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

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The EU Trade Commissioner said at a press conference: "The EU opposes any form of unilateral sanctions, and trade issues should be resolved through multilateral mechanisms."

"I hope that the United States and China can resolve their differences through dialogue!" said the Japanese Minister of Economy.

South Korea, a superpower in the universe, expressed close concern about this matter.

In simple terms, we all stand on China's side.

Because they too have been subject to the long-arm jurisdiction of the United States.

Airbus of the European Union has been sanctioned, Toshiba of Japan has been sanctioned, and Samsung of South Korea has also been sanctioned.

Today we can use this excuse to punish Transsion, and tomorrow we can take them down.

But for America, this wasn't a betrayal by a subordinate; it was their own dog starting to bite them.

This is a very serious problem!

However, for now, we still need to deal with the impact from China, and then we'll deal with these guys.

Inside the White House, hawks and doves are arguing fiercely.

"We cannot back down. Backing down would be a sign of weakness, and the Chinese government would only push its luck further!"

"That's right, we've already removed Motorola and Transsion from the restricted import list, what more do they want?"

"But if we don't back down, lawmakers from agricultural states will tear down the White House. Soybean stocks are already piling up, and farmers are starting to protest."

"Why not just take a hard line and freeze Huaxin's invested assets? Let's see if he's still so arrogant then!"

Upon hearing this, both the doves and the hawks stared at him as if he were a fool.

The dove leaders began to laugh.

"Are your brains soaked in disinfectant? How could a madman say something like that?"

The hawkish representative who spoke stared intently at the other person; how could he not tell that this was an insult?

"What do you mean? I'm doing this for the sake of America. It's because of your cowardice that agricultural states have suffered such heavy losses!"

If it had been done sooner, things would definitely not be like this now!

"Yes, if we didn't act like this, we would have failed even more miserably. Do you think they can only pull out those technologies today?"

I'm telling you, these technologies absolutely cannot be developed in less than five years, which means it's more serious than we imagine.

Obama is caught in the middle, facing a dilemma.

He was a representative of the doves, but now it's no longer a matter of which faction it belongs to; it's a problem for the whole of America.

Ultimately, seeing the heated argument in the meeting, he made a compromise.

The US has suspended some sanctions against Transsion in exchange for China temporarily halting its investigation into agricultural products.

Specifically, the United States has not removed Huaxing Investment from the Entity List, but it can guarantee that Huaxin Investment's assets will not be frozen.

However, Huaxin's core business remains restricted.

China's Ministry of Commerce responded: "The investigation into agricultural products is temporarily suspended, but import quotas will be readjusted. Meanwhile, the anti-monopoly investigation and the semiconductor investigation continue."

Both sides compromised, but neither side won.

When the news reached Transsion headquarters, Shen Fei was in a meeting.

When Li Qing finished reading the news, no one could believe it. After all, how could the mighty United States surrender so quickly?

"Boss, America has backed down. I thought they would be ruthless and freeze our assets."

Shen Fei smiled, his face still displaying that confident expression.

"It's not admitting defeat, it's just a delaying tactic! We haven't backed down much this time either, after all, Huaxin Investment is still on their entity list."

However, we didn't back down, and we were even able to lower the price a bit through share adjustments. Overall, we didn't lose money, and we even made a small profit.

"So what do we do?"

Shen Fei smiled and put down his teacup, then spoke.

"Since they won't let us sell mobile phones, then we'll sell chips."

"Our third production line has been directly converted to 14nm. When will it be able to go into production?"

Li Jiahui thought for a moment and said, "Director Yuan's side is already making improvements. Currently, the yield rate in the market is about 65%, and if things go well, it can reach 80% next month."

With the first production line as a foundation, the yield rate increased rapidly.

"Then hurry up and give them a little surprise."

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On September 25, 2012, the weather was sunny in Guangzhou, and the same was true in the United States.

Transsion Semiconductor released a promotional video that went viral across the internet.

The film is only 3 minutes long, but it's high-energy from start to finish.

It begins with a wafer, which slowly rotates under a lithography machine, flashing with ultraviolet light, and the circuit pattern is etched on layer by layer.

The voice of Li Jiahui, who was explaining things, could be heard from the side; his voice sounded very powerful.

"Ten years ago, some people said that Chinese people couldn't make chips..."

The scene shifts to the exterior of Transsion Semiconductor's wafer fab. Three manufacturing buildings stand side by side, their gray facades contrasting with the bright red Transsion logo that gleams in the sunlight.

"Three years ago, we only had one production line with a monthly capacity of 5000 pieces."

The camera zooms in inside the production room, where a complete production line is neatly arranged. A robotic arm sweeps through the air, grabs wafers, and precisely places them on the conveyor belt.

"Today, there are still three production lines."

All of these utilize world-leading technologies, with a monthly production capacity of 6 wafers.

[A single 28nm production line costs 3 units, while a 14nm line costs 1.5 units.]

The scene switched to the monitoring room, where various data were displayed on the screen.

Yield rate, production capacity, and order volume.

The numbers keep rising.

"Some say that sanctions will kill Transsion, and selling Motorola to cut its losses and survive is the best explanation."

The screen switches to a screenshot of a sanctions notice from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Then it's torn to shreds by a hand.

Shen Fei's voice was also interspersed in the video.

"Sanctions will only make me stronger. Transsion is not afraid of sanctions; it only sees them as the best sanctions and the highest honor for a technology company!"

Finally, the camera zooms out, revealing Transsion Semiconductor's factory gleaming in the setting sun.

A line of text appeared on the screen: "Transsion Semiconductor offers global foundry services, with 14nm and 28nm processes to choose from, and bulk discounts available."

As expected, the moment the promotional video was released, Weibo's Tudou server crashed.

Seeing this, he silently shook his head. Maybe he should also create a short video platform. After all, it's 2012 now, which is the peak season for short videos.

He silently wrote down the name of the short video platform on a piece of paper.

At the same time, the person in charge of Weibo felt a sudden panic, as if something was not quite right.

However, the most important thing now is to fix the server as soon as possible.

A few minutes later, the Weibo server was finally restored.

"Damn, that's pretty ruthless with telepathy; all three lines are now visible."

"14nm, I thought it was a modified 28nm, but it turns out to be three lines. How did this lithography machine come about?"

"Your motives are a bit impure, tell me how much a big hammer costs for a small hammer..."

"Is Transsion aiming to be a combination of Qualcomm and TSMC?"

"Shen Fei's words, 'Sanctions will only make us stronger,' really got my blood pumping."

Do you have any books on integrated circuits? Let me calm down. [doge emoji]