SARFT shuts down set-top boxes: the first domestic GPU commercial
Do not underestimate this news, this means that the first domestic commercial GPU is about to enter the homes of ordinary people, do not believe? Explain first, what is TVOS.
TVOS is a set of smart TV operating system led by the Science and Technology Division of the State Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television Bureau. The system is characterized by high security, good openness, and strong integration, and can be used in various smart TV terminals, such as smart TV set-top boxes, all-in-one computers, DVB+IP dual-mode set-top boxes, media gateways, and Internet TV set-top boxes.
Through this system and a unified application store, TVOS realizes "controllable and controllable" from the content to the application of the smart TV terminal, and implements technical restrictions from the underlying code. It cannot be flashed, and users cannot install unapproved applications themselves. Apps such as programs and webcast software may be banned directly.
Someone must be skeptical to see here. This is not after broadcasting and TV set-top boxes have been sealed off by radio and television. Will it be able to grab the market with “failed†marketing capabilities? What's the issue with domestic GPUs?
Please also take a rest and listen carefully to the author. The GPU is a graphics processor and is a microprocessor for image computing work. How important is the GPU? Whether your computer can be turned on or not, watching the fluency of the video and the visual experience of playing large-scale games all depend on the GPU. Whether your phone's screen is stuck or not, the quality of the mobile gaming experience is also largely influenced by the GPU.
In the daily use of computers and mobile phones can not be separated from the GPU, when playing large-scale games, it is even more important to have a high-performance GPU. Some people say that they can use nuclear to play games, indeed, the nuclear display can indeed run most of the games, but once they encounter large-scale online games or stand-alone games, the use of nuclear display is tragic to play online games. Tens of thousands of people will play in the case of a large-scale game with full effect. It may be a slide show.
At present, there are two companies that can make high-performance GPUs globally, and Nvidia and ATI can also add Imagination and Intel if the standards are relaxed. So, is there a domestic GPU manufacturer?
Unfortunately, although there are domestic chips such as Godson, Feiteng and Shenwei in terms of CPU, the GPU was 0 in China before 2010. So far, there are only two domestic GPU manufacturers. One is Jingjia Microelectronics, which has a deep relationship with the National Defense Science and Technology University. The current product performance parameters look like military GPUs rather than civilian products.
Shanghai Zhaojie Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd. was established in April 2013. Shanghai SASAC and Taiwan Weisheng Electronics are two major shareholders. Shanghai SASAC has invested 200 million U.S. dollars, accounting for 80% of shares, and VIA Electronics has invested 49.75 million U.S. dollars. 20%. SMIC has more than 1,000 employees and is headquartered in Zhangjiang, Shanghai. It has branches in Beijing, Wuhan, Taiwan, and the United States.
Siucore currently has four main businesses: First, the development of X86 chips. The second is the SOC research and development based on the ARM public version design, and the third is the GPU design and development. The fourth is the development of the chipset. At present, Zhaoxinyi undertakes the No. 1 special project of nuclear high base and has obtained more than 7 billion yuan of project funds. SMIC's X86 chip, ARM chip and chipset are not the focus of this article, the key is the GPU design and development!
The technical threshold of high-performance GPUs is actually very high, and there are many kinds of patents and underlying technical obstacles. Therefore, the development of GPU can not be separated from the deep technology accumulation. Jing Jiawei's GPU technology is derived from the technology accumulation of the National Defense University, and because the military is more concerned with stability and reliability, the performance requirements are adequate. All Jingjia Micro's GPU performance is limited.
So are the core GPUs falling from the sky? Obviously not. SMIC's GPU technology is derived from S3 Graphics, which VIA acquired from the United States. Although S3 Graphics has already been technically driven by Nvidia and ATI, using S3 Graphics's previous technology as a basis can enable SMIC to start at a relatively high starting point and take a lot of detours.
Many people see that they may have to say here. The core technology of Siu Chip is based on Taiwan's VIA. Isn't that the market for technology in the new era? Isn't the lessons from industries such as automobiles and big airplanes enough?
This, in fact, the introduction of technology will have two results, one is like the automotive industry, in the market for technology to die. However, if you can compete with yourself, you can also digest, absorb, integrate, and introduce new technologies to achieve localization of imported technologies. The most typical example is the introduction of MiG 21, and then the various devils, and even the Mikoyan The design bureau did not know.
The Siu-Kai project is essentially a reproduction of the market-changing technology in the 1980s. It is the overall weakness of the electronics industry in Taiwan and China's strong support for the IC industry. In the context of the exchange of interests between mainland China and Taiwan, the mainland can obtain commercialization. Design and production of X86 chip authorization and GPU technology, Taiwan VIA can get mainland financial support, policy tilt and market.
As to whether this decision is correct? Will it stifle the development of independent technologies represented by Godson, Shenwei, and Jingjia Microelectronics? This is a question of "meat seeker". Closer to home, Siu Kee has developed its own proprietary Elite Series SOC with integrated proprietary GPUs after purchasing S3 Graphics technology.
The Elite1000 integrates dual-core ARM Cortex A9 and proprietary GPU SOCs to support dual simultaneous encoding and decoding 1080P@60fps. SMIC's latest GPU is used in the Elite2000. According to the running software released by the third party, Siucore's newly released Elite 2000 integrated GPU has approximately the same performance as the Mali 760MP8, and the performance is basically equivalent to the mainstream level of the GPU used on mobile phones.
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