We all know Moore's Law, yes, it's the famous phrase.

[When the price remains the same, the number of components that can be accommodated on an integrated circuit will double approximately every 18-24 months, and the performance will also be doubled.] 】

This law, or phenomenon, has been going on for half a century, but it should still be considered an observation or speculation, not a physical or natural law.

In fact, Moore's Law also has a line or ceiling, and scientists generally believe that the ceiling of the current semiconductor lithography chip manufacturing technology should be about 2nm.

Because the diameter of a single nucleus is about 0.1nm, the spacing of ten atoms is the limit. At most, it can be 1nm, and it depends on the measured effect. With a certain degree of stability and reliability, 2nm may reach the limit.

Of course, some scientists have proposed the concept of 1nm, that is, to break through the 2nm limit that some scientists think, so as to reach the top 1nm of this kind of silicon semiconductor lithography chip.

Starting at 3 nanometers, it will be very difficult to move up one order of magnitude, which is more difficult than the previous 7 nanometers to 5 nanometers, 5 nanometers to 3 nanometers.

Therefore, there will be a short bottleneck period in chip manufacturing technology, until new technologies and processes appear, or new materials appear.

For example, at present, scientists propose to replace silicon materials with carbon materials for chip manufacturing materials, and its performance is greatly improved compared with the current silicon-based chips.

In addition, photonic chips, quantum chips, and biochip technologies are also developing rapidly. For example, quantum chips have a preliminary prototype. As for photonic chips, the development is also very rapid. Especially with the support of the composite lens lens technology provided by Wu Hao this time, I believe that photonic chips will come out soon.

Of course, these are cutting-edge processor chips. For example, ordinary application chips still rely on such ordinary chips for a long time.

This is also the reason why Wu Haofei made so much effort to promote the research and development of lithography machines and the establishment of the whole industry chain construction project of chip manufacturing.

And this stagnant time window, or bottleneck period, is also conducive to their catch-up.

Hearing Wu Hao's words, Zhang Jun nodded, and then asked him, "Do we need to add some more chip reserves in case we need them?" ”

Wu Hao shook his head when he heard this: "Just update and metabolize according to the current reserves, the chip is still quite serious, and now is the tuyere period, and patriotism is so expensive, hoarding is a loss."

And if you increase orders all of a sudden, people with a discerning eye will know that we are hoarding goods, which will definitely cause alarm, too much! ”

"But at present, we don't have much chip stock, and normally we can only support our product production needs for one quarter. If it is to save points for regulation, at most half a year, I am afraid that we will face a situation where there is no core available. Zhang Jun said with a worried face.

Wu Hao asked with a smile: "Who said no, the current domestic foundry 14nm and the latest 7nm chip process are still enough." As for the 5nm and 3nm chips, they will only affect our mobile product devices, and the impact gap is not large.

In this regard, we can make up for it with other parts software technology, which can almost basically fill this disadvantage.

This is also the reason why I let you stick to the supply, as long as we master the core technology, we will have the capital and capital in our hands, so that we will not be powerless.

In addition, now the world's most advanced and best battery technology and battery products are in our hands, if they dare to break our chips, then we will break their batteries and other technologies.

Although compared to cutting-edge chip technology, our battery technology seems to be relatively simple or ordinary. However, it is the easiest way for users to feel the gap. ”

Indeed, Wu Hao also has his confidence in saying this. After all, the world's most advanced battery technology and battery production are currently in their hands, which is also a trump card in his hands.

The gap between the chip generation is actually not too obvious, so it just sounds good after all. However, the difference in battery technology can be clearly felt, and the energy storage density of a good battery with the same volume and weight is several times that of a general battery, which is also very obviously reflected in daily use.

Especially on wearable devices such as AR glasses, which are emerging now, the position where the battery can be placed is very small, which means that the volume of the battery must be very small before it can be placed.

It must also be light enough so that the glasses are worn so that the wearer does not feel heavy or even uncomfortable.

In meeting these two conditions, we must also pay attention to the battery life. Such wearable devices generally require a long battery life, and if the battery life is too short, the experience will be very poor.

What makes these manufacturers even more powerless is that another core technology to solve this problem is also in the hands of Wu Hao, that is, wireless remote charging technology.

It is precisely because of these core technologies that Wu Hao and his team can compete with a thriving enterprise like S Star Fruit, and even occupy an advantage.

This is an important reason why, although some overseas countries have imposed restrictions and sanctions on them, they have not banned their chip procurement.

This is the difference between mastering the core technology and not controlling the core technology, just like Dajiang, which is still in control of the global consumer drone market. Lao Mi desperately sanctioned our technology companies, but he was helpless against Dajiang.

Hearing Wu Hao say this, Zhang Jun also smiled: "No wonder you are so strict in this regard, it turns out that you are preparing for this." ”

"You have to give yourself a hand in everything you do, so that you don't have to be scramble when dealing with a crisis."

Zhang Jun nodded: "In this way, I am relieved."

In this case, the chip manufacturing project we initiated is not as eager as other companies, and we can not work around a little more to strive for more benefits for us. ”

Wu Hao smiled and said, "You have to control yourself in this regard, don't go too far." After all, we initiated this project, and we still have to set an example.

However, this is certainly not a reason or excuse for us to suffer losses, and the interests that should be fought for must be pursued. Especially when it comes to having the right to speak, we have to have a place at the table. Otherwise, this project is likely to become a money-making tool for others, and we are very busy. ”

"As soon as you say that, I'll understand." Zhang Jun nodded: "From the current point of view, Ali and Penguin are definitely our most favorable competitors in terms of discourse."

If we want to succeed in this area, we must have the support of the other actors. ”