China's chip manufacturing technology is developing rapidly. At the same time, there are some problems, such as backward technology, insufficient production capacity, shortage of talents and so on. At present, TSMC, Samsung, Intel, etc. have a relatively high level of chip processing technology, especially TSMC. The chip processing capacity has reached 5nm, and other companies can reach 7Nm at the highest.
These companies are technologically advanced, mainly because they have entered the industry early, advanced technical means, rich experience, large R & D investment, and there is no resistance to obtaining technology internationally. In particular, Zhang Zhongmou, the founder of TSMC, can be said to have grown up with the world's integrated circuits. They not only have a good personal technical foundation, but also know the development of the industry like the back of their hands, Have high prestige and contacts in the industry, and work smoothly.
SMIC has not stopped. It is said that it adopts the N + 1 technology scheme, which can span directly from 12NM to 7Nm, and plans to put into trial production in the fourth quarter of this year. In this way, the gap with the world advanced level (5nm, 3nm) is very small. On the premise that 7Nm technology brings a lot of profits, it is natural to master 5nm and 3nm technology.
However, there is a key problem here, that is, the lithography machine, the key equipment for chip production, especially the lithography machine with EUV extreme ultraviolet light source, is difficult for us to buy. Although we already have one in China, it is far from meeting the needs. If the country can solve this problem, it depends on our diligence and intelligence, Catching up with and surpassing the world advanced level (TSMC) is by no means a slogan