Chapter 442: Understanding the Process

For example, Pingguo was the first to launch 5nm chips, and in terms of chip performance, even last year's A14 chip is still unsurpassed by chip companies such as Qualcomm and MediaTek.

But now TSMC will give 4nm to MediaTek first. Will Cook be happy?

Perhaps it was because the house was leaking and it rained all night. Such a wave of "loyalty to domestically produced" statements from Daxia mobile phone manufacturers made Qualcomm feel unhappy.

Why are you using labor-management chips to go high-end, and now you are turning your back on them?

A Qualcomm spokesperson immediately stated that the next generation of Snapdragon 8 series chips will use TSMC and Samsung’s 4nm processes respectively.

At this point, the entire northwest of Shanxi is really in chaos.

As we all know, Pingguo is TSMC's largest customer. In 2020, Xiayin Star Calendar contributed more than 70 billion yuan in revenue to TSMC, and in 2021 it is expected to contribute more than 80 billion yuan in revenue.

It can be said that whatever good things TSMC obtains from AS-ML, and any new processes and technologies it develops, they are often provided to Pingguo first. However, in the 4nm process, TSMC actually supplies it to MediaTek first. Even Qualcomm got in on the act.

Many people picked up the watermelon at this time and were ready to eat it and watch the show.

But when it comes to Ping Guo, there are actually no ups and downs.

Others found it strange. Even when the head of his own semiconductor department knew the news, he specifically asked Gu Qing how to deal with it.

Gu Qing smiled at this and said: "You are still too naive. The relationship between Pingguo and TSMC is closer than you think, but it is also more embarrassing.

First of all, TSMC's 5nm and 4nm processes are actually the same generation of technology, and there is no problem even calling this 4nm process 5nm+.

It should be just a transitional process for TSMC, and the order volume for Pingguo chips is huge. It is certainly impossible for TSMC to expand the production capacity of the transitional process to the extreme for Pingguo.

But Qualcomm and MediaTek are different. Qualcomm was called the Fire Dragon because of Korean stars, and MediaTek has been unable to reach the high-end, so both want to seize the opportunity of TSMC's 4nm process, take the lead in launching 4nm chips, and integrate 4nm chips into the market. Craftsmanship is the main selling point, even though they can't make many orders at all.

Cook probably wants the Pingguo 14 to be equipped with a 3nm process chip to once again establish a win. "

Li You had been doing research and development all day long in the past few years and had become less sensitive to business, so he asked this question. After Gu Qing explained clearly, he suddenly realized.

However, he had new doubts: "But 3nm has already started to solve the problems of quantum tunneling, and the stability of the chip will also be greatly tested in this process. TSMC has the ability to provide Pingguo with the foundry capabilities of 3nm chips next year." ?"

Gu Qing smiled.

"Their current 4nm is not 4nm. Naturally, they won't be able to produce 3nm next year, but can't they just change the name?"

Speaking of this, Boss Gu asked back: "How is the progress of your cooperation with Xiaxin Technology and Pudong Microelectronics? Next year will be when our high-end process production capacity explodes. If it is delayed until the second half of next year, this will affect to company-wide planning.”

Hearing Gu Qing ask this question, and not knowing why the R&D team had unified fitness in the past two years, Li You patted his well-developed pectoralis major boldly and said: "No problem! Although the new standards and manufacturing processes It is a bit difficult, but we have adopted a plan of online and offline dual-channel support, and have worked closely with industry experts from relevant departments and institutions. It is expected that the official production of real 5nm process chips will begin in January next year, and we conservatively estimate that in the first quarter It can achieve a monthly production capacity of 200,000 wafers.”

"That's not bad. As the project leader, you must pay close attention to every link. The 4nm process technology can be handed over to Xia Xin Technology at the end of this month for them to pre-research. Once they have a thorough understanding and successfully upgrade, it should be Xia Yin Star Calendar Gone in 1023."

Li You nodded. He now wants to quickly put his own 5nm process technology into production. By then, Chenxing S12 can completely defeat Qualcomm Snapdragon, Pingguo, and Intel chips.

But before he could think about it, Gu Qing patted him on the shoulder and said, "We've caught up. You, the person in charge, usually travel from east to west. Although some things can be solved by video conference, it is easier to discuss them in person. For details, the software engineering department is in the next building. You can call some managers from the semiconductor R&D department over and notify Zhang Yantai that they will start a video conference. Regarding the industrial software, we will discuss it today. If there are any disputes later, It’s also easier to handle.”

Li You was stunned, looking at Gu Qing's young face, he felt his cheeks were a little hot with embarrassment.

"I didn't expect that you would know about this matter. We didn't handle it well."

Gu Qing explained in a mature manner: "Although they are all from the same company, there will always be some mistakes in project planning, department task objectives, and human resource coordination. Your semiconductor R&D department is in a hurry, and their software engineering department is also in a hurry. This is getting urgent. , it’s fine if there’s no fighting.

In fact, it’s also to blame for the lack of coordination between our human resources and technical reserves. If each department has hundreds of thousands of elite employees, how can we talk about rushing the work? "

These words made Li You feel even more ashamed.

Gu Qing has always been resolute in his work. Although it was a sudden decision, the people who were notified still came as invited. With the help of the accompanying security team, the executives from other places found a room with good sound insulation and high safety factor and started the video conference.

There was no big blackboard or PPT. Gu Qing stood at the front, facing the executives of the software engineering department and the semiconductor department, as well as the conference camera, and first saluted with both hands.

"Today, I suddenly decided to invite everyone to participate in this meeting. I am afraid that it will delay some of your important work. Here, I want to say sorry to everyone."

The big boss acted like this. Although others felt a little understanding and touched, how could they sit there and accept it with peace of mind?

Everyone stood up at the same time and returned the salute.

Bowing in return and saluting with both hands are the etiquette of Daxia, but it is ridiculous that they are used by the ungrateful people for their own use. It is inevitable that they look like monkeys in human form. However, today, the conference room of Jiuzhou Technology seems to be polite and reasonable.

Of course, for the convening of this temporary meeting, some sensitive people have been feeling a little uneasy after seeing the identities of the attendees.

Will they be criticized?

Although time is tight, Gu Qing does not seem to be in a hurry.

He did not criticize anyone directly, but sighed: "In the development of Daxia's information technology system, there has always been a debate on the technical route. Should we integrate into the ecosystem led by international companies? Or should we start from scratch to build an independent ecosystem?"