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Lithography machine is nothing? The world's richest man suddenly spoke out, and two major Chinese companies came back.

Since 2019, with the trumpet of my country's independent chip research and development, the top domestic scientific research institutions and enterprises have joined the army of building the chip industry chain. Now in There have been breakthrough developments in etching machine , photoresist , EDA software, etc. However, in terms of core photolithography machines, our country is still at a critical moment of breakthrough. 28nm will most likely be launched within the next year. However, higher-precision EUV lithography machines require more time and technology to reserve.

The breakthrough of EUV lithography machines is also considered to be a sign of the high-quality development of semiconductor chips , and it also represents a milestone in chip technology. Once breaks through, our country is bound to become the world's largest chip manufacturing center.

However, with the arrival of a new news on July 14, it seems that the photolithography machine is nothing? Because on that day, Musk, the world's richest man, suddenly said, "If this year proves anything, it is that without energy independence, there is no security. Absolutely, lithium batteries are the new oil."

This may seem incomprehensible at first glance, because oil is called the "blood of industry" and has made an indelible contribution to promoting industrial development. To date, oil remains the world's largest source of energy.

Whether it is cars, airplanes, cruise ships, or many other tools, they are inseparable from oil. It can be said that if the world leaves oil at this stage, the economy and technology will regress.

However, Musk said that lithium batteries will become the new oil. The influence of these words is not small. Although Musk's words often seem out of tune, many of his actions are still changing the world, such as SpaceX's star. Chain , Tesla driverless.

Moreover, the world is currently promoting the development of new energy vehicles, which seems to mean that electric energy is gradually replacing petroleum to a large extent, and lithium batteries are used to store and utilize electric energy. Although new technologies such as sodium batteries have been proposed Battery method, but currently lithium batteries are still the most important choice in the battery field.

In terms of lithium batteries, my country is at the forefront of the world, because according to the latest report released by the research organization SNE Research, CATL ranks firmly in the list with an installed capacity of 53.3GWh of power batteries and a market share of 33.9%. First, LG power battery has an installed capacity of 22.6GWh and a market share of only 14.4%, ranking second. BYD , Panasonic and SK On rank third, fourth and fifth respectively.

From this perspective, if lithium batteries become the new oil in the future, as Musk said, then in the global energy market, the two major Chinese companies, CATL and BYD, will come back for us.

Because in battery technology, CATL’s Kirin battery and BYD’s blade battery technology are leading the world. This is why Tesla, the electric vehicle company with the largest market share in the world, wants to reach an agreement with CATL and BYD. Cooperation, and Apple also hope that CATL and BYD will build factories locally.

However, now that the technology is in our hands, the right to speak is also in our hands. Both Tesla and Apple can only operate according to the requirements of CATL and BYD. Compared with the "stuck neck" on the chip , this time it was really refreshing.

Moreover, if future battery technology can break through the problems of fast charging and decay, then lithium batteries will really be the new oil. After all, in essence, there are more ways to obtain electricity, and it is cleaner. At the same time, it can also escape the global There is a huge dependence on oil, . Therefore, from this perspective, in terms of technological importance, the strategic position of lithium batteries is indeed much higher than that of lithography machines.

Of course, this does not mean that lithography machines are not important. After all, chip technology drives the development of computing power. computing power is also an important resource and equally indispensable. And for our country, it has broken through the EUV Lithography machine technology will greatly promote the progress of my country's scientific and technological level.

However, no matter what, now Chinese companies have gradually got rid of the era of chasing European and American companies in technology. In the future, our country will lead the world in more technical fields. lithium batteries will only be the beginning, and there will be unmanned driving, Communication networks, cloud computing, etc.

Do you think lithium batteries can replace petroleum and become the largest energy supply channel in the future?

Technology self-media writers interpret different technologies from different perspectives.