Hu Yiting knows that in history, 3dfx has released a graphics card called voodoo-RUSH after the voodoo generation, which is the first 2D+ in the history of 3dfx3D graphics acceleration graphics card, that is, the graphics card in the real sense, does not need to add another 2D graphics card, but the 2D graphics chip used by VOODOO-RUSH in history comes from Alliance company, and the combination with VOODOO chip is not ideal, the performance is too bad, and the compatibility with game software is extremely poor, so that VOODOO-RUSH This graphics card can hardly be sold. And its next real graphics card is voodoo-banshee, or voodoo banshee, after Voodoo2, although voodoo-banshee solved the previous compatibility and stability problems, but that was only announced in June 1998.

However, the 3Dfx of this time and space does not know what stimulated it, from the sale of the voodoo generation in March 96, it actually settled down, and spent a year independently developing a 2D display core, which is the same bloodline, resulting in its harmonious cooperation with the Voodoo core, from the current evaluation of internationally renowned publications, Voodoo-plus is extremely good in compatibility and stability.

This made Hu Yiting very jealous.

When aiming the gun at the world's first professional 3D graphics acceleration card manufacturer, Hu Yiting inevitably had a little weakness, after all, 3Dfx's patented technology Glide engine interface once dominated the entire 3D world.

If we follow the historical process, in January next year, 3dfx will announce the birth of voodoo2, the process technology will be improved from 0.5 microns to 0.35 microns in one fell swoop, and in June 98, Voodoo-Banshee under the same 0.35 micron process will be released. And nVIDIA, who just released a 0.35-micron debut RIVA128 graphics card in April, will release RIVA-TNT, which is also made of 0.35 microns, in March next year, and further engage in fierce confrontation with voodoo2.

Hu Yiting admitted in his heart that he has always been hesitant to enter the 3D graphics card market.

As a 3D graphics processing chip design technology born out of military technology, it has always been in the hands of the United States, this technology is widely used in military weapons such as aircraft, radar, missiles, satellites, etc., if Chongguang boldly enters it, and unexpectedly shows the world's highest level, it can be imagined how many obstacles and investigations will be faced next, it may be unimaginable serious.

But Hu Yiting didn't want to be tormented by his dreams anymore, and he didn't want to continue to limit himself, and this sense of grievance made him go crazy. And last year, Chongguang was finally allowed to join the game developer alliance led by large Western companies, and participated in the formulation of the main rules for sharing Direct3D. As Chongguang's multimedia instruction set becomes more and more popular on home computers, Microsoft has finally agreed with Chongguang, and has previously carried out preliminary cooperation with Chongguang on the basic development of direct3.0.

It can be said that Chongguang has made preliminary preparations for entering graphics technology at this moment.

If you want to dig it up again, wouldn't it be ridiculous to invest and lay out the layout in the early stage? It's like holding a treasure map but not being allowed to dig it, it's a money grab.

Hu Yiting finally couldn't help it, so this Nvidia-TNT2 was born ahead of schedule, this powerful graphics card that was originally born in the middle of 99 years in history, is not only the gravedigger of 3dfx, but also the beginning of the N card sweeping the market and even dominating the rivers and lakes to become a legend.

0.25 micron process design, at the beginning of Hu Yiting was quite hesitant, but at the beginning of the year, INTEL, Cyrix, AMD announced their own 0.25 micron processor chip plan, Chongguang after communicating with Cyrix, learned that TSMC has two new factories have announced the completion of 0.25 micron transformation, began to receive preliminary orders, and production capacity is expanding, will be fully open to orders at the end of the first half of this year.

TSMC obviously believes that only American companies have the ability to design 0.25 micron process chips in the world, and they must be those processor manufacturers, because processor manufacturers have always been the first batch of fanatical pursuers of cutting-edge processes, and only after they are put into the chip, the design technology of this process will spread among major manufacturers in the United States.

Because Chongguang has always favored Taiwan Union Power in chip casting, he thought that the new 0.25 micron factory cooperated by Taiwan Union Power and IBM would not be put into operation until September in the second half of the year, so Hu Yiting was a little caught off guard after getting the news and began to hurry up, but fortunately, it is finally completed.

endured hunger and didn't eat lunch, until the supporting basic driver kernel source code was all knocked out and exited, Hu Yiting, who was very happy, immediately got an orgasmic experience, and he didn't want to move when he felt cool, so it took a long time to find out a Coke and pour it into his stomach.

NVIDIA's TNT2 graphics card needs Direct6.0 support, but it can also be backward compatible with direct5.0 at the expense of performance, Chongguang is currently a partner of Microsoft, and has already gotten the direct5.0 vendor beta version that will be released in July this year, so there is no need to worry about the problem of API interface, and in the future, after the official release of Microsoft, at most it is a matter of playing a driver patch, and if it doesn't work, play two, as long as the chip design is not a problem, there is nothing that the driver patch can't solve.

Just as she was burping, Ji Yingying knocked on the glass door, pushed the door in and put the hot lunch on Hu Yiting's table.

"Mr. Hu, hurry up and eat lunch, it's hot twice, and if it's hot again, it will become leftovers." ”

"Hmm. Hu Yiting agreed with satisfaction.

Ji Yingying saw that his face was full of joy, and while opening the three lunch boxes and pushing them in front of Hu Yiting, she asked with a smile: "Mr. Hu has finished the design?"

"It's finally over.,It's not easy to design the graphics acceleration card.,I'm really too lazy to write that driver.,Go back and hand it over to the IC design department.,I've written the core code.,I'm too lazy to get the detonator.,Wait a few months to say.,There is also direct6.0 support.,It is estimated that Microsoft will be able to bring the manufacturer's beta version next year.。 ”

Ji Yingying stuck out her tongue and looked at Hu Yiting concentrating on cooking: "Mr. Hu, you are amazing, I didn't understand a word." ”

Hu Yiting almost choked with laughter: "I don't understand and I still slap my ass." ”

"Hehe, anyway, I know that Mr. Hu has made another new product, which is not good!"

"Well, it's okay, the core of this graphics card is NV5, Lao Huang and they have only developed NV3 themselves, and they haven't even designed NV4, and the patent can't bite us, plus we use a chip design implemented by 0.25 micron process, so I don't think there is any big problem. In addition, we have adopted a variety of new technologies, all of which are ahead of the current design level of the industry, and if we really want to make a fuss, at most we will have a patent exchange with them, just like Intel raises AMD, and it is a big deal that we raise nVIDIA. ”

Ji Yingying listened to Hu Yiting as if she was talking to herself and talking to herself, but she didn't understand at all, so she had to bow her head and say, "Mr. Hu, do you have any instructions, can you give me a written document?"

"No, no, no......" Hu Yiting muttered and drank chicken soup: "I'll sort out my thoughts...... Goodo...... Don't remember...... I'll personally explain it to Mr. Kang and them when I go back. ”

"Oh. Ji Yingying nodded, "Mr. Hu, I have done everything you ordered last time." ”

"What's the matter?"

"Liu Ke, Mr. Hu, you forgot. ”

"Oh. ”

Hu Yiting licked his lips, looked out the window, and said for a while: "Just settle down." ”

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