Chapter 680
Translator: _Min_ Editor: Caron_
Just as Jiang Chen expected, on the third day after news of Dragon Calvary X1 graphene chip was leaked, Hua sent representatives there . Led by an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, representatives of Loongson arrived at Coro Island .
Jiang Chen met with the two representatives . He was surprised to see a familiar face .
“Long time no see, Mr . Jiang . ” Liu Haotian shook Jiang Chen’s hand with a smile .
“Indeed, long time no see . The last time you were part of the concierge . Now, you’ve been promoted to a diplomat?” After letting his hand go, Jiang Chen looked over at the stranger .
“This is Hu Weiwen, the CEO of Loongson . ” Liu Haotian courteously introduced the person behind him .
The middle-aged man at least twenty years older than Jiang Chen extended his hand first to express his sincerity .
“I’m Wu Weiwen . I’ve long heard Mr . Jiang’s name . Mr . Jiang is indeed as impressive as the rumors say . ”
“You’re flattering me . ” Jiang Chen smiled and welcomed the two men onto the vehicle .
Liu Haotian looked at the vehicle and appeared somewhat shocked as he couldn’t recognize the brand of the car . Jiang Chen seemed to have read his confusion . After the Celestial Trade Bodyguard opened the car door, he began to explain .
“Luer S100, a pure electric vehicle with a solid-state lithium-air battery with a range of 500 km . Only 1000 units are available worldwide . ”
Liu Haotian recalled the name Luer – it seemed to be an emerging European car company with a focus on purely electric vehicles . At the Ber auto show, it received 100 million US dollars in financing and secured battery orders from Future Heavy Industries . It performed slightly better compared to Tesla and was gunning for the top dog position in the new energy field .
At present, Future Group invested 740 million US dollar on Coro Island to fully implement new energy vehicles . Three European car companies, such as Luer, had the privilege of sharing this policy, so it wasn’t uncommon to see this brand of vehicle on Coro Island .
“A range of 500 km? That’s fantastic,” Liu Haotian said enviously .
It wasn’t hard to tell he was a car fanatic .
“Do you want one? I can gift you one . ” Jiang Chen laughed .
“I’m okay . I’m afraid of accepting gifts . ” Liu Haotian quickly dismissed the idea .
Jiang Chen didn’t mention it further .
Liu Haotian wasn’t much older than him . To be able to act reserved at his age proved that either he didn’t have a competitive mindset or he desired much greater things .
Outside Future Building, Wu Weiwen envied the four-hundred-meter tall building with astonishment . If it was in Wanghai or Shangjing, it wouldn’t be considered tall at all, but it had a different meaning standing on the Pacific Ring of Fire .
This area was frequently affected by earthquakes, typhoons, and tsunamis . Building even a one-meter tall building here wasn’t easier than building two meters in Wanghai .
“Mr . Wu is intrigued by this building?”
“The building’s material must be impressive . ” Although Wu Weiwen didn’t work in this field, he had a Ph . D . with a background in this area .
“If you’re interested, feel free to visit anytime . ” Jiang Chen led the two men into the conference room .
The conference room was located on the middle floor of the building .
The three of them sat around the table as Wu Weiwen got straight to the point .
“I heard you have made significant progress in ultra-chip research . I wonder if this rumor is true?”
“Of course,” said Jiang Chen calmly . “In the graphene field, we’re leading the world . ”
Wu Weiwen and Liu Haotian looked at each other and read the glee in each other’s eyes .
Wu Weiwen contained his joy and looked sternly at Jiang Chen .
“The purpose of the trip was hopefully to establish a partnership with you in the field of graphene chips . ”
“I, of course, welcome a partnership, but… why is Loongson here?” Jiang Chen asked .
Jiang Chen thought Hua would be interested in the Dragon Calvary X1 chip and would provide Jiang Chen with a supply contract, but the situation was a bit different now that Loongson was there .
“We hope to obtain the graphene chip and licensing rights to Dragon Calvary X1 architecture,” Wu Weiwen answered .
After UA embargoed its ultra-chip from Hua, developing a computer chip was put on the agenda . However, due to technical challenges, as well as compatibility difficulties and many other issues, Han-made chips still relied on ARM architecture .
In terms of performance, although some domestic media exaggeratedly hyped Loongson as the best in the world, there was no market to prove it . However, the lack of market reaction proved that Loongson’s performance wasn’t as attractive as advertised . In actuality, whether it was Feiteng or Loongson, just from the chip manufacturing process, they were two generations behind Intel and other well-known international companies .
Wu Weiwen’s visit this time was to obtain the authorization of graphene chips related to patents and he was also interested in the instruction set of Dragon Cavalry X1 . The news revealed “Dragon X1’s” mainstream chip architecture was completely different from X86, ARM, and MIPS .
“There are no issues with granting you licensing for the graphene chip technology, but the instruction set is a bit troublesome . ” Jiang Chen’s finger tapped the table and he looked at Wu Weiwen’s nervous face . “After all, the Dragon Calvary X1 chip is still in the lab stage and hasn’t entered the patent registration process yet . This includes the lix architecture designed by Future Technology . ”
“What’s the performance of the lix architecture?” Wu Weiwen immediately asked .
“I am personally very pleased,” said Jiang Chen with a smile . “In terms of the complexity of the instruction set, we may be leaner than ARM architecture, but we’re in no way inferior to the performance of Intel’s X86 architecture . ”
He was still being conservative with that statement . In the apocalypse, lix architecture was the most widely used for graphene chips . It was one of the earliest forms of architecture, derived from the foundation framework . Jiang Chen intended to register 1000 patents; the current patent application documents were still being prepared .
“What’s the licensing price?”
“Please don’t rush, Mr . Wu Weiwen . ” Jiang Chen sighed . “We can’t authorize a technology without being granted a patent . ”
Wu Weiwen’s expression looked somewhat awkward as he realized he was being abrupt . However, the reason he was behaving so unsympathetically was simply because this was too important for Hua!
“I suggest you purchase the Dragon Calvary X1 . The ultra-chip’s performance is far superior compared to Intel’s Xeon Phi . If you order now, once we complete the registration process, you’ll receive the first shipment . ”
With a pause, Jiang Chen looked at Liu Haotian and said mockingly,
“I can promise that this chip will help you dominate the supercomputer computation chart . ”
This was directed to the people behind Liu Haotian .
“The development of domestically produced chips is a guideline from the superiors . The ultra-chip embargo was a wake-up call for us and we had to have our own chip production capabilities . ” Liu Haotian shook his head . “Although your proposal is very attractive, we still favor Loongson and hope to gain the chip production technology . ”
Jiang Chen looked at Liu Haotian and Wu Weiwen speechlessly .
[Even if I give you the instruction set, you might not be able to beat Intel! From research and development to self-production, how long do you plan on using silicon chips? We’re a family! Even if I embargo everyone else, I won’t embargo you!]
“How about this – let’s sign the Dragon Cavalry X1 Chip Supply Contract for 2 years . Next month, after we complete the patent registration for the lix architecture, let’s talk about the lix architecture license . Developing this technology isn’t a one-day event . You can first use our product then once you develop your own chip, we can discuss ending the contract?”
Liu Haotian and Wu Weiwen exchanged looks before giving Jiang Chen a nod .
“This proposal isn’t bad . I’ll have to seek approval from my superior . ”
“Let’s end our negotiation here today . I look forward to hearing good news,” Jiang Chen stood up and said with a grin .
[Once Hua’s super-computer dominates the Top 500 chart and kicks other countries out of the Top 10, I don’t think you’ll have the guts to terminate the contract!]
Dragon Calvary X1’s purpose was to export since Xin wasn’t consuming ultra-chips .
Why?
Because their technology was too inferior .
Future Group’s servers used quantum computers and had long abandoned outdated supercomputers .
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