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"Why didn't you tell me when you came back?" Han Chen asked, hugging his eldest grandson's small waist.

"I don't want to give you a surprise." Changsun Xiaoxiao said with a smile.

"Is the filming finished?" Han Chen asked.

"The filming has been completed, and we are just waiting for post-production. The special effects department said it will take 2 months." Changsun Xiaoxiao said with a smile.

"You have to pay close attention in the later stage. This film is your debut. Whether you can become famous depends on it." Han Chen said earnestly.

"I know, but I have something more important to do before that." Changsun Xiaoxiao said with a blush on his face, biting his lips and looking at Han Chen.

The two haven't seen each other for half a year. Han Chen naturally knows what Changsun Xiaoxiao wants to do. Women are more lustful than men.

After a while, Changsun Xiaoxiao's continuous low voice echoed in the office.

Then at this time, a very interesting news spread in the IT circle.

The news is that Deep Blue Group has dispatched many outsourcing tasks to the outside world. Among the outsourcing tasks dispatched by Deep Blue Group, there is voice data benchmarking. Voice data benchmarking is to read the file according to the specified document, and then record the reading content and compare each piece of speech. Make the cut.

Anyone who is a little more professional about voice data benchmarking knows that Deep Blue is developing a voice recognition tool.

However, there is another outsourcing task of Deep Blue that leaves many people scratching their heads. This task is to use Deep Blue tools to cut out pictures. Of course, the cut out here is not talking about the cut out in PS. The cut out mentioned here is just a simple cut out. Circle an object. After it is circled, the circled object will be marked.

This task is relatively more complex than speech data benchmarking. In addition to labeling objects, this task also requires labeling detailed information about the objects.

For example, after selecting a car, you need to mark the car brand, the type of the car, and the color of the car.

"What do you think Deep Blue's cutout task is for?"

"You don't care what he does to make money."

"Shenlan's cutout task is really profitable. Shenlan will give you 1 cents for cutting out an item. One person can deduct hundreds of items a day."

"I plan to open a black Internet cafe in the countryside and invite rural people to cut out pictures."

"Does anyone know how to take on these outsourcing tasks from Deep Blue?"

"Doesn't anyone care about the use of dark blue cutouts?"

Qiandu headquarters in Beijing.

In the office, after Xia Xuefeng reported on the tasks at hand, he casually mentioned to Robin Li about the outsourcing of the cutout task by Deep Blue.

"Mr. Li, do you think the Deep Blue outsourcing cutout task is really used to study artificial intelligence?" Xia Xuefeng asked curiously.

"Yes." Robin Li nodded.

The reason why Robin Li is so sure is that they plan to launch the driverless program next year.

The visual recognition solution in driverless driving requires matting data for training.

"It seems that after the failure of Deep Blue Group's electronic product business, it plans to develop in the direction of artificial intelligence. This Deep Blue Group is really a difficult opponent. Fortunately, Deep Blue Group does not engage in search engine business. I have no confidence in facing such an enemy. None." Xia Xuefeng said.

"The technical content of search engines is much higher than that of instant messaging and online shopping platforms. What's more, we have been working in this field for so many years. Search engines are not something that can be made just by wanting to do it." Robin Li said with a smile.

Although Deep Blue Group has become a household name for the Chinese people, Deep Blue Group has not disclosed many things to the outside world. In the minds of many people, Deep Blue Group is both mysterious and powerful. The rise of Deep Blue Group without warning is also difficult for many people to understand.

April 2012, 7, US time.

Qualcomm headquarters in San Diego, California, USA.

Cristiano Ammon delivered a newly assembled engineering prototype to Paul Jacobs.

This engineering prototype uses Snapdragon 800 chip, 8GB LPDD3 memory, 16GB NADA flash memory, 5.5-inch 1080P LCD screen, and 1200-megapixel camera.

Because wafer factories around the world no longer OEM chips for Deep Blue, this prototype cannot use Deep Blue's USF memory. In terms of cameras, there is no factory to OEM for Deep Blue. Fruits can only use SONY to provide them. camera.

Paul Jacobs also conducted a benchmark test on this phone on-site. Because there was no usf memory, the test results were a little worse than reported, but Paul Jacobs was quite satisfied with the test results.

In terms of CPU, Snapdragon 800 is 2% faster than Deep Blue 42, and GPU performance reaches 45% of Kong Xuan's.

"Chris, I'm very satisfied with the CPU you developed this time. I hope the next generation of CPU can go further." Paul Jacobs said after putting down the phone in his hand.

"Boss, when will we release Snapdragon 800?" Cristiano Anmon asked.

"The replacement wave in the high-end market will have to wait until at least the beginning of next year. It is better to wait until September before releasing it to the public. We will take advantage of these two months to reserve some supply. I believe that the Snapdragon 9 will be sold out when it is launched. I can We don’t want to announce that we won’t have any goods for dealers,” Paul Jacobs said with a smile.

at the same time.

The A6 chip on Fruit's side has also completed tape-out, and Cook also got a prototype from Bernie Albers. The iPhone 6 runs much faster than expected.

After some testing, Cook was very satisfied with the performance of iPhone 6. Cook picked up the landline phone on the table and dialed the number of the operations director.

"I am Manlio Saarinen, may I ask who you are?"

"It's me, Cook."

"Boss."

"Some information about iPhone 6 can be leaked to the outside world."

"Okay, boss."

September 2012, 7, China time.

Office of the President of Shenlan Group in Nantian Pioneer Park.

After Han Chen came to the company, he received an encrypted email from Rong Zhengli. The email stated that their R&D team had developed a new type of running memory. This type of running memory is somewhat different from traditional DDR memory, but it In terms of performance, it surpasses traditional running memory.

It is made using a 28nm process, the voltage used is 0.9V, the maximum capacity of a single chip is 1GB, the delay parameter is 4-4-4-12, the memory frequency is 800hz, and the bus width is x32.

From the parameter point of view, except for voltage and capacity, these other parameters are not much different from DDR2 memory.

But this memory actually runs faster than the latest DDR4 memory.

首先这种内存的预取机制是32bit的，DDR3内存的预取机制是8b，DDR4内存的预取机制16bit，在同频率情况下理论速度是DDR4的2倍。别看他们研发的这种内存只有800hz的频率，这种内存采用的是四通道机制，也就是说这种内存有8条传输通道，8条800hz通道加起来就是6400hz。

The most important thing is that in addition to being used as running memory for computers and mobile phones, this memory can also be used in graphics cards.

After watching the technical introduction, Han Chen picked up the phone on the table and called Rong Zhengli.

After three beeps, Rong Zhengli answered Han Chen's call.

"Mr. Han."

"Old Rong, the running memory you developed is quite good. Your R&D department will continue to update and iterate this memory."

"Okay, Mr. Han."

"How is the development of chiplet packaging technology in the packaging department going?"

"Dr. Zhang has made substantial progress and it is expected to be implemented in three months."

"Okay, you must keep an eye on the progress of chiplet packaging technology. All future chips will be designed using chiplet packaging."

"Okay, Mr. Han."

"Okay, then I won't disturb your work."

There are currently two paths for circuit integration. The first is the most traditional method, which is to package several independent chips together. This process is called SiP technology, and the second is an advanced SOC.

However, the development time, development difficulty, manufacturing difficulty and manufacturing cost of SOC are several times or even dozens of times that of SiP.

If Deep Blue had not had Beidou Star, an incredible EDA software, Deep Blue would not have been able to develop it in such a short period of time.

Although Deep Blue can greatly reduce the development time and difficulty of research and development with Beidou Star, as more transistors are integrated, the manufacturing difficulty will increase, and more and more research and development time will be required.

以前荣正利带领团队研发一颗32纳米的芯片只需要1-2个月的时间，进化到28纳米后研发时间延长到了2-3个月的时间。

In addition, the chip yield rate will also be reduced due to the increase in chip integration, and the cost of the chip will also be greatly increased due to the reduction in chip yield rate.

Is there any way to completely solve this problem and significantly reduce the difficulty of research and development and manufacturing costs?

The emergence of chiplet packaging technology completely solves the problems of R&D and manufacturing.

Chiplet packaging technology is also called chip technology, and chiplet is inspired by Lego.

Engineers split the modules that originally needed to be put together into separate modules and then packaged them together using 3D packaging.

After the chip is split, the manufacturing difficulty and R&D difficulty of the chip will also be reduced. In addition, the number of transistors in a single module will also be reduced after splitting. With fewer transistors, the chip yield will also increase, and the yield rate will increase. Increasing chip manufacturing costs will also lead to reductions.

The chiplet solves the three problems of manufacturing difficulty, R&D difficulty and manufacturing cost at once.

In addition, chiplet packaging technology also has a huge advantage. Some modules can be used repeatedly before there is no technology iteration. R&D personnel can directly use the original modules when developing new chips, which greatly reduces the cost of the chip. R&D time.

The most terrifying thing is that chiplet packaging technology can fuse chips of different processes together.

For example, the CPU module can use 28nm, the GPU can use 32nm, the ISP can use 45nm, and the memory can use 45nm.

The cost of manufacturing different modules using different processes is much cheaper than using the same process.

To put it simply, chiplet technology transfers the difficulty of chip manufacturing to packaging. It happens to be what China is best at in the semiconductor field. Our packaging technology is even ahead of Europe and the United States.

at the same time.

Various information about iPhone 6 under fruit operation appears on the Internet.

In addition, various rumors claim that iPhone 6 is better than the dark blue MA2 in terms of performance, which has also aroused heated discussions among netizens.

"The iteration speed of this mobile phone is too fast. In the blink of an eye, the iPhone has launched a new mobile phone, and I feel that the speed of making money cannot keep up."

"I heard that the performance of the new generation iPhone 6 is even more powerful than the deep blue MAX2."

“深蓝MAX2的CPU采用的是32纳米工艺，iPhone6的CPU采用的是28纳米工艺，性能上比深蓝MAX2强悍不是很正常。”

"I heard that the CPU of the iPhone 6 uses Deep Blue's technology. If Deep Blue hadn't provided technology to Fruit, how could they have made a phone better than Deep Blue? It's a pity that Deep Blue no longer produces mobile phones."

"Didn't Deep Blue say that it won't sell its technology to foreigners? Why did Apple use Deep Blue's technology? I didn't expect Deep Blue to give in like this. I originally thought Deep Blue had some backbone."

"I can tell you responsibly that Deep Blue has not sold its technology to foreigners. Deep Blue has only licensed the technology to them. Every time they produce a CPU, they have to pay patent fees to Deep Blue, and Deep Blue licenses it to them. Deep Blue is being suppressed." It happened before, Shenlan must have been deceived by these foreigners.”

"I think my Deep Blue MAX2 can last for another year. I'll have to wait until next year to change my phone or something."

"I just want to know if other brands can use the dark blue system when launching new mobile phones in the future."

"I asked your question on Deep Blue's forum, and the customer service said that unless they encrypt their phones, Deep Blue will continue to provide systems for everyone."

"Fruit is about to launch a new product, and Qualcomm must be launching a new product as well. I don't know how Qualcomm's products perform."

Wanwan MediaTek headquarters.

Cai Mingjie just received an engineering prototype made using MediaTek's MT6589 chip from Wen Liqi, head of MediaTek's R&D department.

Because DeepBlue lowered chip prices, MediaTek did not have a good time last year. The market that originally belonged to them was taken away by Qualcomm. In order to increase MediaTek's market competitiveness, Cai Mingjie also put all his energy into chip research and development.

After a year, they finally developed the latest MT6589 chip.

Although the naming method of the MT6589 chip is the same as that of the previous generation, the MT6589 chip of this generation uses Deep Blue technology.

The MT6589 chip uses a 28nm process. The core uses the Cortex-A7 public version core. The four cores of the quad-core design have a frequency of 1.2GHz. The GPU uses PowerVR Series 5XT, supports 1300W pixel cameras, and supports Deep Blue H.265 decoding technology. Can play and record 1080P high-tech videos.

In addition, MT6589 also supports full Netcom dual-SIM dual standby like Deep Blue, and is the first in the world to integrate W+G/TD+G/W+TD dual-pass functions.

"The performance of our chip reaches 2% of Deep Blue MAX90. The biggest advantage of our chip is its power consumption. Our power consumption is only 2% of Deep Blue MAX60." Wen Liqi said.

There is no way that Deep Blue mobile phones are famous in terms of performance and reputation, so now manufacturers like to use Deep Blue for comparison, so that both management and customers can understand the performance of their products more intuitively. (End of chapter)