131: Confirmed! Lifting structure adopted.

"The graphics processing performance is about 20% lower than Qualcomm's."

"20% lower?" Chen Chen pondered this gap. Every generation of the Soaring Cloud processor was neck-and-neck with Qualcomm's processors in terms of CPU performance, but in graphics processing, it was almost always 20% to 30% lower every generation.

However, users nowadays wouldn't use mid-range phones to play demanding games, and ordinary games wouldn't show a noticeable difference, so this gap was acceptable.

The main target model for this processor was the shining note series. Currently, the shining note equipped with the Soaring Cloud S2 was starting to feel a bit overwhelmed by increasingly bloated software. After upgrading to the C1 processor using a 20nm process this year, performance should see a qualitative leap.

After a moment of silence, Chen Chen looked up at Dr. Lu and said, "Dr. Lu, I plan to spin off our processor business in the second half of this year and establish Soaring Cloud Semiconductor Company."

"In the future, you will still report directly to headquarters, and the group will continue to provide funding for you."

"Establish a new company?"

"Yes. In the next one to two years, we will invest in and layout the semiconductor industry chain, all under the name of Soaring Cloud Semiconductor."

"This will help the group's healthy development and management."

"The group still won't interfere much with your internal affairs. I want you to oversee the new company."

After Chen Chen finished speaking, Lu Yuanjiang fell silent for the first time. He also understood that once a company reaches a certain stage, this approach is the best choice. Compared to managing a company, Dr. Lu still preferred to stay in the laboratory.

"Mr. Chen, I still prefer staying in the lab. As for the overall management of the new company, I suggest headquarters send someone directly. Our group doesn't know much about business and administration."

After a long while, Dr. Lu declined Chen Chen's proposal. This was also within Chen Chen's expectations; it wasn't very realistic to have these researchers double as company management. Proposing that Dr. Lu head the company was actually a way of expressing an attitude.

An attitude of valuing him.

"Well, we'll discuss this after CEO Lu returns. The restructuring process will likely start after June this year. Dr. Lu, please be mentally prepared."

"Okay."

After leaving the semiconductor department, Chen Chen thought about the M-class processor Dr. Lu mentioned. This processor had powerful performance, but its heat generation would certainly not be small.

It could be used in tablets, but the tablet product line alone probably couldn't bear the cost of this chip.

The Full-screen X series?

He just didn't know if the X series, using an elevating structure, would have enough space for such a massive chip.

Currently, the development of the full-screen display wasn't going very smoothly. First was the screen; the COG-packaged LCD screen couldn't achieve a smaller chin, and the mass production process for the microcrystalline nano-zirconia ceramic body material was also not progressing well.

Cui Yichen, who was responsible for the development of this model, had already suggested several times to give up on the ceramic body and continue using 3D glass with a stainless steel or aluminum alloy frame.

But Chen Chen had refused them all.

If he was going to do it, he had to do it to the extreme, to the point of stunning the world!

He wanted to make it so that a single model could etch Red Star into the annals of mobile phone development history!

The main difficulty in the microcrystalline nano-zirconia ceramic process was sintering. Firing at temperatures of several thousand degrees meant any slight mistake would scrap the entire batch.

If it were just for experimental units, it would be simple, but Chen Chen didn't want small-scale production. Once this phone was released, it had to be mass-produced. It didn't matter if the yield was low, but it had to be mass-produced.

At the same time, regarding the micro-earpiece, the joint development progress with the supplier wasn't particularly smooth either. Making the acoustic chamber large enough in that tiny space at the top while keeping the slit small enough was truly difficult to achieve.

However, there was an alternative. If the micro-earpiece couldn't be mass-produced by the time the phone was finished, they would use bone conduction technology, making the phone's frame itself produce sound! This technology was readily available and had undergone quite a long development period, making it relatively mature.

One of the ecological chain companies Red Star invested in had made a toothbrush using bone conduction technology, which left Chen Chen between laughter and tears.

If you're making an electric toothbrush, just make an electric toothbrush. What on earth is a bone conduction electric toothbrush?

Listening to music while brushing your teeth?

When Zhang Feng submitted this plan last year, Chen Chen laughed out loud on the spot. The Engineer from this company called Beibei Tooth was truly creative, integrating a gyroscope and bone conduction sound into an electric toothbrush.

The general idea was that there were preset programs inside the toothbrush, and the gyroscope could monitor the user's brushing angle in real-time. When the angle was wrong or the time was insufficient, it would use bone conduction to remind the user.

Zhang Feng had also said slyly at the time that this toothbrush could also connect to Xing Family, and users could perform OTA upgrades. Through preset programs, songs could be written into it, solving the problem of users not being able to listen to music while brushing.

In the end, Chen Chen approved the project, not to make money, but mainly to see what the Engineers could come up with.

This was also one of the cultures Chen Chen wanted to cultivate in the company: as long as you Engineers have an idea, the company will support you in trying it!

"Mr. Chen, our elevating structure can now achieve a lifespan of 150,000 cycles, and the front camera activation time has been reduced to within 2 seconds."

"When a user opens the front camera or makes a video call, our elevating structure will complete its extension and start the front lens within 2 seconds."

Chen Chen frowned. 2 seconds? That was a bit slow.

The person in charge of the front structure also saw the expression on Chen Chen's face. Seeing that his boss wasn't satisfied with the speed, he immediately said, "Mr. Chen, we are still optimizing. Currently, the fastest extension speed has reached 1.85 seconds."

"Your long-term goal is within 1 second, and the short-term goal should be around 1.2 seconds."

"Furthermore, a lifespan of 150,000 cycles is still not ideal. It's best to reach over 200,000 or 300,000 cycles."

"If time is insufficient, I can wait, but it must be foolproof!"

"Do you understand?"

As Red Star's product lines grew, Chen Chen rarely paid special attention to the development progress of a specific model, with the sole exception being this full-screen series.

It could be said that he gave whatever money and resources were needed. Many of the components were customized or jointly developed with suppliers, showing immense importance.

If the company didn't need him at the helm, Chen Chen would have even wanted to personally serve as the product manager for this model.

"Rest assured, Mr. Chen, we will definitely not delay the overall progress."

Facing the guarantee from the person in charge of the front lens module, Chen Chen nodded.

"Not only must the lifespan and speed continue to improve, but the reliability must be ensured. We absolutely cannot allow a situation where a user opens the front lens and it gets stuck and fails to extend."

"No problem, Mr. Chen."

Judging by the current progress, it was almost impossible for this model to be mass-produced in the first half of the year. Ultimately, the biggest difficulty was the screen. If Chen Chen could accept a 7mm chin, then this model could be released immediately and go into small-scale production.

"I hope Dr. Zhou's trip to South Korea goes smoothly."