The Millennium Semiconductor Survival Guide

If it's just a copy of the thesis, Zhou Xin only needs to spend a whole morning.

The biggest difficulty is that he needs to use the content that can be found in the Yanda Library combined with the journals subscribed by the Department of Microelectronics as the theoretical support for this email.

rather than citing unpublished results.

The next morning, at 9:00 Yanjing time and 5:00 p.m. in San Francisco, Zhou Xin received the email from Hu Zhengming on time at Yanda’s computing center.

The night before, they did not communicate around the email itself, but more about asking about Zhou Xin's personal situation and examining Zhou Xin's oral expression.

No matter which aspect, Zhou Xin has met Hu Zhengming's psychological expectations.

Oral expression is the first difficulty that international students of this era face after going abroad. Many international students need about half a year to adapt.

In Zhou Xin's oral expression, this stage can be skipped directly, and the doctoral work can be started seamlessly.

Yes, the PhD stage is more about work than academics.

Research-oriented work.

The English abbreviation of Hu Zhengming's department is EECS. This department is divided into three major sections, namely electrical engineering, computer science and other interdisciplinary disciplines, and pure computer science.

Integrated circuits are a subdivision of the major category of electrical engineering.

When Zhou Xin entered school in later generations, there were already seven subdivisions in the field of electrical engineering:

Information, Data, Network and Communication Sciences (IDNCS)

Computer vision and artificial intelligence, control systems and robotics, integrated circuits, micro/nano electromechanical systems, physical electronics, signal processing.

In 1998, electrical engineering was not so finely divided.

"These test questions are actually mainly around the breadth of your knowledge and whether you have a deep enough grasp of the basic knowledge in the field of integrated circuits.

Not too many bells and whistles. "

(I have never done or even understood the test questions of EECS.INC, but I have heard that it is not difficult.)

Most of the time is spent typing, but the time for thinking is not too long.

After Zhou Xin sent the email, Hu Zhengming replied almost instantly.

Zhou Xin looked at the time in the lower right corner of the WIN98 system, and then mentally estimated the time in San Francisco. It is now nine o'clock in the evening in San Francisco. "It is estimated that the teacher has set the prompt tone and has been waiting for my reply.

It seems that there is a shortage of labor recently. "

For professors, doctoral students are their free labor. Doctors earn degrees through labor, and by the way, they can inherit the professor's personal connections in industry and academia.

As for how much you can inherit, it depends on the character of your mentor and whether you appreciate you.

Perhaps Zhou Xin was the last doctor Hu Zhengming brought personally before, so Hu Zhengming spared no effort when introducing contacts to Zhou Xin.

But this does not mean that Hu Zhengming's requirements for Zhou Xin are not high, on the contrary, Hu Zhengming's requirements for Zhou Xin can be described as strict.

Even under such strict requirements, Zhou Xin still spent four years getting his Ph.D.

You can see his genius.

According to Berkeley's regulations, it takes 5 to 6 years for a bachelor's degree to go to Berkeley to study for a doctorate.

Those who can graduate with a bachelor's degree in six years are still in the field of engineering such as integrated circuits, and there are very few even in Berkeley.

But Hu Zhengming in this period of time, the demand for a doctor is more on the talent of immediate combat power.

Because he started his own business, he started in 1996 and founded a company called Silue Microelectronics. While working in Berkeley, he started his business privately.

If it continues on the original track, the company did very well and was finally acquired by Cadence.

For EDA, even with the founder Hu Zhengming, he still has not been able to do Cadence.

Cadence is the world's largest integrated circuit design software manufacturer. Huada Jiutian, which is listed in Big A, does this. The difference is that Huada Jiutian mainly focuses on the domestic market, while Cadence's products are spread all over the world.

Therefore, Hu Zhengming is short of someone to work for him at this time.

With a talent like Zhou Xin, if he had a solid foundation, he would have been able to start working directly in the past.

It couldn't be more perfect.

At this time, the American people have long begun to pay attention to work-life balance.

And almost all the Hua Guo students that Hu Zhengming met were desperate for Saburo.

Zhou Xin knew these things so well because he chatted with Liang Mengsong when he started his business, and the other party revealed it to him.

The general meaning of Liang Mengsong's ridicule is: Fortunately, you are a teacher who studied for a doctorate after 2010. If you were to study for his doctorate during the period when he started his business, it would be a huge workload.

Of course, even if you know this is a pit, you have to jump into it.

Because timing is so important.

It is now 1998, and the bubble of Internet companies is about to burst.

On the night when Zhou Xin finished his Ph.D. entrance exam for integrated circuit subdivision at Berkeley, Hu Zhengming called him again.

I asked a few professional questions, and Zhou Xin answered them fluently.

Hu Zhengming also did not go around the bush: "I will arrange for someone to help you with the transfer.

You are now a sophomore, right? After you came to Berkeley, you started studying directly from your senior year.

TOEFL, GRE, etc. will be supplemented slowly after coming to California.

Because you have just passed the first semester of your sophomore year, you only need to study for one semester of your senior year, and then come directly to my doctorate.

In the middle, you need to make up some exams for classes you haven't taken.

But with your ability, these exams are easy.

I will also arrange scholarships for you to ensure that your basic life here in Berkeley is no problem at all.

In addition, I told you in advance that you may need to work part-time in my company after you come here.

These part-time jobs will also be paid.

It’s just going to be a bit of a struggle, and you might have to be prepared for it.”

Zhou Xin also agreed very simply: "Okay."

At this time, let's talk about it first.

As for work, it is not certain who will decide who will be at that time.

Berkeley has dedicated staff to handle transfer matters, and Zhou Xin only needs to go to the Academic Affairs Department of Yanda University to go through the process.

In fact, the most difficult step is to apply for a visa.

Before China joined the WTO, there would be a high risk of refusal to apply for a visa to study in the United States.

Fortunately, Berkeley's brand is loud enough, and these things went smoothly.

"It's amazing, I went directly to Berkeley, and I was still complacent about going to Santa Barbara.

As a result, Zhou Xin went directly to Berkeley.

I still went to Santa Barbara on exchange, and you actually transferred directly.

I finally know what it means. "

There is a lag in the delivery of messages.

Zhou Xin had already started the transfer process a few days ago, and Cao Yongluo didn't know the news.

Wang Wei and Li Li were half lying on the bed and saw that they all sat up straight:

"What!

Zhou Xin, have you applied? "