"This is really good news." Mr. Hu was excited.
He knows very well that semiconductors are too expensive and require state machinery and large funds.
Wang Yi nodded: "Yes. And the priority of support is between us and SMIC. Now SMIC is also working on the 40nm process. Once they complete it, the technical gap will be limited."
"If we can complete the 28nm process before the big fund is established and completely crush SMIC, then our first place will be stable!"
"I understand!" Mr. Hu said solemnly: "Don't worry, Director Wang, we will achieve mass production of 28 nanometers in late April and June, and I'll take care of it!"
"Mass production of 28 nanometer chips in June?" Wang Yi raised his eyebrows with joy, and then changed the subject: "No, Mr. Hu, it's already April 20th, June is only a little over a month, is it too late?"
"It's too late, the main reason is that the yield rate needs to be improved!" Mr. Hu said calmly.
But Wang Yi was shocked.
What a familiar scene!
Last time, it was the same.
Wang Yi thought that Mr. Hu hadn’t finished the 40nm process yet, but it turned out that Mr. Hu had already done it. He just thought that the yield rate was too low and was not considered a success, so he didn’t mention it at all!
Is it the same this time?
"Mr. Hu, you have developed the 28nm process... but the yield rate is not high?" Wang Yi asked.
Wang Yi’s definition of success for the 28nm process is that it can achieve 28nm chip production.
Mr. Hu’s definition of success for the 28nm process is that it can achieve successful production and the yield rate exceeds 85%, otherwise it will be a failure!
This is not even a standard!
For example, SMIC's 40-nanometer process can currently produce chips, but the yield rate is too low, less than 50%, and cannot be mass-produced.
Mr. Hu nodded: "We have done it, but the yield rate is only 70%. Give me another month and I will try my best to increase the yield rate to 85%, preferably 90%!"
"Okay, great!" Wang Yi was in a good mood: "The recent good news is really one after another!"
"???" Mr. Hu became interested: "Besides big funds, what other good news is there?"
Wang Yixiao said: "The research and development of Kunpeng 901, Kunpeng 902, and the Wing Loong 4000 baseband are all going smoothly. There are no problems in the verification phase so far, and the final tape-out is just short of that."
"That's good news. In this way, let them come over and bring their chips with them next time to test the yield rate and trial-produce a batch."
"Okay, I'll let them do the tape-out!" Wang Yi was overjoyed.
This was the case last year. The yield rate of the 40nm process continued to increase, and both Kunpeng 700 and Kunpeng 702 were successfully taped out.
It would be really great if the results are the same this year!
If everything is done, we will have to wait for the yield rate to increase to above 85%, and the equipment for the second and third phases of the B1 wafer fab to be put in and debugged. It will also take a month or two, and it will be put into production in June at the earliest.
If all goes well, 28nm mass production will be achieved in June, with a monthly production capacity of 50,000 wafers, a monthly output of 30 million 28nm chips, and 30 million 40nm chips.
That couldn't be better!
The next day, George took the core members of the Kunpeng 902 team to the R&D center of the first phase of the Xingyi B1 wafer fab again.
Also here are the core members of the Pangliguo Pterosaur 4000 team.
Currently, only the first phase of the R&D center has a small R&D factory, which contains a small 28-nanometer process production line, which is used for experiments, testing, and optimizing the yield rate of the 28-nanometer process.
Last year's 40-nanometer process was also developed in this R&D plant.
The same is true for the current 28nm process.
Theoretical research and development is first carried out in the R&D center. After the theoretical verification is passed, offline testing is carried out in the R&D factory. After the yield rate exceeds 85% or even 90%, it will be promoted to other factories for formal mass production!
By then, the R&D center and R&D factory will continue to develop the next generation process.
"Mr. Hu, I have to trouble you again." Pang Liguo said with a smile.
Mr. Hu waved his hand: "It's no trouble. Without your chips and basebands to make money, my wafer factory may have to shut down."
George also said with a smile: "Thanks to Mr. Hu, tapeout is much more convenient for us, otherwise we would have to queue up at TSMC!"
"Haha, Director Qiao is serious. It's amazing. Last year, your master brought you here, but this year you are taking the leading role!"
Mr. Hu also admired George very much.
It's not easy to be able to stand alone at such a young age and take up Williams' position.
"The master taught me well, but I was worried about embarrassing him." George said with a smile.
"They all have a bright future." After some pleasantries, Mr. Hu got straight to the point: "Let's study the plan first, make preparations, and officially tape-out in a few days!"
"Okay!" George and Pang Liguo responded, looking calm and calm, but feeling a little nervous in their hearts.
Especially George, who took the lead for the first time and took charge of the research and development of Kunpeng 902/901. If something went wrong, it would be over.
If he really fails, his career will be over.
On the contrary, Pang Liguo is more relaxed.
The previous success of the Pterosaur 3000 gave him some confidence.
Wang Yi did not personally intervene in these matters and only waited for the final results.
On the contrary, Wang Yi returned to Jeju again to prepare for the centralized delivery of three major projects.
On the 23rd, Wang Yi attended the delivery ceremony of Xingyi Mobile J2 Super Factory.
Although it is only the first phase of the J2 super factory, it can still increase annual production capacity by 40 million yuan and increase monthly production capacity by more than 3 million yuan per month.
Next month, the annual production capacity of Xingyi Mobile's own factory will increase from the previous 120 million to 160 million!
Monthly production capacity increased from the previous 10 million to 13.33 million!
An improvement of more than 33% is terrifying.
The simplest thing is that with these production capacities, Xingyi Technology's high-end new flagship mobile phones can be fully self-produced in the future.
Old flagships and unbounded mobile phones need to continue to be manufactured by BYD.
"Chairman, is the J2 factory also used to produce xphone 2pro?" Zhu Changlin asked.
Wang Yi nodded: "Well, the production capacity is full. In the past few months, we will go all out to produce xphone 2pro. Even if we don't sell out, it doesn't matter. We will stock up on goods. By August, we will have to free up production capacity and go all out to produce xphone 3."
When the Xphone 3 comes on the market, equipped with the Kunpeng 902 processor, it will definitely sell well.
At that time, the sales of xphone 2pro will decline. At that time, the inventory will be used to support it, and then it will be handed over to BYD for OEM.
As new mobile phones are released, sales of older models are declining sharply.
For example, after the Xphone 2pro was released, it sold out instantly, but the sales of other models were declining sharply.
The Xphone 2, which sold tens of millions of units per month last month, has sold up to 8 million units this month.
The xphone 1pro, which sold 8 million units a month last month, has sold a maximum of 5 million units this month.
These are all things that can't be helped.
On the contrary, xphone 1, with its quad-core processor, XOS system, Xingyi Technology brand, and ultra-low price starting at 2,499, is still selling well, and its sales this month can still be maintained at around 8 million.
The main product is cheap, easy to use, and truly connected to the Internet.
There is no way, xphone 1 has upgraded the SOC of Kunpeng 506, and its performance is not bad at 2,000 gears. Coupled with the 60% bonus of the XOS system, the performance is close to Qualcomm's current flagship processor Snapdragon 600!
It only costs 2499, and users are naturally rushing to buy it.
That is to say, the running memory is only 1G, which is a hindrance. Otherwise, it will suppress the sales of both xphone 1pro and xphone 2.
This is also the reason why Wang Yi upgraded the processor of Xphone 1 but not the running memory.
If the running memory is upgraded and everyone buys the xphone 1 starting at 2499, then the more profitable models such as the xphone 1pro and xphone 2 will not be easy to sell.
However, the initial price of Xphone 1 started at 3299, and it has been sold to this day, which is considered a record.
If we persist for another six months, when Unbounded Note is released and the stock of Xphone 1 is cleared, we will be done with it.
Other subsequent models will not have such a long life cycle.
Wang Yi changed the subject: "Chang Lin, are the xphone 3 and Xingyi mobile phone X1 all arranged?"
Zhu Changlin nodded: "The research and development of the full-screen display has already been completed. It can be directly used as the new X series. It is not difficult to make the Xingyi mobile phone X1.
"Very good." Wang Yi nodded.
It is undoubtedly safer to launch the full screen as a new X series.
Just like the Xiaomi MIX series, all subsequent advanced designs will be launched and tried in the X series.
The xphone series is still updated twice a year.
In this way, no matter whether the X series is successful or not, it will not affect the basic disk of the xphone series.
"The key is packaging technology, which limits our product design." Wang Yi sighed.
He also knew that under-screen fingerprint scanners were good, but unfortunately they couldn't do it in 2013 because the technology wasn't up to par.
He also knows that the hole-punch screen is better than the current Xiaomi Mi Mix with the camera in the lower right corner.
But there is no way, the current packaging technology cannot do it.
However, with the current COG packaging technology, it is impossible to make a mobile phone without a chin. It just has a big forehead and a big chin.
In fact, mobile phones before 2017 were all packaged in COG, so they all had big foreheads and big chins.
Being able to create a Xiaomi Mix with no forehead and ultra-narrow chin is already the limit. For this reason, the camera has to be placed in the lower right corner.
If you want to achieve a next-generation full-screen display with an ultra-narrow forehead like the Samsung S9, which is narrower than the ultra-narrow chin, you need to develop the next-generation COF packaging technology, which is flip-chip film packaging technology.
The punch-hole screen must at least use COF packaging technology.
In the previous life, COF packaging technology only appeared in 2017.
Samsung ix2 uses COF packaging technology to achieve a higher screen-to-body ratio.
If you want to achieve a 100% screen-to-body ratio and a full screen, you need COP packaging technology.
And COP can only be used for OLED screens, not LCD screens.
Such as iPhone x!
In response, Wang Yi looked at Zhu Changlin: "Lao Zhu, continue to recruit talents, poach people, and do your best to develop COF packaging technology."
COP is more advanced, but cannot be used for LCD screens.
At a time when LCD screens are the mainstay, COF is more practical, easier to develop, and cheaper.
Cost:COG < COF < COP.
Screen-to-body ratio/advanced level: COG < COF < COP.
"Okay!" Zhu Changlin responded.
But unfortunately, even if Wang Yi invests heavily in research and development in advance, it will still take time to make a breakthrough.
"How to maximize the possibility of achieving a full screen without a breakthrough in the packaging process, and the camera is not in the lower right corner." Wang Yi fell into deep thought.
Zhu Changlin also had no idea.
This requirement is somewhat harsh.
Without breakthroughs in packaging technology, it is impossible to achieve a 100% screen-to-body ratio, and the narrow chin cannot be removed.
For the sake of screen-to-body ratio, we can only remove the forehead and place the front camera on the narrow chin, so the lower right corner lens appears.
But many people don’t like the lower right corner lens, so if you continue to place it at the top of the screen, you have to keep the forehead.
With a chin and a forehead, the screen-to-body ratio is high.
This is difficult to correct.
But Wang Yi's eyes lit up: "Lifting camera!"
"???" Zhu Changlin was startled, and then suddenly realized: "Chairman, do you mean that the front camera continues to be above the screen, using a lift type, and is hidden inside the fuselage?"
Wang Yi nodded: "Yes, this way you can remove the forehead, super-narrow the chin, and achieve the first-generation full screen while still keeping the front camera at the top!"
"What a great idea, why didn't I think of it!" Zhu Changlin suddenly realized: "But the lifting camera needs to be developed. This year's Xphone 3 will be released in September. I'm afraid it will be too late."
Wang Yi nodded: "It's okay. The Xphone 3 is designed according to the conventional design, with an ultra-narrow forehead, an ultra-narrow chin, and the front camera at the top center. With the power of Kunpeng 902, it is enough to sell well."
"Xingyi Phone X1 can consider abandoning the lens on the lower right and changing it to a pop-up camera, but this requires abandoning the ceramic body and implementing side fingerprint unlocking!"
Wang Yi likes Xiaomi MIX’s full screen, ceramic body, and ceramic back shell, which is full of high-end feel.
But Xiaomi Mi Mix’s lower right corner lens and back fingerprint are just flaws.
Otherwise, the ceramic body is difficult to process, and it is unrealistic to put fingerprints on the entire side of the ceramic middle frame.
The side fingerprint keys are destined to be relatively wide. It would be too technically difficult to open such a wide hole in the ceramic middle frame. It was achieved within ten years.
Therefore, the Xiaomi Mi Mix series uses fingerprint recognition on the back, so there is nothing you can do about it.
To put it bluntly, ceramic body and side fingerprints cannot have both.
A full screen and a front fingerprint home button are also incompatible.
You need to think of everything, unless you create 3D structured light or under-screen fingerprints, or a hole-punch screen.
But it was impossible to do it in 2013, not even one.
All that can be done now is to make choices.
The Xphone 3 will be launched in five months, and it will be too late to lift the lens or fingerprint on the side.
It can only be made into a conventional design like the xphone 2pro, with the front lens in the center of the narrow forehead, and the front touch fingerprint unlocking on the narrow chin home button.
The Xingyi X1 can be released on New Year's Day, and there is still time for major changes. You can choose a metal body + lifting lens + side fingerprint.
Or choose ceramic body + lower right corner lens + back fingerprint.
There is no doubt that the lift lens + side fingerprint is definitely better than the lower right corner lens + back fingerprint.
But the texture of the all-ceramic body is better than that of the metal frame.
You can only choose one of the two.
After some tangle, Wang Yi chose to give up the all-ceramic body like Xiaomi Mix.
"Changlin, Xphone 3 has a decent design. It is equipped with Kunpeng 902, which is powerful enough."
"As for Xingyi X1, it uses a metal body + side fingerprint + pop-up camera."
"Are we going to give up on ceramic fuselages altogether?" Zhu Changlin asked.
Wang Yi sighed: "The large opening of the ceramic version is unrealistic. You have to use the lower right corner lens and the fingerprint on the back, which is a bit awkward. Moreover, the all-ceramic body is costly and difficult to process, and is not suitable for large-scale mass production. Let's put it aside for now."
.When the technology matures in the future, we will make a ceramic body."
"Yes, the production capacity of ceramic fuselage will not be high." Zhu Changlin agreed very much.
The simplest one, Xingyi Mobile Phone Factory, produces metal bodies and can produce 13.33 million units per month.
If we were to produce ceramic bodies, it would be difficult to produce 10 million units per month!
The processing difficulty of ceramic fuselage and the difficulty of drilling holes are much more difficult and troublesome than that of metal fuselage.
It is precisely for this reason that there are not many mobile phones with ceramic bodies, they are either niche or high-end, and the prices are very expensive.
In addition, the ceramic body requires fingerprints on the back and a lens in the lower right corner, which is too high on the hips. Wang Yi chose a metal body + lifting lens for the Xingyi Phone X1.
"Okay, Chairman, I will develop the Xphone 3 as soon as possible. It has a regular design and will not delay the release. The Xingyi X1 will have a metal body, side fingerprints, and a pop-up lens. It will probably be released later, probably around New Year's Day.
"
"Okay, let's adjust. Xingyi Mobile X1 will be released on New Year's Day. As the first innovative full-screen super flagship product in 2014, the price starts at 6,999."
"Unbounded note is adjusted to be released in November. Double Eleven will boost sales and take over the market of xphone 1 and xphone 1pro. By then, xphone 1 and xphone 1pro will be completely discontinued. It will take advantage of Double Eleven and Double Twelve to clear out all
in stock."
"This is the best arrangement." Zhu Changlin responded: "The only regret is that the ceramic mobile phone has to be moved back a little bit."
"The short delay is just to start better!" Wang Yixiao said.
When there are under-screen fingerprint scanners and hole-punch screens, ceramic phones will be launched in a big way, killing everyone everywhere.
But before that, you can only choose:
"However, the Xingyi mobile phone X1 on New Year's Day, in addition to the regular version with a metal middle frame + glass back shell, can also have a higher-end ceramic back shell version, using the same color metal middle frame + ceramic back shell, which is barely achievable.
A semi-ceramic phone!”
"This is great!" Zhu Changlin was excited: "The metal middle frame can be used for side fingerprints and lift-type cameras, and the ceramic back shell can also give play to the texture of ceramics."
“Although it’s not as good as an all-ceramic body, it’s still rare. And it’s made with a metal frame of the same color, so I’m afraid many consumers won’t be able to tell it’s a metal frame. It can definitely hit the higher end!”
Wang Yi nodded: "At that time, the standard full-screen version of Xingyi Mobile Phone X1 will start at 6,999, and the full-screen version with ceramic back shell will start at 7,999!"
The Porsche versions of several Huawei models in previous generations had metal bodies + ceramic back shells.
Moreover, a separate ceramic back shell is easy to produce. It is not as complicated as an all-ceramic body, and production capacity is more guaranteed.
"Let's arrange it this way!" Wang Yi sighed.
In order to solve the disadvantages of the lens in the lower right corner and fingerprints on the back, a lifting lens + side fingerprints were designed.
Before the emergence of under-screen fingerprint scanners and hole-punch screens, this was considered the best solution.
As for the under-screen fingerprint scanner, it is more difficult and requires time to develop.
Hole-digging screens require a breakthrough in packaging technology.
Due to the limitations of the times, Wang Yi could only compromise.
But even so, the Xingyi mobile phone X1 on New Year's Day next year, Kunpeng 902 SOC + full screen + pop-up camera + side fingerprint, is still an absolute king product.
Even if it starts at 6999, it will be completely sold out.
Even the ceramic back shell version of 7999 is a hot seller.
Without him, eliminating the bottom right corner lens will stop 30% of users from being resistant.
Side fingerprints will also solve the problem of users who don't like back fingerprints and worry about blurring the rear camera by touching fingerprints.
As for the side fingerprint on the right side, it is inconvenient to unlock...
The problem is that the lock screen keys of Apple and many Android phones are on the right side, and everyone can use them very easily...
It is also said that side fingerprint unlocking can only be done with the right hand. When holding the phone with the left hand, it cannot be unlocked...
This is not a problem at all, multiple fingerprints can be entered.
Enter the right thumb to unlock with the right hand, enter the middle finger of the left hand to unlock with the left hand.
As for putting it on the desktop, it is inconvenient to unlock...
It's also not a problem. Enter the middle finger of your right hand or the thumb of your left hand and you can unlock it directly by placing it on the desktop.
If all four fingers are entered, it can be unlocked directly under almost any circumstances.
Whether it is placed on the desktop, held in the hand, or placed in the pocket, whether it is the right or left hand, the side fingerprint can be unlocked directly.
This is something that neither front fingerprints nor back fingerprints can do.
And when combined with the lock screen key on the right, there is no learning cost.
Before the emergence of 3D structured light face recognition unlocking and under-screen fingerprints, side fingerprints were considered the most ideal solution.
After the delivery ceremony, workers recruited in advance began to arrive for equipment debugging and trial production.
Half of them are old employees of Xingyi Mobile J1 Super Factory, who come here to serve as masters and lead new employees.
This method of bringing in the old with the new can achieve mass production of the new factory as quickly as possible.
At the same time, the positions vacated in the J1 factory will be filled by new employees recruited, and then the remaining old employees will lead the new ones.
At Xingyi Mobile Phone Factory, old employees and new employees are included in the assessment.
If the apprentices are mentored well, the senior employees will have high assessment scores and high performance bonuses, which will be helpful for subsequent promotions and salary increases.
If they are not taken seriously, the evaluation scores of the old employees will be low. Not only will their performance bonuses be low, but subsequent promotions and salary increases will also be out of reach.
In order to retain experienced old technical workers, Xingyi Mobile Phone Factory has a complete promotion system within the factory.
The longer you work, the higher your level and the higher your remuneration.
Therefore, these old employees are willing to bring in new people.
The next day, Wang Yi and Zhu Changlin came to Xingyi Tablet J2 Super Factory again.
The Xingyi tablet J1 factory delivered last year originally had an annual production capacity of only 10 million, but after the upgrade it was only 15 million.
Unexpectedly, the Xingyi Tablet was launched globally and sold so well, with more than 10 million units sold in one month.
The original production capacity of tens of millions of years was not enough to sell in one month, so we had to find BYD to manufacture it.
This made Director Hong regret it, and he missed a lot of job opportunities and GDP.
Wang Yi was immediately approved for the Xingyi tablet J2 super factory. This time, the production capacity was fully increased, with a planned production capacity of 50 million units, which could reach 75 million units after the final production is completed.
Even the first phase delivered today has a production capacity of 40 million!
Coupled with the 15 million production capacity of the first phase of the J1 factory, the total annual production capacity of Xingyi tablets will reach 55 million in the future!
"Chairman, it has been more than a year since the first generation of Xingyi Tablet was released, and sales have dropped a lot." Zhu Changlin said:
"The current total monthly sales of Xingyi tablets X1,
Do you want to continue OEM work?”
Chapter completed!