Chinese semiconductor thread II

[paiemon]

Its not fair really. If I make a mistake a work, I get chewed out. If I keep doing it, I could lose my job.

These guy bad analysis cost their clients billions of dollars. And they still keep getting employed instead of blacklisted. How on earth does that work?

Well, for starters those guys don't advocate for private industry, at least not the semi industry anyway but yes, if they were lobbyists they would have been fired and blacklisted a while ago.

Think of those think-tanks (no pun intended) more as non-profit political advocacy groups whose agenda aligns with that of their donors; a mix of big corporations (with a high proportion of defense contractors), governments, other political foundations and individuals with political agendas. They are working to advocate policies that they believe provide political and strategic advantages aligned to their donor base and governments. They are not representatives of an industry trade group such as SEMI whose job is to advocate policies to grow their industry and market.

The people they are costing billions are not their clients, and neither do they care as they do not represent those interests. To the interests they represent, they clearly are saying all the right things so they continue to be funded and employed. Results are a work in progress.

 

[gelgoog]

Is there any reason why SiC are not used for computing?

SiC's main advantage is high power electronics devices. Not exactly what you want in a typical computing device.

 

[tokenanalyst]

Zhongguancun Standardization Association Integrated Circuit Standardization Committee was established in Beijing Yizhuang​

The "Integrated Circuit Standardization Technical Committee" (hereinafter referred to as the "Integrated Circuit Standardization Technical Committee") under the Zhongguancun Standardization Association was officially unveiled in Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone (Beijing Yizhuang). It is expected to play an important role in promoting the standardization process of the integrated circuit industry, enhancing the competitiveness of the domestic integrated circuit industry, promoting in-depth cooperation between industry, academia, research and application, and serving national strategic needs.

According to reports, the Integrated Circuit Standardization Committee will carry out the formulation and revision of group standards in the fields of integrated circuit manufacturing (including packaging), design, EDA tools, equipment and materials, and formulate an interconnected technology, product and service standard system with innovative technologies in the integrated circuit field as the core. Using standards as a link, it will build an open integrated circuit ecosystem, establish a "1-word mark" certification foundation for market innovative products, and vigorously promote the guiding and supporting role of Zhongguancun standards in the integrated circuit industry and international cooperation.

Sources from Beijing Yizhuang pointed out that this time, the Integrated Circuit Standardization Committee has been deeply rooted in the Economic and Technological Development Zone and settled in the Peking University Integrated Circuit Industry-Education Integration Base. The secretariat will be established in Beijing Eswi Computing Technology Co., Ltd. and the service office will be set up in Tongming Lake IC Community. This series of layouts not only fully reflects the innovative model of combining industry, academia and research, but also adds strong guarantees for the smooth development of integrated circuit standardization work.

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[tphuang]

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Yusur unveils its first mass produced fully functional domestic DPU with 200 Gbps of computation

 

[tokenanalyst]

Pioneer Semiconductor completes nearly 100 million yuan in Series B financing​

Recently, Shanghai Xianji Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Xianji Semiconductor") announced the completion of a new round of financing of nearly 100 million yuan. This round of financing was led by Paradise Silicon Valley Capital, followed by Tianjin Yongtai Haihe, Hangzhou Yuanyan Equity Investment Fund and Sanwang Qitong.

This round of funds will be mainly used to enrich the product line of Pioneer Semiconductor's high-performance microcontrollers, and to expand and extend its market development in the three major fields of industrial automation, new energy and automotive electronics, especially to accelerate the development of intelligent driving, robotics, edge AI chips and other fields.

Pioneer Semiconductor was founded in 2020 and moved into Zuchongzhi Park, Pudong Software Park, Shanghai in 2023. As a semiconductor company dedicated to high-performance embedded solutions, Pioneer Semiconductor's products cover microcontrollers, microprocessors and peripheral chips, as well as supporting development tools and ecosystems. Its core team comes from the management team of a world-renowned semiconductor company, with more than 15 years of rich R&D and management experience in more than 20 SoC projects.

At present, Pioneer Semiconductor has accumulated thousands of customers in the three major fields of industry, new energy, and automotive electronics. The high-performance general-purpose MCU products that have been mass-produced include the HPM6700/6400, HPM6300, HPM6200, HPM5300, and HPM6800 series, all of which have obtained AEC-Q100 certification. In terms of specific performance parameters, taking the HPM6000 series flagship product HPM6700/6400 as an example, the main frequency is as high as 816MHz, equipped with a RISC-V core, as well as Pioneer Semiconductor's self-developed innovative bus architecture, L1 cache, and local memory. According to the data, this series of MCUs set a new performance record of more than 9000 CoreMark and more than 4500 DMIPS.

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[tokenanalyst]

Alibaba Cloud and others acquire stake in Hanbo Semiconductor​

Recently, Tianyancha App showed that Hanbo Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. had an industrial and commercial change. The original wholly-owned shareholder Hanshen Technology (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. withdrew, and new shareholders included Zhang Lei, Qian Jun, Shanghai Xinxing Multimedia Technology Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Alibaba Cloud Computing Co., Ltd., etc. Hanbo Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was established in December 2018. The legal representative is Yang Qinfu. The registered capital is 60 million US dollars. The business scope includes integrated circuit design, integrated circuit chip design and services, information system integration services, cloud computing equipment technology services, artificial intelligence industry application system integration services, etc. Public information shows that Hanbo Semiconductor is a chip design company that has previously received investments from Alibaba, 5Y Capital, Zhen Fund, Kuaishou, etc.

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[tokenanalyst]

Major breakthrough! China's first ultra-large-area perovskite thin film vacuum evaporation equipment is shipped​

On June 6, 2024, China's first ultra-large-area perovskite thin film vacuum evaporation equipment independently developed and manufactured by Zhejiang Shenglin Yijia Technology Co., Ltd. was officially delivered to Anhui Huasheng New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., a global leader in heterojunction technology.

Zhejiang Shenglin Yijia has completely independent intellectual property rights for the perovskite thin film vacuum evaporation equipment used for the preparation of absorption layer/electron transport layer/modification layer and other film layers. The effective coating area is 1200 mm (width) * 2400 mm (length), and the specific size can be customized according to customer needs. The equipment can achieve high-speed and high-stability evaporation coating, with a rate deviation of ≤±2% and a film thickness uniformity of ≤±3%. The substrate after coating has uniform color and uniform film thickness. It is the key core equipment for the industrialization of perovskite and perovskite crystalline silicon stacked solar cells. The delivery of China's first 1200 mm wide ultra-large area perovskite thin film vacuum evaporation equipment marks that the GW-level industrialization path for perovskite solar cells has been opened, which will surely help China's new energy industry develop with high quality and efficiency.



Anhui Huasheng New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. is a technology-innovative enterprise focusing on the research and development, application and large-scale production of ultra-high efficiency N-type silicon-based heterojunction (HJT) solar wafers, batteries and modules. Its annual HJT production capacity has exceeded 20GW, ranking first in the world. It plans to achieve a total production capacity of 40GW during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, making it an undisputed leader in the new energy industry.

The formal delivery of China's first ultra-large-area perovskite thin film vacuum evaporation equipment to Anhui Huasheng indicates that Zhejiang Shenglin Yijiajia's high-end equipment research and development, manufacturing, and delivery capabilities have reached a new level. It is an important manifestation of the two parties working together to deepen cooperation, jointly promote the development of the photovoltaic industry, and contribute to the realization of the country's "dual carbon" strategic goals.

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[tokenanalyst]

A New Multi-Mode X-Ray Fluorescence Apparatus for Both Blanket and Pattern Wafer Film Metrology​

Shenzhen Angstrom Excellence Technology Co. Ltd, Shenzhen​

Abstract:​

Åx-t110, a new X-ray fluorescence (XRF) apparatus, combining two optics systems, has been developed to offer a high-throughput metrology solution with good repeatability and the capability to address inline metrology challenges. Depending on its application, its throughput can be up to 80 WPH (wafers per hour, 5 sites per wafer) with a dynamic precision of less than 0.17% (1 sigma). Moreover, its specially designed micro spot optics enable it to measure pattern wafers, making it a great complementary approach to optical spectroscopy technology when facing metallic film metrology challenges. In this paper, we introduce the main configuration of this apparatus. Additionally, certain application cases are discussed to demonstrate its capabilities.​

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[tokenanalyst]

nucleisys was one of the first Chinese companies that joined the RISC-V foundation back in the days when many big companies including many US companies were sceptical of the open source ISA.

A Leading RISC-V Processor IP Vendor
Established in 2018, Nuclei System Technology is a leading RISC-V CPU IP and solution vendor.
Starting from scratch, Nuclei has developed 4 general product lines (N/U and NX/UX), and 3 vertical product lines (NS, NA and NI):

-N/U (SV32) are 32b processors aiming for edge computing, low power and IoT application;
-NX/UX (SV39 and SV48) are 64b processors aiming for high-end applications like data center, networking, storage, etc.;
-NS (Security) is designed for security application like payment and finance;
-NA (Automotive) is specifically designed for automotive electronics functional safety application;
-NI (Intelligence) is designed for high performance computing applications like AI.

As of today, Nuclei's CPU IP has been deployed to various markets, covering AI, automotive electronics, 5G communication, network security, storage, industrial control, MCU, IoT, etc. with more than 200 official customers.

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[curiouscat]

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Zhaoxin’s 7000 series processors have had their compiler support merged into GCC 15.