No matter how well the fab process is designed, it can only be considered a real success if it succeeds in offline verification and trial production.
Originally, Wang Yi planned to come over on the day the R&D plant was delivered, but Mr. Hu was in a hurry to get the equipment, so he asked Wang Yi to postpone it.
After all, the fab factory buildings are different from others in that they are dust-free workshops and the equipment inside are also high-precision equipment.
The equipment installation in ordinary factory buildings can be done with great ease and is very easy.
However, the entry and installation of fab equipment are all delicate tasks, requiring professionals to carefully install and debug.
Therefore, after a full week, Wang Yicai came to Factory No. 1, which was the R&D factory delivered in advance.
In the factory, many technicians are busy, and some equipment is still being brought in.
"Chairman, you are here!"
Mr. Hu came up to him with a smile. It was obvious that he was very excited.
Wang Yi nodded: "Let me see. The future glory of Xingyi Semiconductor will start from this R&D factory!"
"Yes, the glory of Xingyi Semiconductor starts from here!" Hu Laoxiao said:
"General 12-inch wafer fabs can produce 100,000 wafers per month, or even hundreds of thousands or more than 200,000 wafers. Our wafer fab, with all three plants completed and put into operation, can produce 50,000 wafers per month.
It is a small wafer fab. The disadvantage is that it is small in scale and has limited production capacity, but the advantage is that it can be built quickly."
Wang Yi smiled, that's the truth.
For example, TSMC's wafer fab has a monthly production capacity of 200,000 to 300,000 wafers. It takes more than a year to build and one and a half years to put into production.
As for the Xingyi wafer fab, its monthly production capacity is only 50,000 wafers, which is only one-tenth of TSMC's. Naturally, it was built very quickly.
Moreover, the entire Xingyi wafer fab is divided into three factories. Currently, only the smallest factory building No. 1 has been delivered, with a monthly production capacity of only 5,000 wafers. It is the smallest in scale and is built day and night, so it is naturally the fastest to build.
As for the No. 2 and No. 3 factories, their monthly production capacity is 10,000 pieces, and they are still under construction. The delivery time will also be in the second half of the year and the end of the year.
Of course, what is delivered is only the basic factory building, which is just the beginning.
The follow-up steps include equipment entry, production line assembly, debugging, and trial production...
After the trial production is successful, we must continue to optimize and improve the yield rate...
If the yield rate is low, mass production will not be possible and we will definitely lose money.
Only when the yield rate reaches the standard can the fab be officially put into production.
A large-scale wafer factory with a monthly production capacity of 100,000 or even hundreds of thousands of wafers takes a year and a half from the start of construction to the start of production.
However, the Xingyi wafer fab is small in scale and has small production capacity. If everything goes well, it will last more than a year.
"Chairman, in the No. 1 small factory, it will take another three months for the follow-up equipment to be put in and debugged. It is expected that we can verify and trial-produce the 40-nanometer process we designed in July and August. Once the trial-production is successful, we will use a few more
Monthly optimization will improve the yield rate. If everything goes well, the yield rate will reach the standard and it will be officially put into production by the end of the year and mass-produce 40 nanometer chips!"
Hu Laoxiao said: "But the No. 2 and No. 3 factories will be put into production next year."
"Okay, very good!" Wang Yi couldn't suppress his excitement!
One step closer to self-produced chips!
Originally, Wang Yi did not want to build a wafer factory to develop and produce by himself.
But there is no way, SMIC is really not doing enough.
Wang Yi was afraid of being blocked, so he could only do it by himself.
Although the scale of this wafer fab is small, with a total production capacity of only 50,000 wafers per month, it is enough for Xingyi Technology for the time being.
Mobile phone chips are relatively complex. A 12-inch wafer can cut out 700 mobile phone chips. Counting the yield rate, based on a yield rate of 80%, there are 560 mobile phone chips.
50,000 pieces per month is 14 million mobile phone chips, which is 6.8 billion mobile phone chips per year, which is enough for Xingyi mobile phones for the time being.
As for low-end smart home chips, they are worthless and there is no need to occupy precious production capacity. They are directly handed over to SMIC for foundry.
In the previous life, Xiaomi's smart home chips were sold for only ten yuan each.
Xingyi Semiconductor develops and produces products in-house and can make them cost one yuan a piece.
Even if it is handed over to SMIC for OEM, the cost will only be about 2 yuan, which is only a few cents difference.
The Xingyi wafer fab has limited production capacity, so it is better to produce high-value mobile phone chips.
Mr. Hu looked into the distance: "Chairman, what is still under construction on the north side is the No. 2 factory of Xingyi Wafer Factory, and further to the north is the No. 3 factory, both with a monthly production capacity of 10,000 wafers!"
Wang Yi nodded: "Mr. Hu, the No. 2 and No. 3 factories are still under construction. Will it affect the R&D and trial production of the No. 1 small factory?"
Mr. Hu waved his hand: "Chairman, don't worry, we have thought about it. The design of the wafer factory is all earthquake-resistant to level 7, and earthquakes below level 7 don't matter. Even if it is an earthquake of level 5, it will only be temporarily shut down.
How much impact.”
"What's more, the distance between the three major factories is very far, and the foundations are all built together and have been completed long ago. Now it is just the construction of the factory buildings, and there is not much vibration. It will take time for the equipment of the No. 1 factory to be put in and debugged. It will take three months.
During the trial production, the No. 2 factory building has been capped, so there will be no impact. As for the No. 3 factory building, which is still on the north side of the No. 2 factory building, there is no impact. Not to mention we have level 7 earthquake protection."
Wang Yi suddenly realized that this was the case.
Level 7 earthquake proof, so it really doesn’t have much impact.
"Mr. Hu, I leave the 40nm process to you. We will assemble and debug the production line as soon as possible and start trial production as soon as possible. We hope that 40nm can be put into production before the end of the year or early next year. By then, our self-developed 40nm Kunpeng 500 SOC will be able to achieve
Self-researched and produced!”
Although Kunpeng 500 is made using a 40nm process, it integrates a baseband.
Although it is not as good as Qualcomm's 28nm quad-core flagship APQ 8064 in the second half of the year, it is much more powerful than Nvidia's 40nm quad-core flagship chip Tegra 3 used in the Xphone 1pro.
In September this year, the second-generation Xingyi equipped with Qualcomm's 28nm quad-core flagship APQ 8064 was launched, and early next year, the Xphone 1pro will continue to be sold.
However, the processor was completely replaced from Nvidia Tegra 3 to the self-developed and self-produced Kunpeng 500 SOC.
Similarly, Xingyi Tablet X1pro will continue to be sold next year, and will also be completely replaced by Nvidia Tegra 3 to Kunpeng 500.
This is also the case with Xingyi TV X40 and X50.
Coupled with the 999 Unbounded mobile phone, all series are equipped with Kunpeng 500 SOC as standard. As a result, even if 6.8 billion Kunpeng 500 units are mass-produced next year, they can be fully digested.
"Don't worry, Chairman, I will lead my people to tackle the problem with all our strength. We must achieve mass production of 40 nanometers by the end of the year!"
"Okay, Mr. Hu, I believe in your strength!" Wang Yi smiled slightly.
Mr. Hu doesn’t have much pressure to do 28nm, let alone 40nm!
To put it bluntly, mature processes such as 40 nanometers are all leftover by Mr. Hu.
"By the way, Director Wang, and what you mentioned before, recruit more people and divide them into two groups. One group will tackle the 40nm process, and the other group will directly start the research and development of the 28nm process. I am also advancing this matter and have hired some
We have strong engineers, but the cost is also very high. After all, we have to set up two R&D teams at once! Our salaries are very high."
In 2012, 5,000-10,000 mobile phone R&D personnel were enough.
But chip R&D personnel and semiconductor process R&D personnel are very powerful, starting at at least 10,000 to 20,000.
There is no way, the threshold for this kind of talent is high and the number is small, so not everyone can do it.
Wang Yi waved his hand: "Mr. Hu, money is not a problem. As long as there are talents, no matter what the recruitment is. Conditions, funds, or imperial household registration are not problems. You apply directly for approval, I sign, and the financial appropriation is made. Your department is the best in the entire Xingyi Group
The first priority is just go ahead and do it.”
What Xingyi Semiconductor lacks now is the foundation and time.
TSMC, Samsung, and Intel Semiconductors have all been developing for decades.
Even SMIC has been developing for more than ten years.
Xingyi Semiconductor was only established in its first year, so it was naturally at a disadvantage and could only exchange money for time.
Friends have one R&D team, and Xingyi Semiconductor has two.
One is working on the 40nm process, and the other is going beyond 40nm, past 32nm, and directly working on the 28nm process!
In fact, giants like TSMC do the same thing.
"Mr. Hu, there is a lot of pressure on 28nm R&D, so we need to hire more people!" Wang Yixiao said: "Funding is not a problem. We also continue to recruit people on the 40nm side. After 40nm is successfully put into production, let the 40nm team directly
Go and develop 20 nanometers and continue to research the next generation!”
"Okay, Chairman, with your words, I feel relieved."
Mr. Hu is in charge of the wafer fab, so Wang Yi has no worries.
After all, he is Mr. Liang’s mentor and the founder of Fin Field Effect Transistor (FinFET)!
It can be said that 22nm, 20nm, and the more advanced 14nm process are all breakthroughs based on Hu Lao's fin field effect transistors.
Otherwise, global semiconductors will be stuck at the 22nm node and unable to break through.
What Xingyi Semiconductor lacks right now is time.
But it won’t take long for Xingyi Semiconductor, under the leadership of Mr. Hu, to catch up with TSMC and Samsung.
What Wang Yi has to do is to make more money and provide sufficient financial and resource support so that Mr. Hu can flex his muscles and make great progress!
"Mr. Hu, when the 40nm trial production is successful, we will be able to start building a second wafer fab. The production capacity of the second wafer fab must be greatly increased, and we will try our best to achieve a monthly production of 100,000 wafers.
!”
"Monthly production of 100,000 wafers? Seriously?" Mr. Hu said with joy.
Wang Yi nodded: "Seriously!"
Wang Yi has made an agreement with Director Qin that if Xingyi Semiconductor successfully trial-produces the 40nm process within one year, the Imperial City will provide Wang Yi with a second wafer fab.
The scale of the second wafer fab is much larger than the first one. Wang Yi originally planned to double the monthly production capacity to 50,000 wafers, but now it seems that it is still too small.
After all, SMIC's 12-inch wafer fab in the previous life could produce 100,000 wafers per month.
The production capacity of TSMC, Samsung, etc. will only be more terrifying.
Wang Yidu was thinking, should he give Director Qin and Didu more incentives to build their second wafer fab with a production capacity of 100,000?
As for how to stimulate it, it's easy to say.
"Director Qin, you don't want the newly built 12-inch wafer fab in your imperial capital to be only half of the wafer fab in Shenzhen City, Shanghai, right?"
"I don't think the two wafer fabs in Imperial City combined are as big as the one in Shanghai City or Shenzhen City, right?"
I can’t keep my face!
People in Jeju want face so much, but Wang Yi doesn’t believe that even the emperor doesn’t want face!
It is conceivable that the production capacity of the second wafer fab will most likely produce 100,000 wafers per month.
By then, the production capacity of the second wafer fab will be four times the total production capacity of the current wafer fab!
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Even 28-nanometer mobile phone chips can produce 7.2 billion chips per year!
If so, that would be awesome.
With so much chip production capacity, it’s okay if Xingyi Technology can’t use it itself, and it can also manufacture it for OEMs.
For example, Huawei HiSilicon chips, etc., can be OEMed.
What's more, with the development of Xingyi Technology, the types and quantities of chips will only increase in the future.
In the future, mobile phone chips alone will need to exceed 200 million.
After all, just a thousand yuan machine chip is more than 100 million!
While the empire is still in a hurry, Wang Yi can only plan and develop in advance.
Wafer fab, layout and construction in advance.
You have to buy a photolithography machine in advance!
"One hundred thousand wafers per month!" Mr. Hu was completely excited: "Dr. Wang, is he also a 12-inch wafer fab?"
"right."
"That's great!" Mr. Hu was overjoyed: "Dr. Wang, I have the 40nm trial production package. Trial production will definitely be successful by November, no, before October! It will be put into production before the end of the year!"
"Okay, in this way, our second wafer fab can start construction around the end of the year. It will be fully completed and delivered in the first half of the next year."
"Okay, great!" Mr. Hu was in a good mood: "In that case, I will let go and recruit people on a large scale. Those recruited this year will enter the first wafer fab. Those recruited next year will be transferred to the second fab.
A fab!”
"Okay!" Wang Yi agreed very much.
As the saying goes, before the troops and horses move, food and grass go first.
The same is true for the wafer fab. Before it is built, people have to be recruited in advance.
If we wait until it is completed, then recruit people, and wait until the people are recruited before installing equipment and debugging, then the day lily will be cold.
For example, in the current wafer fab, the three factories will be fully delivered by the end of the year. But before the end of last year, Wang Yi approached Mr. Hu and asked Mr. Hu to start recruiting people, and started the research and development of 40 nanometers.
So far, it has been developed for half a year. After three months, the equipment in the R&D factory is fully assembled and debugged, and trial production can be directly verified.
When Factory No. 2 is delivered in August and the introduction of equipment is completed and debugged, it will be almost November. By then, the 40-nanometer process of Factory No. 1 will be almost successfully put into production.
At that time, the 40-nanometer process of the No. 1 R&D plant will be copied directly in the No. 2 factory building and directly debugged for mass production, which will greatly shorten the time!
Even if Factory No. 3 is delivered by the end of the year, it will be put into production in March next year by directly replicating the technology of Factory No. 1 and No. 2.
Typical time management master!
If not, we will wait until the end of the year when the three factories are fully delivered, and then introduce equipment for commissioning for three months, which will be March next year.
It will be June next year when the trial production is verified to be successful.
The yield rate will be improved for another two to three months, and production will begin in September next year.
That's too slow!
Mr. Hu thought of another question: "Chairman, the second 12-inch wafer fab to be delivered the year after next will have four times the current production capacity and will require four times the photolithography machines and other equipment, at least 80 units. You asked me before
The extra 30 units I ordered are not enough, we have to contact ASML and continue to order 50 more units, otherwise it will be too late."
Wang Yi nodded: "Okay, I have to worry about this, Mr. Hu. Calculate how much it will cost and submit it for approval. I will sign, make financial allocations, and ask ASML to place the order!"
"good!"
Mr. Hu was very happy for Mr. Wang to be so cheerful.
There is no way, Wang Yi has his own worries.
If the lithography machine is not ordered in advance, if the empire jumps over the wall and resorts to evil tricks, Wang Yi will cry in despair.
It is much better to stay safe.
Therefore, Wang Yi asked Mr. Hu to contact ASML a few years ago and place an order for 20 photolithography machines. All of them will arrive this year, enough for the first wafer fab.
Some time ago, Mr. Hu asked Mr. Hu to add 30 units, which will arrive next year, but they are not enough. Another 50 units will be enough.
"There are other equipment, Mr. Hu, you have to take care of them too."
"Don't worry, Chairman, leave it to me!"
With Mr. Hu in charge, Wang Yi has no worries.
After leaving the wafer factory, Wang Yi went straight to Lin Shu's house, but received a call from Mihayou and Mr. Cai:
"Director Wang, our "Honkai" has been developed and has been in internal testing for a few days. The feedback from players is pretty good. Do you want to try it out?"
"Is it all in internal testing?" Wang Yi was very surprised.
He thought that Mr. Cai and others were very efficient, but he didn't expect them to be so efficient.
"Director Wang, the suggestions you made earlier are so valuable. They have saved us a lot of detours and saved us at least a year. Thank you very much."
Wang Yi burst out laughing. If he hadn't killed MiHoYo's "Honkai Academy", MiHoYo would have begun to enjoy the taste of failure.
We won't be able to release "Honkai Impact 2" until the year after next.
Now that Wang Yi is here, the miHoYo team has given up on "Honkai Academy" and directly developed "Honkai Academy 2". Of course, the name is still "Honkai Academy".
Wang Yi thought for a while and said: "In this way, you can continue the internal testing. I will play it for a while and see if there are no problems. I will hold a press conference before the end of the month and release it to you."
"Thank you, Mr. Wang, thank you!" Mr. Cai beamed with joy.
If Director Wang is willing to hold a press conference for them to release "Honkai", then "Honkai" will definitely have a bright future.
If you use Changchao to promote them, it will be even more nourishing!
The number of users of Changchat has already exceeded 100 million!
Even Ele.me and Meituan are developing rapidly because of the blessing of Changchao!
Meituan, in particular, faced thousands of competitors and was struggling to stand out.
Well now, with the built-in first-level entrance to Meituan in Chat, Meituan’s users have increased dramatically, and its revenue has increased dramatically.
So much so that the current Thousand Regiments War is still in full swing, but Meituan almost stands out because of the blessing of Changchao!
No one knows how many people will survive in the current Thousand Regiments War, but there is a high probability that Meituan will survive!
After all, the traffic of hundreds of millions of Changchao alone puts Meituan in an invincible position.
So much so that Wang Xing was so moisturized that he went to Xingyi Technology whenever he had nothing to do, and invited Wang Yi to drink many times.
But unfortunately, Wang Yi didn't pay much attention to it, and Wang Xing still enjoyed it.
No way, Wang Yi is not only the father of Meituan’s financial backers, but also the grandfather of traffic!
These days, traffic is more useful than funds!
If Honkai Impact can also get support from Changchao’s traffic, it will definitely have a bright future.
But unfortunately, Wang Yi did not make a clear position on this.
Changchao has a lot of users and a lot of traffic, but we must respect the users and give them the best products, and we can’t feed them shit.
If "Henghuai" does well, Wang Yi will consider using Changchao to promote it.
But if the performance is average, forget it and just arrange some traffic.
To put it bluntly, everything depends on MiHoYo’s strength.
If it is done poorly, let alone traffic, there will be no press conference.
We still have to let MiHoYo change it until Wang Yi is satisfied with it before releasing it!
Back at Lin Shu's house, Lin Shu was busy in the kitchen: "Brother, you drink tea first, there is still one dish left, it will be ready soon."
Wang Yi smiled slightly: "Xiao Shu, there's no need to worry, three dishes are enough."
"That won't work, we have to have four dishes and one soup." Lin Shu said with a smile.
What can Wang Yi say?
These days, not many girls are willing to cook for their boyfriends, let alone four dishes and one soup for every meal!
Don't even think about it.
But Wang Yi was very lucky. Song Sining had always been the standard of four dishes and one soup, cooking it for him in various ways.
Lin Shu is a young rich woman. She was originally the type who could cook in the kitchen without touching Yang Chun Shui, but she learned how to cook for Wang Yi and has become a great chef.
In just one year, he is not only proficient in all eight major cuisines, but also knows everything about Western pastries.
It can only be said that a top student is a top student and can learn anything quickly.
I just don’t know what to learn, will it be fast?
Wang Yi's thoughts have declined...
Soon, Lin Shu came out with a plate of Dongpo Pork: "Brother, look at this dish!"
"This is... Dongpo meat?" Wang Yi was very surprised.
"Correct answer!" Lin Shu said with a smile: "Have a try!"
Wang Yi took a bite: "Hmm... delicious. Just as delicious as that time-honored restaurant!"
"Hehe, that's good. Last time we ate Dongpo Pork from that restaurant, my brother said it was delicious, so I was thinking about how to reproduce it. Fortunately, I succeeded."
"Have you tried it many times?" Wang Yi was a little moved, but also a little distressed.
Lin Shu memorized what he said casually and tried to reproduce it, which moved Wang Yi even more.
You know, these time-honored restaurants don't sell recipes.
Lin Shu could only find information by himself, research and study by himself, and then try again and again.
Now that he has reached this level, God knows how many times Lin Shu has tried.
"It's okay, brother, I just went to eat a few more times and fiddled a few times, and it was done." Lin Shu smiled sweetly.
Wang Yi was even more moved.
Even though Lin Shu said it so calmly, who knows how many times she ate it and tried it in order to learn this dish?
Wang Yi hugged Lin Shu into his arms: "It's great to have you, baby."
"Hehe." Lin Shu giggled, feeling that all the efforts were worth it.
The two of them feasted on the meal.
"Oh, I have a five-star private chef at home. It's so nourishing. I'm afraid of getting fat." Wang Yi said with emotion.
"It's okay, brother, Xiaoshu will exercise with you from now on!"
"Okay, let's exercise together!" Wang Yi responded with a smile, thinking of MiHoYo: "By the way, a company I have invested in has made a game. Let's give it a try."
"Okay, okay." Lin Shu became interested.
What she likes most is to be with Wang Yi, whether it's eating, watching dramas, or playing games...
Wang Yi downloaded "Honkai", registered an account, and entered the game.
It's almost the same as the previous "Honkai Impact 2", except that the painting style has been upgraded, and the dubbing and prototype design are still YYDS.
Wang Yi had already played "Beng 2", "Beng 3", and "Genshin Impact" in his previous life, and he was quite calm.
But Lin Shu next to him had never seen this world before, and his eyes were straight:
"Kiana!"
"Oh my god, the characters in this game are so beautifully designed!"
"And this costume, it looks great!"
"The background story setting of the game is also very interesting."
"The system is also fun. It's hard to imagine that this was made by a little-known game company!"
Chapter completed!