Rebirth of Northland Technology

With the strategic adjustment of optoelectronic scientific research, a new plan was soon released.The purpose of this plan is to sell a complete and mature LED production program to the world at the upcoming LED Conference.

In this era, the actual production technology and many processes used by each company are not much higher than the manual production line of the optoelectronic scientific research.This kind of similar technology still exists in large numbers even in 2000.

Due to labor costs, LED manufacturers certainly hope to adopt high-efficiency equipment.But all LED players face the same problem, that is, there is no so-called special LED production equipment on the market.

LED technology is still changing drastically, which means that the LED production process is also changing drastically.This change will lead to the development of special LED production equipment, which is not profitable at all.

Because a device has just been developed, it may soon become obsolete.

In addition, the narrowness of the LED market means that the demand for such customized equipment is not large.The limited output is then divided among different equipment suppliers.As a result, the cost and cost of this equipment have become more expensive.

Of course, with the passage of time, these upstream equipment manufacturers will eventually be nourished by these intermittent orders.With the growth of the LED market, they will slowly evolve into a giant LED special equipment manufacturer.

But now, this opportunity for growth is gone.

What Optoelectronics is doing is to come up with a relatively mature production plan to cut the survival and development opportunities of LED upstream equipment manufacturers!

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Fengtian, Second Equipment Factory

meeting room.

"Today we are summoned because we have received a bidding request for a project. Let's make a total together."

The director saw that the people were there and announced the start of the meeting.

"Tender? What kind of tender is it?"

The person in the technical department asks first.

"This bid is a relatively large bid. Party A shall bid for the 30 types of equipment used in the production line at the same time."

"What about the time period?"

"According to requirements, the design plan will be delivered in mid-April, and the prototype will be delivered in May. The product will be finalized and shipped no later than the end of July."

"It's impossible! More than 30 kinds of equipment, all of which have to be newly designed. Each type can't be finalized without a few months."

This request was immediately opposed by all.Although the market is sluggish, it is impossible to accept all kinds of standards.

"Listen to me!"

Director Sun stopped all kinds of discussions.

"This time the bid is actually composed of 30 sub-standards, and each type of equipment is a bid. We are free to choose one or several of them for bidding!"

"One device for one standard? One device for one standard?"

The technical section chief has a question.This mark is too small.

"Equipment situations are different, simple and complex. But the order for each type of equipment is not only one, but at least 10."

"Ten production lines?"

Everyone in the room is interested.

"At least ten sets! If you can win the bid, it is estimated that there will be orders in the future, and more importantly, Party A will provide most of the research and development funds!"

The last words of the director completely detonated the atmosphere in the conference room.If R&D funds do not need to be paid out by themselves, then there is no risk.

Enterprise personnel have nothing to do now, and they are idle when they are idle. Even if they lose money to do this project, they will earn money!

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and declare! Take them all down!"

This so-called Party A is the country that changed the vest.To develop equipment, pay R&D expenses?How long has this good day gone!I want to...

"Is this bid only sent to us? How many are competing for this bid?"

Finally someone asked the key question.

"The information came from Keyi. Basically all equipment factories in the city have received it."

"Keyi Factory? Why don't they do it themselves?"

Everyone in the room was stunned.

"Is the Chinese Academy of Sciences issuing the bid?"

"possible!"

There was a lot of discussion in the room soon.

"Look at the demand. Xiao Li, send things to everyone!"

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A research institute of the Ministry of Electronics, Pingliang County, Gansu Province

A group of people having a meeting in the conference room.

"At the sales office, I received an inquiry form for buying a photolithography machine."

"Oh? Really? Where did they come from? Are they out of foreign exchange? Why don't they import?"

Due to the decentralization of enterprise management rights to local governments, a climax of independent import production lines has been set off throughout the country.During this period, the country successively imported more than 30 semiconductor production lines.Corresponding to this is the overall slow-sale of domestic equipment.

"The fax was sent from a company in Bingcheng. As for why they didn't buy imported equipment, it's not clear."

"Then what are the technical requirements? Can our current equipment meet their needs?"

"As for the technical requirements, it is quite strange. The lithography machine they want is not the same as that used on integrated circuits, and the accuracy is not too high. It only requires 10 microns and 20 microns."

"Such a backward lithography machine? No wonder you have to buy a domestic product. But it's not worth the money."

Generally speaking, the lower the precision of the lithography machine, the lower the price.When the price is low to a certain level, it is not cost-effective to let the institute do it.That kind of lithography machine is similar to the laboratory-level lithography machine of Science Instrument Factory.

"But they want more!"

"A lot? Where can this go? One production line, at most one or two sets will end!"

"No, they requested 4 units for the first phase and 30 units for the second phase! And they also have a third phase, 100 units!"

The sales director was dizzy looking at this number.It is unknown whether there are any lithography machines nationwide.

"Huh? What are they doing with the lithography machine? I'm afraid this is not the production of integrated circuits."

This is a big list out and about.

"But they also have a condition!"

"Really? What conditions?"

"They hope that we will send people over to support them in completing the research and development work on 5nm lithography machines, as well as proximity and projection lithography machines."

"Why don't they go to 742 factory?"

The 531 project started in 1986 can actually catch a tail this year.

"They are also looking for it. But they hope we can send a group of people to work in Ice City!"

In this era, Bingcheng and other large cities in the Northeast still have a trace of afterglow.Its hardware conditions are not much inferior to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.At least when this condition was mentioned, someone in the room was immediately tempted.

Many people have stayed in this ghost place in Pingliang County!

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Sichuan, a photoelectric research institute, director's office.

Several people are having a small meeting.

"Director, I received a call from Fengtian Keyi. They want to cooperate with us and enter the field of lithography machines!"

"Huh? What are you doing?"

In the Chinese Academy of Sciences series, each unit is considered to be responsible for its own share.

"It's not that they want to engage in lithography machines themselves, but one of their partners, a company called Optoelectronics Research, wants to enter the development of lithography machines."