Rebirth: Fight For Life

  Chapter 153 Tigers in Heart

"smart phone?"

   Ni Guangbei and Guo Wei looked at each other, wondering why Gu Song raised the smartphone to such a high level and called it a new computing device.

   It sounds like Gu Song compared it to a computer.

  Essentially, the concept of a smartphone has emerged at this time.

  In the early years, compared with the bulky computer, the handheld computer was also born. To put it bluntly, handheld computers are also called PDAs, which are developed from handheld calculators, including Nintendo's GameBoy, which can be classified into the category of handheld computers. Like the electronic dictionary produced by Aolong Technology, it also belongs to a handheld computer.

   However, PDAs have never had the function of calling and texting. It wasn't until 1993 that IBM launched a smartphone called the Simon for the first time. Its definition is that it has both the basic communication functions of a mobile phone and an operating system based on the computing core, which can install third-party software to achieve richer functions, such as games, music, and reading.

   Surprisingly, this smartphone is the first smartphone in the world that can be operated by touch.

   Of course, at this point in time, the more historic smartphone is the Symbian system.

  With the rise of Nokia, Nokia mobile phones equipped with Symbian system sell well all over the world. Back then, Gu Song used to look for resources on forums like Mobile Home, download e-books, and change wallpapers.

   Of course, smartphones at the moment are far from showing their later power. Mobile communication networks cannot provide sufficient network coverage and speed, and the performance of mobile phone CPU and storage cannot support higher-intensity software. Smartphones established a historical position as a new computing device, and the iPhone, which integrated a new generation of touch technology and various sensing devices, was born in 2008.

Seeing the doubts on the faces of Ni Guangbei and Guo Wei, Gu Song said seriously: "Intel and Microsoft have completed the blockade of computers. I think there is no chance to fight in this field. But smartphones, I think there is still a chance now.”

   Ni Guangbei didn't think he was talking nonsense, and said seriously: "Please tell me!"

Gu Song nodded and said: "According to Moore's Law, the development of integrated circuits will soon reach such a stage: if there is a small enough chip that can be installed in a mobile phone, and this chip can already reach the current Pentium 3 and even the future The processing performance of the Pentium 4, then the mobile phone that can be moved at any time has a broad prospect.”

   "But," Guo Wei doubted, "Isn't there already a notebook for portable computing devices?"

"This is not the same. Technology is to provide convenience for people. If the processing power of mobile phones is not worse than that of current desktop computers, even because of the continuous advancement of technology, various sensing components, such as photosensitive lenses, are It can be integrated into the mobile phone. Brother Guo, if there is such a mobile phone, in addition to making calls and sending text messages, there is no shortage of various entertainment functions such as taking pictures, listening to songs, watching movies, playing games, socializing, reading, etc. And it can be used anytime, anywhere, right out of your pocket. What do you think such a product means?”

  's remarks shocked Ni Guangbei and Guo Wei, and at the same time made them enter Gu Song's thinking and began to think about it.

   Both of them are people who understand technology. What Gu Song said is indeed a situation that will appear sooner or later if it develops along the current technical route.

While   chips are getting smaller and smaller, their processing capabilities are getting stronger and stronger.

  Digital cameras have appeared, and photosensitive components are indeed being miniaturized.

  The foundation of the communication network is constantly improving. If it is a mobile network, the second-generation GSM and CMDA networks have been laid, and the protocol standards of the 3G network have also entered the stage of research and development.

  If the smartphone Gu Song is referring to is such a product, its appeal is beyond doubt. What's more, now that mobile phones have gradually become a necessity, and interesting things in the future must be one for everyone. It's time to upgrade to a smartphone...

Gu Song continued: "More importantly, in the field of mobile phone chips, there is currently no monopoly giant like Intel in the world. What I want to do is to start from the architectural level and aim at the smartphone era in 3 years and 5 years later. , making mobile phone chips, mobile operating systems.”

Seeing the two people listening carefully, Gu Song further expanded the topic: "As long as you are willing to invest, you will be able to make breakthroughs in technology sooner or later. The more difficult point is how to increase market share. Brother Guo, so I want to be a rover. Digital product brand, I started to accumulate storage control technology from U disk, next step I will do mp3 accumulation decoding technology, and later I will do digital camera to accumulate photoelectric sensor and camera chip technology. In this process, my The product has a market market, and my team can complete the accumulation of technology. When the time is right, I can launch the most market-competitive smartphone as soon as possible.”

Gu Song said in a positive tone: "If my smart phone is like the current Nokia, and eventually sells all over the world, then my mobile chip will be the global standard, and my mobile operating system will be the global standard. At that time, I will It will start to catch up with the layout of PC giants, to consider how to develop the next generation of computers, use a new and more efficient architecture, and then eliminate the current Von Neumann machine and Intel's X86 architecture."

   Ni Guangbei was inexplicably shocked.

   He originally thought that this was at most a young man with great ambitions, and he also had a patriotic feeling and was looking forward, so he shouted that he would make a chip to build a spacecraft.

   But he did not expect that Gu Song's thoughts were so clear and his goals were so real. The content he talks is technically feasible and rigorous in thinking, and he thinks wildly more than himself.

  He wants to eliminate the von Neumann machine? So what is he going to do? Quantum computer?

  Ni Guangbei asked in disbelief: "You said you studied liberal arts?"

   Gu Song was stunned when he heard the words, took a sip of tea and smiled embarrassedly: "It is indeed the liberal arts that I read, these are all hobbies, hobbies..."

   Guo Wei rolled his eyes, I believe you are a ghost, a hobby. He sighed and said, "No wonder you said you want to make a cell phone."

  Yeah, the era of smartphones is not far away.

Gu Song can also wait until all the conditions are mature, and then buy other people's patent licenses. Under the ARM architecture, using Qualcomm's chips, using Android's open source, and relying on his own insight into the market trend, he can take a step and a half in advance. can make enough money.

   But his goal was more than that.

   He needs to bring artificial intelligence into the world as soon as possible so that he can gather more energy for his flint project.

   In order to complete the goal before 2023, he needs to accelerate not only the speed of his wealth accumulation, but also the technological progress of the entire world.

   In addition to the most core and overly advanced technologies related to spaceships, you might as well take out other things.

  Ni Guangbei remained silent, still thinking about the feasibility of this path proposed by Gu Song in his heart.

   In fact, everything put it bluntly, it is money.

   With enough money and time, technological breakthroughs are inevitable.

   But there are many examples in history where better technologies are buried in the pile of old papers, because the next technology may have occupied the market, making money continuously, and creating interest groups as strong as castles.

  Technology becomes standard only when it is widely used. Otherwise, just like Ark 1, which he is not optimistic about now, it may end up being self-entertaining and not being able to beg good everywhere.

   He looked at Gu Song, maybe this was the purpose of his liberal arts studies.

   To manage the enterprise, explore business models in the market, generate enough profit returns with sufficient market share to nurture technology, and at the same time promote our own technical standards.

  Ni Guangbei asked seriously: "What do you need?"

Gu Song was refreshed and quickly replied: "I am preparing a research institute in Yanjing. At this stage, I intend to focus on the research and development of U disk chips and Mp3 chips. Of course, a research institute with smartphone chips as its core goal The entire R&D team is what I need. It’s just that the smartphone chip is my three-year plan, and the urgency is not that strong.”

   "What about the budget input?"

Gu Song affirmed: "Now I have personally prepared a fund of 50 million. In the next step, I will use this research institute as the core and put the funds I can mobilize into it as much as possible. A conservative estimate is that within 3 years, I can Invest no less than 500 million in this project."

  Ni Guangbei didn't expect Gu Song to have such great financial resources and courage to do this. He felt very moved, but also sighed: "I'm afraid it's still not enough."

   His emotions are very real.

  Later Rebs had a famous saying: The chip industry starts in 10 years and results in 10 years.

  The cycle from research and development to standardized production of chips is at least three to five years. The most important problem is that after spending a lot of money to complete the research and development, if there is no market, the research and development costs cannot be diluted, and further iterative research and development will be unsustainable.

   Just like later, all the scientific research units and enterprises in the whole country spent billions of dollars in chip research and development, but not half of that of Intel. People invest tens of billions of dollars in research and development every year, and they are still iterating under the already world-leading technology level. How do you let latecomers catch up?

   Want to overtake this car unless the whole industry changes drastically. Just like the advent of the mobile era, the rise of Qualcomm. In the field of mobile phone chips, Intel cannot compete with Qualcomm.

   It is because of this awareness that Intel continues to invest in research and development on the next generation of computers.

   Although Gu Song has a problem in his mind, he wants to develop mobile phone chips in advance, and the investment will not be small. He said: "At this stage, I want to only do chip design and outsource production. When I have the ability in the future, I will build a factory for production."

   "Even so, the amount of capital required is not small."

  Gu Song looked at Guo Wei and said with a smile, "I'm still a little confident in my ability to make money."

   Guo Wei laughed and said, "That's true. If you say that, I really believe you can figure it out."

Ni Guangbei shook his head and said, "Even if the funds can keep up, the talent team is even more difficult now. It's better to make some low-tech chips. If you want to make the world's leading smartphone chips, such a team is hard to find! "

Gu Song said: "I think this problem can be overcome. Talents are trained through projects. As long as the foundation is sufficient, the mind is good, and the heart is willing, we will spend two years and use the products and projects that the rover is currently promoting. It is possible to cultivate a technically strong team.”

  Ni Guangbei nodded and said coldly: "Okay, I think I can participate in this matter!"

   The first update in July, I hope to have better results this month, and ask for the support of recommended tickets and monthly tickets~

   (end of this chapter)