Reinventing the Millennium.

Chapter 566 Cooperation Mechanism (Two in One)

"Wu Gong, I can't bear you."

"Zheng Gong, should we stay for a few more days?"

"Chu Gong, come, let's take a group photo. Mr. Qiu said you are very good, you have to leave me an autograph."

On February 2, after the risky trial production of the ice core obtained a good result, Fang Zhuo held a celebration banquet in the cafeteria and also saw off the SMIC expert team.

I didn't sleep almost all night last night, but my spirit is still high today.

In the morning, Fang Zhuo received a call from Zhang Rujing, with both congratulations and reminders—Mr. Fang, Mr. Fang, when the time is up, the matter is over, don't forget our gentleman's appointment.

Zhang Rujing's call came in such a timely manner, and because he was in a really happy mood, Fang Zhuo didn't feel ashamed to ask the experts to stay for a few more days to help push the yield rate.

The overall yield rate of this risk trial production is 71%, which belongs to a level that is not bad but still needs to continue to improve.

This part of the ice core is only wafer manufacturing. The next part of the wafer mid-test and wafer packaging still needs yield indicators. In the end, there will be a yield rate of a chip product, but these are left to other mature manufacturers. , what Ice Core has to do is to push the manufacturing yield to a profitable target.

Normally, a yield rate of 75% is the bottom line for a fab to be profitable, but to be competitive, this number needs to be increased to 90%.

However, there are variations when it comes to different processes.

TSMC’s leading advanced technology often starts mass production at 65%, and its leading 65% may be equivalent to 85% of other competitors.

According to the great expert Wu Jingang, Ice Core needs to overcome the problems of further improving the yield rate and the defect of the dustproof film of the photomask before mass production, so as to truly gain a foothold in the global wafer manufacturing competition.

But in any case, the current ice cores are already at the level of small-scale mass production-whether I make money or not, it depends on whether this is mass production.

Qiu Ciyun expressed his position last night, and he is confident that the yield rate will be further improved before mass production.

Fang Zhuo also has greater confidence in the success of mass production because of such a statement.

There were no other people at the noon celebration and farewell banquet, all of Bing Xin and SMIC's own family.

The dishes are exquisite, the drinks are enough, and the red envelopes are generous.

Holding the wine glass, Fang Zhuo walked among the experts and engineers with a smile, his face full of irrepressible joy.

From the year before last to attract investment to the beginning of this year, the ice core has finally been polished to a usable outline. As long as it can move, whether it is the expansion of the upstream and downstream or the construction of the surrounding ecology, it will no longer be tied. A source of water, a tree without roots.

After having a big drink at noon, Fang Zhuo was still a little kid, so he insisted on driving the experts to the airport himself.

Wu Jingang also drank, but he didn't drink much. He stopped President Fang, and asked with a smile, "Mr. Fang, I think you have a black smoke ring and alcohol, are you going to send us back to SMIC?" Or put us together?"

Fang Zhuo is not a person who does not listen to persuasion, especially the one who is holding him back is a great expert who is reluctant to part with him. He can only say regretfully: "Gong Wu, let's meet in Shanghai. I told Mr. Zhang about this. What will happen in the future?" If I can help you, no matter what I can do, as long as you ask, I will do my best."

Wu Jingang helped Bing Xin this trip, and he was also in a good mood. He smiled and said, "Okay, Mr. Fang, I'll keep this in mind, and don't refuse to answer your phone when the time comes."

"Wu Gong, thank you, thank you." Fang Zhuo shook hands with Wu Jingang, and finally greeted and thanked the experts from SMIC one by one, watched their car leave, and sat down on the curb at the gate of Bingxin.

Bingxin's family has announced a holiday. At three o'clock in the afternoon, the early spring sun shines on the ground, and it is still a bit cold.

Qiu Ciyun and other high-level Ice core executives saw off the SMIC experts together. This meeting with the boss regardless of the image, squatted or sat in a row.

"Smoking." Qiu Ciyun lit a cigarette and tossed one to Boss Fang.

Fang Zhuo ignited it, took two puffs beautifully, and began to discuss his contribution: "Mr. Qiu, the success of this risky mass production is also up to me. I watched the gate for a few days and gave everyone a stable environment."

"Ah, yes, yes, the ice core is a risky trial production that Mr. Fang saw at the gate, so let the people from Sina write that." Qiu Ciyun laughed.

Fang Zhuo took two more puffs, shook his head and said, "Don't write, don't write, keep a low profile, but the postponed leadership inspection can be brought forward instead, if you can get the preferential policy, you can get it, if you can get the order, you can get it, the ice core should not be high-profile, what? It's time to wrestle with Tai Kee and make a high profile."

Qiu Ciyun said seriously: "I'm afraid it will take a long time."

"Build walls high, accumulate food widely, and become king slowly." Fang Zhuo flicked the cigarette ash, "There is a chance, Mr. Qiu, if you can do a good job in wafer manufacturing, there will be opportunities for many things in the future."

He leaned forward, looked at his senior management, and shouted: "Ice core, ice core, number one in the world."

Someone muttered, "Boss Fang, you don't rhyme either."

"Ice core ice core, oriental core?" Fang Zhuo took advice and modified it in a low voice.

Qiu Ciyun commented: "It seems that I have lost my momentum."

"Ice core ice core, the core of the world?" Fang Zhuo changed again.

"So-so." Qiu Ciyun stood up and stretched out his hand to pull Mr. Fang, "Mr. Fang, there is still work to do next. Let's go. Go back to sleep and sober up."

Fang Zhuo stood up staggeringly, put his shoulders on Mr. Qiu's shoulders, and laughed and talked about his gradually messy imagination.

When he regained consciousness and opened his eyes, the room was pitch black.

Fang Zhuo closed his eyes, opened them, closed them again, woke up from the wine, and confirmed once again that the risky mass production of the ice core had achieved the set goal.

The air conditioner was turned on in the room, and the temperature was a bit high.

He kicked off the thin blanket over him, thinking about the ice core.

Half an hour later, Fang Zhuo sat on the bed, grabbed his cell phone, and dialed Secretary-General Luo Minghua.

"Brother Luo, have you received the news?" He asked in a showy tone.

Luo Minghua smiled and said: "This is a big step for Bingxin, and the leaders all know it."

"Bingxin's annual leave was canceled before, and the risk trial production was carried out by working overtime. At first, I was not sure, but now that it is done, the leader of the risk mass production will inspect it. Brother Luo will see when he has time to make arrangements. "Fang Zhuo said, "I hope this is a big step for ice core, and it can also be a big step for related industries in Luzhou."

"In the coming year, oh no, this year, this year's production capacity will definitely increase, including IC design companies, will also start."

"I'm very confident now."

Luo Minghua murmured: "I heard Mr. Qiu said that Bing Xin took ten days off? Are these few days not suitable?"

"There are also backbones who are on rotation. The leaders come here to have a look. They can't come to talk about technology, right? I probably have to go back to Shencheng in a few days, and I will go to Tokyo at the end of the month." Fang Zhuo said, "You can also wait until the holiday is over, it doesn't matter. , Mr. Qiu is here anyway."

Luo Minghua immediately said: "Then I will coordinate and arrange, let's not delay, and go to the ice core the day after tomorrow to have a look."

"OK, no problem."

Fang Zhuo finalized the time.

He held the phone and thought for a while, then called SMIC Zhang Rujing.

"Mr. Zhang, have all the experts arrived? There is something I want to discuss with you."

Zhang Rujing said helplessly: "Boss Fang, at least you should be more concerned about it, and keep the matter to yourself without waiting for my answer."

"I'm afraid that Mr. Zhang is busy, so I don't engage in those vain people." Fang Zhuo said enthusiastically, "Besides, I also want to care more. I'm not afraid that Mr. Zhang will think too much."

Zhang Rujing thought about it, hey, it makes sense.

He shook his head and said, "Boss Fang, tell me, what's the matter, just don't let SMIC transfer DRAM technology to Bingxin."

There was no answer for several seconds.

Zhang Rujing was shocked: "Boss Fang, it's not true, is it?"

"Oh, no, we don't have the idea of ​​entering DRAM yet, and we can only make a living by doing some foundry." Fang Zhuo was organizing his words, "That's right, I've been thinking about it for the past few days. I came to the mainland to help the development of domestic semiconductors, SMIC has done it, and now it has helped us with ice core, this spirit should be carried forward more.”

"Semiconductors are not one family, but an industrial chain from top to bottom. The domestic economy is developing faster and faster, which will definitely drive the development of the semiconductor industry."

"Like Baodao, they have consistent actions at the administrative and industry levels to a certain extent, and there is also mutual assistance in the actual mechanism."

"Can we learn from experience and make progress together?"

Zhang Rujing didn't see Mr. Fang's intentions clearly, and pondered: "Be specific, for example?"

"For example, build an integrated circuit technology and industry promotion center based on SMIC and ice core." Fang Zhuo gave an example, "Mutual authorization of some patented technologies, and some support for upstream and downstream enterprises."

Zhang Rujing understood: "Shencheng ICC? Mr. Fang can add it if he wants to."

The full name of Shencheng ICC is Shencheng Integrated Circuit Technology and Industry Promotion Center. It was established by Shencheng Science and Technology Commission in 2000. In that year, SMIC landed in Zhangjiang.

"ICC, it's too loose, too inactive, and Taiji will also go to Shanghai to build a factory." Fang Zhuo said, "No matter who comes, the mainland is definitely welcome, but for ICC, if Taiji Also join, what kind of patent licensing are we talking about? It is not bad if it is not suppressed, will you really support it?"

Zhang Rujing fully understands that this is a way to start a new business outside the ICC, or a way with a stronger subjective will.

He thought for a few seconds, did not agree, and said with a smile: "President Fang, are you still the richest man in Shencheng? Are you trying to poach ICC's corner?"

"I'm from Shencheng, and I'm also from Huaxia." Fang Zhuo said, "Professor Hu will join Bingxin this year. I believe that Bingxin and SMIC will have a lot of room for cooperation in the future."

Zhang Rujing asked back: "If you don't work with Mr. Fang on this thing, Professor Hu's technology can't help SMIC?"

"Of course not. SMIC helped me. What I say counts. I just think that Ice Core and SMIC are currently the only fabs in China that can normally purchase equipment and introduce technology. They can work together to make bigger things happen. .” Fang Zhuo explained his intentions.

"ICC may not allow Tai Ji to join in. In fact, Mr. Fang, the environment, enterprises, and industrial chains in Shencheng are better. I don't think there is any need to leave the existing system and build something more." Zhang Rujing said, " Add the ice core to the ICC, and do as you said."

"What will happen to the ICC is out of control. It is predictable what the Tai Ji will do. The ICC is affected by the administration of Shanghai. I don't want to be persuaded in turn after making it a mechanism for contact and mutual assistance. Mr. Zhang, you can think about it again. Consider it." Fang Zhuo insisted on his own ideas.

Taiwan Kee registered a branch company in Shanghai in 03 to build a production line, but the process is backward 250/350nm.

Shencheng will not reject Taiji's investment. Even if the other party's purpose is not so pure, investment is investment. Similarly, ICC based on semiconductor development has no reason to reject Taiji.

From this point of view, Fang Zhuo thinks that after the initial mass production conditions are met, Ice Core can take the lead with SMIC to build a similar ICC with greater uses.

"Okay, then I'll think about it." Zhang Rujing said, "Congratulations to Bing Xin."

call ended.

Fang Zhuo felt a little regretful that the other party was not moved.

He was indeed inspired by Baodao’s industry development practices as he said. For example, TSIA of Baodao Semiconductor Industry Association and IEK of Industrial Technology Research Institute have done a lot of practical work and led the organization of mutual assistance among enterprises.

There are some links in the semiconductor industry that are difficult to develop if you don’t give them a chance.

But if given a chance, the development that might have taken eight or ten years would be shortened to three or five years.

Regardless of whether SMIC is willing to take the lead, Fang Zhuo believes that building such an ecology will have long-term benefits.

If SMIC doesn’t come, then we don’t want to do ICC, but we can also form an ice core wafer manufacturing service alliance. Once the production capacity of this production line is allocated, we can consider the future of the next production line.

Fang Zhuo hopes that this can be a cross-platform, cross-regional, incubable cooperation mechanism framework that can promote domestic industrial development and technological progress.

As far as the ice core production line is concerned, he can already feel the constraints in many places. For example, talent is one of the most restricted items. Even if ice core is poaching people all over the sky, the domestic talent gap is huge, and there are not so many at all. People can do it.

Fang Zhuo sat in the room without turning on the light, silently sorted out his thoughts, and considered Bing Xin's next new scene.

Changhong is going to contribute, and Konka can also help.

If Morningstar Semiconductor can really provide the service they claim, it is also hoped that it will leverage the coverage of the domestic home appliance industry.

08:30 in the evening.

Fang Zhuo got up and inspected the ice core factory.

Unlike the bright lights of the previous two days, the lights of Ice Core are much darker tonight. Some technical backbones are still studying for further optimization, but many links are temporarily closed.

Fang Zhuo walked around like this for a long time before returning to the room satisfied.

July 2, at nine o'clock in the morning.

After the successful completion of the risky mass production of Ice Core, the leaders of Anhui Province and Luzhou, accompanied by the top management of Ice Core, inspected the factory located at No. 1 Yuhu Road.

"Congratulations, Mr. Fang, have you achieved the set goal?" Sun Ruolong was very happy to come here this time.

"Yes, a small goal has been achieved, and there are many small goals and big goals." Fang Zhuo walked aside and said with a smile.

Luo Minghua asked: "I heard that Bing Xin has overcome many difficulties this time, it's really hard work."

"Yes, it's like the problem of RuTi-based single-layer film as a diffusion barrier layer for copper interconnection." Fang Zhuo said clearly, "RuTi is an alloy system film. We use the characteristics of RuTa and RuNg film barrier layers as a reference for RuTi. Its alloy film is pretty good at the Cu barrier."

Sun Ruolong, Luo Minghua and other leaders all nodded their heads.

No wonder Fang can always enter semiconductors in one fell swoop, which still has a certain foundation.

Qiu Ciyun next to him heard the familiar words and suppressed a smile. Boss Fang didn't say anything else, his memory was really outstanding.

(End of this chapter)