Director Li wasn't joking with him.
Early the next morning, the old man came to Lu Zhou's door with breakfast.
Lu Zhou stood at the entrance of the mansion and looked at Director Li. He then looked at the plastic bag in Director Li's hand and paused for a second.
He paused for a second and asked, "You didn't bring this from Beijing, right?"
"Are you kidding me? How am I supposed to get on the plane with this? It's still warm! When I passed by your neighborhood, I saw a breakfast shop, so I bought some … "Director Li walked into the house and put on his shoes. He saw the fireplace in the living room and smiled." Oh, new furniture? "
Lu Zhou: "You're here to see my fireplace?"
"Of course not." Director Li looked at Lu Zhou and said, "I've already read the carbon-based chip report. Professor Wu Tianqun's project has successfully integrated 100,000 carbon nanotube transistors onto the same chip … Is this true?"
"When have I ever joked about something like this?" Lu Zhou smiled and looked at the plastic bag in Director Li's hand. He said, "I just woke up, I'm hungry, let's talk while we eat."
"Okay, no problem, let's eat first!"
Director Li knew that Lu Zhou hadn't eaten breakfast yet. When he passed by the breakfast shop, he bought two bowls of soup dumplings and a bowl of noodles.
A bowl of noodles and a cup of soy milk. For an adult's appetite, this was a bit too much.
Director Li saw that Lu Zhou had already finished a bowl of noodles and a bowl of soup dumplings. Lu Zhou was even looking at Director Li. Director Li was shocked.
"You eat that much?"
Lu Zhou smiled awkwardly and said, "I've been overthinking, I don't usually eat this much."
Director Li hesitated for a second and said, "How about I call my driver and ask him to buy you two more bowls?"
"No, no, that's too kind." Lu Zhou quickly waved his hand and wiped his mouth with a napkin. He said, "I'm only 70% full, let's talk business."
Director Li looked at the two empty bowls and smacked his tongue.
I'm only 70% full …
Ah, it's good to be young.
Originally, Director Li wanted to talk while eating, but because Lu Zhou ate too fast, Director Li was the only one eating, while Lu Zhou talked.
After listening to Director Li's questions, Lu Zhou immediately realized that the Communist Party of China seemed to have made a breakthrough in the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study.
This was probably what Director Li was most concerned about.
Lu Zhou turned around and went back to his study room. He took out a palm-sized scientific calculator and placed it in front of Director Li.
Director Li looked at the little thing on the table that looked like a scientific calculator used by a middle school student. He was confused and didn't quite understand what Lu Zhou was trying to do.
Lu Zhou saw the confusion in Director Li's eyes, and he gave a simple explanation.
"The processor of this thing is using carbon-based chip technology."
The moment Director Li heard these words, his expression suddenly changed. He looked at the scientific calculator, and the confusion in his eyes turned into shock.
It was like the calculator in front of him wasn't a calculator, but a big pile of gold.
Something even more valuable than gold …
Lu Zhou looked at Director Li, who was excited to say something. He quickly handed him a glass of water and continued to explain.
"Even though the chip has been made, the technology is not mature yet. The experimental chip we are using … Let's call it the X-1 chip. The manufacturing process is about 150nm, and there are only a few hundred thousand integrated carbon nanotransistors. It is still a bit difficult to bring to the market. The only good thing is that carbon-based semiconductors can be prepared using a 'chemical deposition + etching' method similar to the SG-1 superconducting material. Unlike photolithography, we are ahead in this area … "
Lu Zhou paused for a second and added a more accurate statement.
"As far as I know, most of the SG-1 superconducting materials in the world are exported from China."
Director Li waved his hand and spoke with excitement.
"You don't have to worry about the market, as long as you can make it, there will be a market!"
No market?
Maybe!
But for China, this problem didn't exist!
As long as this thing was successful and could overtake the semiconductor field, Director Li would write a report to the relevant departments. Tomorrow, he would be able to give this kind of carbon-based calculator to all of China's primary and middle school students.
He didn't believe that a market worth tens of billions of dollars wouldn't be able to create a high-tech company.
Okay, even though this was possible, the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study was different with Academician Lu in charge!
Director Li carefully held the scientific calculator in his hand. It was like he was looking at an expensive antique. After a while, he seemed to have seen enough. He took a deep breath and looked at Lu Zhou seriously.
"Can I take it with me?"
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Sure, I have more here, but I suggest you take care of it. It would be bad if someone else took it."
Director Li carefully put away the calculator and had a serious expression on his face.
"Don't worry. Even if I lose this old life of mine, I won't let anyone with ulterior motives take it away!"
No matter how expensive the calculator is, it's not as important as your life …
Not to mention, it's not a big deal if you lose it, but it's quite difficult to reverse engineer it.
Lu Zhou looked at Director Li and began to sweat. However, he didn't know what to say, so he coughed and changed the subject.
"Our research team is currently working on the 75-nanometer process, and we have made good progress. As long as we can achieve more than 30 million transistors per square millimeter and increase the process technology to more than 15nm, the material properties of carbon-based chips compared to silicon-based chips can be fully demonstrated. Under the same circumstances, in order to achieve the same performance as carbon-based chips, silicon-based chips need to have more than 100 million transistors per square millimeter … "
After listening to Lu Zhou's statement carefully, Director Li nodded and spoke with a serious expression.
He then spoke in a serious manner, "Actually, after we received your report, we held a meeting in Beijing. We also invited several academicians from the Institute of Semiconductors of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to evaluate your report. As for the things you mentioned in your report, we basically understand, but as for how far you guys have gone, whether this chip has been created in theory or in practice, even the academicians can't say for sure. "
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "What about now?"
"After seeing this thing, I completely understand." Director Li gently touched the scientific calculator on the table with his index finger. He looked at Lu Zhou and spoke in a solemn tone.
"Actually, in addition to confirming your research results with my own eyes, I also came to Jinling for a favor …"
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