Chapter 463: Leading AI Chips, Imperial City’s Big Deal
But at Xingyi Zhijia, Li Si, a grassroots employee who initiated the project, can be the project manager.
Of course, an experienced deputy manager will be assigned to share the responsibility.
We will not bury outstanding employees, nor block the channels for advancement!
This is Xingyi Technology!
On the 15th, Wang Yi returned to the Imperial Capital and went straight to the PC Semiconductor Department.
During this period, many semiconductor talents from VIA came to the imperial capital from Taiwan and overseas.
This enables Xingyi Semiconductor’s R&D capabilities to increase day by day.
These returning semiconductor experts and Mavericks are not only experts in chip research and development, but can also bring a mature research and development system and lead a team.
And these are what are most lacking in the country.
Just like Williams and George before them, they brought not only technology, but also a complete set of research and development ideas and mature systems from Texas Instruments.
Including a complete R&D system for chips from scratch, a chip transformation and upgrading system, a reverse engineering R&D system for chips, a R&D system that bypasses patent blocks, as well as team building with veterans leading the new, semiconductor talent echelon training, etc.
These are the fruits of decades of hard work by Texas Instruments.
Because of Williams and others, Xingyi Semiconductor was established all of a sudden, and many detours were avoided.
It is precisely because of these mature research and development systems that Kunpeng 700 and Kunpeng 702 can progress smoothly.
Without such a complete set of mature systems, Xingyi Semiconductor would have to experience the failures of Huawei and HiSilicon one after another, and it would take three or four years to produce mature chips.
Just like our research and development of fighter aircraft, we initially introduced Soviet-style fighters, imitated Soviet-style fighters, and followed the Soviet-style route.
Many years later, he mastered the Soviet style, followed the new Chinese style route, and made a fifth-generation machine, surpassing the old master.
The research and development of missiles is even more interesting. It started with the Soviet route, but later it was discovered that the Soviet route was too wild, not accurate enough, and not advanced enough. In addition, Qian Lao came back and started the American system.
From Perak-4 to Perak-11, they are all American routes.
It is precisely by absorbing the essence of Soviet style and American style that we are better than others, go out of our own way, and create extremely powerful Express-21 and Express 41!
Shocking the world.
Similarly, Xingyi Semiconductor's mobile phone chips all follow the Texas Instruments route and use the Texas Instruments system.
After two years, I fully understood Texas Instruments' system, and based on this, I built Xingyi Semiconductor's own system, surpassing Texas Instruments.
In the past two years, many domestic semiconductor seedlings have also continued to learn from giants such as Williams and George in the process, becoming new semiconductor giants and taking charge of their own business.
Zhang Chao is one of them.
Without Williams' guidance, the young Zhang Chao would not have been able to take charge so quickly.
The research and development of PC chips follows VIA's path.
Although VIA has been defeated steadily in recent years due to Intel's patent war, there is not much market share left.
But VIA’s R&D system is still very strong.
Otherwise, Intel would not be beaten and forced to launch a patent war.
As for the Centaur team, let alone that.
Much of VIA's chip research and development capabilities come from the Centaur team.
Now with the addition of these PC chip giants, Xingyi Technology's CPU, GPU, and AI chip systems can be quickly established.
This will allow Xingyi Semiconductor to avoid many detours, and the research and development of PC chips will also be much faster.
Wang Yi attaches great importance to these talents and desires them greatly.
After walking around the PC semiconductor department, I immediately approached Jian Ziyan:
"Ziyan, for those semiconductor talents who are here and are willing to apply for imperial household registration, they will be arranged without queuing up. They will be approved directly. We still have quotas, right?"
With imperial household registration, these people will buy houses in the imperial capital, and there is a high probability that they will stay in the imperial capital.
If not, it would be easy for Waiguo talents who always advocate freedom to run away after making money.
Wang Yi had to find a way to tie all these people to death in Xia Kingdom!
It would be best for them to get married and have babies in Xia Kingdom, and then experience the joy of chicken babies.
Then don't even think about running away in this life.
Even if they run away, it will take many years before their children may fail English.
In these years, Xingyi Semiconductor's system will be built and domestic semiconductor talents will be brought out.
By then, domestic semiconductor talents will be plentiful, and the departure of these foreign elites will have little impact.
But that’s not possible right now. These days, domestic semiconductors are in their infancy, and there is really a shortage of people!
Even Zhang Chao came back from overseas.
"Chairman, there are quite a few applications." Jian Ziyan took out a form: "Look, these people have all applied!"
Wang Yi took a quick look and was a little surprised: "So many? Are they all willing to get the imperial household registration? There are so many more than I thought."
"It's like this. Chairman, the PC Semiconductor Department has also recruited many colleagues from the mainland. When chatting with each other, they usually talk about housing prices. For example, Mr. Li said that housing prices in the Imperial Capital have increased again. They have increased seven to eight times in the past ten years. In the future, they will still have to pay more.
If the price rises, you must hurry up and get the imperial household registration, buy a house as soon as possible, and you will definitely make a lot of money..."
"Gong Zhang also agreed. Yes, he is looking at a house. After obtaining the household registration, he will start immediately. Otherwise, he will not be able to afford it..."
After hearing these words, the new foreign employees were also moved.
Especially when they learned that the house bought by President William had increased in value by more than 5 million in half a year, those people became even more uneasy and applied for imperial household registration one after another.
Wang Yi smiled: "I see. Sure enough, the biggest temptation of imperial household registration is to buy a house."
The current average price of a house in the imperial capital is only 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. In five years, the average price will be 70,000 to 80,000 yuan. If you buy it, you will make a profit.
Even in Zhongguancun, there were about 30,000 people half a year ago, but now they are more than 40,000, even 45,000!
For example, in April, Jian Ziyan bought a new Yanlord property located in Zhongguancun. It was of relatively good quality and was considered an improvement. At that time, the market price was 32,000, which many people thought was expensive.
Well now, in just eight months, it has risen to 43,000!
Increased value by more than 30%!
Jian Ziyan was frightened. Fortunately, after listening to Wang Yi's words, her parents collected some money and lent Wang Yi some money to get in the car directly.
Otherwise, you really can’t afford it, and whatever you earn after working hard for several years may not be able to keep up with the increase in housing prices.
There is no way, Zhongguancun is not only a gathering place for the IT industry, but also a gathering place for famous schools.
Those who buy houses nearby are either professors from prestigious universities or high-paid code farmers, and some have purchasing power.
Such a terrifying increase has made old employees want to have imperial household registration and buy a house.
And those people who came from VIA were even more uneasy.
There are also centaur foreign engineers who are also eyeing the imperial capital residence.
As for new houses in Zhongguancun, the price has increased by more than 30% in one year. No one can resist this temptation.
Therefore, becoming a Xia nationality, obtaining imperial household registration, and buying a house have become the pursuits of these foreigners.
No matter what the future holds, this wave of wealth cannot be missed.
Wang Yi warmly welcomed this:
"Ziyan, as long as the ability and level are enough, we will approve them all!"
"But Chairman, there are too many applicants, and the quotas given before have exceeded the quotas. They are not enough, so we can only rank based on seniority..."
"That won't work." Wang Yi waved his hand decisively: "As long as the level is enough, all arrangements will be made. If the level is not enough, but the ability is strong and the results are outstanding, all arrangements will be made. As for the lack of household registration, it is not a problem. I will go to Director Qin to get it!
"
They are all top semiconductor talents poached from Taiwan and overseas, as well as CPU and AI chip talents. Director Qin will covet them.
If none of these people meet the talent introduction plan, then there really is no one left.
"Okay, Chairman, I'll make arrangements right away." Jian Ziyan responded.
"Compile the list and information as soon as possible and send them to me. I will go and get the household registration."
"good!"
Jian Ziyan was very efficient and had the information sorted out that afternoon.
The next day, Wang Yi took the information and came to the management committee.
"Director Wang, sit down quickly!" Director Qin said with joy: "I heard you were coming, so I specially brought out the best tea!"
"Then I'll have to come back a few more times!" Wang Yixiao said.
"Yes, you need to come more!" Director Qin said with a smile: "You guys, you moved several businesses from the Imperial Capital to the Magic City some time ago. Even if you don't come to the door, I'm going to have tea with you!
"
"Ahem, since Magic City is our financial center, I will move Xingyi Financial there."
"What? The imperial capital doesn't need finance?" Director Qin was a little angry.
Xingyi Automobile, it’s fine if you just end up in the Magic City.
Xingyi Finance, which sounds like a big business, has landed in the Magic City!
He is a little sour!
There is no other way, we all want our brother cities to live well, but we don’t want our brother cities to live too well!
"Don't worry, Director Qin, I've landed new business in the Imperial Capital!" Wang Yixiao said.
"What business?" Director Qin became interested.
If you have already moved to the Magic City, there is nothing you can do about it. It is impossible to move back.
Even if Wang Yi agrees, Modu will not let go.
What you eat into your mouth cannot be spit out again.
The reason why Director Qin brought this up was because he wanted Wang Yi to find someone to make up for his problem and provide him with new projects.
"CPU project!" Wang Yixiao said.
"CPU? Haven't you already made a mobile phone SOC? It's not a new project." Director Qin was startled, and then he was overjoyed: "No, you want to develop a computer CPU?"
Wang Yi nodded: "Yes, we acquired VIA, obtained the X86 license, and are preparing to develop computer CPU chips. The headquarters is located in the Imperial Capital!"
"Okay, okay, great!" Director Qin said with joy: "This is a good project. The imperial capital needs it, and our country also needs independently developed PC chips."
"It's great that Xingyi Semiconductor wants to develop domestic CPU chips, and Imperial City will fully support it!"
"Not just CPU chips, but also NPU chips." Wang Yi continued to add more chips.
This time, asking people from VIA to register for residence is only part of the purpose.
What's more important is the benefits.
Last time, Modudu gave so many benefits, including the science and technology park at the Modu headquarters, huge discounts from Xingyi Automobile, Xingyi M2 wafer factory, and four pieces of land in Lujiazui!
Now that Wang Yi is here, the imperial capital has to express his gratitude, right?
As for whether to say it or not?
Director Qin, you don’t want all subsequent big projects to go to the Magic City, right?
The last time Wang Yi went to Magic City, he invested in many large projects in Magic City such as the wafer factory, packaging and testing factory, Xingyi Automobile, Xingyi Finance, Xingyi Magic City Headquarters, etc.
Director Qin and Didu are both envious and jealous.
Of course, it was only because of the magic city that Wang Yi could be so generous.
After all, the four pieces of land in Lujiazui are very fragrant. They were sold to Wang Yi at a low price so that Wang Yi could make a lot of money.
"NPU chip? What is that?" Director Qin was stunned. He had never heard of it at all.
Wang Yi is not surprised, this concept has not yet appeared.
The first NPU chip only appeared in 2016, so it’s natural that Director Qin doesn’t understand it.
Wang Yi explained: "The NPU chip... is a neural network processor, a chip specially used for deep learning calculations. It can be understood as an AI chip."
"Future autonomous driving, AI face recognition, AI voice interaction and other fields will require NPU chips to provide powerful AI computing power. This kind of computing power is unmatched by CPUs."
"It turns out to be an AI chip." Director Qin suddenly realized: "Then this NPU chip has a bright future. The future is the era of AI."
Before Xiao Ai and Siri appeared, everyone thought AI was far away.
But when Xiao Ai and Siri appeared and became more powerful, everyone understood that AI was not far away.
The emergence of Xingyi Smart Home has made people experience that AI is not a flower on the high mountain, but can truly make our lives better.
Therefore, officials have also begun to pay attention to the development of AI.
Director Qin immediately grasped the key: "We are lagging behind in both CPU and GPU, but in the field of NPU, we cannot lag behind!"
Wang Yi nodded: "Of course, NPU is a new field and a new track. Not only will we no longer lag behind, but we will be far ahead."
"No matter what, Xingyi Semiconductor will invest heavily in developing AI chips and take the lead in NPU. It will make a strong layout before the major international giants have even started!"
In the previous life, in 2016, major giants began to launch NPU chips one after another.
This time, Xingyi Technology will produce NPU chips in 2014 or even 2013.
It is also necessary to redefine the standards of AI chips and gain enough say.
In this case, if you want to talk about AI chips and get stuck, you have to see if Xingyi Technology agrees.
Just like PC chips, Intel has developed the X86 architecture. If other companies want to make CPU chips, they must be authorized by Intel.
Just like Cyrix, without Intel's authorization, it would be extremely difficult to produce a CPU compatible with Intel pins through clean room reverse engineering.
After all, the X86 architecture was just starting out at that time, the instruction set was simple, and it could be reverse engineered.
Now that X86 has become very mature, it is hundreds of times more complicated than it was originally. It is really a fool's errand to try to reverse engineer it and bypass all Intel's patents.
Times have changed.
Similarly, once Xingyi Semiconductor develops an AI chip and formulates the architecture and instruction set of the AI chip, other companies must use Xingyi Semiconductor's architecture and instruction set if they want to quickly make mature AI chips.
If not, the only option is to develop it from scratch, which would be very difficult.
Wang Yi continued: "NPU is just one of them. In the field of AI chips, the AI computing power of CPU is very low, but the AI computing power of GPU is very strong. We will also focus on developing the AI computing power of GPU."
Director Qin said thoughtfully: "Director Wang, do you think that as an AI chip, GPU is more powerful, or NPU is more suitable?"
"The integration of CPU, GPU and NPU is the most powerful!" Wang Yixiao said:
"The CPU has the lowest AI computing power, the NPU is in the middle, and the GPU has the strongest AI computing power. But unfortunately, the GPU consumes the most power. If all AI scenarios require the GPU to be completed and run 24 hours a day, the battery life and power consumption will be unbearable. And
NPU has considerable computing power, consumes much less power than GPU, and can also optimize and improve the AI computing power of GPU. Therefore, integration is the destination."
"I see." Director Qin understood the logic behind it: "Don't worry, Director Wang, since you have such courage, the imperial capital will definitely support you."
As he spoke, Director Qin took out a contract: "Before, you said that Xingyi Science and Technology Park was too small, so Imperial City planned a 600-acre science and technology park in Zhongguancun for you. The land will be given away for free, and you can build the science and technology park yourself."
"Thank you, Director Qin!" Wang Yi was in a good mood. This is what he wanted.
This matter has been mentioned before, but now it has been officially approved. Even the planning has been completed and only Wang Yi can sign it.
And the land provided is also large, 600 acres!
This is 600 acres in Zhongguancun, the imperial capital, where every inch of land is valuable.
Investigating the reason, we can only thank Modu for its assistance.
The Xingyi Technology Headquarters in Lujiazui, the capital city, has 300 acres, while the imperial capital has given it 600 acres.
There was no way. Some time ago, Xingyi Technology Park was saturated. Wang Yi first moved Xingyi Animation and Xingyi Games and other businesses to Meiyu Technology Park in Jeju.
He also moved Xingyi Financial and other business departments to Shanghai.
The imperial capital was afraid of such a large-scale evacuation, fearing that Wang Yi would empty out all the imperial capital's business.
So we directly planned a 600-acre science and technology park!
Director Qin picked up the tea cup and said jokingly: "Director Wang, the land is all given to you this time. It's enough, but don't move it!"
Wang Yi was dumbfounded: "If we don't move, Xingyi Semiconductor will be in the imperial capital from now on. But will it only be an industrial park?"
"Yes, what else do you want?" Director Qin said with a smile.
"We also have Xingyi Real Estate!"
"Hahaha, I knew you said that, and I've prepared everything for you!"
Director Qin said, taking out three contracts and handing them to Wang Yi.
After thinking about it, he walked back, took out two contracts and threw them to Wang Yi.
Wang Yi was silent: "..."
This is about watching people order food!
If there are no good projects this time, there will only be three plots of land.
Fortunately, with the CPU project and NPU project, two more pieces of land were added.
Can play!
City can play!
Director Qin chuckled: "These five pieces of land are all in good locations. They are all given to you. A total of 800 acres, a floor area ratio of 2.3, and a construction area of 1.2 million square meters. They will be given to you at the base price, a total of 36 billion!"
Wang Yi opened it and saw that it was indeed a good location.
In recent years, the land supply in the Imperial Capital has been in a very good location. Even if it is a little out of the way now, it will become a core area in three or four years.
There is no way, the imperial capital is developing too fast.
In a few years, they will all be robbed of their heads.
More importantly, land prices are now cheap.
The current floor price is 30,000 per square meter. Four or five years later, it will be 80,000 to 90,000 per square meter, or even more expensive.
Moreover, 30,000 is the minimum price. If you bid, you will get at least 35,000, or even 40,000.
It is impossible to close the deal at the lowest price.
Everyone knows that house prices will skyrocket in the future, and all transactions will be at a premium.
Giving Wang Yi a base price of 30,000 yuan is considered support.
"Thank you, Director Qin." Wang Yi asked the lawyer to look at the contract. If there was nothing wrong with it, he took out a pen and signed it.
If you miss this kind of wealth, you will be punished by God.
Wang Yi also understood the meaning of the imperial capital.
Wang Yi wants to develop semiconductors, make CPUs, and make NPUs, which will cost a lot of money.
The Imperial Capital cannot directly send large amounts of money to Wang Yi, as this is against the rules.
Therefore, the land was sold at a low price, allowing Wang Yi to make money from real estate to support semiconductors.
It's also a good thing.
As for how to pay the 36 billion?
That’s even simpler. During this Double 12, 35.7 billion was recorded, and Xingyi Technology has ample funds in its account.
Just use it to pay first, then find a bank for a mortgage loan, and then lend it out. It will not affect normal operations and development.
The interest will be paid every year in the future, and a high-end improved smart home will be completed in 2017!
The floor price is 30,000 per square meter, and it is for sale at 130,000 per square meter!
Just five pieces of land, sold out in two years, no problem, no profit can be calculated.
It's just that the past few years have been tough. The 36 billion mortgage loan has a lot of interest every year.
But compared with the rapid increase in housing prices in the imperial capital, this interest is nothing worth mentioning.
"Director Qin, since the imperial capital supports our Xingyi Technology so much, then I have to be sensible."
Wang Yixiao said: "In this way, I plan to build a large-scale packaging and testing factory in the imperial capital, preferably close to the wafer factory or high-speed rail station."
"Large-scale packaging and testing factory!" Director Qin was overjoyed, his eyes brightened:
"Great, in this way, Xingyi Semiconductor has realized the entire industry chain layout of chip research and development - chip production - chip packaging and testing in the Imperial Capital! There is also the mobile phone factory in the Imperial Capital, which directly realizes the commercialization of chips and the production of mobile phones!"
"Yes, this is my layout." Wang Yixiao said: "In the Imperial Capital, the current Xingyi B1 wafer fab is being expanded and will become a large-scale wafer fab next year with a monthly production capacity of 75,000 wafers. There are also other fabs under construction.
Xingyi B2 wafer fab has a monthly production capacity of 100,000 wafers.”
"Once fully put into production, Didu will become Xingyi Semiconductor's largest chip production base in the country. It will also build the largest packaging and testing factory. In this way, the chips will be produced in Didu and directly sent to the packaging and testing factory for packaging and testing. By then, not only can
To meet the needs of the mobile phone factories in the imperial capital, it can also be sent to several super mobile phone factories, tablet factories, and TV factories in Daocheng in Jeju with the help of the Beijing-Shanghai line to meet the chip needs of the entire north. If there is excess production capacity, it can also be supplied to friends.
, and even exported!”
As for the Xingyi M1 wafer fab and M2 wafer fab in Shanghai, after they are fully put into production in the future, their combined monthly production capacity will be 125,000 pieces, mainly for mid- to low-end chips.
After the chip comes off the production line, it is directly sent to the acquired ASE packaging and testing factory for packaging and testing, and then supplied to BYD for OEM and external sales.
Wang Yi has planned all this.
High-end chips are produced by Teito and are used in high-end mobile phones, tablets, and TVs in Teito, Jeju, and island cities.
The mid-to-low-end chips are mainly produced in Shanghai and are used as OEMs for BYD.
From now on, the sub-flagships of the Unbounded series, Xingyi series, and older products will be manufactured by BYD.
The self-owned factory mainly produces new flagships!
Director Qin was in a good mood: "Director Wang, this packaging and testing factory cannot be too small. In this way, the 500-acre packaging and testing factory will be located near the Xingyi B2 wafer factory and will be built together with the Xingyi B2 wafer factory. The land will be given by the Imperial Capital
, build it yourself.”
"The best thing would be to connect the two factories and create an internal transportation line. In this way, after the chip production is completed, it will be sent directly to the next door for packaging and testing." Wang Yixiao said.
"That's no problem!"
The location of Xingyi B2 wafer fab is currently considered a relatively remote industrial land. The advantage is that it is close to the high-speed rail station and is convenient for transportation.
But many years later, it is still a good place.
Chapter completed!