nashuaworldcup Chapter 365 Domestically Produced Lithography Machine Exhibited
Chapter 365 Domestically Produced Lithography Machine Exhibited
Although everyone wanted to question Li Jiahui's explanation, his expression suggested it wasn't fake.
"Everyone can try out the engineering prototype next to us. There are no heat dissipation modules inside yet, so you can get a feel for it first."
After he finished speaking, the staff next to him handed each of them an engineering prototype.
After receiving it, Li Wanqiang first did a simple test on the Entertainment Rabbit, since this was the easiest way to make the power consumption surge in a short time.
About 5 minutes later, the Entertainment Rabbit benchmark results came out, and the Taishan 710 scored 42000.
This parameter is overstated!
After all, even the specially selected version of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 only scored 38000 points in benchmarks...
This isn't comparable to the Fire Dragon 800; it's clearly comparable to its own big brother, the Taishan 910.
This is still the standard version; what if the enhanced version comes out?
Although he wasn't in charge of chip selection, he had seen a lot in the rice industry over the years.
This is the first time that the potential of a chip has been explored to this extent.
The same goes for the representative from the blue factory next to them. After all, Huawei and Transsion are also doing well offline and are constantly expanding into the lower-tier market... which has made things difficult for both of them.
The company had long harbored the idea of transformation, aiming to enter the online market like rice, but it lacked a compelling chip.
That's a good idea.
After everyone had a brief experience, their attitude changed immediately, and the purchasing manager from the green factory quickly shook Professor Li's hand.
"Professor Li, your Taishan 710 is really good."
The flagship chip we used before would freeze up on the demo unit in the summer, and users would say it was too hot to touch. We didn't know how to explain it...
The power consumption control is so good, even our engineers said it's amazing. We'll definitely prioritize this chip in our future models. The only question is the production capacity...
The HTC representative nodded hastily... They had no choice but to agree; Transsion was practically dominating their markets both domestically and in other regions...
Although I harbor resentment, I know that if I don't bow my head, I'll die!
"The production capacity issue is easy to resolve!"
Currently, due to issues with contract manufacturing, the monthly output is only about 80 units.
Once the other models are fully stocked, this production capacity will increase significantly to 180 million units per month.
The price is $120, and the 4G version will cost an additional $30.
In comparison, the current purchase price of the Fire Dragon 800 is approximately $65 to $75.
Our prices are indeed a bit higher, but our experience is absolutely incomparable to anything else.
The manufacturers' representatives in the audience, who were initially in a good mood, instantly soured upon hearing the price.
A 4G function costs $30, which is almost half the price of the Snapdragon 800.
Huaxing's 7-series is really not cheap.
Li Wanqiang, who had been so excited, immediately put down his pen; this chip could be rejected.
Seeing everyone's reaction, Yuan Guoqing didn't say much. After all, the Fire Dragon phone had been delayed, and if the price were to increase by another $30 after its release...
After a while, once everyone had finished taking notes or confirming, he continued, "Let me introduce the other two chips to you."
The Taishan 620 terminal chip also uses a 14nm process.
However, the CPU uses a 6-core tri-cluster architecture.
It has two modified A15 large cores and four modified A7 small cores, but the frequencies have dropped to 1.8GHz and 1.2GHz. Compared to the previous generation's mid-to-high-end positioning, this generation has been somewhat downgraded.
However, its performance is 35% higher than that of the Snapdragon 600, and its power consumption is reduced by about 35%. It is also already in mass production and supports both 4G and 3G options.
The price is $88 for orders of 10 or more, and an additional $20 for the 4G option.
Upon seeing this score, everyone immediately understood that the Taishan 620 was positioned as a choice in the 1500-2500 price range.
At this price point, it's still an enhanced version of the MediaTek 6589, a quad-core A7 processor built on a 28nm process. Thanks to Transsion's enhancements, the clock speed has reached 1.7GHz...
But still, they can't beat Taishan 620...
"This chip has much less of a premium, and its use in mid-to-high-end series can take the experience of budget phones to a new level."
After Yuan Guoqing finished speaking, Li Jiahui glanced at the representative from the Blue Factory.
After all, this chip could be used in the 3000 yuan market, because a chip that doesn't aim for higher prices isn't a good chip.
Then the PPT on the side screen switched again, and the parameters of Taishan 430 appeared in front of everyone.
This is pure low-end.
It adopts Transsion's very mature 28nm process, a 4-core design, a modified A7, with a maximum clock speed of 1.3GHz. Of course, it is not without its merits, with very low power consumption of only 1.2W.
Moreover, it consumes 15% less power than the MediaTek MTK6572 (dual-core A7).
"The Taishan 420 is positioned as an entry-level smartphone in the price range of 800-1500, mainly targeting the offline and Southeast Asian markets."
This chip is intended to replace some older chips, such as various derivatives of the MTK6573... These older chips should be retired as well.
At this point, everyone chuckled. Retiring outdated chips?
That depends on the price. Fortunately, the Taishan 420 is not expensive, only $45, and there is no 4G version available for now.
Sure enough, as soon as the price was announced, the purchasing managers from both the blue and green factories had their eyes light up.
This is 1500, isn't this one specifically for 1999?
After all, a benchmark score of 2+, a quad-core processor, and a 1GHz clock speed are already at the level of last year's flagship models. It would definitely sell well offline...
The two of them exchanged a glance and were already thinking about how to allocate production capacity, since Transsion's 28nm production capacity seemed to be a bit insufficient.
After visiting the chip exhibit, the next stop for everyone was the lithography machine booth.
However, at this stop, the most excited and also the most regretful person was Wang Jianping.
He is the Vice President of Technology at SMIC.
Having worked in the semiconductor industry for over 20 years, from Texas Instruments in the US to Chartered Semiconductor in Singapore, at age 47, he then returned to his home country…
He had seen Asmayer's cameras and Nikon's cameras, but neither could compare to this one...
It's a real shame that SMIC once had the opportunity to be among the first to receive lithography machines, but the board of directors misjudged the situation.
This led to a misunderstanding, and ultimately...
Two people were standing next to the lithography machine.
One of them was demonstrating to the leader how to adjust parameters on the control panel.
One person was dressed in ordinary work clothes, with the China Semiconductor Fund pinned to his chest!
Wang Jianping walked over without saying hello, squatted down, and looked at the worktable inside through the observation window!
Beautiful, so beautiful!
After all, although this is a model, its next stop is the National Semiconductor Memorial Museum, where, in commemoration, some of the core components are all scaled down.