Hammer of Technology

Of course, the above are all dreams for the time being.

However, there are still many things that Ning Wei can do. For example, he is about to start thinking about many matters for the award ceremony in March this year.

In particular, which guests are invited to participate in this year's awards ceremony is the top priority.

So on the first day of work, after exchanging pleasantries with Liu Wei, Ning Wei, who returned to the office, had to start using his influence again.

Generally speaking, these heavyweight guests should be invited at least two months in advance, not simply to express their importance, but mainly because each of these people is quite busy, if they are not invited well in advance, it will be inconvenient to change the itinerary after it is arranged.

Although Ning Wei didn't care too much about these things, he still had to be polite.

So on the first day of the new year, he began to think about the guest list.

In view of the particularity of this March awards ceremony, when drawing up the guest list, the first name that popped up in Ning Wei's mind was Chicken Baby.

Chicken Baby is Ning Wei's exclusive nickname for Pat Kelsinger.

There can be multiple interpretations, not only because the beginning of Pat's surname happens to have a base pronunciation, but also because the actions of Ningsi Lab over the years seem to encourage Intel to seize the time to develop new technologies, just like Huaxia's parents in order to motivate their children. All kinds of acts of beating chicken blood to children coincide with each other.

Ningsi Labs has broken its heart in order to push these competitors to speed up the pace of research and development, so Ningwei thinks this nickname is very suitable.

After all, without the pressure of Ningsi, the financial reports announced by Intel in these years will not increase the research and development expenses year by year.

Of course, out of the most basic considerations of politeness, this nickname Ningwei has never been mentioned to the outside world, but it is very convenient to type it out when drawing up the list.

Now it’s the harvest season for Ning Si, Ning Wei thinks that he should invite brother Ji Wa to come and have a look, and also give advice to Ning Si Lab. Speaking of which, the president of Intel hasn’t been to China for another three years. Tim Ku Ke came here once the year before last.

After making a decision, seeing that it was still early and it was far from time to rest on the other side of the ocean, Ning Wei simply called Pat Kelsinger first.

Ning Wei was very relieved to hear the sound of the call coming through the phone.

It's good, although the relationship between the two is definitely not good, and they don't communicate often, but Pat didn't blacklist his phone number, which already made Ning Wei feel that this person can still get along.

So after answering the phone, Ning Wei also greeted him in a warm and full tone: "Mr. Kielsinger, my friend, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss you very much. How are you doing recently?"

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388 The Opening Ceremony of a New Era

Ning Wei's greeting made Pat Kelsinger even stunned for a moment...

How is your life, won't the young man on the other side not know?

Originally, everyone’s life was quite easy, and every generation of toothpaste products can always bring something different to everyone.As long as the law of development in the stable period of science is respected, no one can say anything about Intel.

After all, Intel is not the only one squeezing toothpaste.

However, the release of heterogeneous chip technology made Intel feel the crisis, and the 12th generation frantically piled up all the reserved technologies, which directly caused Intel to completely lose its proud technical reserves.

In the case that the revenue has not increased much, the investment in the research and development of new structure chips is increasing, which also means that the investment in new products with traditional structures is reduced.However, it is not that simple to come up with the results of the new structure. It needs to respect the laws of science, which has directly caused Intel to live in a state of failure for the past two years.As soon as the new product was launched, there was a lot of criticism, and the stock price had to fall for a week or two...

Some people in the board of directors are already dissatisfied with his achievements after taking office, but at present, no one can be found who can take over this mess with confidence, so he can still sit in his current position, but he has been tossed by internal and external troubles. Every day when I open my eyes, a bunch of troublesome things automatically appear in my mind. .

Not to mention that recently, Ningsi Labs also officially announced that the new generation of heterogeneous CPUs has been successfully taped out.Although the specific performance of the chip has not yet been released, according to the information they have obtained, the R&D engineers in the laboratory probably have some estimates, and the situation does not seem to be optimistic.

There is no doubt that in the future CNMD plus Hongmeng system is likely to start fighting against the Intel plus Microsoft alliance, which is really annoying.

After all, for Intel, it is enough to have AMD as a competitor.

So ask him how he is doing?

"Of course, it's not bad recently. By the way, a new park has been built next to the Nvidia campus, not far from my apartment. The environment is very good and the air is very good. It gives me a new morning jogging spot. Life should be full of sunshine every day. Isn't it?"

Pat Kelsinger answered Ningwei's question in a relaxed tone, with an element of happiness in his tone.

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"That's really nice. I'm so happy that all my old friends are living a satisfying life. But Pat, you are asking too little. Remember the last time you came to our March awards ceremony? It was at The former royal garden was held, you know, hundreds of years ago, only the royal family could enjoy the environment here. So is there any time in March this year? Why don’t you come and experience the life experience of the royal family again?”

Ning Wei warmly invited.

"March? Oh, Ning, you know, March is always a busy time. Let me see, I have seven events in March, the Semiconductor Forum Summit in Europe, and I was invited to host this year in Paris Speaking at the [-]rd Metaverse International Forum... I'm really sorry, Ning, if you had called earlier, maybe I could have made time..."

The opposite said in a regretful tone.

Well, for Ning Wei, this is nothing surprising.

Over the years, he has also gotten used to it. When inviting these people for the first time, these busy people can always have various reasons to shirk, so the next time is the time to show off their skills. To convince these people, they must throw out something attractive Powerful things to make their hearts beat.

"The [-]rd Metaverse International Forum? Did they ask me for my opinion on this kind of forum? Really, Pat, don't go to this grass chicken forum, it's useless except to waste time. Come to our awards ceremony and let My students are here to show you what the foundation of the so-called future metaverse should look like. You don’t really think that after three years, we’ve tinkered with a chip, right? Our research is all-round, such as the naked eye Metaverse, you really don’t want to experience it first?”

These words made the other party silent for a long time, because Pat Kelsinger became vigilant.

He even regretted mentioning the term Metaverse Forum. Whether he admits it or not, many expectations about the Metaverse still rest on some basic mathematical ideas put forward by Ning Wei.

This is somewhat embarrassing.

Because although Ning Wei's words were arrogant, he couldn't refute them.What's even more frightening is that Ning Wei asked his students to demonstrate the basics of the Metaverse.

The concept of the metaverse has been proposed for almost five years, and the effect was very good when it was first hyped.

For example, Facebook changed its name to mate, for example, everyone began to pour in and make arrangements.

But these five years have passed, and the technological progress is not obvious. The rate of return is lacklustre. All the projects linked to the Metaverse are actually developed by themselves, and even up to now, none of them have been accepted Recognized standards, not to mention the construction of a deep-seated internal economic platform.

This is actually embarrassing for many technology companies.

Because all the so-called metaverse products launched now are basically before the launch, the publicity is hot, and the public is looking forward to it. After the launch, people face question marks. What the hell is this?Why isn't the game fun yet?

The popularity of the so-called Yuanverse real estate that was hyped before is almost gone. Before the technology is innovated, it is difficult to let the public flock to this field without thinking and pay for those virtual figures.

But for these technology companies that announced early that the metaverse is the future, it is obvious that they cannot just give up at this time.Failure is not so easy to admit, otherwise you have to be responsible for the countless dollars invested before, and it is even more irresponsible to shareholders. There may be a series of impacts, such as making the already unsatisfactory stock price even worse. .

Therefore, the exciting chicken blood still needs to be fought. It is one thing whether others believe it or not, but you must first have confidence.

In fact, Pat Kelsinger is very envious of Musk a lot of times. He is bragging. This guy said five years ago that he would start the Mars immigration plan five years later. It is expected to send millions of people to Mars. Now it has In the past four years, let alone sending people up, last year SPACE tried to launch a probe to land on Mars and failed. The spacecraft crashed directly, but there was not much criticism.

People hold an extremely tolerant attitude towards interstellar development, but criticize the metaverse that has not made much progress.

Of course, the worst in this regard is not actually Intel, but it includes many of Intel's major customers, which is why he decided to give a speech in Paris.In a special period, he needs to let Intel's major customers gain warmth, knowing that Intel is always on their side.

But now Ning Wei's words made him a little restless.Because those simple words just hit his weakness.

What do you mean?

Can Ningsi Lab's new desktop-class CPU realize the naked-eye metaverse?

This is really not good news.

Because he is very aware of the peeing nature of his big customers.

If Huaxia's CPU can really better support the concept of the metaverse, which is still in its infancy, he has no doubts that these people will break through layers of shackles, and even abandon Intel and switch to other people's arms, so as to build the awesomeness they once boasted.It also means that the risk will be passed on...

After deliberating for a long time, Pat Kelsinger said: "Can we talk about it carefully? The naked-eye metaverse? I think these are probably some very interesting innovations, right?"

"Haha, of course. It's actually very simple. Our chips have dedicated ports to support some unconventional data streams. You should be able to understand that, right? Of course there are still some flaws. For example, we haven't mastered the general The GPU core is integrated into the chip technology, but with some tricks, special modules are used to help the independent display to complete some special modes of display, which probably belongs to some micro-innovation aspects.”

"However, some technical things on the phone can't be explained too clearly. Of course, if you can come, Pat, I don't mind showing you around our lab group and telling you some interesting stories behind the development .By the way, maybe we can still cooperate on some key technologies. For example, in fact, we have been thinking about ways to integrate memory chips into next-generation CPU products to ensure efficient data transmission after upgrading the process, and even have some very specific plan."

"Of course, this requires transistors and manufacturing technology to become a continuum. If it is really successful, as a chip manufacturer, we will be able to control the right to speak to a greater extent. Only we can define what kind of memory the world needs. Don't you feel excited to think about it? Really, Pat, I have a very strong hunch you'll regret it if you don't come to this event."

Gu Ningwei said in a bewitching tone.

Of course, the important thing is not the tone, but the content of these words, it is really hard for people to refuse.

At this moment, Pat Kelsinger's fear of the capabilities of Ningxin Lab's new generation of CPU Ningxin No. [-] has climbed to the extreme.

He couldn't figure out how all this was done. Could it be that the level of engineers in his own company was really far behind that of the other side?Obviously, the other party should be chasing desperately, so why did they suddenly solve the problem that caused them such a headache?

Or is the structure of CNMD really that good?Is it much more advanced than their craft?

My mind is almost muddled.

He suspected that Ning Wei was lying, but thinking of Ning Wei's past achievements, he felt that even if he was lying, he should take a look.

"Ning, really, I can't believe it. We all know a lot of problems. It's easy to say, but it will be very difficult to realize. This is not a problem that can be solved by purely academic progress, but a technical problem in engineering. .Yes, the unification of memory and logic platforms is indeed one of our research directions, and we have accumulated some experience, but this requires the cooperation of multiple parties to solve some purely technical problems, so I really don't believe that you have a solution there. plan."

Ning Wei replied very easily: "Haha, Pat, after all these years, you still haven't made much progress? Asking this question means that you haven't realized that you didn't join our intelligent platform package solution back then. How much loss has it brought to Intel. In other words, we stand at different heights, and of course we see a different world, so it is normal for you to not understand some things. There is a saying in Huaxia that summer insects cannot be said Bing, cockroaches don’t know age. Really, it’s time to step out and take a new look at the world. After all, the glory of Silicon Valley is in the past tense, and remembering the glory of the past will miss too many things and opportunities.”

Pat Kelsinger: "???"

He felt that the young man on the opposite side was mocking him, but he preferred not to use a mocking tone.

"Pat, don't be stubborn. I treat you as a friend, that's why I speak so bluntly. In fact, in many cases, the thinking required to do technology is similar to pursuing girls. If you directly say to the goddess of technology, I want to sleep with you, then A rascal; but if you could rephrase her and say I want to wake up in the same bed as you and watch the sunrise, that's a romantic gentleman."

"In the same way, following a stubborn train of thought to dig out the few remaining prospects can only be sentenced. But if you change your train of thought and look at the technical layer from a new angle, you will find that everything can suddenly become clear. Come on, join us at the March awards ceremony, let me teach you how to look at problems, and this time you will be worthwhile."

"Well, Ning, your eloquence is as good as ever, so is the award ceremony still an old time? Maybe I can spare time to come and go, hoping that you won't let me down."

"Haha, in fact, you are silently expecting me to disappoint you, right? Don't worry, Pat, don't you understand me? I won't call you if I'm not sure enough! Believe me , That's right! See you in Beijing!"

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"Hello, Mr. Nadella, I'm Ning Wei. Today's phone call specially invites you to participate in the March Science and Technology Event, the March Awards Ceremony... I will secretly tell you a news. At this year's awards ceremony, we will also There is a big move, for example, it may involve the metaverse... Haha, really, Pat also said before that he didn’t have time and wanted to attend the metaverse summit held in Europe, but in the end he decided to push over there to participate in our award presentation ceremony."

"Of course, I can guarantee that this is not only a scientific event, but also a technological blowout. We don't do a metaverse, but maybe the guests this time will see where the prospects of the initial metaverse are. Of course, the It also needs to be compatible with the operating system, really, Satya, you have already missed one before, I suggest you not to miss the second time...Okay, then, I look forward to your arrival."

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"Hi, Smith, what have you been up to lately? Ha, it seems that you have traveled a lot on the road of philosophy. Really, I have been following you. In fact, your thinking still cannot escape the frame of logical positivism...Actually I want to invite you to this year's March Awards Ceremony, which will be a grand event... I know you have no interest in mathematics, but this time is different, don't you think it's an in-depth exchange with artificial intelligence, Can you enrich your philosophical thought more?"

"How should intelligent life be defined? The thinking mode we are proud of, the ultimate mystery we have explored, and what kind of behavioral logic is seen from the perspective of another life form? Is there a unified theory in this world that can help We build models to deal with all possible problems? See, the problem of scientists is to solve the problem after all. Maybe this arrival can broaden your mind?"

"That's fine. I'll ask the organizing committee to send you an invitation letter. We should sit together and have a drink. By the way, our director Tian also wants to talk to you. Trust me, you must have something in common. Thank you again for accepting my request."

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"Mr. Michael, I'm Ning Wei. When I was chatting with March yesterday, I thought of you. What we talked about during the SDOC conference last time inspired me a lot, so I want to invite you to come to this year's March The award ceremony, once again to express my gratitude to you. At least last year and this year, you were the judges and scored our candidates, didn't you?"

"This is not a simple awards ceremony, believe me, I promise you will see a lot of different things. My students and I will show some magic at this awards ceremony, and I really hope you will come to join How about taking a look and being our award presenter by the way?"

"Haha, thank you, I will wait for you in the capital!"

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One morning, basically on the phone.

Ning Wei's small book with a list is basically full of ticks.

This also means that this year's March Awards Ceremony will become the ceremony with the highest content of invited guests since the establishment of the March Awards.It even surpassed the scale of the first award ceremony of the March Awards.

It's inconvenient to continue calling, because of the time difference, most of the people he wants to invite have already gone to bed, so they have to be polite.

But it doesn't matter.

With these bigwigs who are guaranteed to come, it is enough to make this March awards ceremony a huge storm all over the world, and it will make all the media flock to it.

This is enough!

After three years, Ning Wei can finally speak out to the world again, which doesn't make him feel very proud.After finishing all this, Ning Wei opened the notebook in front of him, but instead of studying the downloaded papers, he opened a song that he had been listening to repeatedly recently, a song that Lao Ning strongly recommended to him. Not to mention, it sounds pretty good.

"That year, you were the same age as me, as young as a young song, but in order to create a new world in your dreams, you turned around and hurried into the wind and rain..."

"I saw, thousands of lovely you, running to the depths of the gunpowder without looking back, how many youthful figures disappeared in the night, in exchange for the morning light..."

……

The singing echoed in the office, and Ning Wei opened a list compiled by March...

There is a long series of lists. The people on the list are the data provided by all the research and experiments done, or the ideas proposed. The Chinese scientists and engineers who have contributed to Ningxin No. [-] are not missing.

Without these previous achievements, even idle achievements, Ningxin No. [-] would not be able to succeed so quickly.It's a pity that many people on the list have passed away, and many contact details are incomplete, but these are not important.

Those who can be contacted will be invited as much as possible, and those who cannot be contacted will announce this list after the awards ceremony...

Because, the theme of this awards ceremony, Ning Wei, had already thought about it last night...

This is not just an award ceremony, but also the opening ceremony of an era!

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389 Closing the Net and Expecting

"Hey, Lao Kong, do you have any good news for looking for me in such a hurry?"

When Ning Wei was busy preparing for the award ceremony in March, Chen Diancheng received a call from Kong Wenjue and immediately dropped everything to come to the banquet.

It is still the most beautiful time cafe. This time, Kong Wenjue ordered coffee in advance. Obviously, this brother Kong has a good memory, so he ordered a caramel macchiato and an academic cat for Chen Diancheng. .

The scale is well grasped.

"President Chen, this is not the last time I met you. I have already completed the task assigned to you by Director Ning. I will show you how this homework is. If it is okay, you can use it. If there is a problem If so, I can spare time to help you correct it." Kong Wenjue said with a smile.

Hearing this, Chen Diancheng looked surprised, and asked, "Isn't it? Old Kong, you are so efficient? This homework is not easy! You should have received the next homework request, right? Our director Ning asked to deal with it. It also has a better forecasting effect when it has nonlinear characteristics and non-stationary time series problems."