Year 2011.

Huaxia Semiconductor is extremely sluggish.

Chip foundry leaders Taiji and UMC lost money for three consecutive quarters, and their revenue continued to decline.

[Huaxin] infighting is becoming more and more serious, and the whole company has been torn apart and in turmoil.

[Yaohua Technology] has passed 2011 smoothly, and at this moment in 2012, it has successfully caught up with the early train of 4G and is booming, but the field of chip design has just set foot in and is in its infancy.

Any chip, you have just developed it, you are only in the initial stage.

What's more, you have to mass-produce, mass-produce, and you will take into account one problem, that is, the yield rate.

For the same 32nm process chip, Huaxin International's yield is only 50%, but Taiji's yield is 98%, and in this yield alone, Huaxin's 32nm chip manufacturing cost is twice that of Taiji.

IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR, [U.S. SKY] ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAD OFFICIALLY MASS-PRODUCED 28NM CHIP TECHNOLOGY!

Huaxia's [Huaxin] is still researching 32 nanometers, and the theory has been initially formed and has a direction, but the yield rate and cost in the real sense are N times that of the [American Changkong] company, and it is impossible to mass produce it......

………………………………

【Huaqing University】.

Wei Yang returned to his dormitory.

When I returned to the dormitory, I still felt a little unreal in my heart.

On the one hand, he has certain doubts about Zhang Sheng's words......

Over the years, he has met many bosses, and when they heard that he was a researcher at Huaqing University, they were so excited that they invited him to work in the past.

However, as soon as they heard that he could provide research results in the real sense of the word, and even if he could provide research results, he could not guarantee that these functions would be commercialized in the real sense immediately, and those bosses hesitated, and in the end, they were all gone.

As for the research content to be approved by Wei Yang and [Huaqing University], it is related to [photonic integrated materials and devices].

The content of photonic integrated materials and devices is one of the core theories of semiconductor design, and in layman's terms, it is part of the content of lithography machine......

A lithography machine, light parts, there are more than 100,000, even if Wei Yang's research is successful, it is only a few hundredthousandths, only really together, in order to barely form a set of theory, theory is far from the practice of precision parts, there is an extremely difficult way to go, as for the distance from the real sense of the lithography machine......

Even if you really use the current theory and push all the way to build a lithography machine for you immediately, the distance between you and the [American Sky] is very different......

So......

To a certain extent, the so-called research direction of [photonic integrated materials and devices] is not wrong, but it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it is impossible to commercialize it immediately.

Such a study......

Except for those foreigners who are not bad for money, who will post money to domestic research institutions?

But......

If you don't have trial and error, who knows if you're going in the right direction or not?

Window.

The sunset reflects half of the sky.

Wei Yang looked at his research report again, thought of the depths, and finally became a little discouraged.

"Perhaps, Mr. Zhang doesn't know much about these things, and he blindly ...... blood"

"Although there is a lack of funds, at least I have to explain the situation to Mr. Zhang, otherwise it will ......"

“……”

In the midst of the gains and losses, Wei Yang made a decision, and then took the information, walked out of the dormitory, and walked towards Zhang Sheng's dormitory.

When I came to the dormitory and knocked on the door, no one opened the door.

Mr. Zhang is not there.

Wei Yang looked down at the [Resignation Letter] he was carrying with him again, hesitated for a moment, and finally stuffed the resignation letter into his trouser pocket.

Time passed little by little, and in the blink of an eye, it was 9 o'clock in the evening.

During this period, he chatted with another research colleague named Ding Feng about the current situation, and they were very dissatisfied with the current situation, as if they could see the head at a glance, but they could not make a breakthrough, and they did not pay any attention to it.

The two of them sighed for a long time in the dormitory.

Wait until around 9:15......

There was a knock on his dorm door.

Followed by......

They saw Zhang Sheng walk in.

"Mr. Zhang!"

"Mr. Zhang......"

After Zhang Sheng saw the two of them, he smiled: "How did you think about it?" ”

"Mr. Zhang, I have to tell you about our future investment, the most basic investment, which will be almost 1 billion yuan a year......"

"Can ......"

"More than 1 billion yuan, is the most basic, R & D costs and equipment costs, in addition, if more people join the team, then, this cost is very likely to cost more, Mr. Zhang, we are conducting theoretical research, such as the real sense of the chip field, you need chip design, at the same time, in the field of lithography machine, you need hundreds, thousands of people are not necessarily enough...... Even if we can initially grasp the theoretical knowledge, the equipment suppliers needed to manufacture lithography machines are also all over the world, and the requirements are to be extraordinarily precise, which is described as the most precise parts of our human beings, and it is not an exaggeration to describe them, in addition, more than 100,000 parts, even if one of the parts has a problem, we can't do it......"

Wei Yang looked at Zhang Sheng silently.

"Teacher Wei, can't our Huaxia supplier?"

"At present, our lithography machines and so-called chips are all dependent on imports, and we have not formed an industrial chain in Huaxia at all...... Moreover, as I said, the parts produced by Huaxia are completely unusable, so how precise do we want to be? It is to take a laser pointer on the moon and shine a light on a person's head...... More precisely, it is necessary to shine a person's finger accurately......"

Wei Yang explained to Zhang Sheng very seriously, paying attention to Zhang Sheng's expression while explaining.

When Zhang Sheng heard this, he fell into a short deep thought, but then he laughed: "Yes! ”

"Mr. Zhang, are you sure?" When he heard Zhang Sheng still nodding, Wei Yang looked at Zhang Sheng in shock.

"The road is very long, but after all, it has to be walked slowly...... Zhang Sheng looked at Wei Yang very calmly: "I, Zhang Sheng, have never given up on the things I have identified since I started my business......"

"Then, Mr. Zhang...... It's not that I don't distrust you, but ...... You also know that we are in our current situation, although my salary is about 4,500 a month, but I am also hanging in the [Huaqing University] research institute, if I ......"

"The first fund, I have ready, as long as you nod your head and sign this agreement, what do you need me to provide, you can go to my [semiconductor laboratory] financial approval equipment ......"

“……”

Wei Yang took the agreement, and then, looking at the basic salary above, he instantly became excited: "The basic salary is 50,000 a month?" ”

"For the time being, it is 50,000, the year-end bonus will be combined with the results and efforts of the year, not less than 1 million, the time is freely allocated, we will do our best to provide you with ample research time, temporarily unlimited results, but academic materials, I will come over to see ...... every once in a while"

"Good!" When Wei Yang heard this, he nodded violently.

Immediately afterwards, he and Ding Feng next to him glanced at each other, and after seeing Ding Feng's expression and nodding excitedly, they signed the contract as soon as possible.

After signing the contract......

Wei Yang looked at Zhang Sheng excitedly.

"Mr. Zhang, where is our laboratory? In the evening, I just wanted to go and see ......."

"Where do you think it's appropriate?"

"Huh?"

Wei Yang was stunned, and he didn't understand for a while.

"Mr. Zhang, I mean, I must at least know where our [semiconductor laboratory] or [research institute] is, or have any colleagues, say hello to them first, and confirm whether there is any conflict between their research directions, right?"

"Colleague is just the two of you at the moment...... Of course, I can do the chores for you if needed......"

“？？？？”

When Wei Yang heard this, he gasped: "Our laboratory hasn't been established yet?" ”

"Isn't there now?"

The "......" dormitory suddenly fell into unprecedented silence.

Wei Yang opened his mouth.

I even thought I had fallen into a pit.

"The current [semiconductor laboratory] is set up with you Wei Yang as the core, and I said, if your colleagues have any plans, or ideas, you can tell me...... In terms of talent, I have no problem reviewing it, and it will be directly under your name......"

"But ......"

"That's it! How many accounts do you have? ”

"What account?"

"Card account number ......"

"Ah......h

"Since I am the leader of the [Research Institute], I can't treat you badly, so I will pay you a labor fee of one million first, by the way, this labor fee is not a salary, let alone a bonus......

“……”

Half an hour later.

Wei Yang and Ding Feng stared blankly at the one million on the card.

Then, looking at the back of Zhang Sheng leaving.

Mr. Zhang...... Did you just give money without saying a word? ”

"I don't know, but, I just took a look at their company, and Mr. Zhang would have convulsions every once in a while, and he would give out red envelopes without saying a word...... Sometimes it's night, sometimes it's early in the morning......"

“……”

…………………………………………

March 21.

Wei Yang took a deep breath and walked into the research institute.

He looked at the old leader.

"I said, we can't approve your research direction, the most important thing to do research is self-confidence, and more importantly, responsibility, you don't even have a sense of responsibility and confidence in the research results, how can we approve the project to you?"

"I want to ...... Resign. ”

"You're crazy, you quit, what are you quitting?"

"Leader, I just want to do research, I really ......"

"Don't talk to me about conditions, Wei Yang...... Do you know how many Ph.D. students we have every year? How many high-tech returnees are there? Now that the general environment is so bad, it is not the era of entrepreneurship in the past, you have to be responsible for everything you do...... Do you know how many people want to come in? ”

"I ......"

"No one is irreplaceable, you don't want to do it, there are people who are willing to do it, okay, I have an important seminar, you think about it carefully, if you really want to resign, you can hand in the resignation report as soon as possible, and I can prepare in advance......"

“……”

Wei Yang watched the old leader leave the laboratory with some impatience.

This moment......

He finally made up his mind.

(End of chapter)