The passionate years starting from the college entrance examination

Chapter 256: Escape from the Blackbird Vaccine and Hard Drive (please vote for me)

September 1962, Armonk, New York.

When Winkelmann and McDowell were discussing the signal technology of Huaxin radio, something suddenly occurred to him and he said:

"Mike, do you think there is a possibility that the reason why we cannot study its signal technology problem is because it itself uses a brand new technology?"

Hearing this, the latter frowned and thought for a moment, spread his hands and said:

"I have thought about this problem more than once, but the question is, how can we know what technology it specifically uses?"

No problem, this is the hardest part.

You know, new technology is not that simple.

"We have no way, but I think in our land of North America, there must be other people who have ways, such as Bell Labs and other laboratories."

"Even laboratories like Bettis Atomic Power Research Institute, Nohl Atomic Energy Laboratory, or the Naval Research Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, etc."

After hearing Winkelmann's words, McDowell said speechlessly:

"How is that possible? Winkelmann, are you crazy? That's the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory!!!"

Just by hearing the name, you can tell what this laboratory is about.

"If it doesn't work, we can look for those universities and consult professors in the fields of communication signals, satellites and other research fields to see if there are any new ideas."

As we all know, the former IBM company occupied more than 90% of the U.S. computer market.

The calculator project has been axed because it is not profitable.

IBM is actually the International Business Machines Corporation.

Hearing Watson's suppressed anger, McDowell was stunned for a moment, and Winkelmann said directly:

The company was renamed in 1924 from the original CTR, which started in 1911 and was founded by Wall Street financier Flint.

"Watson, if we really want to leave, why bother?"

Now the calculator project, under the attack of Huayue Calculator, had to ax the project.

Yes, after staying in the laboratory for so long, Winkelmann felt that since he couldn't find any clues, he should go out for a walk and exchange ideas.

If you continue down the road, it will be a dead end.

"You really haven't resigned?"

Of course, in fact, IBM is not a private company of the Watson family. It is the result of Wall Street capital.

How could such a laboratory research signal and other technologies?

Yes!

First, IBM's revenue has dropped sharply this year, its financial report is not good-looking, and investors are not optimistic about it, and its stock price has plummeted.

So, the two technical experts from IBM asked for leave collectively and wanted to go out for a walk.

Faced with such an offensive, IBM was unable to compete with China Resources in terms of other electronic products except for strictly guarding its basic core of computers.

But now the IBM building is at risk of collapse.

In one or four years, Watson Sr. was hired by Flint as the general manager of CTR Company, and fully supported the IBM entrepreneurial process started by professional manager Watson Sr.

Winkelmann's words immediately enlightened McDowell. Maybe he really should go out for a walk.

By then, Winkelmann will be limited to the non-competition agreement and will definitely not be able to engage in semiconductor-related work in other units.

Little Watson looked at the leave application, and the veins on his temples appeared. It was obvious that he could no longer suppress his anger.

Last year, IBM's revenue was still more than 2 billion US dollars, but now it has become less than 1.5 billion?

Especially in the second half of the year, IBM's revenue was even less.

Unless there is friendly negotiation with IBM, the old employer.

Staring at Winkelmann and McDowell sharply, Watson took a deep breath, put on a smile, and said earnestly:

"As you know, our company, IBM, is currently in a state of turmoil. Whether this year's financial report can exceed US$1.5 billion in revenue is a question mark."

Winkelmann said relatively optimistically:

"I'm just giving an example. After all, you know that our country in North America has the world's top scientists, many of whom have made great contributions in the field of cutting-edge science."

An indulgence in a bar caused Old Watson to lose his carriage and the sewing machine on the carriage. This experience made Old Watson teetotal for life.

Maybe we can really find the direction?

After all, whether it is Huaxin radios or lithography machines, Winkelman feels that if he wants to make a breakthrough, he really needs to make changes.

However, looking at Watson's expression now, you know that friendly negotiation is impossible.

Both of them, as president, Watson Jr.'s physical condition was also worrying, which also triggered a succession crisis.

After hearing what little Watson said, Winkelman and the others felt very sad.

Old Watson was a ruthless man. He entered the society at the age of seventeen. His first job was to sell sewing machines to a hardware store owner on the street.

The path of working behind closed doors has been proven to be impossible.

Although he is almost over fifty, he is still decisive enough.

To be honest, they have been with IBM and have a shared weal and woe relationship with IBM.

At this point, I have to mention IBM's professional manager selection system.

If he really wants to leave, just refer to Watson Jr.'s move to poach Zhang Zhongmou from Texas Instruments.

Horror!

If it was just a family business, honestly, it would be hard to do.

Among the three, China Resources' products are conquering the global electronics market.

Based on the above three points, IBM, the blue giant, gives people a sense that the building is about to collapse.

That year, after Watson Jr. took charge of IBM, he began drastic reforms, including the elimination of unprofitable projects such as typewriters.

And it also allowed IBM to form a de facto anti-alcohol rule.

In 1913, Watson Sr. was fired by Patterson, the tyrannical, abrasive and suspicious leader, with a compensation of $50,000.

Watson Sr. had worked at Patterson's NCR Company for eighteen years and was already the second-in-command, and when he was fired, he was already forty years old.

The next year, Watson Sr. joined CTR Company and started his business.

When young Watson entered IBM, he did not inherit his father's business in a normal way. Instead, he started as a salesperson at the bottom, step by step, and then slowly reached the position of vice president.

Faced with the old Watson who clung to power, was stubborn and even paranoid, the younger Watson slowly climbed to the position of president through a series of struggles with the old Watson.

There were three most serious disputes between father and son.

The first point, and the most controversial point, is the strategic choice of the main direction of IBM's business after World War II. Old Watson must stick to the traditional time clock machine.

Watson Sr. believed that there would be no more than five computers needed in the world.

But Watson was very insistent on entering the field of electronic computers.

The second point is that North American officials wanted to sue IBM for monopolizing the punch card business and required IBM to authorize other companies to produce cards that were compatible with IBM's punch cards.

Young Watson is willing to reconcile, but Old Watson is not!

The third point is that Watson Sr. wants to integrate all of IBM's overseas businesses into IBM World Trade Company to operate independently and hand them over to Watson's younger brother Dick Watson for management.

But Watson believed that this affected IBM's overall coordinated operation and vetoed it.

It can be seen from here that every step Watson takes is very difficult.

IBM is not a family business. The battle between Watson Sr. and Watson Jr. is just a battle of ideas between old and new professional managers.

After Watson Jr. took charge of IBM, he was not in a hurry to find a successor, but now it seems that it is easy for IBM to become precarious.

"And you have all purchased shares of IBM and are all shareholders of the company. I hope you can understand."

Winkelmann and McDowell almost rolled their eyes when they heard this.

Their few shares are just for stock trading. What use can stocks worth hundreds of thousands of dollars be used for?

How is it like Little Watson, who directly owns 5% of the shares, and is a proper major shareholder.

Half an hour later, Winkelmann and the two finally left the president's office.

When they walked out, the two looked at each other and saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.

Ugh!

The two of them left IBM and went to universities, laboratories and other places to collect information.

Chen Guohua, who was far away in the capital, didn't know that a storm had started again because of him.

Huaxin radios use digital signal processing chips, which are widely used in radar and sonar, oil exploration, space exploration, medical imaging and other fields.

Especially when the cost of computers decreases, the application scope of digital signal processing technology will become wider.

For example, in the commercial fields such as multimedia sound and image compression, movie special effects, and video conferencing, in the fields of diagnostic imaging such as ultrasound, CT, and MRI, electrocardiogram analysis, and storage and retrieval of medical images.

It is also widely used in scientific fields such as data acquisition, earthquake recording and analysis, and simulation modeling.

It can be said that the Huaxin radio equipment brought out by Chen Guohua is like opening Pandora's box and will explode one day in the future.

However, in the face of such challenges, Chen Guohua said that he was not worried at all.

It was like at this moment, in the director's office, he and Qiu Zongyue were debating a question:

The home version of the game console will continue to be in stock and there will be no rush to launch it for sale on the market.

Qiu Zongyue is opposed to this suggestion.

Chen Guohua believes that it is now the end of September and there are still three months to the end of December. There will be almost no problem in completing the remaining US$300 million in foreign exchange income.

Based on this, in order to give the Ping Pong game arcade more profit margins, Chen Guohua felt that the sales of the home version of the game console should be postponed.

After all, there is no pressure on task indicators now, so technology should not be wasted.

One thing is obvious, the emergence of home version of the game console is bound to impact the table tennis arcade market.

And the intensity of this impact is likely to be unprecedented!

However, Qiu Zongyue obviously didn't understand these very well.

He thinks the inventory pressure is too great!

The Yao Zero 3 factory already has more than 10,000 workers. In addition to producing home game consoles, it also produces Pac-Man game cartridges.

Production has started at the end of August, and the monthly output has reached 50,000 sets. The monthly output of cassettes has also reached 50,000 sets.

With more than 10,000 workers to support and so many products produced, the pressure is certainly not small.

That's why Qiu Zongyue was so anxious after learning Chen Guohua's suggestion.

In Qiu Zongyue's view, settling for safety is the best option.

The two discussed this matter for a long time.

Chen Guohua didn't want to discuss this matter with the other party. It was a waste of time.

Although Qiu Zongyue is not a petty person, it seems that his confidence in Chen Guohua is not as strong as before.

Perhaps I was not afraid of wearing shoes when I was barefoot before, so I acted more decisively.

Now I am afraid of losing, so I am timid.

In this regard, Chen Guohua can understand the other party, but he does not agree with the other party's point of view.

"Leader, this is my suggestion. If you think it is not possible, then I will take a step back and consider whether to launch the home version of the game console on the market at the beginning of December at most."

Hearing Chen Guohua's tough words, Qiu Zongyue sighed and said that he would communicate with his superiors.

It is normal to have different opinions. Everyone is doing it for the benefit of the country, not for personal gain.

So this matter is over for now, and the next thing is about the 400 million US dollars.

Qiu Zongyue did not find out anything, and it is currently speculated that there may be malicious intent from other parties. For the time being, he can only stand still and wait for the other party's actions.

Chen Guohua was not surprised when he heard this.

After all, it is not that simple to spend 400 million US dollars. It must have been planned for a long time, and it is very confidential.

Therefore, we can only be vigilant for now. When the time comes, the soldiers will come to cover up the water and earth.

"By the way, leader, is the communication optical cable connected to Baiyun City now?"

"How could it be so fast?"

Qiu Zongyue glared, but when Chen Guohua heard this, he sighed and said:

"If there is a communication optical cable, we can now receive news from Hong Kong Island very quickly. We don't need to wait for a long time."

The current method of communication is the telegraph!

Let the telegraph office pass the information back from Hong Kong Island. It will take a long time at least.

There is very little reaction time for everyone.

However, if optical cable communication is enabled, the message can be delivered almost instantly. It should not be too simple.

"Okay, I understand. I will communicate with the superiors and try my best to arrange it."

Hearing Qiu Zongyue's words, Chen Guohua nodded and stopped urging.

He urged me several times two months ago, and now he urges me again in September.

In other words, whenever he remembered, he would ask a few questions.

Brother units such as the 985 Factory are responsible for producing optical cables, and other units are responsible for pulling optical cables.

The total distance from the capital to Baiyun City is just over 2,100 kilometers. It’s not very far, but it can’t be said to be very close either.

Anyway, it’s difficult to connect the optical cable to Baiyun City!

But when it comes to strategic issues, no matter how difficult the matter is, we have to deal with it first and deal with it quickly.

At the door, Wang Zhaohui, the leader of the Capital Steel Plant, came over.

Seeing Wang Zhaohui coming, Qiu Zongyue left first.

The former's visit to Chen Guohua was definitely not as simple as reminiscing about old times, but for materials for aero-engines.

Chen Guohua welcomed the other party into the office, and with a few polite words, Wang Zhaohui went directly to the topic.

"Director Chen, the technicians in our factory have read the technical information you sent, but it is very difficult to develop it."

After hearing what the other party said, Chen Guohua smiled slightly and said:

"Of course I know it's difficult. Otherwise, I wouldn't have sent you the technical information so early in advance."

The engine part of the fighter jet that the aerospace engine laboratory needs to develop this time uses Yaoyao-9 titanium alloy.

This part of the material has been solved, and what is left is the material of the main structure of the fuselage and the surface part of the fuselage.

For such a fighter jet, Chen Guohua directly aimed at cutting-edge fighter jets such as the North American Blackbird and the twice-supersonic fighter jet from the beginning of his design.

Why are materials so important?

Here we have to mention the speed of fighter jets.

One times the speed of sound is a threshold for an aircraft. The designed speed of the current MiG-19 is Mach 1.36, which is a speed of 1,455 kilometers per hour.

And if you want to exceed twice the speed of sound, you need to break the sound barrier!

The second threshold is more than two and a half times the speed of sound, and the representative of this thing is the Blackbird.

The maximum flight speed of the later J-20 fighter jet is Mach 2.5.

If you want to break through two and a half times the speed of sound, you must break through the thermal barrier!

As we all know, when the flight speed of an aircraft exceeds Mach 2.5, the friction between the aircraft body and the air will generate a large amount of heat, and the body temperature will rise.

Even at an altitude of minus 45 degrees Celsius, the temperature can still reach 300 degrees Celsius.

Therefore, aircraft flying at hypersonic speeds have very high material requirements for the body, and ordinary aluminum alloy materials cannot withstand such a body structure.

Ordinary aluminum alloy materials are too fragile, and the strength of the aircraft is prone to problems. Moreover, the thermal expansion and contraction of this material are also very obvious, making it unsuitable for survival at high temperatures.

The Yaoyao-9 titanium alloy material developed by Shi Zhiqing and others by mistake has outstanding performance in terms of high temperature resistance.

It can be said that just from the perspective of high temperature resistance, it can be used as a fighter fuselage material and main structure.

But Yaoyao 9 titanium alloy material is not without its weaknesses, that is, its chemical activity and low-temperature performance are average.

In terms of strength, toughness, fatigue resistance, corrosion resistance, electrical conductivity, etc., Yaoyao 9 titanium alloy materials are very good.

Only the chemical activity and low-temperature performance are not up to standard.

Certain alloys are chemically reactive and may react strongly with certain substances in the atmosphere, but also provide opportunities for connections with other substances.

The fighter jet designed by Chen Guohua must be coated with some kind of paint on the fuselage, which can allow the fighter jet to absorb and dissipate heat more effectively, helping to reduce the temperature of the entire fuselage.

This can be seen in many fighter jets of later generations.

The good low-temperature performance allows the fighter jet to maintain its mechanical properties under low or ultra-low temperature conditions, making it suitable for extreme environments.

Suppose that the fighter jet designed by Chen Guohua encounters an enemy aircraft at an altitude of 20,000 meters. At this time, it needs to climb to a higher altitude to complete difficult technical maneuvers such as 'Cobra Maneuver', 'Troll Maneuver', and 'Loop Maneuver'. .

Even when it is necessary to climb directly to an altitude of 30,000 meters, or even 40,000 or 50,000 meters, the low-temperature performance requirements of the fighter jet are very high.

The Yaoyao-9 can only reach an altitude of about 15,000 meters and still maintain good mechanical properties.

But it's not good enough. Anyway, it doesn't meet Chen Guohua's requirements.

Therefore, Yaoyao 9's chemical activity and low-temperature performance are not great, and it is destined to only be used as an engine material.

Therefore, other materials must be developed.

You know, now in North America, Lockheed is now designing the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft, which has a titanium skin, a lightweight stealth design, and because of the way its fuselage curves and its wings bend and twist, it looks more like Organic, not mechanical. It feels like the Blackbird fighter jet almost looks like it was born, rather than man-made.

"Secretary Wang, don't worry, the fighter jet project is still in the technical and theoretical research stage."

With a slight smile, Chen Guohua comforted the other party and said:

"What your Beijing Steel Plant needs to do now is to calm down and understand the technology thoroughly. Once our Zhenhua Research Institute is ready to start the fighter research and development project, then we need to trouble your steel plant."

He didn't say that the steel factory shouldn't hold back. Anyway, that's what he meant, and the other party would definitely understand.

Wang Zhaohui nodded when he heard this, and then made the request with a look of embarrassment on his face, saying:

"That's right, Director Chen, you also know that although our steel plant is very large and has many workers, the skills of all of them are average."

"See if you can hire some technicians to give us lessons?"

Chen Guohua shook his head and said:

"I'm afraid this won't work. Our Zhenhua Research Institute is also very nervous now. Even though we have many researchers, Secretary Wang, you also know that we have many projects, and most of them are fixed and the task indicators are also very heavy."

After a pause, Chen Guohua continued:

"But since Secretary Wang has spoken, I won't be unkind."

"Well, I still have some information about your steel casting process technology and equipment manufacturing technology. You can take it away later."

It is impossible to ask for money or people!

Because Zhenhua Research Institute itself is also in short supply, when cooperating with the other party, what Chen Guohua can do is to share some of the project funds with the other party.

But he hopes to use technology in exchange.

I believe that Wang Zhaohui's visit this time was not just about crying for poverty, but also because he took a fancy to Chen Guohua's skills.

The two had already interacted with each other several times when they were at the BAIC manufacturing plant, and they had also interacted with each other several times since then.

Therefore, they both know what each other wants.

Hearing Chen Guohua's words, Wang Zhaohui was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.

After his goal was achieved, Wang Zhaohui quickly ran away. He didn't want to continue to disturb Chen Guohua.

He had just met Qiu Zongyue, which meant that Chen Guohua had not done any experiments before, so he must be very busy now.

After watching Wang Zhaohui leave, Chen Guohua rested for a while, then got up and went out.

When I come to the work every day, I am bound to be busy.

There are tons of jobs, but it also requires a balance between work and rest. You can't just work recklessly all the time, otherwise it will be bad for your health.

When he got home in the evening, the little guy Chen Wei ran towards him, "Dad!"

Ever since the little guy learned to walk, whenever Chen Guohua went to work, he would wait at the door of his house at this time every evening.

Chen Xiaomin or others had to wait here with him.

Fortunately, Chen Gonglu was in good health and could still handle the naughty guy Chen Wei.

You know, children over two years old are the most noisy.

He has just learned to walk and is still a little behind on running. But as long as he opens his eyes, he will definitely wander around here and touch there. He will not be interested in many things for more than three minutes.

They are very curious about everything.

The key is that children aged two or three can still remember things and learn everything faster.

It's a headache.

If Lao Chen had trouble with his legs and feet, he might not be able to look after the child Chen Wei.

Not to mention there is a Chen Si.

Chen Si is a girl, now one year and four months old. She can walk, but not much.

It's relatively quiet.

Most of the time, Chen Si sat obediently on the stroller.

Well, Chen Guohua asked someone to help build the baby stroller. Anyway, Zhenhua Research Institute is not short of materials such as wood.

He bought it with his own money, and used his non-working hours to ask someone to help him build two strollers. It was not too simple.

Only in this way can adults feel more relaxed every time they take care of their children.

"Do you miss Dad?"

Picking up the little guy, Chen Guohua asked with a smile.

The little guy shouted one word loudly: Think!

Chen Si on the stroller also opened her little hands and wanted to give her a hug.

After playing affectionately with the two little guys for a while, Chen Guohua heard Old Chen sigh.

"Dad, what's wrong?"

"I heard from your sister-in-law at noon today that swine fever has appeared in Jincheng and many pigs have died. Alas."

Chen Guohua was stunned when he heard this: Swine fever has appeared again?

Then he changed his mind and suddenly realized.

Just like people, it is common to get sick. Swine fever is just a general term. In fact, only experts who often study poultry will understand what exactly happened.

Of course, outsiders only had a general idea that a few pigs had died, but they didn’t know exactly what happened.

"Dad, if swine fever appears, swine fever will appear. The higher authorities will take action on this matter. We are not experts, so there is no point in worrying."

"Of course I know, but I just can't help but wonder why it's so difficult for us."

Lao Chen was full of emotions. He had just experienced famine two years ago, and now swine fever has come again, and this time the swine fever is even worse than the last time.

Chen Guohua shook his head and said nothing.

During dinner in the evening, Hu Pinggu chatted about this matter, which aroused Yu Moli's interest.

Yu Moli is a medical student and a student of Chinese medicine. He had no interest in things like swine fever before.

But haven’t I heard Chen Guohua talk about antibiotics before, so I know a little about these.

However, she only understood the antibiotics part and was not very clear about the rest.

The family was chatting about this matter, and Chen Guohua also chimed in a few words, but didn't say much.

Antibiotics are good, but they are not a panacea.

And this is a biopharmaceutical, which is very different from the traditional Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine that Yu Moli studied.

Not to mention that the current conversation is still about swine fever. Chen Guohua does not want his wife to become a veterinarian in the future.

It’s not that you can’t bear it, but it’s a waste of talent!

Regarding this matter, it is not just Chen Guohua's family who is talking about it, there are many families in Beijing who are talking about this matter.

Some people think swine fever is terrible, while others think those pigs are a pity.

After all, it is now the end of September. I have been raising it for more than half a year, but it was buried due to swine fever when it was almost ready for slaughter.

What a pity!

Half a year of hard work was in vain!

There was a lot of discussion about this matter in the capital, and it naturally attracted the attention of the higher-ups.

So, the next day, as soon as Chen Guohua returned to Zhenhua Research Institute, Qiu Zongyue came over.

"Guohua, didn't swine fever appear in Jincheng yesterday? Have you heard about it?"

"Leader, the whole city is discussing this matter now, how could I not have heard of it?"

Chen Guohua smiled bitterly and continued:

"Leader, do you want to ask something?"

"Yes, didn't you mention that antibiotic medicine before? Is it useful?"

Zhenhua Research Institute had already developed the antibiotic florfenicol.

This antibiotic can not only be used to treat bacterial respiratory diseases in cattle, but can also be used as a feed additive for pigs to prevent and treat bacterial diseases in pigs.

But it was obvious that Qiu Zongyue did not just ask about the antibiotic florfenicol.

After pondering for a long time, Chen Guohua said:

"Leader, in fact, our country has not started to breed poultry on a large scale yet. Logically speaking, such a large-scale swine fever should not occur."

"Now that such a situation occurs, I have not learned the specific situation, but I think that if we need to prevent swine fever, then there are only the following four methods."

When Qiu Zongyue heard this, his expression suddenly became serious.

"What do you think!"

In fact, he was suspected of seeking medical treatment in a hurry. Chen Guohua clearly did not study medicine, but had previous experience in developing antibiotics.

In addition, he often works with Chen Guohua, so relatively speaking, he understands Chen Guohua relatively well.

So when you encounter a problem, you will inevitably think of Chen Guohua immediately.

"Leader, regarding the measures to prevent swine fever, I have four suggestions. First, practice self-breeding and self-raising and do not introduce new pigs from other places."

"If you need to introduce new pigs, you must go to a disease-free area to introduce them, develop strict vaccination procedures, isolate and observe them for more than four weeks, and only after they are healthy can they be released into the pig farm."

"The second is to clean and sanitize pig pens and pig houses and disinfect them regularly."

"Third, non-pig barn staff and other animals are prohibited from entering."

"The fourth point is the most important point, get vaccinated."

Unfortunately, there are not many vaccines in the mainland today.

Chen Guohua can later organize researchers to develop vaccines such as swine fever rabbit-modified attenuated suckling rabbit tissue vaccine, swine fever rabbit-modified attenuated swine nephrocyte vaccine and bovine testicular tissue cell vaccine.

But now, I definitely can't help.

As for how to deal with the current swine fever situation in Jincheng, Chen Guohua doesn't need to provide any advice.

After all, swine fever has not just started, it has happened in the past few years, so with experience, everyone knows that isolation and disinfection are needed to prevent the spread of the virus.

Qiu Zongyue was immediately confused when he heard the vaccines mentioned by Chen Guohua.

Are there so many vaccines?

However, since Chen Guohua has such complete suggestions, he must be very confident that he can solve problems like swine fever.

Vaccine prevention should be possible!

After Qiu Zongyue left, Chen Guohua got up and went to the laboratory.

In the afternoon, everyone in the memory laboratory suddenly burst into cheers.

There were not many people in the laboratory at this time, including Chen Guohua, there were only eight people.

Zhao Mengyin, Shu Xingbei and others all looked at Chen Guohua with excitement, or at the hard drive in the latter's hand.

Based on their hard work over the past six months, they finally developed this 1TB hard drive after a lot of hard work and bumps.

1TB is one thousand and twenty-four GB, which is definitely a very, very large capacity.

Units of computer storage capacity, including kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, and terabytes.

And 1TB is 1 terabyte, which can almost be said to be the largest computer memory in this time and space.

The reason why Chen Guohua wanted this thing was not only for the development of computer technology in the mainland, but also because the existence of the monitoring room caused his demand for memory to become very large.

In the process of manufacturing hard drives, the memory laboratory has suffered a lot.

Because the whole process is very complicated.

First of all, there must be corresponding technology and design solutions. This is pretty good. Chen Guohua has already prepared it, and there is no need for Zhao Meng to worry about it.

The next step is to prepare the disc.

The manufacturing of platters includes steps such as material preparation, polishing, cleaning, obtaining coatings, and magnetic testing.

Among these steps, the requirements are also quite high.

For example, the materials used to make discs are generally aluminum, glass, etc., which need to be precisely cut and processed to create a disc base with a suitable shape.

After that, it is necessary to polish the surface flatness of the disc base and remove impurities on the surface of the disc base. These two steps are not very easy.

Then comes the third step, which is to make the magnetic head!

The magnetic head is one of the most critical components in a hard drive and is used to read and write data on the platter.

This thing requires the use of a special protective cream material, such as cobalt ferrite, and also requires multi-level magnetic treatment.

Chen Guohua provided the technology, but this technology did not allow Zhao Mengyin and the others to directly manufacture the magnetic head perfectly.

For example, when performing multiple fine processes on the magnetic head, technologies such as vacuum spraying and ion beam coating must be used.

These technologies are very advanced, and the development of these equipment must be completed in the equipment research and development laboratory.

To be honest, Chen Guohua had already developed the ion beam two years ago.

However, different electronic product components have different requirements for ion beams, which definitely requires the preparation of different refined equipment.

After both parts of the disk and magnetic head are completed, assembly and testing can be carried out.

Assembly of disks and heads, assembly of mechanical components, installation of electronic hardware, etc.

After that, strict testing and inspection will be carried out, as long as the standards are met.

In fact, originally this hard drive could have been developed faster, but the task targets at the beginning of the year became a big mountain that weighed on everyone's heads.

As a result, many researchers in the memory laboratory were transferred.

Even when we cooperated with the equipment research and development laboratory to complete auxiliary manufacturing equipment such as ion beam coating and vacuum spraying, we had to wait in line for a while before it was their turn.

Fortunately, it's all over.

"Congratulations, you have finally completed the development of this product. I can finally breathe a sigh of relief in the future."

Chen Guohua said happily to Zhao Mengyin and the others.

The emergence of the monitoring room has greatly increased the financial expenditure of Zhenhua Research Institute.

Just because the computer's memory was not good enough to store more data, Chen Guohua could only choose to manufacture more memories.

This is the cost expenditure.

Now that terabyte hard drives have been developed, Chen Guohua's pressure can be relieved a little.

"In the future, we can carry out research and development work on larger storage capacity to prepare for our next data center plan."

After the praise, Chen Guohua said again.

The so-called data center is naturally the data center of the monitoring room.

Chen Guohua is very clear that with the development of technology, computers will have greater demand for memory.

Even though there is no Internet at all now, the army has begun to connect to the Internet!

Optical cables have been connected from the capital to Jinling, northwest, northeast and other places. It can be said that the more places where surveillance cameras are used, it means that the demand for memory will soar.

What's more, this is the future development trend, and Chen Guohua just created them in advance.

The most important thing is that Zhenhua Research Institute also has great needs in this area.

"Director, can the seven of us complete such a huge task?" Shu Xingbei, Zhao Mengyin and the other seven asked dumbly after hearing this.

Chen Guohua chuckled and said:

"I'm definitely not asking only the seven of you to develop it. I just said that priority should be given to developing hard drive technology with larger storage capacity."

"Director, what kind of technology does the data center you are talking about have?" Zhao Mengyin asked curiously.

Shu Xingbei's eyes suddenly brightened, and they were all curious.

They are very fond of new technologies.

Although every development process was very painful, especially when Chen Guohua did not come to help, it was even more difficult for them.

"There are two types of technologies that make up the data center: low-end and high-end. Let's talk about the low-end first, which is actually the three major components of storage area network, network access storage and tape library."

"For high-end, this technology is a bit difficult."

After a pause, Chen Guohua continued:

"High-end storage, all-flash arrays and fully converged software-defined storage will be the future, and they are also the technologies that our Zhenhua Research Institute can currently complete."

"For example, if we need to complete a 100-terabyte hard drive, then we need to ensure that one particle can be written nine times or more. Only in this way, after mass production, can the raw capacity be cheaper than our current one-terabyte hard drive. Be low”

Hearing this, Zhao Mengyin and the others had already exclaimed.

(End of this chapter)