Chapter 504: Give me 15 months to master the 28nm process! The best way to respect talent!
Jingzhao Yin, Yunxiu Zhai.
Chen Yansen took off his coat and hung it on the hanger beside him, leaving only a navy blue shirt on.
He picked up the teapot and personally poured a cup of hot tea for Hu Ruihui and Liang Jinsong, then waved to the waiter outside the door.
The other party immediately understood and ordered the kitchen to start serving the dishes while bringing two bottles of good wine.
"Thank you, Mr. Chen." Liang Jinsong responded quickly.
At this moment, Liang Jinsong finally understood: Chen Yansen's chip manufacturing company had not even started yet. Apart from the intention to prepare, even the company name had not been decided.
He wanted to refuse and didn't want to waste time in the country.
In his opinion, even if he couldn't go to Sanxing and TSMC, the worst that could happen was that he could go to GlobalFoundries or UMC.
It’s not that he can’t find a job, he just wants to choose a company with good salary and great prospects.
But Chen Yansen hasn’t even established a company yet, so how can he choose?
While Liang Jinsong was thinking, a hint of resistance subconsciously flashed between his brows.
Chen Yansen glanced at him and said casually, "Mr. Liang, as long as you are willing to join, I can give you an annual salary of 5 million, 20% of which is performance bonus and 30% is option incentive.
In the first three years, your salary will increase by no less than 10% each year. After you have worked for me for three years, even if the company is not listed, you can cash out your options at any time according to the contract value.
"5 million Huayuan?" Liang Jinsong asked subconsciously.
"US dollars." Chen Yansen picked up the teacup, took a sip, and looked at him with a smile.
How should we respect talents?
Corporal Li Xian?
Ask about your well-being?
Three visits to the thatched cottage?
This is all bullshit!
Use the money to stun the person first!
First, throw money at people until they are stunned!
Liang Jinsong took a breath. He wanted to refuse, but the other party offered too much.
As far as he knew, the total annual salary package of Kwon Oh-hyun, president of Sanxing Electronics' semiconductor business, was at most US$4 million.
His total annual salary as chief technology officer of Sanxing Electronics was only US$2.8 million. Excluding stock incentives, his pre-tax income was less than US$2 million.
Chen Yansen actually doubled his salary!
Arrogant and rich!
Liang Jinsong swallowed.
When he heard Chen Yansen say that he would invest 30 billion in three years, he always thought that the other party was bragging, but under the impact of the annual salary of 5 million US dollars, he couldn't help but believe it a little.
Do you want to spend two years in the country as a transition period?
Liang Jinsong originally wanted to refuse, but he couldn't say it no matter what.
He is one of the world's top electronic engineers and has worked in the semiconductor industry all his life, but no one has ever offered him an annual salary of 5 million US dollars.
Bole, soulmate!
For a moment, these two words were the only ones in Liang Jinsong's mind.
Hu Ruihui, who was sitting on the side, was secretly shocked. With his status, he would not be moved by the annual salary of only 5 million US dollars. The main reason was that he did not expect that Chen Yansen would be so "respectful" to outstanding technical talents.
Without waiting for Liang Jinsong to make any request, he was offered a contract with an annual salary of 5 million US dollars.
If it were Liu Xunfeng of Huaxin International, the maximum he would be given would be 2 million US dollars.
"Mr. Chen, the equipment, raw materials, and chemical reagents required for chip manufacturing are very expensive. Frankly speaking..."
Liang Jinsong pondered for a while and spoke slowly.
"30 billion isn't enough? I can increase it to 50 billion or 80 billion. Oh, I forgot to tell you, Mr. Liang, your position is co-CEO. Besides me, I promise that there won't be any additional positions within three years. I'll give you the final decision-making power."
Chen Yansen interrupted Liang Jinsong without waiting for him to speak.
this--!
Liang Jinsong opened his mouth, his heart warmed, but he didn't know what to say.
No matter what others say, it is not as direct as the top position and the annual salary of 5 million US dollars.
Salary increase of 10% every year, after three years, the minimum salary will be 6 million US dollars!
It is higher than the income of the top executive of Sanxing Electronics.
"Mr. Chen wants to start with a 28-nanometer process?"
Thirty seconds later, Liang Jinsong calmed down and asked seriously.
"I guess so. I know that both TSMC and Sanxing have mastered the 14nm production process, but the yield rate is very low, less than 10%. So within two to three years, the 28nm chip process will still be the industry's best level."
Chen Yansen shrugged and said in disbelief.
He also wanted to jump from 28 nanometers to 14 nanometers, but reality did not allow it.
First of all, he can currently only buy the NXT 1950i DUV lithography machine, and in the case of single exposure, 28 nanometers is already the limit.
ASML is restricted by the ban and dares not sell the more advanced DUV or EUV lithography machines.
Secondly, the supporting equipment and process flow cannot keep up.
Liang Jinsong's technology route planning ability was derived from TSMC and Sanxing. Even these two companies are temporarily stuck at the 14-nanometer threshold, so Liang Jinsong naturally has no ability to achieve success overnight.
Therefore, 14nm is a dream and 28nm is reality.
"Mr. Chen, my idea is to avoid direct competition, leverage the mature ecosystem, abandon Poly SiON technology, and focus on HKMG technology. I will recruit 28nm process integration engineers from TSMC and Yamaha, with a focus on poaching team members who have participated in HKMG mass production."
Liang Jinsong answered clearly and logically.
HKMG and Poly SiON are both crystalline silicon gate technologies in the 28nm field, but HKMG uses a high-k dielectric material to replace the traditional silicon dioxide gate oxide layer, and uses a metal gate instead of a polysilicon gate.
This can effectively reduce gate leakage, increase the capacitance of the transistor, enable the chip to operate at lower power consumption, and improve transistor performance.
After testing, the 28nm HKMG process can improve performance by 30% and reduce power consumption by 50%.
Chen Yansen smiled. Under his 'respect', Liang Jinsong's role change was so fast that Hu Ruihui beside him was dumbfounded.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he wanted to poach employees from his two former bosses.
"continue."
Chen Yansen put down his teacup and pretended to listen attentively.
"I know Mr. Chen is worried that the hot sales of the Tiangong A100 chip will easily trigger criticism from Qualcomm and MediaTek.
After all, Qualcomm is TSMC's largest customer. If Paul Jacobs threatens TSMC with orders, TSMC will most likely interrupt the foundry business of Tiangong A100.
So my suggestion is to sign a foundry agreement with UMC and GlobalFoundries before the 28nm process matures.
The 28nm production capacity of these two companies is already underutilized, so the cost of cooperation is relatively low, which just happens to avoid direct competition with TSMC and Qualcomm, and also allows them to take advantage of the price advantages of second-tier manufacturers.
Liang Jinsong continued.
His remarks not only demonstrated his excellent technical level, but also displayed his deep understanding of the global semiconductor competition landscape and his personal advantages in resource integration.
Liang Jinsong's subtext is that his advantage lies not only in technical breakthroughs, but also in his full knowledge of the slightest changes in the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain.
"Half a year ago, I contacted UMC and GlobalFoundries respectively. UMC directly rejected me, and GlobalFoundries' offer was too high," said Chen Yansen.
"I can handle it." Liang Jinsong replied confidently.
He has been in the semiconductor industry for decades, and most of his former subordinates, superiors, colleagues and friends now hold important positions in the first- and second-tier companies in the industry.
Be it academic cliques or personal connections.
That's the potential value of hiring him.
If others are confused about a collaboration, let him step in and he can find out the other party's cards in just a few words.
With the connections and reputation he had accumulated in the past, he could often find key people to open up gaps in the negotiations that others could not reach.
Just like UMC and GlobalFoundries, they all encountered setbacks when they first came into contact with Tiangong Technology. But if it were Liang Jinsong, perhaps just one phone call would be enough to get the other party back to the negotiating table.
Because in the semiconductor circle, his name itself is a golden signboard, and those executives who have worked with him will give him some face.
This is the confidence of the industry veterans!
He is familiar with the factional structures of various companies, knows who can make the final decision, who is just watching, and even knows where his opponents' weaknesses are.
Even if it seems like an unsolvable supply chain problem, he can rely on his past resource network to bypass the dead end and find a new path.
For Chen Yansen, paying him a high salary is not just about buying technical and management skills, but also the "implicit pass" accumulated over decades of immersion in the industry, which can help the new company avoid countless detours in its start-up phase.
Just like Chen Yansen’s status in the venture capital circle, as long as a new project has his name on it, venture capital institutions will dare to invest 500 million or 1 billion yuan in it without hesitation.
“If I were in charge of this project, in Q4 2013, I would first purchase the IP license for the HKMG architecture from ARM, and then look for second-tier manufacturers to buy a used NXT 1950i lithography machine and its associated etching and deposition equipment. There’s no need to buy first-hand ones, as they’re too expensive.
Furthermore, ASML plans to launch an upgraded version of the NXT 1950i, which may not be as powerful as the NXE 3300B, but can definitely produce 14nm chips.”
"In Q2 2014, we completed equipment purchases, talent training, and the establishment of a production workshop. In Q3 2014, we began trial production and completed testing of our first 28nm chip. In Q4 2014, we increased our yield rate to over 80%."
Liang Jinsong talked freely.
What this means is that as long as the funds can be allocated in a timely and sufficient manner, the key equipment can be in place as scheduled, and the core team is successfully established, he will be able to tackle the tough task of mass production of 28-nanometer process chips in 15 months.
The first three months were spent on building the team, streamlining the process, and completing the clean room renovation.
The middle six months were spent focusing on equipment debugging and process verification, repeatedly optimizing parameters in key links such as lithography and etching;
The final six months will be the trial production phase, during which the yield rate will be improved through extensive testing until it reaches the mass production standards.
Well-reasoned and logically rigorous!
Next, he shared his process plan in detail.
For example, the Gate-last HKMG solution is preferred over the Gate-first solution. Although the Gate-first process is simpler, the Gate-last solution has a more obvious advantage in performance uniformity, with Vt fluctuation reduced by 30%.
Vt, or threshold voltage, is the minimum gate voltage required for the transistor to turn on.
The more stable the Vt value is, the better the power consumption and performance of the chip will be.
In addition, the metal gate integrated structure, process window improvement strategy, yield improvement path and technical risk response plan were also discussed.
Putting aside the technical aspect, Liang Jinsong also has his own insights and experience in organizational structure and talent training system.
Chen Yansen nodded slightly.
It has to be said that Liang Jinsong's talent is indeed worthy of an annual salary of 5 million US dollars.
He first led TSMC to become the world's largest wafer foundry, and then joined Sanxing, helping it to improve its 28nm and 14nm process technology.
If Chen Yansen had not intervened, he would have joined Huaxin International three years later and helped it complete the technological transformation and achieve a breakthrough in the equivalent of 7 nanometers.
Thinking of this, Chen Yansen suddenly stood up, extended his right hand and said, "Welcome Mr. Liang to join Xingyuan Technology."
Xingyuan Technology?
Is this a name you just came up with?
Liang Jinsong secretly complained.
But considering his $5 million annual salary, he immediately stood up and replied solemnly, "Boss Chen, thank you for your trust in me."
The two met for the first time, which lasted less than an hour, and Liang Jinsong agreed to join the company.
There is no way, the other party takes me too seriously, it is hard to find a soulmate and a mentor.
Afterwards, Chen Yansen changed his wine glass and started toasting with Liang Jinsong and Hu Ruihui.
The three of them didn't drink much, just a glass each and a sip.
Midway through, Hu Ruihui mentioned the nominations of Zeng Jiwen and the other two for academician status, and said with a look of helplessness: "There is too much opposition. Nominations are fine, but getting elected is too difficult."
The evaluation is conducted every two years, and many universities, research institutes, and laboratories across the country are eyeing this piece of cake.
Chen Yansen exclaimed softly, but didn't take it to heart.
At nine o'clock in the evening, the drinking party ended. Chen Yansen and Liang Jinsong exchanged contact information.
Before getting in the car, Liang Jinsong suddenly remembered something. Just as he was about to say hello to Chen Yansen, he saw that the other car had already merged into the traffic flow.
"Lao Liang, welcome back to China." Hu Ruihui said with a smile.
"It seems that I have to contribute to China's semiconductor industry."
Liang Jinsong said half-jokingly with a smile on his face.
at the same time.
Sunlink Capital is about to enter the chip manufacturing industry, and its three-year 30 billion investment plan has spread like wildfire.
Shanghai, Suzhou, Luzhou, Shenzhen, Nanjing and other places immediately became interested.
Chen Yansen's business operation ability makes him a living god of wealth.
Whether it was the talent shown in creating the shopping guide platform in the early years, or the outstanding results after investing in Pinbei, Orange, and Tiangong Technology, central government departments across the country have seen tangible increases in employment, tax revenue, and GDP.
What's more, this time the company is entering the chip manufacturing field, which has been stuck. The investment of 30 billion yuan in real money will not only boost the upstream and downstream industrial chains, but will also fill the gaps in its own semiconductor manufacturing links.
As a result, investment promotion teams from all over the country took action overnight!
Emergency meeting, quick decision-making, and formulation of preferential recruitment conditions.
In addition to providing money and land, Suzhou City also promised to connect with local equipment suppliers and talent pools.
Shenzhen has come up with an industrial collaboration plan of the same scale as that of Huawei, ZTE and other companies, and is willing to provide a low-interest loan of 3 billion yuan.
Shanghai offered the core location of the Lingang New Area and tax exemption policies, plus a talent introduction plan and 2 billion in low-interest loans.
Jinling and Luzhou also introduced similar preferential policies, and investment representatives from all over the country flocked to Xucheng.
At this time, Chen Yansen was still in Yanjing. It was not until the afternoon of October 27 that he returned to Xucheng by private plane.
(End of this chapter)
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