Tape-out, i.e., manufacturing chips like an assembly line through a series of process steps.

nm is the distance between the transistors inside the chip, and the more transistors in the same space, the better the performance and energy consumption.

Although there is a lot of news in the industry at present, there are only one or two companies including Samsung that have a 7nm standard production line in the real sense.

The standard process will often involve a wide range of costs, plus embargoes, monopoly and other issues, so ......

Lu An was a little puzzled, "Some of the system lottery is only the initial stage of smartphone chip design, does it need such an advanced process as 7nm?"

The implication is that if the technology is too advanced, it will be difficult to carry out cooperation in China.

Lu An does not plan to cooperate with foreign manufacturers in the products produced by the system, and he himself has a dream of becoming a strong country.

Science and technology powerhouse.

"You underestimate the system, the initial starting standard is 7nm, as for the process, in fact, don't worry too much about domestic manufacturers can't reach it. ”

As he spoke, the little mystery gave Lu An a 'you know what I mean' look.

It made Lu An want to catch the little mystery and fight it well, but he actually dared to laugh at the host? This idea is not right!

The meaning of the mystery is very simple, the domestic manufacturers could not reach it before, that is, the interests are not enough, and now it is ......

......

Lu An can become the top person in various industries in front of outsiders, in fact, it is not complicated, as long as there is a small mystery, any excellent item given by the system can make Lu An understand it thoroughly in an instant.

Or rather...... The retelling is thorough.

"So this time the chip design that needs to be taped out has been sorted out?" Lu An asked again.

The little riddle snorted, "What do you say!"

"Tsk, I found that you always want to go to heaven, but you are still so young, you are not suitable!" Lu An seemed to smile.

The little mystery blushed for no reason, blinked a few times, and stopped talking.

......

Afterwards.

Lu An called Mo Xuan, asked Mo Xuan if he was in the Mo Manor, and rushed over.

"Brother An, what's the matter so anxious to find me?"

In the living room of the ancient castle of the Mo Manor, Mo Xuan asked with a smile.

Lu An was also polite and asked.

"You've been in England for so many years, you should be more than just a viscount, right?"

"Just say things directly, we don't need to be so tactful. ”

Mo Xuan said.

"What about the relationship at Cambridge, like ARM. ”

Lu An took a sip of the teacup and said nonchalantly.

God knows that he was in a hurry just now, this will be a good time, and sure enough, successful men are all - drama spirits.

Mo Xuan paused for a moment to drink tea, and asked suspiciously, "Brother An, are you planning to make chips, go to ARM to buy a design?"

"No, no, no, I heard that ARM has a 7nm line, and I want to borrow it, and stream it out. Lu An replied with a smile.

Mo Xuan pondered, "It's just tape-out, it's not a big problem." ”

"I need absolute confidentiality, all data must be destroyed afterwards, ARM when this has never happened, and at the same time, I need to be taped out as quickly as possible. Lu An emphasized a sentence.

The implication is that ARM must abandon all the current tape-out processes that happen to be in progress, and instead complete the tape-out for Lu An.

"No problem, I'll go with you to Cambridge ARM, where my dad still has a bit of thin noodles. Mo Xuan replied in the affirmative.

Lu An and Mo Xuan never said thank you, after all, the relationship between the two families has been very close from the past to the present, and it is a bit too polite to say thank you.

......

After packing up briefly, Lu An took Bai Nian and Bai Wenwen and followed Mo Xuan to Cambridge.

Cambridge is only about 100 kilometers away from London in a straight line, so it's not a long drive away, and it doesn't take a long time to get there.

An hour later, Lu An and the others had arrived in Cambridge City.

"Xiao Nian, Sister Wenwen, you go to Cambridge University with Xiao Jiu first, and I'll go over to find you later. ”

Before Lu An got out of the car, he said to Bai Nian and Bai Wenwen.

The two girls nodded, and Bai Wenwen replied with a smile, "You go and get busy, I'll take Xiao Nian to visit this school and see the famous Kangqiao and Kanghe." ”

Cambridge and Cam River, now translated as Cambridge and Cam River, are both on the campus of Cambridge University.

......

Lu An got off the Audi A8L extended and got into Mo Xuan's supercar in front of him.

More than ten minutes later, Lu An saw the huge lightbox font on the building in front of him - ARM.

The company, which was rumored to be bought by Dongying SoftBank for 24.3 billion pounds in 16 years, but ultimately failed, was listed on the London and New York stock exchanges at the same time.

The price-to-earnings ratio is as high as 50%, which is an exaggerated earnings ratio.

The relationship behind it is complicated, which is also one of the main reasons why Lu An came to Mo Xuan instead of coming alone.

After all, he is just a fledgling, and in the face of the power of capital, he may be a little lacking, after all, as far as Apple behind ARM is concerned, Lu An can't do it.

"Brother An, I made an appointment with Simon, the CEO of ARM, and you can talk to him directly in a while, his words are very effective in ARM. ”

The supercar drove straight in, and before getting out of the parking lot, Mo Xuan said to Lu An.

Lu An nodded and didn't say anything more.

......

A few minutes later, Lu An and Mo Xuan walked up to the 16th floor of the building, led by the assistant to CEO Simon, to Simon's office.

Simon is a typical Westerner and has a Western humor, which can be seen in the greetings between Lu An and Mo Xuan after they enter the office.

"Look, our Viscount Mo is still so handsome and dashing. ”

Simon greeted Mo Xuan with a smile.

As he walked out from behind his desk, he said, "It's rare to come and have a cup of tea, the magic drink of the East." ”

"This must be Mr. Lu An that Viscount Mo mentioned to me?"

Lu An smiled, "Mr. Simon, it's a pleasure to see you. ”

...... On the reception sofa, Simon made a cup of tea with great interest, and carefully deliberately put in the tea leaves and boiling water.

"Mr. Lu An, I came all the way from Huaxia, what can I help you, if you want to buy my ARM, then you can only apologize, I am willing, and our directors will not be willing. ”

Simon has a great sense of humor, and Westerners are always serious when they are serious, and they are not serious.

Lu An and Mo Xuan both smiled, and Lu An spread his hands, "I also want to buy it, but I don't have enough change, so I can only give up helplessly." ”

Simon laughed, "Mr. Lu An, it's better to tell me about your intentions." ”

Lu An did not hesitate, took out a USB flash drive from his briefcase, and said, "There is a chip tape-out demand here, I hope ARM can help me stream a chip, with a 7nm production line, the sooner the better." ”

Simon's hand paused, and then handed Mo Xuan and Lu An a cup of tea, "The 7nm production line is very busy, and it is difficult to coordinate the time. ”

"However, with the Viscount here, none of this is a problem, I agreed to this request, and I will arrange for employees to tape out immediately. ”

Simon glanced at Lu An and said, "Don't worry, our ARM's confidentiality rules are very strict!"

Simon can replace the previous CEO at the helm of ARM, of course, he is a human spirit, and he interacted with the idea that he needs a 7nm production line for tape-out, no matter what he knows, it absolutely needs to be kept secret!

He didn't care about Lu An's purpose of secrecy, Mo Xuan represented the Mo family, and he didn't have much choice.

Lu An got up and stretched out his hand, and said with a smile, "Mr. Simon, it's a pleasure to cooperate." ”

"Happy working together!"

The two hands shook and the cooperation was reached.

In order for this cooperation to go smoothly, Lu An needs to pay a terrifying price of 6.2 million pounds, you know, this is just the price of a tape-out!

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Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone.

Although I was still coding words in the Internet café so late, I didn't eat moon cakes.