Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

The chip project was finally proposed. For Qin Yang, this was a project he had to get involved in, and the sooner he did it, the better.

Chip projects were a source of heartache for everyone in later generations.

When the country opened its doors, many people felt that things from the outside were better, even the air abroad was sweeter. With this kind of thinking, they felt that their own chips were not very good.

In fact, the Eastern chip technology did not start late, and the computer industry was even more so.

As early as the 1950s, the country established an electronic computer research group, headed by the famous mathematician Hua Luogeng. The computer group proposed the outline design of a serial vacuum tube computer, with performance parameters comparable to EDVAC and EDSAC computers.

By the late 1970s, many domestic technologies had caught up with the advanced levels of the West. For example, the 1024-bit shift register developed by the Shanghai Radio Factory No. 14 in 1975 was synchronized with foreign levels.

The HDS-9 computer developed in 1979 could perform 5 million operations per second, which was twice the computing power of the American 1370-168 computer, and the gap with the West at that time was not significant.

Even the Shanghai Institute of Metallurgy of the Chinese Academy of Sciences independently developed the ion implanter needed to manufacture integrated circuits and exported it to Japan.

However, in the 1980s, many people in China lacked self-confidence and began to blindly worship foreign things. The idea of 'buying is better than building' was everywhere, especially since some so-called experts advocated the 'trade-industry-technology' route every day, feeling that they should first exchange the market for technology. As for whether to exchange technology for the market later? That was a matter for the future.

Capital City, Computer Institute, South Building.

A middle-aged female expert was lying on the ground, looking at the huge circuit diagram. Her ear-length short hair hung down from her head. She would occasionally brush it away with her hand and then continue to look at the circuit diagram.

With a soft creak, the door outside opened.

"Engineer Huang, there's a meeting in the institute. The director asked me to call you over."

"Oh, okay."

Engineer Huang put the pen on the circuit diagram to make a mark, then stood up and walked towards the North Building conference room.

When she went inside, she found that it was full of people. Zhou Jie, a cadre from the Science and Technology Department, was standing at the door to greet her.

"Engineer Huang, you are from the 156 system and have rich experience. Tell me, should our Computer Institute research large-scale integrated circuits?"

Looking at the person in front of her, Engineer Huang's face changed: "Of course we should research it! We are the Computer Institute! If we don't conduct chip research, then the people who design computers in the future will only know how to use chips, and they won't know anything inside. It's just a black box. How can they do a good job of designing computers?"

A wry smile appeared on Zhou Jie's face: "Go in, everyone is waiting for you."

There were many people sitting in the conference room, and everyone was whispering, some of them were very excited, not knowing what they were talking about.

"Okay, everyone is here, let's start the meeting now." The leader of the institute spoke from the rostrum: "Everyone's time is precious, so I'll make it short. Our institute's funding is tight, and we can't afford to support the research of large-scale integrated circuits. I know, for everyone, this is a bolt from the blue, but our country is developing its economy, and we can't hinder the country's development. Researching ultra-large-scale integrated circuits is too expensive."

Engineer Huang's mind was dizzy. She didn't expect to hear such news.

She didn't hear anything else the director said, her mind constantly recalling past events.

Engineer Huang was born in 1936. After completing her studies at Huazhong Institute of Technology, she entered the Tsinghua Semiconductor Institute to study. After graduating, she stayed at the school and established the Eastern Semiconductor Laboratory in an extremely difficult environment, and successfully pulled out the first semiconductor.

In 1962, Engineer Huang was transferred to the Computing Institute. The conference three years later made her extremely excited.

In August of that year, everyone in the Computing Institute went to participate in the conference. The then-director excitedly told everyone: "I risked my head to get the task for you, you must do a good job!"

Everyone knew that in order to cooperate with the Two Bombs, One Satellite project, the country decided to establish the Second Department of the Computing Institute, also known as "156", specializing in the development of microcomputers!

In that year, the country mobilized the top resources, transferred graduates from various universities, dispatched various equipment from various factories, and even transferred a room from the Northeast Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics within three days.

Everyone knew their task and devoted themselves to research. Even the leaders personally delivered noodles to everyone at night. At that time, there were no titles, no honors, no halos, no bonuses. Everyone was working silently, day and night, not for anything else, but for the strength of the motherland!

But what about now?

Times have changed!

After the meeting, Engineer Huang walked out of the North Building in a daze. The wind messed up her hair and messed up her heart. She finally couldn't help it and sat on the steps, crying loudly.

The Computer Institute, which she had painstakingly created, was about to end like this? In the future, people engaged in computers will only be able to see a chip, and they won't understand anything inside? Is the motherland's computer industry going to move towards a coreless future like this?

Seeing her appearance, others were also very uncomfortable, but what could they do?

After all, the country didn't have enough funding, and the country had to engage in economic construction. It was no longer the same as the Two Bombs, One Satellite project back then!

Zhou Jie stood at the door of the building, not knowing what to say. At this moment, the phone inside rang. She walked in, picked up the phone, and heard the voice coming from inside.

"What? Is it true?"

"Great!"

"Yes, yes, I will immediately tell everyone this news!"

Zhou Jie put down the phone and ran out.

"Engineer Huang, Engineer Huang! And everyone else, listen up!" Zhou Jie's voice was full of excitement: "Factory 960 has decided to invest and support our ultra-large-scale integrated circuits!"

Great!

Great!

"They just finished the meeting over there. The leaders of Factory 960 are rushing back. Everyone, go back to the conference room and wait for General Manager Qin to come over."

General Manager Qin?

Was it the famous General Manager Qin of the capital? That's right, it must be him, only he has this strength!

Engineer Huang's heart was full of excitement, and Engineer Huang's heart was full of hope. With the strength of Factory 960, no matter how much investment could be taken out!

While everyone was waiting, a car drove into the courtyard. Qin Yang got out of the car, looking at the Computer Institute laid out in the north and south buildings, his eyes filled with a sense of admiration.

This was the place where the smartest brains in the country gathered! He wanted to take all these smart brains away. He would never let some people who shouted the 'trade-industry-technology' route succeed!

What Intel, what AMD, couldn't open the Eastern market. We have Loongson is enough! That's right, Qin Yang had already thought about it, the chips of Factory 960 in the future will be called Loongson!