Reborn in 2011, 985 missing from two copies

Chapter 446: Digging a hole in ASE, Qualcomm's CEO invites CEO Lei to wash his feet?
Xingyi Semiconductor spent just over 40 billion to develop -nanometer process technology.

By the way, we also developed 40-nanometer packaging and testing technology, but it didn’t cost more than two or three hundred million yuan.

Now, ASE is charging 700 million for just one factory's packaging and testing technology license!
They also need to strictly control their employees, and Xingyi Technology’s people cannot access core technologies to prevent technology leaks...

It's just hilarious.

Emotionally, 7 million bought a bunch of ancestors?
You know, 7 million is enough to develop 28-nanometer packaging and testing technology!

Wang Yi had no idea where the other party's mysterious confidence came from.

Could it be that I ate too much pickled mustard tuber?

Or have you been sitting in a well and looking at the sky for too long, and your legs are numb from squatting?

Funny.

Wang Yi waved his hand: "Director Zhang, what if we can figure out the packaging and testing technology ourselves?"

"You guys can do it yourselves?"

"Hahaha!"

Zhang Sheng seemed to have heard a huge joke: "Mr. Wang, the current highest logic chip packaging and testing capability in the mainland is 55 nanometers. Your chip is 40 nanometers, and Changdian Technology does not have such powerful packaging and testing technology. I don't think you can do it."

“What if?” Wang Yi was not angry, and even wanted to dig a hole.

"What if? There is no what if."

"What if there is!" Wang Yi said with a smile.

"How about this, Mr. Wang, let's make a bet." Zhang Sheng changed the subject:
"I will sell the Magic City Packaging and Testing Factory to you for 18 billion. No, I will sell it to you for 15 billion. If you can master the 40-nanometer packaging and testing technology within half a year, I will admit defeat. If you can't, you have to pay an additional 10 billion to introduce our packaging and testing technology. And you cannot introduce packaging and testing technology from other companies."

"In addition, the Magic City Packaging and Testing Plant has limited packaging and testing capabilities. All subsequent chip packaging and testing orders from Xingyi Semiconductor will be handed over to our ASE Group!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Yi instantly understood Zhang Sheng's plan.

He had made up his mind that Xingyi Semiconductor would not be able to develop the packaging and testing technology for 40-nanometer logic chips within half a year!
After all, logic chips are not memory chips. Even giants like Changdian Technology have not figured it out, let alone Xingyi Semiconductor, a layman!

Without the foundation of packaging and testing and the accumulation of packaging and testing technology, success is even more impossible.

If it fails, an additional billion will need to be paid to introduce ASE's 40nm packaging and testing technology.

All additional packaging and testing orders must also be given to ASE.

In this way, ASE can not only sell the 15 billion packaging and testing plant at a high price of 25 billion, but also directly take over all subsequent packaging and testing orders from Xingyi Semiconductor.

It's really a profitable business!
I have to say that the other party's calculations were very good and precise.

Wang Yi couldn't help but applaud.

But unfortunately, they ignored the strength of Xingyi Semiconductor and overestimated their technological barriers.

It’s just 40nm packaging and testing technology, not 28nm packaging and testing technology.

Xingyi Semiconductor has already figured it out!

Wang Yi spent so much money to support those technical experts brought back by Mr. Hu, and it was not in vain!
But on the surface, Wang Yi still said with embarrassment: "Half a year is too short. You are bullying me because I don't know the technology! If it's a year, I'll take a gamble!"

"Sure enough, Xingyi Semiconductor has no confidence in completing the packaging and testing of 40-nanometer logic chips."

Zhang Sheng secretly laughed in his heart: "A year is too long, how about this, let's compromise, eight months!"

"This..." Wang Yi pretended to be embarrassed, and after a moment of hesitation, he responded: "Okay!"

"Mr. Wang is so straightforward!" Mr. Zhang was overjoyed. Fearing that Wang Yi would go back on his word, he quickly asked someone to prepare the contract.

Both parties confirmed that everything was correct and signed the contract directly.

"Well, congratulations, Mr. Wang. From now on, the ASE Packaging and Testing Factory in Shanghai will be yours!"

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang, for giving up my love." Wang Yi was also in a good mood.

It’s great that we acquired the ASE Shanghai packaging and testing plant for only 15 billion.

Mr. Zhang is a kind man.

You know, in a few years, this piece of land for the packaging and testing factory alone will be worth several 15 billion!
What’s more, it is a high-end packaging and testing factory.

As for the so-called gambling agreement?

It doesn't make any sense.

Wang Yi had already mastered the 40-nanometer packaging and testing technology.

But it cannot be announced now, let Zhang Sheng be happy for a while and have more hope for the future.

After all, at such an old age, if he gets excited and can't bear the blow and ends up in the ICU, that would be fun...

After the signing is completed, the formal handover will follow.

Wang Yi paid the money promptly and Zhang Sheng also took over the transaction promptly.

In just two days, both parties completed the entire handover.

At this point, ASE's Shanghai Packaging and Testing Plant was officially acquired by Wang Yi.

"Mr. Hu, I'll leave the packaging and testing to you."

This trip to the Magic City is basically coming to an end, and Wang Yi has to return to the Imperial Capital.

"Don't worry, Chairman. Secretary Jian has already arranged a team to take over the packaging and testing plant. And our technical team arrived in Shanghai a few days ago and has now moved into the packaging and testing plant to adjust the equipment. The 40-nanometer packaging and testing will be ready soon."

This technical team is the elite team brought by Mr. Hu, and it is also the team that developed the 40-nanometer packaging and testing technology.

"That's good! Thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard, it's all my job!" Hu said with a smile, "Now we have the M1 wafer fab and the Shanghai packaging and testing fab, it's time to get to work!"

Mr. Hu looked full of energy and energy, and did not look like an old man at all.

Wang Yidu suspected that it was not Hu's own will when he left TSMC and returned to the university to teach.

It is very likely that TSMC is getting rid of it!
Talented people are ambitious, courageous, and want to achieve something.

Unless it is absolutely necessary, who would be willing to step back and teach in a school?

Generally speaking, men have two kinds of interests. One is physical satisfaction.

The other is the sense of accomplishment in one’s career.

The former is more vigorous when you are young, but it is greatly reduced when you reach a certain age. Especially when you are old and have no strength, fishing is more satisfying...

The latter, on the other hand, may last a lifetime, especially for capable people.

Wang Yi couldn't believe that Mr. Hu, who had been a big shot in the semiconductor field all his life, would be willing to be a teacher in a university and spend the rest of his life in peace.

Neither Mr. Hu nor Mr. Liang were willing to do this.

But it depends on whether there is an opportunity to realize your ambitions.

After leaving TSMC, Mr. Hu no longer had this opportunity and could only waste his life.

But now, Wang Yi invited him to come out of retirement and invest hundreds of billions to build four wafer fabs.

Acquired ASE and took over the packaging and testing factory.

Coupled with the chip research and development department of Xingyi Semiconductor, it has risen strongly!

It directly realizes a full range of closed loop of chip design, chip production, chip packaging and testing!
But is this the end?
No!

Xingyi Technology also has mobile phone business, tablet business, and TV business, and all of them are industry-leading and best-selling around the world!

It also realizes a closed loop of commercial use, sales, and revenue generation!
This is the complete business model.

Following Wang Yi, all of Mr. Hu's talents can be fully displayed.

Since Xingyi Semiconductor started too late, it is still catching up with 40nm, 28nm, and perhaps 20nm as well.

But with the next 14nm and 10nm processes, there is every hope of overtaking others.

It’s simple. It was Mr. Hu who developed the FinFET (fin field effect transistor) that broke the 20-nanometer curse and made the 14-nanometer process!

Without FinFET, it is unknown how many years the global semiconductor industry will be stuck at 20nm process technology.

It is Mr. Hu’s FinFET that makes 16 nanometers, 14 nanometers, and 10 nanometers possible.

Therefore, no one understands FinFET better than Mr. Hu, and no one knows better how to break through 20 nanometers, how to make 14 nanometers, and how to make 10 nanometers!

It can be said that following Wang Yi, Mr. Hu has the hope of becoming the founder of 14 nanometers or even 10 nanometers!

With Mr. Hu, Xingyi Semiconductor has the possibility to overtake TSMC, Samsung, and Intel in the 14nm and 10nm fields!
Both parties achieve mutual success!

But going further down, it becomes difficult.

Firstly, processes below 7 nanometers require EUV lithography machines.

Even with multiple exposure technology, DUV lithography machines can be used to mass-produce 7-nanometer chips or even 5-nanometer chips, but high-end DUV lithography machines are still needed!
For example, 1970i, 1980Di, 2000i, and higher-end models.

Among them, 1970i is the bottom line.

However, most of the lithography machines purchased by Xingyi Semiconductor before were 1950i.

Because Wang Yi bought a lot, each order was for dozens of units, which were large orders worth tens of billions of dollars, and because of Mr. Hu's face, ASML only recently started delivering the 1960i.

And next year, deliveries of the 1970i will begin!

EUV lithography machines use a lot of M technology.

ASML will block it.

However, the M technology used in DUV lithography machines is not much, nor is it the most advanced, and there is no blockade at present.

Even after many years, only EUV lithography machines and DUV lithography machines above 2000i are blocked.

Until 2024, M was desperate and even banned 1970i and 1980di.

The reason is that these two lithography machines can achieve 7nm or even 5 nanometers after multiple exposures, which is a huge threat!
This is the current situation. We will develop slowly this year and then get 1970i next year.

With the 1970i DUV lithography machine, through multiple exposure technology, we can achieve 7nm or even 5nm process and mass produce 7nm or even 5nm chips!

Then there will be no worries at all.

As for the background program locking the lithography machine.

That would be equivalent to a complete break with the Xia Kingdom.

ASMI doesn't have the courage to do so, and they can't afford the consequences.

In fact, ASML never wants to impose a blockade unless the United States forces it into a corner.

Xiaguo has the largest market. Once it is locked, ASML’s revenue will be cut in half. Who can resist money?
More importantly, the system can be cracked.

If ASML can block it, Wang Yi can also crack it and flash the device.

Not to mention the lithography machine, even the F16 can be flashed.

In the past, Singapore’s F-16s were all old versions, too backward, and they planned to upgrade them.

Unfortunately, the price asked by the United States is too high, and the upgrade cost is enough to buy new fighter jets.

So Singapore prepared to purchase J-10C, but did not know its specific performance.

So they invited Xia Guo and proposed to conduct exercises using Singapore's F-16 and J-10C to test the strength of the J-10C.

When the Americans saw this, they were like, “What the hell?”

Once such an exercise is conducted, won’t all the performance parameters of the F-16 be exposed?
He decisively locked all the F-16s through the reserved back door.

It’s impossible to even let Singapore’s F-16 take off!

Xingzhou was suddenly overwhelmed by this.

The F-16 that I bought with my own hard-earned money turned out to be disobedient and was easily locked by the other party!

How can this be?

And they were all turned into bricks, and they couldn't even take off.

In response, Xia Guo smiled and directly sent a technical team to help Xingzhou flash the F-16 system. After the flash, the backdoor was gone, and the F-16 took off...

This made the United States extremely angry, but there was nothing they could do.

It is conceivable that even if the background lock of a fighter jet can be cracked and the fighter jet system can be flashed, the background lock of a lithography machine is not truly invincible.

If ASML can lock it, Xingyi Technology can crack it, flash the system, and disconnect ASML's backdoor!

What's more, EDA software is under development.

Once the research and development is successful, ASML's lithography machines will have their systems fully updated to adapt to Xingyi Technology's EDA. At that time, ASML's backdoor will become a joke.

After all, the entire system has been updated, so how could there be any backdoors?
There is no unbreakable system in this world, it’s just a matter of cost, price, and time.

The strategic equipment like lithography machine is worth Wang Yi's huge investment of manpower, material resources, capital and time to crack and flash the machine!

When the self-developed EDA is put into use and ASML is no longer needed to lock the backend, Wang Yi will arrange for people to flash ASML's lithography machine into his own system!
There are also the current 1950i and 1960i, which are considered advanced at the moment, but will be relatively backward after many years.

There is no problem in producing 28nm and 20nm.

Multiple exposure 14nm, there is also hope for 10nm.

But to produce 7 nanometers, 1950i and 1960i are not enough, as they are inherently insufficient.

But it doesn't matter.

Can be upgraded!

TSMC spent hundreds of billions to buy the 1950i and 1960i. Will they all be eliminated in a few years?
Replace all with 2000i and EUV lithography machines?
This is unrealistic!

All of them were purchased with real money, an investment of hundreds of billions. Even TSMC, a big company like Taiwan, cannot afford it.

I can't bear to eliminate it at all.

But the process precision is indeed not enough, what should we do?

Upgrade the lithography machine!
You should know that ASML's DUV lithography machine, from the previous 1900 to the current 1950i, 960i, 1970i, and then to the future 2000i, was not developed from scratch.

But it is constantly upgraded and transformed!

Until the EUV lithography machine, it was developed from scratch, with a brand new system and brand new technology.

Therefore, TSMC, Intel, and Samsung's 1950i and 1960i will all have some components upgraded by ASML after many years, thus becoming '1980Di'!
Similarly, Xingyi Semiconductor's 1950i and 1960i can also be upgraded to 1980Di.

As for the solution, one is to ask ASML for help.

Before Emperor M goes to extremes, this is possible, just pay the money.

But after the cornered situation, the possibility of this is very small.

There is only one solution: be self-reliant.

Form a technical team. Even if we cannot develop a lithography machine, we must be able to upgrade it.

Not much more is needed. Upgrading the 1950i to the level of the 1970i and upgrading the 1960i to the level of the 1980di is enough.

But the difficulty level is still very high, and it would be difficult to rely solely on Xingyi Technology.

But with the addition of Modou Microelectronics, that won’t be a big problem.

Modou Microelectronics is capable of independently developing DUV lithography machines, so it is not difficult to simply upgrade the ASML lithography machines.

Wang Yi has a plan, so this matter needs to be prepared in advance.

After this period is over, I will invest in Modou Microelectronics!
Whether it is to realize the localization of DUV lithography machines or to upgrade 1950i/1960i in a few years, you have to invest in Modou Microelectronics.

There are also high-quality companies such as Changchun Institute of Optoelectronics and Zhongwei Semiconductor, which are all worth investing in.

By then, Modou Microelectronics will realize the localization of DUV lithography machines.

SMIC and North Huachuang have achieved localization of etching machines.

Xingyi Technology has achieved localization of chip design, chip manufacturing, chip packaging and testing, as well as EDA software and photoresist.

By then, the domestic semiconductor field will rise comprehensively, completely break the blockade, and stand up completely!
Although this process is difficult, it is not impossible.

It all depends on your effort.

Fortunately, this time, it happened six years earlier than in the previous life.

The gap is not too big and the opponent is not invincible.

There is hope for the future.

Wang Yi looked at Mr. Hu and said, "ASML needs the 1970i lithography machine delivered as soon as possible. We are willing to pay more, but we must have the 1970i!"

Mr. Hu's expression turned serious, and he immediately saw through Wang Yi's thoughts:

"Mr. Wang, are you planning to use the 1970i multiple exposure technology to achieve a process below 10 nanometers in the future?"

"That's right, the US will definitely do something desperate, sooner or later. We can only take precautions. 1970i is a hurdle. With enough 1970i lithography machines, we will have no strategic crisis in the future 7nm."

Wang Yi said earnestly: "But if not, once we are restricted, our future will be worrying."

Although 1950i and 1960i can be upgraded to 1970i or even 1980Di.

But this also takes time.

At the very least, the current Modou Microelectronics cannot do it. It will take a few years for Modou Microelectronics to become more powerful before it can do it.

In the next few years, 1970i will be needed as a strategic guarantee!
"Okay, Mr. Wang, I will use all my connections and relationships to get as many 1970i lithography machines as possible as quickly as possible!"

"Thank you." With Mr. Hu's assurance, Wang Yi felt relieved.

This society is a relationship society, even in the West.

Wang Yi has no connections with ASML, but Mr. Hu is different.

As the former technical director of TSMC, a typical client, he has inspected and accepted countless lithography machines.

The marketing directors of ASML have given many gifts to Mr. Hu and they owe him a favor.

That’s right, TSMC is Party A, and ASML, Nikon, and Canon are Party B.

Just because of some special elements, when it comes to the mainland, the relationship between Party A and Party B is completely reversed!
Wang Yi was speechless.

Logically speaking, the customer is God, but in the case of ASML, the son actually wants to be Jesus!

It’s against Tiangang!

There are also Qualcomm chips in the past. Logically speaking, the major manufacturers are the Party A and the financial backers, and Qualcomm is the Party B.

During every festival, Qualcomm Chairman Jacob should invite Lei Jun to wash his feet!

But unfortunately, the situation turned against Tiangang again.

Qualcomm, the second party, became God, and its major customers became grandchildren.

Every time they compete to be the first to launch Qualcomm's flagship chip, they get excited and line up to support and promote Qualcomm's new flagship...

I can only say I am speechless.

It was not until more than ten years later that MediaTek finally caught up with the competition.

As a result, many domestic brands began to abandon Qualcomm, reduce Qualcomm orders, and turn to MediaTek!
The West has always been arrogant and prejudiced.

Only by achieving localization and breaking the technological blockade can we put things right and end the situation of rebellion against Tiangang.

With Mr. Hu around, Wang Yi felt very relieved about the matters concerning the Shanghai wafer factory and the packaging and testing factory.

Then went straight back to the hotel.

The only difference is that this time there is an extra woman in Wang Yi's room.

It was Song Si Ning.

At this time, Song Si Ning was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, with a notebook, an Xpad 1 Ultra, and a lot of documents beside her.

Wang Yi took on so many projects at once and acted as a hands-off manager, leaving all to Song Si Ning, which made Song Si Ning very overwhelmed.

Looking at this scene, Wang Yi laughed dumbly: "Are you a little too busy?"

Song Si Ning scratched his head: "It's okay. I was a little uncomfortable for a while. After all, these projects are all large projects, worth tens of billions, so I have to be cautious."

If it is a small project, just hand it over to subordinates, and Song Si Ning will take charge of the overall situation.

But Song Si Ning was not at ease leaving such a big project as Xingyi Automobile, the headquarters in Shanghai, to her subordinates and had to do it herself.

"It's okay, then do some exercise first, relax, and combine work and rest." Wang Yi said, walking towards Song Sining.

"Hey, bad guy, what are you doing!"

Song Si Ning's face changed drastically. She was busy, but this guy wanted to announce it in broad daylight...

Isn't this a joke?
Wang Yi didn't care about all that. He just picked up Song Sining by the waist and walked towards the big bed in the suite.

"I'm really impressed by you. This time I'm going to teach you a lesson!"

Song Si Ning said this angrily, then dropped the documents in her hand and took the initiative.

Wang Yi's mouth twitched: "..."

Wang Yi didn't know what to say.

All I can say is that President Song is President Song, he is so cool!

An hour later, the wind and rain stopped.

Wang Yi was speechless: "You still say you don't want to."

"Humph, I didn't say that." Song Si Ning's limbs were limp, but she refused to admit it.

Then he changed the subject: "You know what, exercise really does have an effect. I have an idea for the development of the Magic City headquarters."

Wang Yi was speechless: "..."

What to say?
It is said that exercise can indeed combine work and rest and stimulate the collision of ideas?

Or is it that President Song is the chosen worker?

In the following days, the Shanghai wafer factory and packaging and testing plant quickly got back on track.

Three days later, Wang Yi arrived at the M1 wafer factory in Shanghai.

Mr. Hu came up to him with a smile and said, "Mr. Wang, after this period of debugging, the M1 wafer factory has successfully trial-produced Kunpeng 700, and now it has officially started mass production of Kunpeng 700!"

"So fast!" Wang Yi was a little surprised. It only took ten days to complete. He could only say that Mr. Hu was amazing. "What is the yield rate?"

"The yield rate of the trial production reached 93%, which was very successful. Now that it is officially put into mass production, the yield rate is expected to exceed 96%, or even 97%!"

"Very good!" Wang Yi was in a good mood.

The M1 wafer factory has also begun mass production of Kunpeng 700, which is one step closer to completely replacing NVIDIA and Qualcomm dual-core!
"What about the packaging and testing factory?" Wang Yi asked the key question.

Now, the B1 wafer factory in Beijing and the M1 wafer factory in Shanghai have begun mass production of chips, but there is no point in just mass production without packaging.

Especially Kunpeng 702!

The fourth generation of iPad will be launched in Europe and the United States on the 24th. Wang Yi is also waiting to launch the Xingyi Tablet X702 Ultra equipped with Kunpeng 1, which will be the ultimate killer of the fourth generation of iPad.

At present, the B1 wafer factory in the capital has been mass-producing Kunpeng 702 for nearly a month, and has produced more than 702 million Kunpeng 1100s.

However, there are only one million Kunpeng 702s that have been packaged and tested.

There is no other reason. The packaging and testing workshop of the B1 wafer factory was originally used for testing. Now it is doing packaging and testing 24 hours a day, and can only produce more than one million chips a month at most.

But this amount of chips is not enough.

The Xingyi Tablet X1 ultra has extremely powerful performance and will surely be a best-seller once it is launched on the market and sold globally.

A mere million are simply not enough.

"Chairman, the packaging and testing factory has also conducted packaging and testing, and it was successful. It is now undergoing full packaging and testing."

Hu said with a smile: "The equipment at ASE's packaging and testing plant is very powerful and advanced. In addition, our self-developed packaging and testing technology is mature enough to package and test 40-nanometer chips!"

(End of this chapter)