The two most technical parts in a CD player are the laser head and the DAC decoding chip.

In addition, in order to make up for the impact on the professor's other experimental projects, Shirakawa Electric will provide 10 million yen free of charge to support the laboratory."

Including procurement, finance, etc., they will make a project budget based on the details of R&D.

"Professor Matsumura Mingjian, I came to visit the professor today because Shirakawa wants to develop his decoding equipment.

The professor must also know the research and development tasks of the chip. It can be iterated once a year, which is already a very high frequency. So there is no need to worry about time issues."

After looking at the business card in his hand, Matsumura Masaki realized where Shirakawa Kaede's confidence came from. But can a Meiji student become the president?

What kind of student did that guy Kikuchi recommend to him? He looked like he was in trouble.

After hearing what the professor said, Bai Chuanfeng was also overjoyed.

At that time, an additional amount of funds will be provided in the name of Shirakawa Electric to support the school's scientific research.

After reading the technical information in his hand, Masaki Matsumura was directly shocked by the information above.

At that time, Professor Matsumura can request manpower support through the Industry-Academic-Research Office to speed up chip research and development."

Shirakawa Electric will have a dedicated team to follow up on the chip research and development project.

Masaki Matsumura took the information and saw the sales figure of 3 billion at a glance.

If you have any suggestions from SIC, please don’t hesitate to ask the professor.

After speaking, Shirakawa Kaede took out another contract from his bag and placed it in front of Professor Matsumura.

Many of these cutting-edge devices have been coveted by him for a long time. Not only him, but most of his peers would probably find it difficult to refuse such a temptation.

"SIC? Technology investment?" Masaki Matsumura keenly grasped the key point.

It’s not that Tokyo Polytechnic University doesn’t have the money to renovate this place, it’s just that Matsumura Masakichi’s annual allocation is invested in experiments.

Smaller commercial hard drives are available in the laboratory of Tokyo University of Technology.

"Shirakawa-san, do you know how much investment it takes to develop a brand new chip?"

At present, its first scientific research task is the research and development of DAC chips. Of course, other high-precision technologies will also be placed here in the future, not just chips.

Leave professional matters to professional people, who will only take care of the general direction.

"Professor Matsumura, please rest assured. The research and development of DAC chips is not urgent. Professor can plan it as a long-term work.

Whether it is the research and development of SIC or the professor's own scientific research tasks, the institute welcomes professors and other seniors."

He knows very well that if this CD playback device has a good market in the future.

It is even possible to sell the designed chips to other companies in need, in this case.

No matter how high a salary can be, there is a ceiling.

You may even have the opportunity to receive a purple ribbon medal from the government. These great honors are sometimes even more touching than the financial brocade.

After spending so much money, why do you still care about this?

Besides, advanced instruments and equipment are also a means to attract talents.

Shirakawa Electric has signed a patent mutual license agreement with Sony. Although the CD technology has not yet been officially released, it has been basically completed.

“Scanning speed: 1.2–1.4 m/s…

"Professor Matsumura, this is the sales situation of Shirakawa Electric in the previous month. Please take a look."

After hearing Shirakawa Kaede's answer, Matsumura Masakiyoshi also let go of the last doubt in his heart.

He said very early on that if an enterprise wants to have its own core competitiveness, core technology is indispensable.

Matsumura Masaki looked at Shirakawa Kaede with a serious face. This was beyond the cost of doing several experiments in the laboratory.

But the other party's money-making ability was too strong, and he gave too much.

Well, this is the small cubicle in front of you.

"Shirakawa understands that since he is here to trouble Professor Matsumura, he is naturally mentally prepared for a long-term investment."

As a company based on research and development, SIC can still withstand this test."

Several million U.S. dollars, which may easily exceed one billion yen when converted.

So you can imagine how surprised Matsumura Masaki was when a small CD was placed in front of him, but its capacity reached 700MB.

Most instruments should last seven or eight years without any problems.

Sure enough, there is no harm without comparison.

"I specialize in the field of electronic semiconductors, so that guy Kikuchi recommended you to me, probably not because of the optical disc itself."

"Okay." Now that the words had been said, Matsumura Masakiyoshi did not hesitate any longer.

Although 3 billion is sales, the profit must be very considerable. From this data, it can be speculated that if SIC's chip technology is applied, then the profit will be divided into...

With the professional knowledge involved, he knew exactly what help he needed.

And now we need to decode and convert these 0s and 1s, and finally restore them to analog signals of sound waves, and then finally output the sound through a power amplifier or headphones.”

But if it were the president, then what Shirakawa-san just said about making a chip would be much more reliable.

"Convert digital signals into analog signals..." Masaki Matsumura probably knew what Shirakawa Kaede wanted to do.

"That's right! It's a chip!" Bai Chuanfeng nodded seriously. To be precise, he was designing a decoding chip.

Okay, Bai Chuanfeng was very doubtful as to why he could convince him to join SIC.

Technologies that cannot be imitated by others and cannot be learned once acquired are the real core technologies.

"Although it is rude to say this, for Professor Matsumura, it may be able to solve an urgent need."

So how to ultimately restore these 0s and 1s to analog signals, which are the original signals of sound waves, is the core part of the technology.

After saying hello to Masu Kazuya outside, Shirakawa Kaede and Kobayashi Asuka also entered the cubicle, which was Professor Matsumura's office.

Of course, for professor-level talents like Matsumura Masaki, the conditions are not so stringent and equity can be allocated as appropriate.

Thinking of this, Masaki Matsumura also recalled the experience he had just had when he tried hard to talk to the director of the scientific research department, but was treated coldly.

Matsumura Masaki glanced at the laboratory outside, and it was obvious that he also had his own scientific research project.

Masaki Matsumura did not look at the CD beside him, but immediately picked up the technical information and studied it carefully. He wanted to see how this related to his urgent need.

Let’s first say that some cutting-edge equipment is not cheap, with the unit price basically reaching several million dollars per unit.”

There will be a steady stream of talents joining in the future, and sufficient shares must be reserved for future generations.

SIC, S is the first letter of Shirakawa's Roman sound, which can also be understood as Super. IC stands for integrated circuit, which is synonymous with chip and integrated circuit.

Research and development money has to be spent, and these equipment are not purchased every year.

When the SIC is built in the future, the professor's scientific research tasks can be completed directly there.

The upper part of the transparent glass was so polished that it was almost impossible to see clearly the person working outside.

But as a professor at Tokyo Polytechnic University, I usually need to take into account teaching tasks and scientific research projects.

Not to mention that he has his own separate office. As for Matsumura Masakiyoshi, he also has an office.

The principle of its storage must be clearly taught. The pits on the surface of the optical disc reflect different wavelengths to achieve the conversion of digital information 0 and 1.

Capacity:700MB

…

If Professor Masaki Matsumura's colleagues come to SIC to help at his invitation, then wouldn't those casually used devices also serve as advertising business cards?

The procedures that need to be followed still need to be followed, and it is not too much to be cautious when it comes to contracts.

"Professor Matsumura is right. This format is named CD-DA and is currently only developed for the audio field."

The capacity is 5M, and the price is US$1,500! This is just a launch product, and the real thing has not been seen yet.

Originally, Professor Matsumura was hesitant about such a long-term research and development project.

Just when Matsumura Masaki was determined to agree, Shirakawa Kaede's next words made his heart skip a beat.

Matsumura Masaki looked at Shirakawa Kaede in surprise, the young guy recommended by Kikuchi was quite ambitious.

Because some of them are huge, the lights on the ceiling are blocked, making the interior look a little dark.

Matsumura Masaki picked up the contract on the table and glanced at it. Seeing that there was nothing wrong with it, he picked up the pen and signed his name.

Well, that thing that looks like a rice cooker next to the PC is with a capacity of 64MB.

Of course, the premise is that the product sells well, otherwise everything will be out of the question.

"Shirakawa-san, to be honest, this is really exciting.

This can be regarded as solving Matsumura Masaki's worries. Industry, academia and research, what a reasonable reason.

The white plastic board has a cheap smell, and its color has darkened due to age.

"Professor, you don't have to be like this." Bai Chuanfeng looked at him with a bit of laughter and tears, "Professor can consult some professional lawyers before making a decision about the specific terms of the contract.

This kind of technical difficulty is far beyond what Shirakawa Electric can solve now, and it must be solved by the top technical experts.
To be continued...