"Traditional PCs are built around CPUs, one CPU, one motherboard, and memory and graphics cards. Everyone knows that this architecture has no scalability, and it forces everyone to change it every three to five years. This kind of replacement is a commercial need, not a real need for everyone."

Xia Ming first talked about the three-leaf clover architecture.

"The illusion of the Clover architecture is called Trefoil, which has been verified on the Grefoil and the Aquarium Engine. So in March, we will go a step further and expand this architecture into the entire PC architecture. At that time, our computers will be completely different from what we are now. The Clover core will build a virtual pool, CPU, memory, graphics card and other functional cards, which will be integrated into the overall resource of computing and storage. This is also the technical idea of ​​data centers and cloud computing. But we rely on the principle of quad-digit virtual machines to popularize it on personal computers."

"In the future, everyone can buy a Clover core and the most basic hardware first. If there are higher requirements, add CPU, memory and display modules. Yes, the CPU in the future will only be a module."

"The first generation of Clover Core will allow each computer to have up to four CPUs and four display modules, and the models can be different. If it is not enough, multiple Clover Cores can be used to increase the force. If the Clover Core has a new generation, the old Clover Core can be integrated, so if it is just a general application, the Clover architecture can allow everyone's computer to last for a long time."

"Cynong's hardware department is discussing the industrial standards of the new architecture with accessories and peripheral manufacturers. The interface may not change, but the chassis will change drastically. The biggest change is that there are no various cables. The connection between CPU, memory, graphics card and other modules is like building blocks, and installing a computer is easier."

Xia Ming briefly explained the Clover architecture, which is an expansion of Jialika and the hardware of the Rousseau engine. It is just a small branch in his technical roadmap and is just a transition.

However, for the computer industry, the launch of the Clover architecture is a major earthquake.

Now PC sales have been declining, and sales volume remains at a scale of 300 million units per year. Once the Clover architecture is accepted by everyone, laptops will definitely be close to each other, and laptop sales are about 200 million yuan per year. The addition of the two is a complete major change.

These two industries are actually eager for change. If Clover is really powerful, CPU manufacturers, component manufacturers and whole-machine manufacturers will welcome it. Clover's architecture is extremely scalable, and manufacturers can make more configuration plans. As for the problem of slow update cycle, if it is driven by applications, users will definitely buy more hardware.

Therefore, although this topic has nothing to do with "The Milky Way", the audience still watched patiently, and the barrage was also circulating and discussing. Most people welcomed this "buy on demand" method. Of course, many otaku lamented that the cicada was moving too badly and wanted to take away their chance to install computers for girls.

The launch of the Clover Architecture in March was not Xia Ming's temporary decision. He had already done the relevant technology and threw it to the Cicada General Hardware Division for execution. Hu Shanhai, the director of the business unit, was responsible for it. All we had to do was to run errands and find some component manufacturers to come out with the test machine.

It is a bit rush to officially release in March, but it is only released to release a prototype that can run games, which can be done this month, so there is no problem with the progress.

As for whether it can bring about a change to the computer industry, it depends on subsequent promotion, especially the promotion of applications. After all, everyone buys computers not only for playing games, but also needs to bring in Microsoft and other manufacturers.

Xia Ming felt that if Microsoft was rational enough, it should follow up, and it was impatient because Google was eyeing it.

If Microsoft's Windows doesn't want to join, Google's Android will be happy to attack the desktop market through Clover. In addition to large-scale games and many professional applications, it also depends on Microsoft. General applications, such as office, Google directly uses the Android version to change the resolution and adjust the details of materials, and can be ported soon.

Therefore, if the angle is changed to the operating system, the Clover will really launch a change.

For this reason, Hu Shanhai was completely burning during this period and was busy day and night. In Hu Shanhai's view, Cicada Movement will dominate the desktop world of computers through the Clover architecture. Even if he can only collect authorization fees, he will receive mercy. The goal he set for this year is US$100 million, with net profit.

Xia Ming couldn't tell Hu Shanhai that Sanye Crocodile was actually just a small move, and the money he earned was just pocket money.

What he talks about next is big moves and big money: neuronal chips.

He had a detailed discussion with Xiaotang and Lin Cheng in this direction, and also had a specific framework, but the progress in productization is definitely not fast.

Luo Xiang finally fulfilled the responsibilities that a reporter should have at this time. She asked: "I think many people don't quite understand what neuronal chips are like, and what is their relationship with artificial intelligence?"

This is a popular science that leads to Xia Ming. After all, among the millions of viewers, there are not many people who really understand this.

Xia Ming didn't have a rhythm anymore and said seriously: "As for the significance of neuronal chips, I want to say, this is a natural logical direction, just like we humans must have a brain first and then think about it."

"If we want to do artificial intelligence, we need not only imitate human thinking patterns, but also have corresponding thinking carriers, that is, the physical structure of the brain. Therefore, neuronal chips are the only way for artificial intelligence. It uses simple models that we can observe and control to simulate the brain that still knows only the end of the bucket."

"We have made a lot of progress in the software of artificial intelligence, with theoretical models of artificial neural networks, many algorithms in the model, and applications like AlphaGo and BetaGo. But in terms of hardware, we are still relying on transistors and von Neumann machines, and efficiency and power consumption are completely unable to meet the needs."

"The research in this direction has been going on for many years. IBM, HP, Google and even in China have proposed different solutions. Some use memristors, some use graphene, and some use traditional transistors, but there are no mature solutions yet."

By this time, even many people on the other side of the ocean were watching videos and complaining that there was no decent synchronous subtitle group translation in China. Intel's Yeare frowned. It was already late at night and was still listening to a Chinese employee's stuttering translation.

In the class at Yanhua University, the teacher said to the students with emotion: "I hope you can be like Xia Ming and not give up your efforts just because you haven't been to Yanda Ziguang to study."

"But he is a journalism major!"

A naughty student, like Andaoyuan, made a joke in the classroom.

The teacher said with great momentum: "You can learn by yourself like Xia Ming. If you fail all your professional courses, the school will also give you a graduation certificate!"

"Has Xia Ming failed all his professional courses??"

"Where is the dignity of the university?"

"Teacher, I want to give up even more, saying that!"

The students were even more uproar. Xia Ming really failed the subject and got his graduation certificate? This is not the case with specialization, right?

The teacher said contemptuously: "Don't you even understand the metaphor? When did Xia Ming fail the exam? In the past four years, many exams have been..."

“Full marks?”

“Pass.”

"Wow, it's so awesome!"

In this era, passing the academic masters are also high-quality students, and they are more qualified than those with full marks.

The episode passed quickly, and everyone's attention turned back to the interview video.

Luo Xiang continued to be a good caller: "So by June, what kind of technical route will the neuron chip launched by Fantasy take?"

Xia Ming replied: "Phantom hopes that everyone can enjoy the convenience brought by artificial intelligence as soon as possible, so in June, it will release a neuron chip based on traditional transistors. It will adopt a new generation of 5-nanometer manufacturing process, which is also the last generation of traditional silicon-based transistor manufacturing process."

"I know that companies like IBM and Samsung are still studying more advanced derivative silicon-based transistor technologies. But I think that after our solution is released, the silicon-based transistor technology will come to an end, so our neuronal chip is called Terminator, which is the Terminator."

"Uh...why?" Luo Xiang asked foolishly, he must have pretended to be stupid at this time.

Xia Mingxiao: "Because complex tasks will be handed over to neuronal chips, those simple tasks are sufficient for 5-nanometer silicon chips. When the neuronal chips further develop, they will directly replace traditional silicon chips."

Many professionals who watch videos nodded subconsciously. Xia Ming's words seem concise, but in fact they explain the current situation, turning points and future direction of chip technology clearly.

Xia Ming continued: "In fact, the difficulty of neuronal chips is not how to make hardware. Just like the human brain and physical structure, it has different levels of intelligence. The instruction sets and language development on the chip are the difficulties of neuronal chips."

"There was a saying in the past that the human brain development level is less than 10%. To increase this development level, it can make people smarter. In novels and movies, this statement has also become science fiction creativity. If it is developed to 100%, it can soar like Lucy in "Super Body"."

"Although from an academic perspective, this statement is wrong, and it is very appropriate to use it on neuronal chips. Even if we have created a neuronal chip with 10 billion synapses and close to the structure of the human brain, we don't know how to program this artificial brain. The artificial intelligence models and algorithms we now have are very good to allow this artificial brain to exert one ten thousand of its capabilities."

Xia Ming's commentary is very vivid, and he gave a basic course on artificial intelligence to millions of viewers.

"So, while releasing the solution, Fantasy will open source the basic instruction set, quadruple assembly and development language of this solution."

Then his words became the most important news in the eyes of IT industry.

Luo Xiang was confused by the news sent by the editor-in-chief and even the editor-in-chief on her mobile phone. She could no longer sort out her thoughts, so she dumbly repeated: "You mean, the illusion wants to open source the entire neuronal chip technology?"

Xia Ming nodded seriously, thinking that he could not open source, and our plan could not be pushed.

Luo Xiang got the opportunity to buffer and quickly chose one from the question sent by the editor-in-chief: "The prospect you mentioned is really exciting, but even Google and IBM haven't done it for so many years, so how did you do it?"

Xia Ming laughed a little stupidly. He had to wait until everyone listened to his answer before he felt that he was laughing at this question too stupid.

"It's not what I personally did, it's what our research institute did. Don't forget that we are studying artificial intelligence, and we are studying strong artificial intelligence from the perspective of bionics. We have created a simulated brain similar to the human brain, and have been studying how to communicate with this brain and teach it how to think."

"This is like...how can we say that humans first have an atomic bomb and then nuclear power generation. What we are studying is like an atomic bomb. Now we are taking out some results and using them on weak artificial intelligence."

These words are fooling around. Qianyan is indeed a brain simulation, but without R3AI, he cannot communicate with Qianyan, and he cannot combine technologies such as quantum computing shells with current technical systems.

Obviously no one knows this, even Yearui on the other side of the ocean believed it.

In a villa in Longhai, Xia Ming’s interview video was displayed on a large-screen TV. A new female star who was very active on TV recently said with emotion: "I understand why everyone is always respectful and afraid of scientists. Our world is getting faster and faster, and the driving force behind it is someone like him. This Xia Ming is very like a big boss behind the scenes."

The female star asked the man who was hugging her carefully: "Young master, I heard you have dealt with him?"

Xing Tianmin's eyes looked at the TV were quite complicated. He shook his wine glass and said leisurely: "He is my friend, we have a good relationship." Mobile phone users please visit http://m.piaotian.net
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