No matter how well the fab process is designed, it can only be considered a real success if it succeeds in offline verification and trial production.

Originally, Wang Yi planned 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 fab factory buildings are different from others in that they are dust-free workshops and the equipment inside are also high-precision equipment.

The equipment installation in ordinary factory buildings can be done with great ease and is very easy.

However, the entry and installation of fab equipment are all delicate tasks, requiring professionals to carefully install and debug.

Therefore, after a full week, Wang Yicai came to Factory No. 1, which was the R&D factory delivered in advance.

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

"Chairman, you are here!"

Mr. Hu came up to him with a smile. 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 factory!"

"Yes, the glory of Xingyi Semiconductor starts from here!" Hu Laoxiao said:

"General 12-inch wafer fabs can produce 100,000 wafers per month, or even hundreds of thousands or more than 200,000 wafers. Our wafer fab, with all three plants completed and put into operation, can produce 50,000 wafers per month.

It is 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's the truth.

For example, TSMC's wafer fab 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 put into production.

As for the Xingyi wafer fab, its monthly production capacity is only 50,000 wafers, which is only one-tenth of TSMC's. Naturally, it was built very quickly.

Moreover, the entire Xingyi wafer fab is divided into three factories. Currently, only the smallest factory building No. 1 has been delivered, with a monthly production capacity of only 5,000 wafers. It is the smallest in scale and is built day and night, so it is naturally the fastest to build.

As for the No. 2 and No. 3 factories, their monthly production capacity is 10,000 pieces, and they are still under construction. The delivery time will also be in the second half of the year and the end of the year.

Of course, what is delivered is only the basic factory building, which is just the beginning.

The follow-up steps include equipment entry, production line assembly, debugging, and trial production...

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 we will definitely lose money.

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

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

However, the Xingyi wafer fab is small in scale and has small production capacity. If everything goes well, it will last more than a year.

"Chairman, in the No. 1 small factory, it will take another three months for the follow-up equipment to be put in and debugged. It is expected that we can verify and trial-produce the 40-nanometer process we designed in July and August. Once the trial-production is successful, we will use a few more

Monthly optimization will improve the yield rate. If everything goes well, the yield rate will reach the standard and it will be officially put into production by the end of the year and mass-produce 40 nanometer chips!"

Hu Laoxiao said: "But the No. 2 and No. 3 factories will be put into production next year."

"Okay, very good!" Wang Yi couldn't suppress his excitement!

One step closer to self-produced chips!

Originally, Wang Yi did not want to build a wafer factory to develop and produce by himself.

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

Wang Yi was afraid of being blocked, so he could only do it by himself.

Although the scale of this wafer fab is small, with a total production capacity of only 50,000 wafers per month, it is enough for Xingyi Technology for the time being.

Mobile phone chips are relatively complex. A 12-inch wafer can cut out 700 mobile phone chips. Counting the yield rate, based on a yield rate of 80%, there are 560 mobile phone chips.

50,000 pieces per month is 14 million mobile phone chips, which is 6.8 billion 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 worthless and there is no need to occupy precious production capacity. They are directly handed over to SMIC for foundry.

In the previous life, Xiaomi's smart home chips were sold for only ten yuan each.

Xingyi Semiconductor develops and produces products in-house and can make them cost one yuan a piece.

Even if it is handed over to SMIC for OEM, the cost will only be about 2 yuan, which is only a few cents difference.

The Xingyi wafer fab has limited production capacity, so it is better to produce high-value mobile phone chips.

Mr. Hu looked into the distance: "Chairman, what is still under construction on the north side is the No. 2 factory of Xingyi Wafer Factory, and further to the north is the No. 3 factory, both with a monthly production capacity of 10,000 wafers!"

Wang Yi nodded: "Mr. Hu, the No. 2 and No. 3 factories are still under construction. Will it affect the R&D and trial production of the No. 1 small factory?"

Mr. Hu waved his hand: "Chairman, don't worry, we have thought about it. The design of the wafer factory is all earthquake-resistant to level 7, and earthquakes below level 7 don't matter. Even if it is an earthquake of level 5, it will only be temporarily shut down.

How much impact.”

"What's more, the distance between the three major factories is very far, and the foundations are all built together and have been completed long ago. Now it is just the construction of the factory buildings, and there is not much vibration. It will take time for the equipment of the No. 1 factory to be put in and debugged. It will take three months.

During the trial production, the No. 2 factory building has been capped, so there will be no impact. As for the No. 3 factory building, which is still on the north side of the No. 2 factory building, there is no impact. Not to mention we have level 7 earthquake protection."

Wang Yi suddenly realized that this was the case.

Level 7 earthquake proof, so it really doesn’t have much impact.

"Mr. Hu, I leave the 40nm process to you. We will assemble and debug the production line as soon as possible and start trial production as soon as possible. We hope that 40nm can be put into production before the end of the year or early next year. By then, our self-developed 40nm Kunpeng 500 SOC will be able to achieve

Self-researched and produced!”

Although Kunpeng 500 is made using a 40nm process, it integrates a baseband.

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

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

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

Similarly, Xingyi Tablet X1pro will continue to be sold next year, and will also be completely replaced by Nvidia Tegra 3 to Kunpeng 500.

This is also the case with Xingyi TV X40 and X50.

Coupled with the 999 Unbounded mobile phone, all series are equipped with Kunpeng 500 SOC as standard. As a result, even if 6.8 billion Kunpeng 500 units are mass-produced next year, they can be fully digested.

"Don't worry, Chairman, I will lead my people to tackle the problem with all our strength. We must achieve mass production of 40 nanometers by the end of the year!"

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

Mr. Hu doesn’t have much pressure to do 28nm, let alone 40nm!

To put it bluntly, mature processes such as 40 nanometers are all leftover by Mr. Hu.

"By the way, Director Wang, and what you mentioned before, recruit more people and divide them into two groups. One group will tackle the 40nm process, and the other group will directly start the research and development of the 28nm process. I am also advancing this matter and have hired some

We have strong engineers, but the cost is also very high. After all, we have to set up two R&D teams at once! Our salaries are very high."

In 2012, 5,000-10,000 mobile phone R&D personnel were enough.

But chip R&D personnel and semiconductor process R&D personnel are very powerful, starting at at least 10,000 to 20,000.

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

Wang Yi waved his hand: "Mr. Hu, money is not a problem. As long as there are talents, no matter what the recruitment is. Conditions, funds, or imperial household registration are not problems. You apply directly for approval, I sign, and the financial appropriation is made. Your department is the best in the entire Xingyi Group

The first priority is just go ahead and do it.”

What Xingyi Semiconductor lacks now is the foundation and time.

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

Even SMIC has been developing for more than ten years.

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

Friends have one R&D team, and Xingyi Semiconductor has two.

One is working on the 40nm process, and the other is going beyond 40nm, past 32nm, and directly working on the 28nm process!

In fact, giants like TSMC do the same thing.

"Mr. Hu, there is a lot of pressure on 28nm R&D, so we need to hire more people!" Wang Yixiao said: "Funding is not a problem. We also continue to recruit people on the 40nm side. After 40nm is successfully put into production, let the 40nm team directly

Go and develop 20 nanometers and continue to research the next generation!”

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

Mr. Hu is in charge of the wafer fab, so Wang Yi has no worries.

After all, he is Mr. Liang’s mentor and the founder of Fin Field Effect Transistor (FinFET)!

It can be said that 22nm, 20nm, and the more advanced 14nm process are all breakthroughs based on Hu Lao's fin field effect transistors.

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

What Xingyi Semiconductor lacks right now is time.

But it won’t take long for Xingyi Semiconductor, under the leadership of Mr. Hu, to catch up with TSMC and Samsung.

What Wang Yi has to do is to make more money and provide sufficient financial and resource support so that Mr. Hu can flex his muscles and make great progress!

"Mr. Hu, when the 40nm 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 achieve a monthly production of 100,000 wafers.

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To be continued...