Eastern Star introduced a fourth-generation processor to the U.S. computer market, and the industry focused on the Silicon Valley up-and-coming semiconductor maker. And when it was revealed in the media that the boss of this company was actually a Chinese, the attention of this company was even greater, and people looked at Dongxing Semiconductor, led by Lin Johnson with surprise and suspicion.

Various media in the computer industry in the United States have inquired about the research and development of the chip by Dongxing, and want to know the specific parameters and launch time of this chip.

Wang Huichang, the company's executive president, took the initiative to be interviewed by various media and revealed the specific parameters of some fourth-generation prototype chips.

Semiconductor technology companies are a little different from traditional companies, such as General Electric and Pratt & Whitney and other traditional companies have a strong sense of confidentiality and keep a distance from the media, while companies in the semiconductor field need to seek more social attention, the more reports on themselves, the more famous, appropriate publicity activities and marketing strategies can better establish a reputation in the minds of consumers, in terms of marketing, Apple and his operator Steve Jobs have always been a model that companies want to imitate!

Computer technology has developed very rapidly in the last decade, and in 1971, Intel Corporation introduced the world's first microprocessor 4004, which was the first 4-bit microprocessor for microcomputers, which contained 2300 transistors. This was followed by Intel's introduction of the 8008, an 8-bit processor that computer historians have called the first "microcomputer" because it controlled the disk operating system, color displays, hard drives, keyboards, printers, and more. Due to the poor computing performance, the market response was very unsatisfactory.

In 1974, 8008 developed into 8080, which has 4500 transistors, 2MHz frequency, and 6 micron process technology. It became the second generation of microprocessors.

In 1980, China still did not popularize the 8-micron process technology, and only a few laboratories in China have developed the 8-micron technology. It can be seen that the gap between China and the United States in computer technology has gradually widened, and it is getting faster and faster. Originally, in the fifties and sixties, when everyone first started, the technology was similar, especially in the early days when Lin Lanying and other old scientists returned to China, they brought back the most advanced computer technology from the United States at that time, and when we moved from germanium transistors to silicon crystals in 60 years, the technological gap with foreign countries was not too far away.

But after the seventies, the strength of the strong industrial base of the United States became apparent. Advanced technologies such as MOS process, HMOS, and CMOS process are constantly being refreshed, and the pace of the United States is getting faster and faster. In the 70s, China was just distracted, and several large-scale introduction projects slowed down the pace of its own research and development.

The 8080 is used as a replacement device for electronic logic circuits in a variety of application circuits and devices that would not be possible without a microprocessor. Early microcomputers, including the MITSAltair 8800, Processor TechnologySOL-20 and IMSAI8080, all used 8080 processors, as well as the CP/M operating system.

1978 year. The third generation of the 8086 processor was born, which is a 16-bit microprocessor with 29,000 transistors, 3 micron fabrication technology, and a 5MHz frequency. There is also its derivative 8088 processor, which is a processor that has been used more.

According to the data revealed, Dongxing's chip has made a leap forward compared with 8086 and 8088, although it is still a 16-bit structure, but it contains 129,000 transistors inside the CPU. The clock frequency was gradually increased from 6MHz to 20MHz. The internal and external data buses are both 16-bit and the address bus is 24-bit. Addressable 16MB memory.

It is named the Pentium1 chip, and its package is a square package called PGA, which is much more neat than other chip products on the market with long pin styles. In this package, Pentium1 integrates 12,9000 transistors.

The number of transistors integrated in this chip and the high performance have also shocked other chip manufacturers in the market, and the manufacturers have researched their own flagship products, and are still trying to improve their product structure, and are expanding up and down, vowing to occupy all product categories from single-chip microcomputers to PCs.

Just when everyone was playing very hapi, a company slapped him and said, "Your grade is too low." Let's go aside! ”

The launch of the Pentium1 chip has greatly pushed Dongxing to the forefront, and at the same time, it has also allowed Lin Johnson to occupy the cover of a media magazine. Media people from all walks of life rushed to Silicon Valley, a land that constantly shows its magic, and computer companies from all walks of life came to the door in person, sent official letters or phone calls to seek cooperation, but Lin Qiangsheng avoided the news media at this time, leaving only a chic silhouette for the photographers.

"Hey. Hello!” Mu Qing picked up the phone and opened her mouth in Chinese, and then she immediately realized that this was in the United States and quickly changed to English.

But her English is very bad, even if she has studied in China for more than a year, and before going abroad, she also applied for the company's English improvement class, but she still said it stumblingly.

Lin Qiangsheng transferred his secretary Mu Qing to the United States, and the other secretary, Zhang Shanshan, stayed in China, and the two little girls were naturally one happy and the other decadent and depressed. Although Zhang Shanshan wanted to come to the United States in every possible way, Lin Qiangsheng considered that this girl was too restless, so he simply transferred Mu Qing, who had a soft and quiet temperament, to come over to help him.

"Sir, the company called and said that Apple wants to negotiate with us to purchase Pentium1 chips!" Mu Qing blushed slightly, she was afraid that her clumsy English would make Lin Qiangsheng laugh, she walked to Lin Qiangsheng's side cautiously with a red face and said.

At this time, Lin Qiangsheng was lying in the courtyard of his Miami beach villa enjoying a rare peace, not that Lin Qiangsheng came to enjoy it, but that Eriksson and his Swedish friends were invited by Lin Qiangsheng to the United States to discuss the development of the company's standardization.

Over the past two years, Eriksson has made a great contribution to the development of the company, especially in the proposal and implementation of standardisations. In recognition of his contributions, his family was invited along this time, and although the temperature in Miami is not high in January, it is also a good place to relax.

Hearing the news from Jobs and Apple, Lin Qiangsheng immediately sat up, and the bath towel covering his body slid down to reveal his solid and shapely muscle groups.

Mu Qing was even more embarrassed when she saw Lin Qiangsheng's broad figure and some dazzling skin in the sun, she buried her head and didn't dare to look up at it at all.

"Was it a call from Jobs himself?" Lin Qiangsheng asked Mu Qing in surprise.

Mu Qing's face was stunned, and he explained in a low voice: "I don't know about this, the company didn't call and didn't say it, but it just said that Apple had sent a letter of cooperation." ”

"Oh!" Lin Qiangsheng lifted the bath towel, he stood up and did a few chest expansion exercises and said: "Apple's two generations of computers use Mostetech's 6502 chip. And Jobs has a lot of feelings for the 6502 chip, and this person is very conservative and stubborn, it is impossible to use the P1 chip to change the heart of the 2nd generation Apple machine! So what are they using our chips for? Unlike traditional chip manufacturers, Lin Qiangsheng also has his own computer company, and he always has to consider whether it will form a big competition with his own computer company by providing chips for Apple and other computer manufacturers.

Just after this year, the price of the Pentium 2nd generation computer of Pentium Computer Company has been greatly reduced, and the market space will be given to the third-generation Pentium with a P1 processor. The price of the third-generation Pentium computer Lin Johnson and Johnson set it at about $3,000, which is a lot lower than when the second-generation computer was launched.

This is because with the continuous maturity of computer technology and the continuous improvement of processing technology, the production cost naturally decreases, which gives a lot of profit margins to the product. In addition, there are factors such as the price suppression of competitors, the era of computer profiteering in the United States is about to pass, and the next one must be the era of low-cost universal computers, Lin Qiangsheng must also prepare for this era as early as possible, and set a high price, and then suddenly drop the price because of the relationship between other competitors, which will hit the loyalty of buyers.

Moore's Law shows its magic, and when the price is constant, the number of components that can fit on an integrated circuit doubles and the performance doubles about every 18-24 months.

With the launch of fourth-generation processors and computers, many computer manufacturers will have to update their products, and Lin's company has launched a processor that integrates 129,000 transistors, which in itself is a big gimmick, and it will form a storm in the computer market. If the computer manufacturer does not upgrade his products and adopt the new processor, he will not be able to sell the product, the market response is very fast, the computer market is so cruel! (To be continued......)