1991 Starting from the core

As the initiator and promoter of the USB bus, saying that Su Yuanshan's computer does not have USB... is more than a curse.

However, Su Yuanshan has to admit that even though many chip and motherboard manufacturers are promoting USB interfaces, and even the latest Windows 95 has preloaded interface drivers, the progress of popularization is still unsatisfactory.

Although USB technology is completely free, unlike Apple's 1394 FireWire, which charges a patent fee for each line, motherboard manufacturers are now increasingly spending money. In addition to high-end boards, mid- to low-end boards can Just save. USB interface? An interface with no product adaptation has no meaning other than multiple processes and high costs...

Moreover, manufacturers such as Dell and HP that develop complete computers are even more outrageous. As members of the USB standardization organization - USBIF, even their own computers are not equipped with USB interfaces...

Among the many members of USBIF, Microsoft has the most thorough support. In addition to preloading the driver in the operating system, it has also specially developed a mouse based on the USB interface. For example, Su Yuanshan is currently using Microsoft's USB interface mouse.

Based on the current status of the USB bus interface, even within Yuanxin, some files that cannot be transferred via the network are still copied and transferred using floppy disks by default, which made Su Yuanshan sigh for a long time.

…

The system of Su Yuanshan's office computer is the Yuanxin distribution version of Linux. The driver was installed half a year ago, so the folder was read out as soon as Li Mingliu's USB flash drive was inserted.

"This is? MP3 main control chip?"

"Well, don't worry about it for now. Let's take a look first." Li Mingliu nodded and stood behind Su Yuanshan.

Su Yuanshan looked at the chip design drawing and said, dumbfounded: "What the hell, do you think I'm a god? What can I see here?"

"Haha! Look at the project records."

"..." Su Yuanshan was speechless for a while. He didn't make this thing by himself. It was like looking at someone else's code. He was not a simulation tool person. How could he see anything?

But since Li Mingliu insisted on letting himself take a look, he calmed down and carefully looked at each module starting from the project records and descriptions.

Obviously, the design of this chip uses a lot of mature IP, otherwise it would be a dream to complete the design in more than a month - but even so, the speed is absolutely amazing.

Time passed quietly, and when Su Yuanshan finally raised his head, an hour had passed.

Su Yuanshan rubbed the top of his nose and looked at Li Mingliu, who was already sitting on the sofa drinking tea and waiting: "Did you pass the simulation?"

"Of course I brought it over after passing it." Li Mingliu chuckled: "How is it? Isn't Lao Luo awesome?"

"Huh? I thought you took over." Su Yuanshan was startled. Seeing Li Mingliu looking like he was staying up all night, he thought that Li Mingliu was finally worried about Luo Ming and personally intervened in the team.

"No, Lao Luo did it independently." Li Mingliu stood up and walked to Su Yuanshan: "I said Lao Luo can do it..."

"Indeed." Su Yuanshan looked at the standardized design interface and nodded: "An inappropriate metaphor is that Lao Luo is the general who is responsible for charging into the battle. He does not need to make any innovations or breakthroughs, we only need to give him Make a clear need and he can get it done.”

"That's right - can we mention Lao Luo's P level?"

"Huh?" Su Yuanshan looked up again and saw Li Mingliu looking at him with burning eyes. I couldn't help but laugh: "Why don't you go there yourself for this matter? What level is Lao Luo at?"

"Look...you don't even know what level he is. After all, he is our old friend from the ninth floor of Jiangdu Building."

"..."

Su Yuanshan was speechless for a while.

The past four years have passed, and Yuanxin has expanded countless times... When we were engaged in EDA, except for a few senior members of the founding team who left due to special reasons, most of them took up leadership positions in Yuanxin - and because of them A large part of it comes from the Electronic Science and Technology Department, which is why we have the term "Electronic Science and Technology Gang".

Luo Ming is just one of the people who is not very eye-catching. It is normal for Su Yuanshan not to remember.

But when Li Mingliu brought it up, he could only say that although Li Mingliu was arrogant, he was also a nostalgic person.

So Su Yuanshan shook his head and said with a smile: "Okay, I won't ask anymore... You know the rules for P-level promotion. When the time comes, you can propose it and I will vote in favor - Mr. Xi and the others, you can go and do it yourself. The relationship is okay, right?"

"Then it's settled!" Li Mingliu breathed out softly and laughed: "He has been around for so long and is only at level 11. He has always followed me to take charge of specific tasks, and I get the credit every time... …In addition, our promotion system is indeed a bit too biased towards breakthroughs and innovations, which really feels like bullying honest people.”

Now that Li Mingliu has talked about this, what else can Su Yuanshan say?

"Yes, yes...you can't bully honest people."

…

With the success of the flash memory particle tape-out, the design of the main control chip also passed simulation, and product design was immediately put on the agenda.

The day after seeing off Li Mingliu, Su Yuanshan got on a business plane for the first time and flew directly from the Special Administrative Region to the Capital Airport.

Chen Jing was not free, so Zhu Yuanxin, the head of the design center, came to pick him up. Not long after arriving at the courtyard office hidden behind the design center building, Chen Jing also returned to her office dusty.

"You are busy building a wafer fab over there, how come you have time to come here in person?"

Chen Jing was wearing a navy blue formal suit, and her hair had been cut short, which made her look suddenly much more mature and intellectual. Compared to her previous student appearance, she now looked more like an elite professional woman.

"Uh... I'm not..." Seeing Chen Jing's smiling face, Su Yuanshan subconsciously wanted to make a joke, but immediately realized that something was wrong, so he changed his words: "Come here and be lazy... Over there Just have Sister Xiaohui."

"...I really have you." Chen Jing nodded to Zhu Yuanxin and said hello, then sat on the sofa next to Su Yuanshan: "What are you doing here this time? Just for that MP3?"

"MP3 is one thing, but mainly I want to check my phone." Su Yuanshan said and shrugged at Zhu Yuanxin: "Senior Brother Zhu, I don't mean to worry about you."

Zhu Yuanxin immediately laughed: "Haha, Mr. Shan, what do you mean, your aesthetics are always online. We hope you can give us more opinions and guidance."

"Well... I don't want to be a guide. After all, you are professionals."

In terms of product appearance design, Su Yuanshan is a complete layman.

But he couldn't stand the many product samples in his mind...

IF Design Award, Red Dot Design Award, IDEA Award...there are countless excellent designs that he can copy.

Beauty has never been divided into eras.