Chapter 394: The turning point in the history of chips, the whole world is following the Longxing Group
“It turns out that big guys can also talk to each other. I thought it was just a cup of wine and a smile to wipe out a thousand hatreds.”< br>
“Pattern? It’s just hyped by marketing accounts. Real business wars are often plain and simple!”
“That’s right, never be fooled by appearances. Big bosses are also human beings, and they are human beings. I have all kinds of emotions, but I have to say that Mollenkopf is such a clown that he has to jump around!"
"It can be seen from just getting up that the big guys in the international semiconductor chip field are all in the same camp. Entrepreneurs in Longguo have a chance of survival only if they sign up for a group.”
“Unity is strength!”
The audience’s eyes were very clear. As the algorithm library of the 3DMark test software was exploded, Chen Xing and Zhou Hongwei also used hard power to prove their innocence.
Shenzhen press conference site.
After the "Crackdown on Counterfeiting" episode, Chen Xing quickly adjusted his condition and looked at the time on his sports watch. It was now half past ten.
If ordinary people were disrupted, the entire press conference might be affected, but Chen Xing is not an ordinary person, at least he works harder than ordinary people.
Since he had all the manuscripts in mind and knew them by heart, with just a moment of adjustment, he regained the state of the press conference and improvised:
“The climbing process cannot be smooth sailing, and difficulties and obstacles will come at any time, but As long as we have a strong heart, any setbacks will be conquered, just as Caesar the Great said in his battle report at the Battle of Pharsalus, I come, I see, I conquer.”
The sound passed through the microphone and spread throughout the entire press conference.
After less than half a second of silence, the users, audience, and CEOs of local companies in Dragon Kingdom couldn't help but applaud.
"I come, I see, I conquer", there is no sentence more applicable to Longguo's semiconductor chip field than this.
From EDA software, underlying instructions, to chip raw materials and photolithography machines, Longguo companies in the past wanted almost everything.
See you.
Nature needs to conquer it!
Now, Huaxia Chip has explained in the most intuitive, simple and crude way what "I conquer" means.
“La bang bang——”
The applause was like a downpour, loud and powerful, and then met with the spring drizzle, it was continuous and lasted for half a minute.
Put Ke, Mollenkopf, Peter Wennink, Maeda Hidetsugi, Kobayashi Rokuro, and Zhang Miao, who had just stood up to confront each other, were a little embarrassed in the face of the deafening applause, and wished they could find a place to go. Drill in.
The most outrageous thing now is that they don’t know how the 7-nanometer chip can achieve 3 trillion operations per second.
Apple's chip R&D team, which is a world-famous top scientist, can perform 1.7 trillion operations per second using the same nanometer manufacturing process. This is not only puzzling to Pocket and Mollenkopf. Experts in the chip field all over the world who watched this live broadcast were confused.
“The episode has passed.”
Suddenly, Chen Xing spoke again.
In a flash.
The slightly weakened applause immediately died out.
I saw Chen Xing put the remote control in his left hand, then reached into his pocket with his right hand, took out the Huaxia chip sealed with resin material, and solemnly announced: "Let us appreciate it up close, the world's first chip using Three-dimensional integrated circuit design, the whole picture of 7-nanometer process chips"
"Three-dimensional?"
"What? Three-dimensional?"
"Three-dimensional integrated circuit design chip?"
The words fell.
Pou Ke, Molenkov, Zhang Miao, and all the big players in the semiconductor chip field are not calm.
Ren Guofei was even more stunned and murmured to himself: "It's actually chip stacking technology. No wonder one chip can surpass twice the performance of chips of the same process. It turns out to be stacking technology!"
“What is stacking?”
Rebus couldn’t help but ask.
He has not laid out semiconductor chips and has little knowledge of the so-called chip technology. He only knows a general situation.
"Is it very powerful? This technique?"
Luo Hao asked the same question.
"This technology is not a new technology. It is generally used in memory chips. The so-called 32G, 64G and 128G are based on who can stack them higher. But I have never heard of this technology being applied to SOC system-level chips. "Ren Guofei's eyes flickered, as if he had been opened to a new world.
"This!"
"This... is so awesome?"
Rebus, Luo Hao, and even Wang Fu couldn't help being surprised.
What does it mean to be far ahead?
This is called being far ahead!
Pu Ke, who was in the first row, was stunned on the spot. His whole body could not stop shaking. No one knew what he was thinking, but the only thing that was certain was that the SOC system level chip stacking technology, which will definitely open another door in the chip field.
Not only Panko, but also Mollenkopf, Zhang Miao, Peter Wennink, Maeda Hidetsugi, and Kobayashi Rokuro all showed shock in their eyes. If China Chip really uses stacking technology, then it can It makes sense why a chip with the same nanometer process can perform more than twice the number of calculations than its opponent.
……
At the same time.
other side.
The Imperial Dragon Academy.
Keeping an eye on Qu Cheng in the live broadcast room, the moment he heard "chip stacking technology", a cold air spread all the way up from his tailbone, approaching his inspiration, and countless ideas emerged in his mind.
This is equivalent to a master who has been stagnant in martial arts for decades, and suddenly meets a sweeping monk. In a few words, his realm becomes loose.
“Stacking!”
“We all got it wrong!”
“The current development direction of chips is not nanotechnology, but stacking technology!”
Qu Cheng grabbed Liu Dongsheng's collar. He was so excited that he was shaking all over. The latter responded with the same excitement: "Yes, stacking, it is stacking. The general direction of future chip development should not be nano-processing, but nano-processing." It’s stacking!”
“Instead of overcoming the quantum tunneling effect, it’s better to go towards stacking. What a genius idea!” Wang Hai, who is also an academician, couldn’t help but give a thumbs up.
They, chip academicians, have been devoting their lives to Longguo semiconductor chips. They thought they would never see overtaking in corners in their lifetime, but Longxing Group gave them the possibility and even gave them a general direction.
Is the limit of silicon-based materials 7 nanometers?
Then why pursue conquering 5 nanometers?
Using stacking technology to pursue performance, 7-nanometer chips can also achieve 2 times or even 3 times the chip improvement of ordinary chips.
Qu Cheng, who had two big bags under his eyes but a bright look, waved his hand and said without concealing his inner excitement: "Convene a meeting immediately. The project to overcome the quantum tunneling effect needs to be put on hold. We We need to make an urgent U-turn and bring stacking technology to the world’s top level!”
“Where is the project funding?”
Liu Dongsheng asked.
Wang Hai chuckled, stretched out his right hand and pulled his fingers together and said, "Of course I want them all!"
"That's right!"
Qu Cheng nodded and responded: "We need to apply for special project funds, because money is the basis of research and development. We also need to make an urgent U-turn on this chip research and development direction!"
At the same time.
The United States across the ocean.
Major well-known chip research institutes.
Top foreign chip experts and Chinese chip experts all stared with their eyes wide open, and some even held their heads in disbelief.
“Stacking technology!”
“Oh my god, Longxing Group actually used three-dimensional integrated circuits to design chips. How did their engineers solve the heat dissipation problem? This is impossible! ”
“SOC system-level chips use stacking technology, which is equivalent to two chips, or even three or four chips put together. Their heat dissipation and power supply are both problems. This is simply a miracle. This is simply a miracle. It’s incredible. Could it be that God has favored the Dragon Kingdom again?”
“They are creating miracles! Oh my God!”
They haven’t thought about using stacking technology. On the SOC system-on-chip, many attempts have failed.
Why did it fail?
Two reasons, heat dissipation and energy supply!
Let’s talk about the heat dissipation issue first.
Chip stacking technology is equivalent to building a house. One layer is equivalent to one chip, and three layers is equivalent to three chips.
The energy consumption of chips currently on the market is generally in the range of 12-20W. If this value is multiplied by three, even if the lowest power consumption of 12W is used, the operating power consumption will reach 36W.
What is the concept of 36W power consumption?
Let's put it this way, Gaotong's famous "Fire" Dragon chip 810 has a power consumption of 20W, which many mobile phones cannot handle.
When a chip with a power consumption of 36W is running, it is not warm, but very hot. It may directly burn out the motherboard!
The most important thing is that because the three-dimensionally designed chips are stacked, the heat emitted by the operation of the integrated circuit will continue to accumulate in a small space, making it difficult to dissipate and more likely to affect the service life of the chip.
In addition to heat dissipation issues, circuit energy supply is also a big issue.
Because the design is similar to building a house, power can only be transmitted from bottom to top like a house. In addition to the problem of how to connect, there is also the problem of energy consumption of the transmission circuit, which invisibly increases the number of chips. The power consumption of operation further worsens the heating problem.
It’s not that foreign chip experts haven’t tried, but that they are incapable of solving it.
Two SOC system-level chips running at the same time have to control the power consumption below 19W, which is more difficult than killing them.
This is why chip stacking technology is only used in memory chips, not SOC system-level chips. The latter is a collection of multiple chip modules. If it runs two-in-one, the power consumption is really not a problem. Just for fun.
Charles, the chief chip engineer of Gaotong Company and the leader of Team 2 of the American chip laboratory, is now touching his chin, his expression is a little dull, and his eyes are dull.
However, his brain was completely opposite to what he showed. At this time, his brain was thinking at a speed of 300 yards, how Longxing Group engineers solved the heat dissipation problem.
The 7-nanometer chip can achieve 3 trillion operations per second, which only proves that they have indeed conquered chip stacking, providing unlimited development space for this technology.
Beside him is a Jewish chip engineer named Roche Buell, who is one of the top ten chip experts in the United States and the designer of Apple's A10 neural engine bionic chip.
I saw him looking solemn and muttering to himself: "Who is the engineer who designed the Huaxia chip instead of conquering the nanometer manufacturing process according to conventional ideas and turning to three-dimensional stacking?"
"What a crazy chip, what a crazy idea. I need a Chinese chip to unlock all the mysteries in it."
Another American engineer agreed.
They gather here to develop semiconductor chips with stronger performance and higher nanometer levels.
Because the world's semiconductor chip structure, which was originally unbreakable and airtight, has become fragmented under the impact of Chen Xing's Longxing Group, they must re-establish their chip hegemony.
But tonight they discovered...
The direction is wrong!
Their research direction is wrong!
Instead of studying chip nanometers and overcoming the quantum tunneling effect, it is better to overcome heat dissipation and function and use chip stacking technology to create three-dimensional integrated circuit chips.
Silence is Cambridge tonight.
At the moment when the three-dimensional integrated circuit chip design concept was announced, experts in the field of semiconductor chips all over the world realized that they were going in the wrong direction, or in other words, the short-term attack direction was wrong. If in the long-term , There is no problem in conquering the nanometer process, but if you want to achieve quick results, stacking technology is the new direction.
......Shenzhen Longgang.
Autumn conference scene.
After Chen Xing showed off the Huaxia chip, he silently pressed the remote control. The LED screen behind him switched again, and the technology needed to manufacture this chip appeared.
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《Redundant Design and Error Detection and Correction Technology》
With technology bubbles filling the screen, surrounding the Huaxia chip in the middle, Pou Ke had unknowingly stretched his neck, thinking He had to look more carefully because some technical fonts were too small for him to see clearly.
Gaotong CEO Mollenkopf was even more stunned. The complexity of China's chips was far beyond their imagination.
However, it suddenly occurred to him that if they apply for a technology patent, the specific principles need to be disclosed, and they may be able to "learn" from it at that time, and they can quickly create a three-dimensional integrated circuit SOC system-level chip.
But what he can think of, Gao Zhengqian can’t think of? Even if Gao Zhengqian couldn't think of it, Chen Xing, the decision-maker, couldn't think of it?
Chen Xing on the stage glanced at the LED screen behind him, walked back to the middle of the podium calmly, glanced at the business leaders in the semiconductor chip field in the first row, smiled and said:
"The technical bubble displayed on the LED screen at this time is the result of our chip engineers' efforts day and night, so I made a bold decision not to apply for a technology patent and not disclose the principles to the public."
"His! ! ”
The audience was stunned for a moment.
Don’t apply for a technology patent?
Aren’t you afraid of being conquered by foreign countries? Register first?
For a while.
Audiences all over the Internet were talking about it.
"What's going on? I said earlier that engineers are working hard day and night, why do you say you don't want to apply for a technology patent?"
"I don't understand. Applying for a technology patent requires disclosure of technical principles. Everyone can find it, which is equivalent to exchanging exposure for ten or twenty years of patent rights.”
"If you are absolutely confident in your own technology and feel that no one can conquer it in a short period of time, this kind of operation will indeed be better, because the opponent does not know the technical principles and can only start from scratch, which will greatly increase the difficulty of conquering. If the technical principles are disclosed, It is easy for them to draw inferences and develop new technologies."
"This... feels so risky!"
"It can only be said that risks and opportunities coexist, and we want to suppress foreign technology as much as possible. To achieve development, we must use extreme measures!”
“That’s right! We can’t let the gringos copy it!”
As the audience said, Chen Xing thought carefully and asked for help. This decision was made after listening to Gao Zhengqian's opinion.
He doesn’t want to be “referenced” by the whole world like three-dimensional integrated circuit chips and fast charging technology, but there is nothing he can do about it, because they bypass the content of your patent application and redesign the results. .
It is difficult to go from zero to one, from one to two, it is a matter of course.
It is precisely because of the experience that Chen Xing decided to give up the so-called patent protection, leaving those experts who peep at the technology unable to understand the principle. Even if it is delayed for a year, Longxing Group can still do it in one year's time. The schedule has once again completed the first-hand layout.
Of course.
And the most important point.
That is, you have no way of knowing whether the other party will imitate it immediately and use it for non-commercial purposes after the principle is made public.
When Mollenkopf in the audience heard that Chen Xing did not apply for a patented technology and did not disclose the technical principles, he had a ghost in his heart and avoided looking at Chen Xing.
If it is discovered that Gaotong's baseband chips actually steal the DSP multi-core architecture, then their reputation will probably be ruined.
Chen Xing didn't pay much attention to Molenkov's little moves, because this kind of clown was completely unworthy of his attention.
After announcing his decision, Chen Xing pressed the remote control.
The LED screen screen switched, and the specific parameters of the Huaxia chip appeared. He also began to introduce: "Our chip adopts a 1+3+1+3 core architecture design, with two main frequency cores. 3.0GHz, two medium cores at 2.4GHz, and four small cores at 1.8GHz. "
"In daily work, the algorithm built into our chip will automatically allocate work according to the user's different needs and scenarios. The core is used to ensure smooth operation.”
“Let’s demonstrate it on a real machine.”
Chen Xing took out the Geek X2 from his pocket and reconnected the LED screen to demonstrate: “ For example, if I open Honor of Kings now, you will see the notification bar above and it will automatically enter the game mode. At this time, our first big core will be activated to ensure that our game can run.”
"Just because I still have time, I will open a game of Honor of Kings to show everyone the special channel optimization we have cooperated with Penguin Company. By the way, everyone can also judge whether my gaming skills can be used professionally."
"Hahaha——"
Chen Xing's final joke made the press conference burst into laughter again. Even Ma Ma couldn't hold back and lowered his head to cover his mouth while laughing.
Chen Xing plays professionally?
Then the champion will probably be determined by default.
Although the professional league of Honor of Kings has just started, city competitions and college competitions are already being planned.
“I didn’t expect Brother Chen to be so humorous, even if he was a professional, he would say it.”
Rebus couldn’t help but laugh.
Hearing this, Luo Hao also smiled and followed his words: "This is called having a sense of humor. If he really plays professionally, then we probably have to play too."
" Feelings If you're interested, how about I organize an entrepreneur league for you?" Brother Ma has lost control of his expression, with a visible smile on his face.
“I’m almost seventy and can’t play anymore.”
Ren Guofei refused directly.
A 70-year-old man conquering the canyon is big news.
While everyone was talking about it, Chen Xing had already started his game.
It doesn’t matter whether a gaming phone has good performance or not. You only need to play a game to know the specific situation.
“This is the game with the highest frame rate and highest image quality. We can see that after entering the game, the upper frame rate is stable at 60 frames, which is the highest frame rate of Honor of Kings currently.”
Chen Xing explained while playing.
The hero he uses is Luban No. 7.
Normally he rarely plays games. The reason why he held a game at the press conference was not only to test the overall performance of the mobile phone, but also to indirectly promote Honor of Kings. He could also benefit from the increased game sales.
“The first skill is missile, strafing.”
“This hero can strafe with 4 basic attacks.”
"Second skill missile."
"We are in a group fight. Please pay attention to the frame rate above me and see if there is any frame drop."
Chen Xing's actual machine demonstration fully explained what It is clear at a glance whether real gold is not afraid of fire or not.
Pu Ke, Lee Jae-yong, Ren Guofei, Rebus, and Luo Hao in the audience all silently remembered that the press conference could still be held like this and targeted publicity could be done like this.
At the same time.
Weibo information platform.
The entry for "Chen Xing's Test of Geek X2" has topped the hot search list. Netizens constantly clicked on the entry and were shocked by the game screen in the live broadcast room of the press conference.
When you click into the live broadcast room of the press conference, the barrage style is even more novel.
"The anchor has something special. He can counter-attack one on two. I feel like I can really play professionally!"
"This anchor works too hard. Others are just sitting back and playing. He stands. While playing games, I also introduced some things that I didn’t understand. I wanted to give him a gift. Forget it, I’d rather wish him an annual income of tens of millions as soon as possible.”
"Chen Xing: Thank you so much!"
"Anchor, I sent you a plane, why don't you thank you?"
"Chen Xing: Thank you for the three melons Two dates.”
The popularity of the live broadcast room has continued to rise due to the spontaneous jokes made by netizens. Perhaps Chen Xing would not have expected that when he was playing the game, the number of viewers had exceeded 5 million people online at the same time. It is an insurmountable milestone data in the live broadcast industry.
As the game time came to ten minutes, Chen Xing did not bother to play, but continued to show: "After playing for ten minutes, the frame rate of our Geek X2 is still stable. This is what everyone has seen with their own eyes." What I saw, but!"
Suddenly, he changed the subject and announced: "We can also break through the frame rate, activate the second large core, add exclusive optimization, and reach 90 frames mode, even more Have fun playing games!”
I saw Chen Xing opening the external performance button on the right side of the phone.
In a flash.
The frame rate has changed.
The originally stable 60 frames became 90 frames.
The already smooth graphics become smoother as the frame rate increases, and each hero's spell-casting and attacking movements become silky smooth.
“This is the special optimization we have cooperated with Penguin. Geek X2 will be the first mobile phone to turn on the 90 frame mode.”
Chen Xing announced in a high profile.
Game phones are definitely bound to games. Currently popular all over the country, Honor of Kings, with over 100 million daily users, has become the best choice.
As the 5V5 team battle started, the mobile phone that broke through 90 frames was still stable. There was no frame drop during the 30-second team battle, and the performance was very powerful.
"Victory!"
As Victory's voice appeared, the opponent's crystal base exploded directly. After the actual demonstration, Chen Xing did not pause for a moment and continued at his own pace. Said: "Fourteen minutes of game, zero frame drops, this is the performance we give users."
"Awesome!!!"
"Mr. Chen is awesome!! ! ”
“What an exaggerated performance. Is this the new generation of geek series? ”
The audience was already cheering, Chen Xing smiled, silently disconnected the phone from the screen, and then asked: "What is your ideal price range for our phone?"
"5999!"
“6999!”
“Believe me, 7999!”
Listening to the audience’s shouts and feedback, Chen Xing shook his head and joked: “Your money is The wind is blowing? Why are you trying to guess the price above 6,000 yuan? "
He walked to the right side of the podium to avoid blocking the view of the LED screen. Then he gently pressed the remote control in his hand and revealed the answer to the mystery: "We will not hold back and directly announce the final sales price of the three Geek X2s with different configurations."
Next second
The LED screen behind Chen Xing switched, and the global sales prices of three different configurations of Geek X2 were displayed in front of everyone.
4+64G memory, Geek X2 standard version, 4299 yuan.
4+128G memory, Geek X2 advanced version, 4599 yuan.
6+256G memory, Geek X2 top version, 5399 yuan.
(End of this chapter)