There are 100,000 Stardust 2 limited edition units, of which 20,000 units will also participate in blind ordering activities. This in itself is a kind of screening of target users, because the vast majority of ordinary people seek stability and do not dare to gamble with money. .
3999 may not seem like much, but in fact it is equivalent to 2 to 3 months’ salary of many people. Not to mention taking it to participate in blind booking on Stardust official website and Stardust Mall, even if it is used to exchange for a mobile phone, they will most likely Reluctant to part with it.
Therefore, these 20,000 Stardust 2 limited edition units are prepared for slightly richer consumers, and the remaining 80,000 units are more suitable for the public's choice, but because the total quantity is smaller, the hype effect is stronger.
After the new year, consumers who cannot buy the limited version of Stardust 2 will most likely wait another six months to consider Stardust 3, because even people who are not familiar with digital products know that 3G is coming, and there is nothing wrong with buying a 3G mobile phone.
Most people don't know what 3G is, but it is definitely better than 2G. The current situation is: some people who bought 2G mobile phones regret that they did not spend the same money to buy a Stardust tablet with a larger screen.
Some people who bought Stardust tablets also regretted that they should have bought Stardust 2, which is more convenient and can make calls.
If you don’t have enough money, you can just buy both models, and you won’t care whether you regret it or not.
In short, in the Stardust community, the confirmation of the limited edition of Stardust 2 is something worthy of cheers by many people. Many people do not buy it, but they like to watch it.
Especially as soon as the blind ordering event came out, they paid attention every day to how many early adopters bought it. As Chen Zifan expected, the blind ordering of a mere 20,000 units was all booked in less than a day.
Subsequently, the Stardust Marketing Department also released the last announcement about the limited edition of Stardust 2: "The limited edition of Stardust 2 will be launched simultaneously on February 26 after the Spring Festival..."
Below the announcement are all kinds of messages:
"Isn't it? It's just New Year's Day, and we still have to wait for more than a month to buy it!"
"Shouldn't it be launched before the Spring Festival to grab some market? Why should it be put on the market after the Spring Festival?"
"Does it look like the one upstairs? As soon as the front foot is determined, the back foot will come out with the finished product for you? And there are only 100,000 limited edition units in total. What market are you trying to capture?"
"To occupy the market, it is enough to have the reduced-price Stardust 1 and the regular version of Stardust 2. These two are the bulk of shipments. The limited edition is just the icing on the cake to make it more exciting!"
"After the Spring Festival, it's just after the Spring Festival. There's no rush anyway. I bought it for collection and don't use it. I'll put it away and sell it in 10 years. Maybe I can make a fortune!"
"You are overthinking this. You may not know what mobile phones will be like in 10 years. Who will buy this antique?"
"Would you buy a mobile phone from ten years ago?"
"I don't buy it."
"Isn't this enough?"
"..."
Users who participate in the blind ordering event will receive the express delivery from Stardust Technology in advance before February 25, and Stardust Express will be responsible for the delivery. If they do not sign for delivery within two weeks, it will be deemed to be automatically rejected, and they need to actively apply for a refund.
It’s strange to say that Stardust Express couriers have encountered too many rejections. Some users obviously bought things that were not cheap, but they refused to accept them. They even refused to refund the money after automatically rejecting them...
We didn’t even make a call, and we don’t know what the purpose of their purchase was, but what is certain is that the rejected items will be put back on the shelves for sale.
The early development of Stardust Express was not smooth, but now it has figured out the general situation of the express delivery industry, improved its efficiency, and formed its own management system.
During the New Year's Day holiday, Chen Zifan did not do any special entertainment activities. Instead, he slept well for two days and left the company's affairs to Zhao Wushang, Wang Jinli and others. If he didn't show up, no one would pay much attention to where he went.
After all, the chairman must have a reason to be in the company. If he is not there, he will be busy.
What Chen Zifan didn't expect was that he actually received a gift on New Year's Day, a purple clay pot. Not many people knew that he lived here. Only some core employees knew. When he opened it...
It was actually sent here by Anhe?
Chen Zifanjue
It's a bit confusing. You can't give gifts according to your preferences, right? He looks old? Are you someone who likes to drink tea from a purple clay teapot?
But he didn't think much about it, he just put the purple clay pot on the shelf and went back to sleep. After replenishing his sleep, he returned to the Stardust Technology headquarters again.
There is another very important thing before the Spring Festival, which is the start-up test of Changhe chip production line.
After debugging all the equipment of the Changhe project team, a date has been selected for start-up testing. It is interesting to say that they are obviously a group of scientific researchers, but they will also become superstitious at this time.
Not only did I choose an auspicious day, burn incense and worship Buddha, I also bought a bunch of fireworks and firecrackers to set off at Stardust Plaza on the day of the launch test.
Chen Zifan was speechless for a while. Is this because he was afraid that others would not know that Stardust Technology was building a chip production line? But what we should know has actually been known for a long time. Everyone laughs on the surface and engages in research and development behind the scenes.
Stardust Technology is developing so fast. It’s strange that it doesn’t want to take action on chips. How could a rapidly growing technology company allow the core lifeblood of its products to be controlled by others? Restricted everywhere?
Besides, there are so many chip makers around the world now, and one such company is Stardust Technology.
Although Chen Zifan has never had the slightest respect for ghosts and gods, he believes in himself more than praying to gods and Buddhas for superstition. Even if some bizarre things happen to him, he will slowly find ways to figure them out.
But he will not stop the behavior of R&D personnel. Everyone has something to believe in.
The chip developers of the Changhe project team just used traditional methods to find peace of mind.
On the morning of January 15th, Stardust Plaza was rarely busy. People who didn’t know why went out to watch. They didn’t understand what technology was doing:
"What kind of cannon are you setting off so early in the morning?"
"Did something happy happen? The chairman of Stardust Technology got married? It doesn't look like this!"
"Are you kidding? Director Chen's wedding is not like this. I guess they may have achieved a breakthrough in some project and want to celebrate."
"It's not normal. Stardust Technology is engaged in research and development every day. There is no such activity usually. I'll check online. Someone in the Stardust community should say something."
"No one said anything, just wait a minute."
"It's over, it's over..."
"..."
They just joined in the fun and went back to do their own thing soon. This is how it is in China. Setting off firecrackers may disturb some people, but no one really hates this traditional way of celebrating.
Chen Zifan and some senior executives have gathered in the area of the Changhe project team, watching the operations of the R&D personnel through a thick layer of explosion-proof glass.
It has to be said that the Changhe chip production line is really completely different from the chip production lines they have seen in various channels. First of all, the area is much smaller, only about one-half of the traditional chip production line.
Although the output is not as large as the chip production lines of other manufacturers, the daily production of 300,000 chips is enough to cope with the current situation. When the time is right, Changhe can add a few more chip production lines.
It is said to be a startup test, but in fact there is no such thing as a "test" at all. The chip production line is just like a steel-making furnace. It will not stop as long as there are no special circumstances when it is started, so whether it can succeed is a matter of one chance.
If it fails, I don’t know how many days I have to wait before restarting the actual test. Regarding the raw materials of Changhe chips, the official side has set up a special wafer processing factory, although this factory is an empty shell...
But it doesn't matter. Chen Zifan won't investigate where these wafers came from, or where the remaining raw materials came from. It doesn't matter if those factories are empty shells. They can slowly fill in what they should have in the future.
The chip that participated in the boot test for the first time was not Changhe 3, but a basic chip. It was derived from the stitching chip of Stardust 1. It is most suitable for testing equipment production lines without worrying about unnecessary problems.
As long as this basic chip can be produced, the problem of producing Changhe 3 is not big. The two have the same origin, and the only thing that may lead to failure is
Even if there is a problem with the design of the Changhe 3 chip, the probability is very small.
With the completion of various work tests, Changhe chip production line has also begun to enter the startup state:
"Current stability...normal..."
"Voltage...normal..."
"Location...normal..."
"Angle...normal..."
"..."
The whole process can be said to be slow or very fast. One production line can produce 300,000 chips every day. How could the progress be slow? From wafer coating → photolithography development, etching → doping impurities...
Until packaging...the first batch of basic chips have been processed, but it is too early to be happy now. Various tests must be carried out and defective products must be eliminated before final packaging. Of course, packaging can be omitted.
This batch of basic chips will not be sold to the outside world, and there is no need to package them. It is enough to pass the required tests, and then calculate the proportion of defective products.
Chen Zifan and others waited for five hours in a row. When Zhao Wushang could hardly hold it in any longer, a researcher finally rushed over with a stack of information:
"Successful! After testing...the basic chip fully meets the standards we expected! The proportion of defective products is also very low, only about 5%!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, followed by endless joy. After enduring for so many days, Stardust Technology finally has a chip production line and can design its own chips!
"Great! Now our 4G chip is stable! Let me tell you, we don't have the 3G patents. If we are doing 3G, we should be doing 4G!"
"There is no need to worry about the delay of Stardust 3+! You can inform the local operators to speed up the construction of 4G base stations! We must build Haicheng into a 4G city!"
"The Xinghai Service Station project must also be fully launched! Start building our own 4G server! Use it in conjunction with the official server!"
"Don't worry! The Changhe 3 hasn't been produced yet! We'll conduct a few more rounds of testing to make sure there are no problems before we start the actual testing of the Changhe 3! If there is a tapeout failure, redesign it immediately, and it's still too late!"
"clear!"
"Don't worry, the basic chips have been produced. Changhe 3 also uses the basic chip architecture, so there will be no problems! Complete testing and start construction as soon as possible!"
"The sales volume of Stardust 3+ is expected to be... 10 million units. There are less than 6 months left. We must speed up the production schedule and start stocking up as soon as possible!"
"That's wrong, we are speeding up while ensuring quality control! We must make sure there are no problems with the product!"
"yes…"
"..."
Chen Zifan didn't have much reaction to this. [Stardust Technology] has more difficult technologies. A 40-process chip production line may be similar to a basic production line. What's so difficult?
Of course, this is because he has [Stardust Technology] in his consciousness, so he can be so unreasonable. He still has a very clear understanding of himself, knows what benefits he has gained, and knows what to do.
At the same time, Chen Zifan also lamented that this little thing has been troubled for decades and caused powerful domestic manufacturers to suffer...
But now all this no longer exists. Going from 0 to 1 is the most difficult, and developing from 1 is much easier. Moreover, the Changhe chip production line has been specially modified by [Stardust Technology], and the foundation is very solid.
Even if Changhe 3 is a three-core chip, it will not be difficult to produce. Maybe everyone thinks that three-core is a deviant approach, but the R&D personnel of the Changhe project team still believe that three-core is the most suitable.
At the Xinghan Automobile Factory, Mo Shaokun was still working hard to conduct various tests on Xinghan and debug it to the best condition. After learning that the Changhe chip production line had started, he immediately approached Chen Zifan to express his joy.
Is Changhe 3 a triple-core chip?
so what?
"Three-core? What's the problem? If there are single-core and dual-core, there must be three-core! Just like the engine, there are single-cylinder, double-cylinder, and three-cylinder... Although the three-cylinder engine of the car is not very good, but do you know one thing? ?」
"What?"
"In the field of motorcycles, only some high-end models can be equipped with three-cylinder engines! Two-cylinders, four-cylinders...all have to be put aside!"
Chen Zifan knew that this was Mo Shaokun's own way of telling him to relax and stop thinking so much.
The Changhe chip project team is responsible for the Changhe 3, and the first batch of Changhe 3 was quickly produced. After a series of tests, the final packaging was completed, and ten of them were specially delivered to Chen Zifan.
"It looks no different from some later chips... Who would have known at first glance that this is a 40-process chip? But the performance of this chip is pretty good. It can run close to 50,000 points in a large single-core state..."
The geek score is just a simple data and cannot be used to measure whether a chip is easy to use. Which chip, Snapdragon 888 or Snapdragon 8ge1, has a lower score? But in actual use, one is warmer than the other.
However, the geek running score data can also reflect the current level of Changhe 3. In the extreme state, it is close to 50,000 points, which is already three times that of Dimensity 200 and twice that of Dimensity 300. The performance level is very exaggerated.
Even in the regular three-core state, the running score of Changhe 3 is around 30,000 points, which is twice as high as the Dimensity 200 of Stardust 2. The performance state can also be switched at any time according to the needs of different scenarios.
