The research and development of advanced chip technology would usually go through a few stages from project initiation to success.
Tape-Out Success: The first usable chip has been produced.
Trial Production Success: The attempt at mass production has achieved certain results and a batch of usable chips has been obtained.
Mass Production Input: The product yield meets the standard and can be continuously mass-produced … This was the most desired result for chip foundries.
Speaking of which, how far had Zhong Xin International progressed in their 7-nanometer technology research?
…
Zhong Xin International.
In the advanced 7-nanometer OEM factory.
Zhong Xin International's R&D director, Yang Ming, held a chip the size of a fingernail in his hand.
He introduced it to Chen Jin. "President Chen, this chip is the SX-1000 high-end CPU chip jointly developed by your company and Teng Xun Corporation. We have produced this chip using the 7-nanometer technology.
Through the engineering machine test, the running score of the SX-1000 has reached 450,000 points. Its performance is twice that of the SX-800. Its running score is comparable to the most advanced Qualcomm Snapdragon 8350 and Hua Yao HiSilicon's Kirin 1120. Its performance has caught up with the best mobile CPU on the market.
With this CPU and the addition of the Star Cloud system, President Chen, your Xing Hai Technologies will definitely win! No company is a match for the combination of the SX-1000 and the Star Cloud system! "
Yang Ming's face was full of excitement.
"Director Yang, I'm not here today to listen to your introduction of the SX-1000 chip. I want to know what stage your 7-nanometer technology has progressed to."
Chen Jin rolled his eyes. This guy was actually keeping him in suspense by saying all sorts of nonsense.
"President Chen, what stage do you think we've progressed to?"
Yang Ming squinted his eyes.
"Drag him out and behead him!"
Chen Jin glared at him with a murderous look. He turned to Zhang Wei Jin and said, "President Zhang, please introduce it to me. If it's just a small breakthrough, you wouldn't need me to come all the way here."
"President Chen, you're right."
Zhang Wei Jin nodded. "You might not believe it. Even we don't believe it. Our 7-nanometer technology achieved a successful tape-out and trial production in one go. We were not in a hurry to announce this news.
Because it was still June 10th. It was still early. "
Chen Jin's eyes widened. He blurted out, "You've achieved continuous mass production?"
"The yield rate is still not too high."
Zhang Wei Jin's tone became pretentious. "The production line has undergone more than ten major adjustments, and the yield has only increased to 86.4%. Not enough, not enough."
"The yield in the virtual factory is more than 96%. We've been looking for the problem for the past few days."
Holy shit ~
Chen Jin could not bear to watch such a pretentious act. He crossed his arms and said, "Old Zhang, this yield should be at or above the level of Mossy Electrics' 7-nanometer technology, right? Otherwise, why would you call me and ask me to come over? "
Zhang Wei Jin nodded faintly. "As far as I know, the yield of Mossy Electrics' 7-nanometer process should also be more than 80%, not more than 90% … The more advanced the chip process, the harder it is to improve the yield."
Therefore …
Beside him, R&D Director Yang Ming, General Manager Liang Mengnan, and other executives of Zhongxin started to look excited.
The eyes of a few employees turned red. They clenched their fists and suppressed the excitement in their hearts.
Seeing that all eyes were on him, Chen Jin finally knew what they were waiting for.
He looked around, nodded his head, and said, "Yes.
"Congratulations, you've succeeded!"
"With your hard work, the 7-nanometer chip technology has achieved a complete success!"
"Eight months. You've used less than eight months to narrow the technological gap of more than five years. You've fulfilled your promise ahead of time."
"You've worked hard. As the largest shareholder of Zhongxin International, I would like to express my gratitude to all of you."
"Now, please celebrate and cheer to your heart's content. You've all done well!"
Chen Jin gave them a thumbs up. His face was full of praise.
As expected.
The employees of Zhongxin International, who had been looking forward to this moment for a long time, finally stopped restraining themselves.
"We've succeeded, we've succeeded!"
"Now, we can finally cry."
"President Zhang, I want to hug you!"
"President Chen, your company's virtual factory is the biggest contributor!"
For a moment, the employees of Zhongxin International were crying, laughing, hugging each other, or surrounding Zhang Wei Jin and the other leaders, hugging them in the middle.
Even Chen Jin was tossed into the air by many employees.
There was no longer any distinction between superiors and subordinates.
Cheers, laughter, and sobs … Everyone's heart was moved and filled with joy.
…
After the celebration.
In the office, Zhang Wei Jin and the other senior executives of Zhongxin International discussed the follow-up arrangements with Chen Jin.
Yang Ming asked, "President Chen, should we announce the news of Zhongxin International conquering the 7-nanometer chip manufacturing process to boost the confidence of the shareholders and investors?"
Liang Mengnan said, "We could have announced it a long time ago. When the two milestones of tape-out and trial production were completed, we could have announced to the shareholders that our military pledge was completed in advance … But it was too early. I'm afraid that no one would believe us if we announced it.
Now that we've achieved continuous mass production and produced tens of thousands of 7-nanometer chips, there shouldn't be too many voices of doubt with the actual product in front of us. "
"Not necessarily."
Zhang Wei Jin shook his head. "There are too many skeptics in our country, especially in the field of chips. After the 'Han Xin Incident,' the netizens would have doubts no matter what kind of advanced chip it is. They would wonder if someone else's chip was polished or if the manufacturing process was faked … The atmosphere of skepticism is too strong.
We've advanced our manufacturing process from the 14-nanometer to the 7-nanometer. This is a miracle in the OEM field, but it's also a scam in the eyes of many … It's not easy to convince them.
"It's easy," Chen Jin interrupted.
"I'll get Little Pepper or Da Mi to produce a high-end Nebula flagship plane with the SX-1000 chip, a running score of 450,000, and an unprecedented experience … These will conquer them."
"President Chen, why don't we announce Xing Hai Technologies' 'virtual factory' technology to the public? This technology is more convincing, and it can also explain why Zhongxin International achieved such a major breakthrough."
Yang Ming suggested.
"We can't announce it yet."
Chen Jin shook his head. "Recently, Samsin has brought out the 'Law of the Fourth Counter-Cycle' in an attempt to destroy Purple Ray's memory chips. Once the 'virtual factory' technology is announced, the Goreans will immediately realize that something is wrong and end this war immediately … The Goreans still want to bleed us.
Now that Zhongxin International has achieved a breakthrough in the 7-nanometer manufacturing process, they'll probably become Samsin's target soon. The OEM price of their CPU will also start to fall.
But it's okay, the lower the price, the better. We'll see who bleeds faster and who can't hold on first.
We'll continue to keep the trump card of the 'virtual factory' a secret. After you announce that you've conquered the 7-nanometer manufacturing process, lower the yield as much as you can. We can't scare them.
The show has just begun. "
How could they let it end so hastily?
Zhang Wei Jin and the others nodded.
…
July 8th, morning.
Even though there were many skeptics, the news of Zhongxin International conquering the 7-nanometer manufacturing process was still announced to the public. The media and netizens knew about it.
At first, the news was not eye-catching and did not attract much attention.
Until Chen Jin posted a Weibo post, "Congratulations to Zhongxin International for conquering the 7-nanometer manufacturing process."
"Boom!"
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