Hammer of Technology

I got up early the next morning, visited various data as usual, enriched the paper, and then submitted the first article on the turbulence algorithm to the "Science" magazine step by step.

According to Lu Dongyi's point, this article does not have a complete code for the turbulence algorithm, but only needs to point out the places where important functions are realized, explain the method of realizing these functions, and then add detailed laboratory data, this paper It has been released.

The copyright has already been applied for by the laboratory. In addition to completing the established goals and getting a bonus, publishing this paper is also a publicity for the upcoming turbulence algorithm and publicity for the next large-scale public beta.

After finishing all this, it was exactly nine o'clock in the morning, and Ning Wei walked out of his workshop with the prepared EDA software opening report.

"Mr. Ning, go out." The researchers in the laboratory had already arrived and greeted Ning Wei.

Some things cannot be accepted.

Although his age has risen a few years, but after studying the turbulence algorithm independently developed by Ningwei, everyone can only admire it.

"Well, go talk to Professor Lu about something." Ning Wei replied.

Yu Xingwei, who was huddled in the corner, kept blinking at Ning Wei.

Ning Wei smiled, raised the printed report in his hand at him, walked out of the laboratory, and went straight to the seventh floor.

……

"Ning Wei, is there any need for the laboratory?"

Lu Changbin was still very enthusiastic, without any airs of academician, he personally welcomed Ning Wei into the door, made a cup of tea, and asked enthusiastically.

"There is nothing wrong with the laboratory, everyone is very helpful. I just have a new project, and I want to transfer a few more people to the laboratory. This is my application report for actual project opening." Ning Wei finished straight to the point , stood up and handed the information in hand to Lu Changbin.

Lu Changbin was stunned, and subconsciously took the report submitted by Ning Wei, instead of opening it directly, he frowned and asked, "A new topic?"

So unexpected.

To be honest, it has exceeded everyone's expectations that an undergraduate student can independently propose something at the level of turbulence algorithm and realize it.

When Kong Mingde came to cooperate with him in this project, Lu Changbin just regarded it as a casual game, and transferred a few students to help.But who would have thought that this project would really be accomplished by Ning Wei.

Are you in charge of a project with great potential, but suddenly you have to start again?

At this moment, Lu Changbin really wanted to open Ning Wei's mind to see what this guy was thinking.

"Yes! I want to make an EDA software." Ning Wei nodded.

"EDA?" This time Lu Changbin did not continue to talk to Ning Wei, but focused on the opening report submitted by Ning Wei.

He read it very carefully. Lu Changbin studied the five-page report for 10 minutes before putting it down.

He closed his eyes, thought for a while, and then looked at Ning Wei and said, "Ning Wei, you should already have a clear understanding of the current EDA situation when you made this opening report, right?"

Ning Wei nodded and replied, "Yes!"

"Have you used Synopsys, Cadence, and Mentor Graphics?"

"I probably understand."

"Then what do you think is the biggest difference between your EDA and these three models, or what is better than them?" Lu Changbin asked.

Ning Wei thought for a while and replied: "First, if I can succeed, it will be a piece of software that I have complete intellectual property rights and patents; second, it is more professional and targeted. Having said that, although this product is not capable of designing and verifying extremely complex large-scale ICs, it must be the most suitable in the field of smart chips. Therefore, our EDA is more streamlined and flexible.”

"Finally, my goal is to make this EDA a fool-like design software. I will collect as many circuit layout templates as possible and keep updating the engineering library. Can design chips or single-chip microcomputers that meet their own requirements according to their own ideas."

Lu Changbin nodded, it can be seen that Ning Wei is very determined and has a clear purpose.

"Then you should also know the development history of our Huaxia EDA software, how difficult it is to develop your own EDA software from scratch, are you mentally prepared?" Lu Changbin confirmed again.

"No, Professor Lu, to be honest, if I didn't think it was too difficult for one person to make this thing, I wouldn't waste a whole night and come to you after opening a proposal report." Ning Wei couldn't bear it. Live said.

The implication is probably that the fear of difficulties is so heavy?

"This..." Lu Changbin was stunned speechless by this sentence, but he was still speechless.

After all, the turbulence algorithm was completed by Ning Wei almost by himself.

"Okay! Since you are so confident, the laboratory fully supports it. It is still the old rule, you take the invention patent and thesis plus the communication, and the first unit of the copyright and thesis is left to the laboratory. But I have another one Conditions, if you can agree, we will finalize the project today, if you want someone, I will give it to you, if you want money, I will make a report and apply for you!" Lu Changbin said.

"But I have another condition. If you agree, we will finalize the project today. If you want someone, I will give it to you. If you want money, I will make a report and apply for you!" Lu Changbin said.

"What conditions?" Ning Wei asked.

"You can't leave the laboratory until the project is completed. Even if you graduate, you have to transfer your relationship to the laboratory. As for where you will go after the project is completed, the laboratory has no restrictions. This is also to ensure The continuity of the project cannot be halfway through the project research, and you leave, right? Since you are so confident in yourself, you shouldn’t be afraid to agree to such a simple condition, right?”

"Of course, I will never delay my future. Jiang University has no shortage of doctorate candidates." Lu Changbin said carefully.

Obviously, one of the many early stages was brewing, paving the way for the last condition.

It doesn't even matter whether the project is successful or not, it is definitely profitable to keep people.

"Okay! Then follow your terms." Ning Wei nodded and readily agreed.

He was going to solve this problem before graduating from senior year, and the postgraduate entrance examination will be in December next year. According to Ning Wei's plan, it is completely in time.

Unless the ability to guide in the brain is suddenly lost.

If you really lose your ability, it is also a good choice to graduate with a Ph.D. in the laboratory.

"Well, we can't make a verbal promise, we have to sign a contract. After all, this project requires at least tens of millions of R&D investment." Lu Changbin gritted his teeth and said.

Originally, he didn't plan to get so much research and development funds, but in order to keep people, he didn't care about so much.

Although scientific research funds are tight, talents are really rare!

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085 Arguing with foreign aid

Ning Wei readily agreed, but Lu Changbin hesitated.

It can't be fooled by a semi-finished product, right?

There is another very important point for EDA software, that is whether anyone is willing to use it, especially those big manufacturers, are they willing to use it.

Because many aspects of EDA software are interdependent with chip manufacturers.

From design to simulation, major manufacturers need to provide massive amounts of data to correct the algorithm of the software itself, and iteratively upgrade continuously in order to truly realize the application value of the software.

Of course, if the EDA software designed by Ningwei can really reach that step, the investment of tens of millions will be small.Lu Changbin will not hesitate to apply for the national high-tech key project support funds, and he is very confident that he will be able to apply.

however……

"Professor Lu, you should finalize the contract first. After I study it, we will sign it this afternoon. Then I will start building a team. It is very urgent. I heard from Brother Yu that you are going out again tomorrow." Ning Wei urged.

The little guy pushed too hard, Lu Changbin gritted his teeth, and said directly: "Okay, you go back first. I will find someone to draw up the contract, and I will ask someone to send you a copy later. Come and sign the contract in the afternoon. I will prepare the list of laboratory researchers and resumes for you, whoever you fancy, I will go to work."

……

Beijing, Yanbei University.

Tian Yanzhen and Lu Dongyi were chatting about Ning Wei in the office.

"Did you read that kid's interview in the provincial capital yesterday?"

"Ah."

"What does this guy mean? With such a great talent, he is not interested in developing in the direction of number theory in the future?" Tian Yanzhen asked sullenly.

"Is it humility? But I think it's good to do applications. The direction of number theory really doesn't need so many people." Lu Dongyi shrugged and answered.

"It's true that you don't need so many people! But you need top-notch mathematical geniuses. Whoever can make a breakthrough in the field of number theory in this era will surely become a true master." Tian Yan really hated iron. The steely glanced at his disciple.

very annoying.

Tian Yan really felt that he couldn't understand these young people more and more.

A group of not-so-talented students seem to be very interested in number theory. He often needs to persuade these doctoral students to switch to the applied field, at least they will not achieve nothing in the future.

However, these children who have proved their mathematical talents all seem to lack interest in number theory, and they only want to do applied mathematics, so they can't pull them back.

I feel tired just thinking about it.

Recommended by Lu Dongyi, Tian Yanzhen originally thought that Ning Wei could inherit his mantle in the future and conduct in-depth research in the field of infinite-dimensional Riemannian manifolds. Now it seems that his ambition is not here.

"Oh. But you have to be interested in studying number theory." Lu Dongyi said the truth.

Then he took out his phone from his pocket.

The phone vibrated just now, there should be a WeChat message.

Lu Dongyi's mobile phone settings are very particular. All apps do not have the permission to send messages. Only a few people in WeChat have the permission to send reminders after sending messages, such as his parents, the mentor in front of him, and a few seniors. Wait, everyone else has set messages not to be disturbed, and he will occasionally reply when he sees them, most of the messages are dormant in WeChat.

"Huh? Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao sent a message. The news of the younger brother, let me help him see if there is any flaw in a contract." Lu Dongyi blinked and said.

"Contract? What contract? Send it to me to see..."

"Wait, I'll forward it to Director Qin of the Law School first."

Two minutes later, Tian Yanzhen's face turned dark and he was angry.

"What's going on with this Ningwei? Didn't you say that you agreed with him to take my postgraduate entrance examination this year? I plan to reserve my spot for him, and now he wants to sign this kind of contract with Jiangda Software Lab? To develop EDA software ? What is he doing this for?"

"Hmm!" Lu Dongyi was silent for a while, lowered his head, edited the information, and then replied: "Of course EDA software should be used to design chips."

"I know it's for designing chips, but Ning Wei is a student of the Academy of Mathematics, and isn't he still designing turbulence algorithms? What the hell is this contract?" Tian Yanzhen asked resentfully.

Soon there was another WeChat message.

Lu Dongyi was a little confused, then looked up at Tian Yanzhen and said, "Oh, that, I misunderstood. The younger brother didn't sign up this year, and he planned to take the postgraduate entrance examination next year after graduation. This is because I had a problem communicating with him .”

"In this case, there will be more than a year until the postgraduate entrance examination next year. Maybe the younger brother thinks that one year is enough time for him to complete the software, and then concentrate on the postgraduate entrance examination. Those who are capable are not willing to waste time. After all, for his current knowledge reserve He said that there is almost no need to review professional courses. Judging from his thesis, English is not a problem." Lu Dongyi continued to help Ningwei explain.

"What? Didn't sign up this year? Wait until next year?" Tian Yanzhen stared at Lu Dongyi, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"Ahem, well, it's actually quite tiring to directly take the postgraduate entrance examination in senior year..."

The nonsense is a bit too much to make up. For others, it may be tiring to directly apply for the postgraduate entrance examination this year, but for Ning Wei, there is a high probability that there will be no problem at all if he directly applies for the examination this year.

"Ask him! Will he come or not!" Tian Yanzhen asked viciously.

Lu Dongyi quickly sent a message.

"Come on, he said that even if his leg is broken next year, he still has to crawl!"

"Hey, Director Qin sent his opinion, saying that there is no obvious pitfall in the contract, but he suggested using more rigorous legal language to define the concept of software completion. He has already helped the little junior to correct it. So Director Tian, ​​you Look, everything is going in a good direction." Lu Dongyi said realistically.

Then he forwarded the opinion of Yanbei University School of Law to Ning Wei.

"I...forget it, you find a chance to tell him that when you do mathematics, you have to look like you are doing mathematics! Don't think about messy things all day long. EDA? Will this thing be useful after it is designed? Jiang Da How much promotion cost is the laboratory willing to pay? How much promotion cost can it pay! Playing the piano randomly! Is it meaningful to waste a year?"

"Also, if you can't come next year, don't come!"

After finishing speaking, Tian Yan left Lu Dongyi's office with a huff and returned to his own office.

After the mentor left, Lu Dongyi continued to sit in his seat calmly and sent a message to Ning Wei.

"Professor Lao Tian, ​​your future mentor, is angry."

Ning Wei quickly sent a confused expression, with a big question mark on his face.

"He thinks you are not doing your job properly, and you have nothing to waste a year doing EDA? Is that thing of application value?"

"The cost for IC design practitioners to relearn is directly proportional to the difficulty of promotion. The main reason for the failure of domestic EDA to develop is this problem. If the software is not as easy to use as others, it is necessary for designers to change their usage habits and relearn. No one would like to."

Ning Wei sent another message: "Differentiated competition."

Lu Dongyi thought for a while and replied: "You have to think about it. The application field of special chips can be very broad, but if there is no big factory willing to cooperate, it will still be difficult to promote. This involves many problems. For example, for motherboard manufacturers In other words, to add a chip to a technically mature motherboard, the entire composition needs to be overturned. Differentiated competition cannot break free from the existing framework."

"Senior Brother Lu, do you think computers and mobile phones in the future must be like this? Conventional things are not necessarily the best, and habits are not necessarily unchangeable."

This involves a philosophical debate. Lu Dongyi decided not to waste his brain, and replied bluntly: "What I mean to Director Tian is that if you put all your energy on mathematics, your future achievements will definitely be worse than half-hearted efforts. something bigger."

Soon, the news of Ning Weihui almost made Lu Dongyi vomit blood.

"Brother, don't you feel tired doing math research every day? Change your mind, adjust your body and mind, and earn a little money to replenish your dry wallet. Isn't it good?"

"Well, I'll give you a suggestion. If you're really confident, when the project team selects people, don't choose those whose resumes look too perfect. Pick those who seem mediocre and more obedient."

"Thank you, brother!"

"last question!"

"You ask, brother!"

"What do you think, why didn't you sign up this year?"

"It was the turbulence algorithm that I was working on at the time, and I forgot to sign up. When I remembered it, I went to the research recruitment website and found that the registration time had passed."

"do you know?"

"Ok?"

"Your excuse is true!"