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Chapter 238: Eagle Victor's Test and Evaluation of the Ascend Chip

Wang Zhongkai originally wanted to say "How is this possible?", but immediately realized that this was not appropriate in this situation, so he held back.

Wang Chengdong did not explain further and said, "If you are interested, you can apply for sample chips from us."

After Wang Chengdong finished speaking, just as he was about to leave, Wang Zhongkai quickly asked, "Mr. Wang, you just said that the Ascend chips have been mass-produced on a small scale. Can you tell me if these chips are ready for delivery?"

Wang Chengdong smiled slightly: "Yes, it can be delivered. Of course, it can only be delivered to a few companies that have made reservations first."

Everyone finally understood.

HKUST Feixun has already snatched up this batch of Ascend chips.

Wang Chengdong waved his hand, said a few polite words, and left the reception room.

Others could no longer sit still and left the reception room one after another, apparently to apply for chip samples.

Wang Zhongkai was stunned and dumbfounded, and several other colleagues at Opp were also caught off guard.

Originally, Wang Zhongkai thought that no useful information would be detected this time. Since Huayao chose to keep it secret, it would not reveal anything for the time being. Unexpectedly, Huayao chose to reveal the information himself.

More importantly, Huayao’s Ascend chip is not impossible to produce, but has already been mass-produced.

Small-scale mass production is still mass production.

Unless there are special circumstances and small-scale mass production is possible, large-scale mass production will generally not be a problem.

But how did Huayao do it?
Wang Zhongkai couldn't figure it out, and couldn't even comprehend it.

Since the Lighthouse Country has done this, how can Huayao still do whatever it wants?

Unbelievable, unbelievable.

Although Huayao has always been strong in research and development capabilities, it is not a god. How can it possibly break through common sense?
What's even more outrageous is that HKUST Feixun established a cooperative relationship with Huayao so quickly, and it is said that it ordered a lot of Ascend 910 chips.

Are they so confident in this chip?
Who in their right mind would think that the first artificial intelligence computing chip launched by Huayao would be comparable to that of EagleVision's product?

No, no, Wang Zhongkai suddenly remembered that Keda Feixun had already signed a supply contract for Ascend chips with Huayao.

In other words, HKUST Feixun may have obtained samples of the Ascend chip long ago and conducted tests.

Thinking of this, Wang Zhongkai suddenly thought of something and quickly said, "We should also apply for chip samples."

Wang Zhongkai suddenly grasped the key. There was no point in worrying about other things. The important thing was to get the sample of Shengteng chip.

We will go back to test the process and performance of the chip. Once the test results come out, we will know everything whether it can meet the requirements.

A few days later, the sun was shining brightly on the other side of the ocean.

The Bay Area is one of the most glamorous and dazzling places in the Beacon Country.

Not only is the environment here beautiful, but most of the large and small technology companies of the Lighthouse Country are rooted here.

Therefore, the Bay Area is also the area with the highest density of programmers, technicians, and technology giants in the Beacon Country, without a doubt.

The global headquarters of Eagle Weida is also in the Bay Area.

Eagle Weida is a fairly large technology company in the Beacon Country and even in the world.

As we all know, Eagle NVIDIA's main product is GPU, which is the gaming graphics card chip.

Globally, Intel NVIDIA has a high share in this business, and can even be said to dominate the region, with a market share far higher than AMD.

However, in recent years, NVIDIA's graphics card business has made far less money than its new business.

The so-called new business is actually the mining machine business which is very popular nowadays.

Almost all mining machines use EagleNVIDIA GPU chips or finished graphics cards.

Because the Eagle NVIDIA GPU chip has very strong computing power, it is very suitable for mining.

In comparison, although AMD's GPU graphics card products are also very famous and can compete with NVIDIA in gaming graphics cards, they are still far behind in mining computing power.

Considering that the prices of products from the two brands, Eagle NVIDIA and AMD, are actually not much different, it is more cost-effective to buy products from Eagle NVIDIA.

Of course, compared with other technology giants in the Beacon Country, Eagle Weida is far behind in terms of scale, profitability and influence on Blue Star.

At least that's the case at this moment.

According to previous historical processes, in about five years, Eagle Weida will usher in a great leap forward and become the company with the highest market value in the entire Blue Star.

At this time, the leadership of Eagle Weida was very forward-looking and had been increasing revenue and reducing expenditure.

While maintaining its old business, EagleVision is also constantly developing new businesses. For example, they have recently invested heavily in artificial intelligence hardware.

In fact, mining cards and artificial intelligence computing power cards are essentially the same thing. As long as the computing power is strong enough, it is equivalent to strong computing power.

Now, EagleVision has achieved quite impressive results in hardware sales in its artificial intelligence business, with a very high market share.

It can be said that it is completely comparable to the share of mining machines. The share of the entire Blue Star is at least more than 80%, or even more.

The management of EagleWealth is very optimistic about the development of artificial intelligence.

Once the trend of developing artificial intelligence is formed, Eagle Weida's business volume will increase until it takes off.

Now Eagle Weida has a high market share in this area, but the profit it makes is not much.

Because the market for artificial intelligence hardware is still very small, the future is uncertain.

Artificial intelligence requires computing power, which is actually the result of computing chips. Moreover, the more artificial intelligence develops, the more computing chips it will need.

But Ying Wei Da did not dare to be careless.

Because there are still many capable technology companies on Blue Star, including many technology giants who are optimistic about the future development of artificial intelligence.

Therefore, competitors in this field may appear at any time. Although Eagle Weida has the first-mover advantage, it must also be fully prepared.

Eagle Weida even set up a special team to study potential competitors.

So far, the top management of Eagle Weida has not sensed any danger.

The only one that could pose a threat in the future is Huayao, which seems to have launched a computing chip dedicated to artificial intelligence operations.

Fortunately, Huayao was obstructed by the Lighthouse Country in time. So far, Huayao has shown no signs of being able to mass-produce the Ascend chip.

At this time, in the office of the boss of Ying Weida.

Mr. Huang is checking an email on his tablet computer.

This is the latest market research report, and the results of the report have made Brother Huang Shi very satisfied.

Not only does Eagle Weida's mining machine business continue to be popular, its market share has not decreased but increased, and its market share of artificial intelligence hardware has also exceeded 85%.

If we continue like this, we will soon reach 90 percent.

Needless to say, the existing gaming display chip business has firmly taken the top spot in the market this year, suppressing its competitor AMD.

Such reports are really pleasing to the eye and make people feel comfortable.

Huang Ren was in a very good mood after watching it and even ate a piece of pineapple cake to celebrate.

This pineapple cake was sent from my hometown in the Taiwan Strait, and it is quite authentic. You should know that the pineapple cakes in the Taiwan Strait are very famous, and the texture and taste are excellent.

Although Huang Ren is now a beacon countryman, he still likes to eat pineapple cakes from his hometown.

Unfortunately, because Huang Renxiong needs to control his blood sugar and maintain his handsome body so that he can wear leather jackets, he can't eat too much.

Just then, someone knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

It was Zheng Siyuan, a senior executive at Eagle Weida’s headquarters.

As mentioned earlier, in order to study its competitors, Yingwei Da set up a new department, and Zheng Siyuan was the head of this department.

Zheng Siyuan said, "Mr. Huang, I have something to report to you."

Huang Ren nodded: "Ah, tell me, what's the matter?"

Zheng Siyuan said: "I contacted a friend in mainland China, and he said that Huayao seems to have launched a chip called Shengteng."

Brother Huang Shi was stunned: "Shengteng chip? I already know about this, but Huayao is probably only at the design stage now and has not yet been able to mass produce it, so there is nothing to worry about."

Zheng Siyuan hesitated for a moment and said, "But according to my friend, this chip... Huayao has already started small-scale mass production."

"Wha, what!?"

Brother Huang Ren was shocked. He was obviously not prepared for this matter. He did not expect that Huayao had the ability to mass-produce Ascend chips.

"Impossible? Could it be just a rumor? An unreliable rumor."

"Mr. Huang, it's not that simple. My friend is a senior executive of a Chinese technology company. If it's a rumor, it should be easy to see through. I also heard that many Chinese companies have received similar news. Some of them have even applied for Ascend's chip samples for testing."

Brother Huang Ren took a breath of cold air. This was not good news.

If Huayao can really mass-produce the Ascend chip, it will immediately seize the market share of Invitrogen.

The key point is that a large number of companies engaged in artificial intelligence are now in China, such as USTC Feixun, which is one of the best.

Previously, in order to obtain greater profits, Eagle Weida had already raised prices for Chinese customers.

The price we offered to Keda Feixun was quite high because we were certain that they would buy Eagle Weida products and they could not find any alternatives.

If Huayao's chips can really be used, Keda Feixun will immediately switch to purchasing Huayao Shengteng chips.

That’s a big customer!

No wonder the negotiations between Eagle Weida and HKUST Feixun were not going smoothly some time ago. It turns out that they already have new targets.

Zheng Siyuan added: "Mr. Huang, I have confirmed it, it should be correct, and their company has also applied for a sample of Shengteng's chip, and is now testing it."

Huang Ren couldn't sit still anymore. He walked back and forth in the office several times and asked, "Have the test results of Huayao's chip come out? How is the performance?"

"This is all being tested in the full process. The process is very long and troublesome. The results should not be out yet, but I estimate that the performance should be average."

"Huh? Why do you think so?"

"Mr. Huang, even if Huayao can mass-produce this Ascend chip, the manufacturing process does not meet the design requirements. It is most likely a castrated version, or a simplified version, launched in a hurry."

When Huang Ren heard this, he felt that what the other party said made sense and that there was no need to be too nervous, so he calmed down.

"That's right. According to common sense, Huayao can't produce advanced chips. I heard that the Ascend chip they launched is a seven-nanometer design, but Huayao doesn't have the ability to manufacture it according to the design now, so..."

"Mr. Huang, I think it's probably a 14-nanometer chip."

Huang Renxiong sat down and said with a smile: "If it is a 14-nanometer chip, it really does not pose any threat to us."

Zheng Siyuan smiled and said, "Yes, the 14-nanometer process technology is now relatively backward. The power consumption and performance cannot be guaranteed. It should not pose much of a threat to us."

Huang Ren's fingers tapped rhythmically on the desk, and then he said, "But we can't be careless. We must fully understand this chip, contact the mainland, and find a way to get some chip samples here."

Zheng Siyuan said, "Mr. Huang, this is what I want to say. I have asked someone to get a few samples of Shengteng chips."

“…Have you already got it?”

"Yes, those chips are being sent over now. If everything goes well, they will arrive tomorrow."

Brother Huang Ren was very happy to hear this, and praised Zheng Siyuan for his reliability and foresight.

Then let the technical department and the testing department get ready.

Let’s test Huayao’s so-called Shengteng chips carefully to see how powerful they are.

Zheng Siyuan nodded and agreed.

The next morning, Eagle Weida headquarters, testing department.

Several employees came to the company and chatted while drinking coffee.

Half of the employees in the testing department are Asian, and the other half are from various ethnic groups.

This is also the special feature of Eagle Weida, where the proportion of Asians is relatively high.

Other technology companies in the Bay Area have a high proportion of employees of Barat origin.

Most of the so-called Asians are actually of Chinese descent.

The boss of the testing department is named Dong Shaoyang, a Chinese.

Dong Shaoyang completed his undergraduate studies at the famous Yenching University in the mainland, and then came to the Beacon Country to study abroad.

After graduation, he successfully found a job at Eagle Weida. With his ability and hard work, he performed well and three years later he became the head of the testing department.

At this time, Dong Shaoyang was checking his emails.

According to the weekly plan, there was no work scheduled for today, but I was assigned a job at the last minute, a very urgent job.

Dong Shaoyang said to his colleagues: "Everyone, please get ready. There is a chip that needs to go through the testing process today."

Everyone was stunned at first, and then started complaining.

"Boss, what chip is this? Do we have to test it today? This is too hasty!"

"That's right. If we go through the testing process, do we have to work overtime for a few days?"

"There's no need to be so anxious, Director Dong. We can test again tomorrow. Let's go drink and relax today."

Dong Shaoyang said helplessly: "Everyone please work harder. The chip to be tested this time is unusual and special."

Everyone's curiosity was piqued and they kept asking what was so unusual.

Dong Shaoyang said: "This is a Huayao chip."

Everyone else was stunned.

Huayao is an extremely special company that no one dares to underestimate.

Especially for the technology companies in the Beacon Country, Huayao is almost a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh.

(End of this chapter)