Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 251 Tape-out, so simple?
Hu Jiangshan's words stunned the others.

Yes, can you do it?

This answer is too affirmative and too confident!
Of course, Wang Yuling still believed in Hu Jiangshan. After all, this was not the first time they had worked together. Wang Yuling also had a better understanding of Hu Jiangshan and knew that he was not a person who spoke without thinking.

Peng Xiaojun looked at Hu Jiangshan carefully. The other party's expression was very serious and it seemed that he was not bragging.

Liu Chao and Fang Xiaoya looked at each other, each having different ideas.

Liu Chao naturally didn't believe it. He felt that Hu Jiangshan might not have understood this IC design drawing at all and was just pretending and making up nonsense.

Fang Xiaoya felt that Hu Jiangshan was very confident, and perhaps he did have some skills. Moreover, he had the endorsement of Director Wang Yuling, so it couldn't be too outrageous.

Of course, Fang Xiaoya didn't think that Hu Jiangshan could easily tape out the chip.

This chip is not an ordinary 14-nanometer chip. It has many complex architectural designs and is different from common functional chips.

After reading it, the engineers from Huaxin International all shook their heads.

They also clearly stated that you can try the tape-out, but there is no guarantee that it will be successful.

This is also one of the reasons why the people from Starry Glory did not decide to let Huaxin International produce the wafers.

You have to know that the cost of a tape-out is 10 or 20 million, which is really expensive, but it is okay as long as success is guaranteed.

But what if it fails?

All this money will be wasted. I will have to spend another 10 or 20 million the second time, and the success rate still cannot be guaranteed.

No one can stand throwing money away like this.

Hu Jiangshan, on the other hand, said directly that it could be done. Doesn’t that mean that the technical strength is even stronger than that of Huaxin International?

Peng Xiaojun asked: "Boss Hu, are you sure? Can you really do it?"

Hu Jiangshan nodded: "I'm sure I can do it."

Wang Yuling looked at the other three people with doubtful expressions and said with a smile, "Since Boss Hu is so sure, then it can definitely be done."

Peng Xiaojun nodded: "Then Boss Hu, please give me a price for the tape-out fee."

Hu Jiangshan smiled and said, "How about this, I'll tape out the chip first, and you guys test it. If there's no problem, we can talk about the cost later."

"what?"

"Wha, what!?"

"This one……"

Peng Xiaojun, Liu Chao and Fang Xiaoya were completely confused.

The expressions of the three people were almost the same, unbelievable and incredible.

As mentioned before, tape-out is no small matter and the costs are very high. No semiconductor company charges too low a price.

So this makes people doubt whether Hu Jiangshan is serious about what he said.

But if Hu Jiangshan is joking, it seems unlikely.

It's really too bold to make such a joke in such an occasion.

When Hu Jiangshan saw the expressions of the other three people, he knew that they were thinking the wrong thing.

"I'm serious. You can send me the complete chip IC design now and I'll deal with it soon."

Peng Xiaojun coughed lightly and said quickly, "Boss Hu, it's not that we don't trust you, but this is not an easy task. Are you sure it can be completed in the near future?"

Hu Jiangshan nodded and said, "General Peng, I'm not kidding. Give me a week and I'll let you know when I've finished. You'll know whether it will work or not."

A week’s time…

Oh my god, this is too fast.

Let’s not talk about Huaxin International for now. Even for a large manufacturer like TSMC, it takes at least one or two months to complete the tape-out.

If Hu Jiangshan's expression wasn't so sincere, one would really suspect that he was talking nonsense.

Peng Xiaojun looked at Wang Yuling.

Wang Yuling knew that Peng Xiaojun and the others still had some distrust, so she said to Hu Jiangshan, "Boss Hu, I'll go talk to Mr. Peng first."

Hu Jiangshan nodded: "Okay, Director Wang, you guys chat first."

Wang Yuling called Peng Xiaojun to a seat a little further away and talked in a low voice.

Obviously, Wang Yuling was trying to reassure Peng Xiaojun and do ideological work.

At this time, Hu Jiangshan was drinking coffee leisurely, looking calm and relaxed.

Liu Chao couldn't help but ask: "Boss Hu, where is your factory?"

Hu Jiangshan smiled and replied: "This is a commercial secret and cannot be disclosed for the time being."

"…Trade secrets? This is also considered a trade secret?"

However, as Wang Yuling said just now, Hu Jiangshan’s company is still confidential, and few people know about it. Even his name cannot be revealed.

In this case, the location of the chip manufacturing factory is naturally a secret among secrets.

But how can we keep it secret?
Since it is a factory, there must be people working there.

A full-scale semiconductor factory would have at least several thousand people, so how could it not leak any information?

If you think about it carefully, it does not make sense.

Fang Xiaoya thought it was understandable, but Liu Chao felt that Hu Jiangshan simply didn't dare to say it.

The so-called semiconductor factory may be somewhere in Guangwan City, mainland China.

After all, the rent in Guangzhou is cheap and the support for manufacturing is relatively strong.

Just then, Wang Yuling and Peng Xiaojun came back.

It seems that Wang Yuling did a good job in ideological work. Peng Xiaojun smiled and at least relaxed.

Peng Xiaojun sat down again and said to Hu Jiangshan, "Boss Hu, I will have someone send you the complete IC design of the chip later. Please help with the tape-out."

Hu Jiangshan nodded and agreed.

Fang Xiaoya also nodded slightly, thinking that this was the right choice.

Liu Chao was a little restless, but he didn't say anything. After all, Peng Xiaojun was the boss and his decision was the most important.

Now that the matter has been settled, there is no need to worry about anything anymore.

Regardless of whether the tape-out is successful or not, at least there is hope.

Everyone chatted about some random things. Hu Jiangshan wanted to treat everyone to a meal to show his hospitality, but all four declined.

Wang Yuling, in particular, refused most straightforwardly.

The Semiconductor Association has an official background and now has strict regulations that prohibit it from participating in dinner exchanges between the two parties.

This is a good thing, it can avoid suspicion.

As for the three people from Starry Sky Glory, they had finally come to Hong Kong Island and wanted to travel around.

Hu Jiangshan didn't force it and only said this out of politeness.

In fact, Hu Jiangshan doesn’t really like this kind of socializing. He feels most comfortable having dinner with acquaintances.

Wang Yuling and Hu Jiangshan left one after another. The three people from Starry Sky Glory did not leave immediately, but sat here for a small meeting.

Liu Chao said, "General Peng, what did Director Wang say to you just now?"

Peng Xiaojun replied: "Director Wang said that Boss Hu is absolutely trustworthy and will definitely be of great help to us. He told me not to hesitate and to cooperate directly with Boss Hu."

Liu Chao was stunned: "Just this?"

Peng Xiaojun nodded: "What else can we say? Director Wang has already endorsed Boss Hu, we shouldn't question anything anymore."

Fang Xiaoya said: "Director Wang is quite responsible and reliable."

"This... this is too... Mr. Peng, the IC design of this chip is very valuable. If Boss Hu is unreliable, then won't the chip design be leaked?"

Peng Xiaojun glanced at Liu Chao and said, "How many companies can use this chip? Mr. Liu, this is specially designed for our rocket. Do they even have the blueprints of our rocket?"

"This one……"

Liu Chao was speechless for a moment.

What Peng Xiaojun said makes sense. This chip is actually specially designed for the performance of their rockets.

If you want to use this chip, you must use the Starry Sky Glory rocket design, otherwise it will not match at all.

So in theory, this chip can only be used by Star Glory. Even if it is obtained by other aerospace companies, it will not be of much use and it seems to only be used as a design reference.

But apart from this, there are still marginal risks.

For example, other aerospace companies, as competitors, can deduce the overall design and ideas of Starry Glory’s rocket, as well as the performance of the rocket through chip design.

But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem to make much sense, because the level of China's private airlines is actually quite similar. They have all been established only a few years ago, so even if they are ahead, they will not be much ahead.

Moreover, these aerospace companies are not in pure competition with each other; sometimes they even cooperate with each other.

The main reason is that this industry has not yet developed. Everyone is still feeling their way forward and busy with their own things. How can they have the energy to compete?
Fang Xiaoya said: "We shouldn't think too much. Since we have handed it over to Boss Hu, we should believe that he can do it."

Peng Xiaojun said: "Xiaoya is right. We should believe that Boss Hu can do it."

Liu Chao sighed, "Okay, okay, I thought too much. Now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying anything. Anyway, there is only a week left. Let's wait for his news. I hope it is good news."

Peng Xiaojun said: "Do you think Mr. Hu is quite special? He has a bit of scholarly aura."

Liu Chao laughed: "What's so special about this? Aren't all the rich people in Hong Kong Island like this?"

Fang Xiaoya shook her head: "No, no, it seems that the rich young men in Hong Kong are really not like this."

Liu Chao felt confused. What was he talking about?

Could it be that Fang Xiaoya was blinded by the handsome guy?

The next day, Hong Kong Island, Victoria Harbour.

Hu Jiangshan didn't get up until 9:30, and it was another day of sleeping until he woke up naturally.

Hu Jiangshan has nothing else to do today, but he has to go to Tenglong Island to take a look.

More than ten days have passed since the construction of the Tenglong Island road network began. I don’t know what the situation on the island is like. Hu Jiangshan has to keep an eye on it. If any problems arise, he can intervene and control the situation inside the facility.

After washing up and changing his clothes, Hu Jiangshan prepared to go out for breakfast.

The elevator stopped halfway and someone came in.

Hu Jiangshan saw a beautiful figure, it was Shen Lan.

Shen Lan was wearing a light white slim professional dress today, a valuable necklace, and a small waistcoat, looking very professional.

Obviously, Shen Lan went out mostly for work.

To be honest, Hu Jiangshan has no idea what Shen Lan does now. He only knows that she is related to the film and television industry.

But looking at Shen Lan's appearance, she doesn't look like an actor. She is most likely working in a design-related position in the film and television industry.

Of course, because of her mother Qiu Xuezhen, it would be easy for Shen Lan to become an actor if she wanted to. She has not become an actor now, so she probably does not have this idea.

Shen Lan saw Hu Jiangshan in the elevator and smiled slightly: "Boss Hu, are you going out?"

"Yes, go out for a while."

"You seem to be quite busy lately."

"Yes, it seems you are quite busy too. Why are you going out so early?"

Shen Lan sighed: "There's nothing I can do. I have things to do outside."

Hu Jiangshan chatted with Shen Lan for a few minutes and then went downstairs.

The two said goodbye and left without saying anything more.

Hu Jiangshan found an ice cream parlor and had his meal. Then he drove to the Baisha Bay Yacht Club Pier and drove the Seahorse out of the port.

The wind and waves are a bit strong today, but fortunately, it doesn’t affect the sailing too much. The speed just needs to be slightly slower.

If the speed is below 20 knots, it will take about half an hour to reach Tenglong Island, which is about ten minutes later than normal.

A moment later, Hu Jiangshan saw the beautiful Tenglong Island, which looked like a crescent moon.

Looking from a distance now, Tenglong Island is very different from before.

In the past, the surface of the Tenglong Bay was gray and had no beauty at all, it was even very unsightly. But now, as long as the sunlight is a little stronger, it feels like the sea is glowing.

The blue and green colors are like jade, and it really feels a bit like the Great Barrier Reef of South Australia.

If the ecological environment improves, then the external performance will also improve.

It's like a person. A healthy person and a terminally ill person are in two completely different states in appearance.

Hu Jiangshan drove the Seahorse into Tenglong Bay and stopped in the middle of the bay.

Now Hu Jiangshan does this every time he comes to Tenglong Bay, and it has become a procedure.

Hu Jiangshan wants to observe the changes in water quality in the bay and test the results of ecological restoration.

The improvement this time feels even more obvious than the last time. I thought I had reached an excellent state last time, but I didn't expect it to improve a lot further.

Now the water in Tenglong Bay can no longer be described as clean, but rather "vibrant", making people feel that the entire Tenglong Bay has life.

Not to mention the coral reefs on the seabed. If there were some places that were not covered with soft and hard anemones before, they are now completely covered with a thick layer.

Around the sea anemone, various creatures swim happily, chase and play, creating a lively scene.

Another obvious change is that the garbage on the seabed is almost invisible.

Obviously, the purification robot did a good job. The garbage that was previously everywhere and very unsightly has been almost cleaned up.

If we continue working on this for another month or so, I believe the environment of Tenglong Bay will become even more beautiful.

Hu Jiangshan started the engine and slowly approached the dock.

At this time, commuter boats were docked at the pier, making it look even smaller.

Although commuter boats are large in size, they do not require many crew members and are very easy to operate. Normally, two people can operate the entire boat, and in extreme situations, one person is enough.

Of course, Hu Jiangshan also designed a hidden function on the ship, which is fully autonomous driving, which is the "end-to-end" concept that appeared in the next few years.

It automatically drives from one port to another without any human intervention.

(End of this chapter)