Soon after, Wujiang Company announced that it had developed a new product and would be holding a press conference soon.

Every press conference held by Wujiang Company causes a sensation.

Therefore, Wujiang Company's actions this time have also attracted much attention.

However, for this press conference, Wujiang invited many PC manufacturers from both China and abroad.

Domestic PC manufacturers are those companies that assemble computers. They have channels to obtain electronic components such as CPUs, memory, and hard drives, and then assemble them into computers, making huge profits.

Wujiang Company could naturally also obtain these electronic components, but this would require spending precious foreign exchange, which Zhao Ye felt was not worthwhile. He had long planned to use this foreign exchange to speculate on foreign exchange and make a fortune after the Plaza Accord was signed.

In the foreign exchange market, leverage can be used. In a sure-win situation like the Plaza Accord, Zhao Ye could simply go all in.

This trip to Japan might allow me to borrow US dollars from a Japanese bank, then exchange the dollars for Japanese yen, and after the dollar crashes, exchange the yen back for more dollars to repay the bank.

The press conference is scheduled for May 20th.

In this day and age, 520 doesn't count; it's just a normal day.

At this time, the computer motherboard production line was still being debugged, so there was no need to worry about output; it would definitely be pitifully small. Fortunately, expanding production capacity was relatively easy, and motherboard production was not particularly difficult.

Before the Imagine computer motherboard launch event, Zhao Ye devoted himself to the development of the game console, preparing to work overtime with his team to develop the Imagine game console.

First, he had several FC game consoles and game cartridges purchased, and let the development team members play them for a few days to give them a detailed understanding of the game consoles.

Only then did we begin development work.

Although computer motherboards and game console motherboards differ, they ultimately share the same underlying principles and technologies.

To put it simply, from a technical standpoint, the Famicom (FC) game console is essentially a single-chip microcomputer system with a core CPU and a relatively small amount of memory.

Therefore, the development team found it very easy to get started when developing game consoles.

Zhao Ye was in charge of the overall situation. He was very clear about what functions the game console needed to achieve. After the overall design concept was determined, he personally took charge of the hardware circuit schematic design.

Currently, Zhao Ye uses AutoCAD, a drawing and design tool released by Autodesk in November 1982.

However, this version of AutoCAD is too old and very inconvenient to use.

In his previous life, Zhao Ye had used more advanced CAD and EDA technologies. If given the opportunity, he wanted to develop CAD and EDA, not only to make them more convenient for himself and his company's developers, but also to generate substantial profits. This would also enhance his influence in the semiconductor industry.

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"The boss's speed is unbelievable. He completed a large number of circuit diagram designs in just over a week. He's amazing. If I were to do it, it would probably take me a month to finish as fast as him. Moreover, the circuit diagrams he designed look exquisite and complex, with a high-end and beautiful feel!"

"Our boss is truly amazing, he's practically a genius!"

"I heard he also understands chip design. He led the design of the Kirin 1 chip, which is incredibly powerful and unbeatable among 8-bit processors!"

"Yes, the boss is amazing. Working under him in R&D is truly admirable!"

"Nintendo is in big trouble now. Our boss has his eye on the lucrative game console market and will definitely try every means to kick Nintendo out of the market! Our boss is a once-in-a-century genius; he might even have extraordinary talent in game design!"

"Hmm, I think that's possible! I always feel like our boss is practically omnipotent!"

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At lunchtime, the game console development team members gathered in twos and threes, eating and chatting, with most of their conversations revolving around Zhao Ye.

Zhao Ye, this tech genius from their previous life, utterly astonished them!

Three weeks passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhao Ye finally completed the design of the Imagine game console schematic. If the initial version of AutoCAD hadn't been so difficult to use, he could have finished even faster.

The next step is to design the hardware circuit PCB. The PCB is imported from the schematic diagram. After the components are imported into the PCB, the dimensions of the target circuit board and the screw hole size are designed according to the structural requirements. If there are special components, it is necessary to cut parts of the circuit board, etc.

Next, the components are laid out reasonably, then the wiring is done. Depending on the situation, teardrop patterns, copper pours, etc., are added, and the silkscreen is moved to make it clearly visible. Finally, DRC rule checks are performed, etc.

Next, we make a prototype, select materials, solder the circuit board, check and test it. Once it passes the test, we hand it over to the software engineer. We then work with the software engineer to test the circuit board's functionality and record any problems that occur so that we can fix them in the next batch of samples.

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After completing the hardware circuit schematic, Zhao Ye handed over the remaining work to the team members.

With the Imagine motherboard launch event approaching, there's still a lot to do.

Boundless Factory.

Zhao Ye visited the newly built Imagine computer motherboard production workshop.

"How many employees does the Imagine computer motherboard production workshop have?" Zhao Ye asked the person in charge of the production workshop next to him. The production workshop looked to cover an area of ​​more than 800 square meters.

There are one hundred workers.

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