Chapter 69: What the hell is a GPU?
"This is our small computer workstation division,I don't know much about the specifics,Anyway, the motherboard chip,BIOS program is designed by us,It's a Hongmeng SP server version of the systemγ β
β......β
"This is our operating system division, which is currently mainly for the maintenance of the system of HarmonyOS SP microcomputer version and server version, and has developed the next generation of operating systems. β
Rebs opened his mouth and asked, "Your first version of the system has just been released, and now you are starting to develop the next generation of operating systems?"
Xu Chengtao smiled and said: "Our Mr. Wang said: "The generation of release focuses on the market, the generation of R&D focuses on the future, and the generation of concept design focuses on the future." β
Rebus nodded, this time he didn't speak, only with his eyes and ears.
"This is the reading room of Huaxin Technology, is Manager Lei interested in coming in and seeing. β
And the reading room, which is not available in most companies.
Rebus went in with great interest, the whole reading room was very large, occupying half of the area of the office building, and the walls where he entered were full of bookshelves, but there were many people moving books, and some decorators were disassembling the bookshelves.
"Mr. Xu, what is this?"
"Normal decoration, a few days ago, the fire unit inspected, saying that the book and bookshelves are flammable items, do not meet the fire code, need to set up a fire isolation belt, this is not, find a decoration company to renovate. β
Rebus nodded, and went to the electronic reading room.
Howe, really howe.
At a glance, the entire electronic reading room is full of microcomputers and small computer workstations, which are more than the entire Kingsoft Technology.
"Manager Lei, there are currently 150 microcomputers and 5 small computer workstations in the electronic reading room. β
Can I go to the Internet?
Although Rebus knows that the country has just joined the Internet, the Internet has not yet been opened to enterprises, where did Huaxin Technology come from to become the first batch of people to eat crabs.
Continue walking to a glass door, a table is set up in the doorway, and two security guards stand behind with serious expressions.
"Xu is always good!"
Xu Chengtao nodded and pointed to a note at the door.
"No one is allowed to enter. β
Xu Chengtao waved his hand apologetically and said, "Manager Lei, this is the end of today's visit. β
"Mr. Xu, is this place?"
"Sorry, Manager Lei, if you want to enter here, you need a special pass, or the boss will greet you personally. β
The more he refused to let in, the more curious he became, and just when Rebus was thinking about how to go in and have a look, he heard Wang Anran say behind him: "Go in, Huaxin Technology is open to Mr. Qiu and Manager Lei today, and I will show you whatever you want to see." β
Qiu Baijun looked at the solemn appearance at the gate, patted Wang Anran on the shoulder, and joked: "Anran, this formation is not small, it can't be an atomic bomb here!"
Wang Anran shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "You should be it!"
The security guard quickly opened the glass door, and Wang Anran led the group in.
The decoration and layout inside are similar to those of ordinary IT companies, but the software running on the computer, even Qiu Baijun can't see the clues, let alone the confused Rebus.
"Anran, what is this?"
Wang Anran shrugged his shoulders and said to Qiu Baijun: "Mr. Qiu, weren't you worried about my 3D engine just now, with the current hardware level, it is completely in the air, and it can't be moved, what this division is studying is how to use a microcomputer to drive a 3D engine." β
Rebus's brain lit up, and he asked next: "Mr. Wang, do you want to make chips and CPUs?"
Qiu Baijun's mouth twitched, this kid really dared to think, oh, no, he really dared to do it!
Wang Anran shook his head and said to Rebus: "It's true to make chips, but it's not a CPU, to be precise, we are making a GPU product." β
Qiu Baijun and Rebus were stunned for a moment, what the hell is GPU?
In fact, in 1994, there was no GPU concept in the entire microcomputer industry, and the formation of the real GPU concept was also thanks to the generation of Shenka GF256 released by NVIDIA three years later.
Wang Anran saw the appearance of the two and had to do some popularization work.
"Mr. Qiu, Manager Lei, the concept of GPU, simply put, is a graphics image processing chip, and the main job is also very simple, which is to process images, and by the way, help the CPU do some floating point operations. β
This is a big initiative, Qiu Baijun listened to it, and secretly gave Huaxin Technology a thumbs up, this young man in front of him, he didn't know how to grow his brain, he dared to make a system, he dared to make a chip, but the annoying thing is that although he didn't know if the chip could be developed, but the system was made, and it was very good, which made him a big brother!
Qiu Baijun thought for a while and said to Wang Anran: "Anran, where has this GPU come now." β
Wang Anran said: "Mr. Qiu, the GPU project has reached the tape-out production stage, and it is expected that in half a month, the foundry will be able to produce tape-out for testing, and at that time, the test graphics card will be distributed to you for you to test 3D games!"
"So fast!"
It's been two months late, okay, now the company is not allowed to work overtime, and Wang Anran himself is no exception, although there are many people who have filled it in, but the progress has not been up.
"Smack!" Qiu Baijun snapped his fingers and said, "It's done, Anran, since you are so confident, my brother will also accompany you to go crazy." β
Wang Anran handed it over, and the two of them clasped it tightly.
"Mr. Qiu, let's talk about the details of cooperation now!"
......
To Wang Anran's surprise, there was no huge negotiation team or lawyer in the negotiation with Jinshan, and the four of them were in Wang Anran's office, and the framework was set in a few words.
The main points of the agreement in hand are as follows:
1. Kingsoft Technology and Huaxin Technology each invested 5 million yuan to establish a joint venture company, the company name is to be determined, and the game team of Kingsoft Technology and Huaxin Technology have all joined the new company;
2. Both parties each account for 50% of the shares, and the management personnel are finalized by both parties;
3. Huaxin Technology needs to provide technical support for 3D game engines;
It's just that the two sides have different opinions on the location of the new company, Qiu Baijun suggested that it be placed in Zhuhai, while Wang Anran suggested that it be placed in Yanjing.
"Mr. Qiu, you have also seen that now the development of Yanjing is getting faster and faster, and it has gradually taken the shape of an international metropolis, and the IT industry in Zhongguancun is developing rapidly.
Whether it is the cooperation and exchange between enterprises, or the demand for talents, Yanjing's advantages are much stronger than Zhuhai, in fact, I not only recommend that the new company be placed in Yanjing, but also suggest that you move Kingsoft Technology to Yanjing, the quality and quantity of a single university, even Zhuhai can not catch up. β
In fact, without Wang Anran's persuasion, two years later, Jinshan also established a company in Beijing, so Qiu Baijun did not resist this suggestion.
Qiu Baijun nodded in agreement, and said to Wang Anran: "Anran, what do you think of Rebus?"
Wang Anran naturally knew that Qiu Baijun valued Rebus, otherwise he would not have handed over the big ship of Jinshan Technology to Rebus to take the helm in a few years. Since the other party proposed it, of course I have to be a favor.
"Mr. Qiu, this is also what I thought, I propose Rebus to be the general manager of the new company, what do you think?"
"Smack!" Qiu Baijun snapped his fingers and said, "That's it!"