Lithography machine crisis escalates!The United States and the Netherlands are putting pressure on China, and China's chips are facing greater difficulties
The chip dispute between China and the United States, the rise of Huawei's 5G has officially opened!
In order to prevent the emergence of Huawei's 5G, the former United States had to withdraw its most powerful technology** chip in order to maintain the technological superiority of Europe and the United States. In the field of chips, Lao Mei's influence is quite large, in addition to chip architecture, industrial design software, etc., in the field of chip manufacturing, Lao Mei also has the absolute right to speak, lithography machine giant ASML, chip foundry boss TSMC, etc., also have to look at Lao Mei's face to act!
In order to prevent Chinese chips from entering the field of advanced chips, the United States and ASML reached an agreement some time ago to cut off the supply to Chinese companies, from EUV lithography machines to various DUV lithography machines, and the scope of the blockade continues to expand. In 2023, the lithography machine crisis will intensify, and the United States and the Netherlands will officially"Bright Sword", leave no stone unturned!
Under pressure from the United States, in addition to the **23 lithography machines from Japan to China, the attitude of the Dutch giant ASML has also changed, from the hope and willingness to continue to ** lithography machines to the Chinese market"Official supply approval is required", ASML already"Completely turn the face"！"o!
Some time ago, according to ASML official information, an official license must be obtained for the export of advanced DUV immersion lithography machines. To put it simply, if Chinese companies want to continue to buy lithography equipment from ASML, they must obtain authorization from the United States and the Netherlands, and ASML has also completely cracked down on the previous US attack on China"Pawn"Conduct of the Company.
It is worth mentioning that in addition to lithography technology, the United States also staged a play some time ago"All in one"The big play. In the United States, American chip giants such as Nvidia and Intel have revised the ban on chips and come up with the idea of manufacturing in the Chinese market"Customized version"A800 chips are a way to bypass the ban.
I think that at the beginning, under the blockade of the United States, major American companies were able to find loopholes and continue to maintain normal supply relations with Chinese companies, but for this customized version of the chip, the United States also hyped it up some time ago and included it"Export Control Lists"。Obviously, these are targeted sanctions and repression.
In this series of policies, the United States has also begun to gloat and threaten Chinese chips"It's over"！It is undeniable that the lack of lithography technology in China's chip manufacturing will have a great impact, but the United States' previous suppression of Chinese chips has lasted for three or four years. In recent years, Chinese companies have been fully prepared and constantly working to close the gap with the West.
According to public information, in the field of domestic lithography machines, China has achieved mass production of 90 nanometer lithography machines, 28 nanometer lithography machines have also entered the stage of technical verification, and in terms of EUV lithography machines, DPP-EUV light sources have also made significant progress. Therefore, even if ASML's lithography machines can no longer be supplied to Chinese companies, we have not yet arrived"The mountains and rivers are exhausted"to the point of .
Moreover, from another point of view, Western countries are obsessed with China"Break away from relationships", which will not only affect the development and provision of semiconductor technology worldwide, but also give"Allies"The country has caused huge economic losses, and losing the Chinese market is not a wise choice.
For SMIC, the former United States has become a driving force for the rapid development and progress of Chinese enterprises"drives"Without the stimulus and encouragement of the former United States, Chinese companies will not realize the importance and urgency of independent research and development. Some time ago, three or four years ago, the speed of development of China's nuclear power rose to a new level, and behind this there was also the former United States"Credit"。
Since the foreign media sees that China's core will not end well, then we must work harder and strive to give the West a ruthless one"Lessons", rockets, atomic bombs can be dealt with, not to mention a small ** body?Keep up the good work.