EDA software is generally used in chip design, which can complete the design of hundreds of millions or billions of transistors through code.

And this plotter, even writing code is saved.

For the front-end design of the chip, it can be simply understood as the circuit logic design of a single transistor, which is like a single house in a city, and the structure of the house determines its function.

This generally does not save effort, it is more a test of the engineer's design ability, a good engineer can design the most reasonable structure of the house, and the one that does not enter the flow is full of drawbacks, or can only design a single type.

CMOS has fewer types of transistors, so the front-end design effort is less.

The last time Kangchi was at the Institute of Microelectronics in Suzhou Province, it can be used directly after a little improvement.

But the physical design of the back-end is much more complicated.

This requires a lot of code to be constantly debugged with billions of transistor layouts to design a well-laid megacity.

However, this plotter can directly and automatically complete the structural arrangement and planning layout according to the scope drawn by Kangchi and the definition of the system architecture!

It's like giving it a few drawings of the house, and then drawing an area and telling it that I want to shoot an industrial area here, and it automatically generates a well-laid out industrial area.

After the end, I also took the initiative to carry out simulation verification, intimately reminding you where to shoot how big the residential and commercial areas should be.

With it, designing chips is like playing a game.

Even if you don't understand chip design at all, after a week of training and learning, it is estimated that you can get started with back-end design.

At this time, Kangchi just wants to say,

Groove,

Awesome!

If this thing is taken out, it will directly collapse EDA and major chip design companies!

At least ninety percent of chip back-end designers have to lose their jobs, and the rest of their wages have to shrink significantly!

It turns out that holographic projection technology is nothing more than a bonus,

The real power of this design machine is the design program inside!

With the help of this intelligent design system, Kangchi completed the design of a 20-million-pixel CMOS chip in just one day.

The efficiency is simply frightening.

After completing the chip design, Kangchi made a direct call to Dong Jianyuan.

At this time, Dong Jianyuan happened to be eating at home, and when he saw that it was Kang Chi's phone, he didn't have a temper at all, so he immediately put down his chopsticks and walked to the study to connect the phone.

Kangchi rarely contacted him, and every time he did, there was bound to be something big.

"Mr. Kang? It's me. ”

"Well, there's something I want you to do me a favor." Kangchi directly omitted the greeting link and cut to the topic, "Help me build a chip mask, the sooner the better, and the price will be reported normally." ”

"Just a mask? Don't you need tape-out? ”

"No need, I'll just stream it myself."

Dong Jianyuan's eyes widened suddenly, and he asked with some eagerness: "You built the EUV lithography machine?" ”

"Why do you build a tractor?"

“……”

Dong Jianyuan was silent for a moment before nodding and saying, "Okay...... Then you send me the GDSII file and I will arrange it as soon as possible. ”

"Well, then I'm bothering you."

"It's okay...... So, could you please do me a favor too? ”

"What's the busy?"

"If you build an EUV lithography machine, sell a few units to our Shencheng silicon industry first."

"No problem, but I have to meet my own needs before I sell it to the outside world, and then I will sell it to you first."

"That's enough!"

With Kangchi's promise, Dong Jianyuan was immediately relieved.

Since the last time Kangchi helped Ivy to get the EUV light source, it is no secret that he is developing the EUV lithography machine, but some people are optimistic about it, and some people are not optimistic.

Tung Chee-yuan naturally belongs to the category that is optimistic.

Although Kangchi's answer made him a little disappointed,

But Kangchi is right, the lithography machine is not a tractor,

He's only been doing it for two or three months, and it's normal that he hasn't done it.

It's not normal to get it out.

As for his own tape-out, it is estimated that Kangchi got a lithography machine from to use for reverse research......

After ending the call with Dong Jianyuan, Kangchi imported the GDSII file of the chip into the computer through the wifi transmission function of the plotter, and finally encrypted it and sent it to Dong Jianyuan.

After this was done, Kangchi began to study another of its functions:

Physical Scanning Modeling!

This function is not unusual, many mobile phone programs can use the cooperation of the camera and gyroscope to take a picture of an object to generate a three-dimensional model, and even have a texture directly.

However, this function is currently mainly used for entertainment.

Not to mention such a delicate thing as industrial design, even game modeling is not very useful......

Because the model generated by scanning in this way has too many points, lines and surfaces, and the volume is very large.

If it is directly used to make a game, the volume of the game can be imagined......

So it has to be optimized,

But when it comes to optimization, it's more troublesome than doing it directly.

It's the same as writing with a voice input method.,It may be fast and cool when you speak.,But when you modify it later.,You'll find that it's not as fast as typing the keyboard directly.。

Kangchi didn't come up and tried this function, just because he didn't expect too much from it.

But after two days of use, Kangchi no longer dares to underestimate the function of this plotter.

He took a random part from the camera, then followed the prompts, placed it in the projection area and rotated it several times, and finally changed the handshake place and re-rotated the sample.

Soon, the plotter made a ticking sound,

A three-dimensional part pops up.

With just one look, Kangchi is almost sure that this function is really useful!

Because it's so concise!

There are no extra points, lines, and surfaces, and at the same time, the degree of streamlining can be adjusted.

If you adjust it to the highest, even the frosted undulations on the surface of the part have a line structure.

If it is lowered, it is the most suitable base model.

It only needs to check and adjust its parameters, and the drawings of a part are basically completed.

At this time, Kangchi would like to add,

Groove,

Awesome!

With this function, it will be much more convenient to convert upgraded items into drawings in the future.

Of course, a technology like a lithography machine is obtained by analyzing the graphics card, and you still have to draw the drawings yourself without creating the actual thing.

In addition, if it is particularly complex and delicate and small, it is not suitable.

Maybe the effort to disassemble the parts is enough to draw the drawings.

Although there are certain limitations, with the help of the plotter, Kangchi's work efficiency is still directly full, and the speed of drawing output is faster than a week.

While steadily advancing the lithography machine project, Kangchi only took five days to complete all the drawings of the camera, and then sent them to He Yongbin of the camera R&D department.

(End of chapter)