In Wen Yuanhang's office at Xinghai Research Institute, the usually gentle and gentle vice president was currently receiving Pat Gelsinger, the president of Intel, with a smile on his face.
This famous talker in the global semiconductor industry, a giant who holds two shares of Intel in his hands, is sitting on the sofa, but he just feels exhausted inside.
However, he could not show any panic or despair, if he wanted to save Intel and himself.
After all, in the era of carbon-based chips, the end of silicon-based semiconductors is doomed.
Sitting across from the sofa, Wen Yuanhang picked up the porcelain cup and took a sip, then spoke calmly.
"To put it bluntly, the era of carbon-based chips is coming. If you still want to continue to struggle with the silicon-based semiconductor industry, you can think of the results waiting for you with your toes."
"If Intel wants to continue to survive, I think you should consider what I told you before."
Opposite the sofa, Pat Gelsinger pretended to be calm and said: "A head-on confrontation would be of no benefit to you or me. I don't deny the excellence of carbon-based chips, but silicon-based chips still control the world."
"If there is a head-to-head confrontation, I believe that companies such as Intel, NVIDIA, or Apple and Samsung will gather together under the trend of the times."
"For the chip war, this will be a protracted battle. Maybe silicon-based chips will lose in the end, but you will probably spend a lot of energy."
Hearing Pat Gelsinger's convenience, Wen Yuanhang smiled indifferently and said, "Can I understand that you are declaring war?"
After a slight pause, he continued without waiting for Pat Gelsinger to answer: "I think you may be mistaken. Today's meeting is not that I am looking for your cooperation."
"It's me giving Intel this opportunity."
"In fact, whether you will make a choice or not is irrelevant to Xinghai Research Institute or China."
"We don't lack allies. If we want, we can gather a large number of them at any time."
"How many allies can you win? NVIDIA? Apple? Samsung? Or the support of the US government?"
"So what if you can get these? Can you guarantee that they won't betray your so-called alliance?"
"If you could, I don't think you would be standing here today."
"The basis of business is not only mutual benefit and win-win, but also countless competitions."
"How many people do you think will want to replace your position in the semiconductor field? Or how many companies will want to replace the alliance you talk about?"
Upon hearing this, Pat Gelsinger immediately fell silent, his eyes flashing with unspeakable complexity.
What Wen Yuanhang said is indeed correct. He cannot guarantee that everyone has the same mind as Intel.
Facing the sinking ship of silicon-based chips, many people want to jump out.
Under the cover of the nest, are there any eggs?
Although adapting to the carbon-based chip era will consume countless energy and costs, and they will automatically fall at least one level from the top of the pyramid, from the original giants controlling other people's lives to being controlled by giants.
of enterprises.
But if they continue to cling to the sinking ship of silicon-based chips, they will only be buried together with them at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
Anyone who has been on the battlefield will definitely know one sentence.
That is, 'Only those who survive can have the chance to be infected.'
If you can't even survive, what are you talking about about infection and follow-up treatment? If you die, then everything is gone.
This sentence is equally applicable to any business organization and corporate enterprise.
Only by surviving can you find a way to make a comeback.
If you can't even survive, there will really be nothing left, and the market will make its choice.
In the office, looking at the silent Intel president, Wen Yuanhang smiled and said.
"If you want competition, we welcome it at any time, whether it's fair or not."
"If it's cooperation, I'm afraid you will have to make a decision as soon as possible."
After a pause, he seemed to have remembered something, and then said with a smile: "Oh, by the way. What I forgot to tell you is that the Xinghai Research Institute may not choose too many overseas cooperation partners this time."
"In this large field, we will only pick at most two collaborators, maybe even just one."
"After all, I think you should be very clear about the reason."
Hearing this, Pat Gelsinger's brown-green pupils suddenly shrank to the extreme.
Only up to two collaborators will be selected, which means that China is already planning a complete reshuffle of the semiconductor field.
There is no doubt that all the original silicon-based chips and giant companies in the silicon-based industry chain, as long as they are unable to reach cooperation with them, will be delicacies at this banquet.
Selecting only one or two collaborators is undoubtedly to prevent the market and resources from flowing into other people's pockets on a large scale.
This time, China wants them all!
Hearing this, Pat Gelsinger suddenly panicked.
The fact that the other party was able to tell him their goals without hesitation meant that they had no worries about setbacks or failure in this operation.
China has a 10,000% chance of winning.
In front of Intel, there are only two choices.
Surrender.
Or death.
This is a multiple-choice question with no choice, both for him personally and for Intel.
They have been forced to the edge of the cliff, and if they take another step back, they will be in the abyss. If they fall into it, they will be shattered into pieces.
Even in the chip war with Sakura Country in the last century, they have never been forced to this point.
You must know that in 1986, Intel was forced to surrender and withdraw from the DRAM storage business. It experienced its only year of losses since its listing, and was forced to sell 12% of its shares to IBM for 250 million yuan.
Survive with great difficulty.
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But now, they are facing a country that is more powerful than the Sakura Kingdom back then.
The most important thing is that they no longer have the power to resist.
Whether it is the top silicon-based chips, or the patents and harvested markets built around silicon-based chips, they will collapse sooner or later under the impact of carbon-based chip technology.
In the face of the wheel of the times and the epic innovation of technology, anyone who tries to stand in the way will be crushed to pieces.
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After seeing off the Intel CEO, Wen Yuanhang leaned on the sofa with a smile on his face and breathed a long sigh of relief.
Regarding carbon-based chips, neither he nor Academician Xu Chuan, nor the entire country of China, had any doubts.
The excellent performance is enough to support them in winning the remaining aspects of this war.
But as Pat Gelsinger said, it would not be a good thing for them if giants such as Intel, Nvidia, and AMD in the field of silicon-based semiconductors really join forces to compete fiercely with them.
At least in this process they will indeed spend a lot of energy and time, and it will be difficult for them to fully take over the silicon-based chip industry market.
And aside from the giants that are completely crushing the silicon-based chip field, there may be some other ZZ risks for them.
Don’t underestimate the United States too much. In order to protect its own country’s semiconductor companies, the authorities may take more radical actions.
For example, destroying the free trade environment, increasing tariffs and suppressing foreign companies, etc.
Moreover, as long as the demand for chips in the United States continues, new research institutions or companies will soon enter it.
Don’t underestimate the accumulation of the United States and related interest groups in the semiconductor field.
This is not the field of controllable nuclear fusion. In the field of controllable nuclear fusion, everyone can barely be said to have an equal starting position.
In the field of semiconductors, they have been leading for a whole century.
If companies such as Intel, Nvidia, AMD, and Apple are really forced into a desperate situation, they are likely to form a new R&D team with the cooperation of the US authorities.
This may lead to the other party's technological breakthrough in the semiconductor field entering a new stage of development.
This is not what they want to see.
So instead of killing all these companies, it is better to choose one or two of these giants as 'allies'.
Sometimes, disintegration from within is the most effective.
In order to survive, this ally will do its best to help them open up markets in North America and even the EU.
As for the other giants, all they can do is say sorry.
There will be no place for you in this upcoming feast.
In other words, you are not the one sitting and eating, but the ‘food’ that is brought to the table.
After all, carbon-based chip technology has achieved leapfrog breakthroughs. Under the wheel of the times, they should always get the markets they deserve.
Choosing allies is just to replace silicon-based chips better, cleaner and faster, and to capture most of the market more smoothly.
After all, if they don't have 'allies' as internal agents, they will definitely need to go through a fierce fight if they want to promote carbon-based chips to markets with consumer power such as North America and the European Union.
And if they have 'allies', then they can watch their allies help them do all the things they should do on their own initiative.
As for which company or two companies to choose as this 'ally', it depends on the 'determination' given by the other party during the subsequent negotiation process.
After all, as he said, they have no shortage of options for cooperation.
On the contrary, these giants who once dominated the semiconductor field have no choice.
Whether to wait for death or give up an ecological niche and continue to live, I believe capital will make a choice soon.
As for whether they are worried that the other party will also make a breakthrough in carbon-based chip technology and escape their control, there is no great need.
The core technology of carbon-based chips lies in high-density integrated carbon nanotube arrays. This technology is currently mastered only by Xinghai Research Institute.
And they control three-dimensional carbon nanotube array technology that is more advanced than single-walled carbon nanotube arrays.
Even if these giants in the traditional silicon-based semiconductor field make breakthroughs in carbon-based chips, it will be difficult to completely catch up with them.
After all, materials are the most difficult technology to reverse, and they are also one of the most difficult and expensive technologies in the world.
For example, they previously studied the first wall material in the controllable fusion reactor chamber.
Four or five years have passed since 2021. Whether it is the United States, the European Union, Japan, South Korea, Tsarist Russia and other countries, they have invested countless funds and policies in promoting the research of first-wall materials.
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But I still haven’t heard of any country making a breakthrough in this regard.
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At the same time, on the other side.
In Academician Chang Huaxiang's office at the Xia Shu Space Base, after talking about matters related to the terraforming of Mars and making some adjustments to the next space mission, Xu Chuan was ready to get up and leave.
But as soon as he stood up, Academician Chang Lao stopped him with a smile.
"Wait a minute, don't run away in a hurry. We've finished talking about your business, and there's some other work for you here."
"It's like this every time. After talking about your own affairs, you just run away. In name, you are still the general person in charge of the Xiashu Space Base. You can't just let others take care of everything here."
Xu Chuan smiled, sat down again, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Mr. Chang, please tell me."
After a few jokes, Chang Huaxiang got to the point and said, "Three things."
"The first thing is the manned mission project that I just mentioned. As I told you, on August 1st, the space base will cooperate with CTV to make a news broadcast. Let me remind you not to forget it."
Xu Chuan smiled and nodded, saying: "Of course, you can't forget this if you forget anything. After all, it is a small step for our Chinese civilization. I am still waiting for them to send good news."
Chang Huaxiang smiled and did not waste time, continuing: "The second thing is that the lunar biosphere project has been finalized and will be officially launched in one month, that is, September 1st."
"The lunar biosphere engineering exchange meeting will be held in the capital city at that time. I'm afraid you won't be able to escape this."
When Xu Chuan heard about the lunar biosphere project, he was slightly stunned. If Chang Huaxiang hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten about it.
You must know that the construction of another lunar project, the Lunar Orbital Mass Projector, which was submitted in parallel with the Lunar Biosphere Project and approved by the higher authorities, has already started for several months.
And here, the exchange meeting was officially held on September 1st to prepare for the start of construction.
The difference in efficiency is also huge.
After nodding and agreeing, Xu Chuan looked at Chang Huaxiang and asked curiously: "There is one more thing."
"There is another one that was sent over from above, asking us to help with it for reference."
With that said, Chang Huaxiang stood up, walked towards the desk, pulled out a document in a cowhide bag from the drawer, and handed it over.