The rise of godson complements the popularity of Linux

Article title: The Rise of godson and the popularity of Linux complement each other. Linux is a technology channel of the IT lab in China. Includes basic categories such as desktop applications, Linux system management, kernel research, embedded systems, and open source.

Ni Guangnan: the rise of godson and the popularity of Linux complement each other

Host: we have to talk about the general-purpose CPU. we have to talk about the domestically-made dragon core. many Chinese people have high hopes for it. at present, there are some voices in the Dragon Core, saying how often we have reached it, our performance is superior and high. When will we have four cores, eight cores, and eight cores? the Dragon Core is also done by computing? you have been observing for a long time that the technology level is catching up with the technology and architecture of developed countries, how long does it take?

Ni Guangnan: at present, the performance indicators of the Dragon core are also relatively advanced, so it is difficult to promote the application of the Dragon core. One reason is software problems. Because of the intellectual property barriers, godson's architecture is not Intel's architecture and cannot run Windows. Therefore, it is important for godson to succeed in the future to support the domestic operating system and use the LINUX operating system. In the "core and high-end CPU" project, the country needs to develop basic software and high-end CPU, which are mutually supported. We must develop both domestic CPU and domestic basic software. if you are willing to use Linux, you will also be willing to use Dragon core computers. It doesn't mean that the performance indicators of godson are not enough, because we know that some old computers will not be inferior to some old ones in terms of technical indicators, but because they are Windows computers, now we want to switch to a Linux computer, so users are not used to it. Therefore, a very important condition for the success of godson is that the Linux software can develop. It is a prerequisite for the software platform to switch from Windows to a Chinese operating system platform. In addition, the gap between the Dragon core is still in the manufacturing process, Intel has its own production plant, Intel is currently the latest CPU is 45 Nano, but the latest Dragon Core is 90 nano, less than two generations. There may be gaps in technical indicators, depending on the improvement of the overall level of integrated circuits in China.

However, the performance indicators of godson can also be used, not every place needs the highest performance indicators. For example, Godson has a very good metric. we currently advocate Green IT to reduce CPU energy consumption. At the same power consumption, the performance indicators of the Dragon core are very good. this is its advantage. it is not that our domestic CPU is definitely worse than that of other countries. we have an advantage in energy consumption.

Looking forward to the future, with the development of basic software in China, computers like Dragon Core and Linux operating systems will certainly be widely promoted, not necessarily everywhere, however, applications in many places can meet the requirements.

In addition to the high-end CPU like the dragon core, we also support some CPU embedded into the application, which has a wider application scope, each year, the number of CPU-embedded applications in China is at the magnitude of 1 billion. Embedded CPU, which is available on every mobile phone, such as a set-top box or MP4 player, has a wide range of applications. In this regard, China's current level is basically the same as the international level. in some respects, it also has its own advantages, and the price-performance ratio is very competitive. Therefore, I think we have a small gap with the international market in terms of integrated circuit chips, especially in terms of design capabilities. in some aspects, we have our own characteristics and strengths.