Chapter 631： Questioned Turing Award Winner

Treasure Island, Hsinchu City.

When the evening news was broadcast, Zhang Zhongmou was talking at home with Liu Deyin, the current head of TSMC, who was visiting.

The conversation was, of course, about the university on the other side of the strait.

For example, the attitude of getting along with each other, and the strategic direction of TSMC's development in the future, as well as the investment in Ludao and the foundry of optical cores.

After just chatting for a while, the phone on the table suddenly vibrated.

It seems that someone called, but Zhang Zhongmou ignored it.

But a few seconds later, the phone vibrated again.

"Wait a minute, I'll look at my phone." Zhang Zhongmou frowned and had to interrupt Liu Deyin.

The phone screen lit up, and a missed call and a new message appeared on the notification bar.

The call was not important, it was mainly the content of the message that shook his heart.

[The optical core technology has been conquered this afternoon, and the news link is as follows. 】

A link follows.

Zhang Zhongmou opened it, watched for a while, and stood up suddenly.

Liu Deyin, chairman of TSMC, was slightly stunned. What happened?

"De Yin, the optical core has been conquered!"

"What?!" Liu Deyin was greatly pale and muttered, "This speed is too fast."

"Yeah, the speed is too fast." This result was almost unthinkable for Zhang Zhongmou.

He wandered a few steps in the study, seemed to remember something, shook his head and suddenly said, "I was wrong before."

Seeing Liu Deyin looking over, Zhang Zhongmou gave a wry smile, "Remember the 2020 Master Think Tank Forum sponsored by Baodao Economic Daily last year?" (actually 2021)

"Remember, the Economic Daily invited you to attend. You originally refused, but later agreed to attend on a whim." Liu Deyin gradually started the meeting from last year, and he also attended the forum.

"I remember that you, Director Zhang, also delivered a speech, mainly to analyze and view the situation of the world semiconductor market."

"I said something at that time, do you remember?"

"You say."

Zhang Zhongmou remembered what happened that day, as if it was yesterday, and sighed, "The original words are: After the mainland has subsidized tens of billions of dollars for 20 years, semiconductor manufacturing has fallen behind TSMC by more than five years."

"When I hear it now, it seems like a joke." Zhang Zhongmou's face was a little gloomy.

Liu Deyin quickly comforted: "Dong Zhang, the optical core suddenly succeeded, but chip design and chip manufacturing can even be said to be two different fields. If the other party's semiconductor manufacturing wants to catch up with our TSMC, I think there is still time. "

"Dr. Liang is in Guanghua." Referring to Liang Yiqing, Zhang Zhongmou's tone was full of regret.

"In terms of chip manufacturing in mainland China, the biggest shortcoming is the [lithography] link. Now the optical core has become a brand new system, skipping the [lithography] link, and the level of chip manufacturing has been greatly improved."

"From the breakthrough of the optical core technology to the mass production of the optical core, it will take at most half a year!" Zhang Zhongmou flatly predicted.

Just like last year he judged the gap in mainland semiconductor manufacturing.

Generally speaking, his assessment is correct.

Who could have predicted the sudden emergence of Guanghua University?

Liu Deyin was silent, and the comforting words in front of him were not comforting himself.

"Then what should we do?" he asked hoarsely.

Zhang Zhongmou took a deep breath and remembered the recent actions on the other side. Emergency supplies, vegetables and rice were snapped up, and emergency kits were given to citizens in many places.

These are all sending a signal.

He did not dare to go deeper.

The more you think about it, the more terrifying it is.

As an old man who built the chip foundry empire of TSMC by one person, his eyes gleamed with sharpness.

"Start a $100 billion plan to invest and build factories in many places on the other side, and have a good relationship with the local government. Especially Ludao in Hu Province, we will build the world's largest wafer foundry!"

"There is one more thing you have to remember. You must win over Guanghua University, and you must not lose the OEM orders for optical cores. Announce the news as soon as possible, donate 100 million yuan to Guanghua University, and donate a building named after [TSMC]. building."

Having said all this, Zhang Zhongmou remembered something and looked at Liu Deyin.

"The ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Houtian Strait Research Institute was held in Ludao City, right?"

Liu Deyin nodded, "Yes, I let Vice President Huang participate in this matter."

"No."

Zhang Zhongmou denied it, looked directly at Liu Deyin, and said solemnly: "The day after tomorrow's ribbon-cutting ceremony, you can attend with me, and by the way, talk to that principal Chen."

"good."

Liu Deyin felt inexplicably sad in his heart.

Obviously it is the world's largest chip foundry empire, even if it is not so humble to Apple.

What's the matter!

...

Seoul, South Korea, Metro Line 1.

As the oldest subway in South Korea, Line 1 was born in 1971.

The old subway was running, but the bumps from time to time made Park Chengyu frown.

His nose twitched, and he looked around, finally focusing on a sloppy man in the front left.

The old leather jacket was stained with mud, the trousers were also washed-white jeans, and the dark face looked either a worker or a peasant.

Of course, what annoyed him the most was the smell on the other side.

A taste of the poor.

Immediately, Park Chengyu was in a bad mood and cursed in a low voice, "These **** people at the bottom are really holding back the Republic of Korea!"

For fear of being heard by the other party, Park Chengyu deliberately kept his voice very low.

Before turning around, he gave the man a contemptuous look.

In his view, as a high-quality human man and a social elite, living in the same environment with such a poor person, even the air is turbid.

Speaking of which, South Koreans are quite contradictory.

Every year, many classic film and television works are born, and their core is anti-capitalist, such as "Squid Game".

But the investors of these film and television works are all capitalists, which is also very interesting.

It's like they hate Samsung and feel that they have been shrouded in the shadow of Samsung all their lives, but on the one hand they are very licking Samsung, after all, the Samsung Empire is the face of their country.

They also hate capitalists, not because they hate being exploited and squeezed, but because they hate that capitalists are not them.

Bored, picked up the phone and swiped the news.

After swiping a few times, when he was about to quit, a news that he casually clicked made his body stiff.

[Guanghua University announced to conquer optical core technology, China will become the world's science and technology power? 】

The index finger slid up anxiously, and the more he saw the back, the colder his heart became.

"How can China conquer optical core technology, it must be fake news!"

But at this time, he suddenly thought of Professor Kim, who left from the South Korea Institute of Science and Technology a while ago. Didn't he go to Guanghua University?

At that time, it was embarrassing for the two newspaper giants, JoongAng Daily and Dong-A Ilbo.

"It must be that Professor Jin who secretly brought the technology to Guanghua University. The despicable Chinese are a bunch of thieves!" Park Chengyu scolded through gritted teeth.

Looking at the comment area again, seeing that most of the citizens are spraying each other, he has a feeling of finding a comrade.

He thought of the Dragon Boat Festival, Sheng, and movable type printing, which were world cultural heritages that South Korea had applied for, and a light flashed in his mind.

With a snort, he hurriedly typed the next sentence under the keyboard of the mobile phone.

"It is suggested that the South Korean Academy of Science and Technology should quickly apply for a patent for the optical core technology. It must be the job-hopping Professor Kim Zhihui who stole the technology and must be condemned by the international community! Return the optical core products to the Republic of Korea!"

Not long after I posted this comment, I got over 100 likes and a lot of replies.

It was just one of the replies that puzzled him.

"I'm applying, I'm applying, Smecta~"

...

USA, Stanford University.

In a cafe on campus.

Jobe was a computer science undergraduate student at Stanford University. He was discussing group assignments with his classmates, but he didn’t know how the topic was brought to Guanghua University, which studies optical cores in China.

"If there is any university that can develop an optical core, it must be us in the United States!" Jobe affirmed.

"Job, you are too extreme. Judging from various data, the progress made by China's bright or bright universities in optical core research is very amazing." A white girl objected.

Instead, a yellow-skinned classmate surnamed Zhao licked Jobe, "I agree with Jobe's opinion, in terms of technology level, we have Apple, Microsoft, and Intel; in terms of colleges and universities, five of the top 10 [World University Rankings] are in the United States. Especially our Stanford University is TOP3!"

Speaking of this, the student Zhao said contemptuously: "If Oxford University, Cambridge University, or ETH Zurich claims to have conquered optical core technology, then I still believe it."

"Guanghua University has not even entered the top 1000 universities in the world. Those professors and scholars who endorsed them must have received money. After all, Chinese people like to wave their banknotes."

The white girl who spoke up looked at Classmate Zhao with disgust. The nationality of this person has not been changed, and she has already been expelled from Chinese nationality.

"I also support Job."

"I think we'll have to wait and see."

During the discussion, a young man from rural Texas snorted his nose and sneered: "I don't know if Guanghua University can conquer the optical core technology, but I know that they have hired many professors from our country. Even if it is really conquered, it must be achieved by our American scientists!"

Although Job didn't like the Texas hillbilly, the other party's remarks understood his thoughts.

"John is right, but I still don't quite believe the other party can succeed!"

Just then, the white girl suddenly screamed.

"Light and optical core technology has been conquered!"

As soon as these words came out, they even shocked the others in the cafe.

Jobe and the others hurriedly looked at her mobile phone, but after seeing the news report, they looked at each other in dismay.

Especially Job, shouted angrily: "Absolutely impossible, fake news!"

"How could that garbage school conquer the optical core, I don't believe it!"

The three classmates who supported Jobe were silent. After all, the news has come out, so it is better to wait and see.

Only student Zhao echoed Job.

At this moment, a heavy voice with British emphasis came from beside him.

"A few young gentlemen and ladies, are you discussing optical cores?"

Hearing this, Job turned around, and after seeing the faces of the people behind him, Job quickly greeted, "Hello, Professor Isaac, I'm Timothy Job, a third-year computer science student."

The Isaac professor is not only the dean of the School of Engineering, but also a well-known professor of their computer science.

The elderly Professor Isaac nodded, smiled slightly, and repeated the question, "We're sitting next to us, as if I heard you guys discussing optical cores?"

"Yes, Professor."

After getting a positive response from the students, Professor Isaac asked calmly, "What is your attitude towards this optical core?"

"It's not a class now, everyone can discuss freely and say anything."

On the other hand, Job was eager to move. If he was approved by Professor Isaac, he might be able to read the other party's graduate school.

"Professor, I don't think it's possible for Guanghua University to develop an optical core!"

"Oh? But didn't all the news appear?" Professor Isaac raised his eyebrows.

"That's what I think..." Job Barbara expounded his point of view.

After he finished speaking, Job, who was looking forward to being recognized by Professor Isaac, suddenly received a reply from an old man in a silver-gray suit next to the professor.

"My thoughts are exactly the opposite of yours. I think this news is true. The Chinese academic community has indeed had a bad reputation in the past, but the changes are visible to the naked eye, and your thinking is too extreme. I don't think it is suitable for academics. ." The old man shook his head and directly denied Job's point of view, and even criticized him.

Job was very angry, but the old man looked a little strange. He had an impression of a famous professor at Stanford University, and the other party was definitely not from the school.

Since he is not a famous professor in this school, there is nothing to be afraid of. No matter how powerful the other school is, how can he be treated?

It stands to reason that if you can stand side by side with Professor Isaac, you must be a professor.

But because of the last sentence of the other party, saying that he is not suitable for academics, which makes him aspired to become a famous scientist, but also to win the highest computer award, and he became furious as a Turing Award winner.

Without thinking, he started spraying.

"This old man, do you also understand optical cores?"

"I won't talk about the optical core. After all, it is relatively advanced. Let's talk about the computer. Do you know what a red-black tree is? Do you know what a consistent hashing algorithm is?" , I forgot, maybe you only know how to turn on and off your computer at your age?"

Professor Isaac laughed, pointed to his old friend beside him, and asked Job, "Do you know who he is?"

"Who?" Job asked subconsciouslyProfessor Isaac still couldn't help laughing.

"His name is Will Stephen, a professor at MIT and a Turing Award winner."

Hearing this, Job was dumbfounded.

Oh, God! What is he doing?

He was taunting a Turing Award winner just now, saying that the other party didn't understand computers...

For a time, the whole person was spinning.

But Professor Isaac and Professor Stephen didn't even look at him, and they both left the cafe talking and laughing.

It seemed that everything that had just happened was just an insignificant episode.

ps: 4,000 chapters were delivered, and my hand hurts. I wrote almost 7,000 words today. I am Cao.

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