Chapter 624 Semiconductor innovation, Xingyiban!
Things taught in school are not useful for work.
What you need for work cannot be taught in school.
This is a difficult problem of the times.
It’s fine to have a liberal arts field, although the core of management is not in books at all.
The essence of accounting is hidden in the Pilan Bridge.
But the Western economic theory a hundred and eighty years ago is still useful now and can still be used and continue to fool it.
Science and engineering are completely different. If one generation is behind, one has to learn again, let alone so many generations and decades behind.
In fact, this is not only the semiconductors, but also the emerging fields such as AI.
At present, AI-related theories taught in China are all ancient AI, and have been lagging behind the current AI industry for many years.
There is no way. Those old professors didn’t learn AI when they were in school. At that time, they didn’t have artificial intelligence algorithms, intelligent driving and other fields. The professors themselves had never learned AI and couldn’t do it themselves. What would they teach students?
It is precisely because of this that ten years later, employees of AI giants such as deepseek are very young and are all young.
These people either came back from studying abroad, learned from abroad to advanced systems, or learned some ancient AI in China, and learned by themselves after working.
The same is true for other fields including semiconductors. The lecture notes of many well-known professors can be updated for more than ten years!
The lecture notes that some people gave in 2014 are still those of 2004!
Even though the development of science and technology has changed rapidly in the past decade, the industry and industry have undergone qualitative changes and earth-shaking changes, the lecture notes of some old lecturers can still remain unchanged.
There is also the core that remains unchanged, slightly changed, and a few newer cases are added.
The pure water from ten years ago was labeled with a new label and continued to be sold to new students.
What advanced knowledge can students learn in such an environment?
Wang Yi didn't think so.
There are also semiconductors, too.
Not to mention the 14-nanometer process, 10-nanometer process, and even the 90-nanometer process, those well-known semiconductor professors have never been exposed to, have never learned it, and have not understood it, how can they teach students?
There is no way, what they have come into contact with is the product of the last century, and what they teach students is the system of the last century.
After graduation, it is not useful.
Once you enter a major semiconductor factory, you have to start with an apprentice and learn gradually with your master.
It’s okay if the master is responsible, he can give some advice and be able to stand alone in one or two years.
If the master is irresponsible, it is difficult for this prestigious university to achieve great success in semiconductor doctoral or master's degree.
Of course, those talents with strong learning ability, hard work and creative skills still have hope of making a comeback.
But those "nerd-type academic masters" who only know how to memorize by rote are difficult.
It can be said that the biggest function of 985 prestigious schools is not to cultivate professional talents such as semiconductors and AI, but to screen out academic masters with strong learning ability!
Yes, the more important thing is filtering.
Efficiently screen out those geniuses with super-strong learning abilities!
The key indicator of screening is education, to be precise, the first education.
The academic master who can get into a key undergraduate degree from a small town may be a rote memorization student, but the science master who can get into Tsinghua and Peking University has excellent learning ability!
Even if you have not learned the latest semiconductor and AI theories, as long as you come into contact with new technologies that ordinary people can only get started in more than a year, they can get started in three months.
This kind of person is the priority admission to Xingyi Technology.
As for ordinary undergraduates, those who rely on perseverance to strive to 985 undergraduates and master's degree in Tsinghua and Peking University, frankly speaking, their learning ability may not be very strong, they just have perseverance.
After all, if you have a strong learning ability, even if you are playing, you can get a good entrance exam, and your first degree is not bad.
Of course, some people may say that some people are very smart but don’t like to study, so they didn’t do well in the college entrance examination...
Don’t expect this kind of person who can’t even achieve basic self-discipline to be on the bench and do research and development, nor is it the goal of Xingyi Technology.
Now Xingyi Technology recruits people, not only the school, but also the first degree, college entrance examination scores, especially mathematics and science scores.
As long as you have high math grades and high science grades, even if the total score is a little lower, you can be given priority to entering the interview.
What you need is to have strong learning ability + strong self-discipline ability + ability to be able to hepat.
In other jobs, Wang Yi does not support overtime culture.
But the core R&D department has no choice but to not work overtime on R&D. This is unrealistic.
I only do R&D for 8 hours a day, but I haven’t produced any results yet. I’m off work and continue tomorrow. The R&D cycle is nowhere to be achieved.
On the contrary, overtime work in core R&D departments is common, and it is normal to spend ten hours a day.
There is no way, every technical breakthrough is a race against time.
For example, the research and development of a 10-nanometer process originally took 36 months.
But in order to catch up with Samsung, TSMC directly started the Nighthawk plan, working three shifts 24 hours a day, to shorten 36 months to within 24 months and surpass Samsung!
But I was waiting for the job and I was studying, which was really slower.
It is best to get exposed to advanced knowledge from school.
"No, I have to write a letter of advice to let colleges and universities increase their investment in the combination of industry and university!" Wang Yi made plans.
Wang Yi will not say anything about promoting university reform.
There is too much involved in this, and it cannot be solved overnight.
But Xingyi Technology has increased cooperation with universities to promote the integration of industry and education and targeted training, so there is no problem.
"Zi Yan, you said that if we cooperate with Beihang University, we will set up the semiconductor Xingyi class, and targeted recruit top science students, targeted training, and directly sign Xingyi Semiconductor."
"These students learn basic theories in their freshman year and advanced theories in their sophomore year. We will send core engineers to Beihang to be lecturers, imparting students the current cutting-edge theories and knowledge in the semiconductor field, and conducting targeted training."
"The junior year is in the beginning of the assessment. According to the assessment results, the contract is diverted, and the different departments of Xingyi Semiconductor are entered into different departments, signed confidentiality agreements, and started the internship work directly, contacted the research and development work of advanced processes, and grew up through learning. The basic salary is paid during the internship period."
"Internship assessment will be conducted for one year. Starting from the fourth year, those who pass the assessment will officially enter the core R&D department of Xingyi Semiconductor. Those who fail the internship assessment will be assigned to other non-core departments."
Upon hearing this, Jian Ziyan's eyes circulated: "This strategy is really great, which greatly shortens the training time. At present, we recruit new semiconductor graduates, most of them are master's and doctoral students. After joining the company, they have to learn from the beginning and train for one or even two years to be considered qualified employees. At that time, many people were in their thirties and had already passed their most energetic years. The subsequent development can only be said to be average."
"If we follow the combination of industry and education, we will start to transmit advanced processes from sophomore year and conduct systematic training, and enter Xingyi Semiconductor internship in junior year, and be able to stand alone in the senior year. At that time, they were only in their 20s! It happened to be the most energetic and brightest, which is a bright future for students. It can also better contribute to our Xingyi Semiconductor."
"Yes, that's one of the reasons I care about the most." Wang Yi said with a smile.
Domestic semiconductor doctors have been studying all the way to their thirties, mostly outdated process theories, and they have little meaning.
It’s better to train sophomore students based on Wang Yi’s combination of industry and education!
After all, sophomore students trained under the industry-university-combined model learn cutting-edge theories taught by core engineers of Xingyi Semiconductor, all of which are the latest systems, and can learn at least 40-nanometer processes.
These are things that even domestic doctoral students cannot learn, and their teachers can't learn.
For example, enrollment starts in September this year, the first batch of sophomore students in Xingyi class will be able to accept senior engineers from Xingyi Semiconductor as lecturers and provide systematic teaching of cutting-edge theories.
What we teach is at least a 40-nanometer process theoretical system, or even partly a 28-nanometer theoretical system.
Not to mention teachers from other universities, even senior engineers from SMIC have to take these things as treasures, especially the 28-nanometer theoretical system.
Of course, the most core part of the 28-nanometer process can only be accessed when you enter Xingyi Semiconductor internship in junior year.
As for senior year, they are directly experienced formal employees, and can be assigned to different departments according to their abilities and start actual research and development work.
Such a strategy saves students' time to study and improves the talent reserve efficiency of Xingyi Semiconductor.
As for why you choose Beihang to start?
Of course, it is already March, the college entrance examination in June and the enrollment in July are tight.
If it is other schools, it is probably difficult to advance this year, at least next year.
But if Beihang University has the face of Wang Yi, Beihang University will probably make every effort to promote it and recruit students this year!
As for the number of people... recruit three classes first, just 100 people!
There is no way, famous schools like Beihang have restrictions on enrollment numbers, and it is not realistic for Wang Yi to recruit 1,000 people.
Even 100 people are difficult.
Unless Wang Yi builds a professional Xingyi University himself to recruit students.
But this is even more troublesome. Not to mention this year, it is difficult to implement it within three years.
Let’s cooperate with universities first, and slowly plan for the matter of Jianxingyi University.
"Ziyan, please write a report quickly and contact Beihang at the same time. We will go there tomorrow."
"Okay, Chairman, if you are going to recruit students this year, it will indeed be accelerated."
"But 100 people are still a little short." Wang Yi said.
After all, not all of these hundred people have entered the R&D position of Xingyi Semiconductor. On the contrary, only the best thirty people will enter the core R&D.
Thirty people with the highest excellence will enter the R&D department to do some grassroots work, such as being responsible for testing.
Things created by the R&D team need professionals to test, then analyze and improve...
Generally, forty excellent people will enter the front line of Xingyi wafer factory production, engage in equipment debugging and other work, and are even assigned to logistics departments, other departments, etc.
In this way, there are only 30 core R&D positions for one hundred people, which is not enough, and it is not enough at all.
We must continue to work with other schools to promote the integration of industry and academia!
Thinking of this, Wang Yi looked at Jian Ziyan again: "Ziyan, Beihang University is a pilot. If the other schools are willing to promote this year, we will provide all-round support. If you don't want to, then next year."
"Okay!" Jian Ziyan knew that it was only three months away from the college entrance examination, and it was too close.
If you want to promote Xingyi team, you can only break the rules and handle special matters.
But this matter is troublesome, and it requires university leaders to have great courage, action, and even risky spirit.
After all, this is the first time to make a fortune. It’s okay if it’s done. Once it fails, the relevant responsible persons will have to take the blame!
Therefore, most senior school executives would rather have less than more things.
Even if you have any ideas, it will be pushed until next year.
Let’s first look at the progress of the Star Yi team on Beihang University this year, and then decide whether to follow up next year.
This way you can attack and retreat and defend, and you can be very safe.
Therefore, even though Xingyi Technology has comprehensively promoted the integration of industry and education, it is estimated that few universities will participate this year.
This is nothing to do.
After all, Beihang University is Wang Yi’s alma mater, so he may be willing to take risks, but other schools do not have this relationship!
In desperation, Wang Yi called Song Sining again to explain the situation:
"Sining, let's talk about it here at Lu University to see if we can promote the integration model of industry-university. There are many students in our four provinces and few famous schools. If we can succeed, we can also recruit more students. As for the quota, I will find a way to clear it up and try to expand the enrollment so that the Xingyi class will not be included in the original enrollment quota!"
"Chairman, this is not a big problem. We have invested so much in Jeju and have a great influence across the country. Luda will probably support what you want to do. Moreover, semiconductors are also a core area that the country supports, and Luda should not refuse. I have a good relationship with me, and it is not a big problem to implement this year." Song Sining said with her.
"That's good." Wang Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
On the Beihang side, he is a student of Beihang, and Beihang will give face.
On the side of Lu Da, Wang Yi is proud of Shandong Province, and the province probably wants to support him.
What's more, this matter is a matter of mutual benefit.
And there is also Song Sining's face, and Song Sining is also one of the best graduates of Lu University.
When I gave a graduation speech, I was invited by Song Sining!
Moreover, although Lu Province has some traditions in many aspects, it is not ambiguous in terms of ZZ correctness.
Especially semiconductors, I am quite interested, but I met someone in my previous life...
The next morning, Song Sining took the relevant information and headed straight to Luda University.
Wang Yi and Jian Ziyan also came to Beihang University and met Beihang University President He Weihua and Wen Jichang, Dean of the School of Electronic Information Engineering.
"Mr. Wang, the combination of industry and academia you mentioned is not a problem in theory. However, the research direction of our school’s School of Electronic Information Engineering is mainly aerospace."
"For example, integrated circuits dedicated to aerospace are mainly used to resist radiation and have high reliability, but the process is not that important."
"There are also smart sensors used for drone satellites, which are not the same as the current development direction of Xingyi Semiconductor."
Wang Yi understood what He Weihua meant.
Aerospace is more inclined to military industry. The chips used at this level are first in reliability and radiation resistance. As for 28 nanometers or 14 nanometers, it doesn’t matter at all.
On the contrary, the military chips used by Ome now are 90 nanometers, or even worse.
Even ten years later, Ome used 28nm, 40nm and 55nm military chips.
The polar bears are using 120nm military chips ten years later.
This is contrary to the development direction of Xingyi Semiconductor.
Wang Yi nodded: "It's true, but military chips have to be continuously upgraded. Even if the most advanced chips are not used, 28 nanometers will be the mainstream next. Ome's military chips and aerospace chips are all advancing towards 28 nanometers."
Wen Jichang also said: "This is indeed a problem, but reliability is still the first priority. However, in terms of advanced technology, we also need to make arrangements. In a word, we can not use it for the time being, but not when it cannot be used!"
He Weihua thought: "It makes sense, but our School of Electronic Information Engineering only has so many places to enroll, and the R&D direction must be inclined to aerospace. We have targeted tasks. Once the students are given to Xingyi Class, what should we do with our aviation chips?"
This kind of college is all with tasks on their backs.
Wang Yi understood very well: "I know that the original enrollment quota cannot be moved, and the development of the aerospace direction is a strategic layout. But can we apply for another 100 enrollment quotas to create a Star Yi class and target us to cultivate consumer-level semiconductor talents."
"In this way, Beihang's School of Electronic Information Engineering is divided into two systems, the original aerospace direction, and the newly established Xingyi Semiconductor."
"This..." He Weihua and Wen Jichang looked at each other and fell into deep thought.
Then, He Weihua said, "I think it's OK. Then I'll go to report. There's no problem with the policy. I just recruit a hundred more students."
Wen Jichang was a little embarrassed: "The enrollment problem is easy to solve, but the difficult thing is how to teach it! On the one hand, the tutors of the School of Electronic Information Engineering are all in the direction of aerospace, and they don't understand the advanced process of consumer-grade chips, and they can't teach it even if they want to."
"On the other hand, our faculty is also limited. We have to teach and lead students, and do research and key projects, which is really a waste of time."
He Weihua nodded: "Dr. Wang, this is indeed a big problem."
Wang Yi waved his hand: "This question is easy to talk about. For these 100 students, Beihang University has recruited. Xingyi Semiconductor can sign a contract directly, and we will train them ourselves. They only have two years of study in school, and only one year of excellent ones."
"In the first year, Xingyi Semiconductor will hire professional teachers to teach and explain basic theories."
"In the second year, we will send senior engineers from Xingyi Semiconductor to teach cutting-edge theoretical systems, such as some theoretical systems of advanced processes such as 40nm or even 28nm."
"In the third year, we started to evaluate and divert and entered the internship of Xingyi Semiconductor. Those who are particularly outstanding will go directly to the internship in the second year."
"In the fourth year, the internship assessment was assigned to different teams and officially started working."
"You train yourself?" He Weihua was startled: "And you only studied for two years and entered Xingyi Semiconductor in your junior year. Is this possible? At least you have to graduate from a master's degree or even a doctorate?"
Wang Yi waved his hand: "That means little. Consumer semiconductors are developing very fast. Domestic universities teach things that are decades behind, and it is useless to learn for a lifetime. Finally, they have to learn from semiconductor companies."
Wen Jichang agreed very much: "Mr. Wang is right. Our Beihang University represents the most advanced technology of semiconductors in the aerospace field, and teaches cutting-edge knowledge of aerospace chips. But consumer semiconductors in other schools teach outdated things."
"For example, the 28-nanometer process of Xingyi Technology, those semiconductor masters in colleges and universities don't know what to teach students?"
He Weihua thought to himself: "So that's the case. That's true. Mr. Wang's proposal is indeed possible. OK, just do it like this, I have no objection."
"The School of Electronic Information Engineering has no objection," Wen Jichang said: "We are too short of semiconductor talents. I support Mr. Wang's method with both hands."
"Okay, then that's the matter. I'll go back and propose to recruit students and treat Beihang University as a pilot." He Weihua said with a smile.
Wang Yi was in a good mood: "Thank you to the principal and dean, so that Xingyi's class will be stable."
"Haha, you are polite. We are just helping with enrollment, and you have to do it yourself in the training."
"It's already very good." Wang Yi said with a smile.
It would be unrealistic to let Xingyi Technology recruit students on its own.
But it would be easier to recruit 100 more academic masters from Beihang University.
"Principal, when you want a quota, try to get 200. If you cut the top, we will have 100 more!"
"Haha, okay, I'll try my best to give you more!" He Weihua said with a smile.
"I'll go together, and the old man is a bit shameful." Wen Jichang also said with a smile.
"Thank you, thank you so much." Wang Yi was very happy.
Wen Jichang is the dean of Beihang University of Electronic Information Engineering, and is also a super big shot in the field of aerospace special integrated circuits, at the level of an academician!
Many of the chips in aerospace are produced by Dean Wen’s team.
His face may be better than the principal.
Of course, Wang Yi would not just let others take action.
On the contrary, after discussing the matter, Wang Yi did not return to Beihang University and turned to Director Qin's place.
This is related to Xingyi Semiconductor. Xingyi Semiconductor is headquartered in the imperial capital, and rounding it is the matter of the imperial capital!
Director Qin was obliged to be loyal.
Similar to Director Liu and the deputy mayor of Jeju, Director Qin of the imperial capital is not just the top leader of the management committee, but on the contrary, he is also a big figure in the imperial capital.
With him coming forward, this matter became more stable.
Wang Yi can’t speak in the teaching and research department, but Director Qin can.
Seeing Wang Yi coming, Director Qin smiled:
"Dr. Wang, you haven't been here for a while. Sit and have tea!"
As he said that, Director Qin personally poured water for Wang Yi.
Wang Yi quickly stood up: "Director Qin, I will do it myself."
"It's okay, sit down." Director Qin smiled and said, "Although I'm busy, I still have time. If you have time, come here to sit and chat. Especially about the development of science and technology, semiconductors, technology and other things, I will learn more."
"Director Qin, you are so serious. But I'm just talking about it. This time I'm here, it's really a problem related to the semiconductor field."
"Oh, I'll listen." Director Qin was intrigued.
Since Wang Yi’s speech to the Ministry of Science and Technology last time, many senior executives have been shocked and even organized core academicians to review it many times.
The final consensus result, Wang Yi said, is correct, and the possibility of a future technological war breaking out is 100%!
And even the time nodes and methods are estimated to be almost the same!
To this end, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Big Fund have made some adjustments and responded actively.
It is precisely because of this that Director Qin wished Wang Yi would come and say more.
Wang Yi sighed: "You know the major events in the semiconductor industry recently. Samsung and TSMC are too shameless. Relying on their many engineers, they work 24 hours in three shifts to develop 10-nanometer processes. This is to keep our Xingyi Semiconductor away from us!"
Chapter completed!