The research and development of advanced chip technology, from project approval to success, generally goes through several stages.

Tape-out is successful: the first usable chip is manufactured.

Successful trial production: Mass production was tried, and certain results were achieved, and batches of usable chips were obtained.

Put into mass production: the product yield is up to standard, and mass production can be carried out continuously...... This is the result that chip foundries crave the most.

In other words, Zhongxin International's 7nm process research has advanced to that point?

……

Zhongxin International.

Inside a state-of-the-art 7nm foundry house.

Yang Ming, R&D director of Zhongxin International, held a chip the size of a fingernail in his hand and introduced in front of Chen Jin:

"Mr. Chen, this chip is the SX-1000 high-end CPU chip jointly developed by your company and Spreadtrum, and we used the 7nm process to produce this chip."

"Through the engineering machine test, the SX-1000 has a running score of 450,000 points, which is twice as high as the SX-800, and the running score is on par with the most advanced Qualcomm Snapdragon 8350 and Huayao HiSilicon's Kirin 1120...... Performance catches up with the top mobile CPUs on the market. ”

"This CPU, plus the bonus of the Nebula system, Mr. Chen, your Xinghai Technology has won! There is no company that can compete with the combination of SX-1000 + Nebula systems! ”

Yang Ming looked excited.

"Director Yang, I didn't come here today to listen to your introduction to the SX-1000 chip, but to know what stage your 7nm process has advanced?"

Chen Jin rolled his eyes, this guy actually sold him Guanzi, and said something about what he didn't have.

"Mr. Chen, what stage do you think we have advanced?"

Yang Ming squeezed his eyebrows.

"Drag it down, cut it!"

Chen Jin glared at him with murderous eyes, turned his head to look at Zhang Weijing beside him and said, "Mr. Zhang, you can introduce me, if it's just a small breakthrough, it won't let me run over." ”

"Mr. Chen, you guessed right."

Zhang Weijing nodded: "You may not believe it, or even we ourselves don't believe it...... Our 7nm process has achieved the success of tape-out and trial production at one time...... We are in no hurry to announce this news. ”

"Because it was still June 10th, it was still early."

Chen Jin's eyes widened suddenly, and he blurted out: "You have achieved continuous mass production?" ”

"The yield rate is still not too high."

Zhang Weijing's tone became hypocritical: "The production line has made more than ten major adjustments, and the yield rate has only increased to 86.4%, which is not enough, not enough." ”

"The yield rate in the virtual factory is over 96%, and we're always looking for problems these days."

Nest grass ~

Chen Jin couldn't stand this hypocritical appearance, and hugged his hand and said: "Lao Zhang, this yield should reach or exceed the level of TSMC's 7nm process, right?" Or you're going to call me and ask me to come and visit? ”

Zhang Weijing nodded lightly: "As far as I know, the yield of TSMC's 7nm process should be more than 80%, not more than 90%...... The more advanced the chip process, the more difficult it is to improve the yield. ”

So......

Yang Ming, R&D director, Liang Mengnan, general manager, and other Zhongxin executives next to him began to show excited expressions on their faces.

Several employees had red eyes and clenched their fists to suppress their excitement.

Seeing that all eyes were on him, Chen Jin finally knew what they were waiting for.

He looked around, nodded and said:

"Congratulations, you succeeded!"

"With your efforts, the 7nm chip process has been a complete success!"

"In less than eight months, you have narrowed the technology gap of more than five years and fulfilled your promise ahead of schedule."

"You have worked hard, and as the largest shareholder of Zhongxin International, I would like to express my gratitude to you."

"Now, please celebrate and cheer to your heart's content, you are all good!"

Chen Jin gave them a thumbs up, his face full of appreciation.

Really.

The loyal employees, who had been looking forward to this moment for a long time, finally stopped restraining themselves and instantly boiled.

"It worked, we made it!"

"Now I can finally cry."

"Mr. Zhang, I want to hug you!"

"Mr. Chen, your company's virtual factory is the biggest hero!"

For a while, Zhongxin employees cried, laughed, or hugged each other, or surrounded Zhang Weijing and other leaders, and hugged them in the middle.

Even Chen Jin was thrown into the sky by many employees.

There is no more distinction between superiors and subordinates.

Cheers, laughter, whining cries...... There is only emotion and joy in everyone's heart.

……

After the celebration.

In the office, Zhang Weijing and other Zhongxin executives discussed the follow-up arrangements with Chen Jin.

"Mr. Chen, should the news of Zhongxin's breakthrough in the 7nm chip manufacturing process be announced to the public now to boost the confidence of shareholders and shareholders?" Yang Ming asked.

Liang Mengnan said: "It can have been announced a long time ago, when the two nodes of successful tape-out and successful trial production are completed, in fact, we can announce to shareholders that our military order has been completed ahead of schedule...... But it was too early, and I was afraid that no one would believe it. ”

"Now that we have achieved continuous mass production, we have come up with tens of thousands of hundreds of thousands of 7nm chips, and the real thing is in front, and there should not be too many doubts."

"Not necessarily."

Zhang Weijing shook his head: "There are too many skeptics in our country, especially the chip, after the 'Hanxin incident', no matter what advanced chips, netizens will wonder if they have polished other people's chips or whether they have fraudulent processes...... The atmosphere of suspicion is too strong. ”

"Our process technology has been advanced from 14nm to 7nm, which is a miracle in the foundry field and a scam in the eyes of many people...... It's not easy to get them to believe. ”

"Easy."

Chen Jin inserted and said: "I asked Xiaochili or Rice Company to make a high-end Nebula flagship machine, equipped with SX-1000 chips, 450,000 running points, and an unprecedented experience...... These will conquer them. ”

"Mr. Chen, it's better for us to announce Xinghai Technology's 'virtual factory' technology, this technology is more convincing, and it can also explain the reason why Zhongxin has made a major breakthrough."

Yang Ming suggested.

"It can't be announced yet."

Chen Jin shook his head: "Recently, Sanxin's side sacrificed the 'Fourth Counter-Cyclical Law', and if you want to kill the purple light memory, once the 'virtual factory' technology is announced, the people of the Han Kingdom will immediately realize that something is wrong and end this battle immediately...... The people of the cold country still want to let our blood go. ”

"Now that Zhongxin International's 7nm process has made a breakthrough, it is estimated that it will soon become the target of Sanxin, and the price of CPU foundry will also begin to fall."

"But it's okay, the lower the price, the better, to see who bleeds faster, who can't support it first?"

"The king of the 'virtual factory' continues to be kept secret, and after you announce the victory over the 7nm process, although the yield rate is low, you can't scare them."

"The show has just begun."

How can it end hastily?

Zhang Weijing and the others nodded one after another.

……

July 8, morning.

Even if there are many skeptics, the news that Zhongxin International has conquered the 7nm process is still released to the outside world and is known to the media and netizens.

At first, the news was unremarkable and did not attract much attention.

It wasn't until Chen Jin posted a Weibo message "Congratulations to Zhongxin International for overcoming the 7nm chip process".

Bang on the ground.

The Internet exploded!