As the only giant in the high-end chip field that is still following the IDM route, Intel still maintains the world's top wafer fabs - although it has been in the n
But this year, with the mass production of the EUV-based 4nm process, as well as the verification of 3nm and the improvement of 1.8nm technology... this means that this vicissitudes of life giant has once again radiated strong vitality and competitiveness in the future.
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In order to maintain competition, Intel never misses any opportunity that may change the world.
The acquisition of medical electrode company TTD in the first half of the year is evidence of this.
Management has long been aware of the prospects of "chip materials" like GTRGD.
Therefore, after acquiring TTD Company, the process department of the wafer fab worked with several EDA partners to jointly implement chip integration and process breakthroughs.
However... progress is indeed a bit slow.
Because from the beginning, everyone had no idea.
The only reference is the circuit design provided in a paper published in the field of materials.
It was not until June, when a "Ye's equation" came out from the theoretical physics community that Intel obtained the real ideas and principles of integrated design from the equation.
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"God is fair."
Carter, the process engineer in charge of mixing chips, took a sip of coffee and returned to his work station. He smiled and said to his colleagues next to him: "Anyone must work under Ye's equation to complete the task."
The design of hybrid circuits includes EDA and manufacturing processes.”
"No, if God is fair, I should be the one to discover this equation."
Carter smiled and shrugged, then coughed slightly to remind his colleagues.
Because the team BOSS is here, and he seems to have a bad look on his face.
"Meeting."
Following the BOSS's call, a group of engineers lazily walked to the conference room.
Half a minute later.
Blake looked at the silent engineers.
Just now, he shared with everyone a report from the mainland branch, which briefly described a general-purpose hybrid chip code-named JZ03, and also included a website address.
After opening this extremely simple website, which even has only Chinese pages, what comes into view is a picture of a press conference.
Even though most of the people present can't read Chinese, they can still understand that this company called Jizhi Technology is holding a press conference on October 6.
The products released include hybrid chips, EDA for designing chips, and artificial intelligence.
In the Internet age, it is indeed difficult to distinguish the authenticity of a lot of news, but it is also very easy to verify the authenticity of a message. It only requires a little cross-verification to confirm, unless the joint research center of two mainland schools cooperates with this collective intelligence
Technology works together to create false information, otherwise, there would be no problem with the news.
Since there is no problem with the message, there is only one problem left.
"Can anyone tell me how they did it?"
Everyone remained silent.
"Where did this Jizhi Technology come from?" Carter raised his head and looked at BOSS: "Why haven't you heard any news about it?"
"Who should I ask this question?" Black frowned slightly and asked, "No matter where it comes from, our focus should be on how they did it."
"No, sir." Carter clicked on the screen, trying to find some clues in the company introduction.
But unfortunately, this website is very simple and has no introduction to the company's organizational structure - it is even more perfunctory than scam websites.
"I don't think a technology company that I had never heard of half a year ago can independently complete the entire production of chips, even if hybrid chips do not have high requirements for the manufacturing process." Kalter continued his analysis: "They must have chosen a foundry.
——Then who will this foundry be?”
Following Carter's analysis, everyone looked at him.
"You mean, the mainland foundry in mainland China took the lead in completing the process?"
"It's very possible. If you don't mind, I'll call and ask."
As he spoke, Carter took out his cell phone.
After silently calculating the time difference, he dialed the number.
A moment later, a smiling voice came from the phone, as if he had expected what he was going to ask. The voice on the phone said directly: "Brother, if you want to ask about hybrid chips, my answer is no comment."
Carter cursed: "Is it really you?"
"No comment."
"When will you announce it?"
"No comment."
"I, Japan, you, uncle!"
Carter cursed out this sentence, which was taught by the other party himself, and expressed strong emotions, word by word.
Just then, a Chinese engineer sitting at the end raised his head.
"I found it."
“A website that searches for company registration information in mainland China shows that one of the shareholders of Jizhi Technology is named YeMing.”
Hearing this name, Carter was startled, then his butt felt like it was on fire and he stood up instantly.
This name was too familiar to him.
"Ye-Equation?"
The engineer from the island nodded reluctantly: "That should be it."
In the brief silence, everyone looked at Blake.
The discoverer of other people's materials and formulas ended up personally. How do you think they did it?
"God is not fair."
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October 4th.
Although it is already approaching 9pm, the lights of Jizhi Technology are still brightly lit.
A bunch of people in the marketing department are working overtime to prepare for the press conference two days later.
"Ye Ming! Look, Musk is advertising for us!"
Qu Jing opened the glass door with one shoulder and broke into Ye Ming's office. She was extremely excited while holding up her mobile phone. She didn't look like an office director at all.
After more than half a year of expansion, JiZhi Technology has gradually moved on the right track.
The specific manifestations are that the office area has been expanded, the number of people has increased, and the company structure has been improved.
Since the office area has increased, Ye Ming's office is naturally indispensable. Although he rarely comes to the company, as one of the bosses and the de facto CTO, of course there is a new term called chief scientist, which must be given to
He keeps a separate office.
Ye Ming looked up from the computer.
When he came to the company today, he mainly communicated some details of the press conference in person with the colleagues in charge of the press conference, and also finalized the PPT.
"Musk is advertising for us?" Ye Ming felt a little strange after hearing this, and looked at his phone with a smile: "Is it on Twitter?"
"Well! Some fans asked on his Twitter whether he would invest the one billion dollars, and then he replied to the fans and said that he was prepared to spend one billion US dollars to acquire Jizhi Technology."
"puff!"
Ye Ming laughed out loud instantly.
Well, this is in line with Mr. Richman’s philosophy and his usual joking style.
And from a communication perspective, this is indeed a disguised form of advertising for Jizhi Technology.
"It's good, but it's a pity that I didn't receive the message." Ye Ming handed the phone back with a smile and looked outside again: "It's almost nine o'clock, why are you still working overtime?"
"If you don't leave, they will be embarrassed to leave."
"...Tell them to get off work as soon as possible, and I will go back right away."
"What about you? I'll see you off later?"
"Then I'll trouble you, Senior Sister."
Seeing Qu Jing happily announcing that she was off work, Ye Ming breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he said he came to the company to work and discussed the details of the press conference with his colleagues.
But most of the time is wasted in email exchanges.
I don’t know who leaked his email address. He has received too many emails about Ye’s equation and hybrid chips these days.
Most of these emails come from various medical schools and hospitals across the ocean.
They are all here for the chips.
——Jizhi Technology has released rumors that the JZ23 general-purpose hybrid chip has not yet received an export license because it is temporarily classified as a medical device.
Therefore, those units that needed GTRGD the most came to visit them in person, intending to use academic exchange channels to obtain first-hand chips.