Record (about core technologies)

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Everyone has their own opinions on core technologies. There is no clear answer to what is the core technology. Is the past core technology still the core technology. The country has also invested a lot of financial and material resources in this regard and launched a so-called "nuclear high-foundation" plan. Literally, we hope to have our own high-performance chips, high-precision electronic devices, and basic software. When it comes to basic software, it is generally considered to be an operating system, database, middleware, compiler, virtual machine, etc. The specific content is not certain. As a result, many schools, research institutes, and companies are eager to make some achievements. If you are interested, You can Google the related keywords to find a lot of GAINS. Of course, the problem also comes one after another. Do we really need these so-called high-tech projects?

(1) is chip technology or core technology?

The Chinese once believed that chips were very core technologies. But in fact, this is not the case. The current chip design is actually very detailed. From the perspective of the entire industrial chain, there are dedicated CPU cores, such as arm and MIPS, and dedicated chip integrated development, many domestic companies in this regard, for example, ruixinwei, Zhuhai Ju Li, and haisi semiconductor have dedicated chip foundry products, such as SMIC and TSMC, and dedicated chip packages such as Sun moonlight semiconductors. Most companies in China are mainly design companies with a wide range of industries, including consumer, military, and industrial control. If the CPU is regarded as a high-end product, there are many companies in China that can now design and integrate Soc. Of course. You will say that IP core is bought by others, not produced by yourself, not encapsulated and tested by yourself, but these CPUs can indeed be used, in addition, the design company will also provide a complete PCB solution, basically you can use it. At least in my opinion, the chip technology is not as difficult as it was before, although it is still difficult.

(2) Are you sure you want to reinvent the wheel?

I want to talk more about software. In fact, there are a lot of basic software available on the network. Operating systems include Linux and RTOS, databases include MySQL, compilers include GCC and llvm, virtual machines include virtualbox, and servers include Apache and ngnix. There are actually a lot of software available on the Internet. Do we really need the country's money to do it again. It's understandable that you spend your money and time doing it, but you have to redo it with the money of the country. Sometimes, we also need to reflect on the value of what we do? Can it benefit others? Is there unnecessary repetitive work?

(3) does high-tech companies really need national blood transfusion?

Looking abroad, we find that many R & D projects are dominated by companies. The company did some things for a reason. As a company, its primary goal is to earn reasonable profits. R & D of new technologies is nothing more than building industry barriers, preventing competitors, and reducing company costs. With the profit pressure, we can develop products and improve our skills with the goal of user needs. Projects that require national investment should actually be those that are barely profitable, such as mathematics, high-energy physics, and biology. For the remaining projects with profit margins, please submit them to the market. Otherwise, even if you do not do well, the results will not be exactly the same. In addition to some so-called arguments and verifications, the remaining value is actually limited. For many companies, a legal and fair external environment is more important than a so-called blood transfusion.

(4) What is high-tech?

So many times, what is high-tech? There is no answer to this question. In my opinion, every branch of the technology industry has its own high-tech technologies. Once upon a time, new and high technologies will become common technologies. The technology routes are constantly transferred in Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, and mainland China. You can see that the former notebook is a luxury, right now? What if a cell phone was a luxury device? Chip was once a high-tech technology that we couldn't match. What about now? However, we should also see that some companies continue to possess high-tech technologies, such as Intel, Microsoft, Oracle, and Synopsys. It is easy to design a simple system, but it is difficult to design a stable, efficient, and rarely-hosted server. The low-end switch chip in the switch is nothing, but the design of the 16-core and 32-core switch chip is still very complicated. It is easy to design a single software product, but it is indeed very difficult and complex to build a mobile industry chain like Google. Good technologies must be supported by the market. Good technologies are also achieved step by step through market competition.

(5) What are the inspirations of core technologies?

Many software developers feel that they are not doing core technologies. As a friend of the upper layer, he will think that the driver code is the core technology; as a friend of the driver code, he will think that the OS is the core technology; as a friend of the OS transplant, the core technology is to design a single-core or multi-core chip. Actually, none of these are. The true core technology is actually our ability to constantly learn from consumers and competitors. It is our ability to discover and satisfy consumption needs, it is our ability to provide quality products and help consumers create value. The fundamental purpose of all technologies is to make a better life. Based on existing technologies, we constantly challenge ourselves, meet our needs, and reduce costs. As long as we discover and constantly pursue, every industry will have its own core technology, but we also need to know that technology will always be transferred, however, hard work, practice, and reflection cannot be lost for a moment. Technology itself needs to create value, and the core technology is the ability to create value continuously, efficiently, and stably. The core technologies cannot be bought, nor can they be taken away. It comes from the market, and of course still needs to be tested and examined by the market.