1991 Starting from the core

"I brought directly the parameters of the main chip of MP3. You can start designing from the PCB now - you choose the person in charge. Depending on the situation, maybe we will set up a separate department for MP3."

Zhu Yuanxinyan's expression was serious. Although he had been focusing on design in the capital for a long time, he also focused on mobile phone design. But that doesn't mean that he doesn't pay attention to Yuanxin's other affairs - Su Yuanshan has used his actual actions to show that he attaches great importance to flash memory - this emphasis is not because the flash memory particles are made by his most effective assistant Li Mingliu.

It was precisely because of his concern that Li Mingliu was asked to engage in flash memory particles.

It's a pity that many people didn't realize this before.

And now, Su Yuanshan has made this trip in person, which means that Su Yuanshan really values ​​this flash memory and even MP3.

"Well, no problem!" Zhu Yuanxin nodded.

At this time, Chen Jing glanced at Su Yuanshan, then at Zhu Yuanxin, and added: "Mr. Zhu, MP3 will be a replacement for the Walkman. At the same time, it is also the offline continuation of Yuanxin in the field of music copyright... You must Take it seriously.”

Zhu Yuanxin saw Yuanxin's two biggest bosses saying this, and invisible pressure suddenly rose. He smiled bitterly and said: "Okay, how about I take charge personally?"

"Haha, no, you still have a task." Su Yuanshan laughed: "I need you to design a music phone that is extremely stylish, extremely beautiful, extremely thin and light, and uses all the most advanced technologies currently."

"Music phone?"

"Well, a music phone." Su Yuanshan tilted his head and looked at Chen Jing: "Sister Jing, when the time comes, if you want to listen to music, you don't need to bring a Walkman. You can just listen to it on your phone."

"Huh? Tell me."

"Mobile phones need to use the latest micro USB interface to exchange data with the PC's USB port - by the way, MP3 can also use this interface instead of sticking out a male plug like a USB flash drive." Su Yuanshan said while grabbing He picked up the notebook next to him and drew a rectangle on the paper with two strokes, which he used as a model of the mobile phone.

"Do you know the technical specifications of the micro USB interface?"

"Well, a lot of technical white papers were sent over from the Science and Technology Park a while ago, and I have an impression." Zhu Yuanxin also changed his seat and sat next to Su Yuanshan. He stared at Su Yuanshan's notebook and frowned as he answered. Eyebrow, Su Yuanshan's needs began to swirl in his mind.

"That's good. Then, as for the storage space... I can think of two solutions for the time being. One is to solder the flash memory particles to the motherboard, and the other is to use an expandable TF card mode. It depends on your design. How convenient is it to implement it at the same time?”

"In addition, to realize the playback function on the mobile phone, I currently have two solutions. The first is to use the MP3 main control chip to decode, and the second is to use the latest baseband chip with the player program to decode. In the case of the former... It is equivalent to integrating an MP3 player device into a mobile phone, and the latter utilizes the baseband chip to the maximum extent - but this involves a problem, which is the adaptation problem of our mobile phone system."

Su Yuanshan paused as he spoke. Of course he knew that the latter was the only correct direction of development, but at present Yuanxin's microsystem focused on mobile phones did not have enough support for integrated baseband, and he did not have much energy to develop a playback program - now The operating system team at the science and technology park is mainly optimizing the system of laptop computers.

After all, Su Yuanshan did not expect that flash memory would come out so soon and instantly push feature phones into the realm of smartphones.

"Mr. Shan... If we want to meet your three extreme requirements, the higher the integration level, the better." Zhu Yuanxin thought for a few seconds and said: "The mobile phone we are designing now uses the latest integrated baseband. Once the chip comes out, it will definitely be the thinnest and lightest - but if you want to put an MP3 player device inside, I'm afraid you will have to make a lot of compromises in terms of space."

"Let's design it first... to see if there is any good way." Su Yuanshan also knew that the three "extremes" he proposed were somewhat of an "impossible triangle" at the moment, so he nodded and said: "First of all, the music phone must be The main feature, and then you can consider flip-tops and the like - in short, the fashion must be certain, and the battery must also use the latest polymer lithium battery.”

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanxin took a breath: "Mr. Shan... if this thing is really designed, are you afraid that the cost will be so high?"

"Well, I just want it to go to heaven!"

Su Yuanshan patted his notebook gently, and a sense of pride arose while talking and laughing: "We have been cowardly for so long, and have been wandering around and around the country. Now, it is time to break out of the country, break out of Asia, and go to the world. Got it!"

Chen Jing on the side pursed her lips and looked at Su Yuanshan with a snicker on her face.

She knew that this guy's ambitions were never limited to the mainland - even if his slogans were shouted by everyone.

To put it bluntly, all Yuanxin's "cowardice" is nothing more than waiting for the opportunity.

"Mr. Zhu, this is the second opportunity in the history of Yuanxin to fully go global." Chen Jing took back the realization from Su Yuanshan and looked at Zhu Yuanxin with a cautious face: "The first time is EDA."

"I see!"

…

After watching Zhu Yuanxin leave, Su Yuanshan looked down at the notebook from which Zhu Yuanxin had torn out two pages, scratched his head, turned around and asked, "Are we putting too much pressure on him?"

"A bit." Chen Jing nodded with a smile. She had stayed here for nearly a year and had spent a long time working with Zhu Yuanxin. She knew that Zhu Yuanxin was living a good life - after Duan Yongping took over the Yuanxin Mobile Phone Division. , Yuanxin mobile phone market is booming and going all the way. Now it has firmly stood at the top of domestic sales, competing vigorously with several established foreign brands.

In neighboring countries, due to the early layout of base stations and in-depth cooperation with telecommunications companies in several countries, FarCore mobile phones have also become the designated mobile phones for the telecommunications business in some countries, and the sales volume is extraordinary. good……

Now that Farcore's base station business has begun to develop towards the north, the next step is to compete with brands such as Nokia in the gross sub-market.

Driven by the brand effect, although Zhu Yuanxin's designs are not overly ambitious, they are always step-by-step and done in a leisurely manner.

Now, Su Yuanshan gave him two design projects in one go...and these two projects carried extremely important tasks. It's no wonder that Zhu Yuanxin's steps became a little heavy when he left.

"But only when you have pressure can you be motivated. You might as well come here this time and keep an eye on BOE." Chen Jing pursed her lips as she spoke, frowning slightly: "Three monks have no water to eat. This is really true. …That’s true.”

"So serious?" Su Yuanshan looked surprised.