Hammer of Technology

Rather than space, rather than function, rather than curve, rather than theorem, rather than inequality...

A complete and complicated set of theories will build a bridge, so that students who will be a hundred years later can still communicate with themselves.Even if he is gone in a hundred years, his mathematical ideas can make countless children who are studying artificial intelligence in the direction of mathematical theory and computer artificial intelligence bald. Whenever he thinks of this, Ningwei will feel happy.See, the happiness of mathematicians is so simple and pure.

I allow you to surpass me, but first you have to climb on my shoulders to see a better view.How meaningful is such a life?

It is a pity that within half an hour of being immersed in the world of mathematics, a knock on the door interrupted his train of thought before the proof of a lemma was completed.Ning Wei raised his head, then remembered the main task of today, sighed and said, "Please come in."

Unsurprisingly, the figure of Pat Kelsinger appeared at the door.

"Mr. Kilsinger, we meet again, please sit down." Ning Wei stood up and made an invitation gesture, not too serious, no matter for any purpose, interrupting the research scientist, can It's polite to have this kind of treatment.

"Yes, Dr. Ning, we meet again."

When he came to Ningwei’s office for the first time, Pat Kelsinger’s feelings were probably similar to Tim Cook’s. It’s hard to imagine that a scientist who has achieved disruptive results in the field of artificial intelligence will have such a main working environment every day. The simplicity, or backwardness.

Without the electronic equipment that they are used to to improve communication efficiency, the wooden furniture that looks quite old is actually the main color.

Fortunately, a notebook was placed in front of Ningwei this time, and Pat Kelsinger also paid special attention to the model of the notebook, the HP product, and the Intel CPU that should be used, which made Pat Kelsinger feel To a ray of relief.Look, many results are still made by his computing platform.

When the boss was observing Ningwei's office, Ningwei only noticed that Pat Kelsinger walked into the office with his left foot first.

"Today's weather is fine..."

Pat Kelsinger had just started, but was interrupted by Ning Wei: "Mr. Kelsinger, why don't we skip the previous steps of greeting and get straight to the point, we already met yesterday, and you The purpose of this visit is not to exchange feelings, so there is really no need to use other irrelevant topics to make our conversation more harmonious, because no matter from which direction you look at it, it is difficult to have a pleasant exchange today, what do you think?"

Pat Kelsinger frowned slightly, how should I put it...

Ning Wei's words are naturally very correct, but the correct words often mean that they are not polite.Especially for a CEO who can speak his mind in an empire created by his predecessors, this kind of strong chat atmosphere is not what he is used to.Yes, Pat Kelsinger doesn't feel like he's getting the respect he deserves.It didn't feel good, and he even thought it was a deliberate humiliation.

Really, even Intel's direct competitor, the CEO of the company who got up with the license of the Intel x86 architecture, would not dare to be so presumptuous when meeting him, at least he had the most basic courtesy.He didn't know why Tim Cook could bear the attitude of the young man in front of him, but it made him feel even more vigilant.

"Okay, then let's change to a more direct way. Yesterday you said that the chip technology based on the three-dimensional tube has broken through the 65-nanometer process. This also made me think about it for a long time last night. The possibility of our cooperation." Pat Kelsinger's tone became a bit colder, but at least he was still sitting on the sofa without moving his butt, which was probably his last stubbornness.

Ning Weiran nodded, and then asked in a confused tone: "Mr. Kirsinger, with all due respect, I don't quite understand what you just said. If I understand correctly, you are talking to your The subordinates are discussing the possibility of cooperation between the two parties, but why do you think that we will definitely cooperate with Intel? Yes, I know that Intel is also making baseband chips, but the effect of your baseband chips, IMHO, is behind this era .”

"So why do you think that we can willingly cooperate with Intel to build the next generation of chip products? This question is very critical, Mr. Kelsinger, we all know that the premise of cooperation is beneficial. Especially commercial nature Cooperation, so I think the topic you discussed last night should not be the possibility of cooperation between the two parties, but what benefits you can bring to the partner if you cooperate."

"Of course, I don't know much about business, so I prefer to use mathematical thinking to think about problems. For example, games can be analyzed through mathematical modeling. It is pessimistic that probably from the time you decide to come to China, you will I started provoking what I do best. It makes me feel that you don't want a win-win cooperation, but hope to get more from Intel through a zero-sum game, am I right?"

……

Pat Kelsinger looked at Ning Wei, and he had a strong feeling that this young man was different from the Chinese people he had come into contact with, and he was very difficult to deal with.This also made him a lot more cautious when he spoke again.

"Well, I admit that maybe I have a game mind, but from a business point of view, isn't it what I should do to stand in my own position and strive for more benefits? And it seems that you shouldn't target a Potential collaborators, this seems to be different from your original intention of getting more help and joining the smart platform construction you mentioned earlier." Pat Kelsinger asked rhetorically.

Ning Wei nodded, then stared at Pat Kelsinger seriously, and asked, "Are you teaching me how to do things?"

Pat Kelsinger: "…"

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"Are you teaching me how to do things, Mr. Kelsinger?" Ning Wei repeated.

Pat Kelsinger remained silent, as if organizing words in his heart to answer this question, but at this moment Ning Wei broke out.

"Mr. Kelsinger, if you can't get rid of that layer of arrogance that radiates from your bones, I don't think we can talk anymore. I can guess what you're thinking. Intel wants our 20D silicon-through-silicon technology, and even You may also want to be able to directly participate in this technology, preferably with a license of at least [-] years. In this way, you can get detailed technical information, and then start to build the next generation of CPU products with the Intel logo."

"You probably have never thought about why we need to cooperate with Intel. Is it because your 12th generation cpu is good enough? Because you have used various methods to restrict us from bypassing those complicated technology patents? Really, our thinking The model is different. If I want to cooperate with others, the first consideration is what benefits I can bring to the other party, not what I can take away from the other party. It is not to scare people by declaring how powerful Intel is. Yes, you Didn't say that today, but that hastily made video the day you came said it all."

Ning Wei explained in a calm tone.

This is setting the tone.

Of course, this tone is also dynamic. From the moment Ning Wei learned from Tian Yanzhen that Tim Cook had gone to Huawei, the tone of today's chat was doomed to be a bit aggressive.

Intel is indeed a behemoth, and even a respectable company.But this behemoth is built on the establishment of the set of chip structure standards and the soft ecological circle jointly built with Microsoft.Yes, PCs are still inseparable from Intel. In Ning Wei's view, if Apple and Huawei really reach a series of cooperation, Intel's attitude really doesn't matter.

If these two companies work hard to share their respective ecosystems and cooperate with the new intelligent computing platform in the future, it will be enough to drive countless developers crazy.Think about it, when chipsets using the cnmd architecture start to be applied in various micro-architecture fields in the future, with the experience in ecological field construction, the use scenarios of various electronic products of both parties are sufficient to cover all aspects of human life.

At that time, the launch of a new desktop platform computer is enough to redefine the way personal and business PCs are used.Think about it, when you use future Huawei or platform computer equipment, you can easily interoperate and control all smart devices provided by the two major manufacturers. All scene applications are not centered around the operating system itself, but around human needs. Spread out, this is the real era of mobile artificial intelligence.

As for the now dominant Intel-Microsoft platform, at least for now, it doesn't have this gene at all.For example, the wp mobile phone series, how miserable the current situation is, probably how miserable the products of these two companies will be in the future.

This is not Ning Wei's conjecture. As he just said to Pat Kelsinger, he is better at thinking about problems with mathematical thinking, so these are actually the answers obtained through mathematical modeling in March.After tens of thousands of simulations, the conclusions reached are almost the same. When Apple and Huawei can really cooperate sincerely and bring a group of younger brothers to work together to formulate standards, Internet companies in the future will have to call these two giants fathers.The characteristics of the mobile Internet era determine all this.

Of course, it is not without benefits to cooperate with Intel. At least the company has accumulated enough experience in developing micro-architecture. If they can contribute their own database, they can avoid many detours and save more in designing CPUs using the cnmd architecture. time.

But obviously, judging from Pat Kelsinger's attitude now, it is not realistic to expect Intel to unconditionally open its own database access.Even the guy in front of him probably wants to dictate the operation of the future platform, which Ning Wei absolutely cannot tolerate.

So when Pat Kelsinger came to him to be abused, Ning Wei would certainly not be too polite.As for Tian Dao said that he should be more polite to this big guy... Well, when he left Jiangda, those old professors also said that in fact, there is no need to take the mentor's words too seriously, just answer it face to face. How to practice it is of course up to your own temperament.

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"Let us both be sincere, Dr. Ning, I doubt whether you sincerely want to include a partner with sufficient strength." Pat Kelsinger said patiently.

Even if he is on the verge of exploding, he still has to maintain his poise.

"No, no, no, on the contrary, I have great respect for my partners. For example, I have stated more than once in public that Ericsson can have another 100 years of glory. See, this is enough to represent my recognition of partners, but only if they cooperate Partners also need to recognize us."

"Look, I'm actually not in a very beautiful mood today. The reasons are complicated. For example, today is Sunday, and I have a rest time, but I still have to wait in this office just to talk to you about unnutritive topics, even because In today’s conversation, I can’t send off those little friends who came to watch the ceremony on the day I won the award and sent me blessings. Isn’t this enough to show the importance I attach to Intel?”

"But we look at the problem from different perspectives. For example, I like to eat seafood, but you will say that Chinese people eat seafood is damaging the environment. I hope that my children in the future can eat meat, egg and milk every day, but you may You will think that the children of Huaxia consume too much meat, eggs and milk, which will affect the balance of the environment and will directly destroy the tropical rainforest of this world. Look, this is so difficult to deal with."

"So I thought, why don't you guys not remove seafood and meat, eggs and milk from the table? Shouldn't those who make these arguments start with themselves and set an example, so that the world can accept these truths Is it? But from the fact that I had to wait in the office to talk to you today I came to the conclusion that it's his grandma's because the fist is not hard!"

"There are always things, when they don't hit their faces hard enough, they think that their skin can insulate all physical attacks, and they can come up with all kinds of so-called scientific theories to call on others to give up the rights they should enjoy. Enrich your own dining table. It’s like you, Pat, when you plan to incorporate [-]D silicon-through-tube chip manufacturing technology into Intel’s future, have you ever considered unconditionally opening up Intel’s database accumulated over the years to our platform for even a second? , to save us research and development costs? Is there any?"

Pat Kelsinger frowned. When Ning Wei uttered foul language directly, he thought of what Tim Cook said yesterday.

So this is what the runners have to endure - humiliation?What was even more frightening was that he felt that the young man in front of him had lost his reason...

Yes, Ning Wei did not have much rationality at the moment.

At the age of being able to stand up to the steel plate, and just having tasted the wonderful feeling of the ultimate reward of love, his mother separated the two of them for as long as a month, and finally let him find an opportunity, in the name of a roommate , allowing him to spend a perfect night with his girlfriend in an open and honest manner, but in the end, he encountered an unspeakable special period. The more he thought about it, the more wronged Ning Wei saw with his own eyes. How dare he cross the line with his left foot first...

At that time, he didn't swear directly at that time, which was already his greatest respect for Director Tian...

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289 Fighting to snatch the National People's Congress (Da Zhang, ask for a monthly ticket!)

There is no doubt that the result of this conversation was an unhappy breakup.

For Pat Kelsinger, his feeling was probably the ultimate humiliation, the kind of humiliation that can only be done by...by giving up this conversation.He still listened to half of Tim Cook's words. After all, it is meaningless to say harsh words at this time.

What made him even more puzzled was that he couldn't figure out where Ningwei's boundless resentment towards him came from. Could it be because Intel released a promotional video during this special period?Is this young man so sensitive?

If this is the reason, he couldn't figure out how Tim Cook communicated effectively with Ning Wei.Of course, there is also a possibility that the communication between the two parties is also not friendly, so Tim Cook went to Shencheng early in the morning, hoping to get some promises from another so-called partner.Maybe that's the truth.

It's just that Pat Kelsinger really feels a bit in a dilemma now, not only because of Ning Wei's non-cooperation, but more importantly, Tim Cook's ambiguous attitude.

Strictly speaking, Intel does not belong to the typical b to c type of company. Most of the time, Intel's chips are cooperated with those complete machine manufacturers.But it is also different from a pure b to b company, because the performance of the cpu directly determines the running speed of a computer, and electronic enthusiasts all over the world are also paying attention to every bit of progress in the performance of their cpu.

If it was able to maintain a technological monopoly in the past, this particularity is actually an advantage.Not only has a stable cash flow, but also can get widespread attention from all over the world.But Intel's shortcoming is that it needs to cooperate with the upstream and downstream to determine its dominance.

For example, the newly launched Intel 12 series, before the CPU is officially mass-produced, it will greet those major motherboard manufacturers in advance, inform the technical standards and parameters of the newly launched CPU, and even give opinions to motherboard manufacturers on how to design the motherboard to play The performance of the new cpu.

If there is a motherboard manufacturer who ignores it and wants to cooperate with amd wholeheartedly, even if they don't want to cooperate with Intel to produce motherboards, Intel will probably not care.Because any powerful motherboard manufacturer dare not ignore hundreds of millions of customers.This is the appeal of the big brother in the semiconductor industry. At any time, Intel is not going to beg these motherboard manufacturers, but motherboard manufacturers must find ways to keep up with Intel.

Intel can use any convenient interconnection technology to achieve any functional requirements, and what motherboard manufacturers have to do is to unconditionally match, this is the big brother's card.Because countless customers recognize the logo of intel, as for the disappointing amd, the shrinking market can prove who is the well-deserved leader in this industry.

But no matter how arrogant Pat Kelsinger is, he does not underestimate Apple's appeal.Not to mention that he may also face the double combination of Apple + Huawei...

When the two behemoths facing consumers really started to cooperate, and with the addition of new semiconductor technology, Pat Kelsinger did not believe that they would still focus on their own three-acre Divide the ground.Not to mention that both Apple and Huawei have their own computer business.

If these two companies really start to team up to make chips with new technology, it will be a bug for Intel!

Coupled with Tim Cook's ability to integrate resources, and the artificial intelligence platform that has now shown to be extremely powerful, and then come up with a general-purpose operating system, it is estimated that Microsoft will have to kneel down to these two.

After leaving Ningwei's office, the mountain of pressure made Pat Kelsinger feel a little breathless.After thinking for a long time, I finally decided to keep up with Tim Cook and go directly to the deep city...

The only problem, probably, is that he didn't come the same way as Tim Cook did.

Tim Cook's visit to China was very low-key, and he did not notify any media in advance, let alone make any publicity.But he came with a high profile, and even released various parameters of the new generation of desktop CPUs directly on the official website during his visit to China in order to strengthen his reputation.

So Tim Cook can still be extremely low-key when he goes to Shencheng, but he can't.

His every move is watched by countless pairs of eyes. For example, when he visited Ningwei today, he was pestered by many reporters when he walked out of the hotel.That is to say, the security guards accompanying him are very strong compared with the current security measures of Yanbei University, so he probably won't be followed into the Mathematics Research Center.However, the picture of him walking into Yanbei University early in the morning is probably already spreading wildly on the Internet.

It is impossible and inconvenient for him to hide his decision to go to Shencheng from the media. In order to be more frank, he may need to take the initiative to contact Shencheng, and maybe he should accept interviews from the media there...

From this point alone, Pat Kelsinger felt that Tim Cook was indeed an old fox.However, this is the end of the matter, and he seems to have no better choice now.For the time being, I can only bite the bullet and take a step forward.

Just thinking about the young man who cornered him made Pat Kelsinger feel his teeth itch with hatred.

……

What Pat Kelsinger thought at this time was that Ningwei should die as soon as possible, but in some people's minds, Ningwei is a treasure at this time. Worldwide loss.

For example, experts from the Institute of Microelectronics.

This time, Chen Ming sent them two 65-nanometer CNMD-based chips, one of which was a high-quality finished product, and the other was a defective product that had a standard set in March.

Normal finished products are used for various performance tests, and defective products are disassembled to analyze the internal structure, which can be regarded as making the best use of everything.As Chen Mingcai told Tian Yanzhen, these ten chips are not cheap. If only the upfront cost is calculated, it will exceed [-] million in minutes, which is equivalent to a chip worth [-], so it is natural to make the best use of it.

The results of the test are basically predictable.

Leaving aside the test results of the finished product, when the complex and orderly internal structure of the 65nm manufacturing process was presented in front of everyone through an electron microscope, tears were already in their eyes.

It is indeed a 65-nanometer manufacturing process!Especially when the test report is obtained synchronously.

Look at the exquisite structure of carbon nanotubes inside. The chip is smaller than the previous generation, but its performance is more powerful. Amplifiers, mixers, power splitters, filters, etc., are mixed in such a In a little bit of place, the great artwork is not as shocking as this scene in front of them!

Isn't this the direction of their generation's efforts and even the meaning of existence?Now it's finally here!

Yes, if the 180nm technology only boosted everyone's morale and let everyone see the direction of future development that breaks through layers of shackles, then there are only four words to describe this scene now!

"The future has come! The future has come!" Academician Zhong muttered to himself, the tears in the corners of his eyes were enough to explain his mood at this time.

People who have never experienced languishing in the laboratory and only hope to move the project forward a little bit will not be able to understand this state of mind.

Whether it is a hobby or a responsibility, there are always some people who spend the best time in their lives, except for necessary rest, staying in the laboratory almost all the time, just to make some technologies grow from scratch, from backward to advanced. leading.And many of them, even in obscurity all their lives, have never been known to the public.But fortunately, there are these people who can make the country stronger and stronger.

The information travels at the speed of light, and soon reached the computer of the Pearl Semiconductor Research Institute, and soon high-definition pictures from all directions and the final test report were presented in front of Zhang Yuan.

Looking at the picture, Zhang Yuan saw the various parameters attached to the picture, and the scene of going to Ning's house led by Chen Mingcai that night appeared in his mind.

He couldn't figure it out, such a good kid, why he wanted to follow Tian Yanzhen to study that shit of mathematics!What's so good about Beijing?Is there such a prosperous Pearl?Isn't it good to come to their microelectronics to bring doctoral students?

Just then there was a knock on his office door.

"Please come in."

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw his student walk into the office.

"Director Zhang, are you looking for me?"

"Well, Xiao Fu is here. Yesterday, you were still talking about the 65nm process. Are you joking? The Institute of Microelectronics has already got the finished chip, and the structure diagram has been sent to me. Come and take a look." .” Zhang Yuan said indifferently.

"Ah?! Has the finished chip been made?" Fu Zhou asked subconsciously. The disbelieving tone probably reflected how surprised the professional was at this moment. Of course, this did not affect him in the slightest. I moved over and looked at the structure diagram in Zhang Yuan's computer.

The picture itself does not show much, but the parameters listed in detail next to it are enough to explain everything.

"Now do you know where his technical level is? I told you from the first day you came here that you must be humble in our business. Why should you be humble? Because we are indeed inferior to others, and our technology is not as good as that of others. Others, if we want to achieve something, we must have the mentality of a primary school student. Look at you, how many of the words I told you have you listened to?"

"Don't think that I didn't hear your complaints in the conference room yesterday. What do you mean by being young and not knowing? You can judge people?! I wondered, how can the difference between doctoral students be enough? Is it so big? It’s okay if the gap is big, we can’t ask everyone to be so good, right? But how come some people are so unaware? Why did they become a household name? How many people know you after you came out? Don't you have any points in your heart? Who is this who has no clue? Why haven't you seen you go to heaven when you are so capable?"

Zhang Yuan glared at the students who came close to him, and asked loudly.

In other words, why did he take a fancy to such a product in the first place?

Before, I thought this little guy was energetic and talented, and he was a talent to make, but now it seems that he was mistaken.This is really making people die more than others, and they have to throw away things when they compare goods... What a mistake!

Zhang Yuan's questioning made Fu Zhou blush.It probably never occurred to him that when he was watching the live broadcast yesterday, he casually complained, and even his instructor heard it.He obviously didn't see the mentor's figure.But at this time, it was obviously impossible to refute. Looking at the mentor who was still angry, Fu Zhou murmured: "Director Zhang, I was wrong!"

"Really know it's wrong?" Zhang Yuan glanced at the student.

"En!" Fu Zhou nodded hastily.

Zhang Yuan stared at Fu Zhou and said with emotion: "In the future, complain less and do more practical things. You have caught up with the best era. The silicon-based semiconductors we studied before have almost reached the limit, but Now there is a new way, and the intellectual property rights belong to our own people. In the future, you will not be subject to any restrictions on learning. If you really succeed in learning, you will be able to work in the core circle of technology in the future. You How many Chinese people do you think there are in Intel's core laboratories?"

"So don't think it's a big deal to delay graduation for a year. It's really only in the current environment that you have the opportunity to receive the latest and most advanced technical materials at the age of study, and master the future-oriented knowledge on this planet. Without the guidance of Academician Ning, you may not be able to touch these in your life, understand?"

Fu Zhou nodded again, but murmured to point out a small mistake in the teacher's mouth: "But Director Zhang, that's not Academician Ning, it's Dr. Ning."

"Huh?" Zhang Yuan was stunned for a moment, then muttered to himself thoughtfully: "Academician? Doctor? Academician! Doctor! That's right!"

After finishing speaking, Zhang Yuan slapped his thigh, startling the students standing next to him, and then guessing a possibility, he couldn't help asking subconsciously: "Director Zhang, don't you want to recommend Dr. Ning to run for academician?"

"What? Is someone's achievements not eligible for academician?" Zhang Yuan looked at Fu Zhou and asked.

"Yes, yes, but the online introduction shows that Dr. Ning is only 24 years old, and he is going to run for an academician at the age of 24..."

"Since when did the election for academician depend on age? That's what the Department of Mathematical Physics likes to do! We are the Department of Technology. If we don't promote young people, why wait for more than ten years? Okay, what should you do? Go, don't be an eyesore here. Have you digested all the previous learning materials? Go and study the cnmd architecture! Go, go!" Zhang Yuan said, waving his hands.

"Ah..." Fu Zhou wanted to say something, but seeing the impatient look of the instructor, he could only swallow his words and walked towards the door silently. At this time, the instructor behind him couldn't wait to take out the phone and dial go out……