Reborn in 2010, the AI ​​in my mind is too powerful.

The good news brought by Chiang Shang-yi is that TSMC has a sliding rail.

Morris Chang knew that Chiang Shang-yi was now working for Chen Yi-ran, so he called Chiang, hoping that Chiang could do him a favor and put in a good word to ease the tension between Chen Yi-ran and TSMC.

The three initial conditions—original wafer measurement data for OPC model calibration, process window boundaries for each design rule, and TCAD process device simulation calibration parameters—were all agreed to by TSMC.

The reason is simple: the three major EDA companies each have their own strengths, and TSMC was hoping to hold on by relying on the combination of the three.

However, the impact of the acquisition of Cayden was too great. After taking over, FlowEDA made it clear to TSMC that it would only fulfill the previous contracts of Cayden.

That means all support for Cadence will cease by July of this year. Afterwards, these software programs will be gradually upgraded to integrate with the FlowEDA system. In other words, they will no longer be available to TSMC.

FlowEDA specifically emailed all of KaiDeng's previously signed clients, urging them to find new contract manufacturers as soon as possible. Samsung and GlobalFoundries are among the partners, and they are using the latest technology, resulting in improvements across various metrics.

This is a huge blow to TSMC. Some customers have already started contacting TSMC, hoping that TSMC will resolve the support issues for FlowEDA's software as soon as possible, otherwise they will consider canceling the contracts.

For Chen Yiran, this was a huge victory. From this moment on, the world's top three chip foundries all sent him complete process data.

Objectively speaking, this data cannot be leaked, and it cannot even leave the server.

However, Chen Yiran had a cheat code; he had easily transferred the data without leaving any trace.

He can even memorize massive amounts of data directly in the computer room.

Once Shougang Wanguoyuan's 28-nanometer production line is up and running, these data will be very important benchmarks.

In a great mood, Chen Yiran dressed Pidan in a suit and tied a bow tie. After all, Pidan was the company's second-in-command, so he had to pay attention to his image when he went out.

Then, following the new Silicon Valley rules, the top two executives of FlowEDA went to a mansion in Atherton.

Emily's birthday party had a social aspect. Besides her friends, many of her clients attended, and even more clients like Chen Yiran, with whom she had developed a friendship.

Even this mansion where the party was held was given to Emily by persuading the landlord to contribute it. Her reasoning was quite compelling: many wealthy people would be attending the party, and if anyone took a liking to it, she could simply sell it for a high price.

When Chen Yiran arrived, the roadside was already full of cars, and elegant classical music was playing inside. Catherine was holding a drink at the door and spoke to him as soon as she saw him.

"You timed it perfectly again."

"It's not my fault, it's Pepsi's fault. Dressing him up was like trying to kill him."

The two walked in together, and Chen Yiran first greeted the birthday girl, Emily.

The appearance of the preserved egg still attracted a crowd of onlookers.

Chen Yiran told Pidan to play by himself and pulled Catherine aside to ask around: "Tell me first if there's any pretty girl who's gay. Otherwise, I'll waste my time and effort."

Catherine took a sip of her drink and joked, "If technology can't overcome capital, it's not that technology is useless, it's that the technology isn't good enough. If a handsome guy can't straighten out a beautiful woman, it's not that the handsome guy is useless, it's that the handsome guy isn't handsome enough."

"You watched the morning show too? How was it? Your boss did a good job, right?"

"It's pretty good. Many of the employees in the company are very interested in your toys."

"Stop talking about that, say something useful."

Catherine smiled and tilted her head in one direction, saying, "Over there, there's a very pretty girl, a new actress who's come to San Francisco to film a movie. She's looking for a high-end short-term rental apartment; she's Emily's client."

She recently finished filming her movie, but she still has two months left on the apartment. It seems she's planning to stay here for a while and also attend some university classes.

It's really beautiful, very British, with a touch of French elegance. Don't say I didn't tell you what to do, give me a raise later! Or you could hire me a little assistant.

Chen Yiran glanced towards the living room and saw a petite girl talking to several other dashing lesbians (the kind who are particularly handsome among lesbians).

Chen Yiran quickly took Pidan over, ready to rescue the girl from her predicament.

What's funny is that after he went over, those guys were very considerate and gave up their spots.

Chen Yiran carefully observed the petite girl. She had long, dark hair, and her skin was almost unrealistically white under the light. She wore a beige dress. Indeed, as Catherine had said, she had the air of an English or French woman, unlike the rougher look of an American woman.

However, he recognized the face. She later became a moderately famous actress, and he had seen several of her films. But the only one that left a deep impression on him was The Weakness.

Lily Collins is a moderately well-known actress. She frequently appears in Bilibili's rankings of Western female celebrities. You've also seen her in *The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones*, which was a terrible movie.

Chen Yiran remembered. He couldn't recall the specific plot of that terrible movie, but he did remember that it was awful.

Lily spoke first: "Someone has already given you a seat, and you're not even appreciating this opportunity? Hurry up and introduce yourself."

"Okay, my name is Chen Yiran, you are very beautiful."

Lily laughed: "Seriously? You're being that direct with your advances?"

"You're laughing now, so it seems it did work after all."

"I'm laughing because, look down, this dog keeps licking my feet."

Chen Yiran looked down and saw that Pidan was already rolling around at Lily's feet: "Hey, did this lousy dog ​​lick your shoes dirty? How about I treat you to dinner tomorrow as an apology?"

Lily shook her head and said, "To be frank, I don't really like the atmosphere of Silicon Valley. All this tech stuff isn't really my thing. I've always loved literature, especially non-fiction. I'm in Silicon Valley this time to recharge, specifically to audit journalism classes at Berkeley."

Chen Yiran smiled; literature was his specialty!

Thanks to ELI's learning experience in her past life, her English teacher loved to have them read classic literary novels as exam content. With Jasmine's support, Chen Yiran can now even recite those books backwards.

"Lily, right? Actually, I'm a well-rounded person who excels in both arts and sciences. Tell me what kind of literature you like, and let's discuss it."