Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Machines involved not only enormous profits, but also whether Huaxia could break free from its dependence on foreign lithography technology.
The strength of lithography technology represented the strength of chips.
Now that it was the internet age, chips were an extremely important part of the internet's foundation.
Without chips, computers and phones were nothing more than scrap metal.
At present, only two countries in the world could produce the most advanced lithography machines: the Netherlands and Japan.
The Netherlands had ASML, while Japan had Nikon.
However, ASML held more than eighty percent of the lithography machine market, and Nikon was nowhere near comparable.
The Dutch company ASML had a market value of over ninety billion dollars, ranking first among semiconductor equipment manufacturers worldwide.
Each high-end lithography machine cost more than one hundred million dollars.
Not to mention the price of extreme ultraviolet lithography machines.
If Huaxia also mastered this technology, the quality of domestic chips would immediately rise to world-class levels, completely freeing the country from its dependence on foreign technology!
Jiang Siming drove to Kunshan, stopping outside a factory that had already been sealed off by high walls.
Several old professors in white work clothes stood there.
When they saw Jiang Siming arrive, one of the professors stepped forward and politely introduced himself.
"Hello, Mr. Jiang. I'm Zhang Jihui, the director in charge of semiconductor technology research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. I was specially ordered to come and assist you."
Jiang Siming lowered his stance and shook his hand humbly. "Hello, Professor Zhang. Thank you for bringing so many professionals to help me."
Jiang Siming's attitude immediately won the favor of the professors.
At first, they had heard of Jiang Siming's fame and were somewhat worried that someone so young, yet so accomplished, would