Reborn Millennium Player

Dong Jianguo did not want to stay in the lakeside villa for any longer.

It was dawn, so I didn't even eat breakfast, so I left Yin Fanka behind and left without saying goodbye.

Lu Fei returned to his bedroom from Yin Fanka's room. After washing up, he sat upright in the study.

At this time, China Pengcheng on the other side of the ocean.

The complex core is brightly lit at night.

Sun Hongjun, Hu Zhengming, Liang Mengsong, Wang Ningguo, Hu Yuhua and other senior executives gathered together.

After more than a year of preparation for the risky trial production of the 40/45nm process technology, it is finally time to see the real results.

In addition to people from Fuxin present, only a few SMIC senior executives like Zhang Rujing, and none of AMD and Samsung who had joined forces with Fuxin were invited, in order to prevent leaks.

"Mr. Lu, it's begun!"

From the phone, Lu Fei heard Sun Hongjun's uneasiness.

The cost of tape-out is very high. In order to ensure the yield rate of chips, chip manufacturers often arrange corresponding risky trial production first to determine the yield rate of the latest technology after the new technology is finalized.

The testing process includes functional testing, performance testing and reliability testing. The whole process is like a physical examination during military recruitment.

Only candidates who pass multiple physical examination indicators are qualified!

Some chips in the same wafer are qualified and some are unqualified. The purpose of testing is to select qualified chips and eliminate unqualified chips. Qualified chips are also called "live chips", which means that all electrical signals meet the requirements and pass

Circuit testing.

On the contrary, if there is an electrical signal that does not meet the requirements and fails the circuit test, it is an unqualified "dead chip".

After the test is completed, there will be a colorful test result picture. The green ones represent active chips, and the other colors represent dead chips. Different colors represent different "dead methods".

Red means that the leakage current of a certain circuit is too large.

Blue means that the breakdown voltage of a certain circuit is too small...

The process of waiting for the test results was extremely painful. The scene was deathly silent, you could hear a pin drop, and the atmosphere was solemn and tense.

Lu Fei couldn't sit still anymore and was pacing back and forth.

This is a 45nm process technology!

40nm and 45nm belong to the same generation process.

There is no need to change the chip design and adopt new design guidelines. As long as you follow the TSMm process design process, you can directly obtain the competitive advantages that the 40nm process can provide.

In other words, breaking through 45nm is equivalent to breaking through 40nm. The current world's top level is nothing better than this.

For wafer foundries across the country, including SMIC, the process technology is still struggling with 65nm or even 90nm, and 40/45nm is far away and basically impossible.

Now, there is such a company in China that hopes to achieve zero breakthrough!

Chasing the first echelon of platform Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., UMC, and Intel,

Success or failure depends on this!

At 6:14, the yield results of the composite core process production line were released, and they were impressively fixed at 32%.

The yield rate is more than 20 points higher than that of 65nm!

It is 2 points higher than the yield rate of TSMC’s 40/45nm risky trial production!

The trial production link is a key step in assessing the risks of large-scale mass production. It means that the complex 40/45nm process technology has successfully completed the risk trial production and can enter small-scale mass production. While producing, the yield can be improved, and then mass production can be achieved.

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"Oooo!

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In an instant, the scene erupted into screams and shouts.

Regardless of wearing dustproof suits, they hugged, jumped, and applauded lamely, venting all the stress, blood and sweat of the past year, and even the hair lost from working overtime and staying up late.

How frustrated I am, how excited I am now to reach the international level.

Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi!

Don’t bully young people who are poor! Middle-aged women! Old people who are poor.

“Old Sun, Old Sun, give out red envelopes, give out big red envelopes!

"

Lu Fei clenched his fists and punched the air.

Wolves travel thousands of miles to eat meat!

To put it bluntly, money sharing is the most advanced corporate culture. Employees have no interests and benefits, and it is a nonsense culture and ideals.

Team building tours, red envelope bonuses, year-end awards, option dividends, and even job promotions, we give them all!

"Mr. Lu, Mr. Lu, and Mr. Zhang want to speak to you."

Sun Hongjun agreed one by one and handed the phone to Zhang Rujing.

"Mr. Lu, you are right! Your decision to support generation skipping is right!" Zhang Rujing cried and laughed, "I was conservative, I really didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it..."

"Haha, it mainly relies on Dr. Hu, Dr. Liang and the entire team. Without them, my support will be useless."

Lu Fei drank some water to calm down.

"President Lu is a formidable young man. It is really the waves behind the Yangtze River that push the waves ahead. From now on, China's wafer foundry will rely on re-core."

Zhang Rujing couldn't help but sigh.

"Mr. Zhang, please don't say that."

Lu Fei asked the housekeeper to bring some food, "SMIC also has a share of the 40/45nm process. When the complex core is mass-produced in small scale, according to the agreement, both you and AMD can obtain technical data and authorization. Let us continue to work together."

…”

"I'm just afraid I won't see that day again."

Zhang Rujing sighed and told the truth.

The international lawsuit between SMIC and TSMC will be decided this year. The trial will be quite unfavorable to SMIC. It is very likely that SMIC will have to pay compensation of US$200 million and 10% of SMIC's shares. Because of losing the lawsuit, it is very likely that I will have to resign.

"Mr. Zhang, it's best if you can stay. Don't worry if you can't. The door to Fuxin is always open to you."

Lu Fei extended an olive branch, just like Liang Mengsong did, pretending to take a temporary job at Shuimu University, and taking a part-time teaching position at the School of Logic Semiconductor Information, which not only cultivated talents and teams for Logic, but also helped Fuxin share the management and operation pressure.

Hold the bones and use them as torches!

"This... is something I need to consider."

Zhang Rujing couldn't help but feel excited, "But the top priority is that Mr. Lu must be wary of TSMC. After SMIC, the next one must be multi-core. It is best to suppress the news of the 40/45nm process generation skip and try to suppress it until the stage of large-scale mass production."

.”

"That makes sense."

Lu Fei touched his chin and told Sun Hongjun to do as he did.

There was no high-profile announcement, no celebration banquet, and Fuxin employees were even asked to keep a low profile and take rotational vacations.

However, there is no airtight wall.

Even if the complex core is not leaked, after all, there is a third party like SMIC, and there will always be people who can’t resist the urge to share it with their friends.

"Old classmate, let me tell you something. Don't tell others that Fuxin has completed the risky trial production of 40/45nm! Yes, yes, I have a part in it!"

"Teacher, this year, let the younger brothers and sisters, if they can retaliate against the core, retaliate against the core. If they can't repay the core, then retaliate against the logic. The core has developed 40/45nm. It's true, it's absolutely true."

"Mr. Liu, there is a secret. Let me tell you, we have made a breakthrough in 40/45nm. Of course it is true. We did it at Fuxin Pengcheng Wafer Factory. We, SMIC and Fuxin, completed it together!"

"Have you heard? The 40/45nm process has achieved a breakthrough!"

"Fuxin, right? You have such backward news."

“…”

The circle of China's semiconductor industry is very small, but the news of the successful trial production of risky 40/45nm process technology is very big.

A huge boulder hit the small pool, causing water to splash everywhere!

In addition to their own logic, Yangtze Memory, and China Microelectronics were proud of themselves. After receiving the news, peers such as Huahong, Macron, China Microelectronics, and Microelectronics were confused.

Is the world moving too fast, or is it a collective failure?

Why do you feel that Fuxin is not in the same country as them?

Inexplicably, I feel like I am a poor student in the class, dragging down the two top students Fu Xin and Zhong Xin?

Phone calls came in from all directions.

Sun Hongjun, Wang Ningguo and others were beaten up, and the employees involved in the manufacturing process were also beaten up. Many [netizens from northern mainland China] even appeared on Weibo, QQ, and blogs.

All the teachers, students, alumni, friends, and former colleagues who have connections with him are all making insinuations and seeking verification in various ways.

"I heard that Fuxin has developed 40/45nm?"

"Junior brother, is this true or false? If it is true, I will switch jobs in the second half of the year! Do you have the qualifications for internal referral?"

"Do you still recognize the teacher? If you are asked to answer 'yes or no', you answer 'or'. It is so difficult to hear an accurate statement!"

"You don't want a graduate student! You don't want a doctoral student? You just have to admit that this year all the students at NPU are going to re-examine themselves!"

"..."

From companies, to schools, to the media, everyone is discussing this sudden explosive news. However, the government, especially the Pengcheng local government, only belatedly realized, "What's going on, my hen?"

A large number of insiders broke the news on Weibo, claiming to be employees of Fuxin and Logic. The posts were quickly deleted, but some netizens also took screenshots in advance to piece together the truth——

9999%, the composite core has achieved zero breakthrough in the 40/45nm process!

Some netizens simply @Lu Fei's Weibo, and even went outside the wall to leave messages at the bottom of his Facebook and Twitter.

Naturally, Lu Fei's phone calls never stopped.

Of course, there is also Samsung.

When I heard the news reported by my subordinates at the morning meeting, both Lee Jae-yong and Lee Fuzhen were just rumors and they were joking.

As a condition for obtaining Liang Mengsong, they could reach a "gentleman's agreement" with Samsung. Samsung and Fuxin had technical cooperation from 65nm to 45nm process, but even Li Fuzhen, who trusted Lu Fei, didn't think that Fuxin could develop it earlier than Samsung.

Completed 40/45nm risk trial production.

However, as more and more news comes back from the Samsung office in China, it seems that we have to accept this fact.

The result was that before the meeting was even halfway through, Lee Jae-yong lost his composure and was so angry that he announced the adjournment of the meeting on the spot. He invited his confidants and subordinates to hold an urgent small meeting, but deliberately excluded Li Fuzhen.

Li Fuzhen didn't bother to get involved and contacted Bangzi's subordinates at the joint venture wafer factory between Samsung and Fuxin. Even though the four phone calls had confirmed it, she still found it unbelievable.

She served as Samsung's wafer director, and it's very clear -

How difficult it is to catch up with the first echelon in process technology!

For the 45nm process, Samsung has to find Infineon, IBM, and Chartered Semiconductor to join forces. Even if all four parties cooperate fully, there will still be at least one or two quarters before risky trial production.

Just like France didn't understand why the impoverished China would build the first hydrogen bomb faster than itself, Li Fuzhen also didn't understand. The only thing he could think of was one thing -

The gap between Liang Mengsong and Jiang Shangyi is too big!

"So it's true?"

Li Fuzhen ignored the time difference and called Lu Fei for confirmation.

"To be precise, 40nm and 45nm broke through on the same day, and the yield rate can be stabilized at around 32%."

Lu Fei did not expect that the news would spread so fast. It only took one day for it to reach Samsung. Facing Li Fuzhen, there was nothing to hide and he revealed everything he could.

Li Fuzhen held the phone and was speechless for a long time.

I have mixed emotions. I am happy that Fuxin has made a gratifying breakthrough and Samsung has benefited from it, but as a Samsung family member, I can only watch Fuxin surpass Samsung step by step.

It’s still Liang Mengsong who cut off the beard from Samsung!

"You only achieved large-scale mass production of 65nm last year, and you already thought about skipping the half-node of 55nm?"

Li Fuzhen sighed, "Is this Liang Mengsong's idea?"

"It's the collective wisdom."

Lu Fei laughed so as not to leave any trace of his words behind. Liang Mengsong was still burdened with a non-competition agreement. He was not afraid of ten thousand, just in case, even if he signed a relevant confidentiality agreement with Samsung.

"Sure enough, I shouldn't have given up Liang Mengsong to you. Find Jiang Shangyi as a replacement. There is also a gap between the Six Knights of TSMC."

Li Fuzhen was very helpless.

"What do you think Jiang Shangyi is like at Samsung?" Lu Fei raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Jiang Shangyi and Liang Mengsong pursue completely different routes. Liang Mengsong supports 'advanced manufacturing processes', while Jiang Shangyi insists on 'advanced packaging'. The two routes are diametrically opposed."

Li Fuzhen didn't hide it either.

In the traditional packaging concept, it has always been "sealing first and then fighting", but Jiang Shangyi feels that rather than risking increasing the density of leads, it is better to package two chips on one silicon wafer, because the physical distance is close and the delay problem in electrical signal transmission is

It has been improved, and the disadvantages caused by metal materials have also been solved.

That is to say, it changes to "fight first and seal first".

"This idea is technically bold, but its feasibility needs to be studied." Lu Fei was surprised.

"Your views are exactly the same as my elder brother's, but I think what Jiang Shangyi said is not unreasonable."

"Why? Compared with the performance improvement brought by the manufacturing process and the performance improvement brought by the investment in 'advanced packaging', the price/performance ratio is really too low."

"Yes, this is a normal inertia of thinking, but what if Moore's Law fails? If the unit manufacturing cost of transistors rises instead of falling, the cost-effectiveness of process upgrades to improve performance begins to decrease? Can 'advanced packaging' reduce the cost?

More costs to increase the added value of the packaging and testing process?”

Li Fuzhen analyzed: "It can also win more large packaging orders, which is equivalent to reducing the cost of advanced manufacturing processes in disguise."

"It doesn't seem unreasonable."

Lu Fei kept it in mind and prepared to discuss the feasibility of advanced packaging with Hu Zhengming, Liang Mengsong, Zhang Rujing and others.

"You are the only one who says this. It is useless for me to say this at Samsung. Whatever I support, my eldest brother will definitely oppose it, not to mention that he is originally opposed to Jiang Shangyi's technical route."

Li Fuzhen's words were full of envy, "Now that you are successful, the eldest brother will regret letting go of Liang Mengsong and re-employing Jiang Shangyi. If nothing else, Jiang Shangyi will be 'optimized' in a short time."

"How are you doing at Samsung?"

Lu Fei took his mobile phone and walked into the bedroom.

"He and I can only keep one, and you have to be careful, he will never let you go. Yangtze Memory has prevented Samsung from 'cutting off power to put out fires', destroying his plan to dominate the memory market, and now it has made a breakthrough earlier than Samsung."

The 40/45nm process will definitely think of various ways to deal with you, and will create opportunities even if there are no opportunities."

Li Fuzhen showed a trace of worry.

"I will pay attention to it. I still say the same thing, I will not offend others unless they offend me. If they offend me, I will offend them!"

Lu Fei and Li Fuzhen chatted for a while and then put down the phone.

"Have you finished chatting?"

Yin Fanka walked out of the bathroom, wearing Victoria's Secret underwear, and walked toward him, "My dad has already contacted Rosemary who you recommended. Is there really no problem?"

"She's a professional."

Lu Fei shrugged, "As professional as you are to me."

"I will be more professional on Valentine's Day."

Yin Fanka licked her lips: "Want to try it?"

Although Lu Fei was moved, February 14th was the first day of Nortel Network's bidding, so he hesitated for a while and then refused: "I think we can try it in advance." He pulled her into his arms.

"You're not going to the UC campus."

Yin Fanka muttered: "It can be controlled remotely."

Lu Fei patted her butt and changed the topic to "Iron Man 2". It has already reached the post-production special effects stage and will be released as soon as the summer movie to coincide with the launch announcement of logicX3.

"You'd better come to the premiere then."

"Why?"

"Uh...if you still want to acquire Marvel."

Yin Fanka explained that after "Captain America", Marvel's second superhero movie, "The Incredible Hulk" was messed up again, costing US$500 million, but the final box office was only US$600 million.

I lost a lot of money!

It also proves once again that Marvel Studios has no filming ability and is suffering from filming disease, and is completely incompetent for Marvel Universe projects.

"You want me to talk to you then?"

Lu Fei raised his eyebrows, "Is this necessary?"

"It's not necessary. The box office of "Iron Man 2" will make Marvel understand that no one knows how to make big-money Marvel movies better than us. All you need to do is show up and support me. Everything will be left to me."

I, you will be able to sign the acquisition contract soon."

Yin Fanka smiled and untied his nightgown.

"It's us."

As soon as Lu Fei said this, the phone on the table vibrated.

Seeing him pick up the phone, Yin Fanka leaned down tacitly, but was forced to hold her head by a big hand, unable to move.

"Shh!"

Lu Fei looked at the caller number and was shocked.