Shockingly, a counterfeit factory has produced a 3-nanometer chip.

Chapter 253 Morris Chang: Let me see your 22nm production line

This marks the third time that a company has been rescued, and a company has truly emerged in the world that can surpass TSMC in foundry manufacturing processes.

Their 28nm technology, in particular, frightened Morris Chang, since this company had developed the technology a year and a half earlier than them.

"How is Professor Liang doing here?" Morris Chang asked with a smile that concealed a dagger.

He came here with two main purposes: one was to promote their 28nm process to Transsion, and the other was to find out about Liang Mengsong's situation and see if he could take action against him in advance.

"Professor Liang has been studying recently and has not been involved in frontline work."

Of course, Zhengzai knew exactly what this old geezer was up to, after all, the other party had used deadly methods on him quite a bit in his previous life.

Even though the other party failed to poach Liang Bensong, they took away a significant number of shares in order to suppress Huaxin International.

Of course, Huaxin International is also terrible; you can only copy their methods.

The two probed each other for a while, exchanging a few words here and there. The atmosphere in the meeting room became tense, and Zhang Zhongmou quickly began to explain.

"I'm not here to pry into secrets. I just want to confirm one thing: was the sound transmission technology developed independently or did it originate from elsewhere?"

"It was developed by ourselves," Shen Fei answered decisively.

Morris Chang stared at him for several seconds, his eyes still filled with disbelief, after all, he was very familiar with the state of China's semiconductor industry.

It's not quite a barren desert, but it's practically like a saline-alkali land (with a salt content of 99%).

He could hardly believe that the most vibrant flowers in the world were blooming in this place.

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"Mr. Shen, do you know what this means?"

Morris Chang thought about it for a long time but still couldn't believe it.

"I know." Shen Fei smiled and stabbed him in the chest. "It means that Transsion has surpassed TSMC in advanced semiconductor technology."

As far as I know, your company has only just achieved a breakthrough in 28nm technology.

Morris Chang did not deny it, but he shook his head to indicate his disbelief.

"Mr. Shen, you don't need to beat around the bush with me."

You know perfectly well that if this were true, it would mean all the lockdowns were a joke, but that's obviously impossible.

Your technology…

"Hey!" Shen Fei was furious when he heard that his own people never questioned his skills, but outsiders kept questioning them.

He disregarded any respect for the elderly and immediately interrupted Morris Chang.

"Grandpa Zhang, if we didn't develop our technology ourselves, how could we have stolen it from outer space?"

When our 28nm process was ready for mass production, your 28nm process must have just broken through, with a pitifully low yield rate.

To be honest, all our equipment is domestically produced.

Semiconductor equipment? Domestically produced?

Morris Chang felt his worldview had been reshaped. After all, in recent years, the only lithography machines seen in advanced semiconductors were from ASML, and as for other companies...

They, in conjunction with ASML and the United States, have long since destroyed it. After all, advanced technology can only be prevented from leaking to China if it is in the hands of a few.

But at this moment, all their blockades seem like a joke in the face of this reality.

Of course, besides being afraid of being surpassed, he was also a shrewd businessman, so he quickly ended the topic.

After all, there will be other opportunities to gather information later.

TSMC has the world's largest 28nm production capacity.

If Transsion is willing, it can outsource some of its chip manufacturing to TSMC.

Price is negotiable, and production capacity will be prioritized.

Shen Fei took the document, flipped through a few pages, and placed it on the table.

The cost of each chip is approximately four times that of Transsion's own manufacturing process.

"Mr. Zhang, thank you for your kindness."

Shen Fei picked up the teacup on the table and took a small sip. This kind of good tea should be drunk at crucial moments.

However, Morris Chang on the other end of the line was not in the mood for that at all. He was worried about whether his 28nm process could be sold and whether TSMC's financial report would look good this year.

Of course, he was also quite confident in his sales skills.

As far as he knows, Transsion does indeed have its own 28nm chip production line, which is kept highly confidential.

But they have a fatal problem: the lithography machine was definitely smuggled, and the production line would never be able to operate normally.

Upon learning of this, the United States has tightened its technological blockade. They have both stated that it is Transsion's only advanced production line, and also its last.

Once TSMC breaks through the 22nm process, Transsion's advantages will be negligible in their eyes.

But his words of comfort had no effect; soon he heard news that was like a bolt from the blue.

"Transsion has its own pace in chip manufacturing."

"What's going on, Mr. Shen? You're not saying you've already cracked the 22nm barrier, are you?"

But you only have one production line. Upgrading it would take a long time, and by the time it's finished, the boom will be over.

Shen Fei put down his teacup and looked at him with a smile.

"Impossible, right? 22nm is a critical node; it's not that easy to break through." Morris Chang panicked at this moment.

What nonsense is he spouting?

"From 0 to 28nm, we only took a few short years, and from 28 to 22, we plan to take only a year and a half."

Mr. Zhang, do you think we should make a breakthrough?

Morris Chang's face turned pale instantly. Could it be... that a miracle was about to happen?

"President Shen, that's impossible. 28nm isn't that easy."

As if to comfort himself, he picked up the teacup, but when he put the cup to his lips, he hesitated to drink it.

"We've already completed the tape-out."

Zhang Zhongmou was stunned, all his strength vanished instantly, and even the cup in his hand fell to the ground with a thud.

"What?"

"Taishan 910, 22nm version. Just successfully taped out, with a 30% performance improvement and a 28% reduction in power consumption."

Morris Chang slumped in his chair, too weak to utter a sound for a long time.

He has worked in the semiconductor industry for 40 years and has met countless companies. But no company has ever been able to develop a 28nm process in such a short time, and then jump from 28 to 22nm.

Unless, from the very beginning, they are simultaneously approaching each other on two lines, and they have two production lines.

If this is true, then his plan will fail.

"Mr. Shen, you...were prepared."

Shen Fei smiled again, but that smile sent a chill down Zhang Zhongmou's spine.

Morris Chang suddenly recalled the time when he founded TSMC in Hsinchu 30 years ago.

At that time, everyone said that Chinese people couldn't make semiconductors, and even his teacher didn't quite believe it.

But later events proved him right.

Now, a fully independent and controllable Chinese company continues to outpace TSMC in chip manufacturing processes.

"Mr. Shen, I have a request."

"Mr. Zhang, you have also made great contributions to China's semiconductor industry. Just say what you want to say."

"Let me see your 22nm production line."