Rebirth 2010: I add some points to be a boss

Chapter 234 Production Capacity Sold Out! 400 billion cost chip production line

"I am He Tingbo, CEO of Shanhai Microelectronics, and it is a great honor to be with you on this important occasion!

First of all, I would like to sincerely thank every guest present, and thank you for your attention and support to Shanhai Microelectronics.

Today's press conference is mainly to announce that Shanhai Microelectronics has become the first company in Huaguo to mass-produce 28nm chips, and it also marks a milestone achievement of Shanhai in the semiconductor industry.

Below I will detail the performance and power consumption of the 28nm chip…”

He Tingbo was calm and composed, talking to dozens of industry leaders without any sign of stage fright.

"Mr. Chen's vision is stronger than his mind. He Si also invited He Tingbo to join him at the beginning of the year, but unfortunately you were the first to join him."

Yu Dong opened his mouth wide and joked with a smile.

"Next time, Mr. Yu has to remember to act fast enough."

Chen Heyu smiled and joked casually.

As the host, he was sitting in the first row of the conference hall, flanked by Yu Dong and Xu Hao, the president of Hotong Dahua District. industrial structure.

"Compared with the 40nm process technology, the advantages of 28nm are mainly reflected in three aspects:
First, size and integration: Due to the reduction of process nodes, the transistors on the chip can be arranged more closely on the chip surface, so it has higher integration and smaller size, and can accommodate more transistors and circuit components.

Second, performance: The transistor switching speed of the 28-nanometer chip will be faster, and the response time of the circuit will be shorter, so that the chip can perform operations faster and provide higher processing power.

Third, energy efficiency and power consumption: 28-nanometer chips can generally provide higher performance under the same workload, while lower power consumption, which means that devices can be more energy-efficient and extend battery life. "

He Tingbo continued.

"Mr. He, sorry, allow me to interrupt. The process of 28nm chips is a very mature technology node in overseas markets. Intel is more concerned about whether it has passed the HECC test?"

Yang Rui, executive director of Intel Group Greater China, raised his hand to question.

The full name of HECC is Huaguo Electronic Components Central Laboratory. The authority of its test report has been recognized by Europe, North America and Neon. The production process is perfect and feasible.

"Of course, if you look at the big screen, this document can clearly explain that our chip manufacturing technology has passed the power supply voltage, control logic and wafer CP tests, and it has brought about a 40% increase in computing performance.

In the actual experience, the system control will be smoother, the program will open faster, and the webpage loading time will be shorter.

Shanhai is confident to provide the highest quality chip processing services to the world! "

He Tingbo had been prepared for a long time and opened a technical document, the content of which was the official chip test report issued by HECC.

"Shanhai Microelectronics is indeed a qualified spoiler!"

Yang Rui suddenly became dumb, shrugged his shoulders, pretended not to care on his face, but his heart was full of clouds and waves.

Gao Lexian of Huaxin International looked around and observed the reactions of others. Most of them were surprised and excited, and he couldn't help but sighed quietly.

"These honors should have belonged to Huaxin, it's abominable, but it was taken a step ahead by a small player like Shanhai Microelectronics!"

He looked at He Tingbo bitterly.

"Mr. He, I wonder how much your company's processing fee per wafer is?"

This time it was Lu Lei, vice president of Apple's Asia region, who asked the question.

In 2015, smartphones were in the golden period of rapid development, the supply of mid-to-high-end chips was in short supply, and there was a huge production capacity gap. Multinational giants like Apple also had supply chain anxiety.

For example, the upcoming iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are equipped with A9 chips manufactured by Bay Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

However, the original cooperative supplier was Sanxing. Because Gulf Semiconductor has made a breakthrough in the 16nm process technology, which can provide better production efficiency and yield, Apple immediately abandoned Sanxing and chose to use the A9 The foundry task of the chip is handed over to Bay Semiconductor.

This time to participate in the press conference, I also want to see whether Shanhai Microelectronics can be used as a backup supplier for Apple with its technological level and production capacity.

After all, the A2X chip on the iPad Air 8 uses a 28-nanometer process technology. If there is a problem with the production capacity of Bay Semiconductor, he can immediately start a new solution.

This situation is not impossible, such as lack of water and electricity, hacker attacks, Apple needs more options to improve the supply chain.

"The processing price of an 8-inch wafer is US$4500 per piece, but it is only for the domestic semiconductor industry. The price in the overseas market is US$4700. Taxes and quota fees are taken into account. I hope everyone understands."

He Tingbo looked at Chen Heyu, saw the boss nodded slightly, so he answered.

$4500!

It’s a full $600 cheaper than Wanxiangdian!

For mobile phone manufacturers, this can reduce manufacturing costs by 12%, and all the savings are gross profits.

"What is the yield rate?"

Lu Lei quickly realized that the asking price of Shanhai Microelectronics was extremely low, which must be due to the extremely low yield rate.

His question calmed down a bunch of excited potential clients.

"81%, this is the average data of the first three days. In the second half of the year, our company will upgrade the equipment, and the goal is to increase the yield rate to 90%.

Therefore, the cooperation price at that time will also be adjusted again. "

He Tingbo explained in detail.

81%?

It is indeed lower, but the cost of OEM is also low. The major domestic mobile phone manufacturers, especially the representatives of companies who want to compete for the mid-range mobile phone market, began to calculate the chip cost to decide whether to cooperate.

After entering the question-and-answer session, most of the companies that wanted to cooperate gathered around He Tingbo and Wang Maosong to learn more about the way of cooperation.

"Mr. Chen, what is the estimated current annual production capacity of Shanhai Microelectronics?"

Lu Lei was obviously interested, walked over with his assistant, and asked with a smile.

"That depends on how big an order Apple wants to place."

Chen Heyu invited the other party to sit down and replied with a smile.

"I wonder if Mr. Chen knows about the A8X chip?"

Lu Lei smiled and said indifferently, based on his understanding of Shanhai Microelectronics, he overestimated that the two medium-sized production bases in Shanghai and Jinling can produce 3 8-inch pieces per month.

"As you know, the iPad Air 2 is equipped with a high-performance processor that uses a three-core 64-bit architecture, integrating a three-core CPU with a main frequency of 1.5 GHz and a six-core graphics processor named PowerVR GXA6850.

Mr. Lu meant that he wanted to hand over his OEM orders to Shanhai? "

Chen Heyu asked back.

He knew very well that this was the business of Gulf Semiconductors. With the current production capacity of Shanhai Microelectronics, even if it was delivered to his mouth, he would be powerless.

"Can consider it."

Lu Lei held his head up, his attitude was a bit upright.

"Oh, is it?"

Chen Heyu glanced sideways and laughed.

"A dog's eyes look down on people."

He snorted coldly and cursed in his heart, but this is something that can't be helped. The craftsmanship is backward, and without hard power, there is not enough confidence.

"Mr. Chen, I can take out 20% of the order volume and hand it over to Shanhai Microelectronics. Of course, it is limited to the OEM of A8X chips."

Lu Lei thought for a while and said.

Regardless of his status as the big boss of Shanhai Microelectronics, Chen Heyu is also the boss of Future Technology. There is a competitive and cooperative relationship between Apple, so he certainly doesn't dare to offend too much.

"20%?

It is still limited to the A8X chip business, which is indeed just a mosquito leg!

Better than nothing. "

Chen Heyu nodded slightly, and nodded in agreement.

"Mr. Lu, thank you for your support. I will accompany you for a while. You can talk to Mr. Wang about the detailed cooperation plan."

He said with a smile, leaving the job to Wang Maosong.

Then, he walked straight to the side. This area is full of major domestic mobile phone manufacturers, computer brands, communication companies, and even sensor manufacturers.

These people have a great demand for 28-nanometer chips.

"Mr. Chen, are you deflated?"

Yu Dong asked curiously.

"Not to mention, who makes the mountain and sea skills inferior to others?"

Chen Heyu pursed his lips and didn't say much. If he can develop a mature technology of 14nm and 10nm, Apple and Haotong will have to kneel and lick their asses, including Intel and Lianfei.

"Don't worry, you have to eat every bite, and you have to walk step by step. With our support, Shanhai has no shortage of orders."

Yu Dong said with a smile.

Half of them came with missions. To put it bluntly, they came here to give money, not to mention that Shanhai Microelectronics' quotation was not high, so they naturally felt relaxed and comfortable.

In the midst of everyone's chatter, they divided up Shanhai Microelectronics' monthly production capacity of 3.4 pieces.

Calculated at US$4500, the monthly sales are as high as US$1.08 million. After conversion, it is close to US$6.6 million. After deducting various costs and expenses, there is about 40% of the net profit left.

Without increasing production capacity, the annual profit limit of 28nm is about 30 billion Chinese dollars, plus the sales of chips of other specifications, the maximum is no more than 40 billion, barely equal to Huaxin International.

But before that, Zigang Electronics, the predecessor of Shanhai Microelectronics, was less than half of Huaxin International. It was only because of the mastery of the 28-nanometer chip process that it was able to achieve a win-win situation in sales and profits. This is the benefit of having an advanced process.

Whoever can take the first step can make crazy money and control the pricing power!
Chen Heyu heard from He Tingbo that the total research and development costs of the global semiconductor industry reached US$560 billion last year.

For example, a giant like Intel had annual sales of US$2014 billion in 514 and invested US$115 billion in research and development, earning more and spending more.

Even Bay Semiconductor's research and development has exceeded $18 billion...

This is also the core reason why the domestic chip industry can't catch up. For example, Huaxin International's annual sales are only a little over 20 billion. If you ask the other party to spend 18 billion for research and development, will the company survive?

"Wait for labor and capital to come up with a 14-nanometer process, and each piece will directly charge 1 US dollars, and it will be a wave of slaughter."

Chen Heyu looked at the heads of the Greater China region of companies such as Intel, Haotong, and Apple from a distance, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"Mr. Chen, I'm Zhou An from Pudong Electronic Port. I need to walk around more in the future. Just let me know if you need anything."

A middle-aged man in a black and gray jacket walked over and said enthusiastically.

"Secretary Zhou, it's a pleasure to meet you. It's a coincidence that I just have some industrial problems and want to consult you.

Do you have time in the afternoon?Just at the hotel, want to invite you for a cup of tea? "

Chen Heyu raised his eyes slightly and asked politely.

If you want to increase production capacity, you have to buy land to build a factory, increase wafer production and the number of lithography machines, so as to speed up the speed of making money.

"Mr. Chen is polite, no problem."

Zhou An knew that he had long been in the sight of the upper echelons and was taken care of by top bosses, so he didn't want to put on airs, and his attitude was very easy-going.

What's more, Chen Heyu's company is on his land, and he has a share of the credit for its achievements, so it doesn't matter to give some support.

"Just wait for the lithography machine! With the help of Shi Yang, the procurement of deposition equipment, etching equipment and heat treatment equipment went very smoothly.

If there are no problems, by the second half of the year, Shanhai Microelectronics can increase its production capacity by at least 60 times, but this premise requires sufficient wafer silicon wafers. "

Chen Heyu thought to himself.

In order to purchase this advanced production line, he estimated that he would have to invest close to 400 billion in funds. Only by winning the 14nm chip process can he have a chance to pay back within a year!

(End of this chapter)