It wasn't just the Chinese consumers that were shocked by this product launch.
The live video of the scene had already been broadcast to every corner of the world through Huawei's official website and partner media platforms.
People were surprised that the carbon-based chip was real and that Professor Lu wasn't joking. They couldn't help but think back to the paper that was withdrawn by IEEE some time ago.
Obviously, the data in that paper wasn't exaggerated at all. In fact, it was quite conservative.
Suddenly, IEEE was in an awkward position.
Withdrawing a paper from the conference and denouncing it as academic fraud was not only a violation of the principle of academic freedom, but it was also a manifestation of academic fraud.
If this was the result of the IEEE senior management's unanimous decision, then the impact of this withdrawal would be a heavy blow to IEEE's reputation in the field of electronics, computer science, electrical engineering, and other fields.
More than a dozen professors and scholars from many universities in China, such as Yan University and Shuimu University, announced their withdrawal from IEEE. They strongly condemned this serious violation of the spirit of academic freedom.
On the other hand, the Documentation and Information Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences quickly responded. They downgraded the IEEE journal's regional rating by one level, citing "academic corruption" and "lack of standards".
Even though IEEE quickly launched a public relations campaign to clarify this matter, such as "the withdrawal of the manuscript was a ruling made by the Organizing Committee of the International Conference on Integrated Circuit Design and Technology in accordance with US law", "it was the personal behavior of the chairman of the committee", "the temporary withdrawal is not permanent", "we will conduct a thorough investigation into possible shady dealings", and other illogical and even laughable reasons, it was already too late.
The withdrawn paper couldn't be republished.
Forget about the fact that they couldn't take back what they had spat out, Lu Zhou wouldn't agree to it either …
…
Actually, compared to the people who ordered them to do this, IEEE was quite lucky.
After all, even though they were facing the most serious reputational crisis since their founding, and their credibility and influence had both suffered a setback, they were far from facing a life-and-death situation.
However, for the semiconductor industry alliance that ordered them to withdraw the article, they were really forced to the edge of the cliff of life and death.
Qualcomm headquarters.
In the Chairman's office.
After watching the video of the press conference, a group of executives were as anxious as ants on a hot pan. They discussed for a long time but couldn't come up with any good ideas.
"… Now the only way is to lobby Congress, in the name of national security, to not recognize their patents, and ask our allies —"
When Jacob heard his secretary's suggestion, he was so angry that his nose almost became crooked. He yelled angrily, spittle flying everywhere.
"Are you crazy? Only an idiot in the Congress would vote in favor of such a proposal! Besides, whose interests are you hurting by doing this? "
Awed by this terrifying aura, the secretary subconsciously shut his mouth, trembling with fear and not daring to speak.
"F * ck! What should we do now? "
Faced with the roar of the chairman, the office was dead silent.
Jacob wasn't the only one who wanted to know.
Everyone wanted to know what they should do now.
However, judging from the current situation, the situation they were facing was almost unsolvable. In the face of innovative carbon-based chips, the silicon-based chips in their hands were like a giant ship that could sink at any time. The ecosystem they were proud of built around silicon-based chips was nothing in the face of Huawei's ambitions.
In fact, actively researching carbon-based chip technology might be a good idea.
However, the difficulty was far from being as simple as it sounded.
At least according to Professor Lu's paper published in Future, this carbon-based chip used a graphene material with the prefix "SG" series, which was an improved version of the material used in controllable fusion superconducting magnet coils.
However, so far, forget about carbon-based chips, they hadn't even found a good industrial synthesis method for SG materials. The superconducting magnet for the unfinished fusion power station in California relied on SG materials imported from China.
Even though everyone standing here believed that they would eventually master this technology, no one could give an estimate of how long it would take for this day to come.
Suddenly, the silence in the office was broken.
Chief engineer Derek Wacker, who had been leaning against the table with his arms crossed, suddenly said, "In fact, the impact of carbon-based chips on our business should be relatively small."
Jacob said gloomily, "I know that even if you don't tell me."
As everyone knew, the most profitable department of Qualcomm was the legal department. They did not produce chips themselves, so at least they did not have to worry about how to eliminate the outdated production capacity that would soon become worthless like Intel, Samsung, and TSMC, which were engaged in research and development and production.
But so what?
Their patents in the field of communication might last for a while, but what about next?
As chip technology continued to evolve, communication technology would catch up sooner or later. Once their chips were spread throughout the industry, everything that he was worried about would happen.
"You misunderstood me." Wacker looked at Jacob and said, "I mean, if carbon-based chips are really the future, why are we resisting them?"
"They want to use three years to spread the Dragon chips throughout the downstream industry chain, but we still have three years to make business adjustments."
Jacob frowned slightly. His expression seemed to indicate that he had thought of something, but he couldn't make up his mind, so he said in a low voice.
He then said, "What do you mean?"
"Maybe we can talk to the China people in private."
Wacker paused for a second and said, "I obviously don't mean to surrender. It's just that Huawei can't take over such a big market. Even if they have the support of an entire country, it's still impossible. If we fight them head-on, it will be a protracted battle. Maybe we will lose in the end, and they won't get much of an advantage. "
The principle of trade was mutual benefit and a win-win situation. A big tree couldn't survive without branches and leaves, even if it was trying its best to show off its strength and cover all the fields that people could think of.
However, there were still some things that they didn't talk about and didn't care about.
In the 1 + 8 + n strategy, only the 1 + 8 part was Huawei's core business. As for the n part, it should be completed by other components of the entire ecosystem. This was the only way to form a good ecosystem.
In fact, while the product launch was showing off their strength, it was also hinting at this point to the industry.
Even though they didn't want to admit this, the best choice for them to survive was to give up on this game and put as many chess pieces as possible into the next game.
Even though it would take a lot of time and energy to adapt to their rules, if they didn't do this and continued to hold onto the traditional carbon-based chips, they would be buried by time …
Jacob already knew what Wacker was going to say, and his eyes began to flicker.
"… You want me to contact Huawei in private? This is a betrayal of the industry alliance. "
Wacker sighed and continued, "Come on, my dear Mr. Jacob, do you think our allies can hold back after seeing the product launch?
Even if our old friend Intel ran out of toothpaste, they wouldn't be able to defeat our opponents. Instead of drowning in the same boat as them, it's better to make other plans. "Not to mention, I heard that Swan, that old fox, was at the product launch!
"What's more, I heard that Swan, that old fox, is at the press conference! Is it just to show off their power? Or did you also receive an invitation, but you didn't go? " After Wacker finished speaking, the atmosphere in the company went quiet for a long time.
Seeing that Jacob didn't respond to his question, Wacker already had an answer in his mind. Therefore, he didn't rush; he just stood there quietly and waited.
Seeing that Jacob didn't respond to his question, Wacker already had an answer in his heart. So he wasn't in a hurry and just stood there quietly, waiting.
Seeing that Jacob didn't respond to his question, Wacker already had an answer in his mind. Therefore, he didn't rush; he just stood there quietly and waited.
However, it wasn't an easy thing to make up his mind …
After a long silence, Jacob finally lowered his noble head and nodded.
After a long silence, Jacob finally lowered his head and gently nodded.
"… I understand." Wacker finally sighed in relief. However, when he turned around and walked toward the door, he couldn't help but sigh.
The alliance had collapsed.
Their time had passed.
It wasn't easy for him to make this difficult decision, but he didn't want to see his hard work go down the drain.
As long as he could survive, everything was worth it.
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