Reborn in 2011, 985 missing from two copies

Chapter 365: The glory of semiconductors begins
No matter how good the wafer fab process design is, it can only be considered a real success if offline verification and trial production are successful.

Originally, Wang Yi was planning to come over on the day the R&D plant was delivered, but Mr. Hu was in a hurry to get the equipment, so he asked Wang Yi to postpone it.

After all, the wafer fab’s factory buildings are different from other factories. They are all dust-free workshops, and the equipment inside are all high-precision equipment.

The installation of equipment in ordinary factories can be done in a big and easy way.

However, the entry and installation of wafer fab equipment are delicate tasks that require professional personnel to carefully install and debug.

Therefore, it took a full week before Wang Yi arrived at Factory No. 1, the R&D factory that was delivered ahead of schedule.

In the factory, many technicians are busy and some equipment is still being brought in.

"Chairman, you are here!"

Mr. Hu came over with a smile, and it was obvious that he was very excited.

Wang Yi nodded: "Let me see, the future glory of Xingyi Semiconductor will start from this R&D plant!"

"Yes, the glory of Xingyi Semiconductor starts from here!" Mr. Hu said with a smile:
"Generally, a 12-inch wafer fab can produce 10 wafers per month, or even 2.5 or wafers. Our wafer fab, with all three plants completed and put into production, can only produce wafers per month, which is considered a small wafer fab. The disadvantage is that it is small in scale and has limited production capacity, but the advantage is that it can be built quickly."

Wang Yi smiled. That was the truth.

For example, TSMC's wafer factory has a monthly production capacity of 200,000 to 300,000 wafers. It takes more than a year to build and one and a half years to be put into production.

The monthly production capacity of the Xingyi wafer factory is only 2.5 wafers, which is only one-tenth of TSMC, so it was naturally built quickly.

Moreover, the entire Xingyi wafer factory is divided into three factories. The one being delivered now is only the smallest factory No. 5000, with a monthly production capacity of only pieces. It is the smallest in scale and is built day and night, so it is naturally the fastest.

As for Plant No. 1 and Plant No. , their monthly production capacity is pieces each. They are still under construction and will be delivered in the second half of the year and the end of the year.

Of course, what was delivered was only the basic factory building, and it was just the beginning.

The subsequent equipment needs to be brought in, the production line needs to be assembled, debugged, and trial-produced...

After the trial production is successful, we must continue to optimize and improve the yield rate...

If the yield rate is low, mass production will not be possible, and you will definitely lose money.

Only when the yield rate reaches the standard can the wafer fab be officially put into production.

From the start of construction to the start of production, a large-scale wafer factory with a monthly production capacity of 100,000 or even hundreds of thousands of wafers takes one and a half years.

However, Xingyi wafer factory is small in scale and production capacity. If everything goes well, it will take a little more than a year.

"Chairman, it will take another three months for the subsequent equipment to enter and debug the No. 40 small plant. We expect to be able to verify and trial-produce the 40-nanometer process we designed in July or August. Once the trial production is successful, it will take a few more months to optimize and improve the yield rate. If everything goes well and the yield rate meets the standard, we can officially go into production and mass-produce -nanometer chips by the end of the year!"

Mr. Hu smiled and said, “But Plant No. 2 and Plant No. 3 will be put into production next year.”

"Good, very good!" Wang Yi couldn't suppress his excitement!
One step closer to self-production of chips!
Originally, Wang Yi didn't want to build a wafer factory for self-research and production.

But there is no way, SMIC is really not strong enough.

Wang Yi was afraid of being blocked, so he had to come by himself.

Although this wafer factory is small in scale and its total production capacity is only 2.5 pieces per month, it is sufficient for Xingyi Technology to use it itself for the time being.

Mobile phone chips are relatively complex. A 12-inch wafer can cut out 700 mobile phone chips. Taking into account the yield rate, based on an 80% yield rate, that means 560 mobile phone chips.

2.5 pieces per month means 1400 million mobile phone chips, and 1.68 million mobile phone chips per year, which is enough for Xingyi mobile phones for the time being.

As for low-end smart home chips, they are not valuable and there is no need to take up valuable production capacity, so they can be directly outsourced to SMIC.

In the past, Xiaomi’s smart home chip was sold for only ten yuan each.

Xingyi Semiconductor develops and produces its own products and can sell one chip for one yuan.

Even if it is outsourced to SMIC, the cost is only around 1.2 yuan, a difference of just a few cents.

Xingyi Wafer Factory has limited production capacity, so it is better to produce high-value mobile phone chips.

Mr. Hu looked into the distance and said, "Chairman, the building under construction to the north is Plant 2 of Xingyi Wafer Factory, and further north is Plant , both of which have a monthly production capacity of wafers!"

Wang Yi nodded: "Mr. Hu, the No. 2 and No. 3 plants are still under construction. Will this affect the research and development and trial production of the No. 1 small plant?"

Mr. Hu waved his hand and said, "Chairman, don't worry, we have considered it all. The wafer factory is designed to withstand a magnitude 7 earthquake, so earthquakes below magnitude 7 are not a problem. Even if it is a magnitude 7.5 earthquake, it will only be a temporary shutdown, and there will not be much impact."

"Besides, the three factories are far apart from each other, and the foundations were built together and have been completed long ago. Now it's just the factory construction, so there won't be much vibration. Right now, the equipment in Factory 7 is being put into operation, and it will take time to debug. By the time the trial production starts in three months, Factory will have been capped, so there won't be any impact. As for Factory , it's on the north side of Factory , so there won't be any impact. Besides, we have a -level earthquake resistance system."

Wang Yi suddenly realized, that's what it was.

With a 7-level earthquake resistance, the impact is really not that big.

"Mr. Hu, the 40-nanometer process is now in your hands. Assemble and debug the production line as soon as possible and start trial production as soon as possible. I hope that the 40-nanometer process can be put into production before the end of this year or early next year. By then, our self-developed 40-nanometer Kunpeng 500 SOC will be self-developed and self-produced!"

Although Kunpeng 500 uses a 40nm process, it has an integrated baseband.

Although it is not as powerful as Qualcomm's 28nm quad-core flagship APQ 8064 in the second half of the year, it is much more powerful than NVIDIA's 1nm quad-core flagship chip Tegra 40 used in Xphone 3 Pro.

In September this year, the second generation of Xingyi, equipped with Qualcomm's 28nm quad-core flagship APQ 8064, was launched strongly, and Xphone 1pro will continue to be sold at the beginning of next year.

However, the processor was completely replaced from NVIDIA Integration 3 to the self-developed and produced Kunpeng 500 SOC.

Similarly, the Xingyi Tablet X1pro will continue to be sold next year, and will also be fully replaced from NVIDIA Tegra 3 to Kunpeng 500.

The same is true for Xingyi TV X40 and X50.

In addition, the 999 borderless mobile phone is equipped with Kunpeng 500 SOC as standard. In this way, even if 1.68 million Kunpeng 500s are mass-produced next year, they can be fully absorbed.

"Don't worry, Chairman. I will lead my team to make every effort to achieve mass production of 40 nanometers by the end of the year!"

"Okay, Mr. Hu, I believe in your ability!" Wang Yi smiled slightly.

Mr. Hu didn’t feel much pressure when working on 28 nanometers, let alone 40 nanometers!

To put it bluntly, mature process technologies such as 40 nanometers are what Mr. Hu has left over.

"By the way, Mr. Wang, as you mentioned before, we should hire more people and divide them into two groups. One group will tackle the 40-nanometer process, and the other group will directly start the 28-nanometer process research and development. I am also pushing forward this matter and have hired some strong engineers, but the cost is also very high, after all, we have to set up two R&D teams at once! The salaries of all of us are very high."

In 2012, 5000 to 10000 mobile phone R&D personnel were enough.

But chip R&D personnel and semiconductor process R&D personnel are much more powerful, with a starting salary of at least 10,000 or 20,000 yuan.

There is no way. The threshold for this kind of talent is high and the number is small. Not everyone can do it.

Wang Yi waved his hand and said, "Mr. Hu, money is not a problem. As long as they are talented, just hire them. Conditions, funds, and a residence permit in the capital are not a problem. You just submit the application for approval, I will sign, and the finance department will approve the funds. Your department is the top priority in the entire Xingyi Group, so just go for it."

What Xingyi Semiconductor lacks now is foundation and time.

TSMC, Samsung, and Intel Semiconductor have all been developing for decades.

Even SMIC has been developing for more than ten years.

Xingyi Semiconductor was only in its first year, so it was naturally at a disadvantage and could only use money to exchange for time.

Our competitor has one R&D team, but Xingyi Semiconductor has two.

One team is working on 40-nanometer technology, while the other team skips 40 nanometers, skips 32 nanometers, and goes directly to 28-nanometer technology!

In fact, giants like TSMC do the same.

“Mr. Hu, the R&D pressure for 28nm is high, so we just need to hire more people!” Wang Yi said with a smile, “Funding is not a problem. We will continue to hire people for 40nm. After the 40nm is successfully put into production, we will let the 40nm team directly develop 20nm and continue pre-research for the next generation!”

"Okay, Chairman, I feel relieved with your words."

With Mr. Hu in charge of the wafer factory, Wang Yi was not worried at all.

After all, he is Mr. Liang’s mentor and the founder of the fin field-effect transistor (FinFET)!
It can be said that the 22nm, 20nm, and more advanced 14nm process technologies were all achieved thanks to Mr. Hu’s breakthrough in fin field-effect transistors.

Otherwise, global semiconductors will be stuck at the 22-nanometer node and unable to break through.

What Xingyi Semiconductor lacks right now is time.

But it won’t be long before Xingyi Semiconductor, under the leadership of Mr. Hu, will be able to catch up with TSMC and Samsung.

What Wang Yi needs to do is to make more money and provide sufficient financial and resource support so that Boss Hu can show his talents and make rapid progress!

"Mr. Hu, once the 40-nanometer trial production is successful, we will be able to start building a second wafer fab. The production capacity of the second wafer fab must be greatly increased, and we will try our best to reach a monthly output of wafers!"

"Monthly production of 100,000 wafers? Really?" Mr. Hu was delighted.

Wang Yi nodded: "Really!"

Wang Yi has already agreed with Director Qin that if Xingyi Semiconductor successfully trials the 40-nanometer process within a year, the capital will provide Wang Yi with a second wafer fab.

The scale of the second wafer factory is much larger than the first one. Wang Yi originally planned to double the monthly production capacity to 50,000 wafers, but now it seems too small.

After all, in the past, SMIC's 12-inch wafer factory could produce wafers per month.

The production capacity of companies like TSMC and Samsung will only be even more terrifying.

Wang Yi was wondering whether he should give Director Qin and Didu some more incentives so that their second wafer factory could also have a production capacity of 100,000?
As for how to stimulate, that’s easy to say.

“Director Qin, you guys in the Imperial Capital don’t want the newly built 12-inch wafer factory to be only half the size of the wafer factories in the Magic City and Shenzhen City, right?”

"You don't want the two wafer factories in the capital to be smaller than the ones in Shanghai and Shenzhen, right?"

I can't save my face!

Jeju is so concerned about face, Wang Yi doesn’t believe that the imperial capital doesn’t care about face!

It is conceivable that the production capacity of the second wafer factory is likely to be 100,000 wafers per month.

By then, the production capacity of the second wafer factory will be four times the total capacity of the current wafer factory!
Even the 28-nanometer mobile phone chips can produce 6.72 million chips annually!

If so, that would be amazing.

With so much chip production capacity, it doesn’t matter if Xingyi Technology cannot use it itself, it can also outsource it to other companies.

For example, Huawei HiSilicon chips and so on can all be outsourced.

Moreover, with the development of Xingyi Technology, the types and quantities of chips will only increase in the future.

In the future, the number of mobile phone chips alone will exceed 200 million.

After all, the chip for a thousand-yuan phone alone costs more than 100 million!

While the empire has not yet become desperate, Wang Yi can only plan and develop in advance.

Wafer fab, plan and build in advance.

You also have to buy the lithography machine in advance!

"One hundred thousand wafers per month!" Mr. Hu was completely excited: "Director Wang, is this also a 12-inch wafer factory?"

"Correct."

"That's great!" Mr. Hu was overjoyed: "Mr. Wang, I will take care of the 40-nanometer trial production. It will be successfully trial-produced in November, no, before October! It will be put into production before the end of the year!" "Okay, in this way, our second wafer fab can start construction around the end of the year. It will be fully completed and delivered in the first half of the year after next."

"Good, great!" Mr. Hu was in a good mood. "In that case, I will let go and recruit people on a large scale. Those recruited this year will enter the first wafer factory. Those recruited next year will be transferred to the second wafer factory!"

"Okay!" Wang Yi agreed.

As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first.

The same is true for wafer fabs. Before they are built, people have to be recruited in advance.

If we wait until the project is completed before hiring people, and then install and debug the equipment after the people are hired, then it will be too late.

For example, the current wafer factory had three factories that were to be fully delivered by the end of the year. However, before the end of last year, Wang Yi contacted Mr. Hu and asked him to start recruiting people and started the research and development of 40 nanometers.

So far, the research and development has been going on for half a year. After three months, when the equipment in the R&D plant is fully assembled and debugged, we can directly verify the trial production.

By the time Plant 40 is delivered in August and the equipment is introduced and debugged, which will be around November, the -nanometer process in Plant will be almost successfully put into production.

By then, we can directly replicate the 2-nanometer process of the No. 40 R&D Plant in Plant No. and directly debug and mass-produce it, which will greatly shorten the time!

Even if Factory No. 3, which is scheduled to be delivered at the end of the year, directly replicates the technology of Factory No. 1 and No. 2, it will be able to go into production in March next year.

A typical time management master!

Otherwise, it will take three months to complete the delivery of the three factories by the end of the year and to debug the equipment, which will be March next year.

Once the verification and trial production are successful, it will be June next year.

If we can improve the yield rate for another two or three months, we will be able to start production in September next year.

That's too slow!
Mr. Hu thought of another question: "Chairman, the second 12-inch wafer fab to be delivered the year after next will have a capacity four times the current one, and will require four times as many lithography machines and other equipment, at least 80 units. The 30 units you asked me to order before are not enough. We have to contact ASML and place an additional order for 50 units, otherwise it will be too late."

Wang Yi nodded: "Okay, I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Hu, for this matter. You calculate how much money is needed, submit the application for approval, and I'll sign it. The finance department will allocate funds and place the order with ASML!"

"it is good!"

Mr. Hu was very happy about Mr. Wang being so straightforward.

There was no way, Wang Yi had his own concerns.

If the order for the lithography machine is not placed in advance, once the empire becomes desperate and takes drastic measures, Wang Yi will have no place to cry.

It is much better to put the money in your pocket.

Therefore, before the New Year, Wang Yi asked Mr. Hu to contact ASML and place an order for 20 lithography machines, all of which will arrive this year and will be enough for the first wafer factory.

Some time ago, I asked Mr. Hu to add another 30 units, which will arrive next year, but it is still not enough, and another 50 units will be enough.

"There are other equipment as well. Mr. Hu, you have to check them as well."

"Don't worry, Chairman, leave it to me!"

With Mr. Hu in charge, Wang Yi was not worried at all.

After leaving the wafer factory, Wang Yi went straight to Lin Shu's house, but received a call from Mihoyo's CEO Cai:

"Mr. Wang, we have completed the development of "Honkai Impact" and have also conducted internal testing for a few days. Players' feedback is pretty good. Would you like to try it out?"

"It's already in internal testing?" Wang Yi was very surprised.

He thought that Mr. Cai and others were highly efficient, but he didn't expect it to be so efficient.

"Mr. Wang, the suggestions you gave us before were so valuable. They helped us avoid many detours and saved us at least a year. Thank you so much."

Wang Yi burst out laughing. If he hadn't killed miHoYo's "Honkai Gakuen", miHoYo would have started to enjoy the taste of failure.

"Honkai Impact 2" will not be released until the year after next.

Now with Wang Yi, the miHoYo team directly abandoned "Honkai Academy" and directly developed "Honkai Impact 2". Of course, the name is still "Honkai Academy".

Wang Yi thought for a moment and said, "Well, you guys continue with the internal testing, and I'll play around with it first. If there are no problems, I'll hold a press conference before the end of the month and release it to you."

"Thank you, Mr. Wang, thank you!" Mr. Cai was delighted.

Since Mr. Wang is willing to hold a press conference for them to release "Honkai Impact 3", then "Honkai Impact 3" must have a bright future.

It would be even more enjoyable if we could give them a push through chatting!

The number of users of Changchat has already exceeded 100 million!

Ele.me and Meituan have also developed rapidly thanks to Changchat!
Meituan, in particular, was struggling to survive in the face of thousands of competitors and was unable to stand out.

Now, with Changliao’s built-in first-level entrance to Meituan, Meituan’s users and revenue have skyrocketed.

So even though the battle among thousands of groups is still in full swing, Meituan has almost stood out because of its free chat feature!

No one knows how many companies will survive the current battle among thousands of groups, but Meituan is likely to be one of them!

After all, the hundreds of millions of chat traffic alone makes Meituan invincible.

As a result, Wang Xing was very well-off. He would go to Xingyi Technology whenever he had nothing to do and invited Wang Yi to drink many times.

But unfortunately, Wang Yi didn't pay much attention, and Wang Xing still enjoyed it.

There is no way, Wang Yi is not only the financial backer of Meituan, but also the traffic grandpa!

These days, traffic is more useful than money!

If Honkai Impact 3rd can also get the traffic support of Changliao, it will definitely have a bright future.

But unfortunately, Wang Yi did not make a clear statement on this.

Changliao has many users and huge traffic, but we must also respect our users and provide them with the best products instead of feeding them shit.

If "Honkai Impact 3rd" does well, Wang Yi will consider using Changchat to promote it.

But if it’s just average, forget it and just arrange some traffic.

To put it bluntly, everything depends on miHoYo’s strength.

If it is done poorly, not to mention traffic, there won’t even be a press conference.

We have to let miHoYo revise it until Wang Yi is satisfied, and then release it!

When I got back to Lin Shu's house, Lin Shu was busy in the kitchen: "Brother, have some tea first. We still need one dish, it will be ready soon."

Wang Yi smiled slightly: "Xiao Shu, don't bother, three dishes are enough."

"No, that won't work. It must be four dishes and one soup." Lin Shu said with a smile.

What can Wang Yi say?
Nowadays, there are not many girls willing to cook for their boyfriends, let alone four dishes and a soup for every meal!
Don't even think about it.

But Wang Yi was very lucky. Song Sining always prepared four dishes and one soup for him in various ways.

Lin Shu is a wealthy young woman. She was the type who could cook even the most basic of dishes without having to touch a stick of cooking oil. However, she learned how to cook just for Wang Yi and has now become a chef.

In just one year, he not only mastered the eight major cuisines, but also mastered Western food and pastries.

It can only be said that a top student is a top student and can learn everything quickly.

I just don't know if learning that will be fast?

Wang Yi's thoughts slipped...

Soon, Lin Shu came out with a plate of Dongpo pork: "Brother, look at this dish!"

"Is this... Dongpo Pork?" Wang Yi was very surprised.

"That's right!" Lin Shu said with a smile, "Try it now!"

Wang Yi took a bite and said, "Hmm... delicious. Just as delicious as that old brand!"

"Hehe, that's good. Last time we ate the Dongpo pork from that restaurant, my brother said it was delicious, so I thought about how to replicate it. Fortunately, I succeeded."

"You've tried many times, right?" Wang Yi was a little touched and a little distressed.

Lin Shu wrote down what he said casually and tried hard to reproduce it, which moved Wang Yi deeply.

You know, these old restaurants don’t sell recipes.

Lin Shu could only find information, research and learn on his own, and then try again and again.

God knows how many times Lin Shu has tried to reach this level now.

"It's okay, brother. I just went there a few more times and tried it a few more times, and then I succeeded." Lin Shu smiled brightly.

Wang Yi was even more moved.

Although Lin Shu said it calmly, who knows how many times she ate it and tried it to learn how to make this dish?

Wang Yi hugged Lin Shu in his arms: "It's great to have you, baby."

"Hehe." Lin Shu smiled foolishly, feeling that all his efforts were worth it.

The two of them enjoyed the meal with relish.

"Alas, having a five-star private chef at home is so nourishing. I am afraid of getting fat." Wang Yi sighed.

"It's okay, brother. Xiaoshu will exercise with you from now on!"

“Okay, let’s exercise together!” Wang Yi responded with a smile, and thought of miHoYo: “By the way, a company I invested in made a game. Let’s try it out.”

"Okay, okay." Lin Shu became interested.

What she likes most is to be with Wang Yi, whether it is eating, watching dramas, or playing games...

Wang Yi downloaded "Honkai Impact 3rd", registered an account, and entered the game.

It is similar to the previous "Honkai Impact 2", except that the style of painting has been upgraded, and the dubbing and prototype design are still YYDS.

Wang Yi had already played "Honkai Impact 3", "Honkai Impact 3", and "Genshin Impact" in his previous life, and he was quite calm about it.

But Lin Shu, who was standing next to him, had never seen such a thing before, and his eyes widened:

"Kiana!"

"Oh my god, the character design of this game is so beautiful!"

“And this costume is beautiful!”

“The background story setting of the game is also very interesting.”

“The system is also very interesting. It’s hard to imagine that this was created by a little-known gaming company!”

(End of this chapter)