Chapter 45 Isn’t this our Kirin 990?

Chapter 45 Isn’t this our Kirin 990?

Chapter 45 Isn’t this our Kirin 990?
Sun Yafang nodded. To be honest, even if Wang Chengdong hadn't done this, Sun Yafang didn't want to continue the conversation.

Although Vincent International does have a large amount of chips in stock, which is rare, if Huayao wants to take over, the price to pay is too high, and it will suffer heavy losses.

Thinking calmly, it is definitely not wise to take this order under such harsh conditions.

Sun Yafang said, "Lao Wang, hurry up and confirm whether the tape-out is true or not, and how strong is the technical strength of that company? What are the details? We must investigate it thoroughly."

Wang Chengdong nodded: "Don't worry, Mr. Sun, I will do it right away."

A moment later, the two arrived at the hotel where they were staying.

Wang Chengdong didn't have time to change his clothes and quickly called Xu Zhijun.

At the same time, in General Island, production line factory.

Hu Jiangshan was staring at the screen in the central control room of the production line, checking various data.

The person sitting next to him was Zhang Rui.

Hu Jiangshan was looking at the tape-out information data that had just been completed.

The so-called tape-out is to produce corresponding chip samples according to the chip IC drawings given by the customer.

The entire tape-out process is very complicated and can test the capabilities of the semiconductor production line to see whether it can produce qualified chips according to IC drawings.

This is not an easy task, especially for tape-out of a seven-nanometer chip, the technical threshold is frighteningly high.

Seven nanometers is a truly advanced process, especially in 2018, seven nanometer chips are definitely flagship-level.

Generally speaking, even for large semiconductor manufacturers such as Shimadzu and Sansan, it takes several months to complete the tape-out of advanced process chips.

But the production line on General Island is different. It has a high degree of automation and intelligence, and the tape-out process was successfully completed in two days.

To be honest, when they succeeded, even Zhang Rui and other team members couldn’t believe it.

It would be fine if it had such high efficiency, but the key is that the success rate is also so high.

This semiconductor production line not only produces wafers, but also performs cutting and packaging.

In other words, this semiconductor production line is not only a wafer production line, but also integrates packaging functions.

At this time, Hu Jiangshan concentrated on checking the various parameters of the chip samples.

Zhang Rui and his team had tested the chip samples before, and everything was perfect, with no problems found.

Hu Jiangshan finally finished watching it and nodded: "Dr. Zhang, the restoration is indeed great, 100% accurate."

Zhang Rui smiled and said, "Boss, you see, even the flaws in the IC design have been restored."

"Well, well done, this is the effect we wanted."

Zhang Rui asked: "Boss, what should we do now?"

Just as Hu Jiangshan was about to answer, his cell phone rang.

【Caller ID: Wang Chengdong】

Hu Jiangshan smiled slightly, and Wang Chengdong became anxious.

Hu Jiangshan has just called Wang Chengdong to inform him that the tape-out was successful.

At that time, Wang Chengdong was so shocked that he was incoherent and even uttered several swear words from his hometown. Hu Jiangshan found it funny just thinking about it.

Hu Jiangshan waved to Zhang Rui and went to answer the phone.

"Hello, Mr. Wang."

Wang Chengdong's anxious voice came from the other end: "Hey, Mr. Hu, I want to confirm something with you. Is it confirmed that the tape-out was successful?"

"Yes, it worked."

"Did your friend tell me this in person?"

"Yes, he told me personally that the tape-out was very successful."

Wang Chengdong quickly asked, "Have the wafers and chip samples after tape-out come out?"

"Yes, it's all out. I can go to my friend's place and get it out anytime."

"When can it be handed over to us?"

Hu Jiangshan thought for a while and replied, "Mr. Wang, if you are in a hurry, I will send it to you now. It will probably arrive tomorrow." Wang Chengdong immediately said "no" several times.

"Mr. Hu, we have sent someone over."

Hu Jiangshan was stunned for a moment: "Come here? Where are you from?"

"Hong Kong Island. It should take more than an hour to get there."

Hu Jiangshan thought to himself, what a joke, Wang Chengdong and the others are really anxious.

But that's normal. If it were Hu Jiangshan, he would also be very anxious.

Let alone make them wait for a day, they can't even wait for an hour longer.

Hu Jiangshan said: "Okay, no problem, I'll prepare the samples right away."

Wang Chengdong was overjoyed. He discussed the time and place of the handover with Hu Jiangshan, and then hung up the phone in a hurry.

In fact, one can tell that Wang Chengdong still has doubts amid his excitement.

The samples of the 7-nanometer chip were leaked in just two days, which is indeed difficult for people in the industry to accept.

It doesn’t matter, they will soon know Hu Jiangshan’s strength.

At night, in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, the Huayao headquarters building is brightly lit.

Huayao has always been known for its wolf culture. Even if overtime is not mandatory, a large number of employees work in the company until late at night, or even all night long, just to complete the work as soon as possible.

At this time, Zhou Hua was doing nothing in the office, with another employee, Gao Jingtao, sitting next to him.

Zhou Hua is a senior chip testing engineer and Gao Jingtao is his right-hand man.

Gao Jingtao took a sip of water and asked, "Brother Hua, isn't there nothing to do in our department these two days? Why do you want to stay and work overtime?"

Zhou Hua replied: "It was the leader who asked us to stay."

"why?"

"Why else? I have work to do."

Gao Jingtao sat up straight and asked, "Are there any new chips to be tested?"

"That should be the case, otherwise there would be no point for us to stay."

"What kind of chip is it? Is it so important?"

Zhou Hua waved his hand: "Don't worry, you will know in a moment."

In the past, leaders would only pay so much attention to chips that were extremely important.

Just then, someone came in.

It turned out to be Mr. Xu Zhijun. Zhou Hua and Gao Jingtao hurriedly greeted him.

Xu Zhijun handed the box in his hand to Zhou Hua: "Hurry up and test this chip. Don't be too detailed. Quickly check the process and structure first."

Zhou Hua looked suspicious, but he didn't ask any more questions. After all, the chip that could be delivered personally by Mr. Xu must be something extraordinary.

Zhou Hua opened the lid of the box and saw the wafers and chips.

Zhou Hua picked up a chip and examined its appearance.

Xu Zhijun remained calm and watched Zhou Hua's reaction.

Zhou Hua had a puzzled look on his face, and Xu Zhijun's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that this chip was crap?
"Boss Xu, isn't this...990?"

"Ok?"

Zhou Hua looked up at Xu Zhijun and said, "Isn't this our Kirin 990?"

Xu Zhijun was stunned: "Are you sure?"

Zhou Hua nodded: "Look, this stitching is the layout of Kirin 990. Oh? By the way, why is there no model number printed on the front? Is it a sample?"

Xu Zhijun took a deep breath and said, "Zhou Hua, hurry up and get the test. The results must be out tonight!"

(End of this chapter)