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Chapter 397 7 nanometers can't beat 8 nanometers
Inside Huateng, a brand new 7nm processor chip is being tested at this time.

With the continuous improvement of the manufacturing process, in May of this year, Huateng can start to independently produce processor chips with a 7-nanometer manufacturing process.

Compared with the previous processors, the processor chip technology made of seven nanometers has been upgraded to a higher level. It can be said that this is one of the watersheds for processor chips.

"This is the first seven-nanometer processor chip independently developed by our company, the Huateng G850+. This processor chip uses the same architecture as the Huateng G850!"

"Using four cores and four small cores, the four large cores are A76 architecture, the highest frequency can reach 2.8Ghz, and the four small cores are A55 small cores, the highest frequency can reach 2.0Ghz."

As the manufacturer of this processor chip, Zhang Rujin is relatively satisfied with this processor chip.

This product is the company's first 7-nanometer processor, and the chip was actually produced about half a year later than TSMC.

It can also be seen from this that there is still a gap between this company and TSMC. Although the gap is not very large, there are still very conspicuous places.

"What is the power consumption of this processor?"

Tong Hao is relatively satisfied with these parameters, but he is more concerned about the power consumption of the processor chip.

The mobile phone processor chip has developed to this level, and at this stage, compared with the performance of the processor, power consumption is still an indispensable problem factor.

The seven-nanometer process technology processor chip is the first of its own company, and no one knows what level and level this first model can achieve.

And Tong Hao hopes that this processor will not only take into account the balance and performance, but also need to maintain the power consumption and heat generation of the mobile phone processor chip during normal use.

Last year, the Huolong k820+ adopted Samsung's latest 8-nanometer manufacturing process. Because the technology is not fully mature, the final result is also very bad.

Although the performance has been improved to a certain extent, there is still a gap in terms of power consumption on the whole, so that the fire dragon that was ridiculed by others has returned again.

Although Huolong k820+ is much better than other processor manufacturers in terms of performance, it is still not very perfect in terms of overall performance.

The main reason why this processor chip is powerful is that it has reached this level at the expense of the usual heat dissipation and power consumption.

As a result, this year's Qualcomm was very careful in releasing processor chips and released a Fire Dragon k825 that was too conservative in terms of performance, but controlled very strongly in terms of power consumption.

The Huolong K825 can be said to be the highest-level processor chip among the processor chips released by Qualcomm in the past few years, but it maintains the usual performance of mobile phones, and also takes into account heat dissipation and power consumption.

Of course, such incidents have also provided a preventive shot for their own chip manufacturers. In terms of taking into account the performance of mobile phones, we still need to pay attention to other development directions so as not to miss the fundamentals when we get it.

"The power consumption of this processor chip is not as good as expected in terms of control!"

"The power consumption of this processor is much higher than that of the Huateng G8 with the 850nm process technology of the previous generation!"

Zhang Rujin is a very down-to-earth person, good is good or bad, and he still pointed out the shortcomings of this processor chip.

Although this processor chip adopts the most advanced processor chip manufacturing method, the deficiencies should be fully pointed out.

Although the performance of this processor chip has been greatly improved, it has not completely controlled the power consumption, which is also an extremely insufficient aspect of this processor chip.

"Try the engineering machine and see what level it is!"

Tong Hao was not surprised by this answer. After all, the process technology used in this processor chip has not reached the most advanced level, and it has just touched the 7-nanometer level.

This also means that there will inevitably be some indispensable problems in the production of this mobile phone.

If you want to change such a problem, you have to update and upgrade again and again, so that the processor chip can really reach the level it should be.

Soon two engineering machines appeared in the eyes of everyone, and one was equipped with Huateng G850 processor chip, while the other was equipped with Huateng G850+.

This is the first official competition between 8nm and 7nm processor chips. From this comparison, we can also know the real shortcomings of mobile phone processor chips this time.

Of course, the first test is the daily use test. The battery capacity of the two mobile phones is the same, and here the two mobile phones are used for ordinary daily video watching.

The final result, within an hour, the Huateng G7+ equipped with a 850-nanometer manufacturing process is basically the same in terms of power compared to its previous generation G850.

Afterwards, a severe stress test was carried out, and the quantitative processor chip was used for game testing. After using the two prototypes for an hour, the power consumption of the Huateng G850+ reached 12%, while the power consumption of the Huateng G850 was only A mere 10%.

This means that the 7nm processor chip with the latest process technology is stronger than the mature 8nm process chip in terms of power consumption when playing high-intensity games.

At the same time, I also tested the back temperature of two mobile phones equipped with the simplest graphene heat dissipation.

G850, an 8-nanometer processor, after an hour of heavy testing, the temperature of the phone is only a mere 43 degrees.

In contrast, the temperature of the back shell of the Huateng G850+ mobile phone, which uses the latest seven-nanometer manufacturing process, reached a high temperature of 47 degrees.

Various tests have shown that the power consumption of the Huateng G8 processor chip with the 850nm process technology is significantly more powerful under the high-intensity conditions of the two processor chips today.

And if this processor chip using the 7nm manufacturing process is really to be mounted on a mobile phone, then the heat dissipation must be further strengthened in order to be able to truly realize the application on the mobile phone.

Sure enough, there are still many gaps with TSMC. This gap is not a good thing for us!

Tong Hao looked at the test data in front of him, and couldn't help but let out a voice of emotion.

This year, TSMC's 7nm process processor chips have been completely delivered to various manufacturers.

Mobile phone manufacturers such as Qualcomm, MediaTek, and HiSilicon all have 7nm processor chip products, and these products have been relatively successful, basically without too many overturns.

And now the 7nm processor chips produced by the company are indeed slightly behind other manufacturers, which is enough to prove the strength of TSMC.

TSMC is a powerful presence in the semiconductor industry, and even Samsung cannot shake its position.

However, Huateng has been established for a very short time. Although it is catching up behind, the gap with TSMC is still not to be missed.

Huateng's current production level of processor chips is at most equal to that of Samsung. As for TSMC, it is still a bit worse.

After testing the light and heavy tests, the final result is obvious, but in this case, still don't forget to give this processor chip a benchmark test.

The gap between the two in the final running score results is not very huge.

The Huateng G8, which is made of 850nm technology, has reached a score of 47 in terms of running points. Of course, with the addition of the performance iron triangle and the blessing of heat dissipation in the later stage, it should have better results.

In contrast, the Huateng G8+, which is made of 850-nanometer process technology, only has a score of about 51 points in terms of performance.

The gap between the two is only 4 copies, which is completely negligible. On the contrary, Huateng G850+, which uses the most advanced process technology, is worse than G850 in terms of power consumption and heat dissipation.

"The performance of this processor chip can be said to be very good, but if you want to use this processor chip to really use the mobile phone, then you must make sufficient preparations in terms of heat dissipation and stacking materials, so that you can truly use it. This processor chip is applied to mobile phones!"

Tong Hao does not intend to give up this mobile phone processor chip. In his opinion, this processor chip has many opportunities for development in the future. As long as it can be used properly, it will definitely become a very good processor chip.

And if you want to fully utilize the performance of this processor chip, the best way is actually to stack materials.

Using a better heat dissipation method, the heat generation of the mobile phone processor chip is controlled. As long as the heat generation of the mobile phone is completely controlled, the performance of my mobile phone can be completely maintained.

As for the power consumption of the mobile phone, the best way is to use the large battery of the mobile phone to ensure the power of the mobile phone.

With the maturity of the third-generation battery technology, the power consumption of the Huateng G850+ can basically be completely held, but in terms of battery life, it may be slightly behind the mobile phone equipped with the Huateng G850.

Zhang Rujin also understands that the first 7nm process processor chip designed by his company is relatively not as successful as imagined.

But he also clearly understands that as long as his own manufacturer is willing to work hard, then under the circumstances of subsequent improvements, better processor chips can be produced.

"I will ask the company's technicians to improve the processor chip and strive to produce a better processor chip!"

Zhang Rujin looked at his chairman calmly, and said to his chairman with a firm tone.

As the saying goes, knowing the shame and then being brave, it is precisely because he understands the gap between his own mobile phone and other manufacturers, which gives them the courage to work harder. He also believes that as long as the development is good, there will be more room for improvement in the future .

"In addition to processor chips, I'm afraid we will also prepare to produce baseband chips by then!"

But this time, in addition to the processor chip, it is more concerned about the production of the most brand-new chip.

And such a brand new chip is the 5G baseband chip.

"Baseband chip, could it be..."

Zhang Rujin heard what his chairman said, and had a new guess in his heart. At this time, he opened his eyes wide and looked at his chairman in disbelief.

He naturally knows what the baseband chip is used for. Like the current mobile phone processor chips, there are baseband modules.

The most commonly used baseband module is Qualcomm's 4G baseband module.

And this kind of baseband module is also one of the reasons why Qualcomm charges Qualcomm tax. After all, if you want to use wireless network technology, you must pay Qualcomm.

And the baseband chip produced this time will obviously be plugged in outside the mobile phone processor chip at that time, and it is obvious that such a chip is a 5G baseband chip.

As long as the processor chip of the mobile phone is equipped with a 5G baseband chip, then this chip can be used to connect to the 5G network, and the arrival of the 5G network will be the beginning of another competition among various mobile phone manufacturers.

"In less than a year, the real 5G era will start. I have already received news from China Telecom that preparations for the construction of 5G base stations will begin at the beginning of next year. There will be many 5G pilot cities in the second half of the year. By then, one A new era will come again!"

Tong Hao still pays more attention to 5G. This is a new challenge for his mobile phone company, and it is also a major change in the communication industry.

In the 4G era, because Qualcomm has the dominance of the most advanced technology, many mobile phone manufacturers dare not speak out against Qualcomm.

The only manufacturer that can compete with Qualcomm hard steel is Apple. In order not to pay Qualcomm taxes, Apple finally chose to use basebands from other manufacturers.

Of course, such a move by Apple also makes the level of signal reception of Apple mobile phones in daily use worse than that of other mobile phone manufacturers.

This is the result of Apple's tough fight against Qualcomm.

However, after finally entering the 5G era, Apple's pig teammates have never been able to achieve a certain technological breakthrough in 5G. In the end, Apple had no choice but to choose to reconcile with Qualcomm and compensate a large amount of expenses, and then it was used again. Qualcomm's 5G baseband.

But among the current mobile phone manufacturers, except for Apple, other manufacturers still need to obediently pay Qualcomm.

However, after entering the real 5G track, Huaguo's communication manufacturers will have a very strong technical level. At that time, they will no longer need to follow Qualcomm's face, and the opportunities for mobile phone manufacturers will increase a lot.

"But our company doesn't have much research on these. In terms of 5G baseband..."

If you want to really produce a plug-in 5G baseband chip, you must have the corresponding technology. Obviously, the current Huateng company is not capable of producing such a 5G baseband chip.

"You can rest assured that I will send a professional company to cooperate with you to design a 5G external chip. If the 5G technology is truly mature, then we can truly integrate the baseband into the processor chip!"

Tong Hao had already made his own preparations. He thought he had spent a huge amount of money to establish his own communication technology company, which cost billions of dollars every year. After several years of development, he finally made a technological breakthrough. Very big breakthrough.

The current company has gone through these years of development and has invested nearly 900 sets of 5G patented technologies. In terms of these technologies, it is as far as Huawei.

Compared with Samsung and Qualcomm, it has completely surpassed them in 5G technology. As for the production of external basebands, it also has its own extremely strong independent rights.

Zhang Rujin heard the words of his chairman group, and seeing the confident look of his own chairman, there was a look of calm in his eyes.

Obviously, the chairman of the company has already made all the arrangements, and the things they have are completely unimaginable as employees.

After Tong Hao explained the current affairs of Huateng Company, he also quickly prepared to return to Tianyu Company. After all, the 7nm processor chip has been fully produced, so the next step is to carry it on his company's mobile phone.

After all, the processor chip produced by Huateng this time is relatively special. Under such circumstances, it is necessary to make good use of this processor chip to reach a certain level.

These aspects of mobile phone design need to be reconsidered, so that we can grasp this opportunity and prepare for future mobile phone manufacturing.

"Huateng G850 and Huateng G850+."

Lu Weibing looked at the data of the two processor chips in front of him, and at this moment he was also thinking about how to use these two processor chips.

These two processor chips can be said to be very similar. Although they use different nanometer manufacturing processes, the gap is not very large at the real level, and this gap can basically be ignored.

However, the processor chip produced by a more advanced process is much worse in terms of heat and power consumption.

If you want to really use this processor chip and apply it to a mobile phone, you must accumulate a lot of heat dissipation.

However, stacking heat dissipation will cost a lot of money, and the cost will increase again, and the pricing of mobile phones is also an issue that needs to be considered.

All in all, the emergence of these two processor chips has given it a very headache.

Logically speaking, the ordinary version of the G850 processor chip is the best of these processor chips, but now your own mobile phone must be equipped with the 7nm Huateng G850+.

After all, other mobile phone manufacturers are now using processors with a 7-nanometer manufacturing process. If their own chips continue to use processor chips with an 8-nanometer manufacturing process, they will be different in terms of hot spots for mobile phone sales. Selling is a bad thing.

All mobile phone manufacturers are using 7nm process processor chips, and it is obviously unreasonable for their own manufacturers not to use them.

"Looks like it's going to accumulate a lot of heat dissipation!"

Lu Weibing sighed helplessly, it seemed that now he could only bite the bullet and do it.

(End of this chapter)