Great Power Technology: Domination Of The World Starts With Chips

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Ye Cheng entered the chip factory and came to one of the workshops.

Zhong Xin is adjusting various parameters of the lithography machine inside.

Ye Cheng touched his nose and suddenly thought that Zhong Xin seemed to have never rested since he appeared.

He couldn't help feeling in his heart.

Produced by the system, it is really powerful.

"Zhong Xin, how are you getting ready?"

he asked.

"Not bad." Zhong Xin replied.

"How many times is it expected to be done?" Ye Cheng asked again.

"Well... 90% sure of one success, 100% twice."

"Such a high success rate?" Ye Cheng's eyes lit up.

"Yes, it's not that difficult."

Zhong Xin's tone will never change.

It made Ye Cheng feel helpless.

However, compared to the news he brought, this little thing seemed insignificant.

"Okay, then you can do it well."

Then he stopped talking and just watched his operation from the side.

But he looked and saw something was wrong.

"Huh? What kind of software is your EDA software? Why haven't I seen it before? I remember that the EDA software bought by the company doesn't look like this?"

"Oh, the EDA software bought by the company is not very easy to use, I have rewritten a set."

Ye Cheng's eyes widened: "What? When did you write it?"

"It's almost two months."

Ye Cheng was surprised and speechless for a while.

EDA software, that is, electronic design automation software, refers to the use of computer-aided design software to complete the functional design, synthesis, verification, and physical design of VLSI chips, including layout, wiring, layout, and design rule checking. Way.

If you want to design a chip, you must use EDA software to assist, otherwise, it will be extremely difficult and complicated.

And EDA software has also been dominated by foreign companies. 95% of the Huaguo EDA software market belongs to foreign companies.

This kind of software needs to be purchased from foreign companies before it can be used.

Some people may ask, isn't this just a piece of software, can't it be cracked?

It is indeed very simple to crack, but you need to know that EDA software updates are quite frequent. If it is not genuinely authorized, it cannot be updated. The most important thing is that the chip designed with EDA software must be produced by a chip foundry, and the chip Of course, the foundry uses genuine software. If the database of the pirated software does not match the database of the genuine software, the chip foundry will naturally not be able to produce it for you.

This is also why such a software alone occupies a market of 5 billion US dollars. Of course, those EDA software design companies will not do charity.

Therefore, for Huaguo, once the EDA software is also sanctioned by foreign countries, Huaguo's chip design will inevitably suffer a considerable blow.

And that's why Ye Cheng was so surprised.

Zhong Xin actually said that he directly compiled a set?

Also said that the set of tools bought by the company is not easy to use?

He remembered that what he bought was EDA software from Synopsys, and Synopsys has occupied the largest share in the EDA software market all year round, which is also because their software is relatively more advantageous in some aspects.

"You mean, the EDA software you wrote is better to use?"

Ye Cheng couldn't help asking, this was undoubtedly a pleasant surprise for him.

"Well, the EDA software on the market is lacking in simulation functions, and the ability to verify circuits is too cumbersome, so it's not as good as the one I compiled myself." Zhong Xin's tone was flat, as if it was taken for granted.

It made Ye Cheng feel like he had nowhere to go.

"You should have told me earlier, this thing is very useful."

"Uh... sorry boss, I didn't know you needed this too."

"It's not what I need, it's what our country of Hua needs." Ye Cheng said, but at the end of his mind, what's the use of telling Zhong Xin about this, this guy is completely a non-believer, except for being loyal to him.

"Forget it, you can send me the software when the time comes, and I'll take a look too."

"Oh, I haven't perfected this set of software yet. It may take a while, almost a month. If you are in a hurry, boss, I will complete it within this week, but the tape-out time may be extended."

"Forget it." Of course Ye Cheng knows which is more important, "Let's finish the tape-out first and achieve mass production as soon as possible."

"Good boss."

Not much nonsense, Ye Cheng quietly waited for the clock core to be adjusted.

About an hour later, the tape-out started.

The relevant materials have been prepared, with a total value of 470 million, which is the total value of resources consumed by a tape-out estimated by Zhong Xin.

And the tape-out cycle is also very long, about half a month to twenty days or so.

Therefore, it is common for other companies to take three or four months to tape out.

As the equipment began to operate, the laborers who had already prepared began to operate and work under the instructions of Zhong Xin.

After Ye Cheng stayed here for a day, he didn't look any more. With Zhong Xin watching, it didn't make any difference whether he was there or not.

...

In a flash, thirteen days passed.

Today is December 7th.

Days are not memorable days, but for Zhiqi Technology Company, they are very memorable.

Because today, the case of Xiaotong, Sansang, and Ailixin suing Zhiqi Technology for patent infringement will officially open.

Although this matter first happened in September, and the popularity has declined now, many media still heard about it, and the news spread, which attracted a lot of attention.

And to the surprise of these media, not only Ye Cheng, the boss of Zhiqi Technology, was present and sat in the dock, but even Christian, the president of Snapdragon, also came.

Generally speaking, company managers like them don't have time to pay attention to such lawsuits.

As a result, the two bosses are now present, and the media immediately realize that there is something to dig.

In addition, this court trial was also open to the public, and it was broadcast live directly on the Internet. Millions of people had poured into the live broadcast room, and the bullet screens were constantly being posted.

At this time, the trial has also reached the final step.

Defendant's final statement.

The lawyer hired by Zhiqi Technology Co., Ltd. is a big cow in the legal circle of Shanghai. However, this big cow took the initiative to call and expressed his willingness to hold a trial for them for free.

Of course Zhiqi didn't refuse, why not do whoring for nothing?

Moreover, taking this high-profile lawsuit will also improve his own reputation for this lawyer, so both parties can be regarded as a win-win situation.