74: Chapter 74 Loongson International, Technological Cooperation!

"Tell me about the problems you've encountered!"

Zhou Fan smiled and didn't waste any time, getting straight to the point.

Seeing the state Zhou Guangming and the others were in, he understood in his heart that trying to upgrade memory technology from LPDDR1 to the LPDDR2 standard at this point in time was indeed very difficult.

This wasn't just a technical limitation, but more of a hardware manufacturing constraint; it required improving chip design and manufacturing processes. This was a massive undertaking, and they clearly lacked the conditions for it now, making full implementation impossible in the short term.

But if they just achieved breakthroughs in certain technologies on the existing foundation to improve parameters, at least through his special ability, he could find some feasibility.

"We're trying to achieve higher operating frequencies by optimizing rate transmission based on the original hardware, but the results are very unsatisfactory..."

Zhou Guangming gave a bitter smile and quickly explained their current direction to Zhou Fan in detail.

Zhou Fan nodded slightly and looked at the simulation experiments they were conducting. Item after item of data, along with the process of realizing simulation parameters and a massive accumulation of knowledge, quickly outlined an experimental model in his mind. Numerous parameters converged, were continuously filtered and organized, and gradually extended into a feasible plan...

After a moment, he shook his head gently.

"Your direction is correct, but still too conservative. With existing technology and hardware, the possibility of significantly increasing the transmission rate is very low. You can try adopting double data rate technology to increase the rate by transmitting data twice within each clock cycle..."

"double data rate technology?" Zhou Guangming's eyes lit up slightly. He clearly saw the possibility of this direction, but the specifics were still like looking at a flower through a fog—he had no clue.

"Exactly!" Zhou Fan nodded slightly and continued to explain:

"By transmitting data on both the rising and falling edges of the clock signal, two data transfers are achieved in each clock cycle. Simultaneously, by improving signal transmission technology, optimizing signal line design, and using a lower voltage swing, you can start with low-dielectric constant materials to reduce signal attenuation and interference..."

"Additionally, you can try using phase-locked loop technology to generate precise clock signals and distribute them to various parts of the memory to ensure stability and consistency..."

"The specific direction for implementation is..."

As Zhou Fan explained, Zhou Guangming and the others had already taken out their notebooks and were recording rapidly. An irrepressible excitement gradually emerged on their serious faces.

After enduring for so long, they finally saw hope for the project's advancement. At this moment, he even felt his fatigue vanish, replaced by an inexhaustible surge of energy.

Zhou Zixiao, Chen Ming, and the others were also excited.

Their gazes toward Zhou Fan became increasingly fervent.

...

Loongson International.

RAM Project Department.

"We do indeed plan to enter the field of Random Access Memory, but our current technical accumulation is insufficient and development is very slow. Your parameter requirements for mobile RAM are too high; we might not be able to achieve them!"

Mr. Shi, the general manager of Loongson's RAM Project Department, spoke with a bitter smile. Looking at Lei Jun and Zhou Guangming sitting opposite him, he felt somewhat helpless.

The order Fanmi Technology brought today was very large. If they could take it, it would definitely be a significant profit. But he knew exactly how much his own technology was worth. Given the current development situation, they wouldn't be able to meet Fanmi's requirements in the short term.

Therefore, regarding the cooperation proposed by Lei Jun, he could only tell the truth.

"We have a general understanding of the situation you mentioned. The reason we came here today is that we brought a solution!" Lei Jun smiled, clearly having anticipated Mr. Shi's reaction.

"With your technical accumulation, you actually only need to break through some key bottlenecks to produce the memory chips we need. The plan we've brought is to establish a strategic partnership for technical research and development!"

"Technical R&D cooperation? What technology do you have?" Mr. Shi froze for a moment and asked subconsciously.

He knew Fanmi's Fast Charging Technology and self-developed system were very powerful, but he hadn't heard of Fanmi having achievements in memory technology. In this industry, he considered himself an authority; key technologies definitely couldn't be developed overnight.

Loongson International had focused on the semiconductor industry for many years. Although there was still a gap in their memory technology accumulation compared to top global giants, he didn't believe Fanmi would have technology that surpassed theirs right now.

"We are currently upgrading the core technology from LPDDR1 to LPDDR2 and have already made some progress. Regarding the improvement of transmission rates, we have developed double data rate technology, and for reducing power consumption, we have improved power management technology based on our Fast Charging Technology..."

Zhou Guangming suddenly spoke up. When it came to his area of expertise, he listed the advanced memory technologies Fanmi was currently developing almost without hesitation.

Yes, advanced!

Memory technology even more advanced than that of those foreign storage giants.

These technologies had made progress after Zhou Fan's explanations some time ago. He was very confident that in about two more months, they could apply these technologies to practical verification. Although it was impossible to jump the RAM capacity from 256MB to over 4GB all at once, he was confident in reaching 2GB.

One must realize that among the high-end smartphones currently on the market, not a single one had broken through to 1GB of RAM. The advantage of 2GB of memory would definitely be at a crushing level.

He didn't believe the general manager of Loongson International wouldn't be tempted.

"LPDDR2? double data rate technology!!!"

Mr. Shi was slightly startled.

He originally came from a technical background, so he naturally understood what Zhou Guangming was saying. It was precisely because he understood that waves of shock couldn't help but surge in his heart.

LPDDR2!

Even the giants in the foreign storage industry hadn't proposed this concept yet, but Fanmi had. The implication was already self-evident: they actually wanted to set the standard for second-generation storage technology. Such immense ambition!

His heart trembled; he couldn't believe what he was hearing, nor could he believe Fanmi could actually do it. Yet the double data rate technology Zhou Guangming mentioned made him hesitate.

"Can you tell me more about your double data rate technology?" Mr. Shi suppressed the doubts in his heart and asked in a low voice.

"Of course!" Zhou Guangming smiled and immediately explained some of the principles of double data rate technology and the technical parameters it could improve.

Naturally, based on technical confidentiality, he knew what should and shouldn't be said.

"To be able to double the transmission rate on the existing foundation—how is that possible!" After hearing Zhou Guangming's words, Mr. Shi's eyes widened instantly.

He knew very well what such an improvement represented.

An increase in data transmission speed, an increase in memory capacity...

It could be said that if this technology was real, establishing a new technical standard for the memory industry wouldn't just be empty talk, but something that could actually be achieved!!!

A Huaxia Technology enterprise, setting a new industry standard!!!

This was something he hadn't even dared to think about before.

Because being in this industry, he was even more aware of the technical gap between domestic and foreign companies.

Let alone setting a standard...

Even just catching up with their technology would be enough to cause a sensation in the entire industry!

"Alright, if you really have new technology, then I can make the call. From now on, Loongson International and Fanmi Technology will establish a strategic partnership for technical research and development!"

"We can sign the contract immediately!!!"

Mr. Shi could no longer contain himself; he stood up abruptly and spoke in a low voice.

"Then, here's to a happy cooperation!"

Lei Jun also stood up with a smile, his heart equally excited.

Fanmi's foundation was still too weak; many disruptive core technologies were driven entirely by Zhou Fan, largely because they lacked technical accumulation.

Therefore, the time required from technical R&D to implementation was very long.

The self-developed system that didn't need hardware support and the relatively simple Fast Charging Technology were fine; by utilizing the entire company's R&D capabilities, they could barely achieve rapid implementation.

Upgrading memory, however, was fundamentally impossible because it involved hardware and manufacturing process upgrades. Only companies focused on semiconductor R&D had enough technical accumulation for these technologies. This was why both he and Zhou Fan were certain about choosing to cooperate with Loongson International.

This company wasn't a state-owned enterprise, but most of its shares were held domestically, which could effectively prevent them from being backstabbed technically in the future and avoid foreign technical blockades.

Establishing a strategic partnership with Loongson International at this time undoubtedly put Fanmi's memory technology research on a fast track!

Second-generation charging technology! self-developed system! And now, the memory upgrade!

The second-generation fanmi mobile phone had once again gathered three crushing advantages and highlights!

In his heart, Lei Jun was already somewhat impatient to see the second-generation phone hit the market!

That was destined to be another carnival feast of technical explosion!

"Happy cooperation!"

Two hands were clasped tightly together.