webnovelvip When will the second floor of Enlightenment be released?
When will the second floor of Enlightenment be released?
"A dream of fundamental algorithms?"
Upon hearing Maria utter a word they had never heard before, the reporters present looked at Bellata, who had remained silent, with shame.
"My husband graduated with a PhD in Physics from KU Leuven in 1984, and that year he joined Cadence."
Maria said slowly.
"My husband was very unhappy working there because the employees there always looked down on us. So my husband was constantly discriminated against and despised. He was indignant. When he was working at Cadence, he thought, 'If we at Leuven could also come up with algorithms that can be implemented in products,' he would think we were outdated, that we could only deduce formulas, and that we couldn't implement products."
"That's why my husband kept studying hard and striving towards this goal when he was working at Cadence."
The reporters all turned to look at the silent Bellata.
He suffered such injustice when he worked at Cadence. But thinking about it, such injustices are not isolated cases, but rather a common phenomenon. There's one thing that no journalist has struggled with for years: Bélaïta graduated from the Physics Department of KU Leuven, the same department that produced the second-best original work among the three in the past thirty years.
"So my husband started his own business after returning to Leuven. He started in Leuven in 1985, initially focusing on motherboard EDA libraries. He chose motherboard EDA libraries as his first venture to earn his first pot of gold, and then moved into industrial simulation EDA."
Maria stayed there.
"The final result is as you can see. Our Magwel company achieved success with the motherboard EDA library, reaching a peak market share of 47% in 1997."
Maria sighed.
She looked at her husband with deep affection.
"Then we invested a lot of money in developing Bel-Sim 1.0, which was the first industrial simulation prototype in Leuven and Europe! But unfortunately, although we launched the first industrial simulation prototype in Europe, our node library syntax structure was fundamentally inadequate. Our Bel-Sim 1.0 prototype could only read 150 nanometers. As a result, the market was unsurprisingly lukewarm. Our Bel-Sim 1.0 prototype only sold 107 copies in total, and the tens of millions of US dollars invested in research and development turned into a huge loss."
Hearing Maria recount Magwel's many failures, the reporters present couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
At the same time, they also realized how difficult it was to develop industrial simulation EDA. This led them down the path of industrial simulation, a path that could win the Huaihai Campaign. However, this path of industrial simulation was fraught with difficulties, unable to expand or contract, ultimately crushed by the sheer volume of products. Over the years, how much has the world traversed?
"As everyone knows, Magwel launched the first industrial simulation prototype in Europe, which ultimately led to Synaptics' all-out crackdown. A lawsuit that began in 2002 dragged Magwel into a quagmire, and because we didn't have the funds to develop new industrial simulation EDA tools, we were forced to invest heavily in pointless patent lawsuits. Ultimately, 22 years have passed, and because we lack funds, we haven't been able to develop the next generation of Bel-Sim! My husband's initial ambitions have been forced to vanish!"
As Maria finished speaking, the reporters present fell silent. Magwel's initial ambitions and the various failures he had encountered made them hesitant about whether Su Chen could develop the Qiming Layer 2 simulation OS. Regardless of Su Chen's success, they all felt that developing Qiming Layer 2 would be an extremely difficult path.
This path is so difficult that even someone as strong as Wei Lan might stumble and fall in this Enlightenment project!
However, while the reporters remained silent, Maria suddenly became animated. She turned to Su Chen and said...
"Just when we were in despair, we saw a glimmer of hope, a glimmer of hope that could realize my husband's 'basic algorithm dream'! That glimmer of hope was Mr. Su Chen!"
"Mr. Su Chen has proven his strength through his scientific research. Last month, he published a paper on third-order thermoelastic coupling; in three years, he has published in seven top MEMS journals as the first author; and on June 26th of this year, he was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Moreover, Weilan has a huge cash flow, and finally, Weilan's 172 patents have now increased to 180, including a complete set of Sentaurus node library core patents. Weilan's ability to go global with simulation outputs is what nine verification engineers at Leuven IMEC said last month: 'The most consistent result they have received in fifteen years.'"
"So when we heard that Mr. Su Chen's negotiations with Xin Si failed and he could not obtain the set of 172 combinations that could be read 12 years later, in order to realize my husband's dream of 'basic algorithm', we rushed to Wei Lan's headquarters to find Su Chen on July 9th."
"But we believe that Mr. Su Chen can carry on my husband's dream and complete the 'reverse engineering from product to thesis' approach I took at Leuven, creating the world's most powerful industrial simulation OS. This will allow those foreigners who look down on us to see our original, second-in-command department again, and they will raise their hands and say, 'Your simulation OS is incredible!'"
"Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap..."
As Maria's impassioned voice faded, enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience!
When the reporters at the scene heard Maria talk about her husband Bellata's "dream of basic algorithms," they couldn't help but be moved by Bellata's dedication to "the skills he has developed over 36 years."
Thus, the impression of Bellatta, or Magwel, suddenly changed in people's minds, becoming someone who carried the "reverse engineering from product to thesis" route, kept that trick to himself for many years, and finally handed over my Leuven trick to the person in China to take over on his behalf at 10 am on July 12 this year.
That person was Su Chen.
Chinese journalists have heard countless times the words "suppressed," "cheated," and "locked down." Throughout their careers as journalists, they've heard countless times about "suppressed domestic substitution," "China being locked down," and "we being cheated." They've heard it all. But at this event on July 12th at 10 AM this year, they heard for the first time from a Leuven resident say, "We'll hand it over to Wei Lan to take care of."
Among those who applauded, some weren't clapping for Magwel. Not for the "dream of basic algorithms." They were clapping for the words "catch."
Hearing Maria's words, Su Chen couldn't help but think to himself that Bellata had truly found the right wife; even the title of "virtuous wife" was probably insufficient to describe her.
This speech alone has likely established Magwel, a company still relatively unknown to the Chinese public, as a "respectable, old-fashioned" brand in the minds of many, especially after being reported by journalists at the scene.
With a positive image and the natural perception that "if we can't go global, we can leave the rest to China," Magwel's future collaborations will undoubtedly be met with overwhelming acceptance in China and will become an instant hit.
No wonder Magwel achieved such success, holding a 47% market share in the motherboard EDA library field. The greatest credit likely goes to Ms. Maria!
This Ms. Maria's ability to seize opportunities and turn even the smallest chances into her own advantage is truly remarkable, making one marvel at the existence of such an extraordinary woman in the world.
Those unaware of the details probably wouldn't know that during their business negotiations the night before last, Magwel initially offered $15 billion plus free global access to a thermo-elastic coupling third-order MEMS simulation library. Someone unfamiliar with the situation might think that the Magwel couple approached Su Chen and immediately offered, "We only need $300 million, and we'll transfer everything else to you."
It has to be said that Ms. Maria is truly remarkable. Bellata is incredibly lucky to have married such a virtuous woman.
However, Su Chen didn't expose Maria's deliberate attempt to portray Magwel as an "old-fashioned, easily caught" figure at the press conference. After all, regardless of the circumstances, Su Chen had indeed only spent $3 million plus no additional cash to directly purchase the global exclusive rights to the Sentaurus compatible license—that was the result. Therefore, having benefited from this arrangement, Su Chen didn't expose the deliberately crafted "old-fashioned, easily caught" image, but instead tacitly accepted what she said. Furthermore, even if other reporters inquired later, Su Chen would speak favorably of them.
However, as Su Chen was lost in thought, the reporters at the scene stopped applauding.
During this process, they also took their photos, and then a reporter slowly raised his hand.
Instantly, everyone's attention was focused on him.
"Ask away."
When the reporter raised his hand, Su Chen also came to his senses and then said softly.
"Mr. Su, now that you've obtained the Sentaurus compatibility license, could you please elaborate on your next plans? When will the second phase of the Qiming Project be launched?"
Faced with the two questions directly asked by the reporter, Su Chen frowned slightly, and then slowly gave his answer.
"The details of our development plan are a company secret. I can only say that our goal is to go beyond the Qiming Project's six-story structure and the Qiming Institute's five-sided structure, so that the world can see my MEMS simulation output."
"Clatter clatter clatter clatter clatter clatter..."
As Su Chen gave his first answer, the reporters promptly pressed their cameras.
After a long while, once the camera flashing stopped, Su Chen gave his second reply.
"Regarding when our Qiming Project Layer 2 will be launched, I can give you a minimum deadline. That minimum deadline is that we will release the Qiming Layer 2 interface specifications before June of next year."