In Shanghai, a lot of people gathered at the entrance of Suburban Chip Technology Park, including many people watching the excitement, and many factory employees, but most of them were reporters who were setting up various machines and holding long guns and cannons.
Bang bang bang!
With a few muffled sounds, bunches of daytime fireworks were released. A guided off-road vehicle was shown driving out, and then the focus of everyone's attention was highlighted. A Delonghi semi-trailer flatbed truck drove out, and above the car body
It's a white container. It's actually different from a shipping container, because this container is more refined and more like a constant-temperature cargo box used by the aerospace department to transport rockets. Sure enough, there is an entire air conditioner behind it.
Constant temperature system to keep the temperature and humidity in the box constant.
In addition, under the cargo box, there is a black buffer device 20 centimeters behind. This device isolates the cargo box from the flatbed truck, thereby absorbing the vibration caused by the vehicle transportation to a great extent.
These very simple color textures are printed on the carriage, and the most eye-catching one is the Core Technology LOGO in the upper right corner.
This is the first new 5-nanometer EUV lithography machine developed by Core Technology. Today, this lithography machine will depart from here and be shipped to Shudu.
After learning the news, many media were waiting at the door early in the morning in order to take pictures of the photolithography machine taking off. In addition, many media were prepared to follow up the entire process and report on the machine in real time.
The situation of lithography machine being transported on the road.
Click, click, click...
When the car drove out, it caused a commotion among the media reporters. Some of them started introducing the car to the camera, or they picked up the camera and pressed the shutter as hard as possible to take as many photos as possible.
Behind this lithography machine transport vehicle, there were two other semi-trailer tractor-trailer transport vehicles, but these two vehicles had containers on them, and it was unknown what was being transported on them.
The last stop was a tour bus. Inside the tour bus were a group of young people wearing gray T-shirts. It looked like they were the technical support personnel accompanying Core Technology to Shudu.
Such a complete configuration also shows the importance that Core Technology, including Wu Hao, and others attach to the first new 5-nanometer EUV lithography machine to be transported to Shudu.
Of course, this is Wu Hao's own arrangement. In fact, for the transportation process of this new 5-nanometer EUV lithography machine, Shanghai and Shudu have made very careful arrangements with all parties along the way to ensure the transportation of the lithography machine.
The equipment convoy was able to reach Shudu smoothly.
Sure enough, as the convoy drove out of the factory, a police car parked next to it sounded its lights and siren, and then drove to the front of the convoy to clear the way.
Behind the convoy was a police car with flashing lights, blocking the distance between social vehicles and the convoy.
Temporary traffic control has been implemented at the intersection where the vehicles are traveling to ensure that the convoy can proceed smoothly. All this was shown in the live broadcast footage of the media.
Wu Hao, who was in the office, was watching the live broadcast with Zhang Jun and others. After Zhang Jun answered a call, he immediately said to Wu Hao: "The report from Core Technology said that the convoy has set off smoothly, and now the Shanghai Traffic Police
Escort to the highway. As long as you get on the highway, there won't be any big problem."
In response, Zou Xiaodong on the side shook his head and said: "It's too early to say this now. Shanghai is two thousand kilometers away from Shu. According to the truck's speed of eighty kilometers, it will take twenty-five hours to travel.
In other words, it will take a day and a night. Even if there are police cars clearing the highway and the speed increases to 100 kilometers, it will still take 20 hours.
With such a long time, it’s hard to guarantee that there won’t be any accidents along the way.”
Speaking of this, Zou Xiaodong looked at Wu Hao with a puzzled look: "I don't understand why we don't use air transportation. It's not much more expensive than land transportation, and it's convenient, safe and fast."
Hearing Zou Xiaodong's complaint, Wu Hao explained with a smile: "So, you are not suitable for marketing. Of course we know that airplanes save trouble, and in terms of safety factor and time, airplanes also surpass land transportation. But in the end, why?
Or did we choose the time-consuming, laborious and high-profile method of land transportation? This is actually a marketing method.
To put it bluntly, people have been waiting for this lithography machine for too long. We need a way to tell everyone that our domestic lithography machine has finally been produced. The significance and value of this actually exceeds that of this machine.
The value of the new 5-nanometer EUV lithography machine itself is over, do you understand what I mean?”
Looking at Zou Xiaodong's half-understanding expression, Zhang Jun continued: "Even if we don't consider this factor, from a business perspective, this transportation is also a very good way of marketing and publicity.
We need this kind of high-profile transportation method to increase the confidence of the public and investors in our lithography machines, lithography machines and chip projects, so as to attract more attention and investment. This is also an advance for possible future listings.
prepare for."
Seeing the stunned expression on Zou Xiaodong's face, Wu Hao smiled and then continued to look at the big screen.
The large screen switched to an aerial view, and the convoy was seen driving on a road with no vehicles on one side. Traffic control was implemented at every intersection where the vehicles arrived to ensure that the vehicles could pass smoothly and quickly.
After passing through multiple intersections, the convoy finally boarded the viaduct expressway. From here, they will directly enter the expressway, then leave Shanghai and head to Shudu.
The police cars clearing the road arrived at the intersection of the high-speed toll station and stopped, and their mission ended here. After the convoy passed the toll station, a high-speed traffic police vehicle would take over to clear the road and escort them out of the commercial sea.
At the junction of jurisdictions, traffic police vehicles from the areas along the way will take over to ensure that the convoy can proceed smoothly.
In the live broadcast, experts also began to interpret it. Experts began to introduce this lithography machine and related issues during the transportation process from various angles.
These questions and answers are actually repetitions of clichés, so after listening to them for a while, everyone lost interest.
In response, Wu Hao pressed his hand slightly, and the sound of the TV was immediately muted. Zhang Jun said to Wu Hao: "More than twenty hours of driving is also a huge test for the driver."
"The fleet will rest at service stations along the way five times, once every four hours. Each vehicle is equipped with a double driver, who takes turns taking over the driving to ensure driving safety throughout the process. These drivers have more than 20 years of experience
Senior drivers with driving experience and above have very good driving skills and are qualified for transporting special equipment, so there will be no problem." Wu Hao explained with a smile.