Chapter 984: Long Zang’s first-generation storage products, compared with the powerful Micron!
Published on 2024-11-20 23:45 | VIP Chapter
When the three-dimensional carbon nanotube array technology was demonstrated, the huge product launch site was filled with shock, surprise, surprise and other shocking emotions.
There are those who believe it and there are those who doubt it.
After all, three-dimensional carbon nanotube array technology is a bit too advanced for current research in the field of carbon-based chips.
While others have not even completed the most basic single-walled carbon nanotube stacked array technology, you have suddenly emerged with a more advanced three-dimensional three-dimensional array technology. It is indeed difficult to believe whether it is true.
At the product launch conference, which can accommodate thousands of people, there are constant noisy discussions, and almost everyone is discussing the feasibility of this technology.
Even Intel President Pat Gelsinger, who has come back to his senses, is thinking about whether this technology can be applied to silicon-based chips.
After all, compared to the two-dimensional stacking technology, the performance improvement brought by the three-dimensional array technology to the chip can be said to be huge.
Although this requires redesigning the circuit diagram and related functions, if the function and performance of the chip can be improved several times based on the original, it is undoubtedly worth it.
But soon, Gelsinger gave up on this idea.
Without it, silicon-based chips and carbon-based chips are two completely different things.
The three-dimensional properties of carbon nanotubes are properties that single crystal silicon wafers do not have. Although it is not impossible to force a three-dimensional array, it would require changing the entire preparation process.
From wafer preparation to photolithography masks, to circuit design and semiconductor deposition, even the cleaning and testing of wafers need to be modified. The cost is too high, and the gain outweighs the loss.
If it is before the carbon-based chip technology matures, they can also choose to invest part of the funds to try to develop technology in this direction.
After all, the field of silicon-based semiconductors is theirs, and as Moore's Law gradually expires, semiconductor manufacturers around the world are eager to find new solutions.
If this path is feasible, I believe there will be countless capital for them to choose, invest and participate.
But now...it's impossible.
With the maturity of carbon-based chip technology, anyone with a discerning eye can see where the future lies.
Perhaps silicon-based chips will not withdraw from the world's mainstream stage in a short time. After all, it takes time for carbon-based chips to grow.
However, with the development of the times, carbon-based chips with better performance will sooner or later replace silicon-based chips, establishing a huge market and ecological chain belonging to it.
Capital will also withdraw from the silicon-based chip market.
It is no exaggeration to say that whoever runs slowly will die.
At least in places like the stock and securities markets, it undoubtedly has such influence.
Under the current circumstances, if you want to get capital to invest in the silicon-based chip field, don’t even think about it.
Even Intel itself will only quietly invest money in the research and development of carbon-based chips instead of continuing to further develop the potential of silicon-based chips.
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Seeing the almost completely heated scene, Fu Zhijie, who was standing on the stage, became more and more accustomed to it, and the initial nervousness had disappeared at this moment.
After all...now it's the turn of these people in the audience to be nervous.
Taking a deep breath, he continued to host the product launch conference.
Three-dimensional carbon nanotube array technology is indeed a big killer in the field of carbon-based chips, but this is not the only big killer they have in their hands.
A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, his eyes fell on the faces of the top semiconductor manufacturer executives sitting in the front row, and he continued to speak.
"Here, I can represent the carbon-based chip laboratory under Xinghai Research Institute and disclose our plans to the outside world."
"Before July 10 next year, we will develop a carbon-based chip that can integrate 10 billion transistors. It will be comparable to high-end chips currently on the market!"
"And on July 10, 2028, that is, three years later, we will surely establish a complete industrial supply chain relying on carbon-based chips and carbon-based semiconductors."
"Mobile phones, PCs, tablets, automotive chips, routers, industrial control chips..."
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On the stage, along with Fu Zhijie's speech, PPT pictures were continuously displayed on the big screen behind him.
What appeared in front of everyone was the future outlook of the carbon-based chip laboratory! But it made all the people present in the silicon-based semiconductor industry panic.
This is a brand new ecological chain, and it can be said to be an ecological chain that is built on the corpse of the "silicon-based ecology"...
For many semiconductor manufacturers, whether it is Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, or NVIDIA, the reason why they can span the world and earn tens of billions or even trillions from other countries is
Wealth relies on a complete ecological chain built around silicon-based chips.
And now, a new challenger has emerged.
Moreover, this challenger is far more powerful than they expected.
In three years, carbon-based semiconductors will be fully introduced into all industries... No one will doubt whether China can do it.
As long as the performance of carbon-based chips is powerful enough, it will sooner or later erode the market of silicon-based chips and replace their positions.
Obviously, these Chinese people were not prepared to invite them into this new world.
There is no place for them in this great ship of the times.
This is what makes all silicon-based semiconductor manufacturers panic and even fear.
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When Fu Zhijie brought the strategic goals of Xinghai Research Institute to the eyes of everyone present, the scene was completely silent at first, and then was drowned out by all kinds of noisy sounds.
Some people were mumbling to themselves that this was impossible, while others looked at the chip planning scheme on the big screen that covered almost all electronic products with fear on their faces. Some people could not help but applaud, looking forward to this new development.
The king of the era has arrived.
Of course, some people have different views on the product launch of carbon-based chips.
For example, sitting in the front row of the venue at this moment, Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron Technology, was squinting at the speech on the podium with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.
In his opinion, China at this moment is more like a bluff, trying to use the carbon-based chip card to completely disrupt the silicon-based semiconductor industry chain and ecological environment.
In fact, China or Xinghai Research Institute have not made carbon-based chips at all.
At least it is impossible for them to make a carbon-based chip that can compete with the seventh-generation Intel Core I series. Even if Professor Xu Chuan signed the paper in the "Exploration" journal, there is no such possibility.
After all, the energy and semiconductor industries are two completely different fields. He never believed that one person could be omnipotent enough to make major breakthroughs in all fields.
Not to mention today's extremely advanced technology in the 21st century, even in the ancient times of the 18th century, such talents did not exist.
Of course, as the president of Micron Technology, he has enough confidence and even arrogance to view this product launch this way.
Because Micron is one of the world's largest manufacturers of semiconductor storage and imaging products.
Especially in the development of semiconductor storage, it can be said to be the world's top. The 3D NAND storage technology developed by their company ranks first in the world with the number of innovative layers of 176 and 232 layers.
However, unlike other semiconductor manufacturers, it is often not forced to do so, but chooses to be a pioneer in the US semiconductor industry.
Many people may wonder whether cutting off the supply of memory products will benefit Micron.
After all, for a company that sells products, doesn’t it only make money when the products are sold? If you cut off the supply, wouldn’t you cut off your own financial path?
But Micron is obviously not a fool. It wants to use the entity list to restrict other foreign companies, and then propose an exemption list to Congress.
In this way, it can continue to supply products, while other foreign companies still cannot sell to Warwick, which is equivalent to them being on their own.
Micron is such a company that is extremely unfriendly to this country and even looks down upon it, but it is extremely eager to rely on this market.
It is naturally unwilling and does not want to see a breakthrough in carbon-based chip technology.
But Fu Zhijie, who was standing on the stage, had no idea about all this.
If he knew what the CEO of Micron would think like this, he would probably be happy.
Because what they are going to show next...is the 'carbon-based memory chip'!
On the stage, taking advantage of the warm atmosphere, Fu Zhijie announced that he had entered the live demonstration session in front of all the semiconductor manufacturers, invited guests, and media!
Although carbon-based chips have not yet been applied to electronic products such as mobile phones and PCs, it does not mean that they do not have physical demonstrations!
If you just make a few PPTs, and then hold a press conference, disclose various performance indicators of the carbon-based chip and praise its excellence, but do not show the physical chip.
I believe that with the attitude of the Western media, the other party will vigorously question this issue when the meeting ends.
At Fu Zhijie's signal, the staff at the venue who had already been prepared walked onto the stage with two chips and an experimental storage tester.
While the staff was installing the equipment, Fu Zhijie introduced with a smile: "Perhaps even now, there may still be many people present who do not believe that we have prepared a fully functional carbon-based chip."
"So here, I will show you one of our latest achievements, Xiongxin series, Longzang generation memory chip, to the representative of the carbon-based chip laboratory!"
“This is a memory chip prepared using multi-dimensional memory cell storage technology!”
"Compared with traditional 2D NAND and 3D TLC memory chips, it uses multi-dimensional parallel and vertical stacking of carbon nanotubes to increase the number of storage layers, thereby achieving higher storage capacity without increasing the chip area.
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"Moreover, based on the superior physical properties of carbon nanotube materials, it has also achieved a qualitative leap in reading and writing speeds."
“Not only does the durability be very good, but it can also withstand a large number of read and write operations, ensuring high reliability and stability in data centers and server environments.”
"And its low-latency characteristics enable database operations, real-time analysis and other tasks to be performed efficiently, making it an ideal choice for building high-performance enterprise-class storage systems."
After briefly introducing the Longzang generation memory chip, Fu Zhijie's eyes swept across the venue, smiled slightly, and then said:
"OK! Without further ado, let's take a look at its performance!"
"Oh, right."
As if he remembered something, he turned around just as he was about to give up his identity, looked at the audience, and then added.
"This time, the comparative test of the Longzang generation memory chip is the enterprise-level universal flash storage (UFS) multi-chip package product UMCP5 model based on LPDDR5 DRAM from Micron Technology!"
When Fu Zhijie finished speaking, the scene was in an uproar.
Micron's UMCP5 memory chip was actually used by Xinghai Research Institute as a comparison product for carbon-based chips and Longzang generation memory chips.
You know, this is Micron's first universal flash storage (UFS) chip based on LPDDR5 DRAM. Although it is a product in 2020, the performance of the UMCP5 memory chip is not bad or outdated today.
Its memory bandwidth of up to 6,400 Mb/s provides mobile users with a seamless, instant experience even when processing large data volumes.
And compared with LPDDR4, the power consumption is reduced by nearly 20%, and it can allow more than 5,000 erasing and writing times, doubling the number of erasing and writing times and the amount of data of the device without reducing the performance of the device.
In addition, uMCP5 also integrates 96-layer stacked 3D NAND flash memory, providing a storage capacity of up to 256GB, and supports the UFS 3.1 interface, further improving storage performance and durability.
Especially for the mobile phone industry, the UMCP5 memory chip is a revolutionary product.
It integrates memory and storage into a compact package, significantly improving smartphone performance and efficiency.
And its emergence has effectively solved the problems of large memory and high power consumption in traditional smartphones. By integrating memory and storage into one chip, it greatly saves space and power consumption, and improves the equipment.
overall performance.
The first-generation Longzang series carbon-based memory chips were selected for comparison at the press conference with such a "powerful" competitive product. This made everyone present feel a "troublesome" atmosphere, and everyone was excited.
Got up.
The only person with an ugly face was Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron Technology.
One second he was sure that Xinghai Research Institute could not prepare a mature carbon-based chip now. The next second, the other party brought his most proud product on the stage as a comparison product.
This made him feel humiliated, and his face turned red instantly as if he had been slapped.
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