Chapter 1: Unresolved Feelings
Thanks to this, Intel wielded its patent club, leaving a host of counterfeiters in disarray, not to mention Cyrix, this freeloading genius. Relying on its old partner Texas Instruments for authorization, it managed to exploit a loophole in Intel's defenses
Su Yuanshan's gaze shifted away from the long-eared iron shell clock
Before leaving, he glanced at his mother
Is it my uncle? I will go down to meet him
Thereafter, he would spend eight years at Guoxin, until he was exhausted and accepted an invitation to work as a simulation tool consultant at an EDA company, until his senior brother invited him to join Haixin
At this moment, Su Yuanshan has just entered the first year of high school
- Lantern, waiting for the lanterns.
Su Yuanshan's tone surprised Zhang Xiuyun; Zhang Ke had always treated Su Yuanshan well, and his son had always liked this uncle. What was wrong with this kid today?
Later, the younger uncle found Su Yuanshan's mother, Zhang Xiuyun, who in later generations is referred to as the "brother-supporting demon." She believed her brother's nonsense that he would "pay back the principal in at most a month," and not only gave all the family's savings to her brother but also embezzled 100,000 yuan of public funds.
A little further away is a Laser - 310 training aircraft covered with red silk cloth, and on the bookshelf are the textbooks he has used from childhood to adulthood, along with several books on electronics
February 25, 1991, the eleventh day of the first month in the lunar calendar
Ignoring his mother's confusion, Su Yuanshan ran down the stairs with a smile
However, it has been proven that without the support of the high-end semiconductor industry, even if you can design the most advanced SOC, it is merely a flower in the mirror and the moon in the water
If he follows this trajectory, he will complete high school at No. 7 Middle School, and then, because his father is an associate professor in the Electronic Science and Technology program at the University of Electronic Science and Technology, he has developed a strong interest in electronic circuits and programming from a young age. Growing up as a child of the academy, he unreservedly chose to apply to the University of Electronic Science and Technology.
"Uncle-in-law?" This title, which had long since faded from his mind, instantly awakened unpleasant memories in Su Yuanshan, prompting him to speak in a low voice: "What does he want?"
Dimensionality reduction strike
Su Yuanshan's brother-in-law is named Zhang Ke. In the 1980s and 1990s, he was considered a remarkable talent within the family. He collaborated with a group of people to engage in speculative trading, traveling from the south to the north, and even to the distant northern regions, amassing a fortune of several million within a few years. As a result, Zhang Xiuyun often complained to her husband, Su Xinghe, lamenting that her husband, as a professor, earned less than a speculator.
Hello, Mother, you look so young
His eyes gradually brightened
The call of his mother interrupted Su Yuanshan's thoughts
To speak frankly, my uncle-in-law is not the kind of unsophisticated person who becomes arrogant after making money. In front of his highly educated brother-in-law, he has always shown great respect and even gifted a Langchao 486 to Su Yuanshan's father.
The most notorious of these is the Crawford ` 338 Patent, which pertains to memory management and caching, and it is said that no one can circumvent it under X86
Indeed, the CPUs of the counterfeit manufacturers are all referred to as XX386, XX486
It is important to note that when the DJS-050 was created by imitating Intel's C8008, it was only five years behind.
Hmm?
Su Yuanshan remembers very clearly that next year, Cadence, one of the three giants in EDA, will enter the domestic market and begin to exert pressure on the domestic EDA software Panda ICCAD
Tick-tock
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With his versatile qualifications, having been responsible for logical design, structural design, and even microcode compilation, Su Yuanshan undoubtedly became the chief architect of Haixin.
This is the bedroom from Su Yuanshan's time in high school
Certainly, even if other manufacturers conduct white-box testing replication in a clean room—similar to dissecting a CPU and then making blind guesses about the microcode implementation and compatibility with the original product—if what you are working on is the x86 architecture, you will inevitably encounter various patents held by Intel under this architecture
My mother has just turned 40 this year, with a head full of dark hair, lazily leaning on the sofa watching television
Little Mountain
At this time, the little uncle had not yet become the detestable scoundrel that everyone despised; he was still the little uncle who treated himself very well
Associate Professor Su Xinghe was so anxious that he almost turned gray overnight, desperately seeking talent and borrowing money to fill the gap.
However, everything changed after Zhang Ke met that remarkable individual who made a fortune of 100 million by trading second-hand airplanes
Upon arriving downstairs, my uncle, who is in his thirties, was indeed as spirited as I remembered, with two large cardboard boxes at his feet
During this year, Intel was simultaneously making final adjustments to the 80486 while preparing to unveil a major innovation
The outcome is predictable
Su Yuanshan put on his coat and quickly opened the door to the room
Su Yuanshan closed his eyes tightly, burying the memories of his past life deep within his heart
Tick tock
Crushing the panda with CAD
Just as Zhang Xiuyun was about to scold someone, she heard Su Yuanshan's tone change to one of surprise
Tick-tock
In contrast, during this period, the domestic industry was in a state of disarray— in the 1980s, dozens of semiconductor production lines were introduced domestically, but only a few were successfully put into production. Coupled with the importation of certain high-end products, this led to the illusion among people that "buying is better than making"
"Hey, Mom." Su Yuanshan wiped his face and replied with a smile
Fragments of memory are like fallen leaves covered in yellow sand, gradually becoming clearer as thoughts spread, allowing Su Yuanshan to untangle the threads of his recollections
The year 1991 was not the worst for the domestic semiconductor industry, but it cannot be considered good either
Two years later, Intel's CEO Andy Grove, in a fit of anger, declared that the new CPU would not be called 586 unless it was over his dead body, thus the Pentium was born
After graduating under his father's guidance, he applied to study computer engineering for his master's and doctoral degrees at Columbia University. After graduation, he joined Intel, where he spent three years witnessing the transition from P3 to P4. He then returned to his home country with his wife, and shortly thereafter, at the invitation of a senior colleague, he joined Guoxin as a logic design engineer, while his wife returned to teach at the University of Electronic Science and Technology.
With thirty years of experience in using EDA software, being aware of all the challenges and pain points in EDA usage, as well as the excellent algorithms from various graphical and textual sources in later generations, what would it be like if one were to develop an EDA software by collaborating with others?
Above the head of the bed hangs a poster of Stallone, while at the foot of the bed is a poster of Zhou Huimin. On the surface of the desk is a piece of glass, under which are photographs of him from childhood to the present. Against the wall, there is a Yanwu dual cassette recorder, on top of which is a row of English cassette tapes
Although this matter was ultimately not discovered, peace was never restored in the household thereafter—this was also one of the reasons why Su Yuanshan initially applied to study abroad
The 908 project, which is still in the demonstration phase, is set to receive official approval next year, yet it may stagnate for various reasons
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In the year 386, Intel had already revoked the X86 licensing for other "second suppliers," and during this time, companies like AMD and Cyrix were employing cleanroom techniques to engage in reverse engineering that would provoke Intel's ire.
Previously, Zhang Ke, who held a reverence for knowledge, became arrogant and, under the guidance of that expert, plunged into the futures market, ultimately losing everything, leaving him with nothing but his underwear.
Quickly tidy up downstairs, your uncle is about to arrive, and he said he brought you a gift
Thereafter, the brother-in-law fell into a state of despair, becoming a rogue who resorted to deceit and trickery, with a mouth full of lies
Since rebirth, the sentimentalities of middle-aged individuals are no longer necessary
Then, in an autumn, I encountered my wife, Ye Ruda, on campus