The topic of "chips" has never cooled down in recent years, and people have gradually realized how important this small component is. Although my country's semiconductor industry has made great achievements, there is still a big gap between the high-end chip field and the United States. This has also caused some constraints in the development of my country's cutting-edge enterprises.
There are still many companies in China. When faced with chip problems, they will come up with the idea of "making is worse than buying." Some people may wonder, our country was able to build the atomic bomb during the most difficult times, so why can’t it even build a small chip after it becomes powerful?
1. Why is it difficult to produce high-end chips
Speaking of the "chip" issue, we have to mention Huawei , because Huawei's development is limited by chips. Huawei’s achievements needless to say. Whether it is communications, chips or mobile phones, it has made its own achievements. And in these fields, Huawei can compete with any giant company in the United States.
However, the United States is not willing to see China achieve results in the high-end field, because in the mid- to low-end industries, the United States has completely lost its ability to compete with China. If China continues to achieve great results in the high-end field, the United States' position in the industry will be affected. Therefore, in response to Huawei's development, the United States introduced a "chip ban."
It is precisely because of this "chip ban" that Huawei's overseas development has been hindered, and its mobile phone business has also suffered great losses. The reason why chips have such a big impact is mainly because chips have become necessary components for smart products such as mobile phones and computers. Whoever masters chip technology will be invincible in today's market.
In the past, there were huge differences between my country's technological and economic development and that of the United States. However, with the rise of China, the United States believes that China's development has affected the status of the United States. Therefore, China will be restricted on many high-end technologies and products. In other words, even if China has money, the United States is unwilling to sell them.
Such behavior is actually the " hegemony " implemented by the United States in the field of science and technology. In recent years, both Huawei and ZTE have been suppressed by the United States' technological hegemony. The occurrence of this kind of thing will always make the Chinese people feel " Frustrated."
But some people are confused by this. After all, China was able to build atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs when it was "poor and white". Now that its economy is strong, why can't it build a small chip?
In fact, regarding this issue, Huawei’s head Ren Zhengfei revealed the secret in one word. He said that the fundamental reason why China cannot produce high-end chips is because of restrictions on photolithography machines and chemical materials.
At present, my country's chip design capabilities and chip manufacturing technology are among the top ranks in the world. In other words, our country is now fully capable of designing high-end chips, but it cannot manufacture them due to the lack of basic industry. This is also the biggest problem in China's current chip industry.
is like , SMIC , the most advanced chip foundry in the country. Although it has the ability to produce 14nm chips, it is difficult to further produce 7nm chips. The main reason is the lack of EUV lithography machines produced by ASML. If Chinese companies want to purchase this photolithography machine, they first need authorization from the United States.
2. Missing points in China’s semiconductor industry
The chip looks like a small object, but it requires a complicated process to enter the market.The first step is to make silicon wafers and design integrated circuits. Then there are photolithography, etching, plasma injection and packaging and testing. The development of my country’s semiconductor industry is hampered by photolithography machines.
The reason for such a result is mainly due to the historical issues left over from the development of my country's semiconductor industry. When developing the semiconductor industry, our country pays more attention to investment in light assets, which is the direction of chip design. Therefore, investment in heavy assets has been neglected. That is to say, our country has a large number of talents in chip design, but the direction of chip production is seriously lacking.
But this situation is also the result of helplessness , because my country’s semiconductor industry developed relatively late. Therefore, at the beginning, it is necessary to quickly open the market and occupy a certain share of the industry market. That’s why we focused on light assets. In addition, at that time, Western countries’ blockade of my country’s chips in this field was not as serious as it is now.
This has resulted in the fact that countries that have mastered relevant technologies will use their advantages to restrict the development of my country's semiconductor industry. Of course, our country will not give up development in this field because of such setbacks. Instead, it will become more and more courageous and continue to develop Chinese technologies in the semiconductor field.
Conclusion
In short, our country still has a long way to go in the semiconductor industry, and if we want to manufacture high-end chips, our country needs to first develop high-end photolithography machines. Of course, whether it is the strong support given by the state or the continuous research efforts of countless national enterprises, our country will be able to get out of this predicament sooner or later. So what do readers think of this? Welcome to like and leave comments!
