1980s: He was picked up and brought home as a son-in-law

After a series of disinfection, Zhou Feng put on a dust-free suit and followed Li Daochang into the factory.

Wei Hongjun, Zhao Wei and other Huaqing teams were all there. Zhou Feng even saw the girl who borrowed a pen before. It seemed that her name was Zhou Tong, but he didn't care. There were too many Huaqing students coming to 712.

Wei Hongjun and Zhao Wei were also very happy to see Zhou Fang, so they followed Li Daochang to introduce her to Zhou Feng.

The production line introduced from the island country by 712 this time is extremely complete. Zhou Feng suggested it to Li Daochang and Wei Hongjun after the project was landed.

There are advantages and disadvantages to having complete production links.

The advantage is that the production process of chips can be fully controlled, which is of great reference significance for the manufacture of domestic integrated circuits.

But the disadvantage is that you want to grasp everything, but none of them are strong, so it is better to be specialized.

Therefore, when the 712 integrated circuit factory was first built, it was divided into four independent areas. It is both a whole and can be split into four independent parts.

The first area is R&D design, which includes chip design and production process R&D teams.

The R&D team is the soul of this factory.

If it cannot quickly promote technological innovation, this factory with huge investment will be eliminated in less than two years.

The competition in the semiconductor industry is so cruel.

The second part is the first step of the production process, which is the wafer processing part.

First, the sand is heated to extract the silicon.

This process needs to be repeated until high-purity electronic-grade silicon is extracted.

The electronic-grade silicon is melted into liquid and solidified to form silicon pillars, and then the silicon pillars are cut to form silicon wafers.

Small chips are cut from silicon wafers.

In other words, the larger the silicon wafer, the more chips can be processed on a silicon wafer, thereby reducing costs and improving production efficiency.

The 712 production line can only produce three-inch silicon wafers at present.

After a series of processing of the silicon wafer, it comes to the third part, which is photolithography. The circuit pattern is printed on the wafer through a photolithography machine, which is also the most complicated part of the entire chip production.

Moore's Law states that the number of electronic components that can be accommodated on an integrated circuit will double every two years. This refers to this process. With the change of technology and the continuous development of photolithography technology, the smaller the electronic components engraved on the circuit board, the more it can accommodate.

The so-called micrometers and nanometers refer to the size of the electronic components on the chip. At present, this production line is a 3-micron process. Although it cannot be said to be leading, it is definitely not behind.

You should know that the world's first distributed photolithography machine with an accuracy of 3 microns was developed by the United States in 1978. Huaqing in China also developed a photolithography machine with this accuracy last year.

Therefore, in terms of technical reserves, China is already close to the international mainstream level. What is lacking is the subsequent changes. Semiconductors are a protracted war. It is even more difficult to catch up if you are one step slower.

The last part is the packaging test. After reading it, Zhou Feng was also secretly amazed at the solidity of Li Daochang, Wei Hongjun and others. It is not rare to be able to complete such an outstanding performance in such a short time.

Seeing the obviously thinner bodies of several people, Zhou Feng gave a thumbs up:"Great!"

This was not a compliment, but a sigh from the heart.

Li Daochang smiled with relief. He didn't know why, but he was particularly concerned about Zhou Feng's judgment. Now that he got the affirmation, he felt much more relaxed.

"Professor Wei, what are the results of our trial production?"

"The first batch of double-click circuit boards have been inspected and are now ready for formal production."

Li Daochang smiled and continued,"Professor Wei and I have discussed the plan to produce a batch of 712 integrated circuits first. If it works, I will visit major TV manufacturers."

After hearing Li Daochang's plan, Zhou Feng was a little worried:"Brother Li, I have to remind you that although you are in charge of two factories now, in the final analysis, these are two completely independent enterprises. You must be responsible for your own profits and losses. You cannot solve them internally. This is a taboo."

"Moreover, many TV manufacturers are waiting and watching, wanting to see what the price and quality of the chips we produce are like. We are afraid that 712 will not be able to achieve the desired effect if we purchase them ourselves."

Li Daochang thought about it and understood what Zhou Feng meant. This is to let him do a good job of positioning, otherwise if there is a problem, it is easy to be unpopular inside and outside. And after all, this factory belongs to the country, not to him, Li Daochang.

The most needed thing for the completed integrated circuit factory now is to set up a benchmark and speak to the market, indicating that the factory can produce products with guaranteed quality, quantity and reasonable price, so that the factory can be put into operation quickly.

However, this problem made him feel troubled. Where can he find such a benchmark?

Zhou Feng smiled and said,"Brother Li, I know who has this demand. The quantity is not small, and it can also form a market influence!"

Li Daochang and Wei Hongjun's eyes lit up. The completion of the integrated circuit factory is only the first step. The real beginning is to get market recognition. If there is such a customer, then 712 integrated circuits may become a hit!

"Who?"

Zhou Feng laughed and said,"Far away in the sky, yet close at hand!"

Li Daochang was stunned for a moment before he reacted:"Brother, what do you want to produce?"

Zhou Feng explained his needs in detail, the processor and graphics processor inside the game console, the storage chip of the cartridge, the control chip inside the handle. The overall production difficulty is very low for 712.

This was also the main reason why Zhou Feng tried his best to land the integrated circuit project in Anton at that time.

There is no shortage of technical reserves in the country now, but what is lacking is the ability to realize it. Through continuous development and feeding back to chip manufacturing, a virtuous circle is formed.

Relying solely on national funding can support it for a while, but it will eventually be a dead end.

Wei Hongjun quickly calculated in his mind, suppressing his inner excitement and said:"Zhou Feng, how many sets do you plan to purchase?"

Li Daochang also looked at Zhou Feng expectantly. This order is indeed the most suitable for the current situation of 712.

Zhou Feng put away the smile on his face. He has a good relationship with Li Daochang and Wei Hongjun. He also wants the 712 integrated circuit factory to develop rapidly, but sometimes they must face the test of the market.

If the price cannot be lowered, everything will be in vain. Even if they can barely hold on in the country for the time being, they can only survive for a while, and elimination is inevitable.

Zhou Feng is willing to be their first checkpoint

"I don't decide how many sets to make. I'll first put forward my price requirement. The price of one set of circuit boards should be controlled below 10 US dollars."

Li Daochang was fine, but Wei Hongjun got anxious when he heard this.

"This is impossible!"