Back to the Past: Breaking the Love Spell



Chapter 715

"We've finished the discussions. According to your decision, we will let Holden Microchips International manufacture eight-inch wafers while the smaller wafers will be manufactured by Premier Technology. I'll send someone to sign the contracts tomorrow."

"How is the progress on the CPU sample?" The CPU was still Carlisle's biggest concern. After all, it was like the heart of a mobile phone.

"We completed the sample yesterday, but we haven't had time to package it yet." Ryan took out an intricate box from his pocket.

There was an unpackaged mobile phone CPU in it. It was small and exquisite and was

covered with transistors and circuits. Without the protection of an outer shell, the complex, delicate structures were clearly visible.

Carlisle picked up the box and looked closely at the chip. He asked in a low voice, "How much functionality of the Govan system can be realized?"noveldrama

"Ten percent..." Ryan hung his head awkwardly. "This chip can only carry out the most basic functions of the Govan system. Our self-developed chip will probably only have tangible progress after another year."

"Do we lack people or money?" The chip was giving Carlisle a headache.

No wonder the leading phone manufacturers in the future had such trouble with self- developing chips. Even Orion, a leading company in technology, needed five years before launching their first chip. They had named it the chimera chip.

"We lack both people and money. Currently, we only have 60 people on our design team. If we want to design a chip, we need to start with the structure of the chip. If we think of a chip as a house, then the structure of the chip would be the frame of the house. We might

construct it with wood, cement, or other materials.

There are only four kinds of comprehensive chip architectures in the world. It's almost impossible to design a completely new chip architecture. After we're done with that, we'll need to start on the core. The core will also be a challenge." Ryan smiled bitterly.

Carlisle wanted them to use a completely new architecture so that they wouldn't be restricted by countries in the West.

However, designing a brand-new architecture wasn't an easy feat at all.

Carlisle was silent for a moment. He turned to Selena, who was taking meeting minutes beside him, and said, "Ms. Johansen, tell Mr. Swanson to come to the conference room." Selena nodded and took out her phone. She went to the door to make a call.

Ryan felt rather anxious. Was Carlisle planning on abandoning him?

Carlisle looked at Hank and asked, "How far has your system development gotten?"

Hank took a sip of tea calmly before saying, "Everything's ready."

Carlisle's lips curved up at the corners. "As expected of you, Hank!"

Robin Rooney, the inventor of the android, had spent a year with his team before they came up with the prototype. In the second year, they were acquired by Google in 2005 before they began turning to smartphones.

However, it had only taken Hank and his team three months to complete the first operating system for Govan smartphones.

Hank grinned and said, "We currently have nine versions that are compatible with nine types of CPUs. If they make the CPU well, our phone will be great. If the CPU isn't that great, we still have a system that only consists of basic functions."

There was a knock on the door. It was Anthony. "Mr. Zahn?"

"Come in." Carlisle nodded.

Anthony walked into the conference room and went over to Carlisle.

Carlisle got straight to the point. "Mr. Swanson, I'll have to trouble the human resources department for the next few days. I want you to start looking at the global market for talent. I need you to hire advanced experts in the field of semiconductors, especially designers and software architects.

"You can contact major human resource companies to ask them for their help in hiring talent. Whether it's our human resources department or an external company, they'll get three thousand dollars in referral fees if the engineer they hire completes six months of work. If they get two successful hires, they'll be rewarded six thousand dollars. There is no upper limit!

"For those who hop over from other jobs, they'll maintain their position. Technicians who have five years of work experience will get one hundred thousand in job hopping fees if they work for a year. Technicians with ten years of working experience will receive five hundred thousand.

"Similarly, those who apply from overseas will be compensated for their travel fees and receive rewards according to their job experience after they've worked for six months.

"Also, adjust the salaries to make them at the top end of the industry spectrum." Carlisle's series of conditions made the listeners' jaws drop.

Start hiring globally?

Three thousand dollars in referral fees?

The highest salaries in the industry?

One hundred thousand and five hundred thousand in job hopping fees?