Reinventing the Millennium.

Chapter 813 65nm ice core (5k)

February 3st, Lantern Festival.

According to tradition, the Spring Festival officially ends after this day.

However, according to the Gregorian calendar, two months have passed in 2007, and one-sixth of the entire year has been unknowingly lost.

This year's ice core is extremely busy, and this state is hardly affected by the Spring Festival. Many people are spending the New Year in the factory for the first time.

However, all the senior executives headed by Qiu Ciyun and Hu Zhengming did not take vacations, and because they knew the significance of the manufacturing process in the factory, almost no one complained about the overtime arrangement, and they all wanted to cross this threshold to eat meat and drink soup together.

On the morning of March 3rd, Bingxin has basically confirmed the success of the risk trial production, and only waits for the final yield calculation.

Ice core produces wafers one by one, and after all the manufacturing process steps, it will enter the yield test link.

The wafer is the carrier of the chip. This test link is to put a complete wafer into the chip testing machine, and use the microneedle structure of the chip test card to contact the fixed position on the chip to complete the input and reading of electrical signals. Take to achieve the test effect.

Only when the chip on the wafer meets all the electrical signal requirements, it is considered to have passed the circuit test, which is called a live chip, otherwise it is a dead chip.

After the test of a wafer is completed, a colorful test result picture will be obtained. In addition to green, other colors represent different death methods of the chip. The breakdown voltage is too small.

The living chips that pass the test will be cut in the packaging factory, and then they will still be divided into grades and grades according to some electrical parameters that are focused on.

Usually, the first-class products flow to the enterprise market as server chips, and the second-class products flow to high-end consumer markets such as computers and mobile phones as consumer-grade chips, and then to low-end consumer markets such as U disks and electronic toys.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the yield rate of this batch of trial-produced wafers was released, reaching a satisfactory 38%.

This means that Ice Core's 65nm process technology has successfully completed the risk trial production, and it also means that the next step can be carried out on this basis to improve the yield rate, try mass production, and increase production capacity.

From April 2006 last year, Bingxin completed the 4nm risk trial production. In June of the year, it suddenly changed its course and decided to skip the development. It directly developed the 90nm process technology, and then solved the key problems at the end of January this year, and completed the risk trial production in early March. .

During this process, Bing Xin tensed up and down, worked intensive overtime, canceled annual leave, and finally achieved preliminary results.

However, apart from the joy and excitement from the bottom of his heart, Qiu Ciyun did not intend to make a high-profile statement or hold a celebration event. He just announced a batch of holidays in a low-key manner, and then issued a wave of overtime pay, bonuses, bonuses, bonuses, and high-temperature subsidies.

What?It's not hot yet?First, to prevent high temperature.

In short, the low-key ice core intends to make further progress after taking a break at home, and then talk more about the manufacturing process.

Everything went well, and in the evening, some employees had already happily taken a vacation, not only for the prospect of the company, but also for the generous red envelopes, and also for finally being able to have a late reunion with their families.

However, when Bingxin contacted two packaging factories in Luzhou and asked them to pull the wafers for new process packaging, the news was still exposed.

The two packaging factories in Luzhou are Changdian Technology, which was restructured and listed on the market, and Huatian Technology, which was established three years ago. On the one hand, they were invited by Luzhou and Bingxin to build a link in the industrial chain. Ice Core is the only domestic fab with a 130nm process technology, and there may be better prospects.

However, the ice core seems to have encountered problems in the process technology. The 90nm that was reported last year has not seen any new news, and it is suspected of being difficult to produce. This makes people sigh.

The only 130nm process is of course good, and the successively announced Lin’an No. [-] fab and Shencheng No. [-] fab also seem to have a good expansion vision, but the core of a fab is advanced manufacturing technology.

and so……

When Changdian and Huatian received a call from Bingxin to inform them of the relevant information and asked to keep it secret temporarily, they once suspected that there was something wrong with their ears.

65nm?

Haven't you been working on 90nm yield and small-scale mass production?

Why did you suddenly jump out of 65nm?
No, we still sigh!
This, this... This directly broke the wrist!

Your big brother SMIC hasn't finished the production of this process yet!

Changdian and Huatian are very close to Ice Core, and the leaders of the two arrived one after another, and confirmed the news from Qiu Ciyun, who is still working, that Ice Core has completed the 65nm risk trial production.

"Your packaging yield can't be a hindrance." Qiu Ciyun made a request, "We expect to start small-scale mass production in the third quarter, and foreign customers will comprehensively measure the overall process."

Seeing that both of them nodded, he said: "Don't talk about the manufacturing process in advance, the most important thing is to improve the yield rate."

Yield rate is money, quotation, and competitiveness.

The people in charge of Changdian and Huatian left Bingxin dizzy, still feeling like they were dreaming. Did Bingxin give up research and development after achieving certain results in 90nm and switch to 65nm?

Then, they were actually suppressed by them?
When they woke up separately, they felt as if grass had grown in their hearts, as if a cat was scratching them.

Just that night, considering that there was a third party with Mr. Qiu when they met, they couldn't bear to share the news with their friends after all.

——Mr. Xu, tell me something, don’t tell others that Bingxin has launched a 65nm risky trial production!I personally heard what Mr. Qiu Ci Yunqiu said!
——Hey, Mr. Liu, I have a secret, let me tell you, don’t let it out, Ice Core has done a trial production of 65nm!Absolute fidelity!My friend will help Bingxin to conduct a closed test!
——Mr. Zhao, are you still talking about the SMIC process?You old calendar, Bing Xin is already one step ahead!let me tell you……

——Zhou Yue, have you heard that the 65nm research and development of the ice core has achieved the initial results, shhh, just listen to it, but don’t report it in your newspapers, let me keep it a secret!
On the Lantern Festival on March 3th, as a reporter for Semiconductor Technology, Zhou Yue originally planned to spend time with her family, but when she heard news from university alumni early in the morning, she immediately realized that there was a big movement in the industry.

What is the concept of 65nm process?
The No. [-] SMIC in the Mainland has not grasped it!
The leading players in the global industry are Taiji and Intel, and the latter does not do wafer foundry. The former only had 65nm mass production capacity last year, and then UMC announced that it will provide customers with mass production in the third quarter of 06. .

It can be said that in the field of global wafer foundry, Taiji and UMC are in the first echelon with 65nm process and research and development of next-generation 45/40nm process.

Followed by Chartered Semiconductor, IBM, Samsung Electronics, Infineon, the four companies that have formed a research and development alliance, and Texas Instruments in the United States are considered to be the second echelon.

SMIC in the mainland has mastered the mass production of 90nm, and has not yet completed the trial production of 65nm, belonging to the third echelon.

As for the ice core, it is rumored that it has been doing mass production of 90nm, which belongs to the fourth echelon.

Now, how did this fourth echelon surpass third and get close to second?

It is true that Ice Core has only done risk trial production, and there is still a long way to go before mass production, but as long as Taiji and UMC do not announce that their 45/40nm has reached mass production capacity, then Ice Core will be able to declare that it is far from the world's leading technology once it is mass-produced. Only one generation behind the process!

Zhou Yue and everyone who heard the news had a doubt in their hearts, how did Bingxin do it?
As a reporter, she wants to be sure, is this true?
"Semiconductor Technology" is known by its name as a media focusing on the semiconductor industry. When I heard the news, which can be called the great news in the mainland, I really couldn't wait for the whole person.

On the one hand, Zhou Yue contacted classmates in the industry, and on the other hand, he was also trying to mobilize contacts, trying to obtain more accurate information from Bingxin, Luzhou officials, Changdian and Huatian, which set up factories in Luzhou.

Bingxin has always kept a distance in its attitude towards the media, and this time is no exception. It remains silent and has no news.

Luzhou officials were at a loss after receiving a call from the media: What?What are you talking about?Ice core made 65nm?How do we not know?No news.

The attitudes of Changdian and Huatian after receiving the call were very consistent and innocent: Who said that?I didn't say it.Why are you asking me?I have no idea I have no idea.

However... the circle of semiconductors is not small, not big.

There were already sporadic gossip about Ice Core's employees on vacation, and the Ice Core Wafer Manufacturing Service Alliance with their ears pricked up. Everyone had a lot of relationships with teachers, students, alumni, friends, and former colleagues. Zhou Yue still passed Continuous verification, 90% confirmed the progress of the ice core in the manufacturing process.

Really, really!

Ice Core has really completed the trial production of 65nm!
Zhou Yue finished the manuscript quickly, but felt that the final word was still missing.

So, she tried to log on to Weibo, a brand new social platform, and went directly to Mr. Fang’s advice to buy a house and asked—Mr. Fang, has the 65nm risky trial production of Ice Core been completed?
Ignored.

She posted content by herself again, trying the @ function of Weibo.

Still no response.

Zhou Yue understood, this is Mr. Fang's acquiescence.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon on March 4th, the official website and blog of "Semiconductor Technology" published the latest reports from reporters, enthusiastically introducing the progress of the manufacturing process made by the mainland enterprise ice core.

"Semiconductor Technology" is a monthly publication, but it also follows the trend and registers an account on Sina Blog, which has attracted the attention of many people in the industry. Everyone often discusses some industry situations on the Internet.

When such a report officially appeared, the gossip that was spreading more and more widely seemed to be stamped.

The mainland's semiconductor industry is all discussing this sudden explosion.

Is it an ice core or a core?
It's an ice core!
Is it 90 or 65?

is 65!

Really?

The media covered it all!

The industry is in turmoil and phone bills are surging.

Many employees of Bingxin began to be called by acquaintances and reporters in different ways.

"I heard that your factory has made 65nm?"

"All old classmates, is it real or not? If it's true, I'll quit in the second half of the year!"

"Do you still recognize the teacher? Is it so difficult to listen to a letter?"

At 03:30 in the afternoon, only half an hour after the report came out, Fang Zhuo's phone calls never stopped.

The first one to call in was Zhang Rujing from SMIC.

Zhang Rujing heard the news reported by his subordinates in the office, and he once thought it was a joke.

However, looking at the convincing reports on the computer and the confirmation of his subordinates' several phone calls, he still finds it unbelievable.

No one understands the difficulty of catching up with manufacturing technology better than Zhang Rujing.

Although SMIC has been disturbed by Tai Kee's tearing up of the settlement agreement for a period of time, it has been working hard to catch up with advanced manufacturing processes. At present, it is at least 65 to 1 quarters away from 2nm trial production.

Therefore, he was extremely shocked and puzzled. How could the ice core that needed the assistance of SMIC at 130nm the year before last be able to progress to this point?
It’s okay for us SMIC to help you, but can you still ask Tai Ji and UMC to send a team of experts to help you?

Impossible!

Zhang Rujing and Fang Zhuo knew each other very well. After getting through the phone, he asked directly: "Mr. Fang, 65nm? Is it true?"

"Really, 38% yield." Fang Zhuo had already digested the latest news from Qiu Ciyun yesterday, and spent more than a day thinking about the planning time and the changes that this process could bring, but he had nothing to do with Zhang Rujing. Good to hide.

Zhang Rujing held the phone, speechless for a long time.

At such a moment, the emotions in his heart were very complicated and subtle. Mainland semiconductors had made a gratifying breakthrough, but it was not SMIC?Is it an ice core?

Still gratifying, but also somewhat regrettable.

Is the speed of SMIC's progress slowed down?Or is the ice core progressing too fast?

Zhang Rujing came back to his senses, sighed, and thought of the possibility of the manufacturing process: "You didn't continue the research and development of the 90nm trial production last year, but just skipped it?"

"Well, as expected of Mr. Zhang, but it's not a waste. We plan to get 65nm and then apply 90nm in Shencheng's third factory to make sensors. The pressure in this field will be relatively less." Fang Zhuo explained the priorities s arrangement.

Zhang Rujing was very shocked: "Who made this decision? The risk is too great. Mr. Qiu? Professor Hu?"

"Well, their joint decision." Fang Zhuo replied, the "they" here also includes another name that is not convenient to say now.

Zhang Rujing couldn't help asking: "The board of directors agreed like this? The risk is too great."

As the head of SMIC, he is well aware of the risks involved. If the development of 65nm fails, a lot of time will be wasted on 90nm, which has achieved initial results. There is a huge time cost here.

It can be said that the decision to skip generational research and development is to put the company on the tip of the knife and dance!

90nm can also get a lot of benefits step by step. If there are problems with 65nm, who will bear the responsibility?

Fang Zhuo said lightly, "I agree with the board of directors."

He smiled and said, "It's okay, if you fail, you fail. Anyway, there is no SMIC in the Mainland."

Zhang Rujing lost his voice again, and then sighed from the bottom of his heart: "That's you Mr. Fang, that's you a layman, that's you..."

That is to say, Mr. Fang has the absolute right to speak on the board of directors of Bingxin, that is to say, you are a layman who listens to what others say, that is, you dare to take such a gamble.

It seems to be exaggerated or derogatory, but it is still more exaggerated.

Zhang Rujing was silent for a while, without asking how Bingxin did it, and said sincerely: "I hope the semiconductors in the mainland will get better and better, and the SMIC is not far away from 65nm."

"Mr. Zhang, let's make progress together." Fang Zhuo also sincerely said.

Just after the call from Zhang Rujing ended, another strange number from Shencheng called.

Fang Zhuo chose to answer.

"Mr. Fang, I'm Jiang Qi from Huahong." The caller passed his name first, after all, he hadn't contacted him for a long time, "I was very happy to hear that Bingxin has made progress in the 65nm process, even though I'm in Huahong. "

It was Hua Hong's vice president, Jiang Qi.

Bingxin once caused some unhappiness because of the people who dug Huahong.

Jiang Qi continued: "Mr. Fang, I'm really glad to hear this news. I used to think that Bingxin was just a company run by laymen, and I thought it would be nothing but chicken feathers in the end. Of course, I was really angry at you poaching people. ,but now……"

He paused: "Now, I'm just happy, just happy."

Hua Hong is an experimental product of the country in the semiconductor industry, and it has undoubtedly failed due to restrictions on the purchase of equipment and technology introduction.

It, and companies with similar backgrounds, are only going to struggle.

Hearing the latest news from Bingxin, Jiang Qi was astonished.

The company Bingxin is different from SMIC, and it is different from having an industry technology leader like Zhang Rujing sitting in charge. It seems that it has been born with a taste of being out of gregarious and wild.

Even though Bingxin obtained the 130nm process technology and started mass production, many people, including Jiang Qi, were aggrieved.

What are ice cores?But it was luck, got the license, introduced and purchased the technology.

If Hua Hong has this permission, it will only do better than Bingxin!
Jiang Qi has this confidence, but he can only be envious or even jealous.

but……

What is the concept of 65nm?
Jiang Qi is not a layman, and he has a good understanding of technology and international standards. He is shocked that Bingxin can do this, but also feels that it is difficult for Huahong to make it this far under the same conditions.

Just look at SMIC, and SMIC also has permission.

Jiang Qi knew very clearly that he couldn't be compared with Zhang Rujing, and that even SMIC didn't do it...

He only had blessings in his heart.

If it weren't for the persistence and thoughts in your heart, what would be wrong with making semiconductors?

When Jiang Qi thought about it, he immediately felt that Mr. Fang deserved more respect for investing such a large amount of money, so he had such a congratulatory phone call.

Fang Zhuo could feel some emotions from his tone. He first thanked the other party for his congratulations, and then said with a smile: "Hey, I may not be authentic when I say that, but Bing Xin's success also came from Hua Hong's assists. I am very grateful to Hua Hong. It is thanks to such a group of pioneers, otherwise, where does the soil come from in China?"

Jiang Qi laughed out loud, not feeling annoyed at all.

He made an appointment to visit at home some time, and wanted to hear the details and stories behind the ice core breakthrough.

Fang Zhuo put down the phone, feeling a little emotional in his heart. Just after taking a sip of water, he heard the landline in the office ring.

He just reached out and looked at the phone on the table vibrating again.

Fang Zhuo glanced at the incoming calls from the landline and mobile phone, and simply pressed them through: "Hi, I'm Fang Zhuo."

——"President Fang, I'm Zheng Yingfeng from the Electronics Department."

——"Mr. Fang, I'm Xu Miao from Luzhou City Office."

It was a phone call from above and from the place at the same time.

"Secretary Xu, let me report the situation to the leader of the electronics department first. 65nm has indeed passed the risk trial production, but there is still a lot of work ahead." Fang Zhuo said this to the phone.

Immediately realized the situation on the phone, thanked him, and got accurate information.

The electronics department also heard Mr. Fang's voice, and after waiting for a few seconds, he said, "Mr. Fang, the leader will call you in 5 minutes. Is 5 minutes enough?"

Fang Zhuo simply replied: "Enough."

The phone didn't hang up.

Taking advantage of this time, he drank water, moistened his throat, and organized the wording of the report.

In fact, there is indeed a lot of work after the trial production, and I don't know why there is such a big response this time.

Five minutes later, the leader on the other end of the phone changed and kindly asked about the technical situation of the ice core.

Fang Zhuo made the original report, from the year before last year when he broke through 130nm and began to develop 90nm, to the trial production of 4nm in April last year, and then to recruiting Dr. Liang and his team, and decided to skip the development. Until today, there are not many difficulties. Rendering, just flat out.

"It's not easy, it's not easy." The leader listened carefully and sighed, "Bingxin is a good name."

He praised a few more words and asked, "What does Bingxin need?"

The leader knew that Fang Zhuo came to Beijing to run policies for a while, and also made suggestions for the industry.

But the ice cores back then were different from the current ice cores.

Fang Zhuo hesitated for a few seconds, and said, "Bing Xin wants an academician."

The leader was taken aback, but he didn't expect this answer.

He laughed out loud and didn't say yes or no.

Fang Zhuo also laughed, and didn't mention it a second time. Even if it didn't work this time, he left an expression of his appeal.

The phone call didn't last long, but there will be a face-to-face report in Beijing later.

Fang Zhuo put down the landline, collected his emotions, and called Luzhou.

This time it was not the previous Xu Miao, but the Secretary-General Luo Minghua.

"Mr. Fang, we are having a meeting to discuss how to cooperate with the development of the ice core. You really gave us a big surprise!" Luo Minghua laughed loudly.

"It's a fluke. I don't know if it's a surprise or not. It's just a pity if it doesn't happen." Fang Zhuo said.

"Ice cores are so hard to come by. I see many people are discussing, Mr. Fang, how do you make ice cores?" Luo Minghua asked a question.

Fang Zhuo pondered for a while, knowing that the opposite party was in a meeting, and said slowly: "The credit is due to Mr. Qiu, Professor Hu, and all the staff of Bingxin. It is their sweat, perseverance, and belief that made Bingxin what it is today."

"How did the ice core do it?"

"Actually, I asked myself the same question yesterday. In addition to the internal efforts of Ice Core, it is also the support of the leaders, the policy given by Luzhou, and the support given by domestic universities. Without these, Ice Core would not be Ice Core."

"The 65nm of the ice core is just a trial production, which is only a small step on the semiconductor road. This is not the 65nm ice core, but the 65nm of the ice core. There will be 40nm, 28nm, and more in the future."

"The ice core on Yuhu Road, our goal is still higher and farther."

There was applause in the meeting room, enough for the mobile phone with the external voice to hear.

When the Luzhou side spoke again, it was no longer Luo Minghua, but another big leader with a calm and powerful voice.

"Mr. Fang, congratulations to Bingxin. I hope you will continue to work hard. We will always be Bingxin's strongest backing."

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(End of this chapter)