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Chapter 434 Kunpeng chip tape-out was successful, experts were shocked!(1/3)

The same is true for Xingyi Technology’s fast charging standard.

After it was first released, many people only thought it was a small innovation with slight advantages.

Until China Cool Alliance, Samsung, Motorola, HTC and other major brands began to purchase Xingyi Technology’s fast charging kits.

The next-generation flagship phones have all upgraded their X charging ports and adopted Xingyi Technology’s fast charging standards. Only then did netizens realize what a powerful innovation this is!

However, this time, thanks to the popularity of H.265, Xingyi mobile phones, Xingyi tablets, and Xingyi TVs all sold well, which surprised Wang Yi.

Sure enough, core technology and standardization are the primary productive forces.

Wang Yi stopped thinking about it and dialed Director Qin’s phone number:

"Director Qin, the mobile phone chip developed by our Xingyi Technology has been taped out. It will be released on the 21st for a lighting test."

"The chip has been taped out? Is it lit for testing? Good thing! So, on the 21st, I will go and observe it in person!"

Director Qin only regarded it as a small chip similar to a fast charging chip. Originally, he would not personally handle such a small chip.

But after all, it was Wang Yi who invited me, so I still have to give him face, and it can be regarded as an encouragement to self-study and keep up the good work.

But then, Director Qin suddenly realized something was wrong:

"Wait a minute, you're talking about a mobile phone chip? Not a small chip like a fast charging chip?"

"Yes, mobile phone chip." Wang Yi smiled.

"Hiss!" Director Qin took a breath of cold air and said after a long time: "Director Wang, is this the mobile phone processor chip?"

"Two processor chips and one baseband chip."

"The baseband chips are all ready!" Director Qin was startled: "What specifications? 65 nanometers?"

"No, all three models are 40 nanometers."

"What!" Director Qin's mouth twitched: "You have developed a 40-nanometer S mobile phone chip and a baseband chip? And the tape-out is complete, just waiting for the lighting test?"

"Yes."

"This..." Director Qin felt incredible: "This... this... how is this possible?"

"Huawei HiSilicon has been working on it for so many years and experienced the failure of K3V1 before it came up with the 40-nanometer K3V2 chip, and it still failed. In about a year, you came up with a 40-nanometer mobile phone chip? This sounds so incredible.

"

"It's just good luck, and we have a lot of talents." Wang Yixiao said.

Director Qin suddenly realized that Wang Yi was always willing to spend money when recruiting people.

Not only did it recruit a large number of domestic semiconductor talents, it also almost wiped out the mobile chip department of Texas Instruments!

It was also a coincidence that Texas Instruments was about to abandon its mobile chip division and prepare to lay off employees.

Xingyi Semiconductor was established and took over the entire business, with better benefits.

"Okay, okay, that's great!" Director Qin was in a good mood and said three good words in a row:

"We have another domestically produced smartphone chip! It's amazing. It's amazing. I'll report it right away. It will be tested tomorrow. The leader and I will go there together."

Wang Yi said quickly: "Director Qin, this matter is not urgent, just come and report it after the lighting is successful."

Director Qin thought for a moment: "That's fine. If something goes wrong, just continue to improve and don't be discouraged. HiSilicon has failed for a generation, so don't feel pressured. I will support you no matter what."

"Thank you, Director Qin." Wang Yi said sincerely.

Others will only push themselves to achieve results, or even take desperate risks.

Just like Director Qin, Wang Yi was told not to feel any pressure and to play it slow and steady, but less so.

Director Qin continued: "If the mobile phone chip and baseband are successfully turned on, that would be the best. Then Xingyi mobile phone can use the self-developed chip and plug-in the self-developed baseband."

"Well... Director Qin, our Kunpeng 700 and Kunpeng 702 chips both integrate the 3G baseband Wing Loong 3000, so there is no need for an external baseband."

The Wing Loong 3000 baseband chip is removed and taped out separately, just to facilitate subsequent external sales.

The current 3G all-network basebands have to rely on Qualcomm, and Qualcomm sells them expensively, after all, the patent fees are added to it.

Huawei's own baseband has not yet been developed, and since it does not want to pay the Qualcomm tax, it purchased VMware's 55nm stock baseband and plugged it in.

As you can imagine, the K3V2, which was already overheating, was plugged into a 55nm backward baseband, which naturally caused the heat to become more severe and the rollover to be even worse.

But after Xingyi Technology's Pterosaur 3000 baseband is mass-produced, Huawei and other companies do not want to pay the Qualcomm tax, so they can purchase Xingyi Technology's Pterosaur 3000 baseband.

Compared with 55 nanometer, 40nm has more advanced technology and better architecture, and the heat generation can be reduced a lot.

And the price is much cheaper than Qualcomm’s baseband.

Even next year, except for a few flagship chips that are 28 nanometers, more than 80% of mobile phone chips and basebands will still be 40 nanometers.

Therefore, the Pterosaur 3000 baseband will be quite competitive next year.

Wang Yi said it calmly, but when it fell into Director Qin's ears, it was like thunder:

"What! Your mobile phone chip is a system-on-chip with integrated baseband?"

"Yes, Director Qin."

"I'm a good boy." Director Qin said: "Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung, and Huawei have not mastered integrated baseband technology, so you have done it?"

Wang Yi smiled faintly: "The trial production was successful, but the final result depends on tomorrow's lighting test. If it is successfully lit, it is done."

"Okay, very good. It will definitely work!" Director Qin was in a good mood and extremely excited:

"Director Wang, you have given me too many surprises, very good, very good!"

"The development of domestic semiconductors depends on you!"

Wang Yi couldn't help but laugh. Fortunately, he hadn't told Director Qin yet that these three chips were all taped out in his own wafer factory and will be mass-produced in his own wafer factory.

I didn’t tell Director Qin that the performance of Kunpeng 702 is comparable to Qualcomm’s current most advanced APQ 8064.

Otherwise, Director Qin will be even more excited!

"Director Qin, calm down. Whether it can be done or not depends on tomorrow's lighting test. Director Qin is also invited to come and witness."

Wang Yi is also afraid of being accused of chip fraud.

It’s not to blame that the public doesn’t trust domestic companies. The key is that some people are so shameless that they deceive everyone.

This is the truth about the cry of wolf.

"Okay, I will definitely go there tomorrow!"

Until the end of the call, Director Qin was confused and could not recover for a long time:

"So, Xingyi Semiconductor developed three 40nm mobile phone chips at one time, two of which are system-level chips integrating 3G baseband?"

"It's incredible!"

"No, whether this matter can be accomplished or not, we must report it first."

Thinking of this, Director Qin made a call: "Boss, I have something important to report."

"Yes, about Xingyi Semiconductor... yes, integrated baseband system-on-chip, 40 nanometers!"

"That's right, the tape-out has been completed, and the film can be returned tomorrow for lighting testing."

"The prediction result...it's hard to say." Director Qin muttered:

"Integrated baseband technology is too complex and currently neither Qualcomm nor Samsung has mastered it. To be honest, I'm worried that Wang Yi is being radical."

"Yes, if it is made into a mobile phone chip without integrated baseband like Huawei K3V2, it might still be successful."

"It is too difficult to integrate the baseband. I am worried that the two SOC chips may fail to light up."

"However, the 3G baseband chip Pterosaur 3000 has a high probability of being successfully lit."

"Don't worry, the leaders will not be harsh. Even if both SOC chips fail, only the baseband chip succeeds. It is a huge breakthrough, a real breakthrough. It should also be rewarded and encouraged. It cannot be held accountable, let alone accountable."

"After all, Wang Yi spent his own money on Xingyi Semiconductor's research and development, and did not spend a penny from the country! We can't say anything."

"Don't worry, I'm optimistic about this guy. Even if only one chip is successful this time, it will be a huge progress. After all, this is only the first year, and the future is long."

"Xingyi Semiconductor has a bright future!"

"But what if all three types of chips are available?" Director Qin changed the topic.

He suppressed his desire for so long, this was his plan.

"You kid, are you going to ask for favors from Wang Yi again, aren't you?" the old leader opposite said with a smile.

Director Qin chuckled: "Leader, although the possibility of all three chips being successful is very small, the probability is not zero. If it succeeds... we have to encourage one or two, right?"

"Hahaha." The old leader laughed:

"What you said makes sense. Those semiconductor companies defrauded the government of so many subsidies and ultimately achieved nothing."

"Xingyi Technology has not spent a penny from the government. The only fab it invested in is just hardware facilities and there is a gambling agreement, which has little to do with chip research and development."

"This kind of high-quality enterprise should indeed be supported."

"Let's do this. If the two chips are successfully lit, I will report it. In addition to the existing tax incentives, the value-added tax will be reduced to 3% to increase the competitiveness of Xingyi Chip."

"If all three are successful, all VAT will be exempted!"
To be continued...
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