Reborn Tokyo Golden Age

Chapter 147 What I want to do is - chips! (big chapter)

After hearing Bai Chuanfeng shout "I have money", not only Matsumura Masaki, but even Kobayashi Asuka were stunned.

It is said that seeking talents is very thirsty, so why did they finally use money to clear the way.

Matsumura Masaki turned around, looked up and down Bai Chuanfeng, "That guy Kikuchi sent you money?"

"Uh..." Bai Chuanfeng was embarrassed by the professor's brain circuit, why did Professor Kikuchi have to be involved in everything, and how much resentment there was between the two.

"Professor Songcun, why don't we talk inside." Bai Chuanfeng suggested without losing the opportunity.

Masaki Matsumura, who was in a hurry to do experiments, didn't want to waste it on Bai Chuanfeng.

However, considering the opponent's money ability, he finally nodded, "Come in first." After speaking, he turned around and entered the laboratory on his own.

Bai Chuanfeng was overjoyed, if he could sit down and talk, there would be a way.

Without delay, he and Kobayashi Asuka entered the laboratory one after the other.

Masaki Matsumura's laboratory is much more shabby than Professor Kikuchi's site, and the area alone is not the same.

When Bai Chuanfeng entered the interior, the first thing he saw were various unknown instruments, which filled most of the space in the laboratory.

Because some are huge, the inside looks a little dark after the lights on the ceiling are blocked.

Professor Kikuchi's place is not only spacious and bright, but most of the instruments are also installed in different rooms by category.

Looking at the rooms from the corridor outside, the force is almost full.

Not to mention that he still has his own separate office. As for Masaki Matsumura, he also has an office.

Well, it's the cubicle in front of you.

The white plastic board has a cheap smell, and the color has become a little dark because of the age.

The surface of the upper part of the transparent glass is so worn that it is almost impossible to see Yiyi who is working outside.

It's not that Donggong University has no money to renovate here, it's just that Masaki Matsumura's annual appropriation has been invested in the experiment.

As for the laboratory, as long as the equipment and instruments can be used, it doesn't matter if other things are just make do.

After saying hello to Masuichi outside, Shirakawa Feng and Kobayashi Asuka also entered the cubicle, which was Professor Matsumura's office.

"Tell me, why did Kikuchi ask you to come here? It must not be so kind as giving money."

After Masaki Matsumura sat down, he asked questions straight to the point. These technical leaders are all efficiency madmen.

"Although it is rude to say this, for Professor Matsumura, it may be able to solve the urgent need."

Speaking of which, Bai Chuanfeng has already taken out the CD from his bag, which he showed to Professor Kikuchi last time.

But this time there are not only physical objects, but also a technical document.

Shirakawa Electric has signed a patent mutual grant agreement with Sony. Although the CD technology has not yet been officially released, it has generally been completed.

In order to develop corresponding playback equipment as soon as possible for this technology, Baichuan Electric also obtained more specific technical parameters.

Masaki Matsumura did not look at the CD beside him, but immediately picked up the technical information and studied it carefully. He wanted to see what this had to do with his urgent needs.

"Scan speed: 1.2–1.4 m/s…

Track pitch: 1.65 micron...

Read and write speed: 1X = 150 KiB/s…

Capacity: 700MB

…

16bit PCM encoding, sampling rate 44.1kHz…”

After reading the technical information in his hand, Masaki Matsumura was directly shocked by the above information.

"Interesting, really interesting." Masaki Matsumura was amazed by the large capacity of 700M alone.

You must know that today's computer hard drives are aimed at ordinary users, and the largest capacity is the 5.25-inch hard drive that Seagate just released at this year's press conference.

Capacity 5M, priced at $1500! As far as this is the product of the press conference, the real thing has not been seen yet.

As for the professional hard disk with larger capacity, it is not without it.

IBM's professional hard drive has a capacity of just 1GB, is as big as a refrigerator, and weighs 250kg.

It sells for $40,000, roughly equivalent to the price of a mid-range Ferrari at this time.

And the smaller commercial hard drives are available in the laboratory of Donggong University.

Here, the rice cooker-like thing next to the PC is with a capacity of 64MB.

Matsumura Masaki remembered that when purchasing, the quotation was about 5,000 US dollars.

So it is conceivable that when a small CD was placed in front of him, but its capacity reached 700MB, how surprised Masaki Matsumura was in his heart.

"Unfortunately, this should be an audio format and cannot be directly used to store data."

Masaki Matsumura looked at the information in his hand again, and became more and more aware of the above parameters.

"Professor Matsumura is right. This format is named CD-DA, and it is currently only developed for the audio field."

CDs are also divided into multiple formats. Although the ones for listening to music and the ones for storing data look the same, they are not in the same format.

"I'm good at the field of electronic semiconductors, so that guy Kikuchi recommended you to me, presumably not because of this disc itself."

Masaki Matsumura is well aware of the scope of his academic ability. He knows a thing or two about digital information, but this is not his strong point.

"Professor Matsumura Mingjian, who came to visit the professor today because Bai Chuan wants to develop its decoding equipment.

Its storage principle must be taught clearly. The conversion of digital information 0 and 1 is realized by reflecting different wavelengths through the pits on the surface of the disc.

And now we need to decode and convert these 0 and 1, and finally restore them to analog signals of sound waves, and then output the sound through power amplifiers or headphones. "

This is the general working principle of the CD player. The light emitted by the laser head is irradiated on the disk surface, and the reflection time of the light hitting the pit and the flat surface will be different, so as to represent 0 and 1.

Then how to restore these 0s and 1s into analog signals, that is, the original signal of the sound wave, is the core part of the technology.

"The digital signal is converted into an analog signal..." Masaki Matsumura probably knew what Bai Chuanfeng wanted to do.

"So, what Bai Chuan wants to do is a DAC decoding chip that processes signal transitions!"

Masaki Matsumura looked at Bai Chuanfeng in surprise, the young guy recommended by Kikuchi is quite ambitious.

"That's right! It's a chip!" Bai Chuanfeng nodded seriously, and to be precise, he designed a decoding chip.

To say that the two parts with the highest technical content in the CD player are the laser head and the DAC decoding chip.

Half of the final sound quality of a CD player depends on the performance of the DAC chip.

The DAC chip restores the waveform of the sound, the closer it is to the original waveform when recording, the better the sound quality will be.

Because there is loss in the restoration process, the waveform can only be infinitely close but cannot be restored 100%.

Therefore, the DAC chip is the key to restore the fidelity of the sound wave.

This kind of technical difficulty is far from being solved by the current Baichuan Electric Appliances. It must be solved by the top technical experts.

"Student Bai Chuan, do you know how much it takes to develop a brand new chip?"

Masaki Matsumura looked at Bai Chuanfeng with a serious face. This is not comparable to the cost of doing several experiments in the laboratory.

"Bai Chuan understands that since he came to bother Professor Matsumura, he is naturally mentally prepared for long-term commitment."

As he spoke, Bai Chuanfeng handed his business card to Masaki Matsumura.

He said very early that core technology is indispensable for an enterprise to have its own core competitiveness.

Because of lack of money and limited conditions, Baichuan Electric could only design its own circuit scheme for the Walkman.

Now that he is a little financially affluent, Bai Chuanfeng also began to really plan to build the moat of Bai Chuan Electric.

The real core technology is the technology that cannot be imitated by others, and the technology that cannot be learned after obtaining it.

Only with the chips designed by ourselves can we form our own core competitiveness. Otherwise, what is the difference between Baichuan Electric and an assembly plant.

If you want to compete with Sony and Panasonic, how can you do it without your own unique skills.

After seeing the business card in his hand, Masaki Matsumura understood where Bai Chuanfeng's confidence came from, but can all Meiji students become the president?

What kind of student did Kikuchi recommend to him? It seemed like trouble.

But if it's the president, then what the student Bai Chuan just said about making chips is much more reliable.

There is a club to provide funds, so as to provide long-term and stable logistical support for chip research and development.

This is one of the most basic prerequisites for the smooth progress of scientific research tasks, otherwise Matsumura Masaki would doubt whether Bai Chuanfeng was just an idea that came to him at a certain moment.

"Student Bai Chuan, to be honest, such a chip can be designed theoretically.

But it is a systematic work that requires the participation of many people to improve design efficiency.

In addition, only the DAC chip is not enough, it is better to design a DSP processor at the same time to assist the work of the DAC chip.

All by myself, it takes too long, and..."

Masaki Matsumura glanced at the laboratory outside, the meaning couldn't be more obvious, he also has his own scientific research projects.

Urgent things belong to urgent needs, but we can't mess up the priority.

"Professor Matsumura, please rest assured. The development of the DAC chip is not in a hurry, and the professor can plan it as a long-term work.

In addition, in order to make up for the impact of the professor's other experimental projects, Shirakawa Electric will provide 10 million yen for free to support the laboratory. "

Originally, Professor Matsumura was hesitant about such a time-consuming research and development project.

However, when he heard about 10 million yen in free aid, he was immediately tempted. Wouldn't he be able to secure funds for other experimental projects in his hands?

Single-layer waveguide structures, dish antennas, etc., these projects are almost coming to fruition soon.

Once it is done, apart from other things, at least for top academic journals like "Nature" or "Science", he is very confident that he can submit the manuscript.

For a scientific researcher, publishing articles in the world's top academic journals.

Whether it is industry popularity or academic career, it will add a strong stroke.

You may even have the opportunity to receive a Medal with a Purple Ribbon from the government. These great honors are sometimes even more touching than financial brocades.

Thinking of this, Masaki Matsumura recalled the experience of being treated coldly by the head of the scientific research department just now.

Sure enough, there is no harm without comparison.

But Bai Chuanfeng seemed to feel that this was not enough, so he added fuel to the fire.

"Bai Chuan will also visit the Industry-University-Research Office of your school.

At that time, in the name of Baichuan Electric, an additional fund will be provided to support the school's scientific research.

At that time, Professor Matsumura could request manpower support through the Industry-University-Research Office to speed up the research and development of chips. "

This can be regarded as solving the worries of Masaki Matsumura, industry-university-research, what a reasonable reason.

Just when Matsumura Masaki made up his mind and was about to agree, Bai Chuanfeng's next sentence made his heart skip a beat.

"Also, if Professor Matsumura is willing, he is welcome to become a special advisor to SIC.

SIC focuses on the research and development of cutting-edge high-tech in the field of electronics. With Professor Matsumura's academic ability, it is more than enough to become the head of an independent department with technology shares. "

After speaking, Bai Chuanfeng took out another contract from his bag and placed it in front of Professor Matsumura.

"SIC? Technology shares?" Masaki Matsumura grasped the key point keenly.

"That's right, SIC is responsible for developing the latest technology for Shirakawa Electric, applying it to actual products and pushing it to the market.

Its profit will be divided into a certain proportion according to the sales volume of Shirakawa Electric's products. "

SIC, S is the initial letter of Shirakawa's Roman accent, which can also be understood as Super. IC stands for integrated circuit, which is synonymous with chips and integrated circuits.

At present, its first scientific research task is the research and development of DAC chips. Of course, other high-tech technologies will be placed here in the future, not limited to chips.

Speaking of which, SIC is a subsidiary established by Bai Chuanfeng's spin-off of Bai Chuan Research Institute.

At present, the registration has been completed, and Baichuan Electric holds 100% of the shares.

In order to attract high-end talents, Bai Chuanfeng also reserved a 15%-20 share option pool.

This part of the equity will basically remain unchanged, even if it accepts investment or goes public in the future, it will be retained.

Its function is to attract talents. According to different abilities, the option pool grants different shares to each person.

However, because no talent has been signed yet, this part of the equity is temporarily held by Baichuan Electric.

And the current Professor Masaki Matsumura is the first technical master that Bai Chuanfeng wants to sign, and the master who can design chips must not be let go.

Of course, the contract is also conditional. Masaki Matsumura initially completed the research and development of the chip commissioned by Shirakawa Electric.

Only then will we really talk about the specific number of shares to be awarded.

Or Masaki Matsumura joins SIC now, and after one year, the equity will be granted on a monthly basis.

The so-called monthly grant is to divide the option shares into many equal parts and grant them monthly.

For example, 1% of the shares are divided into four years. Counting from the date of entry, 1/48% of the shares will be given every month, and until four years, all options will be obtained.

Of course, for professor-level talents like Masaki Matsumura, the conditions are not so harsh, and equity can be allocated as appropriate.

The equity that Bai Chuanfeng has set for Matsumura Masaki no more than 3%, which is due to the fact that the other party is a semiconductor giant.

In the future, there will be a steady stream of talents joining in, and a sufficient share must be reserved for the successors.

Of course, ordinary talents probably get very little equity. It may be less than 1%, and the resignation must be in accordance with the agreement, and the equity will be repurchased by SIC at the market price.

In addition, if necessary, Bai Chuanfeng will find a way to transfer him to SIC at Yamazaki Hui's place.

Of course, there will be some preferential treatment in terms of shares, after all, they are veterans.

Looking at the contract in front of him, Masaki Matsumura struggled a lot.

He knew very well that if the future market for this CD-oriented playback device was good.

So according to the shipments of consumer electronics products, the chips used in them must be indispensable.

It can be foreseen that in the future, the chips designed by SIC will be widely used in actual products, and the profit according to the share will be very considerable.

Even the designed chips may be sold to other companies that need them, in this case.

A high salary, no matter how high it can be, has a ceiling.

But the equity is different. The higher the profit, the more dividends, and there is no ceiling.

Of course, the premise is that the product sells well, otherwise everything will be out of the question.

As if knowing what he was thinking, Bai Chuanfeng took out another document.

"Professor Matsumura, this is the sales of Baichuan Electric in the previous month, please have a look."

Masaki Matsumura took the information and saw the figure of 3 billion in sales at a glance.

This... Masaki Matsumura felt his fingers tremble a little.

Although 3 billion is sales, the profit must be very considerable. It is inferred from this data that if the chip technology of SIC is applied, then it is divided into...

Masaki Matsumura felt that it had been a long time since he had been so deeply moved by one thing as he is now.

As a professor at the doctoral supervisor level of Tokyo Institute of Technology, he is also the most powerful electrical and electronic major in the school, and his annual salary barely reaches 8 million yen.

This has already exceeded the annual salary of most people in Japan, but compared with the dividends calculated just now, it may exceed this figure in a few months.

"Student Bai Chuan, to be honest, this is really exciting.

However, as a professor of TIT, I usually need to balance teaching tasks and scientific research projects.

There's not a lot of time that can really be spared, so..."

"Professor Matsumura, please rest assured that as a special advisor to SIC, there is no attendance requirement.

Even the working place, the professor can arrange it at will. The laboratory of Tokyo Institute of Technology, or the laboratory of SIC, both are acceptable.

The research and development task of the chip must be clear to the professor. Iterating once a year is already a very high frequency. So don't worry about timing at all. "

In order for Matsumura Masaki to join SIC, Bai Chuanfeng also spent a lot of money. This is the first row of noodles for SIC, and it must stand up.

In the future, Bai Chuanfeng can take the information of Masaki Matsumura to fool, bah, to persuade other high-end talents to join.

You must know that these professors don't usually go out, but they are still very famous in the circle formed by major universities.

Besides, there are so many talents in Donggong University, one of them is not enough. It's hard to catch this line, and I'm sorry for such a great opportunity if I don't dig a few more.

"Okay" Now that the conversation has reached this point, Masaki Matsumura did not hesitate any longer.

Originally, I just planned to accept the other party's commission and set up an industry-university-research institute to earn some extra money.

But the other party's banknote ability is too strong, and he gave too much.

"Student Bai Chuan's sincerity is really irresistible. Please rest assured that I will invite several professors to develop the chip at the same time."

Masaki Matsumura was also unambiguous. Now that he has decided to join SIC, he will start thinking about chip development as soon as possible.

The professional knowledge involved here, he knows exactly which helpers he needs.

After hearing the professor's words, Bai Chuanfeng was also overjoyed.

Isn't this just like breaking through the iron shoes and finding nowhere to find it, and it doesn't take much effort to get it.

"Then leave the development of the DAC chip to the professor, and Bai Chuan is waiting for the good news."

It's good to have a helper, he is worried that he can't find a breakthrough to contact other high-end talents.

With Professor Matsumura leading the way, wouldn't it be possible to defeat them one by one?

"Oh, by the way, please ask the professor to help you make a list of research and development needs. Here at Baichuan Electric, there will be a special person in charge of purchasing at that time.

In addition, the research institute of SIC is under construction, and I have to ask the professor to help check the equipment needed.

When the SIC is completed in the future, the professor's scientific research tasks can be directly completed there.

Whether it is the research and development of SIC or the professor's own scientific research tasks, the Institute also welcomes the arrival of professors and other seniors. "

What professional instruments are needed for SIC, only professionals know. Bai Chuanfeng is not stingy about whether Professor Matsumura will use the equipment of the research institute to do his own experiments.

After spending such a large amount of capital, do you still care about this?

Besides, advanced equipment is also a means of attracting talents.

If the colleagues of Professor Matsumura Masakiyo were invited by him to come to SIC to help, then wouldn't the casually used equipment be a business card for advertising?

Professor Matsumura is more and more satisfied with Bai Chuanfeng's way. "Since Bai Chuan said so, then I'm not being polite.

First of all, let me say that the price of some cutting-edge equipment is not cheap. The unit price basically reaches several million, and the unit is US dollars. "

A few million U.S. dollars, if converted, it is likely to exceed one billion yen.

Even though Bai Chuanfeng was prepared, he couldn't help but gasp at this moment.

Shirakawa Electric's current monthly profit is about the same amount. After fighting with Sony for more than a month, the patent fees it earned might not be enough for one piece of equipment.

However, Bai Chuanfeng gritted his teeth. "Professor, rest assured that SIC will fully meet your requirements.

Even if it cannot be turned around for a while, all the equipment will definitely be in place within one year. "

R\u0026D money has to be spent as it should, and these devices are not purchased every year.

Most instruments have been used for seven or eight years, and there should be no problem.

Hearing Bai Chuanfeng's answer, Matsumura Masaki also let go of the last doubt in his heart.

A club that dares to invest huge sums of money to support research and development will definitely not be worse in the future.

Many of the cutting-edge equipment were coveted by him for a long time. Not only him, it is estimated that most of his peers will find it difficult to refuse such a temptation.

Masaki Matsumura picked up the contract on the table and glanced at it. Seeing that there was nothing wrong with it, he picked up a brush and signed his name.

"Professor, you don't need to be like this." Bai Chuanfeng looked at him dumbfounded, "The professor can consult some professional lawyers before making a decision on the specific terms of the contract.

As a company based on research and development, SIC can stand the test. "

The process that should be followed still needs to be followed, and it is not an exaggeration to be cautious about the contract.

Unexpectedly, Masaki Matsumura waved his hand indifferently, "Since that guy Kikuchi recommended you, then this reputation must be guaranteed.

Although that guy is a bit annoying, he is still reliable in this kind of thing. "

All right, Bai Chuanfeng is very suspicious, the reason why he can persuade him to join SIC.

In addition to various favorable conditions, Professor Kikuchi's guarantee is probably also a major factor.

It seems that fellowship, this complex and ancient bond, should never be underestimated.

After receiving their respective contracts, Bai Chuanfeng also felt a big stone in his heart.

From today, Shirakawa Electric finally has its own real research and development strength.

Although the results have not yet been seen, Bai Chuanfeng is full of confidence in the future.

"Baichuan Electric will provide the experimental materials needed by the professor as soon as possible.

If you have any suggestions from SIC, please do not hesitate to ask the professor.

Today, Shirakawa has been taken care of, and I look forward to the day when SIC will thrive. "

Today's trip to Dongfang University of Technology, the task was successfully completed, and even exceeded my expectations.

After finishing the matter, Bai Chuanfeng was also ready to say goodbye and leave. He knows that most people who engage in scientific research pay attention to efficiency, so there is no need to repeat some meaningless greetings.

Baichuan Electric will have a dedicated team to follow up the progress of the chip research and development project.

Including procurement, finance, etc., they will make project budgets according to the details of R\u0026D.

Although Bai Chuanfeng spent a lot of money on research and development, it's not like he didn't do financial supervision.

Professional matters should be handled by professional people, who only care about the general direction.

Matsumura Masaki understood what Bai Chuanfeng meant, and these were all what he should have meant.

He nodded, "Student Bai Chuan can come to the laboratory every half a month or a month to check the progress of the project.

If I'm not there, I can also find Yiichizai, and if there are any suggestions for needs, I will also pass them on to him. "

Don't look at Masaki Matsumura's frequent PUAs, but those who can be PUAed by him show some strength.

Bai Chuanfeng couldn't help but smile when he thought of Masukichi Kazuya's amazing eyes when he announced the huge sum of 8 million just now.

The talents of Dongfang University of Technology should be discovered as soon as possible. In a few years when the bubble comes, it will not be so easy to poach people.

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