Chapter 923: Triplekill authorization

"On behalf of "Matrix Joint Laboratory" and "MIPS" company, I announce that MIPSCPU will be open for authorization!"
"Aha?!"
One stone stirred up a thousand waves.
Everyone knows the huge investment and effort required to develop a CPU. Almost every semiconductor company hopes to keep the secrets of its own chips and monopolize part of the market.
Because of monopoly, it is the best way to maintain huge profits.
For example, Motorola and Intel, the current two dominant CPUs of the CISC framework, have adopted this approach.
However, "Matrix" Labs and MIPS Corporation are doing the opposite.
"We have established 3 levels for authorization." Professor Hennessy's words are sonorous: "They are the lowest level of usage authorization, the intermediate IP core level authorization, and the highest level of architecture/instruction set level authorization."
Immediately afterwards, Professor Hennessy further explained:
The use of level authorization is the most basic, which means that users can only purchase the MIPS processor cores we have designed for production, and cannot make any changes to them. For this, we will charge Each chip sells for a 1% licensing fee."
"Intermediate IP core level authorization allows users to add their own peripherals and interfaces without changing the MIPS core architecture and instruction set, and finally design a chip that is more suitable for users' actual use scenarios. For this, we will charge each The chip price is 1.2% of the licensing fee."
"The most advanced architecture/instruction set level authorization allows users to significantly modify the MIPS architecture, and even expand or reduce the instruction set according to their own needs. For this, we will charge 1.5% of the price of each chip. ."
Having said this, Professor Hennessy looked around the venue, regardless of everyone’s happy or hesitant or thoughtful expressions, and dropped an atomic bomb, completely shaking all the guests in the venue:
At the same time, I represent
the matrix "Laboratory" and MIPS company announced that the MIPS framework will implement a special authorization policy for all academic institutions and individuals for non-profit purposes: after signing a technical cross-licensing contract with us, these institutions and individuals can get them at a very favorable price The highest level of authorization, and the price is-$1 per year!"
Shocked, shocked!
After that, there was thunderous applause!
What does this mean?
This means that the MIPS architecture has completely opened the door to all pure scientific research institutions, school teachers and students, and individual enthusiasts who are interested in studying CPU architecture. They can use the framework that MIPS has built for them and design their own works!
It also means that this CPU architecture will be familiar, accepted, and promoted at a very fast speed; and in the field of education, it can get more support, and its architecture will be used as an example in countless university classrooms. During the explanation, there will be countless future CPU designers who will firmly remember these contents, and will deeply imprint them in their minds, affecting their lives...
It also means that more and more creative designs will be absorbed by MIPS.
Because the designers of this CPU are no longer limited to the "matrix" laboratory and MIPS, but come from thousands of enthusiasts, scientific research institutions and even college students!
Motorola is very powerful now, Intel is even stronger in history after another time and space, but in this time and space, Tan Zhenhua decided to defeat them, and the method he adopted was to unite all those who can be united!
The applause paused, and the audience recovered from the excitement just now, and they found that when they were still immersed in the huge impact, there was another person on the stage, an elderly Chinese in their 50s.
The face of this man is no stranger to many professionals in the venue. Someone quickly called out his name: "Zhang Zhongmou!"
"It seems that many people here know me." Zhang Zhongmou is personable and smiling: "Professor Hennessy just announced an exciting news that MIPSCPU will be open for authorization, which is an exciting good for the entire industry. News, because it means that everyone can design the chips they need by themselves-but I have a question to ask everyone, how will you produce your own designed chips? As a senior person in the semiconductor industry, I must Remind you, even if you only buy a set of tape-out equipment that meets the basic laboratory needs, it means a huge investment."
His words immediately poured cold water on the excited audience just now.
Yes, it’s an exciting slogan to have a cpu of your own design, and there is a gap that is very difficult to cross-there are a few people who have the financial resources to purchase a complete set of tape-out equipment, even if the equipment is only laboratory-level !
"Of course, our "Matrix Lab" has already considered such a critical issue for everyone." Zhang Zhongmou continued to smile: "Today, I stand here to announce a major event that can be recorded in the annals of history-I do. For the newly established president of "Huaxin Microelectronics", I would like to extend invitations to all guests, semiconductor chip research institutions and individuals all over the world-you only need to design chips and make them, leave it to us!"
The audience was stunned for half a minute before someone finally asked uncertainly: "Mr. Zhang, do you mean that you "Huaxin Microelectronics" will not design chips, but will only undertake the manufacturing of various chips task?"
Zhang Zhongmou replied in a very affirmative tone: "Yes, we do not design any chips, but we will continue to study the most advanced chip manufacturing processes and processes, and at the same time undertake chip production from trial production, tapeout, testing to packaging. All business-we are an OEM manufacturer of chips, this is a brand new industry, and Huaxin Microelectronics has created this industry!"
This is another news that shocked the audience!
Because this completely subverts the existing semiconductor industry structure!
In the past, the big players in the chip industry were all well-known big companies, because only they had enough funds to purchase a complete set of tape-out equipment and hire professional personnel to operate these equipment to make chips. This is invisible, just Set a very high barrier to entry for the semiconductor industry.
But it's different now.
With "Huaxin Microelectronics", chip design companies no longer need to consider those huge investment and professional and complex equipment, they can focus on design, complete and verify them at a lower cost, and this will undoubtedly give birth to a large number of Small and medium semiconductor companies!
It is foreseeable that with the development of the "chip OEM" business, the professional division of labor in the semiconductor industry will become more clear and detailed, and it will surely usher in a revolutionary leap in the industry!
The thunderous applause sounded again, and this time, people finally noticed that several familiar people boarded the podium during this period.