Unlike "industry-specific" chips, which are tailored for a particular application, a universal chip the size of a fingernail can be reprogrammed through software and is suitable for high-precision medical equipment and industrial settings. This flexible "cross-border" chip is used in large-scale industrial systems such as advanced control instruments and massive display drivers, acting as their "brain." Recently, I learned from the Zhongguancun Management Committee that China's first self-developed high-performance universal chip has officially been launched.
In the world of chips, "universal chips" have long been a holy grail for top tech companies due to their wide range of applications and high development barriers. Since the 1970s, over 60 leading technology firms, including Samsung and Motorola, have invested heavily in universal chip projects. Some poured in just tens of millions of dollars, while others spent hundreds of millions, but all failed to achieve success.
What makes developing a universal chip so challenging? Liu Ming, founder of Jingwei Yage and the universal chip project, offered an interesting analogy: If a chip is like a carpenter, then a specialized chip only needs the carpenter to look at the material and skillfully use tools like axes, saws, and drills to create decent products. But for a universal chip, you need a "super carpenter" — not only able to design their own blueprints, but also to build custom tools that don’t even exist on the market.
"In 2010, we released China’s first self-developed universal chip, but the performance of the latest high-performance version is several times better than it was a few years ago," said a representative from Jingwei Yage. For example, in the medical device industry, the entry-level universal chip introduced a few years ago could only be used in small devices like portable blood pressure monitors. Today, the high-performance version can already handle data-intensive tasks such as CT scans, playing a critical role in advanced medical imaging.
Compared to traditional universal chips, the development of a high-performance version involves more than just using advanced configurations and simple component integration. A universal chip consists of multiple parts, such as memory, processing units, function modules, and software. When each component uses the most advanced technology available on the market, they can work together to form a powerful "Transformer" — a chip capable of adapting and performing across a wide range of applications. Folding Window Doors,Bi Folding Window,Vertical Folding Window,Folding Window Aluminum Lemon Building Material Co., Ltd. , https://www.lemonbuilding.com