The Millennium Semiconductor Survival Guide

In Hu Zhengming's view, getting an invitation from Bill Gates is even more rare than earning four million dollars in just half a year.

This is the era when Microsoft and Bill Gates are in full swing.

Hu Zhengming can also earn 4 million US dollars, although not in a short period of time, but he cannot get the opportunity to meet Bill Gates alone.

He reconfirmed: "Are you meeting alone?"

"Yes, Secretary Bill Gates has sent me an email with the time and place, and just the two of us.

I assume there will be some security guards around. "

"Would it be inappropriate for me to go?" Hu Zhengming asked.

Although Bill Gates has not yet invested in semiconductor-related companies, it does not mean that meeting Bill Gates is meaningless.

The other party's casual connections can bring great help to Hu Zhengming's company.

Silue Microelectronics, founded by Hu Zhengming two years ago, focuses on the EDA platform. Of course, EDA also has many subdivisions. The direction of Silue Microelectronics is: intensive modeling and fast full-chip circuit simulation.

Later, Cadence's wholly-owned acquisition of Silue Microelectronics was also due to Silue Microelectronics' leading position in this field, which could help Cadence narrow the gap between nanotechnology and IC performance.

The acquisition took place in 2003, but now, Hu Zhengming still has great ambitions.

He has been running around in academia and industry in order to find a better development space for Silue Microelectronics.

In the field of EDA, the first-mover advantage is too obvious.

Latecomers want to make a breakthrough, either spend money or you have unique technical advantages in a certain segment.

Silue Microelectronics is taking the second path, and it is doing well. At this time, it is time to spend money.

The bottleneck period of the second road is very short.

Hu Zhengming hopes to know some powerful investors through Bill Gates.

Zhou Xin: "I can send an email to ask the other party's secretary.

See if the other person minds. "

After thinking for a while, Hu Zhengming said: "This time you are going alone.

This should be your first meeting with Mr. Gates.

You also worked as an intern at Microsoft before.

Big guys don't do things for no reason. Although I don't know much about the Internet industry, there must be something valuable that the other party has taken a fancy to.

There are many opportunities in a person's life, but there are only a few key opportunities, and you should perform well.

If you can catch up with Microsoft, you can save many years of time.

When meeting someone for the first time, don't waste the opportunity to make a request on me. "

What Zhou Xin wanted to say, Hu Zhengming waved his hand: "I know what you mean.

Although I brought you to Berkeley

Since you did not come to work in the laboratory, you spent most of your time in foreign trade

Actually, I don't know you very well.

But based on my superficial understanding, you will definitely not feel uneasy because of this kind of thing, and you need someone to help you check it out.

The reason why you want to take me there is to let me have a more intuitive feeling about your current strength.

It is also convenient to reach some conditions with me in the future.

You still want to get a PhD at Berkeley, right? " Hu Zhengming asked.

Zhou Xin felt helpless. Lao Hu's sense of smell was sharper twenty years ago than twenty years later.

Almost saw through his thoughts at a glance.

This reminded Zhou Xin that he wanted to work in ZTE after graduating from his Ph.

He smiled and said, "Professor, I don't want to put forward any conditions, I will definitely complete relevant research results in accordance with Berkeley's doctoral graduation requirements.

Must not let you violate your professional ethics. "

Hu Zhengming added: "It's just that you can't stay in the laboratory and work every day like ordinary doctoral students."

Zhou Xin nodded and said: "I promise that the papers and results I published when I graduated will meet the relevant requirements.

In terms of time, it is really impossible to treat this as their only job like other doctors. "

Hu Zhengming asked back: "What if it doesn't reach it?"

Zhou Xin: "I will not choose to delay my graduation if I don't reach it, and put most of my energy on my studies when I am relatively free."

Hu Zhengming was still a little confused: "Since you have achieved certain success in your career.

Even after graduating with a Ph.D., it is almost impossible to earn five million dollars in just half a year.

Why do you still insist on getting this PhD?

Since you hope not to stay in the laboratory but guarantee that you will produce research results that meet the graduation requirements, that is to say, you are a result-oriented person.

If you are committed to academics, then earning five million dollars is enough for you to live comfortably for a long time in the future and devote most of your energy to your studies.

If you are committed to achieving commercial success and want to start a great company, then you should just drop out. A Ph.D. in integrated circuits will not help you much in starting a business in the Internet field.

I don't know what you want to do in the future? "

"Making money is only a means, not an end, and I still hope to return to Huaguo to start an integrated circuit business.

Professor, you have been to Huaguo many times, and you should have chatted with experts and practitioners in the field of integrated circuits in Huaguo.

Under the current environment, Huaguo does not have the entrepreneurial environment and financial support in the field of integrated circuits.

I need to self-sustain enough funds to be able to support me to return to China to start a business.

So now the Internet field is the place where the entire Wall Street capital is pouring in, and it is also the place where it is easiest to obtain wealth. I need to rely on this to complete the primitive accumulation of capital.

Back in Huaguo, my identity is determined. If I earned the money in Huaguo, there would be certain security risks.

In American, the identity of Dr. Berkeley can provide me with enough protection.

So I ultimately hope to return to China to start a business in the field of integrated circuits. "

Zhou Xin is very frank, because not only him, but countless Chinese scientists and technical experts in later generations have contributed to the development of Huaguo's semiconductor field.

In this era, American did not realize that semiconductors could be weapons, and they were eager to sell semiconductor products to China.

This is self-confidence, and American in the back is not confident.

But it was true that there was no self-confidence capital at that time.

Hu Zhengming nodded silently after listening. He is very familiar with the industrial environment of Huaguo's integrated circuit industry. It can be said that only the government wants to support the integrated circuit industry.

From private capital to state-owned capital, no one is optimistic about this area.

The gap is too big. If you go back to start a semiconductor business, you will not make any money at all.

Now when I go back, I don’t even have policy support.

It was not until June 2000 that Huaguo issued a specific document to support the development of semiconductors.

The impetus for development at this stage is entirely dependent on policy input.