I've done whatever I want

Chapter 119
"Yuan Gong, do you believe in Buddha?" Xin Tong couldn't help asking.

The chip designer's "Amitabha" made him feel a lot of emotion.

If Yuan Gong did not believe in Buddhism, his old classmates would not call him a lunatic, nor would they be so frightened that he moved away the next day.

"Xin Gong, I believe in Buddha!" ​​Yuan Chengxu was very indifferent.

Xin Tong nodded. No wonder Buddhist sounds came from his bedroom from time to time. It turned out that he really believed in Buddhism!

"But the Buddha I believe in is not the Buddha you understand. This Buddha is in my heart! Namo Amitabha!" After Yuan Gong finished speaking, he clasped his hands together.

Seeing that the young man was confused, Yuan Chengxu continued: "Working in the design house, the chip design is not only a heavy workload, but also easy to fail!"

"Failure?" the young man asked back.

"Yes, if it could succeed casually, it wouldn't be called a chip!"

Xin Tong nodded.

"However, the failure of tape-out is a great blow to chip design engineers. One tape-out failure can be forgiven. The key is that multiple tape-outs have failed, time is delayed, and investors' money is in vain. The pressure can be imagined. I know!" At this point, Yuan Chengxu sighed helplessly, his face full of vicissitudes.

"At the beginning, I was looking forward to the success of the first version, but later I found that it is not that simple. After working in chip design for several years, the edge of the great ideal has long been worn away, and my heart is full of frustrating frustration. Only Buddha can give me a The heart that has been devastated by setbacks is at peace!" Yuan Chengxu said, looking at the ceiling.

I really didn't expect that this genius who was once proud of the world, attracted countless heroes to look up to and participated in the national training team of the National Physics Olympiad, would face setbacks every day!

The reality is indeed so cruel that these long-established geniuses have to lower their proud heads again and again, and even rub them ruthlessly on the ground.

This is definitely a spiritual devastation, this kind of devastation is comparable to a nuclear blow, full of death breath.

Rather than saying that he believes in Buddha, it is better to say that he is looking for inner peace!

Heaven is about to send a great mission to people, and there must be some ravages. Compared with the great ideal, what is all this pain?

If you can bring an amazing chip to this world, you can die immediately without any regrets!
"Yuan Gong, hold on! There must be pursuit in life. You once won the opportunity of the national training team, which shows that God has given you a good talent. You must not waste it!" Xin Tong held Yuan Chengxu's hand tightly .

Although we can't discuss the bugs in the chip design with him in depth, Xin Tong still wants to convey his strength through this handshake.

"Xin Gong, your learning spirit of never giving up has infected me. You are not afraid of a layman in chip design. What am I afraid of?" Yuan Chengxu nodded.

"Yuan Gong, promise me, work hard, the chip industry is a great track, stick to it, and you will succeed!" Xin Tong shook his clenched hands and said.

Although chip design is very difficult, the significance is not trivial.

A person as talented as Yuan Chengxu, given time, will definitely break through.

"Xin Gong, thank you. I have never given up. I am very proud by nature. I will not give up until I reach the Yellow River. Don't worry! I am born with talents that will be useful. I swear I will not return Loulan until I break it!" Yuan Chengxu said.

Xuebas usually have an arrogance in their bones, and they will never admit defeat!

"Brother, our chip design and manufacturing capabilities are far behind those of developed countries. If outstanding talents cannot come forward, the gap will get wider and wider! You must work hard!" Xin Tong sighed with emotion.

"Yes, the recent development of foreign chips is very rapid, and the competition for the king of CPU performance can be called a battle between Intel and AMD!" Yuan Chengxu said excitedly.

"Really?" Xin Tong has been focusing on integrated circuit packaging and testing recently, and has not paid much attention to the cutting-edge trends in chip development.

"As the core component of PC, the CPU is exciting to upgrade and will lead the wave of upgrades of other components."

When it comes to the CPU, this chip giant began to become eloquent.

"The founders of both Intel and AMD came from a Fairchild semiconductor company. The difference in the establishment time was only one year. The two entrepreneurs of Intel, Noyce is one of the inventors of integrated circuits, and Moore is the famous Moore's Law. The proponents, before founding Intel, were already high-profile celebrities in the industry, they took the technical route, and they were in the industry's leading position in the development of CPU microprocessors from the very beginning."

"The founder of AMD, Saunders, was born in sales. He didn't have much halo. The road to entrepreneurship was difficult. Most of the time he was an Intel foundry."

Xin Tong was delighted when he heard it: "Semiconductor companies must of course take the lead in technology! AMD is definitely not an opponent!"

"Xin Gong, you are wrong. AMD is also a great company. In 1999, AMD's Athlon processor based on the K7 microarchitecture was born. Its comprehensive performance surpassed the Pentium III (codenamed Katamai) of the same frequency, which shocked the world. Then they It also released a 1GHz CPU first, transforming itself from an Intel foundry into a direct competitor of Intel."

"I really didn't expect it! However, I think this lead is only temporary!" Xin Tong said with emotion.

The existence of a strong competitor will definitely stimulate Intel's potential, and they will definitely come back!
"You're right. Intel didn't let it go, and soon launched the new Pentium III (codenamed Coppermine, copper mine). With the built-in full-speed 256KB L[-] cache, it regained the throne of the king of CPU performance."

"This kind of battle between dragons and tigers is really exciting!" Xin Tong exclaimed.

"Xin Gong, don't be too happy too soon. In order to compete with Intel, AMD launched Athlon, codenamed Thunderbird, and began a glorious journey. Thunderbird and Ben3 are evenly matched when their frequencies are similar, but Thunderbird's The main frequency is higher, the price/performance ratio is better, and it is very popular among consumers!”

"AMD is really a respectable opponent! What about Intel?" Xin Tong asked.

"In the second half of 2001, Intel switched to Pentium 4 for high-end. The P4 frequency has reached 2.0G, defeating Athlon which only has 1.4G."

"Pretty!"

“不过听说AMD最近将发布K8的Athlon 64，x86-64技术绝对牛气冲天，64位处理器独步天下。”

Yuan Chengxu knows the history of CPU, the core component of PC.

"Yuan Gong, Intel and AMD are great companies, but these two companies are foreign companies. Once there is a dispute, we will easily get stuck. Are there any good CPU companies in China?" Xin Tong asked.

No matter how good a foreign company is, it is not worthy of love, it is someone else's child!
On the contrary, this inspired the patriotic enthusiasm of young people.

I was short of cores in my previous life, isn't that what happened?

"Xin Tong, have you heard of Godson?" Yuan Chengxu asked.

Dragon, what a kind word, Godson must be a domestic chip!But it's a pity that Xin Tong doesn't know much about it.

Seeing that the young man was confused, Yuan Gong said: "On August 2002, 8, the first Godson 10 Loongson XIA1 was successfully taped out. Godson 50 is a 1-bit low-power, low-cost processor with performance equivalent to five or eight. Sixth, it is said that the performance of the Godson II under development can reach the level of the mid-range Pentium III. Compared with Intel and AMD, Godson is far behind, but this is our own child, and we must love him with our hearts.”

"Yuan Gong, do you believe it? As long as we work hard, Loongson will surely come from behind!" Xin Tong murmured to himself.

"Yes!" Yuan Gong nodded.

　Chinese people should strengthen themselves and build Chinese chips!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)