Reborn in 2011, 985 missing from two copies

Chapter 509: Concentrated delivery, surprises

As for the touch-based fingerprint recognition using FingerPrint Card, it will not be available until the middle of next year, and even a touch on the back is not as good as pressing on the front, let alone a touch on the front.

As long as Samsung and LG are not stupid, they will choose Xingyi Technology's solution.

It depends on whether the two major brands will bow their heads.

It depends on whether the two major brands care about sales or face.

Wang Yi was looking forward to this.

No matter what choice Samsung or LG makes, Wang Yi will be the winner.

Even if Samsung and LG are so concerned about their reputation that they would rather use the scratch-type FingerPrint Card than the front-pressing method of Xingyi Technology, it doesn't matter.

After experiencing more painful lessons from failure, Samsung and LG will know which is more important, face or substance.

It would be better if Samsung and LG have been using the outdated scratch-type (sliding) recognition solution, which would allow more Xingyi phones to be shipped.

In the past, seeing that the iPhone 5s was equipped with a front-press fingerprint recognition, Samsung was unwilling to lag behind.

However, as its own technology could not meet the requirements, AuthenTec was acquired by Apple.

In desperation, Samsung had to choose the technical solution of Synaptics Validity from the United States.

But unfortunately, Synaptics’ fingerprint recognition is not that good. It acquired the fingerprint recognition company Validity and then entered the fingerprint recognition field.

Validity can only produce the first generation of sliding fingerprint unlocking, so Synaptics only has sliding technology.

As you can imagine, the Samsung S2014 in the first half of 5 and the Samsung Note 4 in the second half of the year both used sliding fingerprint unlocking.

I thought it would be on par with the iPhone 5s's push-type button, but it ended up being a complete failure.

Compared with the front-pressing fingerprint recognition of iPhone 5s, the scratch-type fingerprint recognition of Samsung S5 and note 4 is far inferior.

Compared with the front touch of xphone 2pro, it is far inferior.

Even though S5 and Note 4 are both very innovative and have good product strength, the actual sales of S5 are only 60% of the expected sales, and Samsung Note 4 is even worse.

One of the main reasons is that the scratch-type fingerprint recognition is too poor, far inferior to the iPhone 5s and iPhone 6.

Thanks to the excellent fingerprint recognition experience, the sales of iPhone 5S and 5C exceeded 1.6 million.

The sales volume of iPhone 6 series exceeded 2.2 million units.

Not ordinary horror.

If Samsung uses the fingerprint recognition technology of Xingyi Technology, it may be able to turn the tables.

If it is not used, it will be completely useless.

Wang Yi was pleased to hear this.

They are even considering not selling to Samsung even if they come knocking on the door!

Let their sales plummet!
After all, once the patent issue is resolved, the Xingyi mobile phone will inevitably be internationalized and sold globally!
By then, Samsung will be a strong rival, no less powerful than Apple.

There is no way. Apple only releases one series a year. Once it crushes others, it will crush them.

But Samsung is different, it releases many mobile phones a year.

The S series in the first half of the year and the note series in the second half of the year.

Maybe it can also take advantage of its screen to come up with some new things.

For example, the 4K screen of Samsung Note 2 and the side screen of Samsung Note edge.

In terms of screen innovation, Xingyi Technology still cannot compare with Samsung, so it can only work hard on appearance design and packaging.

So there was xphone 3, the first generation of full-screen phone similar to Xiaomi mix.

However, Wang Yi was also worried that such a design might be a bit too advanced in 2013.

The previous Xiaomi Mix was released in 2016, which caused a sensation and directly opened a new era of full-screen displays.

Since then, major brands have begun to develop various full-screen displays.

It can be said that Xiaomi Mix, as a new product line impacting the high-end market, is very successful.

2016年的小米5售价1999起，而下半年的小米mix卖到3499、3999，依旧销量不俗。

It is also regarded as a classic that is difficult to surpass in the following years.

But in 2013, Wang Yi was still a little worried.

The design of removing the forehead and ultra-narrow chin is absolutely YYDS, and everyone who sees it will be amazed.

Everyone thinks that competitors’ big chins and big foreheads are ugly designs.

But the only problem is that the camera is in the lower right corner, which will drive many people with obsessive-compulsive disorder crazy.

In Wang Yi's previous life, when he was using Mix 2, a girl asked him why his camera was in the lower right corner...

If this were to happen in 2013, it might even drive some people with obsessive-compulsive disorder to death.

To this end, Wang Yi convened another high-level meeting to discuss the matter:
"The next generation flagship phone will have a full-screen design and the camera will be in the lower right corner. What do you think?"

"Just tell the truth."

After a brief silence, Zhu Changlin spoke first: "Chairman, I personally think this is a very advanced design. If I were a consumer, I would buy one to experience it."

Other senior executives also spoke:
"Me too. The design of the Xphone 3 is so stunning that it can be considered a work of art. It is also a rare refreshing change among the homogenized mobile phones."

"Yes, look at the iPhone 5, it's not small, but the screen is only 4.0 inches, and more than 40% of the entire panel is taken up by the big forehead and big chin, it's big and ugly. Look at the Xphone 3, the screen-to-body ratio is over 91%, there's no forehead, the chin is super narrow, and there's not even a button on the front, it's a work of art."

"And our back cover is made of ceramic, which is not only the best inheritance of intangible cultural heritage, but also a model of art."

"With a full screen on the front and a ceramic back cover, the Xphone 3 will definitely become the most classic design, bar none. If it can be sold globally, foreigners will probably be completely amazed."

At this time, Jian Ziyan suddenly said: "It is amazing, but I always feel that the camera is in the lower right corner, which is a bit weird."

In an instant, the whole house fell silent.

This is the only bad thing to say.

Jian Ziyan was a little flustered, thinking that she had said something wrong, and quickly said: "This is my personal opinion, it does not represent..."

Wang Yi became interested: "It's okay, Ziyan, tell me more."

"Okay!" Jian Ziyan breathed a sigh of relief: "It's like this, the front cameras of all current mobile phones are at the top or upper left corner, and now the Xphone 3 has suddenly moved to the lower right corner. I feel weird and I'm not used to it."

"And at the bottom right, isn't the photo taken upside down? Even if it is corrected through technical means, I am still worried that the final result will not be as good as that of traditional mobile phones."

"Yes, I am also worried about this issue." Another senior executive spoke up:
"Maybe I'm a little old-fashioned, but I also think the camera in the lower right corner is a little weird. Of course, I don't deny that the Xphone 3 is an excellent phone."

"Does anyone else find it strange?" Wang Yi asked again: "Everyone can speak freely."

Another female executive said, "Chairman, I like taking selfies. The camera is in the lower right corner. I don't mind if it's weird or not. But I really doubt the quality of the photos, and I'm even a little worried."

"Yes, I am worried too."

Wang Yi looked at the doubts raised by the crowd and nodded, "Very good, thank you for your valuable suggestions. So, all the senior executives, find some reliable employees in your department and do a survey, 50% male and 3% female, to see what they think of the Xphone . Especially the camera, design, willingness to buy, photo quality and other sensitive issues, all of which should be thoroughly surveyed."

"Yes!" Everyone responded one after another.

"Okay, this meeting is over. Go do the research quickly. Once the results come out, we will discuss the next step."

"Yes!" everyone responded and started to prepare.

Wang Yi fell into deep thought.

The xphone 2 pro was just released in April, and the next generation xphone 3 will be released around October.

There are two options right now. One is ALL in full screen, and xphone 3 will be designed according to the full screen.

The other option is to launch a standard xphone 3 with a narrow forehead and narrow bezels, and the camera is still at the top.

It adopts a design similar to the Xphone 2 Pro, with a chin and forehead, but it is a little narrower.

In addition, a new product line will be launched, specializing in full-screen displays, called the X series, similar to the Xiaomi Mix series!

In the past, this is what Samsung will do in the second half of next year.

Samsung note 4, standard design, starting at 5399.

Samsung note edge, side screen black technology design, starting at 6699.

Similarly, Xingyi Technology can do the same.

The xphone 3 is equipped with Kunpeng 902 SOC, conventional design, and still starts at 5499.

Xingyi X1 is equipped with Kunpeng 902 SOC, black technology full screen, and a higher-end impact, starting from 6999!
As for the originally planned standard version of xphone 3 equipped with Kunpeng 702, it is no longer necessary and can be directly upgraded to Kunpeng 902.

In the second half of the year, Xingyi Mobile has two new products, Xphone 3 and Xingyi X1, which is enough.

As a result, the first generation of Unbounded and Kunpeng 1 SOC will be released in June, starting at 500.

As for the Unbounded Note equipped with Kunpeng 700, it has a front-facing fingerprint unlocking system and starts at 2999. It will be released in the first half of the year, around New Year's Day.

At that time, xphone 3, xphone 2pro and xphone 2 were all on sale, but xphone 1 and xphone 1pro had to be discontinued.

These two models are too old and have poor configurations. There is no need to continue lowering the prices. It is better to give way to the Unbounded Note.

From now on, 999-1999 is the space of the boundless digital series.

1999-3999 is the price range of Unbounded Note.

3999-4999 is the price range of the old model of Xingyi.

5499-6999 is the price range of the new flagship of Xingyi.

6999-9999 is the price range of Xingyi X series.

The price range is fully covered and there is no conflict in product lines.

After the xphone 1 was discontinued, Xingyi Technology's old mobile phones no longer had a price lower than 3999.

Even if it is a product from two years ago, once the price drops to 3999, it will be the last one.

It will only be discontinued in the future and the price will not be further reduced to 3499, maintaining the high-end positioning of Xingyi Technology.

The price range below 3999 is filled by the high-end Note series. After two days of research, the results are all counted.

"Chairman, we surveyed 150 reliable employees, and 85% of them thought the full-screen design was very advanced and amazing. Another 15% said it was a little awkward, especially the camera in the lower right corner. At the same time, more than 25% of people thought the design was amazing, but questioned the photo quality of the camera in the lower right corner."

Wang Yi nodded: "Sure enough, there are still 25% of people who doubt it. In this case, let's be cautious."

"The processor of the standard version of the Xphone 3 was upgraded from Kunpeng 702 SOC to Kunpeng 902. At the same time, the full-screen design was changed to a regular design like the Xphone 2 Pro, retaining the forehead and chin but making them narrower."

"Okay." Zhu Changlin nodded, somewhat unwillingly: "This plan is indeed safe, but are we just going to give up on the full-screen version?"

Wang Yi waved his hand and said, "Of course we won't give up. In addition to the Xphone 3, we will launch a new X series, which is positioned as ultra-high-end and specializes in full-screen. The previous full-screen version will be launched as the Xingyi X1, with Kunpeng 902 SOC, ceramic back cover and frame, rear-mounted light-touch fingerprint unlocking, and no buttons on the front. The price starts at 6999!"

Originally, Wang Yi wanted to use a better side fingerprint sensor, but unfortunately the Xingyi X1 has a ceramic frame, which is not suitable for a large hole for side fingerprint sensors. If it had a metal frame, it would be fine.

"Yes!" Zhu Changlin was very excited: "This arrangement is the best. Users who like rules can buy Xphone 3. Users who like full-screen can buy Xingyi X1. Do we want to launch them at the same time?"

"The time of launch..." Wang Yi thought for a moment: "If they are launched together, it will definitely affect each other's sales, and may even cause a fight between the fans of both sides. It's better to launch them separately."

Samsung note 4 and Samsung note edge were launched together.

As a result, Samsung Note sold 450 million in the first month, while Samsung Note Edge only sold 63...

Although the side screen is a bit useless is one reason, the more important reason is that they were launched together and the spotlight was overshadowed by the Note 4.

Wang Yi doesn't want to repeat Samsung's mistake and let Xphone 3 and Xingyi X1 fight each other.

"So, Xphone 3 will be released in September and will definitely beat iPhone 5S. Xingyi X1 will be released in November and will make it to the Double Eleven sales chart!"

"The Ultrasurf Note 1 will be released in January, and it is a great value-for-money phone for parents!"

"Okay!" Zhu Changlin responded, "By the way, our Xingyi optical modem has also been mass-produced. It has good performance, and the three major operators have purchased some."

"Very good. There are a lot of router chips. It will take too long to digest them by relying on routers alone. We have to rely on optical modems. Xingyi Mall and the like should also be put online. Some users will also buy optical modems themselves, although the number is not large."

"Well, no matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat." Zhu Changlin said, and then changed the subject:
"The research and development of Kunpeng 901, 902, and the 4G baseband Yilong 4000 have all reached the verification stage, and there are no problems. Once Mr. Hu makes a breakthrough in the 28-nanometer process, we can officially tape out the chips."

Wang Yi nodded, "Let's wait a little longer. It's best to tape out the wafers in our own factory to keep it confidential. Mr. Hu is making good progress and hopefully we can catch up. I'll go to Xingyi B1 wafer factory in two days. It just so happens that the second and third phases of the B1 wafer factory are about to be delivered, right?"

"Yes, it will be delivered on the 20th. The next step is the centralized delivery phase. Not only will the second and third phases of the B1 wafer factory be delivered, but also the second phase of the Xingyi Data Center, as well as the first phase of the Xingyi mobile phone J2 super factory in Jeju and the Xingyi tablet super factory, will all be delivered!" Zhu Changlin said with a smile.

Wang Yi was overjoyed: "That's great. The projects we signed last year, or even the year before, are now taking root. That's great!"

But Wang Yi also has to get busy.

For such a large-scale delivery of a core project, Wang Yi still has to be on site and show up.

The plan adjustment for xphone 3 and Xingyi X1 was given to Zhu Changlin.

On April 4, Wang Yi came to Xingyi B20 wafer factory to attend the delivery ceremony of the second and third phases of B1 wafer factory organized by the Imperial Capital Management Committee.

The original B1 wafer factory was just a small factory. Like the M1 wafer factory in Shanghai, its monthly production capacity was only 2.5 wafers and it could only produce 1500 million Kunpeng 702 chips.

The combined monthly production of the two is only 3000 million Kunpeng 702 chips, so a large number of orders have to be outsourced to TSMC.

Now, the second and third phases of the B1 wafer factory have been fully delivered, with a monthly production capacity of 5 pieces, and can produce 3000 million chips per month.

After full production, the total monthly production capacity of Xingyi Wafer Factory will reach 10 wafers, 6000 million chips per month, and 7.2 million chips per year!

By then, there won’t be any problem even if we don’t need TSMC for foundry.

This can be regarded as a complete solution to the previous production capacity crisis.

After the delivery ceremony, Director Qin smiled and said, "Director Wang, now the production capacity of your Xingyi wafer factory has increased a lot. With your advanced 40-nanometer process, you can produce 6000 million 40-nanometer chips per month, right?"

Wang Yi said noncommittally: "Thank you for the hardware facilities provided by the Management Committee. It will take some time for the subsequent equipment to be brought in and debugged."

"That won't be a problem for you. The 40-nanometer process has already been put into use in two wafer fabs. It's very mature and there's no difficulty. Unless you..."

Director Qin was startled when he was speaking, and then lowered his voice: "Unless you want to use 32 nanometer technology for the second and third phases!"

I was even wondering in my heart, is it so fast?

Wang Yi waved his hand: "Don't worry, Director Qin, we don't do 32 nanometer technology."

"Oh, that's more normal." Director Qin breathed a sigh of relief.

Little did they know that Wang Yi did not use the 32nm process, but skipped the 32nm process and went directly to the 28nm process!

There is no way around it. At the beginning of next year, TSMC will start mass production of 20nm logic chips to manufacture Apple's A8 processor and Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810.

Samsung will also mass-produce the 20nm 5430.

However, Xingyi Semiconductor has only just achieved mass production of 40-nanometer chips and is far behind.

Even if we achieve 28-nanometer process in the second half of the year, we will still be one generation behind, so we have to work hard.

However, 28nm has not been successful yet, so there is no need to say it in advance to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.

"There is also good news." Director Qin changed the subject: "Your proposal is taken very seriously by the higher-ups. In the second half of this year, a national integrated circuit industry investment fund will be established to tackle key technology challenges in the industry chain!"

"That's great!" Wang Yi was delighted. He had been receiving good news one after another recently and was overwhelmed.

In its previous life, the National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund was established in September 2014. The total investment amount in two phases exceeded more than 3000 billion yuan. With a leverage ratio of 1:5, the total scale of social funds leveraged exceeded one trillion yuan.

This time, due to Wang Yi’s repeated suggestions, the big fund was established a year earlier, and it may even be larger in scale!

In the past, the focus of subsidies was on wafer manufacturers, and SMIC, as the leader, benefited the most.

But this time, we have to change to Xingyi Semiconductor.

After all, SMIC hasn’t even mastered the 40nm process and is still struggling with 55-50nm chips.

Xingyi Semiconductor has achieved mass production of 40nm logic chips!
Although the difference between 50 nanometers and 40 nanometers is not that big, it is the gap between high-end and low-end.

To put it simply, the 50-nanometer process cannot be used to make mobile phone chips, the lowest must be 45 nanometers.

In this way, SMIC will have no competitiveness against Xingyi Technology.

Sure enough, Director Qin smiled and said, "The scale of this subsidy is very large, especially in favor of wafer manufacturers. Xingyi Semiconductor, which has surpassed SMIC, is the only semiconductor company in the mainland that has achieved 40-nanometer technology. It is the priority support object! Of course, many people also support the old giant SMIC."

Wang Yi understood what Director Qin meant.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

There is probably a debate within the foundation right now, with some people supporting Xingyi Semiconductor as the first target of support.

Some people still support the old giant SMIC.

This is all normal.

Director Qin told this matter in advance just to give Wang Yi a hint.

Wang Yi smiled faintly: "Thanks to the support of the leaders and the big fund, Xingyi Technology will continue to work hard. If nothing unexpected happens, we will be able to achieve mass production of 28 nanometer technology in the second half of this year!"

When something bad happened, Wang Yi would not reveal his strength in advance.

But now that good things have happened, we can’t hide them anymore, we must rush forward!

If the 40nm process can’t kill SMIC, then use the 28nm process!

The 28nm process will finally be able to completely beat SMIC, right?
After all, SMIC hasn’t even mastered 45 nanometers yet.

In its past, SMIC was able to achieve mass production of 45nm memory chips only after introducing IBM's 45nm process.

Now, Xingyi Technology has achieved mass production of 40nm process ahead of schedule last year, while SMIC's 45nm is outdated before it is even put into use.

They had to sell the factory to raise funds and ease the debt pressure, and at the same time go all in on 40nm process!

If all goes well, SMIC will be able to master the 40nm memory chip process in the second half of this year or next year, which would be considered good.

As for the mass production of 40-nanometer mobile phone chips, it would be considered efficient if it can be implemented next year.

But as long as the 40-nanometer process is achieved, even a low-difficulty memory chip can be considered to have achieved the 40-nanometer process, and it will barely have the foundation to compete with Xingyi Semiconductor for the top spot.

But all this seems meaningless in front of Xingyi Semiconductor's 28nm process.

28nm and 40nm, there is still a gap!

"What? You will be able to achieve mass production of 28-nanometer technology in the second half of this year?"

Director Qin was startled and thought he had heard it wrong.

Wang Yi smiled slightly: "If nothing unexpected happens, it can be realized."

"???" Director Qin was stunned: "What about 32 nanometers? You guys just skipped it again?"

Wang Yi nodded: "Yes, since we are already several generations behind, we can't develop step by step, we can only develop in leaps and bounds. In this way, as long as we achieve 28-nanometer technology, TSMC and Samsung will achieve mass production of 20-nanometer technology next year, and the gap between the two sides will be shortened to one generation, or to half a year."

"Great!" Director Qin was very excited: "If so, Xingyi Semiconductor will definitely be the first target of support from the Big Fund!"

"Let's keep up the good work!" Wang Yi said with a smile, "I hope Director Qin will keep this a secret."

"Okay." Director Qin nodded and had an idea in mind.

The last time the Kunpeng 700 and 702 tape-out incident was exposed was by a professor named Yang from the expert group.

Fortunately, Wang Yi was very cunning and only exposed the data of Kunpeng 700, hiding the parameters of Kunpeng 702 and the terrifying bonus of the 64-bit chip.

It is precisely for this reason that Samsung and Qualcomm were careless and ended up being severely hit and beaten.

Now of course you have to be more careful.

In response, Director Qin suddenly raised his voice and said, "Mr. Wang, you have given me so many surprises. Especially Xingyi Technology's light-touch fingerprint recognition technology, which broke through the blockade of Europe and the United States and became the world's number one. It's really amazing!"

Wang Yi also smiled and said: "It is all thanks to the hard work of the researchers. We will not forget our original intention and keep moving forward..."

After communicating with Wang Yi, Director Qin left in a good mood.

Wang Yi approached Mr. Hu and said, "Mr. Hu, good news!"

"What good news is there?" Mr. Hu smiled happily.

"The establishment of a large semiconductor special fund in the second half of this year will be able to leverage a trillion-dollar scale."

"Trillion-dollar scale!" Mr. Hu was excited: "It seems that they are determined to support semiconductors."

(End of this chapter)