What does Ali's crew cut mean? The hope of domestic chips.

At the RISC-V China Summit in 2022, Ali, who had not acted for a long time, launched the Ali Pingtou Gejian 600 compatible with LIUX system and the SOC prototype Shadow 1520, which set a new record. So, what is this flat-headed brother?

As early as 20 18, Ma Yun, Chairman of Alibaba's Board of Directors, appeared as a guest speaker at the finale of the main forum. The "Pingtou Ge Semiconductor Co., Ltd." named by him first attracted a lot of attention.

Zhang Jianfeng, CTO of Alibaba and president of Dharma Institute, announced at the main forum of the conference that Alibaba established "Pingtou Ge Semiconductor Co., Ltd." to integrate the previously acquired Zhongtian Microsystems Co., Ltd. and the self-developed chip business of Dharma Institute, and promote the cloud integration and strategic layout of self-developed chips.

"The chip is one of the important research and development directions planned at the beginning of the establishment of Dharma Institute." Zhang Jianfeng said, "I hope to promote the industrialization of domestic independent chips through independent research and development of powerful technology platforms and ecosystem integration capabilities."

However, what does "Brother Flat Head" mean? Why did you choose this name? It is said that this originated from a trip to Africa by Ma Yun. "Brother Flat Head" is another name for Honey Badger. This kind of animal, which lives in the tropical rain forest and open grassland, is fearless and has the name of "carrying the handle" in the animal kingdom.

Alibaba said that it was named "Brother Pingtou" because it valued its following characteristics:

1. Passion and persistence

Brother Pingtou is listed as "the most daring animal" by Guinness World Records. In the face of prey and danger, he never gave up, fought tenaciously and kept hunting.

Second, believe in small greatness and dare to dream.

Brother Pingtou is petite, but he is not afraid of beasts and poisonous insects several times bigger than himself. He can often successfully counter them in a small and broad way.

Third, optimistic, smart, brave and practical.

Brother Pingtou is very smart, he can use tools, and he is also good at discovering his opponent's weaknesses. He is brave and good at fighting. At the same time, the skin is rough and chewy, and the defense ability is strong, so it is difficult for ordinary animals to hurt it.