There was a time when the development of chip technology was monopolized by a few developed countries, led by the United States. As the world's largest consumer of chips, China needs to import a large number of chip products from abroad every year, and pays a high economic price for this.
According to incomplete statistics, the mainland needs to pay hundreds of billions of dollars every year for chip imports alone. This is undoubtedly a typical manifestation of being "stuck" by the United States and other countries and relying heavily on foreign technology.
For a long time, we have been in a passive situation in the strategic industry of chips, controlled by others.
This passive situation is really a huge humiliation and suffering for the Chinese nation, which is known as a powerful country in science and technology. We have been a country with developed science and technology since ancient times, and have been at the forefront of the world in many fields such as machinery manufacturing, gunpowder, and compass.
But today's reality is so embarrassing, China's strength and its rightful historical status have formed a huge contrast, which makes people sigh.
What is even more sad is that we pay such a high financial price every year to get chips. According to estimates, if China can produce its own chips, it will save the huge amount of money that has been stolen, which will be enough to free up considerable financial resources for the country to build about 40 top-of-the-line aircraft carriers.
Having such a powerful navy would undoubtedly be the proudest thing for an emerging power.
National policies are strongly supported
A fortuitous opportunity has allowed China's chip industry to see the dawn of hope again. That is, in 2014, the Chinese government faced up to the grim situation that the chip industry had been "stuck" for a long time, and was determined to support the re-emergence of local chip companies.
So, in that year, the country beat the drums of war and launched a chip industry support plan of up to 100 billion yuan. This is simply the timely "rain" of the industry! After a long drought, all the practitioners are ecstatic.
This huge amount of money has undoubtedly brought new hope and motivation to domestic chip companies. It is like a warm spring breeze, gently blowing through this once barren land, and everything is revitalized.
For a time, this inspiring policy was like a shot in the arm, stimulating countless talents with innovative thinking and scientific research strength, and they seemed to have regained their fighting spirit.
The chip practitioners who have been trapped in the deep valley for a long time are enthusiastic and have regained their confidence and determination for the future.
Under this wave, a number of domestic chip leading companies such as Huawei, SMIC, and Spreadtrum Communications were born. They rise to the occasion, grit their teeth, and never give up.
At that time, the whole country paid great attention to and expected these enterprises and scientific researchers, and gave great encouragement.
Everyone has great longing and confidence that China's chip industry can regain its vitality and fight a bloody road on the world chip map. The strength of the whole country is condensed on this great dream, and we will work together to pay and fight for it.
Causing panic in the United States
With the strong support of the state, China's chip industry has finally regained its vitality, and many enterprises have risen rapidly, showing strong development strength. Among them, the most outstanding performance is Huawei.
The tech giant's outstanding performance in the field of chips is really remarkable.
With its outstanding innovation capabilities, Huawei has not only successfully developed its own 5G communication chips, but also sold this black technology to the global market, becoming a leader in the field of 5G chips in one fell swoop.
Such a breakthrough innovation undoubtedly caused a shock to the entire industry at the time.
For Americans, who have long held a monopoly in key technology fields such as chips, Huawei's breakthrough undoubtedly makes them feel a huge threat and panic.
You must know that before this, the United States has been dominating the direction of the global chip industry by virtue of its technological advantages.
However, now, China has cultivated a powerful enterprise like Huawei, which not only has world-class chip research and development capabilities, but also has a very eye-catching performance in the international market.
This has undoubtedly put tremendous pressure on the United States and made them feel terrified.
Based on these concerns, the United States soon launched a frenzied crackdown and sanctions on Huawei. They do not allow Huawei to use the Android operating system, restrict Huawei from using American 5G technology, etc., which is like a sharp knife on Huawei's neck, threatening its future survival and development at all times.
In the face of such obstacles, Huawei did not fear or retreat, but rose to the occasion with firmer determination. Just last year, Huawei solemnly held a conference with the theme of "No Way Back is the Road to Victory", calling on all employees to work together to tide over difficulties.
On that day, the entire Huawei army was extremely excited and high-spirited. Everyone shouted in unison, "Huawei will win!" slogan, resolutely fight to the death with the American adversary.
This exciting scene fully demonstrated the tenacious character of Huawei people who dare to meet challenges and never fear any threats.
Development of 55nm phase change chips
After decades of precipitation and accumulation, one day in 2023, China has finally made a major breakthrough in the field of chips! We have successfully developed an ultra-precision phase change memory chip with an accuracy of 55 nanometers, ranking among the only three countries in the world to master this cutting-edge technology, on a par with the United States.
This exciting news was like a bolt from the blue, causing an uproar across the country. After all, phase change memory chips are the representative of a new generation of memory technology after semiconductor chips, and are regarded as the future of the storage industry.
For years, China has been eager to master this cutting-edge technology, and it has finally been realized with perseverance and perseverance.
With an accuracy of 55 nanometers, it is a tiny size that is unimaginable for ordinary people. Even microorganisms such as bacteria are much larger than that. The development of such a challenging microchip is entirely due to the tireless exploration and research of scientists.
They gave up the selfish distractions that many ordinary people often have, and devoted all their energy to studying day and night, fighting in the forefront of scientific research.
In the laboratory, the sound of various instruments running and their discussions often echoes. And in order to overcome this world-class problem, they have endured unimaginable torture-like work intensity and living conditions.
I don't know how many failures and setbacks I went through before I finally achieved the final success. Behind this, there are countless days and nights working in an extremely severe environment, which is a kind of tenacity and perseverance that ordinary people can hardly achieve.
And the ability to finally overcome this difficulty depends on the indomitable and tenacious character of the Chinese people. It is precisely because of this devout enthusiasm for science that we have been able to fight our way through the chip industry, which is an important field related to the development of the country.
In addition, phase change memory chips with 55nm precision belong to the microchip family, which is extremely difficult to develop. As the name suggests, a microchip is a tiny chip product that is usually only used in high-end technology industries.
It represents the highest level of a country's scientific and technological strength, and it is also a touchstone to measure whether a country has the ability to truly innovate independently.
It can be said that only those truly powerful scientific and technological powers, with top talents and unparalleled economic foundations, have the ability to develop such high-precision microchips.
China's achievements today are a strong proof that we have completely gotten rid of passivity and achieved independent innovation in this field.
Chip manufacturing has entered a new era
The advent of phase change memory chips is undoubtedly a milestone. It indicates that China's chip manufacturing industry has officially entered a new era, and in this process, it will completely rewrite the situation of passive beating and establish the commanding heights of the mainland in the global chip industry.
For a long time, we have been controlled by others in the strategic industry of chips, and the country has firmly controlled the lifeline of development. However, since the mastery of the cutting-edge technology of phase change memory chips, the situation has changed dramatically.
We can finally hold high the banner of independent innovation, win the initiative in this important scientific and technological highland, and even form a strategic balance against Western countries.
For many years, Americans have regarded China's chip industry as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh, and have done everything possible to obstruct its development. But now, we have made a major breakthrough in the field of key phase change memory chips, which will surely deal a heavy blow to the Americans.
It should be pointed out that the smaller the scale of chip manufacturing, the more difficult it is to manufacture, and the broader the application field. At present, most of the applications of chips are concentrated in traditional electronic products such as mobile phones, computers, and tablets.
The 55-nanometer microchip will open up a new technological battlefield for us.
These high-precision chips will be widely used in emerging technology fields such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing in the future. In other words, mastering this cutting-edge technology is equivalent to seizing the commanding heights of future scientific and technological development.
Once it is popularized and applied, China will surely win the first opportunity in these cutting-edge scientific research fields and leave a large gap behind Western countries.
It is foreseeable that the development of China's chip industry is about to enter a new stage. After decades of development, we have finally achieved independent breakthroughs in this important field of science and technology, and have independent manufacturing capabilities.
This will certainly greatly boost the confidence of the Chinese people and strengthen our determination to catch up with and surpass the developed countries.
The road of chips is bound to get wider and wider
Looking forward to the future, although China's chip industry will still face many challenges and resistance, as long as we maintain a firm belief and continue to move forward along the road of independent innovation, we will be able to finally achieve the revitalization and take-off of the industry.
Needless to say, chip manufacturing is a brutal "red ocean" industry. On this stage, China not only has to face severe containment from developed countries such as the United States, but also fierce competition from many giant companies in the industry.
We are still a new recruit, and it is really difficult to break through under the watchful eye of many strong players.
However, as the saying goes, "everything is difficult at the beginning", as long as we are tenacious and persistent enough, we will be able to gradually explore our own path of development. We have a splendid culture with thousands of years of history, and we have never lacked the courage and wisdom to win in the face of difficulties.
From the peasant uprising in Daze Township to the glorious course of the Xinhai Revolution, whenever the Chinese nation suffers hardships, there are always a group of enthusiastic young people who charge forward and resist foreign oppression with fierce combat effectiveness.
Although the times have changed dramatically, the Chinese's fighting heart has never changed.
Whether it is nuclear weapons technology, the Beidou navigation system, or the Tiangong space station, whenever Western countries set obstacles and confinement on us, the Chinese people have resolutely launched independent innovation, and finally handed over an excellent answer sheet that impressed the world.
It is often said that China can build ships without iron and steel, and there is a reason to learn Korean. Looking back, the mainland also paid a great price and effort in the development of the aircraft carrier industry from scratch, but in the end it still relied on its own wisdom and courage to get on the right track step by step.
Although the road of the chip industry is still very long and full of thorns, as long as we are like our ancestors when we were in the blue thread, persevere, and swear to die, we will definitely be able to make a comprehensive breakthrough and win the final victory just like when we broke through technical difficulties such as aircraft, aircraft carriers, and Beidou.
Looking to the future, driven by phase change memory chips, China's chip manufacturing industry will surely enter a new golden age.
At that time, we will no longer passively follow the steps of developed countries, but take a more proactive attitude to lead the world in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
It is not difficult to imagine that as long as we continue to emancipate our minds and innovate boldly, China's chip industry will become broader and broader, and the dream of holding our heads high and talking to the world is just around the corner.