The content of the post is very long, I have summarized the key points:

1. With HiSilicon chips, you can directly connect with HiSilicon colleagues to solve problems quickly when you encounter problems;

2. With a Qualcomm chip, if you encounter a problem, you must first pay $1,000 before submitting the problem, and then there will be repeated and long communication, and the problem cannot be solved for a long time;

3. HiSilicon and Qualcomm, one of the efficiency in the sky, the other in the ground;

4. HiSilicon slowly caught up with Qualcomm back then, precisely because of the rapid optimization and solution of the problem;

5. Qualcomm is like a “big man”, you will have to pay a fee of $1,000 to raise a case (it should be Qualcomm’s consulting service charge);

6. Exclamation: When can I use my country’s chips? !

   

In Song Zongguang’s Shaoxing three years, Lu You returned to his hometown, watching the beautiful rivers and mountains of the country fall under the iron hoof of the golden man, sorrow appeared between the lines, and he wrote “The deceased’s tears are all in the dust, and the king is looking south for another year.” , Depicting the scene of the people in the occupied areas eagerly looking forward to recovery. The people in the enemy-occupied area groaned in pain under the iron hoof of the golden man. Their tears have drained. How much they want to return to the embrace of the motherland. The posts of Glory employees are not as magnificent as Lu You’s rhetoric, but they express the same emotions.

In this regard, I would also like to talk about some of my views:

First, HiSilicon is really awesome, and its awesomeness is built on the basis of Huawei’s development!

The post mentioned that “HiSilicon slowly caught up with Qualcomm back then because of the rapid optimization and solution of the problem.” As a chip design company, HiSilicon’s subsequent success was based entirely on the symbiosis with Huawei’s several major product lines. Based on.

Let’s take a look at the growth history of HiSilicon chip——

In 2004, Huawei established a wholly-owned subsidiary, HiSilicon, and began to conduct chip research and development more systematically. In 2006, the development of mobile phone chip solutions was officially started. In 2009, HiSilicon launched its first mobile phone application processor, named K3V1. As the first-generation product, K3V1 is quite “rough”, using 110nm process, while mainstream chips at that time have adopted 65nm or even 45nm, a full generation of performance gap, naturally no one in the market cares.

How to do? At that time, all mobile phone manufacturers were lining up to buy Qualcomm chips, and no one wanted to be a guinea pig for Huawei. At that time, Ren Zhengfei gritted his teeth and used his mobile phone! Improve while using. Of course, if you have thunder, you must carry it yourself.

Subsequently, the mobile phone chip business was transferred to Huawei Terminal Company, and the mobile phones produced by Huawei directly use its own chips. As a result, the K3 processor was able to continue development. In 2012, an improved version of K3V2 was born. It adopted the mainstream ARM quad-core architecture and supported the Android operating system.

Of course, things have not been smooth sailing. K3V2 was born with a 40nm process, which is one generation behind the mainstream Qualcomm and Samsung processor processes at the time. The performance cannot keep up, but the power consumption is much larger. These problems led to the fact that Huawei’s flagship D1 and D2, which used K3V2, were frequently complained by users as soon as they were released-“Hand warmers” and “Tractors”.

By June 2014, Huawei chip took a big step-finally realized the integration of application processor and self-developed baseband processor Baron 720 on a single chip to form an independent system on chip (SoC, System on Chip) After surpassing the mountains and ridges, Huawei named this chip Kirin 920.

Why is it called “Kirin”? According to a source from Huawei, it is hoped that Huawei’s mobile phone chips will be more vigorous and vigorous through the guardianship of the beasts. The reality is far beyond the expectations of the Huawei people at the time-the Kirin series of chips helped Huawei’s mobile phones to completely achieve Nirvana.

Subsequently, Huawei upgraded the Kirin 925 and applied it to its own flagship Mate7 mobile phone. In the end, Mate7 created the history of domestically produced flagship mobile phones of more than 3,000 yuan, with global sales exceeding 7.5 million units.

The great success of Mate7 greatly encouraged Huawei’s chip team. Since then, Huawei has been out of control on mobile phone chips, and has continuously released upgraded Kirin 960, 970, 980, 990 and other mobile phone processors. Almost every Huawei Mate, P and Honor series mobile phones equipped with these processors are selling well, successfully establishing Huawei’s position in the mid-to-high-end mobile phone market and becoming a smart phone giant alongside Apple and Samsung.

Along the way, the success of Huawei mobile phones is actually largely based on the Kirin chip. Through the continuous upgrade of the Kirin chip, it has continuously output technical and performance support to Huawei mobile phones, and the continuous innovation of mobile terminals is driven by chip technology. , And formed a virtuous circle between the two.

Therefore, HiSilicon’s success is not for no reason, but standing on the shoulders of the giant Huawei!

Second, Qualcomm is indeed hegemonic, but it won’t be long before it’s “jumping”

Qualcomm is definitely a phenomenon in the chip market!

Qualcomm’s main business is divided into two parts, one is QCT (Qualcomm Semiconductor Business), and the other is QTL (Qualcomm Technology Licensing Business). QCT mainly researches and develops integrated circuit products and system software products based on cellular communication technology, connection technology, multimedia technology, multimedia technology, smartphones and terminal A, such as Snapdragon chips; QTL is Qualcomm’s licensing of a large number of its own patented technologies The method is open to the industry, and a certain percentage of the “patent licensing fee” (Qualcomm tax) is charged from the equipment shipped by the manufacturer. These two businesses actually complement each other. The more QCTs are sold, the higher the corresponding QTL income will be. The current ratio of these two businesses is about 3:1.

Qualcomm’s “Qualcomm tax” has long been notorious. Qualcomm has threatened Huawei that if it does not sign a license agreement and pays the license fee on the basis of spending money to buy chips, it will stop supplying chips. What’s even more annoying is that if Huawei buys chips from other chip manufacturers, then it needs to pay a higher so-called “loyalty tax” like Qualcomm to obtain its patent authorization on CDMA and other topics.

In addition to Huawei, smart phone giants including Apple have also suffered the same “threat.” Domestic manufacturers with large shipments such as Xiaomi, OPPO, and vivo are also struggling under this unequal agreement.

It is precisely because of the supply-demand relationship between the two parties that Qualcomm is particularly “arrogant” in front of Chinese mobile phone manufacturers. I just think about it, which company will charge “opening fees” because of customer feedback? !

However, Qualcomm’s arrogance will not last long. The international patent protection period is generally 20 years. Qualcomm has collected a large amount of patent fees within these 20 years by virtue of CDMA. And because of this patent barrier, Qualcomm’s mobile processor has basically formed a monopoly.

With the expiration of Qualcomm’s CDMA patents, and the number of its patents in the 4G/5G field is not enough to suppress other chip design companies, the entire mobile chip field has the possibility of flourishing development.

From the current point of view, in the high, middle and low end of 5G mobile processors, Qualcomm has to face challenges from many companies including Huawei HiSilicon, MediaTek, Samsung, and Spreadtrum. That is, Apple, which has always had to rely on Qualcomm, has now begun to acquire Intel’s baseband division in an attempt to develop its own chips. VIVO began to cooperate with Samsung, and OPPO also began to develop its own chips. It can be said that in the 5G era, the monopoly of Qualcomm’s mobile chips is in jeopardy.

Finally, let’s summarize in one sentence. The position in the market has always been based on strength. When strength is strong, even when Party B is able to oppose customers, this sentence applies to Qualcomm, and it also applies to Huawei and HiSilicon. So, come on. , Improve your strength as soon as possible, regain lost ground as soon as possible!

Apple will use its own 5G chip for iPhones in 2023. Photo: Macrumors TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that Apple’s first 5G iPhone 12s reached consumers last year. Apple’s entire iPhone model is dependent on Qualcomm chips, and now Apple is designing its own 5G chip for use in its latest iPhones in 2023. Apple currently uses Qualcomm modems, including the Snapdragon X55 modem in iPhone 12 models. In 2019, a legal agreement between Apple and Qualcomm revealed that Apple will likely use the Snapdragon X60 modem on iPhone models. 2021, followed by the Snapdragon X65 modem for the iPhone 2022. Apple’s roadmap is that by 2023, it is likely that the iPhone will use the Snapdragon X70 modem with Apple working to make its own 5G chip, it is unlikely that Snapdragon will be available on the iPhone model in the next years according to the. A deal between Apple and Intel worth $1 billion brought Apple the 5G modem business in 2019. This is an opportunity for Apple to ditch the Qualcomm chip to use its own 5G modem. In recent years, Apple has continued to expand around internal chips for its other product lines. Most recently, the Apple-designed M1 Chip is available on select Mac models and is currently on the iPad Pro. Apple will also gradually phase out Intel chips in its latest product lines. It is known that Apple’s Modem will probably be manufactured by longtime chip manufacturing partner TSMC, the world’s largest semiconductor company.

Previously, Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 were expected to launch globally at the end of April. However, it has only appeared in Europe and some other markets, fortunately Vietnam. The Galaxy A series, which is Samsung’s flagship product line, brings huge revenue, but a global chip shortage could have a big impact on this model in the coming quarters. It is currently not clear whether other Samsung product lines or smartphones will be affected. Samsung will soon release a bunch of new devices, including the Galaxy S21 FE and Galaxy Z Fold 3, which will most likely also be affected by their launch dates or production. Qualcomm’s CEO recently stated that in the best-case scenario, the chip shortage will only last until the end of the year, but some say it could continue until 2023. According to Phonearena

In early March, ZTE partnered with Tencent to launch Red Magic Pro . This is the first smartphone with 18 GB RAM. In addition, the device is also equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chip, 512 GB of internal memory. Products aimed at gamers should have aggressive designs. The back of the device has a strong angular pattern. Image: infnews . This model uses 6.8 inch screen, Full HD + resolution, OLED panel. This is the first smartphone on the market with a screen refresh rate of 165 Hz, touch sampling speed on the machine reaches 500 Hz with the touch of a finger, while multi-touch reaches 360 Hz. Red Magic Pro costs $ 1,020. The product is not genuine in Vietnam. Photo: infnews. ROG Phone 5 As a gaming smartphone, it is not too surprising that the product is equipped with today’s most powerful hardware. It uses Snapdragon 888 chip, RAM capacity from 12-18 GB and internal memory 128 – 256 GB depending on version. This configuration perfectly satisfies the heaviest games like Genshin Impact or Mortal Kombat. It has 6.78 inch screen, Full HD +, AMOLED panel, refresh rate 144 Hz. The product is equipped with 2 touch buttons located on the side, like the trigger buttons on a normal gaming hand. Game Genie application on this model helps users customize these 2 touch buttons into more than 10 touch points or swipes in the game. ROG Phone 5 comes in three versions, with prices ranging from $ 965 to $ 1,500. Expected, the product will be opened for sale in Vietnam in the second quarter. Legion Phone Duel 2 is Lenovo’s new gaming smartphone. The machine has 2 radiator fans operating independently. One exhaust fan has 29 blades and reaches 12,500 rpm, while the other is responsible for pushing hot air out to spin at a higher rate of 15,000 rpm. Device use screen overflow, camera slide. Image: Geek . The device is equipped with 6.92 inch screen, OLED panel, Full HD +, 144 Hz refresh rate. Product configuration includes Snapdragon 888 chip, 18 GB RAM and 512 GB internal memory. This model has 4 ultrasonic trigger keys at 4 corners, 4 noise-canceling microphone and 2 force touch sensors for a better gaming experience. The product is priced at 923 USD. Photo: Lenovo. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G There are 2 versions using Exynos 2100 and Snapdragon 888. The Snapdragon 888 version has 16GB of RAM and 512GB of internal memory, priced at $ 1,450. However, this product is not genuine in Vietnam. Machine with 6.8 inch screen, 2K + resolution and 120 Hz refresh rate.

A smartphone production line of Vinsmart. The smartphone is the essence of technology, Mr. Quang replied. Mastering the core technologies when researching, designing and manufacturing smartphones is to have grasped the most difficult and newest technology areas of the world. World trends are bringing everything into phones, so humanity’s latest technologies will still revolve around smartphones. Smartphone manufacturing businesses will also be able to make many other types of products derived from this technology. “The country that wants to be the next dragon must master all these technologies,” replied Mr. Quang. Vietnamese-branded phones appeared in Vietnam quite early, but Bkav is one of the rare companies that owns a smartphone factory in Vietnam. The company has produced many generations of Bphone for both domestic and foreign markets. However, up to now, the company has not announced their smartphone market share in Vietnam. Another Vietnamese enterprise that just entered the smartphone market but already owns the core technology is Vinsmart. The company bought a controlling stake in BQ, a technology enterprise in Spain, as the foundation to build a domestic Vsmart factory. Recently, to stay ahead of 5G, the company has spent tens of millions of dollars building a research and development team, and also owns a Qualcomm patent to produce equipment in the 5G ecosystem. Vinsmart sold the Aris with 5G connectivity, and brought many products to Myanmar, Russia, the US and Spain. The company also has a rare smartphone hidden under the screen in the world. Owning core technology and patents is very important to many technology companies and countries. In Vietnam, the government has issued an Intellectual Property Strategy up to 2030 to develop and strengthen the country’s intellectual property ecosystem. The strategy includes centralized development plans for IP-intensive industries. Vietnam’s intellectual property score on the Global Innovation Policy Center’s (GIPC) International IP Index increased the most among Asian economies in 2020. Patents in particular, as well as intellectual property in general, are the main driving force behind the growth of many economies. For example, IP-intensive industries account for more than 38.2% of US GDP and 45% of EU GDP. “Big technology companies own a lot of patents because these patents are at the heart of the innovations they create. Patents are also a way to differentiate companies and their products from competitors ”, Mr. Thieu Phuong Nam – Director of Qualcomm Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia – told ICTnews about the importance of the department. patents.

Qualcomm Technologies announced today that it has successfully completed a dual-connection 5G data call based on the Sub-6GHz FDD/TDD frequency band and the millimeter wave frequency band in the 5G independent networking (SA) mode. Qualcomm Technologies engineers used the smartphone-shaped terminal equipped with the fourth-generation Qualcomm Snapdragon X65 5G modem and radio frequency system and Qualcomm QTM545 millimeter wave antenna module to first realize the dual connection data of the 5GSub-6GHz FDD frequency band and the 28GHz millimeter wave frequency band. The call, followed by a dual-connection data call in the 5GSub-6GHz TDD frequency band and the 39GHz millimeter wave frequency band, demonstrated the powerful ability of the Snapdragon X65 in aggregating high, middle and low frequency spectrum to support a combination of key frequency bands around the world.

Band aggregation includes dual connectivity using millimeter wave and Sub-6GHz frequency bands, which is essential to provide the multi-gigabit speeds and ultra-large capacity required for next-generation consumer and enterprise applications. The combination of frequency bands across different types of radio spectrum will not only support 5G mobile terminals, even in challenging network environments, such as crowded and traffic hubs, can achieve speeds comparable to wired broadband through wireless connections, but also can be used for homes and small-scale Enterprises provide robust and reliable 5G fixed wireless access services.

Dejia Ma, Senior Vice President and General Manager of 4G/5G Business of Qualcomm Technologies, said: “As the world’s leading wireless technology innovator, Qualcomm Technologies continues to create 5G solutions that can improve performance and expand global coverage. This milestone will be achieved. The combination of the large bandwidth advantage of the millimeter wave frequency band and the wide coverage advantage of the Sub-6GHz FDD/TDD frequency band supports global consumers and enterprises to make full use of 5G networks and terminals, especially in areas where bandwidth requirements are large and traditional wireless connections cannot be met. ”

On March 17, 2021, Qualcomm Technologies completed a milestone data call based on millimeter wave/Sub-6GHz carrier aggregation. The smartphone form terminal equipped with Snapdragon X65 is successfully connected to the 5G network using Keysight’s 5G network simulation solution, demonstrating the global compatibility and interoperability of Qualcomm Technologies’ solution with the 5G SA network deployed globally.

Qualcomm Technologies has been leading the global 5G millimeter wave development and commercialization, and has already sampled the 4th generation millimeter wave chipset for smartphones. The company’s latest generation Snapdragon X65 is the world’s first 5G modem and radio frequency system to provide a peak speed of 10Gbps, which is 100 times faster than its first-generation 4G modem.

According to relevant data from the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), there are more than 100 commercial and pre-commercial 5G millimeter wave terminals worldwide, covering mobile phones, PCs, mobile hotspots, CPEs, etc. Almost all of the aforementioned terminals are equipped with Snapdragon 5G modems and radio frequency systems.

Snapdragon X65 and Qualcomm QTM545 antenna modules are sampling to customers, and commercial terminals are expected to be available later in 2021.

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