15. Chapter 15 Recruitment
Chapter 15 Recruitment
When it comes to chips, most people think of the CPU processor first.
As the brother of the CPU, the graphics card GPU is often overlooked.
It is probably because the work done by the GPU can also be done by the CPU, so except for gamers, no one pays much attention to the performance of the GPU.
Especially when the price of the graphics card is more expensive than the CPU, even the independent graphics card is not installed directly.
But when you have higher and higher requirements for the computing power of the image processor, the importance of the GPU is reflected. In addition to games, GPU has a pivotal position in the fields of imaging, artificial intelligence and even aerospace.
In terms of division of labor and composition structure, the CPU is like the designer and supervisor of a house, while the GPU is a laborer.
Designers and laborers have one thing in common – they are all human beings, with hands, feet and brains, but they are just good at different things.
Because GPU is mainly composed of ALU transistor units, the high degree of repetition makes it easier to design and manufacture than CPU.
But the reality is that graphics cards are more expensive than CPUs.
Nowadays, NVIDIA, the world’s major graphics card manufacturer, has a market value of 800 billion US dollars, four times that of Intel…
This is very magical.
It is mainly because NVIDIA is too lucky. Under the two super outlets of virtual currency and artificial intelligence, NVIDIA has been praised to the sky.
As for why those big manufacturers who can make CPUs don’t make GPUs?
Just like car companies that make fuel vehicles can’t suddenly make new energy vehicles, Intel and other CPU manufacturers also need time to react, but by the time they react, NVIDIA has already secured half of the market.
Intel is still like this, let alone domestic chip manufacturing. Currently, the graphics card is basically an assembly foundry.
Nowadays, these two outlets are still popular. For both public and private reasons, Kang Chi also wants to make some achievements in this area.
From a longer-term perspective, Kang Chi will definitely enter the manufacturing fields of cameras, mobile phones, computers, etc., and these cannot be circumvented by chip manufacturing. If he makes arrangements in advance now, he will not be so passive at that time.
So his current goal is to first make a graphics card that is easiest for him to make, and then use general experience to upgrade this prototype. When the level is almost upgraded, he will obtain the technology of the entire industrial chain through process analysis.
By constantly consulting domestic and foreign materials and papers, Kang Chi quickly found relevant information on 2D accelerator cards. This outdated thing has a relatively simple design. After carefully studying it for several hours, he has a half-understanding of the principle.
However, the algorithm of the driver gave Kang Chi a headache.
[To determine which of the two pixels is closer to the path, we need to test the difference in the offset of the two pixels:
Dlower-Dupper=2m(Xk+1)-2Yk+2b-1 ……] Looking at the incomprehensible paper, Kang Chi felt like a primary school student. Even if he found a usable algorithm, he probably wouldn’t know it…
”Forget it, wait until the graphics card is built, and then find someone to write a driver.”
Professional matters should be left to professionals.
Next, we need to consider how to actually build a graphics card.
Kang Chi looked up some information again, and after understanding the chip manufacturing process, his head became even bigger.
It’s too difficult…
From manufacturing single-crystal silicon wafers to photolithography, etching, and packaging, there is no simple link in the middle!
Where can I find equipment that can make chips? Kang Chi pondered and suddenly remembered that when he was in college in his previous life, there was a school-enterprise cooperation project, and those cooperative enterprises could borrow the school laboratory.
So with a try-it attitude, Kang Chi sent an email to the Microelectronics Research Institute of Suzhou University, which is close to Dongyang and very professional in semiconductors, to see if he could get some help. —— The next morning, after Kang Chi and Fang Qiming made simple preparations, the lens production line of Daqin Optics began trial operation.
After Kang Chi’s training, Fang Qiming quickly learned to control the three large machines.
The two of them divided the work and cooperated. Fang Qiming made parts and tests, and Kang Chi was responsible for assembly. The efficiency was very good.
However, problems soon arose. The production capacity of these three machines was 40 lenses per hour, but Kang Chi’s assembly speed was onlyI can barely reach 10, which is completely unable to keep up with the speed of the machine.
Fang Qiming, who is only responsible for delivering materials, has a lot of free time. Seeing Kang Chi busy all the time, he couldn’t help but suggest: ”Brother Kang, how about you teach me how to assemble? We can assemble together and we will definitely be able to keep up with the speed of the machine after we are familiar with it.”
Kang Chi stopped his work and pondered for a moment.
He first silently calculated in his mind,
Based on 8 hours of work per day, this production line can produce 320 lenses, and 7040 lenses if it works 22 days a month. If all these lenses can be sold, the turnover will be about 600,000.
As for the cost, miscellaneous items such as raw materials, rent, water, electricity, and express delivery fees account for about 50%.
The store policy of free replacement may not have much impact in the early stage, but in the middle and late stages, it may be a considerable burden.
After the recycled lenses have been transferred to the general experience, some materials can be reused in the machine, which can save a certain amount of cost, but some materials are waste that cannot be recycled.
Therefore, it is estimated that 10% of the money will be used to subsidize the free replacement activity.
So the remaining 40% of the profit, about 240,000, is the funds he can use, such as recruiting people.
If you calculate it this way, it is still quite ample.
Of course, the premise is that all the goods can be sold.
But Kang Chi is very confident about this!
Such a good and cheap product will not sell? After calculating the accounts, Kang Chi said to Fang Qiming: “We can recruit people to do this kind of highly repetitive work. You only need to be responsible for managing the factory and the store in the future.”
Finally, we are going to recruit soldiers!
Fang Qiming was immediately excited after hearing this. This also means that he is going to be promoted! Kang Chi did what he said. He opened his phone and contacted the HR on the recruitment website and put forward his requirements.
”A worker responsible for transporting materials. Our materials are not very heavy. The monthly salary is 6K;”
”Four technicians who assemble products. The requirements are not high. They just need to be able to repair digital products such as mobile phones. The monthly salary can be 8K,”
”Finally, we need one person responsible for product quality inspection and delivery. The monthly salary is 8K. We work from 9 to 5, with two days off a week and social security, but food and accommodation are not included.”
The HR here was shocked after hearing the requirements and treatment.
“With such a high salary, do you still get two days off a week and social security?”
”Well, is there a problem?”
”No, I’m just a little surprised. You should know that most factories in Dongyang don’t buy social security for their employees, let alone two days off a week…”
”Well, don’t worry about this. We will do what we say and sign a contract! Oh, by the way, we are a technology company, so we have to sign an additional confidentiality agreement.”
”Understood!”
Due to the good salary and benefits, the website’s HR quickly found a large number of suitable candidates and arranged interviews for Kang Chi the next day.
After a round of interviews, Kang Chi directly finalized the candidates, and then trained them to work.
In less than a week, the entire product line could be fully operational without Kang Chi.
At the same time, the product details page of the second-generation lens in Daqin Optics’ Taobao store also quietly changed.
First, the purchase limit was cancelled. Secondly, the new product introduction was updated with a banner poster that read: [The second-generation product is completely renewed, with improved quality and unchanged price! ] Well, some readers said that the names of the protagonist and the lens brand are a bit strange, so I changed them to homophones. I hope it will look better~ (I have difficulty in naming. I used to use an assistant to randomly name them. I will try to pay attention to this in the future.) (End of this chapter)