Reborn in 2011, 985 missing from two copies

"Could it be that the tape-out of these three chips was carried out at the Xingyi Wafer Factory?"

Director Qin was full of disbelief as he spoke.

Mr. Zhao on the opposite side was even more confused.

It is incredible that we can independently develop a 40-nanometer system-level chip with integrated baseband, which has surpassed giants such as Qualcomm.

You achieved self-production?

Just kidding!

Do you really think that chip process research and development is like building a house, which can be done at any time?

Wang Yi smiled faintly: "Yes, it was taped out at our Xingyi wafer factory, so the yield rate is not very high. Look, it happened to be a chip with insufficient yield rate. Kunpeng 702 was lit up three times in a row before it succeeded."

Mr. Zhao: “…”

Director Qin: "..."

The two looked at each other, staring at each other.

"Xiao Qin, you don't know about this?" Old Zhao frowned slightly, he had overlooked it!

They thought Xingyi Technology could only succeed in baseband tape-out, but it turned out that the SOC chip with integrated baseband was also successful!

They thought that Xingyi Technology could only achieve the research and development and design of SOC system-level chips, but it turned out to have achieved mass production!

Completely self-developed and produced!

The problem is that the official authorities were completely unaware of such an astonishing achievement. Even Director Qin, who had direct contact with Wang Yi, did not know about it!

Total oversight!

Director Qin was also speechless: "How could I know such an incredible thing? Damn, I couldn't even dream of it! Leader, don't blame me!"

"Hahaha!" Old Zhao also laughed, and he laughed very happily.

I also feel that this is not Director Qin's fault. If it were him, he would not have thought that Xingyi Semiconductor would develop so fast and so rapidly.

But the problem is that it was really done!

It's just incredible.

"Great, really great, well done!"

Mr. Zhao was very excited and couldn't help asking, "Mr. Wang, what is the yield rate of your 40-nanometer process?"

This is also crucial.

Mr. Zhao felt that if he lit it up three times and succeeded once, the chances would probably be only about 40 to 50 percent.

But it’s also pretty good, after all, everything is difficult at the beginning.

Wang Yi smiled faintly: "The previous 81-nanometer yield was %. We are still waiting for the results this time. The two leaders should have some tea and rest first. We are currently lighting up all the other chips for testing. The results will be out soon."

"No, no, we're not thirsty."

"Yes, Mr. Wang, let's go watch the lighting test together!"

"Okay!" Wang Yi smiled.

Then I returned to the laboratory with the two leaders.

At the site, workers from Xingyi Semiconductor are conducting tests.

A total of 1536 chips of the three types were produced in this tape-out. Once the lighting test is completed, we will know the yield rate of each chip and the overall yield rate!

The surface area of ​​a 12-inch wafer is approximately 70659 square millimeters, while the size of a mobile phone chip is generally around 80-120 square millimeters.

Generally speaking, the area of ​​chips without integrated baseband is about 80 square millimeters.

The integrated baseband chip is around 100 square millimeters.

Dividing by the surface area, a 12-inch wafer can theoretically produce 700 mobile phone chips.

But obviously, this is totally unrealistic. The scraps from the wafers cannot be used to make chips and will be wasted.

This is why wafers are round rather than square, as square wafers would result in more waste.

Excluding scraps, a 12-inch wafer can actually only cut out about 640 mobile phone chips.

If the yield rate is 85%, then that would be 640*0.85=544 pieces.

If the yield rate is 90%, that would be 640*0.90=576 pieces!

Of course, this is a system-level chip that integrates CPU, GPU, baseband and other modules.

If it was just a separate baseband chip, it would be smaller.

Inside the SOC chip, the baseband only occupies about 10 square millimeters, but a separate baseband chip is generally around 30-70 square millimeters.

After all, the separate baseband chip and many modules cannot be shared with the processor, so they all need to be configured again.

The Kirin 5 with integrated 990G baseband is approximately 113 square millimeters.

The Kirin 980 without integrated baseband is approximately 75 square millimeters.

The external 5G baseband Balong 5000 is about 85.83 square millimeters. It is a very special baseband and one of the few basebands that is larger than the chip.

麒麟980+巴龙5000，加起来要160多平方毫米，远高于集成基带的麒麟990的113平方毫米。

This is the advantage of integrated baseband, which can save more space for other components.

Of course, Balong 5000 is an exception. Normal baseband chips are mostly 30-70 square millimeters.

Therefore, the same 12-inch wafer can cut out 1000-1500 baseband chips.

The cost of baseband chips is nearly half cheaper than that of SOC chips.

The reason why Qualcomm sells at a high price is just to earn Qualcomm tax.

Or force users to give up purchasing chips from Nvidia and other friendly companies and choose Qualcomm's processor chips + baseband chips.

Kunpeng 700 and Kunpeng 702 are both chips with integrated baseband, so their area is naturally larger, at 100 square millimeters.

The Wing Loong 3000 baseband only takes up 50 square millimeters.

A total of two wafers were used in this tape-out, producing 512 Kunpeng 700s, 512 Kunpeng 702s, and 512 Wing Loong 3000s.

After multiple people tested it, all the chips were soon lit up and tested.

Williams came over with the statistical results and said, "Chairman, the results are out."

"read."

"Kunpeng 700, 461 satellites were successfully lit up, with a yield rate of 90%."

"Kunpeng 702, 435 satellites were successfully lit up, with a yield rate of 85%."

"Wing Loong 3000, 471 cells were successfully lit, with a yield rate of 92%."

"The overall yield rate of Xingyi Foundry's 40nm process is 89%!"

"So high!" Wang Yi was delighted.

Everyone else was excited too.

The yield rate of last month’s test was only 81%!

This time, it has reached 89%!

All I can say is that progress has been rapid.

"The 40-nanometer process has been completed!" Wang Yi looked at Mr. Hu with a smile and gave him a thumbs-up: "Mr. Hu is awesome!"

"Fortunately, I have accomplished my mission!" Mr. Hu smiled and breathed a sigh of relief.

Wang Yi thinks so highly of him, it would be unacceptable if he failed.

"Well done! We must celebrate for Mr. Hu, Williams, Pang Liguo, and the three teams!" Wang Yi said with a smile, "Tonight, in a five-star hotel, I'll host you!"

"Thank you, Chairman." Everyone was delighted.

They know that the five-star hotel is just the beginning, and they will receive generous performance bonuses this month and year-end bonuses.

George and Zhang Chao's teams also became more motivated.

This time, the Williams team successfully developed Kunpeng 700 and Kunpeng 702, and will receive a high bonus.

But George's Kunpeng 901 team and Zhang Chao's Kunpeng 902 team did not have this honor.

Pang Liguo's 3G baseband team, who successfully developed the Wing Loong 3000, will also receive a high bonus.

However, the 4G baseband team does not receive these benefits and has to wait until the 4G baseband is successfully lit up!

Wang Yi promotes quantitative management, and bonuses are not distributed across one department, but are specifically allocated to specific project teams and individuals.

Within a department, different project teams, and different breakthroughs will receive vastly different treatments.

"Mr. Hu, the mass production is now in your hands. Start with Kunpeng 702!" Wang Yi instructed.

"Okay, Chairman, I'll arrange it right away!" Mr. Hu responded, and then said meaningfully: "Mr. Wang, don't forget the new wafer fab."

"Don't worry." Wang Yi said, looking at Director Qin and Mr. Zhao: "Two leaders, let's talk inside."

"it is good!"

The three of them returned to the office, and Mr. Zhao could no longer suppress his excitement:

"Mr. Wang, this is amazing! Not only have we put the 40-nanometer chip into mass production, but we have also achieved a yield rate of 89%. This is amazing!"

Wang Yi smiled faintly: "In fact, it is more than 89%. The 11% of waste chips will also be further processed to make a low-frequency, low-health version of Kunpeng 700!"

"So that's how it is. In that case, the scrap rate is actually lower." The two men suddenly realized.

“是的，两位领导，接下来我们会优先量产鲲鹏702，将xphone 1pro、星逸平板X1pro、星逸电视X40、X50的英伟达Tegra 3，全部换成自研自产鲲鹏702。还有xphone 2的APQ 8064，也都换成自研自产鲲鹏的鲲鹏702！”

"Great!" Mr. Zhao was very excited: "You are the first company in the mainland to achieve self-development and self-production of 40-nanometer chips, and also the first company in the country to achieve self-development and self-production of 40-nanometer chips."

"The pride of the country, the pride of the nation!"

"Mr. Wang, well done."

"Tomorrow I will ask CCTV to do an exclusive interview with Xingyi Technology and Xingyi Semiconductor, and broadcast it on CCTV News. It will be used as a technological benchmark and a role model for all companies!"

Wang Yi waved his hand quickly: "Mr. Zhao, that's not necessary. At this stage, we should keep a low profile and travel at night."

"This..." Mr. Zhao frowned slightly: "Are you worried..."

Wang Yi sighed: "Mr. Zhao, although Xingyi Technology has achieved self-development and production of 40-nanometer chips, core equipment such as lithography machines and core raw materials such as photoresist cannot be made domestically and rely on imports."

"At this stage, we should break the blockade, realize self-research and self-production, and make a fortune quietly. If we are too high-profile, we will attract unnecessary troubles. Once we are blocked, it will be..."

"Yes, what you said makes sense." Mr. Zhao nodded with a complicated expression.

I feel a little aggrieved and helpless.

But the situation is stronger than people, so I have to bow my head.

Wang Yi continued, "Moreover, I plan to wait for the next two months, secretly mass-produce Kunpeng 702, and conduct adaptation and tuning. After two months, I will directly replace it and launch it directly! Competitors such as Apple, Qualcomm, and Samsung will be caught off guard!"

"If we expose it now, if they secretly plot something to stop the mass production of Kunpeng chips, we will be the ones who suffer."

For the sake of long-term interests, Wang Yi does not seek temporary gains or losses.

"Yes, your consideration makes sense. Don't worry, you have made a breakthrough in the 40-nanometer process, and the government will pay more attention to your previous proposal. Relevant institutions have been established, and a breakthrough team has been set up to further increase R&D investment in areas such as lithography machines and photoresists, and treat them as the most core projects to be broken through."

Mr. Zhao sighed: "In the past, due to various factors, our investment in semiconductors and lithography machines was not large enough. But now, everything has changed completely."

Initially, the report that Wang Yi asked Director Qin to submit attracted some attention, but it was very limited and was soon shelved.

Later, Xingyi mobile phones became popular, and Director Qin took the report to his old leader, Mr. Zhao, and gave him earnest advice.

Mr. Zhao also felt that Xingyi Technology had a future, and he again presented the report at the top-level meeting.

This time, with the personal endorsement of a ministerial leader and the continued growth of Xingyi Technology, it has become a top giant.

I can only say that the name of a person is the shadow of a tree.

Previously, Xingyi Technology was a new company and did not receive enough attention from the top management. No matter how good the report was, it was not taken seriously.

But now Xingyi Technology has become a top domestic giant and is invincible internationally, competing with Apple, suppressing Samsung, and leaving HTC at a loss.