Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 256: The Chip is Real and Meets Wang Sian Again
Yuan Binbin placed the chip in the palm of his hand, looked at the front carefully, frowned slightly, then turned it over and looked at the back more carefully.

Those who know the business know that Yuan Binbin is looking at the stitching on the back.

You can only know the quality of a chip after testing it, but if you insist on using your naked eyes to determine the quality of a chip, there is no way.

The first thing to look at is the appearance of the chip, and the second is to look at the pins.

These two aspects can roughly determine the chip's workmanship, structure, and transistor density.

Yuan Binbin just observed the size and workmanship of the chip. There seems to be no problem. It is a size larger than the seven-nanometer mobile phone processor chip, so it should be around ten nanometers.

Then, Yuan Binbin focused his attention on the pins on the back of the chip.

To be honest, Yuan Binbin has the same idea as Liu Chao and does not think that this chip is really the one developed by Starry Glory.

It’s not about Hu Jiangshan, it’s because the time was too short and tape-out was not that simple, there was a lengthy process involved.

For example, you need to debug the production line equipment, set up the software, and draw special drawings and input them into the equipment computer. The entire process will take at least half a month to complete.

How long has Hu Jiangshan been doing this? He said it was seven days, but it’s actually less than seven days.

How can tape-out be successful? It can’t even go through the entire process.

However, Yuan Binbin's expression became more and more surprised, and he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Seeing this expression, Liu Chao couldn't help but ask: "Yuan Gong, how is it? Did you find the problem?"

It was obvious to everyone that Liu Chao's tone was not right. He was obviously trying to find fault. He didn't think that this chip was designed by Starlight Glory at all. Maybe Hu Jiangshan got it from somewhere to make up the number.

However, Yuan Binbin looked at it for a long time before saying, "It should...it should be our chip."

"Ah!? What? Our chip? You mean..."

Liu Chao's mind was a little confused for a moment, even short-circuited, and he began to speak incoherently.

In fact, Yuan Binbin's expression was similar to Liu Chao's. He looked up at Hu Jiangshan, then carefully observed the pins. Then he said with certainty: "Judging from the number and structure of the pins, it is indeed the chip we designed. Mr. Liu... it should be fine."

Liu Chao was stunned, and now his mood was very complicated.

On the one hand, Liu Chao really hopes that this chip is indeed genuine.

On the other hand, Liu Chao couldn't believe it was true.

If this is true, how strong must Hu Jiangshan's technical capabilities be!

No, this is not just a matter of technical strength. To complete such a complicated work process in a short time, the production line engineers must have strong organizational skills.

But the problem is, even if all these conditions are met, a chip can be taped out in seven days, and these chip samples can be made and packaged. It is really hard to believe that this is true.

Not to mention Liu Chao, Fang Xiaoya was also shocked and looked at Hu Jiangshan involuntarily.

At this time, Hu Jiangshan still looked calm and composed, like a master who was out of touch with the world.

Hu Jiangshan was also pretending a little, he could feel Fang Xiaoya's gaze.

To be honest, it feels weird.

After all, Hu Jiangshan and Fang Xiaoya had had a lot of interactions in their previous life, and they almost got together. He didn't expect that they would have such an opportunity in this life.

Hu Jiangshan still took a sip of coffee calmly and said with a smile: "How is it? The chip should be fine, right?"

Liu Chao said, "Boss Hu, your efficiency is too high. You can complete the tape-out in just a few days and produce chip samples. It's really unexpected. To be honest, we can't believe it. By the way, can we take these chip samples back for testing?"

Hu Jiangshan laughed and said, "Mr. Liu, I brought these chips here in advance so that you can do the testing as soon as possible, for fear of delaying your progress."

Liu Chao laughed dryly twice: "Oh, thank you, Boss Hu, it's so thoughtful!"

Hu Jiangshan nodded: "Okay, I'll give the chip to you. You can take it back for testing now. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me."

"...Ah, ok, no problem."

Hu Jiangshan stood up and said, "I have something else to do. I'll leave first."

"Well, this..."

Fang Xiaoya, Liu Chao and Yuan Binbin finally reacted and quickly stood up to see him off. They waved and left as Hu Jiangshan left.

The three of them looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

To be honest, now the three of them don’t know whether to be happy or suspicious. Their mentality is messed up.

At this time, Fang Xiaoya said: "Lao Liu, Yuan Gong, let's get ready quickly. We will return to the imperial capital tomorrow and arrange to test the chip to see if the function meets our requirements."

Liu Chao took another look at the ten chips in the box and said, "Do you think there is something fishy here? Original worker, what do you think? Are these chips authentic? Are they fake chips?"

Yuan Binbin hesitated for a moment: "From the appearance, it looks fine, and the workmanship of these chips is very good, the best I have ever seen, but whether they can be used or not still needs to be tested."

Fang Xiaoya felt that Liu Chao was being suspicious, and said, "Old Liu, what you said is too outrageous. What's the point of Boss Hu making fake chips to deceive us? Won't we see through it when we go back?"

Liu Chao was speechless for a moment, but still felt that there was something fishy.

Fang Xiaoya said: "Anyway, let's take the chip back for testing. There's no point in doubting it here."

What could Liu Chao say? He could only accept it.

The next morning, Huang Xiaoya, Liu Chao and Yuan Binbin took the earliest flight back to the capital.

The three of them only stayed in Hong Kong Island for one night, and it can be said that they were traveling non-stop and exhausted.

They did not dare to waste any time. In addition to catching up with the progress, they also wanted to know whether the chip sample brought by Hu Jiangshan could be used and whether it was the one developed by Starry Glory.

Yuan Binbin worked the hardest. He didn't even go home, but went to the company with the chip without stopping.

As soon as Yuan Binbin arrived at the company, colleagues in the chip technology department had already prepared for testing and were waiting for the chip to enter the testing process.

Fang Xiaoya and Liu Chao also returned to the company quickly and held a small meeting with their boss Peng Xiaojun to report the situation.

Peng Xiaojun actually already had a general idea of ​​what happened over the phone, and he was very nervous at the time.

On the one hand, I was very excited because we completed the tape-out one day ahead of schedule.

On the other hand, Peng Xiaojun also doubted whether there would be any problems with this chip.

Normally, this is an impossible task.

After the face-to-face communication, Peng Xiaojun still did not settle down. After walking around the office twice, he asked, "Did the technical department say when the test results can be released?"

Fang Xiaoya replied: "I just asked the original engineer, and he said that if we do a rough test, we may have the results in the afternoon."

"Okay, okay, that's great, we don't have to wait too long!"

At this point, Peng Xiaojun patted his chest, looking very nervous. This is also normal. If this chip can be used, it means that the follow-up matters will be easy and the big problem has been solved.

If this chip is unusable, or even a tampered fake, it would be a huge psychological blow. It would be better if Boss Hu hadn't happened before.

Liu Chao hesitated for a moment and said, "Boss Peng, I think we should still have two plans. If the test results prove that this chip cannot be used, we should contact Sansang as soon as possible and prepare for negotiations in advance."

Peng Xiaojun was speechless, he just felt a little headache. Sansang's asking price was too high and the other party's attitude was very bad. The negotiation was very difficult and it was hard to lower the price.

Peng Xiaojun really didn't want to deal with Sansang anymore.

Fang Xiaoya said, "Old Liu, don't be so anxious. It's not too late to wait until the chip test results come out. You've waited for so long, do you still need a few more hours?"

Fang Xiaoya was certainly even more unwilling to have anything to do with Sansang, and even felt a little disgusted with Simida.

The thought of cooperating with those smecta people is more painful than killing Fang Xiaoya.

Liu Chao wanted to say something else, but Peng Xiaojun waved his hand and said, "Alright, Lao Liu, there's no rush for Sansang's matter. Just follow Xiaoya's suggestion and let's wait for the results to come out."

Liu Chao had no choice but to give up. It would be inappropriate to insist on it, as people would think he was a spy sent by Sansang.

After a while, Fang Xiaoya and Liu Chao both left.

Peng Xiaojun was still uneasy and worried, and drinking two large cups of tea did not help.

Peng Xiaojun spent more than two hours like this. By four o'clock in the afternoon, there was still no chip test result. Peng Xiaojun couldn't stand it anymore, so he got up and left the office and went straight to the technical department.

The technical department of Starry Glory is huge.

After all, as a startup private aerospace company, our work is mainly focused on research and development.

More than 80% of the company's employees are real R&D personnel, all of whom are very hardcore, and their R&D directions are different.

For example, the power research and development department, which is responsible for developing rocket engines, can be said to be the most important part of the rocket.

The rocket's flight control system, payload structure and other research and development departments are also very important.

Of course, there is also a dedicated semiconductor R&D department.

Rockets are very sophisticated and complex aircraft. Now we are in the digital age, and they require a large number of semiconductors to support them. Therefore, we need to set up a department dedicated to integrating and developing these semiconductor chips.

Of course, not all chips need to be developed in-house.

Some chips can use public versions, and there are large quantities of such chips. Some core function chips are supported by official aviation agencies.

Self-developed chips account for a small part, but the workload is also very large.

After all, developing a chip is very cumbersome, and it is also worrying to let a third party develop such core hardware, as it can easily be leaked. It is better to develop it by yourself.

Peng Xiaojun came to the chip technology department, where in addition to developing chips on their own, they can also test chips.

The employees in the testing department were very busy at this time. Everyone was staring at the monitor screen and looking at the various data on it.

Suddenly, Peng Xiaojun saw Fang Xiaoya.

I didn't expect that she had arrived so early. It seems that she can't sit still.

Fang Xiaoya was standing behind Yuan Binbin.

Yuan Binbin is a senior chip engineer in the department and he is also responsible for testing the chips.

Before Peng Xiaojun reached there, he heard Fang Xiaoya scream.

"Ah! Did it pass? Yuan Gong, did it pass!?"

Yuan Binbin clapped his hands and said, "It passed! It really passed! Oh my god! This chip is amazing! It's beyond imagination!"

Peng Xiaojun was so frightened that he almost jumped up, but he reacted quickly, walked over and asked, "What's going on? What's the situation?"

Yuan Binbin immediately stood up excitedly and said, "Mr. Tang, this chip has passed the test and can be used! It has greatly exceeded our design requirements and its performance is already redundant."

Peng Xiaojun was unable to speak, but one could tell from his eyes that he was extremely excited.

Fang Xiaoya was also very excited. She waved her hands and said, "It's done! It really worked! Mr. Peng, we won the bet!"

Peng Xiaojun nodded. "Okay, okay, as long as the chip passes the test, Xiaoya, let's contact Boss Hu and tell him that we want to establish a formal partnership with him, and ask him to quote the cost of tape-out."

Fang Xiaoya nodded: "Okay."

Soon, Liu Chao also got the news.

Dumbfounded, dumbfounded.

Liu Chao's mood was extremely complicated for a moment. He felt relieved but also embarrassed.

I didn’t expect that Liu Chao really made a mistake.

I originally thought that there was something fishy about those chips, or at least they were fake, but I didn't expect them to be genuine.

"Boss Hu is really talented. He has completed the tape-out in such a short time, and the chip he produced is quite impressive. Does a big company like Sansang have this level of technology? It's hard to say objectively."

At the same time, in Hong Kong Island, Hu Jiangshan was busy for two days. He did not go out to the sea on the island, but stayed at home to rest.

Hu Jiangshan felt hungry and wanted to eat something delicious, so he drove to Kowloon and found an old restaurant to eat something.

The name of this restaurant is Kowloon Ice House. It is an easy name to remember and is quite famous even in mainland China.

In many shopping malls in major cities in mainland China, you can also see restaurants with the same name, which can actually be considered branches of this ice cream parlor.

As soon as Hu Jiangshan entered the restaurant, he unexpectedly saw someone.

It turned out to be Wang Sian, a famous young man in the mainland.

Hu Jiangshan had met Wang Sian at Kong Fengyan's house some time ago, so he had a deep impression of him.

Of course, Wang Sian is a celebrity, and many people in the mainland can recognize him, but he may be less well-known in Hong Kong Island.

It's not surprising that Wang Sian comes to this kind of restaurant to eat. He is a famous street stalker in the mainland. He often goes to snack bars and eats at roadside stalls. His main characteristic is casualness.

There was someone sitting next to Wang Sian, but he was not a female internet celebrity, but a man.

The man was tall and thin, wearing a black mask and a baseball cap.

This is how celebrities dress.

Hu Jiangshan took another closer look and felt that he could guess it almost exactly.

That is most likely the mainland actor Lin Gongxin.

(End of this chapter)