Chapter 534: Semiconductor industry chain, we have to start from the beginning
Today’s dinner is a good occasion for socializing, but there are many people and there is not much time to talk in detail. thing.
Besides, even if it was just a formality, Zhu Lan had to ask Lin Guofan for his opinion.
Don’t say that Chang Haonan is just cooperating with others, the two parties are still in an equal relationship.
Even if the superior unit wants to transfer work, except for a few special circumstances, it must first seek the consent of the family members.
Therefore, after initially confirming the intention to cooperate, the more specific content must be discussed later.
After Zhu Lan and Chang Haonan said goodbye and left, Li Jie, who was sitting next to him, looked at the former’s back and asked with some surprise:
“Comrade Xiao Chang is still in the northwest. Is there such a familiar colleague?”
Everyone invited to attend today’s award ceremony wears a badge with their name and workplace written on it.
After the ceremony, most people didn't have time to pick them up and were taken directly to the banquet hall on the second floor.
That's why Li Jie could directly tell that Zhu Lan was from Jincheng University in the northwest.
“Ah, we met when we were doing aviation meteorological research in Nanzheng. Professor Zhu and his husband Professor Lin Guofan made a lot of efforts at that time.”
Chang Haonan said these contents Of course there is nothing to hide.
Li Jie paused for a moment, and then said as if talking to himself:
"If we really want to build the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, Jincheng University should really contribute more... …”
Of course Chang Haonan knew that this railway must be built, but at this time he still had to pretend:
"The country really has plans to build railways in snowy areas?"
Li Jie nodded:
"It has been around for a long time. The Xining to Golmud section started construction in the 1950s, but it took almost 30 years to complete and open to traffic. At that time, it was felt that it was too technically difficult to repair it later and it was really not feasible. So I just put it aside for the time being."
After briefly explaining the situation to Chang Haonan, he changed the topic and asked the latter:
"What you just said is that you can use numerical calculation methods to analyze the situation after dynamic loads are applied to the subgrade in frozen soil areas. Are you really sure that it can be done?"
"At least from my professional point of view, it is no problem. That infinite It won’t take long for Yuanfa’s extended toolkit to be developed.”
Chang Haonan gave an affirmative answer almost without thinking:
“Of course, anything can be implemented in detail. Numerical calculations of engineering problems require corresponding data support and cannot be calculated in a vacuum. ”
“So there are related characteristics of frozen soil, such as convection, mass migration, water evaporation heat consumption, soil skeleton and other media. Thermal conduction, ice-water phase change, and of course other characteristic data that geological experts know but I don’t know. It is definitely necessary to investigate and analyze the actual situation along the line..."
As a researcher in the field of numerical computing, Li Jie certainly knew that what Chang Haonan said later was a supplementary explanation out of rigor.
So he directly condensed the entire answer into one word -
Yes.
"If this is the case, then our Shuguang Group should prepare in advance..."
In addition to being the new director of the Computing Institute, Li Jie is also a director of the Shuguang Group General Manager of Changhe.
Due to the butterfly effect set off by Chang Haonan, the situation of the Institute of Computing and Shuguang Group was much better than in the previous life, at least they were not reversely annexed by the Dream Group, which now operates independently.
However, as an asset-heavy R&D company, the latter needs to work harder to maintain a balance of payments.
Chang Haonan is certainly aware of this situation.
So when Li Jie said this, he also became interested:
"Speaking of this, Academician Li, I wonder how the development progress of Dawn 2000 is?"
"The current computing speed of Sugon 1000 and Sugon 1000A can no longer keep up with our needs."
Faced with Chang Haonan's strong urge to update, Li Jie briefly calculated the current timetable, and then answered Dao:
"If nothing else happens, Sugon 2000-1 will be put into use in the second half of this year. Based on some experience of previous feedback from Sugon 1000A, the calculation speed of the new model can be increased by about an order of magnitude."
“What I’m thinking about now is whether we should design a suitable supercomputer for very large projects like the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in advance, so that when the project is actually approved, even if the performance of our product is slightly worse, it will still have You don’t have to wait for spot goods, you can still get some usage share after all..."
Computer hardware is actually similar to software. We are not afraid of falling behind temporarily, but we are afraid of not having a market.
Without a market, there would be no feedback, and it would not be able to bring about an entire industry chain.
The wave of supercomputing craze launched by Chang Haonan last year can be regarded as solving the urgent need of Sugon Group. Otherwise, the capital chain may become unstoppable.
But just relying on some universities, and they are all orders from second- and third-rate universities with poor conditions, is definitely not an option in the long run.
The Sugon series of supercomputers still need to prove themselves on a larger stage.
But if we really want to surpass foreign countries, especially our counterparts in the United States and Japan, in hard indicators, it is obviously not something that can be achieved within a year or two.
That’s why Li Jie thought of taking some sideways paths.
I have to say that this idea is indeed something Chang Haonan has never thought of before.
But after listening to Li Jie’s ideas, Chang Haonan’s mind suddenly came up with the idea of more freedom:
“Academician Li, I think we might as well do more. Simply.”
"Can Sugon Group cooperate with our Torch Group to optimize a supercomputer specifically for TORC Multiphysics numerical calculation software, for example... it can be called Shuguang 2000T, specially provided for use in very large projects like the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, anyway, they have special planes Dedicated, you don’t have to care about compatibility..."
He doesn’t know much about the computer hardware field.
But judging from past experience, it should be feasible for computers to optimize specific types of applications from the hardware, or at least the underlying driver software level.
For example, using an N card for mining is better than using an A card...
Now, it was Li Jie’s turn to shine:
"You mean...bundled sales..."
"No...don't say it so harshly..."
Chang Haonan quickly waved his hand to deny:
"You can call it It’s a co-branded model...”
“Forced buying and selling is definitely not good, but we can add some exclusive functions of the Sugon 2000T co-branded model to the professional version of the software for the public. After unlocking it, it is equivalent to buying it. Half a professional upgrade model, and then recommend customers to choose your Shuguang Group’s products..."
"Of course, part of the profit from this joint model must be shared with our Torch Group..."
Chang Haonan's gameplay is somewhat similar to a certain platform exclusive in the gaming industry, or at least a first-release exclusive, which belongs to future generations. Common marketing strategies.
However, in China in the late 1990s, it was obviously still relatively new, which at least made Li Jie feel a little brain-burning for a while.
After a while, he came back to his senses:
“If we want to do this, it will not only be a problem of the system and architecture, but also the core hardware, such as the chip level. Corresponding modifications must be made..."
"Of course we have to change it."
For Chang Haonan, who traveled back in time nearly twenty years later, "making independent chips" is almost an instinctive idea.
So, he continued to explain:
“If our supercomputer, and even the entire semiconductor industry, wants to develop, we cannot always rely on finished hardware provided by foreign countries. One day we must Rely on yourself.”
“Since such a day will come, it’s better to prepare early.”
"It's not that we have to do it in one step. We can start with the design first. The worst we can do is find someone else to manufacture it. Supercomputing chips are not consumer-grade products and are relatively less sensitive."
"In short, we are not only In order to revitalize Shuguang Group, we have to pull up the upstream industrial chain bit by bit, at least not letting people fall further and further behind. "
"The international environment is relatively not that tense at the moment, and there is still time to come. If we don’t take advantage of the possibility of acquiring some technology and collaboration abroad, it will be much more difficult to break through if the situation changes in the future..."
Clear and logical tight.
Li Jie took a deep breath, stared at Chang Haonan for a while, and then nodded:
"Okay, I'll make arrangements when I get back."
(End of this chapter)