I've done whatever I want

May in the northern hemisphere was very warm. After Xin Tong and Tian Tianle took an international flight and arrived at the Detroit Airport on the Great Lakes, they passed through customs and security checks and left the airport. After driving for half an hour, they arrived at a city called Ann Arbor.

The University of Michigan is located in this very livable small city.

The two walked into the campus and saw green trees and lawns everywhere. Birds sang freely on the statues and cute little squirrels jumped around in the woods without any scruples. Everything was so harmonious and classical. Special-style and Byzantine-style buildings are sparsely scattered among the lush green forests. The entire campus is very quiet and is a holy place for studying.

The high-spirited He Weijia was standing under the Burton Memorial Tower on the Central Campus, quietly waiting for his roommates from Tsinghua University to visit. When he saw Xin Tong and Tian Tianle coming over, he waved his right hand vigorously.

It had been four years since we were separated from each other at Tsinghua University. After the three people met, they hugged each other warmly.

"Let's go! I'll take you around this beautiful campus!" He Weijia said.

"Okay!"

"This school looks like it has a very long history!" Xin Tong sighed with emotion as he looked at the classical buildings scattered everywhere.

"Yes, UMich was founded on September 1817, 9. It is one of the fourteen founding institutions of the Association of American Universities, an alliance of top universities in North America, and the oldest public university among the founding members." He Weijia nodded.

"Jiajia, it's so strange. Why are there big yellow M's everywhere on the road?" Tian Tianle became interested in the M logo on the road.

"Lele, you have to be careful. At UMich, this M is sacred and inviolable!" He Weijia said in a mysterious manner.

"Really? Is there magic?"

"It is said that if someone steps on it before the final exam, you will fail the exam. If you accidentally step on it and don't want to fail the exam, then the way to break this curse is to run naked in school." After saying that, He Weijia laughed. laughed.

"Hahaha, it's so interesting!"

They were talking and laughing as they walked, and soon they entered the Nichols Arboretum between the middle campus and the north campus. It was a perfect place for students to fall in love, and couples could be seen from time to time. Silhouette, they continued walking along the beautiful Huron River.

"Jiajia, did you pass the defense of your doctoral thesis?" Tian Tianle asked.

"Just passed the defense!"

"Congratulations, it will be He Bo from now on!"

He Weijia smiled calmly: "One is a poor scholar, one is a loser!"

"Dr. He, what's your next plan?" Tian Tianle asked.

"I am currently studying ReRAM memristor with Professor Lu Wei. The bottleneck of this research is the performance of Endurance. We have made a huge breakthrough. In the laboratory, we can already reach 3K Cycles! If the Endurance performance of the chip can reach 10K Cycles, our ReRAM memristor will be used to design CIM memory and computing integrated chips!"

“With the vigorous development of high-density computing scenarios such as autonomous driving, intelligent computing centers, AR/VR metaverse, and ChatGPT, the demand for computing power is moving towards 100Tops, 1000Tops or even higher levels. The traditional von Neumann architecture will definitely not be able to withstand it. , CIM storage and computing integrated chip will be pushed to the C position!"

He Weijia is full of confidence in his research.

"Jiajia, I am also very optimistic about the prospects of ReRAM technology, but the end of scientific research is industrialization. If scientific research cannot bring about industrialization, it is a hooligan!" Xin Tong said.

"Brother Xin, I disagree with your opinion. Scientific exploration is also meaningful! Even if it fails, it proves that this road is unreachable!" He Weijia retorted.

"In the final analysis, scientific research relies on spending money. How much does it cost to study CIM chips?" Xin Tong asked with a smile.

Isn't it just money?

Xin Tong, who was holding a lot of cash in his hand, looked determined to win. “Brother Xin, this is an astronomical number!” He Weijia shook his head.

“We at Jinshi Technology are not short of money!”

He Weijia smiled lightly after hearing this. He did not expect Xin Tong's tone to be so loud: "If we want to create a CIM chip based on ReRAM, I think it will take at least several billion, or even invest in building a small Fab factory! Our ReRAM process It needs to be continuously optimized! The 3D stacked architecture needs to be continuously iteratively upgraded!”

The roommate who once studied in a dormitory could not be worth more than [-] million four years after graduation. Several billions is an astronomical figure. Xin Tong should have given up on it.

"We, Jinshi Technology, have a good cooperative relationship with the SMIC fab. In the early stage, we can do 3D stacked architecture verification in SMIC tape-out. Once the industrialization is mature, we, Jinshi Technology, can invest in building our own wafer fab!" Xin Tong started Looking forward to a bright future.

He Weijia lowered his head, as if thinking about something.

"Jinshi Technology is willing to pay this money, will you choose us?" Xin Tong asked in a low voice.

"Brother Xin, this is a big project worth several billions!" He Weijia reminded.

Without money, everything is a mirage!

"Didn't I just say that? Jinshi Technology is not short of money. We have more than one billion in cash on our account. Recently, car-grade 32-bit MCU chips have been mass-produced. The company's profits will increase significantly. If you are willing If you join Jinshi Technology and help us break through the memory wall of MCU with ReRAM technology, our automotive-grade MCU chips will definitely be far ahead! At that time, our profitability will be even more terrifying, and there is no way to support your research on CIM storage and computing integrated chips. Question." Xin Tong said sincerely.

There are more than one billion lying on the account? He Weijia was shocked!

"Jiajia, after integrating the 2.0 version of the Buddha circuit into our automotive-grade MCU, we are already ahead of all competitors in terms of power consumption. If we can integrate your ReRAM technology, we will be invincible in the world!" Tian Tianle said.

It seemed that Xin Tong and Tian Tianle had indeed developed a good chip and made a lot of money. He Weijia looked at the sky, lowered his head and fell silent.

"Even if Jinshi Technology can't come up with that much money, as long as your project is promising after verification, I will support you with financing. Don't forget that my wife Li Aileen used to work on Wall Street, and now she is a multinational company." The boss of the Asia-Pacific region of financial investment institutions has a lot of spare money in his hands and is looking for high-quality projects to work hard." Xin Tong patted He Weijia on the shoulder and said.

"This question came up too suddenly. I haven't prepared it mentally yet. Give me two days and I want to have a good chat with my supervisor, Professor Lu Wei!" He Weijia said.

"Professor Lu? He is our senior fellow at Tsinghua University. I want to meet him in person!" Xin Tong said.

"Ok!"

"Jiajia, it seems inappropriate to visit him rashly. Let's find a cafe nearby and let him come and sit!" Xin Tong suggested.

"Row!"

The three of them quickly left the Nichols Arboretum, found a cafe on campus and sat down, ordering four cups of hot coffee.

Judging from Xin Tong's tone, he is indeed not short of money. The end of ReRAM technology research is indeed industrialization. The premise of industrialization is technology and funds. It is not easy to find investors willing to spend money. He Weijia's mind was running rapidly.

After a while, Professor Lu Wei also arrived, and the three of them immediately stood up and greeted him.

"Are you Xin Tong?" Professor Lu Wei exclaimed in surprise. Seven years ago, he met this young man on a plane and was deeply impressed by his handsome appearance and elegant manners.

At that time, Xin Tong had just received the admission notice from Tsinghua University, and Professor Lu told him a lot about memory chips.

"Professor Lu!" Xin Tong nodded.

He Weijia was also shocked. He did not expect that his doctoral supervisor would actually know Xin Tong!

After Professor Lu sat down, everyone chatted for a while. When he heard that his beloved disciple was going to return to China to carry out the industrialization of ReRAM, he nodded: "He Weijia, if Xin Tong has the financial support, Itosmic wafer fab will carry out ReRAM memory." I think the path of resistor industrialization is feasible, and I support your return to China!"