Reborn 80s

Chapter 388 Four Elephant Technology
As a chip foundry company, Mota Semiconductor, in terms of production capacity, compared with the world's most advanced semiconductor companies, the gap in process is not too big.

In addition to importing lithography machines from abroad, Mota Semiconductor is also using lithography machines produced by Mota Microelectronics.

The production of chips is not enough just to have a lithography machine. This is an industrial chain with a lot of technology in it, which is not available in Huaguo at this time.

Silicon wafers, photoresists, bonding wires, molding resins and lead frames, etc., Mota Semiconductor has invested a lot of money in research and development.

If it weren't for the support of Meta Investment behind it, it wouldn't be possible at all.

It's just too expensive.

In addition to funds, talents are also needed, and the Ministry of Industry will coordinate among them.

"Mr. Zhang, you have worked hard!"

Seeing Zhang Rujing's first words, Chen Huaiqing just wanted to thank others for their hard work.

It is indeed too hard.

In the past, the country also invested a lot of money in the semiconductor industry.

It has always been led by the central government, focusing on technological breakthroughs and ignoring market transformation.

The problem of industrialization has not been well resolved, so the right to invest in semiconductors has been delegated to local governments, and they want to use market-oriented means to find a path for the development of domestic chips.

The situation is not so good. Most of the outdated wafer production lines imported from abroad have no commercial value at all.

Money is wasted in vain, you know, the price of a production line is 300-600 million US dollars.

Faced with this situation, the Fourth Ministry of Machinery is also in a hurry, and is preparing to implement the 531 strategy, that is, to popularize 5-micron technology, develop 3-micron technology, and tackle key problems in 1-micron technology.

Then at this time, Chen Huaiqing came to the door.

Knowing about Chen Huaiqing's past achievements, no one dares to ignore Chen Huaiqing.

Although Chen Huaiqing had no experience in semiconductors before, who dares to say that Chen Huaiqing can't do it?
Although the establishment of Mota Semiconductor was strongly supported by the Ministry of Machinery.

However, it was after Zhang Rujing took office that Mota Semiconductor really got on the right track and began to develop rapidly.

With Chen Huaiqing's support, Zhang Rujing naturally has no problem controlling Mota Semiconductor.

But in the mainland, there is a real shortage of semiconductor talents.

Zhang Rujing is cultivating while building a factory.

In the country of Hua, there is never a shortage of smart people, and there is no shortage of smart people who work hard.

Zhang Rujing smiled and shook hands with Chen Huaiqing: "Finally, I have lived up to Mr. Chen's trust."

Chen Huaiqing: "Here in Rongcheng, are you still used to life?"

Zhang Rujing said with a smile: "My father has lived in Yuzhou for a few years, and he can cook a few Sichuan dishes. He is not uncomfortable here."

Sichuan cuisine is not only spicy and spicy.

After chatting for a while, I started to talk about the development of Mota Semiconductor.

In addition to processor chips, the products manufactured by Mota Semiconductor now also have memory chips.

Compared with processor chips, memory chips are much lower in technical difficulty.

In the office, Zhang Rujing poured a cup of tea for Chen Huaiqing.

Chen Huaiqing flipped through Mota Semiconductor's current client list, and the top one was Sixiang Technology.

Sixiang Technology was established in Beijing in 1987 by Meta Investment. It specializes in chip research and development. It has established R&D centers in Rongcheng, Shencheng and Shenchuan.

Sixiang Technology named the four R&D centers respectively according to the scope of the scope: Beijing Xuanwu R&D Center, Shenchuan Suzaku R&D Center, Rongcheng Baihu R&D Center and Shencheng Qinglong R&D Center.

Each R&D center is different in the direction of R&D.

For example, Beijing Xuanwu R&D Center mainly focuses on computer chips.

Shenchuan Suzaku R&D Center focuses on communication chips, Rongcheng Baihu R&D Center focuses on automotive chips, and Shencheng Qinglong R&D Center focuses on industrial chips.

Designing a chip, is it difficult?
It is difficult to say, of course it is difficult.

For those who have not touched the door, it is naturally quite difficult.

But it's not difficult to say!

There are not many companies in the world that can design chips.

In the past, chip design was the patent of large companies anyway.

A small company trying to get into chip design is just messing around.

The reason is very simple, the chip has been designed and must be produced.

Designing a chip requires only a chip designer plus a computer.

If it can be produced, it needs a chip manufacturing factory.

And building a factory is an asset-heavy project, and it is impossible for a small company to afford it.

There are barriers to entry in the industry, and then people feel that it is difficult.

But when Sixiang Technology was established, it quickly came up with the designed chip.

In terms of talents, Sixiang Technology has the financial support of Meta Investment, and directly uses the money to recruit talents in various research institutes with lists.

Where did the list come from?

Of course it was obtained from the Ministry of Machinery.

It is also a good thing for Sixiang Technology to make use of these talents due to insufficient research and development funds.

Apart from talents and funds, Sixiang Technology can get on the right track so quickly, there is another very important factor, that is, the current chip design is not too complicated.

There is a gap between Huaguo and the world's top players, but it hasn't widened too much.

It's not like ten years later, when chips were already complicated to a very high level, and the development of Huaguo's semiconductor industry was not satisfactory, relying too much on technology introduction, while ignoring independent technology research and development.

The technology gap is constantly widening, to the point where people feel hopeless.

Until the appearance of Zhongwei HiSilicon chips, it turns out that there is no problem at all for Hua people to make the world's top chips.

It's a pity that the chip design has achieved the world's top level, but the manufacturing has stuck its neck.

I remembered that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, a large number of scientists who returned from overseas designed the most advanced equipment in the world, but the blueprints for the designed equipment were brought to the factory, but the factory could not manufacture them.

Then, these scientists went to the factory to inspect the actual production capacity of the factory, and then redesigned it.

The design must match the manufacturing capability, otherwise there will be no good design.

Zhang Rujing: "Now our biggest customer is Sixiang Technology."

As he spoke, he looked at Chen Huaiqing.

Chen Huaiqing invested in the entire semiconductor industry chain, but also let the companies on the industry chain cooperate with each other and operate independently.

The foundry price given by Sixiang Technology to Mota Semiconductor is still quite high, in order to support the continued development of Mota Semiconductor in technology.

"How about the 0.8 micron chip process technology?"

"As well as trial production, it is expected that in the second half of this year at the latest, we will be able to form mass production capabilities."

The 0.8 micron chip process technology was mastered and popularized by foreign chip manufacturers last year.

Mota Semiconductor is only about a year behind.

According to the 18-month cycle of Moore's Law, Motta Semiconductor is actually almost a generation behind.

Last year, Mota Semiconductor achieved the mass production of 1-micron process chips, and now this is the main business of Mota Semiconductor.

(End of this chapter)