Chapter 342 TSMC and Korean Star
The strange strong wind blew from night to dawn.
The sound of the wind was like waves, gusts and waves, whistling and whistling non-stop.
It reminded me of the pomegranate trees in my hometown, the flags on the school playground, and the sweetness of the five kilometers during training.
The developed and safe public transportation has turned the former displacement into cross-provincial work. It only takes half a day or a whole day to return to my hometown, but the sound of the wind swept the longing and surged.
In the early morning, the wind finally stopped.
Luo Songtang rubbed his sore waist and went to the bathroom to wash up.
After all, he is old, and Taoyao's assistance can only be said to improve his physical fitness rather than become a superman.
There are still many company matters to deal with today, and he can't be tripped by the gentle country.
Back to the company, the four managers who were notified in advance were waiting for him to have a meeting.
"Have you read the production plans of the two factories?"
Seeing the boss asking, the four nodded.
Luo Songtang casually asked about a few plans and arrangements. Seeing that the four people responded in a good manner, he said solemnly: "This is a rare opportunity. The company will expand its production scale and it is expected to be established as a group company in the future. If you can seize this opportunity and have outstanding performance in the production and construction of the new factory, then the position transfer next year and the year after will definitely be a plus.
I can't guarantee that everyone can be promoted, but I understand Mr. Gu's character. He distributes according to work, rewards those who have made contributions, and punishes those who have made mistakes.
So everyone must maintain a good attitude at work, don't panic when encountering problems, and ask me if you can't solve them."
After a few reminders, Luo Songtang's honest and honest side made the four people feel sincerely warm.
Although being a manager in Jiuzhou Technology Company is not as majestic and free as in other companies, the promotion channels are clear and the working atmosphere does not pay attention to official relationships, which really compares to companies like Ali.
After the meeting, everyone went to their own business.
Expanding production is not something that can be expanded with a stroke of the pen or a project written.
Factory buildings, personnel, relevant qualification approvals, equipment and technology, as well as cooperation and contact with local relevant departments, water and electricity facilities, these tedious things all need people to be responsible for.
Actively cultivate internal strength to have enough strength to resist foreign enemies.
Xiaxin Technology's financial report affects not only stock market funds, but also the foundry route that was once unclear, which is now exposed.
Although the 7nm domestic lithography machine was announced to be a small-scale trial production, it also threatens TSMC and Hanxing, two major foundry companies.
According to foreign media reports, TSMC will increase its capital expenditure this year to US$25 billion to increase the production capacity of advanced processes in order to consolidate its leading position in the global semiconductor chip foundry field.
TSMC plans to increase the production capacity of 5nm process manufacturing to 150,000 pieces/month in 21 years, and while expanding 5nm production, it will also speed up the development of 3nm production process facilities and research and development of 2nm process nodes.
Data shows that TSMC's wafer factory currently has a 5nm production capacity of 60,000 pieces per month, which will be increased to 150,000 pieces per month. It is conceivable who it is targeting.
With the changes in the international trade situation, Xia Wei's orders from TSMC have been reduced by 70%. Of course, in contrast, Pingguo's self-developed chip product line has expanded, eating up Xia Wei's TSMC foundry share.
In Daxia, except for Kirin's high-end chips, which can use TSMC's high-end foundry share, other manufacturers have no technology to stand out.
And when it was learned that Xiaxin Technology's technology was authorized by Jiuzhou Technology and Pudong Microelectronics, and Xiaxin could not be restricted in the field of technology licensing, TSMC and Hanxing seemed to have reached a consensus.
At the same time, expand production.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and Samsung 2100 chose Hanxing's 5nm process foundry, while HiSilicon Kirin 9000 and Pingguo A14 chose TSMC's 5nm process foundry.
And now there is a rumor that HiSilicon Kirin 9000 can be produced by Xiaxin Technology's 7+nm process after localization modification.
This makes consumers in Daxia a little confused. Does it mean that the performance of Kirin 9000 will not be as good as Kirin 9000 manufactured by TSMC's 5nm process in the future?
But in fact, TSMC and Hanxing have not yet disclosed the key dimensions of their own 5nm process transistors. 5nm can only be used to express that this is a process node of the company.
However, the chips manufactured by the 5nm process of the two companies have a prominent disadvantage-a huge increase in power consumption.
Hanxing has taken the title of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888's global debut from Dami. Before the fire incident, users reported that the mobile phone consumed a lot of power and heated up.
Of course, this is not a problem of the foundry. After all, the chip design cycle is generally 12-18 months. When the configuration is defined in the early stage, the selected manufacturing process has been determined. Now the degree of closeness between design and manufacturing is quite close-and the contemporary process differences are unlikely to suddenly switch to another process in the middle of the chip design stage.
On a chip, transistors are not only logic circuits, and transistors are not evenly distributed. It still depends on the design of the chip itself.
Perhaps it was because of the disastrous performance of Hanxing that Hanxing Semiconductor, in order to prove itself, not only expanded production, but also launched a three-in-one move of reducing chip area by 35%, increasing power efficiency by 20%, and improving performance by 10%.
This made TSMC, a friendly company, confused.
Originally, we agreed to expand production to squeeze out Xiaxin Technology's share. Why are you, a stick, also improving performance?
TSMC immediately held a press conference and announced that TSMC's 5nm process had achieved a breakthrough. Its foundry chips had a 15% increase in speed at the same power consumption and a 30% reduction in power consumption at the same performance.
TSMC and Hanxing's status suddenly improved again.
This is a very simple algorithm.
5nm is smaller than 7nm, and the smaller the number, the more advanced it is.
Although Xia Wei now has Xiaxin foundry chips, most of Xiaxin Technology's high-end processes have been eaten up by Jiuzhou Technology, so there are not many chips available each month, so there is no response to these news on the Internet.
The experience of the past few years has taught Xia Wei's executives a lesson: keep a low profile when doing things, and then be high-profile when things are done.
Of course, at the same time, Xia Wei is also urging Xiaxin Technology to expand production, and at the same time negotiate with Jiuzhou Technology about the product cooperation of Suiren Company this year.
The general meaning is: You have taken so much of Xiaxin Technology's foundry share, so our HiSilicon Kirin can't get so many goods, and the new Jiaolong mobile phone can't get so many chips.
Jiuzhou Technology's response made Xia Wei speechless and even expressed understanding.
It was a video conference attended by Gu Qing.
His words were very brief, but Xia Wei and other executives could not refute.
"The Xiaxin Technology foundry chips obtained by Jiuzhou Technology are basically used in the new server project of Yunzhong Jiulong. The money for the order is paid by the military. Jiuzhou Technology is only responsible for taking the lead and some minor technical issues."