Zhang Fuxin's character story

Interest, responsibility and persistence are the three sharp tools to do a good job.

Before 2008, there was a "Loongson Hongqi Computer Classroom" in Honghui Primary School in Haila Township, Weining Yi, Hui and Miao Autonomous County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province. In this rural primary school with the highest altitude in Guizhou, children use low-cost computers independently developed, designed and manufactured in China. As the core research backbone of Godson 1, Godson 2 and Godson 2, the first high-performance general-purpose CPU with independent intellectual property rights in China, Zhang Fuxin still remembers the excitement of 1700 children when they hit the keyboard.

12 years ago, when Zhang Fuxin was studying for a master's degree, the Loongson CPU research group was set up by the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and China people began to develop their own chips. This young man who "enjoys writing code most" has made great contributions to the successful development of Loongson 1 and 2.

"I have always been interested in new things, and I have been praised by others for reading well since I was a child. In fact, they are all driven by interests. " Because of his interest, Zhang Fuxin has been among the best in the junior class of the Chinese University of Science and Technology. An internship at the university introduced him to his mentor Hu.

On the eve of graduation, Zhang Fuxin went to the Institute of Computing Technology of Chinese Academy of Sciences as an intern. Tutor Hu sees that he is diligent and eager to learn, and recommends him to study in Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 2000, the institute prepared a CPU design project, and researcher Hu volunteered to form a CPU design team. He thought of his graduate student Zhang Fuxin.

Zhang Fuxin, 22, doesn't know much about the research status, except that this research topic is the first in China and it is quite challenging. "I feel very excited and I am particularly curious." It is this thirst for knowledge that makes Zhang Fuxin, who is studying for a master's degree, cycle between Yuquan Road and Zhongguancun and run between the laboratory and the school.

In 2000, the CPU technology represented by Intel occupied a strong position in the CPU chip market, and the CPU chip is the core component that determines the performance of the computer. In the Loongson research group, Zhang Fuxin has such a dream to be a "Chinese core" and solve this "core" disease in China's computer industry. 12 months later, China's first general-purpose high-performance microprocessor chip, Godson 1, was born.

In the year when Dr. Zhang Fuxin graduated, the research and development of Godson 2 was completed. From the logical design, verification and system software development of Loongson 1 to the structural design, performance analysis and optimization of Loongson 2, he devoted himself to research and grew up with Loongson, and the Chinese dream in his heart became clearer.

"Doing the research and development of the chip itself is only the first step. The next step is to turn the chip into a marketable product. " In 2006, the Institute of Computing Technology of Chinese Academy of Sciences cooperated with Jiangsu Menglan Group to establish Jiangsu Zhongke Longmeng Technology Co., Ltd., which truly reflected the value of Loongson and went from laboratory to market.

Giving up the opportunity of high-paying job and staying in Beijing for development, Zhang Fuxin came to Suzhou Changshu Menglan Loongson Industrial Base as the director of R&D department. "High-paying jobs are not necessarily good. Doing a job that interests you is more important than short-term income. " In the face of such changes, Zhang Fuxin didn't hesitate much. "It's just that the workplace has changed, and the career I love is still there."

Zhang Fuxin changed from a researcher to a manager. In his view, it is "driving ducks to the shelves." "I am not an extrovert, but a standard technical personality. However, the leader feels that I can understand R&D, and the above management must be all-inclusive. " Taking Godson from the laboratory to the market and transforming scientific research achievements into productivity, Zhang Fuxin is still doing research and writing code in the laboratory. His day usually ends at two in the morning.

Before such a small chip was developed, due to the lack of CPU chips with independent intellectual property rights, China imported hundreds of millions of microprocessor chips every year, and China enterprises and consumers paid high copyright fees for it. Zhang Fuxin and his team, through independent innovation, independent research and development, independent design, independent manufacturing and other links, designed a low-cost computer based on Loongson processor, and the price was controlled at around 1,000 yuan.

In Zhang Fuxin, the Chinese dream has become the most concrete dream-"making computers affordable for most people in China".