Chapter 227: 3D Chip Stacking Technology?!
At this moment, Li Jun, the president of Geek Software Department, or rather, the soon-to-be-established Geek Software Company, frowned and said:
"They shouldn't have a way to influence TSMC, right? Our Geek Technology Company is TSMC's largest customer.
As far as I know, the profit that Geek Technology Company alone contributes to TSMC accounts for more than 40%.
If they don't manufacture 28nm process chips for us, it would be equivalent to cutting off their own arm.
So, they shouldn't stop manufacturing chips for us, right? The cost of doing so would be too great."
Hearing Li Jun's words, many people present nodded slightly in agreement, feeling that TSMC would not give up Geek Technology Company's chip manufacturing orders.
After all, Geek Technology Company's orders accounted for 40% of TSMC's profits.
If they stopped manufacturing chips for Geek Technology Company, the negative impact on TSMC would only be slightly less than that on Geek Technology Company.
So, TSMC shouldn't do something that hurts those close to them and pleases their enemies, right?
"You are all too optimistic."
Looking at the optimistic middle and senior management personnel present, Gao Nian shook his head helplessly.
How could these people know about TSMC's "great achievements" in its previous life?
It can only be said that "When counting those who love my beautiful country, Mr. Zhang Zhongmou should be the model," worthy of praise and commendation.
Therefore, Gao Nian almost 100% believed that TSMC would betray Geek Technology Company and interrupt Geek Technology Company's chip manufacturing orders.
Gao Nian believed that even without formal documents, such as the formal sanction documents of the 'Entity List', as long as they slightly revealed their intentions and exerted some pressure.
Then TSMC would probably cut off its own arm and no longer manufacture chips for Geek Technology Company!
After all, no one knows better than TSMC who they should be cozying up to.
Without Geek Technology Company's chip manufacturing orders, TSMC would certainly suffer a huge blow, its profits would plummet, and its market value would evaporate by more than half.
But as long as the workers are still there, the factories are still there, and the technology is still there, then even the biggest blow will eventually pass.
As long as they gain the trust of their "father", the future prospects and restrictions will be reduced or even eliminated, and eventually TSMC will still be TSMC, and may even develop better.
Therefore, when they must face a trade-off, abandoning Geek Technology Company's chip manufacturing orders and cutting ties with Geek Technology Company is almost inevitable!
Shaking his head slightly, Gao Nian brought his thoughts back to the scene, only to see him turn his head and ask Academician Ni Guangnan:
"Old Ni, what is the progress of Zhongxin International's 28nm process technology?"
Hearing Gao Nian's question, Ni Guangnan pondered for a moment and said:
"According to the latest estimates, the time to mass-produce 28nm process chips will probably be in 2014."
Hearing Academician Ni Guangnan's words, Gao Peng, the minister of the Geek Games Department, immediately said in surprise:
"It will take that long?"
"This is actually very fast."
Speaking of this, Academician Ni Guangnan said with a wry smile:
"Zhongxin International mastered the technology of small-scale mass production of 40nm process technology and 45nm process technology in mid-2011 last year.
Now, from 2011 to 2014, it has only taken three years, which is much faster than before."
Hearing this, General Manager Lei Bu immediately frowned and said:
"It will be too long to wait until 2014. Intel is already able to mass-produce 22nm process technology on a large scale.
And it is said that their 14nm process technology under development is progressing very quickly, and it is estimated that it can be launched in the second half of next year, at the latest in the first half of 2014.
And TSMC is currently tackling 16nm process technology, and it is said that it can be mass-produced as early as the second half of next year, and at the latest only in the first half of 2014.
When Zhongxin International can mass-produce 28nm process chips in 2014, it will be seriously behind their 16nm process technology and 14nm process technology."
Hearing Lei Bu's words, the people present couldn't help but fall silent, their emotions were quite suppressed.
Zhongxin International's 28nm process technology will not be mass-produced until 2014. If TSMC suddenly interrupts chip manufacturing at this time.
That means that in these two years, Geek Technology Company will not be able to produce any mid-to-high-end electronic products.
Even if they can be produced, they can only use the backward 40nm process technology, but what is the use of this backward 40nm process technology?
No matter how excellent you design it, others only need to use several times more transistors than you to easily crush you.
This is the advantage brought by the number of transistors, and it is also the reason why various companies attach so much importance to advanced process technology.
Moreover, those companies are not just freeloaders, their chip design capabilities are not weak.
With advanced process technology, coupled with chip design technology that is already at the forefront of the industry.
The chips they design in two years will definitely be very powerful, and the 40nm process technology cannot be compared with them at all!
"Damn it, are we just going to be at their mercy?"
"Yes, we will be able to use 28nm process technology in two years, while they will be able to use 14nm process technology and 16nm process technology.
This war is completely unwinnable, we have lost innately."
"I hope TSMC will not betray us. If they betray us, our mobile phone and computer business will really collapse directly."
The middle and senior management personnel who finally realized the seriousness of the matter immediately cursed and wailed, and at the same time felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
"40nm process chips are not without a way to defeat 16nm process chips and 14nm process chips."
Gao Nian suddenly said something that surprised the people present.
Because this is a difference of two generations of process technology, is Gao Nian sure he is not joking?
Facing people's surprised gazes, Gao Nian slowly said:
"Of course, wanting to cross the gap of two generations of process technology at once is still somewhat unstable.
However, we can first aim to defeat 28nm process chips with 40nm process technology."
"What should we do?"
Academician Ni Guangnan couldn't wait to ask Gao Nian.
I want to know what Gao Nian's method is to overcome this huge process technology generation difference, and it is still a process technology generation difference of two generations.
"The method is 3D chip stacking technology!"
Gao Nian slowly uttered the final answer on how to defeat advanced process technology with backward process technology.
"3D chip stacking technology?!"
Hearing Gao Nian's words, the expressions of the people present were different, but most of them showed a confused expression.
After all, in terms of chip manufacturing knowledge, these middle and senior management personnel are usually busy with handling affairs, so naturally they don't have much time to pay attention to and understand this aspect of things.
So someone immediately asked:
"What is 3D chip stacking technology?"
