i have an electronics factory

Chapter 203

The cores in the middle layer may also encounter the problem of heat accumulation, but now there are only nine cores, and the heat dissipation is definitely no problem. If it increases to 18 cores in the future, it is time to worry about this problem.

Intel's 13th-generation CPU even uses 24 cores and 32 threads, which is already at the "monster" level. Except for some users who just need it, ordinary people...not to mention the 13th-generation CPU, the 10th-generation CPU is quite enough.

But for electronic products, you must buy new ones instead of old ones. If there is a need to replace the machine, you can replace it with a new CPU. If not, you can use it directly until it is scrapped, but it is a bit difficult.

Chen Zifan still remembers that he used to have a computer at home, but it didn't use Core Duo, because Core Duo belonged to "high-end products". When he bought it, he was fooled by Computer City, and later he found out that it was a Pentium series.

The division from low to high is:

Celeron → Pentium → Core.

Don't say that i3 and i5 are bad, in fact they are not bad. Just the desktop computer equipped with Pentium series CPU can still handle some daily work after ten years of use, but don't even think about playing games.

When I first bought it, I was stuck playing games.

Even the hottest crossfire of the year couldn't be loaded in, and after finally getting in, it got stuck and couldn't play.

As Stardust Technology's first dedicated CPU for notebooks, it is naturally impossible to get a "parallel import". Although it has not been tested, but when converted to a mobile phone CPU... I don't know how many times it is Changhe 3.

More than 10 times are conservative estimates.

Not a level player at all.

After briefly comparing the technology of [Stardust Technology], after confirming that there is no problem, Chen Zifan said:

"Follow the existing template first, and adjust it immediately once the packaging test finds any problems!"

He really listened to Jun's words. If he listened to his words, Chen Zifan really couldn't find any faults, but the engineers who came here this time were more excited than each other, and went to work immediately after getting the affirmation.

Seeing this, the general manager came over and said:

"Chen Dong, the production pressure of the Changhe 4 series chips is not high at present, and the supply of the Stardust 4 series products is guaranteed to be no problem at all. In addition, we are split to produce notebook-specific CPUs, and we still have energy!"

Chen Zifan:? ? ?

"Is the production line enough?"

"It's more than enough! Haihua Circuits has taken over 90% of our production capacity. At present, Changhe 3, Changhe 3+ and other chips are the same as Tiangong Generation. All of them are produced by Haihua Circuits. We have vacated A lot, is it possible to invest in new technologies?
Such as discrete GPU...

It doesn't have to be used on laptops next year. We can develop it first, and when we need it in the future, maybe we can catch competitors by surprise?We've been wanting to do this for a while too! "

Chen Zifan did not answer, but asked:

"Mr. Zhao told you?"

The person in charge directly admitted:

"hey-hey…"

Chen Zifan is not a pedantic person, but the words of the head of Changhe Chip Engineering suddenly reminded him that Stardust Technology has a lot of technical reserves, but they are all piled up elsewhere.

Especially traditional electronic accessories such as screens, batteries, speakers, etc., the technical level is even comparable to the original history of 2018, but in terms of chips, they do not have much technical reserves, although the technology in [Stardust Technology] is already very advanced .

Very little is actually implemented.

It stands to reason that when the peripheral configuration and operating system have exceeded the standard, shouldn't we continue to vigorously develop chips?Why so slow?

In theory, this is the case, but at the beginning, Chen Zifan's goal was to popularize smartphones. In order not to cause a disconnect between the top and bottom, he did not invest heavily in chips. However, the initial popularization stage has now passed.

The government has been vigorously promoting mobile payment. Many cities such as Haicheng, Shacheng, and Shancheng have entered the pilot stage ahead of schedule. Two brands of low-priced smartphones have also been supported. Haihua chips have gradually replaced MediaTek. chip.

So what is there to worry about?
Shouldn't you directly put up the technical reserves?
After thinking about this, Chen Zifan replied: "I will arrange it within the next month. Don't worry about the GPU matter for now. After the preliminary work is ready, I will prepare it immediately."

The so-called independent GPU refers to independent graphics cards, but there are many types of GPUs, and besides GPUs, there are also some other chips, such as ISP and NPU. In his memory, both oppo and vivo have developed similar self-developed chips , all belong to the "imaging chip".

After being distributed to sub-brands, they are often promoted as "independent display chips" in publicity, such as iqoo and realme's independent display chips, which can be used to insert frames in games.

Although it doesn't work...

There are not many games that support frame insertion. Originally, the mobile game market was very cool at that time, and the configuration of these gimmicks > actual functions was just for the sake of hype.

Even their essential work - taking pictures, has not improved as much as expected, but it also provided Chen Zifan with a new idea. Who said that mobile phones cannot have independent GPUs?If you can develop a dedicated display for mobile phones, and then derive new products...

It doesn't seem to be possible?

For example, the game phones that gradually disappeared from the public’s field of vision initially included the Red Devils, Black Shark, Rescuer, and ROG, but later only the Red Devils were left alone, and the Black Shark and the Rescuer were already cool.

ROG does not specialize in making mobile phones, and it does not have much advantage over the Red Devils in terms of price.

On the one hand, the mobile game market is too cool. On the other hand, there is no real difference between game phones and regular phones. The chips are all of the same type. At most, the heat dissipation will be more sufficient.

Some also use RGB fans, but this has caused another problem. The thickness, size, and weight of gaming phones are not suitable for daily use.

Compared with some conventional mobile phones, no matter how much material they have, they are not as fast as chip upgrades. Then why don’t consumers choose conventional mobile phones that are more suitable for daily use and can also take into account games?
So it's normal for gaming phones to be cool.

but!If there is a dedicated graphics card for mobile phones, and it is replaced every three years like a gaming notebook, the chip will no longer be the bottleneck affecting the game... Does that mean that Stardust Technology can make a professional gaming phone?And successfully opened a new category?
A real gaming phone should be——

"Chen Dong? Chen Dong? This is all the current information of Changhe Chip Engineering. You can let me know at any time if you arrange it. To be honest, we also really want to use the graphics card produced by our Stardust Technology..."

"You will be notified as soon as possible."

Chen Zifan nodded. When he came back to his senses, he immediately returned to Stardust Technology headquarters to start planning the next development. Don't think about the game phone for now, it will definitely come out later in the game book.

The issue of independent graphics card can't be rushed at once, first determine the target first, if you want to enter the graphics card market, it is naturally impossible to only use Stardust Technology's PC-end products, it must be available to everyone.

And the future mine tide is also a big trouble.

As for whether you can access Windows, this is not a question of whether you can, but whether you want to. In Chen Zifan's eyes, Windows has long been riddled with holes. As long as he wants to, Stardust Technology's graphics card can be forcibly connected to the case. , are you afraid it won’t work?
But this is not his ultimate goal.

His ultimate goal is to use Stardust notebooks, CPUs, and independent GPUs to pave the way for his own PC-side products. Even if PC-side products account for a very small proportion of his future plans, he will go all out to do it.

As far as he knows, Nvidia will launch the GTX3 as its flagship graphics card in March next year, and will launch the GTX480 half a year later.

It was forced by AMD.

AMD's HD5000 series is almost in a 480-480 split with GTX[-]. Nvidia has a slight advantage in winning, and the power consumption of GTX[-] is too high, the heat is serious, and the overall reputation is too bad. They have no choice but to release a new flagship in half a year. .

However, what really made Nvidia get rid of AMD was not the GTX480, which reduced power consumption compared to GTX580, but the GTX2012 in 680, which used a 28nm process technology and Kepler architecture. The core frequency exceeded 1GHz for the first time, and the power consumption was also reduced. .

The follow-up GTX690 was also called a "nuclear bomb". One can imagine how fierce Nvidia was that year.

If Chen Zifan wants to enter the graphics card market, it is impossible to follow the pace of his competitors. Nvidia and AMD are still preparing for the next year's battle, so it is better to take advantage of their inattention and forcefully overtake them in a corner.

With the existing conditions of Changhe Chip Engineering, the 28nm process technology production line and the [Synthetic Creation] of [Stardust Technology] can completely produce graphics cards that are not inferior to GTX680, and may even surpass GTX690 and reach a new level.

Among other things, at least in terms of architecture, the graphics card architecture after [Synthetic Creation] can absolutely rub the Kepler architecture on the ground, and it is no problem to play the Maxwell architecture that directly doubles the energy consumption ratio.

Pair it with a Stardust Notebook…

What are you worried about?
The route to enter the PC market became clear at once: Stardust notebook (thin and light notebook) → desktop graphics card → mobile graphics card → Stardust notebook (thin and light notebook + low-performance graphics card) → Stardust all-round notebook (game, workbook) + high-performance graphics card).

The so-called low-performance graphics cards are not really low-performance, but relatively low-performance. At that time, Chen Zifan will specially divide several versions, which are somewhat similar to Nvidia's RTX3050, 3060, 3070, etc.

Low performance is equivalent to 3050, and high performance will definitely start at 3060 and above. Of course, this is just an example. At the current level, it is definitely impossible to touch the 30 series graphics card, and the touch 7 series is almost the same.

There is definitely still a gap going up.

Chen Zifan is self-aware of this, but the graphics card is just one of the accessories. The products of Stardust Technology are more balanced, and it is difficult to find out what can be sprayed in terms of price, configuration and user experience.

The product concept he implemented has always been his "products that cost as much as you can buy". .

In addition to graphics cards, Stardust Technology is also very knowledgeable in flash memory. Few people notice this. Most consumers will focus on what they can see, such as workmanship, screen, battery life, Smooth Stardust OS and more~

But why is Stardust OS smooth?
The underlying logic of the system itself has reached the extreme level under the existing conditions. The second is the flash memory of Stardust Technology.

However, other brands of models may not be able to do this. The easiest way is to turn on a camera. If you don’t use the Stardust technology flash memory, it will occasionally freeze during the opening process, but you don’t have this trouble at all when you use it.

This will result in a gap in user experience.

And that's just on the phone.

If it is placed on a computer, Stardust Technology's advantages in flash memory will be even greater. Among other things, at least the PC version of Stardust OS has absolutely no problem with its fluency, and its security is even better, and it doesn't need to be used like these days. Just like Windows, anti-virus software is required when booting.

Dare to install anti-virus software?
Aren't you afraid of viruses riding your face?

With full firepower, Chen Zifan's work efficiency has soared. It took only two days to make a plan for the development of the next PC-side products and technical reserves, and then handed it over to several senior managers for detailed processing. to arrange work.

The entire process took less than half a month. Looking at technology companies all over the world, the efficiency is also at the first level. The first CPU and subsequent GPU of Stardust Notebook finally have their own code names, and finally take the name of It's called the "Generation of Gods".

Not only that, but even the laptop is named after "Shengong". The name is Xingdust-Shengong. It is subdivided into a certain model of the Stardust-Shengong series.

Wang Jinli never expected that the plan he suggested to Chen Zifan would be the first to be used on a laptop, and the status of a laptop in Chen Zifan's development plan is relatively low...

But the tablet is not high enough.

As the functions of mobile phones become more and more powerful, and there are more and more things that can be done, whether it is a tablet computer or a laptop computer, they will eventually give way to mobile phones.

If there are more powerful and convenient products in the future, including mobile phones, we have to make concessions.

At present, it seems that this product may be AR glasses, or it may be more advanced~
As soon as the Shengong project came out, Changhe's chip engineering technology reserves also started, and Chen Zifan finally breathed a sigh of relief. The next thing to prepare is much simpler, continue to do market research and prepare products.

The era of mobile payment is coming, and he also wants to experience the difference between the current mobile payment and the mobile payment in his memory. Anyway, with [Stardust Technology], he can check the general situation when he goes out.

There are Zhao Wushang and many high-level executives in the headquarters of Stardust Technology, and the new middle-level cadres in the subsidiary are responsible for overall management, not to mention the employees. Look at those overtime madness and study madness~
(End of this chapter)