70: Chapter 70: Communication Patent in Hand!

However, to ensure technical security, he still quickly browsed through several files.

[28nm HKMG Process Specification]

[Immersion Lithography Machine Optical Design]

[Atomic Layer Deposition Equipment Technical Scheme]

[Chip Yield Inspection and Optimization]

Every technical document was surprisingly detailed; at a glance, it was clearly the System's doing. He didn't know where it had copied them from, or if it had paid any patent fees to the other party.

However, seeing the engineers, he immediately understood that it was probably another poor soul from a parallel world who had been wiped out.

But this didn't hinder Shen Fei's excitement; after all, he was the beneficiary.

With these, Transsion could fully build China's first 28nm production line in 2009, which, of course, would also be the world's first.

By then, not only could mobile phone chips be self-sufficient, but it could also drive other industries.

But after calming down a little, he realized a problem: having only one set of equipment still wouldn't allow him to compete with them; he still needed to develop his own Lithography Machine.

However, Lithography Machine manufacturing is a capital-intensive, technology-intensive, and talent-intensive industry.

Developing and selling a single Lithography Machine would take several years, plus tens of billions in investment.

Buyers were few and far between; it was completely a money-losing business.

Huaxin Investment had only made tens of billions by taking advantage of the financial crisis, and investing all that money into Lithography Machine R&D would be too much of a loss.

"It seems... I need to find a sucker," Shen Fei whispered, a mischievous smirk suddenly rising on the corner of his mouth.

He thought of his future father-in-law who had just left. If the authorities supported it, and with dedicated enterprises like Huawei, perhaps...

Just then, his phone suddenly rang; it was a call from Huang Tianya.

"General Manager Shen, I have something to report." Huang Tianya's tone suddenly became serious.

"The preparatory group for the National Integrated Circuit Investment Fund has contacted us, saying they want to invite us to join them in setting investment targets. It must be completed before October, and must be launched before 2010."

Shen Fei was stunned for a moment. He had heard of this name; in his previous life, he had even received corresponding subsidies from it.

The National Integrated Circuit Investment Fund was a support plan formulated by the authorities. Its core goal was to break through technical bottlenecks, enhance industrial competitiveness, and ultimately achieve autonomy and control in the semiconductor industry.

Each phase operated on a model of 5 years of investment and 5 years of recovery.

But in his previous life, the semiconductor industry investment fund began its layout in June 2014 and was officially established in September...

Why was it so much earlier this time? Could it be because Transsion's technological breakthroughs had caused the authorities to take notice of semiconductors earlier?

Or was it because Huang Tianya kept making moves in the United States, attracting the attention of the authorities, who then took the opportunity to raise some money?

The more Shen Fei thought about it, the more he felt it was possible. After all, with so much large capital flowing in, it would be strange if it weren't monitored.

But regardless, this was a good thing.

"Make an appointment, the sooner the better."

"Understood."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Fei walked over to the world map in his office.

His finger started from Guangzhou, swept across Southeast Asia, across Africa, and finally stopped at Europe and the United States. In his previous life, China's chips were strangled, Huawei was sanctioned, and countless enterprises were held hostage by others.

In this life, the script had to be rewritten; 28nm was just the beginning. There were still 14nm, 7nm, and 5nm to follow.

Thinking of this, Shen Fei prepared to continue working, but suddenly, he remembered that there seemed to be another Black Tech Blind Box, so he quickly opened it.

As a dazzling animation appeared, the System's voice rang out once again.

[Ding. Congratulations to the host for opening the Black Tech Blind Box; you have received a Gold-tier reward: 4G Communication Patent Package (accounting for approximately 8% of valid 4G patents and 12% of core patents).]

After issuing the reward, the System disappeared again.

Facing the generous System, Shen Fei was stunned once again in the system space. 8% of valid 4G patents and 12% of core patents; this was already the scale of a top-tier communication enterprise...

As expected of a human trafficker System; it was so generous when it came to snatching things.

...

Time quickly arrived in September.

Guangzhou, Transsion Semiconductor Laboratory.

In the laboratory, besides Professor Li Jiahui, who was in charge, there were many foreigners, and these people made up the main force of R&D, but everyone was still conducting research work in an orderly manner.

At this moment, these researchers from the United States or Europe were very regretful.

If they had known that conditions in China were this good, especially with so much delicious food, they shouldn't have hesitated back then.

After all, having been laid off due to the economic crisis, they came to China facing the high salaries promised by Huang Tianya, but they were worried about whether their wages could be paid on time.

But after arriving and comparing, they realized what kind of miserable lives they had lived before; that couldn't be called eating, that could only be called filling their stomachs.

As long as there was delicious food, it was fine even if wages weren't paid; they understood.

But today, everyone was gathered around a testing device, demonstrating their professionalism.

In the center of the device was a chip the size of a fingernail.

It didn't look like anything special, and it couldn't even compare to MediaTek's chips, but everyone knew what this chip meant.

"Voltage is normal."

"Current is normal."

"Starting to load the test program."

The engineer in charge of the operation was very calm; there wasn't a trace of excitement in his voice, and his hands were very steady. After all, this was just a small chip.

The progress bar on the screen began to move slowly: 10%... 30%... 50%...

This was the Taishan PM100, the first power management chip developed by Transsion. It integrated three major functions: fast charging control, power management, and power consumption optimization, with a design process of 65nm.

The fast-charging chip looked unremarkable, but with it, Transsion could better launch fast-charging functions.

The progress bar quickly reached 100%.

"Test passed?"

The blonde foreigner who was originally in charge of the operation shouted it out loud. He wasn't worried; it was just that... he had been forcibly suppressing the worry in his heart.

As the test report came out, an engineer nearby quickly approached and read the results on it: "All functions are normal. Efficiency is as high as 98.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points higher than the design target.

We succeeded."

Cheers erupted in the laboratory. Chenghai and Liu Zhihong, who had come to visit, also shook hands excitedly.

Shen Fei watched everything silently from behind the crowd. The small chip had been conquered.

As expected, as long as one is willing to invest money, these small chips can be handled with ease. It seems that the first single-core chip by the end of the year shouldn't be a problem.

"General Manager Shen, it's a success." Professor Li Jiahui ran over, holding the chip in his hands.

"Successful tape-out on the first attempt, with a yield as high as 97%.

This yield rate is simply a miracle."

Shen Fei took the chip and looked at it against the light. Although he couldn't see anything with the naked eye, he knew that inside it were dense transistors, and they were arranged very tightly, with a very perfect design; otherwise, it would be impossible to achieve this yield rate.

"What about mass production preparations?" he asked.

"Currently, we have approached TSMC, and they have agreed to do the foundry work. Their 65nm capacity is very sufficient, and the monthly production capacity can supply at least 100,000 units."

Professor Li Jiahui reported.

"In terms of cost, it might be a bit more expensive initially. The cost per chip is about 8.5 yuan. Because there are no substitutes for the fast-charging chip, this price... cannot be compared.

But I can guarantee that our cost will be lower than theirs..."