amaotonovel Chapter 209 Stardust EDA
Chapter 209 Stardust EDA
In recent years, China's chip industry has been severely damaged by the US blockade.
Although the blockades that the outside world knows about are mainly focused on lithography machines, the US blockade is actually more severe in the field of chip design!
The lithography machines are blocked, but China still has the lithography machines it has imported in the past that it can use, although its production capacity is limited.
However, since the United States began to regulate EDA a few years ago, China's high-end chip design has almost come to a standstill!
EDA is to chip manufacturing what a paintbrush is to a chip manufacturer.
Without the pen, China can't even design chips, let alone produce them.
So if Lin Chen's EDA is real, it would definitely be a great thing for the country and its people!
Just as she was lost in thought, Meng Lan suddenly heard an email notification.
She suddenly came to her senses and saw that it really was an email from Lin Chen!
"Stardust EDA?"
Looking at the name of the installation package in the email attachment, Meng Lan frowned deeply.
This kid actually named his EDA after himself?
Even after seeing the installation package in the email, Meng Lan's doubts remained unresolved.
After all, some of the top tech experts in her company have been studying EDA since Lin Chen was still wearing diapers.
They still haven't been able to catch up with the pace of foreign countries.
How could Lin Chen, a young man who has just entered university, possibly do that?
Could it be that he just found a domestic EDA from somewhere, changed its skin and UI, and thought it was his own?
Thinking of this, Meng Lan did not immediately call the company's technicians over, but instead decided to try out Lin Chen's things herself first.
A few moments later, the installation package was downloaded.
Because it's just a beta version, the installation package isn't very large.
In no time, the EDA called Stardust was installed and running.
Upon seeing the uniquely simple interface, Meng Lan's gaze began to turn somewhat serious.
As the CEO of an EDA development company, she has come into contact with countless different types of EDA.
But she was certain that the interface of this Stardust EDA was completely different from those other EDAs.
It could even be said that the design concept of this Stardust EDA is different from that of several mainstream EDAs on the market.
Meng Lan discovered many buttons on the interface that were originally intended as independent design tools.
Circuit design and simulation tools, PCB design, digital circuit simulation tools...
He actually integrated all of these into one thing?
Although these features are only an entry point in the beta version and cannot be actually accessed, they are still in beta.
But judging from its appearance, these functions seem to be real?
Is it really possible?
Her own company spent over a decade developing an EDA that even top domestic tech experts couldn't create, but Lin Chen made it all by himself?
Moreover, it boasts performance comparable to foreign EDA systems.
It’s simply a fantasy!
But looking at the current test version, it seems that this fantasy is actually about to come true?
Suppressing her inner tension and doubt, Meng Lan immediately pressed the button on her desk.
"Xiao Li, have Engineer Zhu and Engineer Liu come to my office... no, have them bring the entire team to the main conference room, immediately!"
Engineer Zhu and Engineer Liu are two technical experts at Menglan Company who are in charge of EDA development.
There should have been a big shot overseeing everything above them, but unfortunately that person died in the plane crash.
When the two men arrived at the conference room with their teams, the two bigwigs were initially not very happy.
The development of the new version of EDA has hit a bottleneck, and they now need to seize every minute to come up with a solution.
But when Meng Lan said that someone had created an EDA software with performance comparable to that of foreign companies, everyone, including the two big shots, was stunned.
"President Meng! This is impossible!"
Engineer Zhu was the first to stand up and shout.
“We are familiar with the EDA development situation of the other companies in China besides us. If someone has made a breakthrough, there is no reason why we would not have any news about it.”
"The breakthrough wasn't made by them, but by... never mind, you guys should first check if this EDA is even real?"
Meng Lan turned on the projector and pushed over a laptop that already had the beta version of Stardust EDA installed.
"Mr. Zhu, let me operate it."
Mr. Liu got the computer first and started operating it before Mr. Zhu could agree.
Engineer Zhu frowned, then looked up at the projection.
The other developers also adopted scrutinizing expressions as they watched Liu operate this EDA of unknown origin.
Engineer Liu operated cautiously and slowly, each step involving a tentative approach.
But as the testing progressed, not only Engineer Liu, but everyone on site changed their expressions from doubt to surprise.
"This is a real EDA! Not just a pretty face!"
"This simulation speed is even faster than our company's!"
"Wait, isn't this speed comparable to the American EDA?"
"Mr. Liu, is this software encrypted? Can I see the source code?"
"It's not encrypted, Mr. Liu, you can take a look," Meng Lan said from the side.
Meng Lan remembered that Lin Chen's email clearly stated that his Stardust EDA system had not undergone any encryption. Apart from not encapsulating all the functions, this test version was exactly the same as the official version.
This kid, isn't he afraid we'll just steal his design?
Meng Lan smiled inwardly, but she also understood that Lin Chen did this mostly because of her identity as Chen Xiaoxiao's mother.
If this guy even doubts his own mother-in-law, let's see if she'll still entrust her daughter to him.
Under Liu's guidance, part of Stardust EDA's source code has been revealed to everyone.
After glancing at it for a few moments, Engineer Liu turned back to Meng Lan and said:
"Mr. Meng, there's no need to look anymore. I'm certain this EDA is genuine!"
"Isn't it some kind of over-the-top shell?"
"It can't be a reskin!"
Engineer Zhu also chimed in, "This code is so beautifully written! I've never seen anyone write code so concisely and perfectly!"
"The person who can write this kind of code must be a genius!"
"More than just a genius! Mr. Meng, we may very well be witnessing the birth of a product that will change the landscape of the industry!"
"Yeah yeah!"
Both Engineer Liu and Engineer Zhu are in their fifties.
But the expressions on their faces now look as excited as children.
"President Meng, where did this Stardust EDA come from? Why is this only a test version? Where is the full version?"
Meng Lan swallowed hard: "This software was developed by my daughter's friend... The full version is in his hands."
"A friend of President Meng's daughter? President Meng, isn't your daughter just starting university?"
"Yes... her friend is also a freshman in college."
"what?!"
Upon hearing Meng Lan's words, everyone in the conference room looked on with suspicion.
"Can a freshman design an EDA?"
"He really is a freshman."
Meng Lan was also helpless; she didn't really believe it either.
But the facts are right in front of us.
Moreover, even her last shred of doubt had just been dispelled by Engineer Liu and the others.
Although she still couldn't understand how Lin Chen had created the Stardust EDA.
But after all, Lin Chen is a genius.
Moreover, he is a genius who is almost monstrous.
She sometimes couldn't even understand her own daughter, Chen Xiaoxiao, let alone Lin Chen, this monster.