25: Chapter 25 does not require testing.

Chen Jiuge hesitated for a moment before shaking his head again. "Impossible. I think they should stop at this step. After all, the next step is wafer testing, which is a very lengthy process, unless..."

"Unless what..."

Lei Jianjun asked...

At this moment, Zhou Lei on the stage spoke into the microphone to the audience below, "Normally, according to standard procedures, the next step would be wafer testing. However, this process is too time-consuming, and we have absolute confidence in our craftsmanship and design. Therefore, President Gao and I have decided to skip this process and go straight to packaging!"

Chen Jiuge looked at Lei Jianjun with a complex expression. "Unless... they don't plan on testing!"

Lei Jianjun was already numb. "This is sheer confidence in their own product. Even Yinte wouldn't dare skip testing their chips..."

Gao Yuan nodded on stage. "The Black Fish X-01 Photolithography Machine has a yield rate as high as 99.99%, so skipping the test won't actually have much of an impact!"

The audience erupted in an uproar...

This was some serious bragging...

Next, it was time to see their performance.

Soon, the chip packaging was completed.

Zhou Lei had already retrieved the finished product from the other end of the Photolithography Machine...

The first batch consisted of ten chips in total.

Zhou Lei took out the first one. "This chip has epoch-making significance. Generally, after packaging is complete, testing is conducted primarily to weed out defective products. However, as President Gao just mentioned, the yield rate is as high as 99.99%. Therefore, the upcoming tests aren't actually to detect defects, but to test performance..."

"As everyone can see, there are ten chips on site. This one in my hand will be placed in the hall of honor at Xiawei's headquarters after testing. The other nine can be given to our industry colleagues here today!"

As he spoke, Zhou Lei instructed Li Qingquan to perform performance tests on the chip...

Soon, the test results were displayed on the large screen.

Zhou Lei introduced them personally...

"This is the first time the Azure Dragon A9000+ is being tested. For certain reasons, we did not conduct performance tests after the design was completed. However, with the data of the A9000 as a precedent, everyone can see the performance of the A9000+..."

"The Azure Dragon A9000+ integrates 20.1 billion transistors, the highest number of transistors in any mass-produced chip in the world today! In terms of 5G capabilities and AI processing power, the performance of the Azure Dragon A9000+ is more than double that of the mainstream chips on the market..."

At this moment, the data on the large screen made Zhou Lei's face flush with excitement.

It worked...

Every Xiawei employee clenched their fists. With a Photolithography Machine, even if the whole world refused to manufacture for Xiawei, so what?

Below the stage, Ren Yuanzhi was moved to tears!

"It's a success!"

Gao Yuan could feel the excitement in Zhou Lei's heart, but his own heart remained calm.

Because he had seen much more advanced things. It was like how someone who had seen an airplane would find it hard to be shocked by a bamboo dragonfly.

In the Future World, this kind of chip was just trash!

However, Gao Yuan knew that everyone at Xiawei had been holding their breath for the past two years, and now that breath was finally exhaled in triumph!

Zhou Lei paused to steady his mind!

"We once thought the Azure Dragon A9000 would be the swan song of Xiawei chips, and that it would be impossible to take another step forward for at least five years! But I didn't expect the researchers from Black Fish Technology and Xiawei's Strategic Department to develop a new generation of Photolithography Machines so quickly, crushing international top-tier levels in technology..."

"The success of this Azure Dragon A9000+ marks that we, Xiawei and Black Fish Technology, will become leaders in the world's semiconductor industry. In the future, more chips will be designed. Chips are the most important components of modern technology products. The improvement in chip performance will undoubtedly give 5G wings... and even provide strong support for the future 6G!"

...

Zhou Lei said a lot, but no one in the audience felt annoyed; they could all feel his excitement...

Below the stage, staff members delivered an A9000+ chip to both Chen Jiuge and Lei Jianjun.

Chen Jiuge's emotions were very complicated...

He was excited one moment and full of loss the next!

Seeing the chip being manufactured with his own eyes was simply too shocking.

Meanwhile, Lei Jianjun's thoughts were completely different from Chen Jiuge's. He had already begun calculating how to design Dami Technology's next-generation flagship phone! Should they also use Xiawei's Azure Dragon A9000+ chip?

The scene of the chip being manufactured on-site was so shocking to people...

That no one even noticed when Zhou Lei and Gao Yuan stepped off the stage...

Kang Guang stepped up and cleared his throat. "Everyone is shocked, right? Me too... If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I certainly wouldn't have believed that our country's photolithography technology could reach such a level in such a short time! Thank you, Xiawei, and thank you, Black Fish Technology... Next is the media Q&A session... My media friends, due to time constraints, President Zhou and President Chen will only accept interviews from three media outlets, and each outlet will only be allowed three questions!"

"President Zhou, the floor is yours. You can choose the media outlets you want to answer questions from..."

Zhou Lei had calmed down by now. Sitting in his chair, he looked at the hundreds of media outlets eager to start...

He pointed his finger at one with the logo of the Xia Country Daily. "Let's go with Xia Country Daily then..."

A young female reporter ran over with a look of joy.

"President Zhou, may I ask how long the Black Fish X-01 Photolithography Machine was in development?"

Zhou Lei looked at Gao Yuan and then turned back to say, "You should ask President Gao that. After all, the Photolithography Machine was developed by Black Fish Technology!"

The microphone was pointed at Gao Yuan.

Gao Yuan knew that Zhou Lei was giving him an opportunity to promote Black Fish Technology.

"Black Fish Technology is a new company, but our core team actually began research and development three years ago. R&D was very difficult; my Far Reach Group even went bankrupt a month ago! But fortunately, we withstood the pressure, and in the end, the Photolithography Machine was developed faster than expected!"

"President Gao, will Black Fish Technology sell Photolithography Machines to the public?"

This question made the big shots in the audience look over one after another. They all wanted to know what Gao Yuan was thinking, because it was clear that although it was a joint development, Black Fish Technology held the undisputed decision-making power.

"This... is hard to say for now. Because production capacity is limited and Xiawei is our partner, we must first ensure the supply to Xiawei!"

Gao Yuan said.

These words didn't say they would sell, nor did they say they wouldn't... leaving a stance that allowed for both offense and defense.

Zhou Lei felt gratified by Gao Yuan's words...

This was Gao Yuan's renewed promise to him that even if they didn't cooperate on building a factory, future Photolithography Machines would be supplied to Xiawei first!

After answering the three questions...

The reporter from Xia Country Daily was escorted back by security, and next, Gao Yuan chose South Country Weekly.

This reporter was a middle-aged man who looked very elegant.

However, his first question made the atmosphere on-site a bit eerie.

"President Gao, this question of mine might be a bit presumptuous. I want to ask, how do you guarantee that the technology for the Photolithography Machine comes from your own research team and was not stolen from the West?"