The Millennium Semiconductor Survival Guide.

Chapter 13 Surprised
Different from a series of technology giants such as Apple, Google, FB and so on in later generations who are juxtaposed with Microsoft, Microsoft in this era is in full swing.

IBM, the blue giant in the past, and Google and Apple in the later generations are either old or have not grown up yet.

To be able to work at Microsoft, Microsoft's internship application threshold is very high.

For Berkeley students, the probability of being able to apply is less than [-]%.

Therefore, when Hu Zhengming learned that Zhou Xin went to Microsoft for an internship, his first reaction was that the other party had two choices, because some students he knew went to Microsoft, and in the process of talking with the other party, he knew how difficult it was to go to Microsoft.

Even for an internship, the difficulty will not be any lower than a formal offer.

It is difficult for Microsoft's formal grassroots employees to have the opportunity to meet Bill Gates, but interns do.

In this era, Bill Gates was in the prime of life. He would hold a late summer barbecue every year at his house on the shore of Washington. During the late summer barbecue, he would invite interns who were about to graduate at that time to have dinner.

Of course, not all interns have this opportunity, and the number of interns who will be invited is controlled within 20 people.

The second reaction is that the other party is completely different from ordinary Chinese students studying abroad.

Hu Zhengming has taught at Berkeley for more than 20 years, and he has met many Chinese students studying abroad.

Including the doctors from the Huaguo mainland under him, he can't count on one hand.

Generally, overseas students from mainland China have the opportunity to come to Berkeley to study for a doctorate, and they almost devote themselves to scientific research.

No entertainment is involved.

Not to mention an internship.

Most of them will only think about whether to stay in American or return to China on the eve of their doctoral graduation and when they consider their future after graduation. If they stay in American, do they need to find an internship.

Nobody looks for an internship the moment they arrive in American.

Of course, masters will, because most masters do not have scholarships, and masters with poor economic conditions need to do the dishes to support themselves.

It was the first time he met a student like Zhou Xin who started an internship without meeting him a few times, and who was able to find an internship at Microsoft's level.

Hu Zhengming sent an email to Zhou Xin, asking him to come to his office the next morning to find him.

"Good morning, Professor."

"Good morning, you have been in Berkeley for more than a month.

In this more than a month, you have all obtained the highest grades in the professional course examinations. It seems that you have adapted quickly. "

"Fortunately, in terms of difficulty, the exam here is similar to Yanda's, but in terms of scope, it will be wider than Yanda's.

Not too difficult for me. "Zhou Xin is very confident.

He has always been extremely confident in himself, otherwise he would not have taken on ZTE's job before.

Almost everyone on the Internet believes that it is impossible for ZTE to lift sanctions in the short term, and only he is willing to give it a try.

Hu Zhengming continued to ask: "How does it feel to come here? Are you still used to the environment, accommodation, and food?"

Zhou Xin said without thinking, "No problem.

The consumption level here is much higher than that in Yanjing. Fortunately, there are scholarships, so it is not difficult to meet basic living needs.

Purely from the perspective of climate and weather, it is much better than Yanjing. The factories in Yanjing and its surrounding provinces have caused serious air pollution in Yanjing. "

The air pollution in Yanjing is not caused by PM2.5, or it is judged objectively by PM2.5 after the serious pollution first.

In 1998, according to the Huaguo air pollution index, Yanjing reached the extreme pollution standard for more than [-] days.

In the entire bay area, there are basically no industries that emit polluting gases on a large scale, so the air quality is naturally much better than Yanjing.

However, later generations of Kunming people said that the air in the plane is sweet, which is a bit exaggerated, because the air quality in Kunming is not bad.

If people from Yanjing said so, it is understandable.

Hu Zhengming was deeply touched by the weather in Yanjing, he said with a smile: "I know Gan Zizhao, the head of your physics department, who was also engaged in the research of semiconductor physics before.

It's just that in the past few years, it has turned to the direction of high-temperature superconductivity.

I was invited to Yanda University for several lectures and academic exchanges before, and every time I went to Yanjing, I suffered from rhinitis. "

"I seem to have attended Director Gan's class, and I have listened to his elective course in condensed matter physics." Zhou Xin continued.

"He should speak well. Every time I chat with him, I feel like a spring breeze." Hu Zhengming didn't want to waste time on these topics, so he made a sharp turn:
"I heard from Zhang Zhongbo that you are now an intern at Microsoft?

When I first came here, I had to take care of my studies and internships at the same time, and then I had to adapt to the life here in American. At your age, I don't have such a lot of energy. "

"The main reason is that I saw the notice of Microsoft recruiting interns on the school's official website, so I wanted to try it.

Integrated circuits belong to the hardware-oriented work, and almost only deal with materials.

And the internship position I went to apply for at Microsoft was a product manager, and I needed to understand user needs more and satisfy them through applications.

It is equivalent to a bridge between programmers and users, and it is more of a job to deal with people.

I think this helps me adapt to American society as soon as possible and establish a preliminary social network.

And after all, I am still a senior and have not officially become your Ph.D., so take advantage of the gap in the middle to explore more unknown boundaries. "

Zhou Xin is now a senior student at Berkeley. As for studying Hu Zhengming's Ph.D., it is just a private agreement between the two.

Hu Zhengming obviously understood Zhou Xin's implication: "It is a good thing for young people to try more.

But you can't delay your job. "

After Hu Zhengming finished speaking, Zhou Xin took out the printed paper from his schoolbag and handed it to the other party: "Professor, this is a paper on MOSFET model optimization. Final draft."

The house fell silent.

Hu Zhengming silently looked at the paper in his hand, while Zhou Xin wondered if he was too steady.

Zhou Xin didn't know whether he was time-traveled or reborn.

He didn't know whether other traversers who had similar experiences would feel similarly.

That is, in fact this is the real world, but there will always be an illusion that this is the game world, only you are the protagonist, and everyone else is an NPC.

In 2020, Hu Zhengming is his mentor, and Zhou Xin may even be Hu Zhengming's closed disciple. The relationship between the two parties is very good.

But after 1998, he was still under Hu Zhengming's door, and it was difficult for Zhou Xin to see him the same way as before.

If it is 2020, if he obtains technology from 20 years later, Zhou Xin will choose to communicate with Hu Zhengming in all likelihood, and then try to maximize its effect.

In 1998 he would not have been like this, and even tried to use each other.

When Zhou Xin was doing self-reflection, Hu Zhengming looked up at Zhou Xin.

(End of this chapter)