SFS Chapter 244: A Hot Topic for the Entire Nation!
Chapter 244: A Hot Topic for the Entire Nation!
This news was like a bucket of cold water poured on the Chinese people, making them feel a chill to the bone!
At this moment, Zhou Fan stared at the video on his computer, his face contorted with gritted teeth and hatred. Zhou Fan was a 24-year-old algorithm engineer at the China branch of a foreign-invested EDA company in Shanghai. He had just graduated with a master's degree from the School of Microelectronics at Fudan University this June. He was the one who watched the Qiming project launch livestream three times on the night of its release and ultimately decided to resign at the end of the year and join the Wei Lan team.
At this moment, the computer monitor is displaying a video playing on repeat.
"Mr. Raymond, what are your thoughts on Vilan's entry into the field of industrial-grade general-purpose industrial simulation OS?"
A foreign host named Henry Taylor was asking Raymond Skaggs, chairman of the Boston Global IP Council, a question.
"I think this is a terrible fact, because we already have enough industrial simulation EDA companies around the world."
Raymond spoke slowly.
"If there are more industrial simulation EDA companies, it will lead to bloated approval processes for global contract manufacturers and even unavoidable inconsistencies in simulation results. Moreover, this simulation OS is being produced by a Chinese company, and none of us know whether their future simulation OS will contain hidden instructions, whether it will embed 'country codes' in the simulation output, or whether it will pose a significant security risk to computer information security!"
"Safety first!"
Upon hearing Raymond's words, Zhou Fan erupted in fury, cursing loudly. In terms of security, the industrial software from the US is truly the one with the most security vulnerabilities. After all, how many EDA outsourcing incidents have occurred since the birth of computers? There was the March 12th incident where Synopsys and a certain foundry were found to have a "hidden backdoor license," and on April 19th, a top global MEMS company was found to have a discrepancy between the simulation output and the actual fabrication of an EDA supplier!
But even as Zhou Fan was getting angry, the video didn't stop playing. The host, Henry, asked a second question.
"Mr. Raymond, would your Boston Global IP Committee approve the Qiming Layer 2 Emulation OS developed by Vilan Future?"
"Last month, our five committee members went through the process of releasing the full simulation. The simulation output behind Qiming's Layer 2 OS will not be recognized by our Boston Global IP Committee. In other words, the simulation output behind Qiming's Layer 2 will not be read by the global contract manufacturers' approval process."
Raymond said softly.
"We believe that the malicious Vilan might plant a 'national code' in the emulated OS in the future. This 'national code' could then be used to achieve certain ulterior motives by granting it the highest privileges. After all, the Sentaurus node library's syntax structure is based on a complex polymorphic quantum algebraic structure, making it extremely easy to implant a small simulation deviation within it. Therefore, if Vilan's Qiming Layer 2 is read by contract manufacturers in the global market, it would pose a huge threat to global information security. Therefore, the Boston Global IP Committee will not endorse Vilan's Qiming Layer 2!"
Hearing Raymond's words, Zhou Fan felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him, chilling him to the bone and filling him with despair!
"Mr. Raymond, so you're saying that even if Vilan launches its emulated OS, it won't be readable by foundries like TSMC, Samsung, GlobalFoundries, and Fischer? In other words, the emulation output behind Qiming's second layer can't be accepted by the world's top foundries, is that right?"
"That's right, that's exactly it," Raymond said.
That's terrible.
At this moment, the program host Henry shrugged, looking helpless and regretful about Wei Lan's situation.
At this point, host Henry immediately asked the next question.
"If Vilan Company were to develop a dedicated interface specifically for the global contract manufacturer approval process, and handle the data retrieval for the global contract manufacturers themselves, what would your Boston committee's opinion be on such behavior?"
Upon hearing the host Henry's question, Zhou Fan's eyes lit up.
Since the Boston committee isn't proactively accrediting Qiming's second floor, why doesn't Vilan just get the OEM manufacturer to accredit it themselves?
At this moment, Zhou Fan's eyes lit up, feeling that this was truly an excellent way to break the deadlock. Since the Boston Committee was not taking the initiative to approve Vilan's Qiming Level 2, Vilan could negotiate with global contract manufacturers herself, allowing them to take over the simulation output behind Vilan's Qiming Level 2.
If Vilan can secure agreements with global contract manufacturers, wouldn't that allow their simulated product output behind the Qiming second floor to be approved by the contract manufacturers, thus gaining recognition and becoming a viable product?
Zhou Fan felt this was an excellent idea!
"Our Boston Committee believes that if Vilan infringes on 180 of the 612 core MEMS algorithm patents held by our alliance, which can be asserted in China, thus posing a significant security risk or loss to the contract manufacturer approval process alliance behind us, then Vilan will inevitably face litigation from the global contract manufacturer approval process alliance behind our Boston Committee!"
Seeing Raymond smiling as he stated the Boston Committee's stance, Zhou Fan felt a chill run down his spine.
The Boston Committee has just stated that it will not support Vilan's independent negotiations with global contract manufacturers regarding the signing process alliance. If Vilan takes this step on its own, then the simulation deviations behind its simulated output, once discovered or even just mentioned, will inevitably lead to lawsuits against 180 out of 612 entities that can be asserted in China!
This filled Zhou Fan with boundless despair, anger, and frustration!
Why are these American companies so ruthless? Why can't they tolerate China's industrial-grade simulation OS? What's wrong with China developing simulation OS? Can't they compete fairly? Why are they going to such lengths to prevent Vilan's Qiming second floor from being approved by global contract manufacturers? Are they really that afraid of competition?
Zhou Fan was filled with resentment, anger, helplessness, and despair. He had anger and resentment that he couldn't express. And the most tragic thing was that he couldn't vent his resentment and anger.
"The Boston Committee and Synaptics are absolutely disgusting! Su Chen, Su Chen! You must defeat these two companies and make them suffer the consequences they deserve!"
Frustrated and frustrated, Zhou Fan could only place his hopes for a breakthrough on Su Chen in this situation!
···
That evening, in a small bar in Shanghai.
"Su Chen is going to be in big trouble this time."
A middle-aged man with a receding hairline chuckled and said something. Judging from his hairstyle, he was clearly a senior algorithm engineer. He was a seasoned veteran in his forties working at the Shanghai branch of a foreign-invested EDA company.
"I believe Su Chen will break this unfavorable situation."
At this moment, a young professional at the table shared his opinion.
They are employees of a local industrial simulation EDA startup in Shanghai. Today, they came out for a drink to celebrate finally overcoming a project challenge.
Upon hearing the young man's words, the middle-aged man with a slightly balding head slowly smiled and shared his opinion.
"I think the Boston Committee's approach is good. As algorithm engineers, if there are more simulated OSs on the market, we will have more to learn. After all, we will be writing interface scripts on Vilan's Qiming Layer 2 in the future, so we will definitely have a lot of things to do. Now that the Boston Committee has announced that it will not recognize Vilan's Qiming Layer 2, we have also gotten rid of a lot of troublesome things."
However, the words of this middle-aged man with a slightly balding head did not resonate with everyone present. Another senior algorithm engineer, around 45 years old and considered somewhat advanced in the field, slowly shared his perspective.
"My view is completely opposite. Having an additional emulation OS is beneficial for us algorithm engineers. After all, with an additional emulation OS, our workload increases, and we become more needed by our bosses and companies. If our work is easy all day long and we have nothing to do, then what is the point of our existence? So, more work means we are needed, and when we are needed, our salaries will be higher."
The older algorithm engineer's words resonated with those of similar age in the audience. At their level, they valued stability and maintaining a high salary more than climbing the management ladder.
At this moment, the older algorithm engineer slowly turned to the young man who had just retorted and spoke.
"Xiao Zhou, you'd better work hard from now on. You're still young, and this is the time when your learning ability is at its peak. If you can take this opportunity to learn how to use the interface scripts on the second floor of Weilan Qiming with ease, then you might be able to change your fate of going bald and become a member of the company's management."
"I see."
Xiao Zhou smiled and nodded in agreement, then asked the senior members of the group.
"Do you think Vilan has any chance of breaking this deadlock? The Boston Commission doesn't recognize the Qiming Layer 2 right now. Even if Vilan wants to develop its own dedicated interface to connect with the contract manufacturer's approval process, it will still be sued for infringing on 180 of the 612 patents that the Boston Commission can claim in China. It can be said that with Raymond's words, Vilan's Qiming Layer 2 can no longer be accepted by the Global Contract Manufacturer Approval Process Alliance."
Upon hearing the young man's question, the middle-aged man with a slightly balding head shared his opinion.
"The Boston Committee's rejection of Vilan's Qiming Level 2 means that the Sentaurus compatibility license Vilan purchased for $300 million has become a joke. Spending a huge sum of $300 million only to get nothing in return, Su Chen really lost out big time, hahaha..."
Faced with the mocking words of the middle-aged man with a balding head, the older algorithm engineer shook his head slightly.
"My view is that the Boston Committee will suffer a devastating blow because of its actions, and may even face restructuring or dissolution in the future!"
"this……"
The old algorithm engineer's words instantly made everyone present feel ashamed.
Why does this veteran algorithm engineer believe that the Boston committee will suffer the consequences of their actions, and why does he think that Villon will ultimately win?
While people were arguing and puzzled, the veteran algorithm engineer smiled faintly and then said with a smile.
"Don't forget what happened to those companies that opposed Vilan in the past."
In response to the old algorithm engineer's words, the middle-aged man with a slightly balding head shook his head and said sarcastically.
"Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous! Su Chen's current predicament isn't about the algorithm itself, but about the ecosystem! I admit Su Chen is powerful, but Wei Lan is facing the industrial empire built up over twenty years by the Contractor Approval Process Alliance. The Contractor Approval Process is a massive system, a vast industrial cluster. Su Chen isn't just facing the Boston Committee, but four top global contract manufacturers and tens of thousands of fab suppliers behind them! What use is Su Chen's personal talent at this point? Can he get four global contract manufacturers to rewrite the approval process for him? Can he get tens of thousands of fab suppliers to re-accept the Sentaurus node library for him? Impossible! Absolutely impossible! So although Wei Lan is facing the Boston Committee, she actually represents the four top global contract manufacturers and tens of thousands of fab suppliers behind the Boston Committee. Therefore, with the Boston Committee's rejection of Qiming Layer 2, Su Chen is destined for a crushing defeat."
Upon hearing the words of the middle-aged man with a somewhat balding head, the scene fell silent.
At this moment, the young man, Xiao Zhou, heard the middle-aged man with a slightly balding head point out incisively what the Boston Committee's announcement of not recognizing the second floor of Qiming meant. He couldn't help but lower his head.
But the old algorithm engineer gently raised his eyes, gazing at the lights of Shanghai on a summer night outside the table. He whispered three words.
"Qisuo Institute".