Rewriting the Technological Scenario

Chapter 217

On this day, on June 15th, or recently, Meng Qian handled another thing in Hangzhou. With the advancement of the acquisition of the five companies in Taiwan, Meng Qian pulled a group of people to the company to work.

The design progress of the CMOS image sensor is accelerated. The forward design of a chip is the first is the determination plan, and then the algorithm engineer gets the architecture. The next step is that the ASIC engineer gets the translation work. Now the Chinese continent is the algorithm engineer or the ASIC engineer It is extremely shortage.

Therefore, Meng Qian has always been cultivated, and slowly cultivates excellent algorithm engineers and ASIC engineers from all over the company. Of course, the longest goal is to cultivate architects. In the next few years, excellent architects will be very valuable. It is also very scarce in China.

As this CMOS image sensor algorithm architecture, Meng Qian gave a lot of space to the company's system development department, but now the external pressure makes Meng Qian have to speed up the company's semiconductor development, and quickly pull a group of experienced people. Continue to work.

A chip design, the most time-time one ring is the starting program formulation, Meng Qian has done this ring, and now the company will make the architecture, the translation has also been done, and the rest is actually spent. How much is more professional and meticulous.

For example, the next step in the translation is simulation verification, this is the most important part of all the links after the chip design schedule, does it cost, according to the complexity of chip design, the efficiency of software, advanced computer equipment The degree of influencing factors are different, and some low-end chips are simulated for dozens of minutes. The simulation verification time of high-end chips is generally not more than half a month.

Of course, in 2002, the software technology and computer hardware almost almost, but the chips of this will be so complex. Simulation verification like a CMOS image sensor chip, it is enough for a few days.

As for this simulation software, Meng Qian did not hesitate to choose the use of their own simulation software.

The company's industrial software has been layout for so long. If you don't dare to use your industrial software at this time, you will be a blow to the company's employees.

I believe yourself, and also hope that other people trust yourself?

Of course, it also involves a particularly important thing, that is, the process document, this is the secret of the chip manufacturer, only the chip design company cooperated with the wafer factory can get it, and one thing is, any chip design from one Starting to determine the process, this must also communicate in advance with the cooperative chip manufacturer.

So if a chip design company without any cooperative chip manufacturer suddenly made a chip design, then ran to find the manufacturer production, this kind of thing is basically impossible. This is also the reason for Meng Qian needs to cooperate with Sony, and now there is a partner chip manufacturer only, but the level of Huaqin, everyone knows.

After simulation verification is integrated, timing, power analysis, automatic layout, etc., finally gave merger.

However, after all, the design is set, and the remaining work acquisitions will do very much, and in Meng Qian's request, everyone is working overtime, although the employee of the province is a bit reverse, But waiting for them to see the company's overtime pay, overtime welfare, and employee benefits, you can do it.

Of course, there is always no strength of this work, some direct resignation, some, while doing it while doing.

The chip design speeds up the pace, July 10th, the whole experience has been nearly three months, of course, not counting Meng Qian's program design time, Darutong University finally completed the company's first chip design.

On the same day, Meng Qian directly went to Sony, and this time, the out of the well received Meng Qian. This subtle practice also makes Meng Qian's extraordinarily.

"Mr. Meng, I haven't seen you for a long time." Just met, the well showed enthusiasm.

Meng Qian also reported warmth, the two were idle, and they went to the factory with Meng Qian.

"How long does the flow take up?" Meng Qian asked the person in charge of the plant docking.

"We are now basically fully automated. How much time does not spend, it is mainly the time for the late test fee. Start slowly to fully automate.

In 2002, it is worthy of pride.

"How long does it take for test?"

"At least ten days."

Meng Qian norful to say, this thing is not he controlled, this year's test time is generally long than the later generation, no way, is also technical restrictions. Fortunately, the current cost is too much cheaper than the later world, this thing is related to the process.

The high-end chip of the 7nm process of the later generation is 100 million, and the Kirin 990 flow film spent 2 billion. Meng Qian's flow cost is only a few million.

But the chip is more terrible. It is the failure of the flow. Once the flow fails, the money spent out will spend out, and I have to go home to redesign, and then the flow, and then take this money. For example, Xiaomi's,, is said that the failure does not know how many times.

So really don't have much business dare to touch the high-end chip, it is really burning.

"Mr., if this street is smooth, do you think the product is a relatively appropriate?" Dip the finished factory, Meng Qian asked to teach the well.

It took a while, "In fact, there will be a conference in the early August. If the flow test is smooth, it can be arranged together."

"Before the August? Isn't it less than a month, then calculate the time of the upper flow test, it is impossible to prepare the mass production."

"It doesn't matter if there is no problem. As long as the product is determined that there is no problem, no one stipulates that there must be immediately on sale." Outlook made an unconscious expression. "Now the company has started playing the future, first Publishing renewal production. "

Meng Qian laughed, it is indeed a way of out of the way, and the future technology enterprises have begun to play the future concept. The products have not yet been made, even a research and development phase, starting to brag at the press conference.

"Of course, it is mainly to see the test report of the product. After all, you have adopted a new design, more things involved, it is more complicated." Outlook, I will leave a post, tell the truth, this will Meng Qian did not hear this small catty. "Miss Meng may not know that there will be a mixed battle in the CMOS image sensor field in August."

"Metal?" Meng Qian is really not very clear.

"The fuse of this thing is Kodak."

The out of the situation is simple and Meng Qian, and it is said that this will be in the era of CMOS image sensor with the CCD image sensor, but the CCD is still mainstream, and the CMOS image sensor is still in a state of the start.

However, companies like magnesium, Sony have seen the potential of the CMOS image sensor, so everyone secretly in this field.

Originally, everyone engaged in research and development, but this time, the memory of the generation, Kodak jumped out.

Kodak as the nasal ancestor in the camera, but because of the long-term deep trapped era, Can't keep up, finally got to bankruptcy, but 2002 this will, Kodak has not taken the end, but always walking down the road, the industry status is still Be there.

At this time, Kodak suddenly announced a high-performance CMOS image sensor that will hang CCD image sensors.

This is, when I started walking down, I suddenly said that I have developed a better mobile phone, and the influence is very influential, but also more importantly, consumers' influence, Kodak is a symbol of an era, even if there are many photographers, many photographers are in the belief.

Then, the company that fell into the CMOS image sensor had to jump out, because in this field of technology, it may be slow in a step, this is why the first apple is hard, why is it on a folding screen? The field is a tight reason to bite with Samsung.

"Kodak, Fuji, Magnesium, Sony, Samsung, Nikon, Canon ... This is really a fairy fight."

Translation could not help but stunned, "What does the fairy fight mean?"

"Amount ... is a master gather."

After listening to the translation, I laughed, "So, when Mr. Meng's new design, if we really enhance product performance after testing, we certainly can't miss this opportunity, this time, who will take out the home to compete, can not What is produced, absolutely someone will take out what is still developing. "

Understand the situation, Meng Qian also did not do more comments, "Then look forward to the results of the flow test."

It is a bit for a long time. Meng Qian did not continue to stay in neon, the next day, I took a chance to look at the Uen of the big and housing industry, and I met several neon entrepreneurs, and then returned to China.

This is waiting for fifteen days and fifteen days later, Meng Qian received a message from Sony, and the email content is detailed with the test data and test results.

When the mail was just finished, it was like a card. It was called Meng Qian. The phone was the voice of the out of the well and the translation.

"I have seen it, I have to care for myself."

"Mr. Meng does not have to be polite, but this test result is slightly regrettable." Outlook suddenly turned around, "From the results, the sensor itself should have no problem, but how to combine our product, it has encountered problems, for insurance consideration At this time, we have temporarily decided to release Meng's sensor.

After solving the risk, we follow the next new product. "

Wen said, Meng Qian couldn't help but squat his eyes.

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