MMB Chapter 377 The Fire Dragon in Time to Save Us 801
Chapter 377 The Fire Dragon in Time to Save Us 801
That evening, a senior employee of Sansang Semiconductor posted a message on the forum:
"The president came to inspect our work today and said a few very important things."
In short, we may need to develop 14nm within six months.
The problem is that this is almost impossible.
Either we create miracles, or we become part of them.
The post was deleted less than two minutes after it was published, but someone still managed to take a screenshot and share it online.
"San Sang is getting anxious."
"It's no wonder people are anxious. Transsion's single lithography machine has disrupted the entire semiconductor industry landscape in East Asia."
"But is 14nm really that difficult? Intel has already secured professional foundries like Samsung, so shouldn't it be easier for them?"
"Upstairs, contract manufacturing needs to be profitable. They may still be developing 22nm, but it's actually quite difficult to suddenly raise the requirements to 14nm."
"Hey, but I remember they announced a 14nm breakthrough earlier this year, right? Why are they delaying again..."
"Upstairs, you're not mistaken, it was officially announced, but that's 14nm technology from the lab... They've even written some of their technology down to 10nm, but so what?"
"If you can produce 7nm regardless of cost, so what?"
"Then we can finally watch the show!"
"Absolutely!"
At the same time, Li Qing and Wang Hua both laughed when they saw the screenshot.
Forced is good!
After all, only by forcing them can they feel the insignificance of humanity, and then it will only take a little effort to recruit them.
Logistics Director Wang Hua put down the latest detailed report in his hand and said to Li Qing:
"Sansang is preparing to catch up with 14nm. According to the current details, they will be able to start large-scale trial production by the end of next year and start contract manufacturing in early 2015."
How is the public opinion surrounding you?
"What else can we do? Our technology can give our people confidence, but it still can't cure those who are born with a bent back!"
Whenever a new technology is developed abroad, there will inevitably be voices saying things like, "Transmission is in danger now; how can Transmission still be proud?"
In short, this is an illness, but our medical skills are still insufficient.
Upon hearing Li Qing's words, Guanghua was taken aback at first, and then laughed.
indeed!
This is a real illness.
"However, most people are normal after all. We are currently leading in the semiconductor industry. Director Yuan has already started working on 10nm technology. I believe that by the time they break through 14nm and start ramping up, our 10nm technology will already be out."
After all, the breakthrough in 10nm process technology within Walsin was in Q3 of 2014.
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Meanwhile, on the other side, Qualcomm once again announced an emergency technology summit.
Although it was an emergency technology summit, the venue was far from shabby, as it was the banquet hall of the Hilton Hotel near the headquarters.
The connections of this veteran player are truly impressive; the entire hall, which can accommodate 1200 people, was packed.
The people at the front desk were executives from major global mobile phone manufacturers, while the people in the middle were media reporters.
Of course, there were also some analysts and investors in the back row. After all, Qualcomm's stock price had been falling continuously due to the impact of Transsion, which was not a good sign for them.
Even if we don't allow reporters to come, we should at least allow these industry analysts to come.
In short, Qualcomm's stock price cannot fall any further.
At 10 a.m., Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs took to the stage.
The stage design this time was very fruit-themed, with everything from the lighting and sound to the smoke effects mirroring the launch of a fruit-themed event.
Jacob offered no explanation for the sudden press conference...
After all, if we really want to explain it, it's because Transsion released their 7-series chips, which scared Qualcomm, which is just too embarrassing.
A flagship chip competing with a competitor's mid-range chip... So they've become MediaTek?
MediaTek: Am I the main character again?
"Ladies and gentlemen, last month we brought you the world's most powerful fire dragon 800 at the time..."
As a result, our competitors suddenly released their Taishan 7 series chips, making our first one obsolete. So today we bring you the newly upgraded Fire Dragon 801.
We originally didn't want to release this chip so early, but due to provocations from our competitors, we had no choice but to release a completely new product.
He gently pressed a button on the remote control, and a rendering of a chip appeared on the large screen behind him.
The relevant parameters also started popping up one by one:
Fire Dragon 801:
TSMC's 28nm high-performance mobile processor.
CPU: 6-core Krait400, maximum clock speed 2.55GHz.
GPU: Adreno 330, 650MHz
The memory supports up to LPDDR3 23933MHz.
eMMC 5.0 storage
It integrates a 4G communication baseband and supports QC2.0 charging.
While everyone in the audience was in shock, Jacob gently pressed the page-turning button, and a stunning answer immediately appeared on the screen: AnTuTu score of 61000.
When this number appeared on the screen, all the mobile phone manufacturers spontaneously applauded.
The previous generation Snapdragon 800 scored around 5 points, but that was only the data achieved by specially selected chips under specific conditions.
This time, Fire Dragon 801... In short, he is truly the world's number one.
This score is more than 15% higher than the score of Taishan 910, which is just over 5.
Jacob's face was also full of smiles, this number represents Qualcomm once again snatching the title of performance king from Transsion.
Qualcomm is the strongest in mobile processors, and its 28nm process beats its 14nm process.
Transmitting sound is rubbish.
"I know what you're thinking. Higher performance means higher power consumption, right?"
Jacob paused deliberately, allowing the audience to nod in agreement.
After all, they also tested the Fire Dragon 800. Because the performance was increased by forcibly raising the clock speed, the power consumption also increased.
"But this time it's different. We adopted the Krait400 architecture, which is known for its low power consumption."
Furthermore, TSMC's second-generation 28nm process achieved an actual performance improvement of 30% compared to the previous generation, while power consumption only increased by 5%.
What's funny is that the PowerPoint presentation in the background shows 50%.
The manufacturers in the audience smiled knowingly; the person who made the PPT would probably have their salary docked now.
If it were 15%, they might think Jacob was joking, but 50% is outrageous; it must have been a slip of the hand...
Jacob heard the laughter from below the stage and quickly turned his head to look. His face instantly darkened.
"I'm sorry, there was a mistake by our staff. This is not a paper announcement. This chip will be in mass production in December, and the first batch of equipment will be available in the first quarter of next year."