Recently, the 2018 National Scientific Experiment Performance Competition was held at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. On behalf of Tianjin University, the Xinguang Team, composed of teachers Lan Kuibo, Cheng Silu and Zhang Ning of Tianjin University’s School of Microelectronics, took part in the competition and achieved great results.

Zhang Ning (left), Lan Kuibo (middle), Cheng Silu (right)

The theme of the competition was “Scientific and Technological Innovation Strengthens the Country and Enriches the People”, and the purpose of it was to create a platform for the exchange of scientific knowledge among the academic population.

Cheng Silu finished a filtration experiment in the first round of the competition and demonstrated her solid basic skills in a smooth performance. In the introductory six-minute round of optional experiments, the team members worked together to argue that chips play an important role in China's scientific and technological development, and then successfully demonstrated the most important process in chip manufacturing using an experimental lithography methodology. After working for nearly 7 hours, the Team finally won third prize in the Competition by virtue of the video, Lithography of Chinese Chips. They overcame another 96 teams from all over the country.

The Competition was co-sponsored by the Bureau of Science Communication at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Department of Policy, Regulations and Supervision at the Ministry of Science and Technology.