions. And these products account for the majority of Japan's annual imports.
As mentioned many times in the People's **, Chinese companies must give up any illusions about foreign companies, and must give up what they have been doing for years"Buyer mind"As long as we increase the self-research and development of basic technologies, we can get rid of the situation of high-precision and cutting-edge bottlenecks at the beginning of the rise. Only by insisting on self-research can we continue to narrow the gap with Europe and the United States.
On the one hand, in order to completely solve the production problem of medium and high-end blades, it is necessary for different companies to focus on different fields, so as to form a complementary and synergistic situation. In this way, we can give full play to the advantages and specialties of each enterprise and promote the development of the entire industry. For example, Chinese companies can divide the work of solving problems such as lithography machines, deposition equipment, engraving equipment, etc., to the raw materials, hardware, and software of the wafer.
Second, because today's traditional silicon-based wafers are approaching the limits of Moore's Law, they should be introduced before the next wafer era. For example, carbon-based wafers, quantum wafers, etc. China has made great progress in quantum wafer technology.
In the face of the so-called semiconductor alliance of the United States, Japan and the Netherlands, we really need not be too sad. Because we have the world's largest consumer electronics market, 80% of the world's chips have to come to China for turnover. And for their blockade, it will only speed up our self-inspection steps, so they beg us to buy their semiconductor equipment, or chip raw materials!
From ancient times to the present day, we all have"Xiaoqiang who can't be killed"Spirit, in the face of many difficulties, we will rise to the difficulties, never give up, and finally solve them, just like Beidou satellites, shield machines, etc. In the face of the current situation, we can't talk about retreating, and the core of important technologies must be through self-exploration, firmly grasp their own hands, in order to break through the encirclement. I believe that one day,"China Chip"It will be recognized by the international market!