Chapter 191: The Idea of a Virtual Helmet in EDA Software Development

"Professor Wang Zhihong is not exaggerating, Hong Jun is indeed very talented in the field of EDA design."

Chen Heyu sat in front of the computer, flipping through the development documents drafted by the other party.

Logical and organized!

The document is subdivided into four modules: product description, system architecture, module design, and test strategy, which can help researchers better understand the overall project structure and development process, and guide engineers to transform requirements into executable code.

Great EDA design software requires a variety of core features, including but not limited to:

● Circuit design and layout

● Simulation and analysis tools

● Modular design

● Component library and schematic symbol library

● Automatic routing and routing optimization

● Design rule check and electromagnetic compatibility test

Chen Heyu quickly read the information, and then added, deleted and supplemented the document, listing the development plan.

He plans to divide the EDA software development work for designing mobile phone chips into seven subsystems, which will work separately to improve efficiency.

The morning was all spent on document revisions, and it wasn't until the lunch break that he finalized all the details and processes.

"Hong Jun, come here."

Chen Heyu raised his head and shouted at Hong Jun, who was not far away.

"Boss, come on, what's the matter with me? Did you read this genius's design plan and were shocked? ”

Hong Jun said with a smile and a confident face.

"Who gave you the courage?"

Chen Heyu glanced at him with disdain and pouted.

"It's not me who blows, just these people in the laboratory, give them a month, and they can't find a trace of omission."

Hong Jun sat down and boasted about Haikou.

"Shao Dasher, I helped you re-revise a version, divide the development plan into 7 subsystems, and you are responsible for the underlying code of the user interface."

Chen Heyu waved his hand, interrupting the other party's boasting.

"Forehead ......"

Hong Jun was dumbfounded.

He was going to go back and peel back the cocoon and carefully study the boss's development documentation, but he didn't believe it, there was no problem at all.

Chen Heyu is a genius programmer, which he admits, but he does not believe that the other party also has a strong talent in the field of EDA.

He has basically heard of the outstanding electronic design automation talents in China, and his own boss is not among them.

"Group B is responsible for library management, Group C is responsible for design rule checking and electromagnetic compatibility testing, and Group D is responsible for simulation analysis subsystem ......"

Chen Hayu said to himself, seeing Hong Jun in a daze, he couldn't help frowning and knocked on the table.

"I'll repeat what I just said."

"Huh!?"

Hong Jun blushed, a little embarrassed, and scratched his head.

"Forget it, it's all in the documentation, go back and read it slowly.

You are in charge of Group A, remember, you are Professor Wang's student, don't lose the face of Elder Wang. ”

Chen Heyu said solemnly.

"No problem, I promise not to have a single BUG!"

Hong Jun patted his chest and said.

"BUG is a thing, just change it when it appears, how can it be 100% perfect?"

Chen Heyu said with a smile.

From development, testing to launch, there is no bug in a software, he doesn't care about the process, as long as the final result can satisfy him.

After explaining his work, he left the office.

Walk straight to the cafeteria.

"Boss, do you want to have lunch together?"

On the way, I met Professor Strong, and he warmly invited him.

"Professor Strong, are you still used to life in Yancheng? If you encounter any problems and need the company to come forward, you can contact Mr. Zhang at any time. ”

Chen Heyu said softly.

For this top expert in the field of brain, Future Technology has always been courteous, intimately helping him with accommodation, meals, and travel, and arranging a local assistant to help him get familiar with the working environment of Huaguo as soon as possible.

"Boss, thank you for your care, before I came, it was hard to imagine that there was a technology company with strong technology in Huaguo, I heard that you are developing EDA software, I wish you success."

Strong said.

"Thank you, I hope to teach you brain-computer interface technology, you can achieve a breakthrough and help those with physical disabilities and nerve injuries to recover their health as soon as possible."

Chen Heyu replied with a smile.

The two walked slowly along the cobblestone path of Jingwei Garden, chatting as they walked, and walked for about ten minutes with a distance of less than two hundred meters.

"With your support, I believe that there will be a day when human beings can manipulate artificial prostheses, wheelchairs, televisions and other equipment through brain-computer interfaces to achieve real human-computer interaction."

That was his dream, Strong said.

He is a beautiful old man who came to China thousands of miles away, on the one hand, Chen Heyu is willing to spend money on future science and technology.

Electrophysiological signal recorders, brain-computer interface control software, functional magnetic resonance imaging and other equipment are all of the highest quality, and after Strong joined, the investment in R&D equipment alone exceeded 100 million US dollars.

Previously, he was in a beautiful country, but he could not enjoy this kind of treatment.

Although there is a certain gap between Huaguo and the beautiful country in terms of theoretical knowledge and infrastructure, Strong is confident that as long as Chen Heyu is willing to continue to invest, his research results will definitely have application scenarios.

"Boss, the manufacturing of biochips is too difficult, and it is not easy to conduct clinical trials.

However, there is still hope that the head-mounted brain-computer interface device will allow you to see the finished product within a year. ”

Strong said.

"Oh? Does the professor have a direction? ”

Chen Heyu was interested, stopped and asked.

"The core component of the headset brain-computer interface is the sensor, which can measure the activity of the cerebral cortex, which can generally be divided into two types, one is electroencephalogram (EEG) and the other is magnetoencephalography (MEG).

EEG sensors, using silver or silver chloride electrodes, provide reliable signal capture.

The MEG sensor, a superconducting quantum interferometer, can measure the magnetic field more accurately, but it is much more expensive than the EEG sensor, and requires excellent isolation conditions during operation, and the use conditions are more demanding.

I agree with you that you want to slowly move into the medical industry from the gaming field, and I suggest that EEG sensors be used to reduce costs and reduce resistance to promotion. ”

Strong said slowly.

As an expert in the field of brain-computer interface, he is also familiar with hardware equipment, and can actually give Chen Heyu professional advice from a business perspective.

"I accept your plan, there is progress in research and development at any time, if there are difficulties, Mr. Zhang can't solve them, you can contact me directly."

Chen Heyu admonished.

In addition to Professor Strong's team, in the past six months, he has recruited dozens of outstanding talents in brain-computer interface through headhunting channels and overseas business divisions of Future Technology.

Most of them are experts in the field of brain signal acquisition, signal processing and analysis, human-computer interaction, and sensors.

It can be said that although Future Technology makes money, its R&D investment is not low, and Zhang Nan synchronized the corresponding data at the weekly meeting.

The two groups of experimenters, the brain-computer interface laboratory, and the chip design laboratory of Moss artificial intelligence, the annual labor expenditure and R&D expenses accounted for 25% of the company's net profit.

And that number will continue to grow.

Chen Heyu smiled and walked into the cafeteria with him.

He knew exactly what Strong meant.

The other party wants to use sensors to collect brain signals, and then use data processing software to analyze brain signals and translate them into instructions and control signals that computers can understand, so that they can control or interact with external devices.

Combined with AI and AR technology, he can create game headsets and even holographic game pods in science fiction movies, which can definitely disrupt the current game industry.

After accompanying Professor Strong to dinner, he returned to his office for a nap.

Wake up in the afternoon and continue writing the main program framework, which includes the main functions, class definitions, function declarations, etc.

The other members of the group, given the corresponding development tasks, are all methodically building the basic code of the software.

Chen Heyu was in charge of building the core skeleton, and others added details to complete the huge project little by little.

The beautiful country on the other side of the ocean, Cadence, Synopsys and Mentor Graphics, the three multinational companies, do not know that there is a company in the East that is reaching out to their territory and wants to compete!

(End of chapter)