SMIC 7nm and domestic lithography how no news?
TSMC and Samsung have achieved 5nm mass production process, and are exploring 3nm process. In the high-end technology level has reached the world’s leading level. And our enterprises are also catching up, respectively, in technology and equipment came good news.
April will be trial production of 7nm SMIC, domestic 28nm lithography, why all of a sudden no news?
Technology, SMIC co-CEO Meng Song Liang has revealed that it has conquered to 7nm technology, and intends to trial production in April this year. By the trial production stage, it is already a very big breakthrough. It is equivalent to the technology development has been completed, only waiting for the subsequent verification, debugging and perfection.
In addition SMIC has signed a $1.2 billion lithography purchase terms with ASML of the Netherlands, involving EUV lithography deal. Through EUV lithography is also able to achieve 7nm chip manufacturing, and SMIC, which has mastered DUV lithography, may be able to make significant progress in 7nm trial production.
April will be trial production of 7nm SMIC, domestic 28nm lithography, why all of a sudden there is no news?
Not only the chip, and domestic 28nm lithography. According to industry news rumors, the domestic lithography machine manufacturer Shanghai Microelectronics will soon deliver a 28nm immersion lithography machine. Reaching the fourth generation of ArF light source, and is a direct leap from 90nm to 28nm.
If the delivery is successful, it means that the domestic lithography machine will usher in a broader future. But what is puzzling is that the SMIC 7nm and Shanghai Microelectronics 28nm lithography, which had been rumored to be booming, why all of a sudden there is no news?
April will be trial production of 7nm core, domestic 28nm lithography, why suddenly no news?
Reasons
For the domestic semiconductor industry chain, 7nm chip process and 28nm lithography are not a small breakthrough, with significant historical significance. Its technical difficulty is very high, and the promotion of each generation of process requires great efforts.
There are perhaps two reasons why there is no news on these aspects at the moment.
April will be trial production of 7nm SMIC, domestic 28nm lithography, why all of a sudden there is no news?
The first reason is affected by external market factors, the need to readjust the planning.
SMIC, for example, had been concerned about the United States and put it on the list. Only suppliers who got the license could continue to supply, and at that time SMIC said that the process below 10nm would be affected.
Although the subsequent news came to get the license, some U.S. equipment suppliers can continue to supply. But the focus is on the “part”, not all. So it is not known whether the materials and equipment involved in 7nm can continue to supply.
April will be trial production of 7nm SMIC, domestic 28nm lithography, why all of a sudden there is no news?
The scope of supplyable in the end where only the companies involved know.
The second reason is the development of stable, low-key work.
After a series of things, are beginning to choose to do things in a low profile. As the saying goes, trees attract the wind, if the results achieved by excessive publicity, it is likely to be a wood show in the forest wind will be destroyed.
The road is simple and easy to understand, before the complete success, there is no need to publish the results of the stage. Perhaps the process is developing steadily, just consider the uncertain market environment, too high profile words rather than a good thing.
April will be trial production of 7nm SMIC, the domestic 28nm lithography, why suddenly are no news?
These may be the reason why there is no further news, as to whether there are remaining factors, it is not the outside world can be informed.
Chinese chips are accelerating
Domestic 7nm chips and 28nm lithography are important forces in the field of chip manufacturing in China, China has set a chip development goal, the next four or five years, gradually increase the chip self-sufficiency rate to 70%. To achieve this goal, you can not rely excessively on foreign technology and equipment.
April will be trial production of 7nm SMIC, the domestic 28nm lithography, why suddenly all out of the news?
So SMIC’s 7nm and Shanghai Microelectronics’ 28nm are important guarantees and key factors to achieve the goal of chip self-sufficiency.
What can be known is that China’s chip is accelerating its rise. Although it is not known how the progress of SMIC’s 7nm and Shanghai Microelectronics’ 28nm and whether a major breakthrough has been made. But since it has touched the threshold of these technology areas, it shows that it has never stopped developing its footsteps.
April will be trial production of 7nm SMIC, the domestic 28nm lithography, why suddenly all out of news?
China also has a large number of chip companies, last year the new registered chip-related enterprises reached 22,800, from January to February this year, the new chip registered enterprises also reached 4,350.
The crowd to pick up firewood, in so many companies to focus on the strength, even if the difficulties will have a breakthrough day.
April will be trial production of 7nm core, domestic 28nm lithography, why all of a sudden no news?
Summary
We all look forward to domestic chips can make more progress, but this is not a short time will be completed. Even if no news comes, it does not matter, as long as the day of success can finally come, how much is worth it.
Give the domestic chip some more time, the heart can not eat hot tofu. Only steady and stable to move forward step by step and achieve the ultimate victory.
In this regard, what do you have to say?
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