I've done whatever I want

After the project establishment meeting for the "Polaris" project, which everyone had high hopes for, He Weijia felt deeply responsible as a product manager. While participating in the writing of logic circuit chip codes, he devoted himself to researching the ReRAM memristor process in the SMIC Fab factory.

During the verification process, he was surprised to find that there was a certain gap in Endurance between the 0 and 1 states of the resistance wire.

The most important thing now is to ensure the performance of the Endurance in the 0 state. If the resistance wire is disconnected too far, it may cause the next writing effect to be poor, which will affect the next erasing effect.

SMIC's Fab factory is located in Pudong, not far from the office of Jinshi Technology. Xin Tong is willing to spend money, and Zhang Kaijun also fully supports it. It is very convenient for He Weijia to go there to do process research work.

Winter comes and summer comes, and the spring of 2018 is soon here.

"Brother Xin, the performance of our ReRAM's Endurance has finally broken through." One bright spring morning, He Weijia jumped up excitedly.

"Brother, I said that in the domestic soil, your scientific research will definitely bear fruit." Xin Tong was overjoyed when he heard this and hugged him.

"Yes, the research atmosphere in Shanghai is great! It was the right choice to return to China!" He Weijia originally thought that returning would sacrifice his scientific research, but he did not expect that his progress would be faster in China.

"Aha! Congratulations, Jiajia!" Tian Tianle's face was also full of smiles.

“I’ve already reached 10K Cycles!”

"He Bo, you are so awesome! I admire Old Yuan!" Yuan Chengxu gave a thumbs up.

"Your Buddha circuit is also amazing! I understand!"

"The end of science is industrialization, and the road to industrialization has no end, Jiajia! Organize the project as soon as possible to industrialize ReRAM memristor technology!" Xin Tong patted He Weijia on the shoulder.

"Boss, don't worry, in 2019, Polaris MCU chips integrating ReRAM IP will definitely be mass-produced!" He Weijia patted his chest.

"Lele, Chengxu, Jiajia, with your joining, Jinshi Technology has a bright future!" Xin Tong sighed with emotion.

During that period, Xin Tong was also very busy at work. As chip design experts gradually joined in, he himself was freed from the specific affairs of chip design. Except for the projects Milestone Review and Debug Review, most of the time He has been running around with Zhu Tao and Cui Jie, focusing on the development of the chip market.

Xuantie Grade 0 MCUs have been promoted on the market for more than a year, and have been gradually introduced into the qualified supplier lists of many domestic cars.

For a major domestic car manufacturer like Seris, it is not easy for an unknown person to introduce it.

However, Xuantie MCU has proven itself in front of small and medium-sized domestic car companies.

Now is the time to launch a general attack on Siris!

"Let me first introduce to you Jinshi Technology. The company was founded in 2009. Our founder Xin Tong graduated from Tsinghua University. The product manager of this Xuantie 32-bit MCU with integrated Buddha circuit is Yuan Chengxu, who graduated from Peking University. We Our core designers graduated from Tsinghua and Peking University, and currently have a good reputation in the market! Last year, we shipped more than 1000 million units, and our quality index reached 0DPPM!" In the customer conference room of Seris, Zhu Tao was playing PPT while introduced.

Xin Tong stood up and nodded: "Hello everyone, I am Xin Tong. Xuantie 32-bit MCU is the first Grade 0 automotive chip in China. Our main focus is cost-effectiveness!"       "Thank you, Boss Xin, 32-bit MCU Chips are the core raw materials of our company. We are also concerned that the current automotive-grade MCU market is basically monopolized by large foreign manufacturers. Siris’s strategy is to support localization, but this does not mean that we will sacrifice the quality of our products. There will be no quality. There would be no Siris. For Siris, quality is the ticket for all suppliers to negotiate business with us." Yu Chengxi, Minister of Purchasing Department of Siris, said in a long voice.

"Minister Yu, Jinshi Technology started its chip design business in 2012. In 2014, our first industrial-grade MCU chip of the Qianjiang Chao series was launched to the market and was well received. This automotive-grade MCU was launched in 2016. , has been recognized by many customers. We have brought chip samples today. You will know if the quality is good or not after using it!" Xin Tong is full of confidence.

More than a year's market performance has given him enough confidence. He is not worried about Xuantie's performance in front of domestic car brands.

"We have long been paying attention to your company's chip, which has very low power consumption. Our company plans to introduce your Xuantie MCU into the S9, a B-class car! This is our company's "Quality Agreement" and " "Purchase Agreement", within the warranty period, if there is any loss caused by your company's chip quality problems, your company will be fully responsible!" Yu Chengxi said coldly.

"Minister Yu, we only provide MCU chips. If your car is in a car accident, my understanding is that you can only compensate for the loss of the MCU chip. Do we have to compensate for all the losses caused by the car accident?" Zhu Tao took a deep breath of air-conditioning. .

The market price of a B-class car in Siris is 20 yuan. If the entire car is damaged, a compensation of 20 yuan will be required because of a chip problem. This is really an overbearing clause!

"Yes! According to our company's new supplier introduction process, Jinshi Technology needs to sign a "Quality Agreement." All our MCU chip suppliers have signed this agreement, and you are no exception!" Yu Chengxi nodded.

Several of the buyers at Siris' meeting covered their mouths and chuckled.

Zhu Tao looked at Xin Tong and saw that his expression was ordinary.

"Mr. Zhu, if you can't sign the Quality Agreement, I can't help you!" Yu Chengxi spread his hands.

"Let's sign!" Xin Tong said loudly after a minute of silence.

"Very good!" Yu Chengxi had a smile on his face.

That day, when he got Siris's chip order in his hand, Zhu Tao couldn't be happy and looked worried.

He knew very well that although Siris' orders were expensive, the fines were also heavy. If there was a quality problem, not only would he not be able to make money, but the company would also lose capital.

On the way back, while driving, he did not forget to remind him of the risks: "Brother Xing, Siris' compensation terms are too perverted! I have heard that suppliers went bankrupt because of Siris' recall in the market."

"Yes, we have certain risks when working with powerful customers, but their "Quality Agreement" is not just for us. If we want to enter their supply chain, we must respect their rules of the game and live to the death. Only then can we survive!" Xin Tong kept staring ahead.

"Makes sense!"

"Serlis is just a touchstone on our way forward. In the future, we will launch Polaris MCU chips. If we have to deal with international first-tier car brands such as BBA, their quality requirements will be even more stringent!" Xin Tong said lightly.

"Brother Xing, I understand!"

Thank you all for your support along the way, and Merry Christmas!