Great Country Academician

William Thompson was not the only one who felt despair.

In the office of Wen Yuanhang, the Vice President of Xinghai Research Institute, the gentle and elegant vice president was smiling and receiving Intel's president Pat Gelsinger.

This well-known person in the global semiconductor industry, a giant who holds two points of Intel shares, was sitting on the sofa at this moment, but he only felt exhausted.

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 opposite the sofa, Wen Yuanhang took a sip from the porcelain cup, and then spoke lightly.

"To put it bluntly, the era of carbon-based chips is coming. If you still want to continue struggling with the silicon-based semiconductor industry, you can imagine what the result will be."

"If Intel still wants to survive, I think you should consider the things I told you before."

Across the sofa, Pat Gelsinger pretended to be calm and said: "A head-on confrontation is not good for you and me. I don't deny the excellence of carbon-based chips, but silicon-based chips are still the ones that control the world."

"If it really goes head-to-head, I believe that whether it is Intel, Nvidia, or Apple, Samsung and other companies will gather together under the trend of the times."

"For the chip battle, 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 didn't wait Pat Gelsinger answered and continued, "I think you may be mistaken. Today's meeting is not about me looking for you to cooperate."

"I am giving Intel this opportunity."

"In fact, whether it is for Xinghai Research Institute or China, whether you will make a choice is irrelevant."

"We are not short of allies. If we want, we can always pull up a large number of allies."

"How many allies can you pull? Nvidia? Apple? Samsung? Or the support of the US authorities?"

"Even if you can pull these, what can you do? Can you guarantee that they will not betray your so-called alliance?"

"If you can, I don't think you will be standing here today."

"The foundation of business is not only mutual benefit and win-win, but also countless competitions."

"How many people do you think want to replace your position in the semiconductor field? Or how many companies want to replace the alliance you mentioned?"

Hearing this, Pat Gelsinger fell silent, with an indescribable complexity in his eyes.

Wen Yuanhang was right. He could not guarantee that everyone would be of the same mind as Intel.

Facing the sinking ship of silicon-based chips, many people want to jump out.

How can eggs remain intact when the nest is overturned?

Although adapting to the era of carbon-based chips will consume countless energy and costs, and they will automatically fall down at least one level from the top of the pyramid, from the original giants controlling other people's lives to companies whose lives are controlled by giants.

But if they continue to hold on to the sinking ship of silicon-based chips, they will only be buried at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

If you have been on the battlefield, you will definitely know a sentence.

That is, 'Only those who survive can have the opportunity to talk about infection. '

If you can't even survive, what infection can you talk about, what follow-up treatment? If you die, then everything is gone.

This sentence is also applicable to any business organization and company.

Only by surviving can you find a way to turn the tables.

If you can't even survive, there is really nothing left, and the market will make a choice.

In the office, looking at the silent Intel president, Wen Yuanhang smiled and spoke.

"If you want to compete, we welcome it at any time, regardless of whether it is fair or not."

"If it is cooperation, I think you should make a decision as soon as possible."

After a pause, he seemed to remember something, and then smiled: "Oh, by the way. I forgot to tell you that this time Xinghai Research Institute will probably not choose too many overseas partners."

"In this large field, we will only select two partners at most, or even only one."

"After all, I think you should know the reason very well."

Hearing this, Pat Gelsinger's brown-green pupils suddenly shrank to the extreme.

Only two partners will be selected at most, which means that China is already planning a thorough reshuffle in the semiconductor field.

There is no doubt that all the giant companies in the original silicon-based chips and silicon-based industrial chains, as long as they have not been able to reach cooperation with them, will be delicacies at this banquet.

Only one or two partners are selected, which is undoubtedly to avoid the large-scale flow of markets and resources into other people's pockets.

This time, China wants them all!

Hearing this, Pat Gelsinger's heart suddenly panicked.

The other party could tell him their goal without hesitation, which meant that they were no longer worried that the operation would encounter setbacks or failure.

China had a 10,000 percent chance of winning.

There are only two choices for Intel.

Surrender.

Or death.

This is a multiple-choice question without choice for both him and Intel.

They have been pushed to the edge of the cliff. One step back is a bottomless abyss. As long as they fall into it, they will be crushed to 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 the only loss year since its listing, and was forced to sell 12% of its shares to IBM for 250 million dollars to survive.

Even so, they are still the final winners.

And now, they are facing a country that is more powerful than Sakura Country 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. Under the impact of carbon-based chip technology, they will collapse sooner or later.

In front of the wheel of the times, in front of the epic innovation of technology, anyone who tries to stop will be crushed.

After sending off the president of Intel, Wen Yuanhang leaned on the sofa with a smile on his face and breathed a sigh of relief.

For carbon-based chips, neither he, Academician Xu Chuan, nor the entire China have ever doubted it.

The excellent performance is enough to support them to win the remaining links of this war.

But as Pat Gelsinger said, if Intel, Nvidia, AMD and other giants in the field of silicon-based semiconductors really unite to compete fiercely against them, it will not be a good thing for them.

At least in this process, they will indeed consume a lot of energy and time, and it will be difficult to take over the market of the silicon-based chip industry.

And apart from the comprehensive crushing of the giants in the field of silicon-based chips, there may be some other political risks for them.

Don't underestimate the United States. In order to protect its own semiconductor companies, the authorities may take more radical actions.

For example, destroying the environment of free trade, increasing tariffs and suppressing foreign companies, etc.

Moreover, as long as the US demand for chips is still there, new research institutions or companies will soon enter it.

Don't underestimate the accumulation of the US and related interest groups in the semiconductor field.

This is not the field of controlled nuclear fusion. In the field of controlled nuclear fusion, everyone can barely be said to be in an equal starting position.

In the field of semiconductors, they have been leading for a whole century.

If Intel, Nvidia, AMD, Apple and other companies are really forced into a desperate situation, the other party is likely to form a new R\u0026D team under 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, internal disintegration is the most effective.

And in order to survive, this ally will do its best to help them open up the market in North America and even the European Union.

As for the other giants, I can only say sorry.

There is no place for you in the next feast.

In other words, you are not the one who sits down to eat, but the "food" served on the table.

After all, carbon-based chip technology has achieved a leapfrog breakthrough. Under the wheel of the times, they should always get the market that they deserve.

Choosing allies is only to replace silicon-based chips better, more cleanly, and faster, and to be able to eat most of the market more smoothly.

After all, if there is no "alliance" as an insider, they want to promote carbon-based chips to North America and the European Union, which have consumer power. They must go through a fierce fight.

And if there is an "alliance", then they can watch the allies help them to do all the things they should do.

As for which one or which two companies to choose as this "alliance", it depends on the "determination" given by the other party during the subsequent negotiations.

After all, as he said, they are not short of cooperation options.

On the contrary, these giants who once occupied the semiconductor field have no choice.

Is it waiting for death or giving up an ecological niche to continue to live, I believe that capital will make a choice soon.

As for whether they are worried that the other party will also make breakthroughs in carbon-based chip technology and get out of their control, there is no need to worry about this.

The core technology of carbon-based chips lies in the high-density carbon nanotube array, and only Xinghai Research Institute has mastered this technology.

And they control the three-dimensional carbon nanotube array technology which is more advanced than the single-walled carbon nanotube array.

Even if these giants in the traditional silicon-based semiconductor field have made breakthroughs in carbon-based chips, it is difficult to completely catch up with them.

After all, materials are the most difficult technology to reverse, and it is also one of the most difficult and expensive technologies in the world.

For example, the first wall material in the chamber of the controlled nuclear fusion reactor they previously studied.

From 2021 to now, four or five years have passed. Whether it is the United States, the European Union, or even Japan, South Korea, Tsarist Russia and other countries, they have invested countless funds and policies to promote the research of first-wall materials.

But so far, I have not heard of any country making a breakthrough in this regard.

At the same time, on the other side.

In the office of Academician Chang Huaxiang at the Xiashu Aerospace Base, after talking about the earth-transforming 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 smiled and called him.

"Wait, don't run away in such a hurry. We have finished talking about your business. We have some other work for you."

"It's always like this. You run away after talking about your business. In name, you are still the general manager of the Xiashu Space Base. You can't let others take care of everything here."

Xu Chuan smiled awkwardly, sat down again, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Mr. Chang, you say."

After teasing for a few words, Chang Huaxiang also got to the point and said: "Three things."

"The first one is the manned Mars landing project I just mentioned. I told you about it. On August 1st, the Space Base will cooperate with CTV to make a news broadcast, and then Remind you not to forget it. "

Xu Chuan smiled and nodded, saying: "Of course, you can forget anything but this. 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, and continued: "The second thing is that the lunar biosphere project has been confirmed and will be officially launched in a month, that is, September 1st."

"At that time, a lunar biosphere project exchange meeting will be held in the capital Beijing. I am afraid you can't escape this."

Hearing about the lunar biosphere project, Xu Chuan 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 upper level, has been under construction for several months.

And here, the exchange meeting was officially held on September 1st to prepare for the start of construction.

This efficiency, the gap is too big.

After nodding and agreeing, Xu Chuan looked at Chang Huaxiang and asked curiously, "There is one more thing."

"There is another one sent by the higher-ups, asking us to help with some reference."

As he spoke, Chang Huaxiang stood up, walked towards the desk, took out a document in a cowhide bag from the drawer, and handed it over.