"At present, Yuanxin EDA can design a CPU with a process of 300nm and tens of millions of transistors. ”

Su Yuanshan exported the project as a layout file and continued: "This means that in terms of tools, we have surpassed the West. It's just that due to the patent of the X86 architecture, we can't produce it, but it can still be used to design the most advanced 80486 and even more advanced CPUs. ”

"But having tools is far from enough, we only have a low-end chip production line like 2 microns, and we can't even build 386, and the process of 386 is 1.5 microns. ”

Although Su Yuanshan's tone was very calm, it was extremely unpleasant to Zhou Boguang's ears. The 5-inch 2-micron wafer line that Huajing has just introduced has represented the most advanced industrial chain in China, but according to the generation difference, it has lagged behind by two generations, and the time is nearly 15 years behind.

The 6-inch, 0.9-micron production line, which is being introduced, will shorten the time by 10 years once it is launched.

It's just that Zhou Boguang knows that 908 has been demonstrated for a year, and Huajing has begun to break ground to build a dust-free workshop, but the above has not yet demonstrated a quasi-letter, let alone money.

Su Yuanshan took out the floppy disk and handed the small chip he had just designed to Chen Yujie. continued to look at Zhou Boguang and said, "Professor Zhou, if I were you...... I'll run up there and hit the drums. ”

Hearing Su Yuanshan's joke that didn't look like a joke, Zhou Boguang finally showed a smile on his face.

"It's difficult, Xiao Su. ”

Zhou Boguang stared at Su Yuanshan, who was disassembling the hard drive, and said: "But now that you have developed such a powerful tool, I think you will definitely be touched." By the way, how long does it take for you to complete this version, and how much does it cost?"

"About a month, the price is the same as that of foreign counterparts, and Chinese teaching materials are included. ”

"Do you want to export your software?"

Su Yuanshan nodded naturally: "Not only to export, but also to promote to the global market, and strive to make every semiconductor company become our customer." And it's October this year. So the domestic right of first use is only two months. ”

Zhou Boguang was stunned, he almost subconsciously wanted to stop Su Yuanshan - such a sharp sword was handed over to foreign users, wouldn't the gap be getting bigger and bigger? But soon he realized how ridiculous his idea was.

Software is not like hardware, you can't get a full picture unless you take the machine apart. Judging from the functions shown by Su Yuanshan just now, as long as Yuanxin EDA is seen, used, and understood by foreign EDA developers, it is only a matter of time before the same function is developed. What's more, because people have advanced production lines, it is easier to catch up.

Programming originated in the West.

Zhou Boguang's expression darkened: "What you did was right...... Rapid expansion, elimination of peers, competitors, monopoly of the market. It's just that in this way, I don't know how fast the chip design in the west will run, how many patents will be born, how many thresholds will be born, and how tired we will be to catch up. ”

Su Yuanshan took back the hard drive and said with a smile: "Therefore, Yuanxin will jointly set up a research center with the University of Electric Science and Technology to focus on chip design and talent training. ”

Zhou Boguang blurted out: "Why don't you join us? The development of EDA cannot be separated from the fab. ”

Su Yuanshan looked at Zhou Boguang, who had not yet shown his old age and was in his prime, and sighed softly: "Professor Zhou, you can't catch up with our footsteps......

This sentence cannot be said to be hurtful, but when Su Yuanshan said it, it was so natural.

After being silent for a long time, Zhou Boguang sighed lightly, but immediately straightened his waist, and his voice was extremely loud: "Then start chasing now, you will live in the guest house first, and slowly get familiar with the environment." Recently, Huajing's senior management just went to the capital, and it will be about half a month before he comes back. I will do my best to complete the pre-purchase in the shortest time and become the first customer of Yuanxin. ”

Su Yuanshan smiled slightly: "It's an honor - but may I ask, do the directors of several design groups under your institute want to participate?"

"They are the main project leaders and will definitely be participating. Although Zhou Boguang felt that this question was a little inexplicable, he still replied, and at the end he glanced at Chen Yujie - because every director has the right to open a tape-out project list, Chen Yujie didn't bring it to Jia Jibing, but came to find himself, which is a bit strange.

Chen Yujie felt a little bitter in his mouth again.

The smile on Su Yuanshan's face became even stronger: "Then trouble Professor Zhou...... I also hope that Comrade Jia Jibing will not be informed. ”

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Su Yuanshan and the others did not live in Huajing in the end, but returned to the city to find a guest house to live in. When he was still in the car, Tian Yaoming vividly described Su Yuanshan's face to Pan Xiaojun, who had been waiting for an afternoon, and he couldn't stop laughing in the car for a while.

The next day, everyone discussed it, and decided that Su Yuanshan and Qin Weimin would stay in Huajing and fully cooperate with the tape-out. Tian Yaoming stayed at the Jiangyin factory to assist in the PCB production line.

Two weeks later, Huajing's senior management returned from the capital, and the next day there was a report meeting by Su Yuanshan.

Nowadays, LCD projectors have been developed, but the resolution is extremely low, and even the high-tech industry that needs projectors for meetings is not purchased, but uses the latest VGA crossover technology, which expands the screen of a computer to four monitors through the divider.

Su Yuanshan walked to the demo machine under the gaze of a big man, he skillfully replaced the hard disk, loaded the driver, and booted the win3.0 system.

"Hello leaders, teachers, brothers and sisters. ”

"My name is Su Yuanshan, and I am the son of Professor Su Xinghe of the Department of Electronics and Engineering of the University of Electronic Science and Technology. Under the influence of my father, I developed a strong interest in computer languages and integrated circuits since I was a child, so I was able to participate in the design and development of Yuanxin EDA under the guidance of my father. ”

Su Yuanshan said neither humbly nor arrogantly, he looked ahead, and saw that there were more than a dozen people attending the meeting, and most of them were middle-aged or older. Judging from the position where Zhou Boguang sits, it is indeed the top level of Huajing Group, and the middle-level and above bigwigs of the entire research institute are there.

Except for Jia Ji Bing.

Su Yuanshan smiled slightly: "Next, let me demonstrate the various functions of our Yuanxin EDA." ”

"In view of the fact that Huajing Research Institute's demand for EDA focuses on chip design, I skipped the PCB and went directly to the integrated circuit design function. To facilitate the demonstration, I will design a simple digital circuit MOS chip on the spot. ”

Su Yuanshan said as he built a new project.

He easily laid out the transistors to form logic gates, and then as if building blocks, countless logic gates were copied.

"The core function of Yuanxin EDA is that it intelligently classifies and plans logic gates, so that we can easily complete Verilog HDL and VHDL code instructions. Of course, this computer is a bit slow. ”

With Su Yuanshan's explanation, a microchip containing thousands of logic gates slowly took shape.

"Next, there are VHDL code commands, our Verilog HDL and VHDL code instructions are even smarter than C++, which can easily complete the automatic memory function and accurately point to each target area at the same time for visual description. ”

Su Yuanshan's eloquent talk had already shocked the bigwigs in the field who were used to EDA.

Compared to the telechip, other EDAs are like toddlers.

Su Yuanshan smiled and inadvertently turned his head to look at the door—only to see a gloomy horse face disappear.