120: Chapter 120 Chip verification successful, preparing for the launch event!

The atmosphere in the observation room became serious.

"Verification will likely take some time, and no one knows what the final result will be!"

Upon hearing Wang Weiguo's question, Lei Jun looked back at the testing workshop, his eyes filled with renewed gravity.

"Mr. Lei, you should keep a calm mind. It's well known how difficult chip design is, and failure is perfectly normal. Such high-tech designs require long periods of tuning and modification; I have more experience in this than you do!"

Wang Weiguo smiled, his tone carrying a hint of comfort; clearly, he did not have much confidence in the results of this test.

As a veteran in the semiconductor industry, Wang Weiguo also came from a technical background and had experienced countless projects, both large and small.

He had also dabbled in chip design and R&D, and he knew well the hardships and difficulties involved.

To put it bluntly, he actually didn't believe that the chip designed by Fanmi could pass the verification test on the first try. That possibility wasn't non-existent, just incredibly slim...

Furthermore, he knew the R&D cycle of the qiankun chip. Designing a chip in less than half a year was already a miracle, making it very hard to believe it wouldn't have any issues.

"I know the chances are slim, but one must hold onto a glimmer of hope..." Lei Jun shook his head with a wry smile, but his gaze once again involuntarily turned toward Zhou Fan.

When he saw Zhou Fan's calm expression, his originally anxious and nervous mood immediately eased, and he gradually calmed down.

He had always felt that Zhou Fan possessed a magical charm; no matter how nervous or apprehensive he was, as long as he saw Zhou Fan's confident and indifferent expression, he could always inexplicably calm down.

It was almost an instinctive reaction!

He took a deep breath and looked at the workshop again.

Inside the testing workshop.

Lin Wenwu and Shen Congbin were leading their team in the final verification of the chip's layout.

On the other side, the verification team from Loongson International was checking the design rules.

They had to ensure that the qiankun chip's layout complied with the factory's wafer manufacturing process; otherwise, even if the design had no issues, it couldn't be produced.

There was also the check between the layout and the schematic; they had to ensure the circuit connections matched the design diagram to guarantee no issues during sample production.

Additionally, based on the wafer manufacturing process, they checked the rationality of the layout design and whether there were any fatal errors such as short circuits or open circuits.

"How is it? Did you find any problems?" Lin Wenwu's voice rang out as he looked at Shen Congbin, who was beside him.

"Not yet. Over the past few days, we have carefully checked the layout and all the design materials over a dozen times, and we haven't found any problems!"

Shen Congbin spoke in a deep voice, his hands not stopping, still carefully verifying.

"Now it all depends on them!"

Lin Wenwu took a deep breath, looked at the Loongson International team, and then couldn't help but ask, "Are you nervous?"

"What's there to be nervous about? It's not our first time. Don't forget, we at Huaxing HiSilicon have designed mature chips before!"

"Is that the same thing?" Lin Wenwu smiled; the two were too different.

They were simply not products on the same scale!

"Just tell me whether we've designed one before or not; don't talk about all that other stuff!"

Shen Congbin said calmly, but only he knew the nervousness in his heart; he was just forcibly suppressing his emotions at the moment.

Lin Wenwu glanced at Shen Congbin again, just smiling without saying anything. After collaborating for so many months, they naturally understood each other's personalities.

He could see at a glance that Shen Congbin was putting on an act.

Afterward, his gaze turned to the observation room, and upon seeing Zhou Fan's calm figure, his heart couldn't help but settle.

That was true, confident composure!

While the two were talking, there was a sudden commotion from the Loongson International team.

Afterward, the person in charge of the project there gave Lin Wenwu an "OK" gesture.

Then, on the giant screen in the testing workshop, lines of data began to pop up.

All simulation verification programs had finished, and the manual verification audit had also passed.

As the data appeared, the entire workshop suddenly fell silent.

"Passed?"

Lin Wenwu stared blankly at the data, subconsciously swallowing his saliva.

"Wait, not all the data is out yet!" Shen Congbin also tightly clenched his fists in nervousness; he couldn't keep up the act anymore, his eyes fixed intently on the screen.

A few minutes later, all the results finally came out. The "Passed" signs projected on the big screen were exceptionally eye-catching.

Lin Wenwu was stunned.

Shen Congbin was also frozen on the spot!

Immediately, they looked at each other.

The two could no longer suppress the excitement in their hearts and fiercely pumped their fists.

They opened their mouths in a silent roar.

Soon, this excitement and enthusiasm instantly spread to the entire qiankun project team.

After a moment of silence, the entire testing workshop suddenly erupted into enthusiastic cheers.

Success!

Physical design verification passed on the first try!

No one had expected this. The verification team from Loongson International clearly had looks of surprise on their faces, their gazes shifting back and forth between the big screen and the excited Lin Wenwu and his team.

"Did they really succeed?"

"It's incredible; passing verification on the first try is simply hard to believe!"

"I've never encountered such a situation with such a complex chip design. Should we verify it again? What if there's a problem..."

"There's no need. All our processes had no issues, and the verification results are completely consistent with the computer simulation results!"

"They really succeeded on the first try..."

Their hushed exchanges were filled with unspeakable shock, and the faces of the Loongson International team all wore expressions of disbelief.

Almost without exception!

In the observation room.

Wang Weiguo was also stunned. Looking at the green "Passed" words on the big screen, his eyes were similarly filled with unbelievable shock.

"Passed? Those data points mean it passed, right!"

Hearing Lei Jun's voice, which was suppressing excitement, Wang Weiguo subconsciously nodded.

"That's right... the verification passed!"

A few minutes ago, he had never thought that the chip designed by Fanmi could pass the test verification on the first try.

However, the facts were right before his eyes.

They had really done it!

In less than half a year, the developed chip had passed physical verification on the first try. He could never have imagined such speed and rigor.

Apple's chip R&D took 4 years, and that of the semiconductor company took 6 years, while Fanmi... less than 6 months!

The scene before him was unimaginable before the results came out; it could only be described as a miracle!

"Does that mean we can enter the sample manufacturing stage?" Lei Jun still couldn't quite believe it, his voice carrying a hint of irrepressible excitement.

His gaze turned to Zhou Fan, his eyes flickering with a burning flame, seeking confirmation.

"Yes. Barring any surprises, we will complete the sample testing within a month. If there are no issues, we can officially put it into mass production!"

Zhou Fan smiled, his tone also carrying a hint of joy, even though he had completed many projects more important than this in his previous life.

But at this moment.

The significance of the qiankun chip's appearance was far more important than the chip itself.

From today on, Huaxia would truly possess a purely domestic chip that was autonomous, controllable, and not constrained by foreign technology.

It also marked that Fanmi truly possessed the ability to compete with giants like Samsung, Apple, and even android!

"Good, great!!!"

Lei Jun fiercely pumped his fist, then looked at Zhou Fan excitedly and spoke again.

"So, does that mean we can start preparing for the launch event?"

"Yes, let's set it for a month from now, once the sample test results are out!"

"We will definitely shock the whole world!"

"..."