Reborn in 2011, 985 missing from two copies

Chapter 512: Switching all systems, digging a big hole for Qualcomm! (asking for monthly votes)
Domestic 4G commercialization will begin at the end of this year, and 4G will develop rapidly next year.

Even though it will take some time for 4G to become popular, users will still give priority to 4G when purchasing mobile phones, especially mid- to high-end models.

After all, a mid-to-high-end mobile phone will usually be used for about two years, so you must make long-term plans.

It is for this reason that most domestic mobile phones next year will be equipped with 4G as standard, and Xingyi Technology will have no choice but to follow suit.

By then, no matter how powerful the Kunpeng 702 is and how horribly the XOS system has been upgraded, users will not buy into it if it does not support 4G.

It can only be fully upgraded to the Kunpeng 28 SOC with 4nm process, 706G baseband, higher main frequency and overall improved performance!

And the Kunpeng 706C with baseband removed is used for TVs and tablets.

George is also very clear about this. 4G started early abroad, and 3G mobile phones have been unsalable for a long time:
"Chairman, 4G is a hurdle, and chips must be fully upgraded. Next year, we will have Kunpeng 902 and 906 for high-end chips, and Kunpeng 706 for mid-range chips. So, should we develop a low-end 4G chip, Kunpeng 508? As a 500G upgraded version of Kunpeng 506 and 4?"

Wang Yi nodded. "Sure. Modify the Kunpeng 506 SOC and upgrade it to 28 nanometers and 4G baseband. Increase the main frequency a bit. Also, downgrade the GPU's Mali-T604 triple-core to a full-blooded Mali-T604 quad-core GPU. This will become the new 4G chip Kunpeng 508 SOC, which will be used in next year's 2 yuan phone Unlimited ."

"No problem. The modification of this kind of low-end chip is very simple. It all uses the same architecture. I will arrange a group of people to get it done in three months!" George assured.

"Very good." Wang Yi nodded with satisfaction.

The development of Kunpeng 706 and 508 began in early May, and they will be put into tape-out in early August and put into mass production in September.

By then, all of Xingyi Technology's chips will be upgraded to 4G, 28nm process.

There is no other way. Qualcomm's Snapdragon 400 series, 600 series, and 800 series are all 28 nanometers, and all have integrated or external 4G basebands. Xingyi Technology has no choice but to upgrade.

In the fourth quarter of this year, Kunpeng 902 is the flagship and Kunpeng 706 is the sub-flagship.

In the second half of next year, Kunpeng 906 will be the flagship, Kunpeng 902 will be the sub-flagship, and Kunpeng 706 will be downgraded to a mid-range processor!
The Kunpeng 4, which integrates a 508G baseband, is a low-end processor that replaces the previous Kunpeng 506 and Kunpeng 500.

With the popularization of 4G, many mid- and low-end mobile phones will have to be equipped with 4G as standard next year, and Kunpeng 500 and Kunpeng 700 will all withdraw from the market.

The first generation of Unbounded, which will be released in June this year, can also be equipped with the 6G chip Kunpeng 1.

However, the second generation of Unbounded, which will be released in the first half of next year, will have to upgrade to the 2G chip Kunpeng 4.

The Unbounded Note, released in November this year, can also be equipped with the 3G chip Kunpeng 700 SOC, starting at 2999.

The 2nd generation of the Unbounded Note, which will be released in the second half of next year, will have to upgrade to the 4G chip Kunpeng 706 SOC, starting at 3499!
It can be said that all 506G Xingyi mobile phones equipped with Kunpeng 700, 702, and 3 will be discontinued and withdrawn from the market next year.

Even though the xphone 2pro was just released in April this year, it will have to be completely discontinued after the xphone 3pro is released in May next year.

With the advent of the 4G era, 3G thousand-yuan phones will still sell well, but expensive 3G phones will be out of stock.

Not many people would spend four or five thousand to buy a 2014G mobile phone in 3, let alone the overseas market.

When it goes international next year, 4G will be standard across the board!

The currently hot-selling xphone 2pro will be Xingyi Technology's last 3G flagship phone and also the one with the shortest lifespan, as it will be discontinued just one year after its launch.

xphone 1 and xphone 1pro will be discontinued in November this year.

But it doesn’t matter, even after they are discontinued, there are still xphone 3, Xingyi X1, xphone 3pro, and 2G 4nd generation on sale, and all series support G.

Even if all other models are discontinued, there will be no shortage of mobile phones.

It can be said that next year Xingyi Technology will realize the full switch from 3G chips to 4G chips, and the full switch from 3G mobile phones to 4G mobile phones.

It will also achieve a comprehensive switch from 40nm process to 28nm process!
Next year, Xingyi B1 wafer factory and M1 wafer factory will only retain a very small number of 40-nanometer production lines and continue to produce 40-nanometer chips.

Other production lines have been fully upgraded to 28-nanometer production lines with higher profits and higher technological content.

Next year is destined to be a year of sudden changes, and Xingyi Technology will have to develop rapidly.

This year is also the last glorious year for Kunpeng 702.

Next year, we will have to wait and see how her upgraded version, Kunpeng 706, performs to its full potential!

The second generation of Xingyi tablet will also be fully upgraded to 2 nanometers.

However, the standard version of the second generation Xingyi tablet was released in September, and it cannot catch up with the Kunpeng 2C, so it can only use the Kunpeng 9 SOC first, which is just right to consume the inventory chips of Kunpeng 706.

By the end of this year or the beginning of next year, when the inventory of Kunpeng 702 chips is cleared, they can be upgraded to Kunpeng 706C.

However, the Xingyi Tablet 2 Pro is equipped with Kunpeng 902C, which directly achieves the goal in one step.

There are also Xingyi TV X50, X55, and X60, which will launch new 4K versions around the end of this year, with Kunpeng 902C as standard!

Non-4K version TVs will continue to be sold to continue to digest the chip inventory of Kunpeng 506, 700, and Kunpeng 702.

When the 3G chip inventory is used up, the 1080P version of Xingyi TV next year will also be fully upgraded to Xingyi TV 706nd generation, with Kunpeng C as standard.

The second generation of the Unbounded TV will also be released next year, with Kunpeng 2C as standard.

From mobile phones to tablets to TVs, with three grades of high, medium and low, the entire series will be upgraded to 28nm chips next year!

Wang Yi and George agreed on the next R&D layout. Mr. Hu came over and sighed:

"The test results are out, and the yield rate of this batch of chips still does not meet the standard."

"Only 77%."

"Alas! The 28nm process is still a long way to go and needs further optimization."

Seeing Mr. Hu's depressed look, Wang Yi was silent: "..."

George was also speechless: "..."

The yield rate of 28nm chips was only 70% last time, but this time it reached 77%, which is a huge improvement!
But for Mr. Hu, the road ahead was long and difficult.

All I can say is that people have different standards.

Wang Yi smiled and said, "It's okay, Mr. Hu, 77% is already very good. Next time, it will be almost 80% or more! We can start mass production when it reaches 85%, it's not far away."

"85% yield rate is not enough, 90% is more secure." Mr. Hu said persistently.

What can Wang Yi say?
I can only say, keep it up, Mr. Hu!
Fortunately, Mr. Hu has high requirements in all aspects, so Xingyi Semiconductor's technological progress can make rapid progress.

If the requirements are too low, the whole section will collapse.

It’s only the beginning of May, and the yield rate of the 28nm process has reached 77%. There will be no problem in reaching 6% before the end of June.

In this way, 7nm mass production can be achieved in July, and Kunpeng 28 and Kunpeng 902C can be officially mass-produced.

September's xphone 9 and Xingyi Tablet 3 Pro can both be directly equipped with Kunpeng 2 SOC and Kunpeng 902C.

The second generation of Xingyi Tablet continues to be equipped with Kunpeng 2 SOC to digest the inventory chips.

The mass production of Kunpeng 706C is estimated to be in September, which is too late.

As for the November Unbounded Note, although it can catch up with Kunpeng 706, it cannot be directly equipped with Kunpeng 706.

一旦2999的无界note都用上28纳米的鲲鹏706，那搭载鲲鹏702的xphone 2和xphone 2pro都没法卖了。

It is better to wait until the second half of next year, when the xphone 702 and xphone 2pro equipped with Kunpeng 2 will be discontinued, and the next generation of Note 2 will be upgraded to Kunpeng 706 SOC!

Wang Yi thought everything through.

The most taboo thing is that the new mid-range product overshadows the old high-end product, disrupting the product line layout.

Unless the old high-end products are directly discontinued and withdrawn from the market.

Afterwards, Mr. Hu led his team to continue developing the 28-nanometer process, and George and Pang Liguo also returned to the Xingyi Technology headquarters.

Wang Yi looked at the Xingyi Semiconductor R&D Center and fell into deep thought.

The 28nm process is a done deal and there is no problem with it.

The yield rate will definitely exceed 85% next month. By then, the 28nm process will be completely successful and mass production will be achieved first in the Phase II and Phase III of the B1 wafer factory. Then Mr. Hu’s team will have to carry out next-generation process research and development!

The research and development of semiconductor technology has always been a non-stop process day and night.

But by then it will not be 20 nanometers process, but 14 nanometers!

That’s right, skip the 20nm process and go straight to the 14nm process!

台积电的技术路线：45纳米-40纳米-28纳米-20纳米-16纳米……

三星的路线路线：45纳米-40纳米-32纳米-28纳米-20纳米-14纳米……

In the past life, at the beginning of 2015, when TSMC was still working on 20 nanometers, Samsung directly launched 14 nanometers!

This directly shocked TSMC and snatched away Apple's orders, causing TSMC to suffer heavy losses.

This time, Samsung will definitely launch the 2015nm process in early 14!

Similarly, Xingyi Technology also has to respond.

The more advanced the process, the more difficult it is to develop.

Thanks to Mr. Hu’s ability, the 40-nanometer process was completed in one year.

With Mr. Hu here, the 28nm process can be completed in one year.

But 20 nanometers was a hurdle, which had held up Samsung and TSMC for many years. It was Mr. Hu's innovation that broke the curse of 20 nanometers.

But even so, it takes a long time to develop.

Xingyi Semiconductor will start mass production of 28nm process in the second half of this year, and will then develop 20nm process. The earliest time for mass production of 20nm is early next year. By then, Samsung will have already mass produced 14nm, and Xingyi Technology will still be a large generation behind.

On the contrary, only by skipping the 20nm node and directly rushing to the more advanced 14nm process can we narrow the gap, catch up with Samsung and TSMC in 2015, and reach the first echelon!

Moreover, the 20-nanometer node is not that important. It is just a transition node and can be skipped.

TSMC previously skipped the 32nm process, and now it’s nothing for Xingyi Technology to skip the 20nm process, it’s just a transition node.

However, Wang Yi did not speak directly to Mr. Hu about this matter. He asked Mr. Hu to concentrate on increasing the yield rate of the 28-nanometer process to more than 85% and then achieve mass production.

During the last tape-out, we invited a group of experts to witness Xingyi Technology’s implementation of the 40-nanometer process, but a leak occurred.

For this tape-out, Wang Yi did not invite anyone, not even the management committee.

This made Professor Yang a little uneasy, as he had no idea about the progress of Xingyi Technology.

Faced with Qualcomm's repeated pressure, it was unable to produce any valuable intelligence.

In this regard, Qualcomm Chairman Jacob was very angry:
"It's already May, and we still don't know the specifications of Xingyi Technology's flagship chip this year?"

"What architecture will next year's flagship chip use? How far has it been developed? We haven't found out yet."

The vice president was speechless for a moment: "There is no relevant information at present."

"Trash, all trash!" Jacob became more and more angry, and felt exhausted:

"Our flagship chip for the second half of this year, the Snapdragon 800, has already been released, and Xingyi Technology's chip of the same generation is probably almost ready. The paper parameters will definitely be on par with the Snapdragon 800, plus the 64-bit improvement of the XOS system, it will be 60% ahead of us! But you know nothing about it!" The vice president continued in silence: "..."

"Never mind. Needless to say, this year's Snapdragon 800 will definitely be crushed by Xingyi Technology just like last year's APQ 8064." Jacob took a deep breath.

"But we can't be outdone again next year. Next year's Snapdragon 805 will also be a 32-bit architecture, so we must improve it across the board and lead Xingyi Technology by more than 60% to offset the 64% improvement of the XOS 60-bit system and surpass Xingyi Technology's new flagship chip next year!"

"Therefore, we must find out what specifications and architectures their chips will have next year so that we can make targeted arrangements!"

The vice president nodded quickly: "Chairman, I understand this truth, I will urge you as soon as possible."

Jacob's face turned cold. "Time is running out. We don't have much time left. Let that guy find out as soon as possible! We can use some tricks if necessary!"

"Yes!" the vice president responded, understanding what Jacob meant.

Qualcomm's flagship processor has been outperformed by Xingyi Technology for two consecutive years, and the chairman has completely lost his patience.

Even if we have to use some tricks, we must get the information!

What means?
Destroy that person's means!

If it really comes to that, it won't just be Professor Yang who will be in trouble. He might even be held accountable.

Jacob was helpless about this.

He also wants to launch the 64-bit Snapdragon flagship chip as soon as possible to defeat Xingyi Technology.

But unfortunately, 64-bit architecture is an unfamiliar field for Qualcomm, and the requirements for flagship chips are very high, so it is not so easy to develop.

What's more, if it is the flagship of next year or the year after, it must be equipped with A57 large core, which is even more difficult.

Qualcomm also established a 64-bit chip research and development team and developed a quad-core 64-bit chip.

It uses the A53 small core, internally codenamed Snapdragon 615, and will be launched next year.

But the performance of Snapdragon 615 is very limited, similar to Kunpeng 702.

Last year, such performance could be considered a flagship chip, but this year it is only a sub-flagship chip, and next year it will be relegated to a mid-range chip, and it is completely unworthy of the flagship title.

The quality of chips drops by one level every year.

What's worse is that Xingyi Technology has a 64-bit XOS system, and Kunpeng 702 can exert 160% of its performance.

But Qualcomm does not have a 64-bit system, so Snapdragon 615 cannot exert 160% of its performance!

安卓明年年底才有希望发布64位的安卓5.0，可问题是安卓的应用都是32位，骁龙615依旧无法发挥出64位的提升。

That is why, with the same performance and the same 64-bit processor, Snapdragon 615 is 702% weaker than Kunpeng 60!

There are also last year's APQ 8064 and Xingyi Technology's Kunpeng 702, this year's Snapdragon 800 and Xingyi Technology's new flagship chip. The theoretical performance is not much different. The reason why Qualcomm loses is that it does not have the bonus of 64 bits, and it lags behind by 60%!

Jacob was helpless about this.

If we want to make up for the horrible 60% gap of the XOS system, then next year's Snapdragon 805 can no longer be on par with Xingyi Technology. It must be more than 60% ahead of Xingyi Technology to be on par!
We must understand the architecture, main frequency, GPU and other core data of Xingyi Technology’s flagship chip next year!
For this reason, the vice president immediately called his confidant to handle the matter.

The next day, Professor Yang, who was far away in the imperial capital, received a message:
[If you can't give us what we want, then we can only give you what you don't want! 10! ]

Seeing this message, Professor Yang broke out in a cold sweat and his face turned extremely pale in an instant.

Threat!

A naked threat!

What the other party wants, of course, is information about Xingyi Semiconductor’s flagship chip for next year.

As for what Professor Yang doesn’t want, it’s hard to say.

For example, revealing his identity and ruining his reputation.

For example, they might harm his children who are studying in the United States, causing them to lose their children before them, or making their lives a life worse than death.

But no matter which one it is, Professor Yang cannot accept it.

The 10 at the end is the countdown.

Last ten days!

If there is no result, the other party will take action!

"No, Xiao Rui is in too much danger abroad, I have to get him back immediately!"

Professor Yang was horrified. He quickly picked up his phone and called his son:

"Xiao Rui, are you okay?"

But the person who answered the phone was a stranger: "Professor Yang, I can only say that he is fine now."

"Who are you? What do you mean?"

Professor Yang panicked: "Don't do anything to my son, come at me if you dare!"

"Haha, you took so much money from us, enjoyed so many benefits, but you can't give us what we want. What's the point of asking us?"

"Don't worry, I won't kill your baby son. I will only train him carefully and let him live the life he wants."

"What do you mean?" Professor Yang was completely confused, but he absolutely did not believe that the other party would be so kind.

"Professor Yang, do you want to have a daughter? Hahaha!"

The shrill laughter made Professor Yang's face turn pale and he became even more furious: "You bastards! You want to force my son to undergo sex reassignment surgery!"

"No, no, no, what if he wanted to?"

"My son has very positive values ​​and wouldn't have those weird ideas!"

"Haha, even if he doesn't know how to do it, we will make him know how to do it. You know our methods. Professor Yang, we train our troops for a thousand days but only use them for a moment. You have ten days to do what you want."

"If you can't give us satisfactory information, you will have another daughter, and you will also be disgraced and spend the rest of your life in prison. Don't worry, I will let your daughter visit you in prison when the time comes."

"Look at you, you useless father! Hahaha!"

"You!" Professor Yang was so angry that he wanted to say something, but the other party had already hung up the phone.

"It's over!"

"Those lunatics are capable of doing anything!"

Professor Yang sat down on the sofa, feeling unwell.

Turn his son into a girl, both physically and mentally...

This made him more angry than killing his son.

Not to mention that he would be disgraced and spend the rest of his life in jail.

The crime of espionage...he will never be able to get out of this for the rest of his life.

"No, I can't just sit there and wait for death. I have to get the information about Xingyi Technology's new processor next year!"

"But I only know that Zhang Chao and his team will make next year's processors, and I don't know anything else."

"But it's okay. Last year, I sent one of my favorite disciples to Xingyi Semiconductor."

“Although I am not a core R&D staff, at least in Xingyi Semiconductor’s R&D department, I still have the hope of getting in touch with the core architecture.”

Thinking of this, Professor Yang decisively began to contact that person.

At twelve o'clock in the evening, the two met secretly in a club.

"Xiao Chao, your development at Xingyi Semiconductor is going well recently, right?" Professor Yang greeted.

"That's great, Professor. Thanks to your help, otherwise I wouldn't be able to get into Xingyi Semiconductor!"

Lin Chao smiled and said that he was sincerely grateful to Professor Yang.

The teacher of undergraduate students is not that important, and teachers rarely give special care to students.

But the graduate student’s teacher is very important.

As long as you have good relationships, whether you can get into some super good units in the future depends on your own strength, but whether your tutor is supportive and attentive is the most important factor!
Many units also consider the tutor's reputation when recruiting.

Lin Chao was able to enter Xingyi Semiconductor because of his own abilities, and Professor Yang's support also played a big role.

"It's also your own hard work." Professor Yang said, and suddenly changed the subject: "I heard that Xingyi Technology has cooperated with Yanlord, Longfor and other companies to launch group purchase houses, which are cheaper than the market price. Why don't you consider it? I remember that you are from the capital and have a household registration."

"Oh! Don't mention it, professor. Although I have a hukou in the capital, my parents are ordinary workers and our home has not been demolished. How can we afford to buy a house in the capital?"

Lin Chao sighed: "Xingyi Technology's salary is not bad, but I have just been working there for less than a year and I don't have much savings. I can consider buying a house in the capital after I save enough money."

Professor Yang nodded: "That's right, but I'm worried that the speed of saving money will not be as fast as the increase in housing prices in the capital!"

"Yes, that's what I'm worried about. The year before last, the housing prices in the capital were still parabolic, rising and falling. Since last year, the housing prices in the capital have been rising all the way, and this year they are still skyrocketing."

Lin Chao was very melancholy: "I checked and found that those who bought houses in the second half of 2011 made a lot of money. But in the past year and a half, the housing prices in Beijing have increased by 40%, and in Zhongguancun by 70%! Even wages cannot increase that fast."

"What should we do?" Professor Yang said anxiously, "You are not young anymore. You have been dating your girlfriend for several years. It's time for you to consider starting a family and a career."

"What can I do? At worst, I can work in the capital and buy a house in Tianjin. Then I can go back and forth every day."

Professor Yang sighed and said sympathetically, "You young people have it so hard. People from the capital are forced to buy houses in Jinshi. Isn't this a step backwards?"

"There's nothing I can do. My abilities are limited and I can't stay in the capital." Lin Chao picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

Who doesn’t have ambition?

Who doesn’t want to go higher?
But the situation is stronger than people!
Professor Yang patted Lin Chao on the shoulder and consoled him, "This is not your fault. It's a problem of the times! It's this era. I'm sorry for all of you who are so talented!"

"Oh! I embarrassed the teacher."

"Don't be shameful. It's not your problem." Professor Yang comforted Lin Chao while drinking with him.

Coupled with the melancholy of buying a house, Lin Chao soon became drunk.

"Let's not talk about these annoying things. Is the research and development of your Kunpeng chip going smoothly?" Professor Yang changed the subject.

"It went quite smoothly, but I joined late and didn't have much contact with them. I only know that Director Zhang also led a team to develop next year's flagship chip Kunpeng 906. This year's flagship chip Kunpeng 902 was led by Director George."

"Yes, it is Kunpeng 906!" Professor Yang instantly became interested and said slowly and kindly:

"Director Zhang is amazing. He has just joined the company and has taken on a major responsibility. I am curious about his architecture. Could he use a quad-core A57?"

(End of this chapter)