The "dead point" of the chip is not only the lithography machine, but also the EDA software
EDA software for lithography machine

Chips are known as the crystallization of the current industrial civilization. They are the general existence of the brains of all smart products and play a vital role in the popularization of the Internet of Things and the development of the smart era. However, due to the late start of my country, the wrong development concept in the early stage and the technological blockade of developed countries led by the United States and the United States, the development of my country's chip research and development has been extremely slow in the past ten years, and it has been over-reliant on foreign companies and technology.
In this context, when the Sino-US trade conflict broke out, the United States began to suppress my country from the chip side, causing many companies to get into trouble. Even Huawei, which paid great attention to the development of self-developed technology, was not spared. However, it is precisely because of this that the development of China's chip industry has also completely risen and entered the fast lane. In more than a year, only the relevant increase of semiconductor companies is several times the previous annual increase, and there are more positive news such as carbon-based chips, optical chips, etching machines, and chip architectures. From this point of view, it seems that it will not take long for my country to get rid of the constraints of the United States. It seems that it is not difficult to achieve 75% chip self-sufficiency in 2025, but is this really the case?

The online EDA software is still under the control of Lao Mei
In fact, many of our core technologies in the semiconductor field have not achieved breakthroughs. The reason why Lao Mei can arbitrarily modify the rules of the world's chip industry is also because Lao Mei has absolute authority in many core technology fields. In the minds of many people, these core technologies seem to be concentrated in the manufacturing field or offline manufacturing technology, but in fact, the United States is more reliable in online control, especially EDA software, which is closely related to chip development.
EDA software can be said to cover all aspects of the chip from the beginning of the design to the final manufacturing and application. EDA software plays a vital role in every aspect, especially in the field of design. Almost all designs are currently performed online, and chip designs are naturally included. Of course, chip design, such a highly technical design, cannot appear offline. After all, there are countless things contained in a tiny chip, and the EDA software that realizes this process is naturally.

After the design is completed, the EDA software is also extremely important in the testing process. It can evaluate the shortcomings of the chip production through online simulation, and then directly correct it online. Avoiding various problems after being put into use is indispensable for cost saving and R&D speed. Of course, relatively speaking, the more important thing is its development in the design field. It can be said that chip design cannot be realized without EDA software. Even if Huawei HiSilicon’s chip design strength is indeed at the forefront of the world, if the United States cuts off the supply of EDA software, Huawei HiSilicon will be like Huawei’s Kirin chip, even if it has a skill, it will not be able to use it.
Of course, my country is not without its own EDA software, but compared with the old American EDA software, there is still a big gap. Among the current EDA companies in my country, Huaxia Jiutian can be said to be the most outstanding one, but its EDA software does not cover the entire process, but can be applied to analog, digital front-end, digital back-end, process development and other Five links. Critical areas such as packaging, FPGAs, and systems cannot be implemented by China Jiutian EDA. Someone might say that EDA software of different companies can be used in different fields? It is true, but this is a big challenge for developers, and it makes it difficult for them to concentrate more on the real chip design.

In fact, there are only three EDA software companies that can cover all links, and these three firmly control the entire EDA market, occupying more than 80% of the market share. The three EDA giants are Synopsys, Kadeng Technology, and Mentor Graphic (Mentor Graphic) under Siemens.
Among them, Synopsys has the strongest overall strength among the three companies, especially in digital front-end, digital back-end, and verification and testing. It has a huge advantage. It also focuses more on the research and development of complex chips; followed by Kayden Technology, its main feature is in the aspect of simulation customization; the last Siemens Mentor was actually a company that was merged and established in 2016, and it has a huge advantage in this regard. Moreover, it is not difficult to see that the areas where these three companies are good are actually the shortcomings of China, or the shortcomings of many chip companies in the world. Once the supply of Laomei is cut off, the development of chips can be imagined.

Summarize
Someone might say that the current global trend is economic globalization. As a capitalist country, the United States cannot survive with money. Especially for these entrepreneurs, Qualcomm has been working hard to re-establish cooperation with China shortly after the US government issued a ban. ? This is indeed the case, but what we need to pay attention to is that it requires continuous efforts and the approval of the old American government. Although old American companies have a lot of autonomy, they must be firmly controlled by the old American government. Controlled, and the old American government now and for a long period of time, what they want to go and realize is hegemonism, which runs counter to globalization. Therefore, we must place our hope on ourselves in order to truly rise and promote the growth and development of our own strength. What is your opinion on this?

The "dead point" of the chip is not only the lithography machine, but also the EDA software
Our chip is still stuck in the neck by the EDA software