Chapter 98: Disassemble the phone and check the source of the chip
At the same time, on the other side of the ocean, it was early morning.
The Eagle National Laboratory and Research Center is located on the outskirts of Washington. It is a five-story white building with a classic and gorgeous appearance.
It's half past eight in the morning, so of course no one comes to work, so it seems very quiet.
In the staff area on the first floor, two people were already sitting there, each having a cup of coffee and chatting while drinking.
These two have Asian faces, and are actually Chinese.
Qiu Yongbo and Ma Yong, both from Island Bay Province, are chip engineers at Island Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
The two happened to be stationed in Yinglijian during this period, so they were approached.
Ma Yong asked: "Why did you come to us this time?"
Qiu Yongbo whispered: "It seems that we are asked to identify the chip."
Ma Yong was stunned: "Identification chip? What chip?"
Qiu Yongbo took a sip of coffee: "I heard that they bought a lot of mobile phones from mainland China. Let's see if the processor chips inside are made by our Island Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd."
"Mobile phone? Which brand of mobile phone? No matter what chip it is, isn't it made by us?"
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"...Not necessarily? Why? No matter which company's chip it is, isn't it made by our Island Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.?"
Ma Yong was indeed confused.
The mobile phone processors on the market are either Gaoxin's Snapdragon chips or Lianda's chips, which are indeed manufactured by Island Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Huayao's Kirin chip is also a masterpiece of Island Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Ma Yong suddenly remembered and said, "Is it Sansang's mobile phone? Their Orion may not be manufactured by us."
Qiu Yongbo shook his head: "It's Huayao's mobile phone."
"...Huayao mobile phone? Kirin? Isn't it still made by us?"
Qiu Yongbo hesitated: "What they mean is that some of Huayao's Kirin chips may not be made by our Island Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Let us identify them."
Ma Yong suddenly realized: "Speaking of which, there is a rumor on the Internet that Huayao has found a new chip foundry."
Qiu Yongbo smiled: "So you saw it too."
Ma Yong nodded: "Of course, people often say this on the Internet during this period."
"Then do you think this is possible?"
"It's so far north, I think it's a joke."
Qiu Yongbo also laughed.
Both of them are experienced and professional chip engineers, and they are experts among experts.
They are well aware of how difficult it is to make high-end chips, especially chips below ten nanometers.
Sshima Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has been working hard for more than ten years to mass-produce seven-nanometer mobile processor chips, and it only succeeded through the cooperation of equipment manufacturers such as Yasmail.
Sshima Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.’s engineers are very confident that Sima Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is the only one in Blue Star that can perfectly handle the seven-nanometer process technology.
Even Sansan's semiconductor process technology is not very good, and the yield rate is too poor.
Ma Yong said: "People here really think that Huayao has found a chip foundry? They are too naive!"
Qiu Yongbo sighed: "We don't have to worry about this, we can do whatever they ask us to do."
The two of them waited for more than an hour.
Jenny Jonathan comes in.
Jenny is the director of the national laboratory, and she has the final say here.
Qiu Yongbo and Ma Yong quickly stood up and greeted Jenny.
Jenny, acting like a resolute and strong woman, waved her hands to the two of them: "Hello, Asian boys."
Qiu Yongbo said: "Ms. Jonathan, what should we do next?"
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Jenny said: "Yes, there are two handsome guys coming over. We can't work until they come over. Okay, I'm going to have breakfast. I got up too early today, damn it!"
With that said, Jenny went to her office, leaving Qiu Yongbo and Ma Yong staring at each other, speechless for a moment.
Half an hour later, the other two finally arrived.
A white man named Max.
A Bharatanatyam named Aamir.
Both of them are from university research institutes and are also resident researchers at national laboratories.
The four of them arrived at an engineering room under the leadership of Jenny.
There are all kinds of tools and equipment here, and you can carry out some small engineering modifications, as well as hardware disassembly and inspection.
Jenny asked her assistant to bring a box.
Opening the lid of the box, it turned out to be a mobile phone.
There are as many as twenty units in total, and they are all of the same brand and model.
That is Huayao mate20pro.
Twenty mobile phones were recently purchased by informants from China.
Amir whistled: "Wow, Huayao's mobile phone is very expensive. With so many mobile phones, it's a big investment."
Max said: "Huayao's mobile phone is nothing special. It is far less useful than the fruit phone."
Jenny said: "Okay, everyone, let's start showing off your special skills!"
Jenny turned to Qiu Yongbo and Ma Yong and said, "Asian boys, your mission is to assist these two researchers to find out the source of this damn chip, do you understand?"
Qiu Yongbo and Ma Yong were stunned for a moment, then nodded together.
What can they say? Since they are here, just do as they say.
After Jenny said these words, she left the engineering room, leaving only four people to start preparation work.
Qiu Yongbo and Ma Yong looked at these mobile phones in a daze.
Ma Yong picked up a mobile phone and looked at the production date.
"Baibei, this was produced five days ago. Isn't it easy to buy so many units?"
Qiu Yongbo said: "Have you heard? Huayao sells a lot of goods in China, and it is not difficult to buy them now."
Ma Yong was stunned: "Selling goods in large quantities? Do they have that many chips? I remember that their inventory of Kirin 990 is only three to four million chips at most. If they sell like this, they won't be able to support it for long."
Ma Yong thought for a while and then said: "Yongbo, you don't really believe they found a new chip foundry, do you?"
Qiu Yongbo smiled coldly: "How is it possible? Only a ghost can believe it. I bet that the chips for these mobile phones are all made by our Island Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd."
Max, the little boss, gave the order and asked the three of them to unpack all twenty mobile phones and take them out of the box.
Twenty Huayao mate20pros are neatly placed on the workbench, available in various colors.
Very powerful and exquisite.
After a while, the first mobile phone took off the back cover, removed the battery, opened the motherboard, and then took out the main processor chip.
Then came the second mobile phone, the third mobile phone, the fourth mobile phone...
It was a lot of work to dismantle twenty mobile phones. The four people were sweating profusely and it took two hours to dismantle them.
All twenty chips were removed and cleaned.
Michael said to Qiu Yongbo and Ma Yong: "Okay, it's your turn to see if these chips are made by your island Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd."
Qiu Yongbo picked up a chip with tweezers and smiled.
No more running away, this chip is the work of Sshima Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Then there must be no surprises for the other nineteen chips.
(End of chapter)