Ever since the International Integrated Circuit Design and Process Conference ended, the entire semiconductor industry had been in a precarious state.
Carbon-based chip technology breakthrough!
Traditional silicon-based chips might completely disappear from the stage of history!
The executives of Intel, Qualcomm, and countless other semiconductor companies spent the entire weekend anxiously. They were afraid that they would lose their jobs because of layoffs.
But at this moment, a piece of 'good news' suddenly came, and it made many people heave a sigh of relief.
The carbon-based integrated circuit paper was withdrawn by the IEEE.
And the reason was that the experiment data was fabricated!
This was quite a serious accusation.
Even though many people felt like this matter was a bit strange, only a small number of people were suspicious of the truth.
Especially for conferences like the IEEE Summit, which was an authoritative conference in the industry, it was relatively credible. For the vast majority of people in this industry, the first channel to obtain information in the industry was through the search function of the literature database. The IEEE Summit conferences were the focal point for them to track the latest research results.
If even the IEEE thinks this technology is unreliable, then it must be true.
After all, compared to HiSilicon, they obviously trusted the IEEE more.
Almost as soon as the "carbon-based chip" thesis was withdrawn, discussions about this topic began to heat up on Facebook.
[… I told you, carbon-based chips are a balloon that has been blown up. Intel, Qualcomm, AMD, and many other excellent semiconductor companies around the world have made no progress on this thing. Instead, a chip design company suddenly jumped out and said that they are going to lead the industry in the future. Do you believe this?]
[The Chinese are insulting academic integrity by putting this on the IEEE Summit! I think it's necessary to find out who wrote the thesis in the first place.]
[But why would they do this? They know that we only need to try to expose their lies.]
[Who knows? Didn't the Chinese love to bluff and extort? Perhaps they want to get some special advantage from us to carry out their dark and evil designs.]
[Sigh, it seems like even Professor Lu is careless sometimes …]
…
Intel headquarters.
Whether it was the half-open office or the cubicles in the public office area, there were people coming and going.
Being in such a competitive enterprise, one would more or less develop a keen sense of smell. If carbon-based chips really shook up the semiconductor industry and shook Intel's dominance in the industry, then they obviously didn't need this many people.
In order to make themselves look more important at this critical moment, and to make sure that they weren't the ones being laid off, everyone tried to make themselves look busier, regardless of whether they had things to deal with or not.
There were hurried footsteps outside Maybury's office.
Mayberry, who was sitting at his desk and reading some documents, frowned and spoke.
"Come in."
"I can't believe IEEE agreed to withdraw the article." A young assistant in his twenties knocked on the door and walked into the office. He said in disbelief, "I can't believe IEEE is this nice."
Even though he was the one who contacted IEEE, he didn't expect that this seemingly impossible task would be easily completed in less than ten sentences.
However, compared to the surprise and disbelief on the assistant's face, Mayberry pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose, and his expression didn't change much after hearing the news.
"There's nothing unbelievable about this. There are a lot of people in the association who are on our side. Not to mention, this is pressure from both the industry and the White House. Even if they don't want to, they still have to withdraw the paper. "
When the assistant heard the second half of Mayberry's sentence, he spoke.
"… The White House is also involved?"
Mayberry nodded and spoke.
"After all, this is related to our dominance. In a sense, the White House is more anxious than we are."
Alternative energy vehicles weren't the core industry of the UA. The White House might back down after weighing the pros and cons and sacrifice the disobedient Tesla.
However, semiconductors were related to America's core interests, so there was no way the White House would give in.
Not only were tens of thousands of jobs and trillions of US dollars at stake, but it was also related to America's dominance in the field of high technology.
Not only was it about the future, but it was also about the present.
Do you think that China imports the most oil and food every year?
No, it's the chips!
Mayberry knew very well that the White House would not turn a blind eye to the situation at this point.
It didn't matter if they fell behind in controllable fusion technology, or even if they lost the space race. However, if they lost in semiconductors, which was the most important industry in the entire high-tech industry chain, then their losses wouldn't be as simple as the financial reports of a few high-tech companies.
What was more likely to happen was that the United States would completely lose in the entire field of high technology. This could lead to a chain reaction that none of them could handle.
In fact, the NASDAQ was in a bleak state. In a sense, this was already a sign of this future.
After all, in a capitalist country, the capitalist's sense of smell would always be the most sensitive. The stock market, in some sense, could act as a barometer of the economy.
Therefore, whether it was the White House or the industry giants that stood at the top of the industrial chain, none of them would allow this to happen.
The assistant didn't quite understand the optimistic look on Mr. Mayberry's face. He hesitated for a moment before speaking.
He hesitated for a second and said, "But Huawei's HiSilicon product launch is still going to be held as scheduled. Even if we remove their thesis from IEEE, what can we do?"
"What is the ecology of the industry, my dear Mr. Assistant," said Mayberry patiently. "What do you think is more likely to happen when a lone lion tries to enter the hunting ground of another group of lions? If they put away their claws and behaved meekly, they might be able to survive. However, not only did they not do that, but they are also baring their fangs at us. "
Mayberry sneered and spun the pen in his hand.
"I admit that their products are very strong, and they are also very attractive to our downstream partners in the industry chain. If they are willing to share their patents and technologies, I bet that our CEO, Mr. Swan, will bid for them at all costs."
"However, sometimes, it's not just the technology that determines the competitiveness of a product in the market. There are also a series of issues such as compatibility and industry influence. Don't forget, this ecosphere was built by us from the very beginning! "
Even though HiSilicon was right, was the HiSilicon that showed up at the report with a carbon-based chip really just a lion?
As a member of the entire ecosystem, a foreign lion couldn't change anything. Even though it stood at the top of the food chain, it was nothing in front of its own kind. If it couldn't integrate into this group of beasts, forget about hunting, it would be lucky if it didn't die.
But …
What if they were hunters with guns?
The assistant still had a confused look on his face, but it was obvious that Mr. Mayberry didn't want to continue discussing this issue with him. Mr. Mayberry threw a signed document in his hand.
"Our Mr. Swan will take care of these things. It's enough for us who are in charge of technology to do a good job. I'll give you a task. Send it to our research and development center and hand it over to the person in charge. "
"Carbon-based … integrated circuit project?"
Mayberry looked at his astonished assistant and said, "Since they have proven that this is possible, I believe we can do the same."
After Mayberry sent his assistant away, he stretched on his office chair and took a sip of his coffee.
It would be lunch break in ten minutes.
He had just finished the carbon chip project, so he decided to take a break.
With this in mind, he sipped his coffee and turned on his computer.
Then, just as he opened his browser and logged into his Facebook account, he saw a forwarded message from a peer.
His pupils instantly contracted.
The moment he saw the news, he almost spat out a mouthful of coffee on the screen.
The Jinling Institute for Advanced Study founded the Future comprehensive academic journal!
The editor-in-chief is …
Lu Zhou!
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