Chapter 977: The new issue of 'Exploration', the confused world
After dealing with this, Xu Chuan stretched out, reopened other reports related to the ISSCC International Solid State Circuit Summit, and started reading.
There is nothing exciting to see in the chip field.
However, the ISSCC International Solid State Circuit Summit is not just about chips, but also has many technologies related to chips and semiconductors.
For example, NVIDIA, in addition to launching the Rubin series of chips that have begun mass production, has also launched a new library called 'Aerial', which uses CUDA to accelerate 5G radio technology, allowing us to use software to define the Internet network just like software.
and speed up telecommunications networks.
These acceleration capabilities not only improve performance, but also transform the entire telecommunications industry into a computing platform similar to cloud computing.
At present, they have reached cooperation with TSMC, MediaTek and other companies to use Coolitho for production, saving energy and significantly reducing costs.
This can play a great role in promoting the development of the semiconductor industry and the computer field.
It has to be said that in semiconductors and related fields, those Western companies that have already been at the forefront have indeed considerable strength and foundation.
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At the same time, Xu Chuan was writing a paper related to carbon-based chips.
On the other side of the Pacific Coast, the United States.
In a spacious conference room in the white room, a new gentleman with a cool hairstyle who had just taken office summoned his staff team, as well as senior officials from business, national defense, CIA and other related departments. A meeting was being held.
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Ever since the country on the other side of the Pacific took the lead in realizing controllable nuclear fusion technology, the United States' international status has plummeted.
The world structure of one superpower and multiple powers no longer exists. For them, this is undoubtedly the most significant blow they have encountered since entering the 21st century.
Especially for Mr. T, the CEO who just took office again in early January, what he inherited is a huge mess.
The slogan of making America great again is obviously an extremely difficult thing for them today.
After all, controllable nuclear fusion technology means endless energy for current human civilization.
And when energy is abundant enough, any other technological deficiencies can be made up for from other perspectives.
Fortunately, the smooth development since World War II has given them the deepest foundation in the world.
Especially in the high-tech field, although they are lagging behind in controllable fusion technology, and even they have lost half a step in the aerospace field, they still have enough advanced technology.
Such as the semiconductor industry!
This core industry, which stands at the top of the entire high-tech industry chain, is one of the most important means for the United States to radiate its European allies, control South Korea and Sakura Country, and suppress its opponents.
Today's meeting will discuss things related to the semiconductor industry.
After the ISSCC International Solid-State Circuit Conference was held in San Francisco some time ago, the semiconductor industry has taken off in an all-round way.
The advanced products and technologies launched by many top semiconductor manufacturers such as NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Apple, and Samsung have directly raised the expectations of the entire market.
Whether it is Nasdaq, Dow Jones, or S&P 500, semiconductor-related sectors have almost all surged.
For the White House and the authorities, this is definitely the best time to take action.
Of course, this timing is also under their own control.
After everyone had arrived, the president, who had spent four years, almost been imprisoned and then came back with difficulty, said: "Gentlemen and ladies, please take a seat."
As he spoke, he looked at the senior business official aside and continued: "The main content of today's meeting will be reported by Mr. Robert Lighthizer. Please get started."
Hearing this, Robert Lighthizer, the chief business officer on the side, nodded, picked up the control pen from the conference table, and pressed it a few times.
Immediately, the projection on the screen officially started playing.
"Everyone, with the realization of controllable nuclear fusion technology, China's ambitions in the high-tech field are getting bigger and bigger."
"Not only that, but their influence on other regions and countries around the world is also expanding. We must severely examine each other's growing ambitions and development. No matter what achievements we have made, if we cannot consolidate our achievements in the field of science and technology,
If we maintain our advantage, it will be meaningless!”
“Especially in the semiconductor field!”
After a slight pause, he looked at the other people sitting around the conference table and continued: "Especially in the past two years, their development in the semiconductor field has been so fast that it is unimaginable."
"For example, the domestic chips launched by Warwick and the argon fluoride ArF lithography machine of Microelectronics Company are still far from the top in the world."
"But it is undeniable that our most powerful opponent has shown great ambitions in the semiconductor field."
"If we don't take action and necessary measures, the semiconductor field may fall like the energy and aerospace fields."
"Therefore, at today's meeting, I proposed to restart the output restrictions on cutting-edge equipment, products, technologies and other fields in the semiconductor field. To ensure our development in the high-tech field and maintain our leading position!"
Robert Lighthizer's words fell to the ground in the conference room, but there was silence.
Semiconductor field......
It is undeniable that for them, this is indeed the most important area.
Successive failures in the energy and space fields have dealt a huge blow to them.
If we lose this industry that is at the top of the entire high-tech industry chain, will the United States have any other means that it can use to dominate the world and fight against its competitors?
Maybe there really isn't any.
If the semiconductor field fails, the chain reaction will be unbearable for the United States.
It is not impossible that the entire high-tech field will collapse due to this.
On the contrary, this possibility is very high.
After all, they have dominated this field for nearly a century. If they work hard, the fields that have already established patent barriers and technology walls will be lost.
Then other countries' expectations for them may fall into a stagnant state.
Thinking of this, everyone present in the conference room suddenly had a headache, including the gentleman with the cool hairstyle sitting at the head.
There was silence in the conference room for a long time before a senior cabinet official couldn't help but speak.
"It is undeniable that the semiconductor field is indeed a territory we cannot lose, but if we adopt the usual methods to maintain dominance, this may not be a good move for the current situation."
"After all, we also have cooperation with China in the field of controllable nuclear fusion."
"Especially the large-scale fusion power stations currently being built in Texas, they still need to provide technology and equipment."
"If rash action is taken in the semiconductor field, this may have a huge impact on the fusion power station in Texas and even the fusion stations already built in California and Ohio."
Hearing this, many people in the conference room frowned.
Although they have invested a lot of money, manpower and material resources in controllable nuclear fusion technology in the past two years, they are still far away from being able to crack the controllable nuclear fusion technology and take it into their own hands.
Especially in the control model of high-temperature plasma turbulence and the first wall material, there is currently not much hope.
Fortunately for the former, the United States has some of the best mathematicians in the world. With the help of mathematics professors from major universities, the NS equation solved by Professor Xu has been continuously advancing and optimizing the control of plasma turbulence.
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But the latter, the research and development of first wall materials, can be said to have made almost no progress at present.
The field of materials itself is one of the most difficult fields to reverse, let alone the materials in the controllable fusion reactor chamber that can withstand damage from high-energy particles?
Before China made a breakthrough, the world's research combined made little progress.
It is really too difficult to achieve technological breakthroughs in this field.
For them, technology cannot break through in a short period of time, and there is only one option left.
That is to cooperate with this competitor and purchase controllable nuclear fusion reactors and related supporting technologies from the other party.
After all, energy is the core material needed by all industries and civilians, and electric energy is too critical to the development of today's society.
In order to ensure that the U.S. domestic industry is competitive and civilian electricity is cheap, so that it does not fall too far behind other countries, they can only grit their teeth and negotiate with their opponents.
If we take action in the semiconductor field at this time, it will definitely not be good news for cooperation in the field of controllable nuclear fusion.
Sitting next to the conference table, Robert Lighthizer glanced at the cabinet members who were speaking, and said with a smile.
"Indeed, I do not deny that if we follow the previous approach in the semiconductor field, it may affect cooperation in the field of controllable nuclear fusion."
"But the ways to suppress opponents are not all bans and sanctions."
Looking around the crowd, he then smiled and said: "If the opponent is unable to resist, this is indeed the best method."
"But if the opponent has countermeasures in other areas, then our approach needs to be modified."
"for example....."
After a slight pause, Robert Lighthizer continued: "For example, actively promote price increases in the upstream of the semiconductor industry chain, materials, chips, lithography machines, etc., and put pressure on our competitors through the free market."
"Strictly control the flow of chips of 5 nanometers and below, and liberalize the trading of chips of 7 nanometers and above."
"Aren't they investing a lot of money in researching chips and seeking breakthroughs in the semiconductor field? At this point in time, if we invest heavily in our opponents, they can produce chips and semiconductor devices of the same level, as well as a slightly higher level."
"So what will be the result?"
"I believe everyone can think of it."
"Sometimes strict control is not the best approach. It will only cause opponents to look for breakthroughs in these areas."
"The best and most appropriate method is to use our strong advantages, huge production volume, and cheap products to impact our competitors' self-developed products and harvest their markets!"
"In order to prevent things from happening before they happen, we must take the initiative!"
Sitting at the head of the table, the president with cool hair nodded and agreed with the opinions of the businessman he had hand-picked.
Indeed, if it were four or five years ago, they would have used suppression methods to control the semiconductor industry and attack their opponents without hesitation.
But now, market conditions have prevented them from doing so.
China's technological breakthroughs in the field of controllable nuclear fusion have seriously affected other industries.
For example, in the semiconductor field.
This opponent's fusion reactor has already been spread all over the world, and even they themselves have chosen to cooperate with it to obtain cleaner and cheaper energy.
If we continue to block technology in the semiconductor field at this moment, I am afraid it will greatly affect cooperation and development in the energy field.
The opinions put forward by Robert Lighthizer are undoubtedly the most appropriate at the moment.
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It has to be said that when it comes to the core technology field of semiconductors, the United States moves very quickly.
In other words, this last meeting was just a symbolic notice, and they had already done relevant work before that.
Before the new issues of "Exploration·Materials" and "Exploration·Materials" were officially released, the relevant news had already been delivered.
Although it had not been officially announced through a press conference, it is no exaggeration to say that with the promotion of the US government, the whole world knew the news the next day.
Regardless of whether it is true or not, the semiconductor-related industry chain will undoubtedly usher in the world's attention at this moment.
The United States has chosen to relax its technological blockade on the semiconductor field, at least to a certain extent. Whether it is because of threats in the energy field or for other purposes, this is good news for the semiconductor industry.
After all, major manufacturers can take advantage of this opportunity to enter China on a large scale, enter the superpower that is now the world's largest market, and earn tens of billions or hundreds of billions of wealth.
No one doubts whether China has such potential. Everyone knows that this superpower has a vast market and is uniquely endowed by nature.
Especially after the breakthrough of controllable nuclear fusion technology, even if the United States and the European Union combined, the market may not be as big as that of China.
This is undoubtedly huge good news for major semiconductor manufacturers that have been difficult to directly dump high-end chips and semiconductor products into China.
Whether it is Intel, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, or semiconductor manufacturers such as Broadcom and AMD, and even lithography machines and wafer foundries such as ASML and TSMC, they are all gearing up and preparing to take advantage of this opportunity.
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However, at the juncture of this excitement, what no one expected was that the "Exploration" journal founded by Professor Xu Chuan would publish the next issue of "Exploration·General Journal" and "Exploration·Materials"
The content of "Learning".
"High-performance carbon-based chips based on high-density integrated carbon nanotube arrays!"
"Method for high-density integration of carbon nanotube arrays based on carbon-based semiconductor materials!"
When these two publications were released through interviews at the Discovery headquarters, the whole world was stunned.