In the first half of the year, Lu Yan had two important tasks, one was his graduate thesis, and the other was chip research and development.
The former is easier to say. You can get money, knowledge, and sports points by redeeming them in the God-Blessing module of the system.
All he has to do is to thoroughly study the contents of the paper, and then conduct some related experiments to complete the data.
The second step is chip development. He used a large amount of points to redeem the design technology of HiSilicon Kirin 920, and then guided the chip design team in various ways to produce the design results in the shortest possible time.
Then, ask TSMC to manufacture it.
According to the news coming later this year, the chip has passed the test and is ready for mass production.
In addition, congratulations to Kunlun Chip for designing a world-leading top product in one fell swoop.
Qualcomm, another giant in mobile phone chips, before January 2013, its product names all started with S, S1, S2, S3, S4.
The Xiaomi M2 released in another time and space in 2012 used the relatively advanced S4 series APQ 8064 quad-core 1.5GHz processor at the time, using the 28nm Krait architecture and dual-channel memory.
The Kirin 920 modified by Lu Yanmo, which is now the Shenlong 920 chip, was originally not born three years later in 2014.
It appeared three years in advance, and its performance is not the least bit advanced.
After the news came back to Kunlun Chip Company, most of the engineers had expressions of disbelief.
Because chip development is too expensive and time-consuming.
That product is not modified and tested in various ways. If problems are found and then modified and tested, a huge amount of funds are burned in this process.
Although the birth of the Shenlong 920 took a year, the development process was so smooth that it felt like it was formed in one go.
An industry-leading product was born out of nowhere, I can’t even believe it!
Lu Yan looked at everyone's condition and hesitated because the team had not been trained.
If they don't have a large amount of points and continue to redeem technical information from the system's Tianyou module, with their current appearance, I'm afraid they won't be able to develop better products!
But there is nothing we can do about it. Chip research and development is too expensive. Huawei HiSilicon spent hundreds of millions of dollars to achieve its subsequent results.
Lu Yan doesn't have that much money to burn. For his part, he must first successfully develop a product to ensure that the chip company can make money, and then China Mobile will invest some scientific research funds.
Then we can continue to recruit people on a large scale and maintain it.
Chips cost money to research and develop, but product sales are quite profitable.
Like a Snapdragon 855, it costs more than 600 yuan each, which basically accounts for 20% of the price of Xiaomi Mi 9.
Smaller chips cost three to four hundred yuan each.
Xiaomi’s annual shipment volume was over 100 million units at its peak.
Qualcomm's sales to Xiaomi are tens of billions, and the profits can be imagined!
Now with the Shenlong 920 chip, it is used in its own Shenzhou mobile phones, either to enter the high-end, or to dominate the market with its super performance.
Lu Yan has not thought about the specific operation. After all, his advantage lies in academics, and he has more knowledge in business.
They called in a group of executives from China Mobile Company and brought the first batch of Shenlong 920 chips sent from TSMC.
In the conference room, a group of executives looked at each other and passed around a mobile phone chip, but some of the technical information was still in a state of disbelief.
Especially Dr. Zhou Yuping, who is in charge of technology, carefully looked at the small chip in his hand.
I wanted to say something, but I didn’t know how to say it, so I pondered a few words and said: "Chairman, can this chip really achieve the performance stated in the data?"
Lu Yan smiled, "Of course, I won't joke about this kind of thing!"
Zhou Yuping nodded, "I understand, I understand, but I still find it unbelievable! Kunlun Chip, after all, has only been established for one year, and the engineering team!"
Lu Yanxiao, "I know that the objective conditions are poor. The problem is that the wisdom of us Chinese people cannot be underestimated. Over the years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, how many technologies have achieved overtaking in corners!"
Sales Director Cao Dexian laughed: "That's right, when foreign countries were so blockaded, didn't we also build the atomic bomb?"
Zhou Yuping couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this, and thought to himself: "Is this the same thing? How much resources and manpower did the country invest at that time! Lu Yan only invested so much, I'm afraid he didn't even spend 200 million!"
Now the CEO of China Mobile, Rebus said with a smile: "The chairman has never lied. Let's not discuss how the chip is made. Let's talk about how to use it in the future!"
Huang Jiangji said: "Such a good chip must be high-end. Design a flagship phone to enhance the brand image!"
Among the people, some nodded slightly, but no one else continued to speak, obviously still thinking about it.
Rebus asked Lin Bin again: "Mr. Lin, what do you say?"
Lin Bin smiled and asked Lu Yan: "Chairman, how about the subsequent chip development? How many years will it take for the next generation of upgraded products to be released?"
Lu Yanxiao: "You've got an idea, let me tell you this! The design of this chip is really like a miracle, and everything goes very smoothly. But to be honest, I don't have a clue about the development of subsequent products at the moment.
It is estimated that it will take two to three years before new products are released!"
Lin Bincai said: "If this is the case, I do not recommend using this chip to make high-end models. Because everyone knows that the chip industry is developing very fast.
This one is only temporarily ahead, but subsequent product development cannot keep up. Qualcomm, on the other hand, has a steady stream of new products coming online. For the time being, the company will still focus on chips from there!"
Rebus then smiled and said, "I think so too. Chairman, what do you say?"
Lu Yanxiao: "Heroes see the same thing. In fact, I think so too. The Kunlun chip has only temporarily taken the lead and has not really grown up. If we rush into high-end mobile phones with our own chips, we are afraid that subsequent upgrades will not keep up."
My idea is to use this chip to create a more cost-effective mobile phone to occupy more markets. What do you think?"
Huang Jiangji said: "I agree with the chairman's proposal, and I think we can release another series in addition to China and Corn. The selling point of the promotion is that the Chinese have their own chips!"
Marketing Director Cao Dexian said: "Old Huang, you are taking away all my work!"
Huang Jiangji said: "I am responsible for the online mall, and I am also responsible for whether the marketing is good or not!"
Rebus decided: "Okay, let's pass a resolution to release another series and try to use domestic parts and components. What do you think?"
Lu Yan smiled: "Of course, it's settled. You can handle the follow-up press conference together!"
Rebus asked: "What about you?"
"Of course I am going to write my graduation thesis!"