Chapter 1545 Digging a Pit
Chen asked Gao Yang a few questions. Just talking about the data on paper, the dual-core processor is naturally far superior to the single-core processor, but in fact, the effect is different.
If the previous era of feature-phones, or even in the early stages of smartphones, only departmental functions were needed, then there was no essential difference between single-core and dual-core processors.
Because there are not many functions that can be used, there is no need for a processor to process many instructions. However, in the future, as smartphones and other wearable devices become more and more powerful, the instructions that need to be processed simultaneously will become more and more complex, and the original single-core processor is not enough to watch.
Now Onyx Technology has launched a dual-core processor. In addition to installing more functions on Onyx smartphones and launching large-scale games, it actually means creating a beak head.
With the title of the world's first dual-core processor mobile phone, Onyx's second-generation smartphone will be shaped into the world's top technology product.
As for most people, they may not have too much understanding of the concept of single and double cores of processors, but it does not hinder the subconscious that dual-core processors are stronger than single-core processors. This is enough for Onyx technology!
Chen Chu took a few glances. Now the processor has just begun to experiment with samples. When the samples come out, it still needs to improve functions and perform data testing. As for whether it can be really used on Onyx second-generation smartphones, it is not necessarily true.
"Even if you just entered Stanford University, you will do better than you. I became the chief chip designer at your age. Now you don't even have the qualifications to enter the place where Intel only produces garbage..."
After watching for a while, Chen Chu and Gao Yang came to a laboratory. As soon as they opened the door, they heard Shauna Boller's iconic loud voice, squirting at a technician. It seemed that the data was wrong, so the performance never met the design requirements.
Everyone in the laboratory seemed to have not seen this scene, and they were doing their own things, not even trying to pause.
Gao Yang shrugged without changing his face. As long as he entered the chip laboratory, anyone who hadn't been criticized by Shauna Boller several times. At first, the old man almost got autistic, but now he's used to it.
Although he shouted at the technician in front of him, Shauna Boller still spoke the key issues to the person in front of him in an impatient tone.
The people who were criticized by Shauna Boller for a long time, after receiving guidance, wiped their faces and smiled again. Like Gao Yang, the people in the laboratory were criticized too much and began to develop immunity.
After all, Shauna Boller was a little bit fierce, but I hope there is another technical expert like Shauna Boller who can be the chief designer with Intel and AMD. It is basically impossible to guide them every day, let alone cultivate their skills little by little.
Moreover, as long as you enter the chip laboratory, your wealth will increase by more than a little while. You still have a full two months to take paid leave every year. Compared to these, what is it to be scolded for a few words!
After letting that person go, Shauna Boller complained to Chen Chu, "These people nowadays have worse and worse technical skills. I don't know what the professors in the school have taught. Their basic level is really bad. In our era, such people can't graduate at all, let alone join Fairchild Semiconductor and get a salary of more than 400,000 US dollars!"
Looking at Shauna Boller's expression, this generation of young people was not easy to take and could not be used, Chen Chu almost laughed. Almost every generation, when looking at the next generation, felt a waste, but in fact, it was the opposite.
After muttering a few words, Shauna Boer and Chen Chu returned to the office, and they were still the same as before. Shauna Boer drank a large cup of coffee. Although his age was growing, Shauna Boer should have retired at this time in North America, but Shauna Boer is still in good spirits now.
During this period, although Shauna Bore was a little tired and needed coffee to refresh himself, his complexion was still good.
"The new generation of mobile phone processors have basically been developed and tested when the samples are produced. If the results are ideal, it will become the fastest-running mobile phone chip in the world!"
As before, Shauna Bore never talks about modesty. He has been confronted by Intel's founder and Texas Instruments chief engineer for countless times, how could he admit defeat to those people?
After saying a few words, Shauna Boller glanced at Gao Yang, who immediately took out a large number of documents, all of which were important design data for the new generation of dual-core processors.
"Onyx Technology's dual-core mobile phone processor is based on ARM design, adding baseband to the chip. In the SoC chip, eight independent processing units are used, which is a new record in the chip industry. The working speed is expected to reach 1GZHz and can handle 12 million pixels, which means that Onyx smartphones can carry cameras of tens of megapixels!
This is only part of its function. In addition, in terms of resolution, it can theoretically support screens with a height of 2K pixels and 1080P. As long as the screen department can do it, it can enable Onyx phones to achieve unprecedented effects. In terms of processing images, audio, and video decoding, the performance can exceed four times that of the smartphone chip released by Apple!”
While talking, Gao Yang couldn't help but be excited. The one that Onyx mobile phones are often compared is Apple phones.
As soon as this processor is launched, it can be announced that the chips of Texas Instruments have been swept into the garbage dump. Of course, this does not mean that Texas Instruments cannot design such chips. Texas Instruments has a high level of high-end chips, but it costs so much to develop such a chip.
Texas Instruments is still playing with the mid-to-low-end chips, with high cost-effective chips. Onyx Technology is attacking the high-end chip field. After the training of electronic reader chips and the first generation of smart chips, this time Shauna Bore finally designed Onyx's first high-end chip!
"It's a pity that the manufacturing process is not enough. This time, I can only barely use the 65nm manufacturing process to produce it. If there is a 40nm chip manufacturing process, then the dual-core processor this time will have much more powerful functions than the current one!"
Shauna Boller snorted coldly and said, if it weren't for Chen Chu's acquisition, all Onyx Technology's products and core components would have to be self-developed and produced.
If you ask a chip factory to start this time, it is expected that the chip performance will be improved by at least 15%, or even 20%, this time, but now it can only be made using Onyx's 65nm-level process. The same chip can be installed twice as many transistors on the chip as it is now available. The performance can be imagined.
When Chen Chu heard Shauna Boller’s complaint, he pretended not to hear it. Of course, Shauna Boller wanted to design higher-performance chips, but the craftsmanship level of Onyx Technology is there, and Chen Chu would not let the lifeblood of Onyx Technology be held in others’ hands.
Seeing Chen Chu's face, Xiaona Boller knew that it was impossible to hire a chip foundry. Now Xiaona Boller still couldn't figure out why Chen Chu insisted on letting Onyx Technology get involved in the entire industrial chain.
I don’t know how much money I spend every year. If all of this is saved, the profit of that Onyx smartphone will not only be 40% of the current one, but may exceed 60%!
If you put other technology companies, you probably gave up making your own products long ago. At most, you can design chips and then produce them by chip processing plants. This way, the one with high profits is not the one that is too high.
“Where is the production cost?”
Chen Chu asked the most critical question. Chip performance is one aspect, but cost and manufacturing difficulty are also key. The former determines the profit of mobile phones, while the latter determines the production capacity. "With the level of Onyx Technology's chip production department, if it is not produced at this level, how much can the monthly output be achieved?"
As soon as these words were said, Shauna Boller's eyes automatically moved to the ceiling, as if the patterns and patterns on it were special, and he obviously threw this problem to Gao Yang.
There was no way, Gao Yang could only say, "If it was installed on the Onyx phone, the cost of this dual-core chip is expected to be around 250 US dollars. Of course, if it is mass-produced and the process is mature, the cost will be greatly reduced!"
When Chen Chu heard this, he couldn't help but take a deep breath. He didn't know what kind of expressions he would look like when Tang Zhouming and Onyx's management team heard this "good news", but it would definitely be quite exciting.
"But it's worth it. It's the best chip in the world, and even the entire mobile phone chip industry will be completely changed by it. Think about the future dual-core mobile phones, or even multi-grid processors, because of the Onyx2 smartphone!"
Shauna Boller's eyes fell from the ceiling and couldn't help but say to Chen Chu. In the past few years, Shauna Boller was always designing, but this time he finally let go and completely let himself go. The chip designed is indeed powerful, but it also left a big burden for Onyx Technology. Should you use this chip? If you use it, it can soar the production cost of Onyx mobile phones.
He looked at Chen Chu carefully, and when he saw Chen Chu, he just took a few deep breaths and did not leave directly. Gao Yang felt that there was still a chance.
"If mass production is carried out, Onyx Technology will need to purchase another batch of production equipment such as lithography machines. It is expected that the monthly production capacity can reach 1.2 million chips. Of course, after the process is mature, the production capacity can be greatly improved!"
The cost is too high, but Chen Chu can't help it, but when he heard about this production capacity, Chen Chu couldn't help it, "I don't care about other aspects, whether it's changing the process or replacing materials, the chip production capacity must keep up, and this cannot be changed."
Hearing Chen Chu's words, Gao Yang had a bitter face. It was not so easy to change the process and replace the materials. Maybe he had to stay overnight for a few months. Gao Yang looked at Shauna Boller and saw that the old man began to study the ceiling again. Gao Yang could only respond with a bitter face.
Chapter completed!