1991 Starting from the core

Su Yuanshan's idea is simple.

He must master the manufacturing process. If Deyi doesn't provide technology, then he will spend money to fight against it - whether he can fight against it or not, it still costs money.

Either Yuan Xin spends this money, or Deyi spends it with Yuan Xin.

"Su, why are you in such a hurry?"

During the phone call, Vincenti sighed: "It takes time for a wafer fab to be established and its technology mature. I am not biased against the mainland, but we all believe that for the Shanghai fab to truly get on the right track, it will take at least It will take one to two years to master the existing processes and technologies. By then, whether it is self-developed processes or transferred processes, the Shanghai factory will have a technical foundation."

"If we transfer the 0.5 micron process now, perhaps the Shanghai factory will not be able to master it for a long time in the future..."

Su Yuanshan listened to Vincenti's words quietly and hummed softly: "That makes sense."

Vincenti smiled: "Isn't your mantra to take your time? Why are you so persistent in craftsmanship?"

"Because I think you are biased against the mainland...Mr. Vincenti, all your reasons are based on the fact that Yuanxin is not good and Deyuan is not good. But are you really sure...Yuanxin is not good?"

"When will you see that I can't do it anymore?"

As soon as these words came out, Vincenti was immediately choked.

Yes, you can say that the mainland is not good at technology, talent or anything else - it is more than a little bit behind Silicon Valley.

But you can't say that Su Yuanshan is not good.

"Mr. Vincenti, I think the cooperation between Deyi and Yuanxin, and even the birth of Deyuan, is because both parties can work together to meet future challenges. Rather than... just treating it as an ordinary business."

Su Yuanshan narrowed his eyes slightly and said softly: "I don't care what other domestic projects think, but when Deyuan lands in Shanghai, it does not carry political tasks. I just simply think that Shanghai will develop in the future. It is not TI's charity to Yuanxin should be to meet TI's strategic goal of taking the lead in deploying in the mainland at a very low cost."

"Therefore, the cooperation between Deyuan Semiconductor and Yuanxin must be based on the belief that the mainland's semiconductor environment and market will get better and better. If you still think that Deyuan Semiconductor cannot and does not deserve to master advanced processes, then you have lost this premise."

…

Texas Instruments Headquarters.

Vincenti clicked a cigarette.

Standing in front of the window, he frowned and stared at the winter sunshine.

Although Su Yuanshan's unprecedented tough attitude made him feel uncomfortable, he didn't mind it much.

As the CEO of Texas Instruments, he can take a tough stance with many people in the world, including governments.

Even Yuan Xin at this time was not enough for him to face it with a gentle attitude.

But facing Su Yuanshan...he really couldn't be tough.

Vincenti knew the reason for Su Yuanshan's change of attitude in just one year - in this year, both Yuanxin and Xinghai were growing and transforming at an alarming rate. As the founder and actual controller of these two "quasi-giant" companies, Su Yuanshan naturally has strong capital.

As Xinghai entered the IPO stage, TI's shares also soared, with the market value increasing by US$3 billion - not counting the appreciation of TI's shares after Xinghai was officially listed.

As a close partner of Xinghai and Yuanxin, TI is responsible for the tapeout task of Xinghai and Yuanxin's latest and most cutting-edge technology chips.

Vincenti knew very well the design capabilities of Xinghai and Yuanxin.

"My goal is to defeat Intel. If Yuanxin can't do it, then Xinghai will do it." - These are Su Yuanshan's original words.

This sentence does not require too much interpretation. It means: If Deyuan cannot satisfy Yuanxin's IDM path, then Xinghai will do it.

As long as Xinghai is listed, the funds raised can completely build its own wafer factory - and Xinghai, located in Silicon Valley, will have no restrictions on technology, equipment, and talents.

After all, it is a standard lighthouse country enterprise.

After a long silence, Vincenti put out his cigarette butt, turned around and walked out of the office.

…

"Three chips, one for you, one for me to take back and frame, and one for Mei Jie."

Su Yuanshan took the CPU from Gao Xiaodi and smiled when he saw the other person's reluctance to part with it: "This is Claude's, not yours. Why are you so reluctant to part with it?"

"I'm afraid it will be overclocked and damaged."

"...Don't mess around, it's commemorative." Su Yuanshan put the CPU into his briefcase: "I'll wait for you to tape out."

"Then wish me luck."

"Engineers are not superstitious."

After Su Yuanshan said a few words, he walked away with Li Mingliu and Zhou Xiaohui.

Yang Yiwen has already returned to the capital first. In the past few years, she has stayed in Silicon Valley and has rarely had the opportunity to go home. This time she came back and traveled lightly to visit relatives.

Today is Su Yuanshan's official inspection of the fab, so Li Mingliu is accompanying him.

After entering the fab, the three of them met with Zhang Rujin and other fab senior executives. They first inspected the factory building and then several laboratories. After having lunch in the factory cafeteria, the group came to Zhang Rujin's office.

"Vincenti will probably come here before the end of the month. By then, the central government's support plan for the semiconductor industry will probably be implemented and issued."

Sitting on the sofa, Su Yuanshan held the coffee specially prepared for him by Zhang Rujin and smiled at Zhang Rujin: "By then, Deyi Headquarters should understand the current environment we are in."

Because of the confidentiality of the policy, Su Yuanshan couldn't tell Vincenti many things, and of course it was impossible to tell him on the phone - his attitude last night was tough, but every word he said was reasonable!

You Deyi can't let all the 0.5 micron designs from Yuanxin and Xinghai be used to feed you and gain experience points for you!

If you do the math, you will know that the CPUs on both sides, Xinghai's GPU, Yuanxin's YX architecture CPU, plus NAND flash memory... To put it bluntly, the design in Su Yuanshan's hands is enough to beat TI's 0.5 The micron thread is fattened.

But Deyuan Semiconductor, the "child" of the marriage between the two, cannot get even a share of the pie - even if this lawsuit goes to God, Deyi will be at fault.

"Um."

Zhang Rujin never worried about Su Yuanshan's abilities - the more he got familiar with Su Yuanshan, the more he felt how unfathomable this young man was.

Zhang Rujin smiled and nodded, then nuzzled towards the next door: "And we have to keep them."

There is a process team sent by Texas Instruments, mainly to take care of the implementation of Yuanxin's CPU and chip technology.

"That's natural. And... we also need better and even fanatical engineers."

Su Yuanshan took a sip of coffee as he spoke, looked at Zhang Rujin and said, "Uncle Zhang, are you going to go back to your hometown for the Chinese New Year this year?"

Last year, the wafer fab had just laid foundations, and Zhang Rujin was as busy as an old farmer in the mud all day long. Not to mention vacation, even the Spring Festival was spent in the factory - fortunately, Li Mingliu was with him.

And this year... it's time for him to go back to the island to take a look.

Zhang Rujin understood what Su Yuanshan meant and nodded with a smile: "Okay, I'll try my best to bring people over."