Rebirth 2010, the best

Chapter 299 The way forward
Lu Yao looked at He Tingbo's speechless expression, but in fact his heart was as clear as a mirror.

Put yourself in their shoes. As the person in charge of a company, every product under the company is your "child". It would be uncomfortable for a parent to hear others say this about their child.

But Lu Yao's mind was very clear.

He Tingbo definitely didn't come to see me to hear nice words.

There are not a lot of people praising him every day in the company, but there must be a lot. If he wants to listen, he can go somewhere else to listen, instead of coming here to seek a sense of existence.

And since he called me by name, he must have some ideas.

When facing such people with different ideas, Lu Yao feels that the best way is to be “honest”.

I say what I think.

He did not try to guess what the other person was thinking, because he did not know He Tingbo. He knew nothing about his likes and preferences. At this time, although his emotional intelligence was excellent, there were also risks. After all, this kind of boss had his own logic for judging others. Compared with others who were full of concerns, it was better to tell the truth.

Say whatever you want to say. Anyway, what I say is right, and time will prove it for me.

This was the place he felt was the safest.

So he continued:

"I know Mr. He should have high hopes for K3V2. But... just like what I said in my article, although the performance of GC4000 seems to be very powerful, its biggest problems are two points. One is compatibility. I have written it very clearly in the article. The second is frequency reduction. When the temperature rises, its performance after frequency reduction is like a second-rate product compared with similar competing products. And this is not the most fatal. Mr. He, do you want to know what the most fatal flaw is?"

“…I’m all ears.”

Hearing He Tingbo's words, Sun Liqiang subconsciously glanced at his expression.

I couldn't see anything.

Then he looked at Lu Yao again.

At this point, he didn't worry about why his disciple suddenly became so "sharp".

It doesn't make sense anymore.

Because it’s a conversation that’s already happened.

What we need to do at this time is not to look back, but to look forward.

He wanted to see what his disciple, who he had always thought was very experienced in dealing with people, would say to "save" the current situation.

After hearing what He Tingbo said, Lu Yao said:
"Mr. He, can I ask you something? During my time at HiSilicon, I often communicate with other colleagues. Although everyone has a confidentiality agreement and cannot tell me much, I have read some technical information released by the company. We!"

He emphasized the word "we":
"The ability to integrate the baseband chip into the application processor (AP) is not yet available. Is that correct?"

He Tingbo was stunned and nodded subconsciously:
“Yes, it’s not available yet, but we are already developing it.”

The so-called baseband chip is the core component responsible for communication functions (such as supporting 2G, 3G, and 4G networks). Integrating baseband chips can significantly improve the integration of chips and reduce device size and power consumption.

After Lu Yao asked this question, Sun Liqiang understood what he meant.

Then Lu Yao continued:

"So, that means that the K series chip is now due to this reason... its packaging area must be very small. Right?"

"……Yes."

After getting his response, Lu Yao shrugged:

"That's what I mean. No integration means it needs an external independent baseband chip, which increases the design complexity and cost. And now, foreign countries have started to synchronize 4G networks. That is to say, when we haven't completed the 3G integration, the outside world has already started the 4G iteration. Can I ask? Are we developing 4G baseband chips?"

“…Yes, and a lot of progress has been made.”

"You see, that's the problem. Since we have made progress, it means that successful development is not far away. But because of the overall environment, we can only focus on 3G. According to Moore's Law, our chip performance will be iterated every year. But now we are making external baseband chips. In this way, when others make another breakthrough in integrated chips, we will just start integration. And when we succeed in integration, others may have already started the next generation of research... Mr. He, this is what I want to say."

He spread his hands:

"At first glance, the K chip we are going to launch looks bright and beautiful. But it is just a shell. Mobile terminals will become more and more popular. To put it simply, when everyone has a smartphone in the future, what will everyone compete for? I think Mr. He knows it better than me. So, the meaning of my writing that article is actually very simple. After considering the company's revenue and R&D investment ideas, my suggestion is that the road of this chip ends here.

A better way is to look to the future. We need a platform with strong integration capabilities, which is sufficient to carry the future 4G baseband chip and integrate it well. Secondly, we need to find a CPU and GPU architecture that is stable and compatible enough to survive in competition with similar products. We can overtake others, but the premise is that we can't go astray. At present, I am not optimistic about the company's chip, judging from the data we disclosed in the media. That's what I want to say."

"..."

He Tingbo was speechless.

Lost in thought.

Lu Yao glanced at his mentor and saw that he did not show any dissatisfaction, so he picked up the teacup and moistened his throat.

That’s all I can say about K3V2.

If he said more, it would reveal the fact that he knew the detailed parameters of this chip very well.

That involves confidentiality.

So it's not necessary.

What he said is the future development direction of HiSilicon.

It was only after they experienced the failure of K3V2 that they learned from their mistakes and began to follow Lu Yao's ideas.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, there is no difference, but if you add the conditional factor of "time", it will be different.

There is an essential difference between a company groping forward and having a lighthouse to point the way.

He Tingbo's silence did not last long, only about half a minute.

Then, he looked up at Lu Yao and said with a smile:

"I was saying that calling Lu Yan here today would definitely yield some results."

"Don't dare."

Lu Yao quickly shook his head:

"I just said what I saw and expected."

"...Then you don't know how much controversy has been sparked within the company since Professor Sun gave us your article."

He Tingbo smiled and raised his teacup to clink glasses.

Seeing this, Lu Yao and Sun Liqiang also bumped into him.

After drinking the tea instead of wine in one gulp, when Lu Yao was pouring tea for him, he heard him say:

"So, in Lu Yan's mind, this chip is best eliminated?"

"That's not the case."

Lu Yao quickly shook his head:

"It's unrealistic to say that something that has been developed with so much effort will be eliminated. My teacher also told me that even if I think this chip has great disadvantages, no one's money comes from the wind. Although the company's main business is communications, the current mobile phone market is indeed a cake that can be quickly recovered. I can understand the company's difficulties and that we must form a stable and virtuous cycle to go further. Therefore, in my opinion, although this chip has failed, it will not be eliminated... I can only say that I think it is better to see the direction of the company as soon as possible. Only when you see the road ahead clearly can you walk steadily, right?"

After saying this, He Tingbo's eyes lit up.

Yes.

That's right.

That's it.

Hearing Lu Yao say this, he suddenly felt a sense of identity.

Although some things cannot be discussed in detail, but... the fact that the other party can say such things shows that he is not a young man who likes to dwell on trivial matters and does not understand any worldly ways.

On the contrary, his thinking is very mature.

He had seen many researchers who thought that a company's money came from the wind...

I've seen too much.

Lu Yao's mature remarks were really to his liking.

Thus, the atmosphere of the meal became cheerful.

He Tingbo also understands technology, so it is not particularly difficult for Lu Yao to communicate with him.

And the most important thing is that this meal made him once again realize the ability of Lu Yao, the young researcher.

It is indeed very unusual.

Although I don’t have any genius ideas...I don’t really need any.

Within the company, the progress of the project that Lu Yao is responsible for must be reported every month.

The LTE baseband optimization project, which the company expected to be completed at least by mid-year, has already reached the final stage in their schedule.

He was very clear about the capabilities of Huang Feng's laboratory.

If their working ability is really that strong, there is no reason why the company did not discover it over the years.

Even when evaluating their projects, He Tingbo also paid special attention to the relevant processes of the project.

To sum it up in one sentence: because Lu Yao was there, it went quickly.

After talking with Professor Sun, he said that putting Lu Yao here is actually a waste of his talent.

He only knew that Lu Yao was excellent, and he could also confirm this excellence from what others said and the progress of the project. But there is still a difference between hearsay and seeing it with one's own eyes.

With this meal, he finally realized this idea.

This young researcher...

A researcher who got the qualification for postgraduate study at the age of 19 and just a freshman...

He is indeed a genius.

The kind that is rare.

Thinking of this, his heart suddenly became excited. HiSilicon needed such talents too much.

According to normal channels, it would be best for him to extend an olive branch at this time.

but……

Thinking of the gossip he had heard... he thought about it, but ultimately did not speak.

No.

Some things...need to be done step by step.

……

The meal with He Tingbo didn't take too long.

We started eating at around 10 o'clock and finished before 12 o'clock.

The atmosphere was quite pleasant, and we talked about this and that until the end.

Then, with Lu Yao and Sun Liqiang's farewell, the other party got into the car, and the two watched each other leave.

As soon as the car drove down the concierge desk, Sun Liqiang said:

"He called me today very suddenly, without any preparation."

Hearing this, Lu Yao quickly said:

"You didn't embarrass the teacher, did you?"

"..."

Sun Liqiang was speechless for a while:
"Shame on you? I think he almost treats you like a flower."

"……hey-hey."

Lu Yao laughed innocently:
"Then it seems that my bowl of wine tastes pretty good."

Sun Liqiang ignored his disciple's arrogance and said directly:
"He should be very impressed with you. As for why... I guess it's because of the optimization project you're working on. HiSilicon's good point is that they promote talented people very quickly. Your senior brother was also promoted because he did a very good job on a project. But he didn't have access to He Tingbo at the time."

"But it's actually quite difficult for them to recruit me. After all... AVIC has already discussed RF chips with me. According to Fan...they said that they will submit a research and development plan as soon as possible. If nothing unexpected happens, they will start this year."

"Did it pass the tape-out?"

"Well, all the data has been obtained."

Looking at the high spirits in his disciple's eyes, Sun Liqiang nodded.

Although it is not clear who the central decision-maker is for this project, disciples are definitely indispensable as researchers.

And thinking back to the various parameters of that chip model...

Although he couldn't be too confident, he still felt that his disciples today had a promising future.

So he said:

"Then we will definitely focus on that side first. They are well-informed. As long as you can show your value, they will want to win you over and offer you a higher salary. And there will be fewer restrictions."

"I understand."

"Yeah, just understand."

Sun Liqiang nodded, but still reminded:
"But don't get complacent. You are young and your creativity is limitless. Every minute and every second is precious. Your talent must not be wasted on other useless things, understand? Don't let playing with things ruin your ambition."

“Haha, I think the songs I wrote are pretty good.”

"..."

Sun Liqiang was speechless.

I thought to myself, if you hadn’t mentioned it, I would have forgotten that you are a singer.

"Okay, if there's anything else, I'll call you then. Go back and rest."

"I know. Take care."

After watching his mentor leave step by step, he walked towards his car.

Then he sent a message to Xu Ruochen:
"Are you guys done yet?"

"Almost done. Are you done?"

"Ah."

"Then come over. Teacher Wu just happens to have a few things to deal with, and I need to ask for your opinion."

"Row."

Lu Yao started the car and drove towards the recording studio.

……

Lu Yao had a good impression of this girl named Zhang Mengxi.

She has a sweet smile and a nice personality.

Especially during lunch, from everyone's laughter and chatter, I could sense that this girl wasn't the type of person who was particularly pretentious or fussy.

After the meal, everyone went their separate ways.

School starts next Monday. It is not easy for the three student union members to spare a whole morning. After lunch, they have to rush back to take care of school matters... Fortunately, this is not the time for new students to enroll, otherwise the workload would be even greater.

After they all left, Lu Yao had some free time this week.

So I went straight to find Xu Ruochu.

The royal sister was still working in the company, but when she heard that he came back quietly, she immediately skipped work.

As soon as she saw Lu Yao, she started complaining and asked him why he didn't notify her when he came back.

Lu Yao made a gesture as if he was zipping his mouth.

She understood immediately and didn't ask any more questions.

At this point in their casual chat, the topic came up for Master Xu's love life.

Lu Yao thought she would be surprised, but she wasn't.

"He told me about it, and I saw the girl's photo. She's pretty good..."

Hearing this, Lu Yao thought about it for a moment and did not mention the fact that she looked like the legendary "white deer".

No need.

After staying with Xu Ruochu for two days, he returned directly to Shenzhen.

As soon as I arrived, Li Xiang called me:
"Student Lu Yao, where are you now?"

"Uh... Director Li, I'm in Shenzhen now."

"Deep City?"

Li Xiang seemed quite puzzled.

"Yes, my supervisor assigned me a project to work with Huawei, and I have been here since last year."

"This……"

He didn't seem to understand Lu Yao's movements, but he didn't dwell on it. Instead, he got straight to the point and said:

"So when are you coming back? The school wants to talk to you about the radio frequency chip."

When Lu Yao heard this, he had an idea in his mind.

What can we talk about?
Let’s talk about “sharing”.

There is a big difference between whether this chip research is done by "Lu Yao" or "Fuhua University-Lu Yao".

but……

"How about next week, Director Li? I should be able to finish the project here this week. I can go back next week."

"Next week? No problem, you go ahead and do your work. How about next Monday?"

"Sure, no problem. I'll contact you when my project is finished?"

"Haha, sure. That's it."

Li Xiang hung up the phone with a smile.

Lu Yao recorded this incident in the Friday event reminder on his mobile phone.

He was afraid that he had forgotten.

As for how to discuss this matter, he had actually thought about it a long time ago.

From any perspective, there will be nothing wrong with relying on Fuhua.

What's more, he is a student of Fuhua.

Make a contribution to my alma mater.

And my alma mater...will naturally give me a lot in return.

I definitely won’t be stingy.

(Today there is only one chapter. I am really unlucky. When I was sending my child to school this morning, I was riding an electric bike and I was supposed to turn left at the traffic light. But that idiot on the electric bike suddenly rushed past me from the left. I was so scared that I twisted the handlebars and fell to the ground. When I fell, I used my left hand to support the ground... and then I became like in the photo. The entire bottom of my wrist was swollen. It hurts when I touch it. It also hurts when I move my fingers on my typing hand. After spraying Baiyao, the pain is relieved. I will observe it. If it still hurts tomorrow, I will go to the hospital. Everyone must pay attention to safety when riding a bike. There are really too many idiots.)
(End of this chapter)