Tech Hammer

In fact, I really want to say something more to my students. For example, the disruptive innovation of the new generation of Hongmeng system is still very competitive, so there is no need to be too pessimistic. However, thinking that the work they need is almost completed now, I simply don’t Say something.

In fact, they don't have much to do in the subsequent tape-out process, and they don't need to keep an eye on it. It's enough to just follow the process. Judging from the importance that investors attach to this CPU project, it is unlikely that there will be any problems in this link. Moreover, most of the processes are controlled automatically in March, and the required documentation has been as detailed as possible.

Now the main hope is that the tape-out will be successful. If you want to get blood, you can wait until the tape-out is successful.

Of course, successful tape-out does not mean that everything will be fine immediately. There are still a lot of things to do next, such as running in with other hardware manufacturers. Although Huawei's independent Kunpeng series motherboards have been prepared in advance to adapt to new chips, if we really want to open up the market, we cannot rely solely on Kunpeng motherboards. Other motherboard manufacturers have to negotiate one by one.

There are still Intel and AMD standing in the way. Negotiations with mainstream motherboard manufacturers have been ongoing, but most other manufacturers are still waiting and watching. Various interface indicators of the chip have been provided to these hardware manufacturers early on, including various underlying interface documents for the new generation of Hongmeng desktop system, which have been prepared early, but most hardware motherboard manufacturers are still waiting and watching.

Of course, these motherboard manufacturers cannot be blamed for this.

Not to mention those foreign brands, even domestic brands will most likely not dare to offend Intel, AMD and Microsoft at the same time before the 3D silicon-through-silicon CPU samples are released.

Although CPU manufacturers and motherboard manufacturers are complementary to each other, there is no doubt that CPU manufacturers with higher technical content are still in a strong position compared to motherboard manufacturers that are popping up all over the world. After all, standards are in the hands of chip manufacturers. When the future is still unclear, no one dares to directly open the door to the 3D CPU that is still in its infancy.

To convince those downstream motherboard manufacturers to support their chips at the risk of being sanctioned by Intel and AMD, it ultimately depends on market performance. Of course, these are not issues that Ningwei needs to consider. He only cares about the technical aspects.

Of course there are difficulties, but there is also self-confidence.

Although the general performance of the 3D chip can only be said to be average, the integrated AI module is an absolute highlight. It is specifically designed to fit the AI ​​computing model designed in March. This is the real power of this chip.

To put it simply, the more it is sold and the more it is run on a daily basis, the more computing power can be used by the network system built in March. Including the new version of Hongmeng system, the bottom layer has also been updated simultaneously to match the intelligent features of the system.

At the same time, there are also great innovations in display. The new chips and systems will support frame-type three-dimensional display structures. However, for the time being, this technology cannot be boasted until the chip is tested with the operating system and the latest monitors. ox.

There are still some control and operation problems that have not been solved. Even if they can be solved perfectly, people's usage habits still need to be considered.

But Ning Wei also looked away, there was nothing he could do about his headache, everything had to be solved one by one after all.

So after listening to the discussion of several students, he simply smiled and said, "Okay, I've been tired for the past two days. Let's go and take a rest. If something goes wrong with the verification, we can return it later." I have to stay up late with Ningsi engineers to find problems."

After working as a doctoral supervisor for three years and becoming a father for the first time, the 28-year-old Ning Wei still looks extremely young, but after all, his words have a bit more of the magnanimity of a superior, and his once sharp edge has gradually become more restrained. .

There is nothing we can do about this.

In Ning Wei’s words, when you are a teacher, you have to look like a teacher. It’s not good to be still making the same noises as when I was a student.

The biggest feature of this transformation is that Ning Wei has a temperament that is not angry but powerful.

This is probably the reason why Chen Diancheng, who is not afraid of anything, is like a mouse seeing a cat when he sees Ning Wei.

In fact, if you really want to talk about it, Ning Wei rarely criticizes the students under him. If anyone can't keep up with their homework, Ning Wei will give him a look and let it go for two days, which is enough to scare a bunch of people.

The reason is actually very simple...

Other tutors said they would expel you, but they were just saying that. First of all, tutors don’t have that power, and the school usually just makes peace with you when it comes to this kind of thing. As long as the students don’t seek death and don’t violate those serious school rules. Discipline, if it doesn’t violate the law, the most you can do is delay for five or six years before asking you to quit. During this period, as long as you can meet the graduation requirements, the instructor will quickly send you off to graduate. After all, just occupying the position and not doing anything means wasting it. One recruitment quota for tutors;

Secondly, for many tutors, if they really get their students away, it will also be bad for their own reputation. Most of the big guys who can get the job of graduate tutors should cherish their feathers...

But if Ning Wei opens his mouth to persuade someone to quit, it is really a deterrent, and Ning Wei does not need to consider the so-called reputation and face issues at all. In his own words, he has earned enough fame in his life, and it is difficult for him to keep a low profile. In this case, if Ningwei were to persuade them to quit, everyone would only think that their students' research abilities were not good enough, or that they were defective in their conduct.

This kind of pressure cannot be experienced by following ordinary tutors.

He is the youngest academician in China, unprecedented and unprecedented. Not only has he won various awards at home and abroad, he has also set up a global science award, which will be awarded for the fourth time soon. Awards have also begun to become more and more important on the international academic stage. Almost every year the award ceremony is attended by celebrities from the academic and scientific fields, who are never absent...

Ning Wei has even been too lazy to publish papers in recent years. Almost every year, it is like completing a task and publishing a paper in the March Intelligence Journal. The rest of the time is to lead students and work on chip projects.

So far, they, as students, have published several papers in some top journals and regional journals, and have been listed as corresponding authors of Ning Wei. But in fact, they all know that Ning Weiquan, the corresponding author, has a completely different starting point from most of the tutors. He only wants to let them sign his name in the corresponding author column because he is looking at the face of his students and thinks that the paper is not bad. .

After all, it is generally accepted that the name of one's own supervisor in the corresponding author column is easier to write and can always be reviewed first. The time to wait for feedback is definitely more than twice as fast as other students. Of course, the premise is that their dear supervisor must approve the paper, or that it can meet the supervisor's minimum standards.

In the past three years with Ning Wei, they have witnessed many academician-level experts in related research fields come to their door, hoping to cooperate with their mentor to tackle various topics, and even topics that have been almost done, hoping to co-sign with Ning Wei. , were all rejected outright by their tutors. One can imagine how lucky they were.

This also makes everyone cherish the opportunity to learn from Ning Wei. Especially these direct Ph.D. students, they feel a lot of pressure almost every day. After all, there are still geniuses from Ningban chasing after them.

Especially those crazy Ning class leaders led by Chen Diancheng. The Ningshe they created during their undergraduate years is already unbelievable. They can directly come to graduate school a year in advance. From now on, they are destined to be unlucky. How can people be allowed to do so? No sense of crisis?

Currently, Li Jingwen, the only female student under Ning Wei, has secretly cried several times due to academic pressure.

But in fact, Ning Wei doesn't really want to do this. After all, he is still young, and he is still at the age where he likes to say some naughty things when he has nothing to do. But when he thinks of being a role model, he can only give up all kinds of naughty words temporarily. At most, he can only talk about it in his spare time. In the dormitory group, he would have fun chatting with his old roommates.

I’m so tired!

Watching his three students go to rest obediently, Ning Wei finished his last sip of milk tea and was about to chat with Liu Wei for a few words, then go back to the suite and lie down for a while, but the computer at hand suddenly lit up, and then A cat jumped out...

"Meow……"

"Um?"

"Meow...a member of the Ning Society who is highly suspected of being a commercial espionage was discovered."

"What? There are commercial spies in Ningshe?"

…

This turn was really fast, and Ning Wei was stunned.

To be honest, he was actually quite insensitive to the term commercial espionage, but he suddenly came to his senses after a moment and thought of Liu Wei...

Probably because he was so well protected, he always felt that this kind of ghostly business competition was far away from him. At least he had never heard of such a thing after doing research for so long, and of course he never expected it. , Ningshe’s club members actually have commercial spies...

After all, Ning Club has only been established for three years, and it is essentially just a student club within the school. Although there is no such thing as quitting now, generally once you leave school, you will no longer hold any position. Even if you remain a member of the club, it is actually useless. At most, you will have the opportunity to return to school and have a meal with your former friends. If you are really miserable, you can apply for a graduation assistance fund from a society; or you can become a successful person and donate more money to the society...

Of course the latter two haven't appeared yet.

Although Ningshe, who is not short of money, has long prepared a special fund to help members of the society, and the total amount is said to have reached eight figures, no one has applied for it so far. It is said that this money has been left in the warehouse to eat interest for a year.

In short, if you are a graduate who has been exposed to society, you will definitely not be exposed to the technology that the club is researching. If you are still a student...

A student is already a commercial spy. How fucking promising is this?

"Meow... it's highly suspicious and needs to be confirmed through investigation and evidence collection." Sanyue held her neck high and put on a proud kitten face, giving strict qualifications.

"Oh!" Ning Wei subconsciously picked up the phone. He was about to look through the address book and call Chen Diancheng to ask about the situation. After thinking about it, he did not make the call. Instead, he walked out of the laboratory building and went to the research center. After taking a walk on the road, I walked slowly to the rest room in Building 1 and knocked on the door.

"Come in... Huh? Are you done?" Liu Wei, who was reading, raised his head and glanced at Ning Wei, then lowered his head and continued reading the novel in his hand.

After spending all these years together, the two of them have become very familiar with each other.

In addition, the relationship between the two is also very unique. They are not superiors and subordinates in the strict sense. After all, Liu Wei's salary is not paid by Ning Wei. In Ning Wei's understanding, the relationship between him and Liu Wei is probably a cooperative relationship. Like close comrades-in-arms.

It can also be said that they are friends, the kind that you can confide freely if you have any concerns. After all, Liu Wei is different from his former roommates. He has a very strict mouth. The unofficial content and daily complaints that the two of them usually talk about have not come out of Liu Wei's mouth in three years...

What makes Ning Wei even more satisfied is that although Liu Wei still insists on high-intensity exercise every day, like Ning Wei, he has obviously become "fatter" in the past three years. This probably shows that the relationship between a person's ability to gain weight and the amount of exercise is not as big as imagined, and is more controlled by the body's own metabolic rate.

Of course, "fat" here does not exceed the normal weight range. For example, Ning Wei has grown from 60KG to 68KG. His weight of 136 pounds is compared to his height of 1.78 meters. It can only be said that he has become well-proportioned from being thin.

What makes Ning Wei angry is that his fat tends to grow toward his belly, while Liu Wei maintains his body shape very well. The extra fat only makes his body stronger. For example, his arms are really thick. lock up.

Well, this probably shows that although the effect of exercise in preventing muscle growth is not obvious, it can really make muscle fibers thicker.

"I'm going to tell you something very strange. Don't be too surprised!" Ning Wei said mysteriously after closing the office door.

Liu Wei probably prefers to have a few people around him who don't need to put on airs when they are alone together. They can indulge their youthful nature and feel particularly comfortable communicating with each other.

"Oh?" Liu Wei put down the book in his hand, raised his head and looked at Ning Wei seriously, and said with a serious and confident face: "When it comes to knowledge, I am definitely not as good as you, but when it comes to other than your knowledge, what else? Things can surprise me, I don’t really believe it.”

"Huh... March just now reported a situation to me, saying that there may be a commercial spy in Ningban! Commercial spies! They are all in Ningban! Isn't it scary?" Ning Wei said immediately.

"Is this... weird?" Liu Wei thought for a while and asked.

"Isn't it strange?"

Their eyes met, once again confirming that human thresholds never cross each other.

Liu Wei put down the novel in his hand, calmed down, seemed to be sorting out his words, and then said slowly: "Ning Wei, please use your imagination and make a bold guess. Based on the conclusive information we have, Ning Si How many industrial spies are there in the laboratory now?”

"There are actually commercial spies in Ning Si's laboratory?" This time it was Ning Wei's turn to be surprised. He had never heard of this in three years.

"Guess, how many are there?" Liu Wei nodded and said in a Gujing Bubo tone.

"More than 10?" Ning Wei said uncertainly.

"There are currently 23, not counting the 9 that have been processed." After Liu Wei reported a number very calmly, he explained in detail: "There are 3 people in the design department and 12 people in the testing department. Special There are 6 people in the technical support department and 2 people in other departments. There are 2 people at the project director level who have access to the complete progress of the chip, and 11 people with the title of third-level researcher or above who have access to some confidential information."

I'd rather smash my mouth and don't know what to say.

Liu Wei can speak in such detail, he must have conclusive evidence in hand.

Although Ningsi Laboratory has a scale of tens of thousands of people, Ningsi Laboratory is different from other laboratories in 2012. 99% of the research and development tasks are carried out domestically.

Even though the main laboratory is in Jiangcheng, there are other departments in Shencheng, Jingcheng, Mingzhu and other major cities in China. But Ning Wei couldn't figure out how so many skilled commercial spies got in.

"Well, can I take the liberty to ask, you all have sufficient evidence, why are these people still in their posts?" Ning Wei asked in surprise.

"Because the project has to be done by people after all. Replacing some key positions may slow down the progress of the project and cause unnecessary losses. So before the project is completed, or before these people find out that they have been exposed, let them continue to contribute in their positions Isn’t the residual heat bad?”

Liu Wei spread his hands and continued: "You have to think about it this way, after all, what these people are doing now is to rush for progress for the chip. They also need to work hard in their daily work, and many even work harder than ordinary employees to achieve their goals. Moreover, after the project is successful and the network is closed, all the wages and dividends can be confiscated. This can not only save time and cost, but also save expenses. Why not?"

"I'm... dirty, so dirty! Okay, even if what you say makes sense, do you really have the confidence that these people will not leak confidential technology through some private channels?"

"You underestimate our people too much. Now that the identities of these people have been confirmed, they have been monitored 24 hours a day. How can there be any channel to leak the secrets? Mr. Ning, if you think so, after the project is successful, you will save money The cost is enough to cover the cost of monitoring, and more than enough. Regardless of how much time they can save for this project, after the project is over, these people will realize hundreds of dollars of the salary, bonuses, dividends, and other property they received from this project. A fraction of the bonus will make the monitoring brothers laugh from ear to ear."

"And some of their uplines have been controlled. Our people often comfort and encourage them through the emails they get from the uplines, ensuring that their mental state can devote themselves to research and development. The reason why I didn't mention it to you I don’t want these trivial things to affect your research and work. Don’t worry, you are in the sky while I am doing the learning, and I am at the bottom of the sea. When doing these things, we are just the other way around.”

Liu Wei said calmly.

"So you are aware of the fact that there is a commercial espionage in Ningshe?"

"I really don't know about this...Mr. Ning, although we don't do academic work, we can still distinguish what is important and what is important. How can we have so much energy to pay attention to the things that the kids you brought up are doing? Their skills are natural It is protected by patent law. Even if there is a commercial espionage, it is just a small incident. Do you really think we are idle?"