Chapter 307: Third Generation Computer Technology

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"First, the intelligence department must strengthen monitoring of Long Country's technological development, especially all activities of this Li Mingyuan.

Second, convey a clear message to Long Country through diplomatic channels: as allies, we expect technology sharing. The wording must be appropriate but firm.

Third, the Academy of Sciences must immediately establish a special research group to go all out in developing Integrated Circuit Technology."

Kuznetsov couldn't help but ask, "What if Long Country refuses to share the technology?"

A cold glint flashed in Gromov's eyes, "Then, we will make them understand what the price of refusing cooperation is."

At the same time, at a Long Country military industry base.

Li Mingyuan worked at his desk until late into the night, with various technical drawings and calculation results scattered across the table.

The success of the Graphite Bomb had greatly boosted the morale of the entire Long Country Military, but he knew that Di Guo would not admit defeat just like that and would certainly seek new countermeasures.

"Must maintain the lead," he muttered to himself, "The enemy often erupts with their strongest counterattack force after a failure."

Just as he was deep in thought, he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness, and golden light flickered before his eyes.

【Congratulations to the host, Insight Value has reached the standard, triggering the Heaven-Defying Insight ability】

【Special Reward: Full set of Third Generation Integrated Circuit Computer technology】

【Third Generation Integrated Circuit Computer, adopts Large Scale Integrated Circuit (LSI) technology, single-chip integration reaches 1000-10000 transistors, computing speed is a hundred times higher than the second generation, energy consumption is reduced by 90%, and volume is reduced by 95%】

【Technical difficulties: Large Scale Integrated Circuit design, Micro-level Photolithography, Multi-layer Interconnection, Reliability Testing】

【Strategic value: Revolutionarily improve computing power, realize command automation, weapon intelligence, and high-speed information processing, laying the foundation for the information age】

Li Mingyuan's brain felt as if it had been struck by an electric current, and countless unfamiliar yet familiar pieces of knowledge flooded into his mind:

Photolithography Technology principles, Chip Manufacturing Process, Integrated Circuit Structure Design, Transistor Arrangement Logic... a brand new world of technology slowly unfolded before him.

"Third generation..." he muttered to himself, his hands trembling involuntarily.

The history of Integrated Circuit development flashed back in his mind like a movie:

From the bulky computers of the first generation Discrete Transistor era, with only a few thousand operations per second;

To the improvement of the second generation Small Scale Integrated Circuit era, where integration increased to hundreds of transistors;

And now, the third generation Large Scale Integrated Circuit will completely change all of this, with integration increasing to thousands or even tens of thousands of transistors.

This is not just a quantitative change, but a qualitative leap.

Computers will shrink from the size of a room to the size of a desktop, power consumption will drop from kilowatts to tens of watts, and reliability will increase dozens of times...

He immediately took out paper and pen and began to frantically record the information in his mind.

From Chip Design Principles to the manufacturing process flow, from material requirements to testing methods, every detail was noted down one by one.

When the east turned white, Li Mingyuan finally put down his pen and looked at the thick stack of drawings and notes on the table.

This is a complete technical proposal for a Third Generation Integrated Circuit Computer.

"Must start research and development immediately," he muttered to himself, "This is the key to us maintaining our lead in the technological race."

At eight o'clock in the morning, Li Mingyuan walked into the Military Industry Commission conference room with two dark circles under his eyes; everyone was startled by his haggard appearance.

"Chief Engineer Li, you are..." Minister Zhang asked with concern.

Li Mingyuan, however, couldn't spare the time to explain and directly placed a stack of drawings on the table, "I have a major technological breakthrough that needs to be reported."

Everyone was stunned by his serious tone.

At the same time, the Special Envoy of Beijixiong Guo had already arrived in the capital of Long Country.

In the Long Country Wajiaobu conference room, the atmosphere was unusually heavy.

The Beijixiong Guo Special Envoy Arlov sat on one side of the long table, wearing a smile but with sharp eyes,

"Your country's recent performance on the battlefield is impressive, especially those new types of weapons... truly unexpected."

Long Country Wajiaobu Deputy Minister Chen Ming responded calmly, "This is the result of our country's independent research and development; thank you for your praise, Excellency."

Arlov leaned forward slightly, "We have noticed that these weapons seem to apply a new technology called 'Integrated Circuit'. This technology... is very interesting."

"Indeed," Chen Ming nodded, "Integrated Circuit is a major breakthrough by our country's scientific researchers, providing strong support for our national defense modernization."

Arlov's smile remained unchanged, but his tone suddenly turned cold,

"Deputy Minister Chen, as an ally, I would like to say frankly that this kind of technological breakthrough should have been shared among friendly nations, shouldn't it?"

The temperature in the conference room seemed to drop by several degrees.

Chen Ming maintained a professional smile, "Technological cooperation is of course the norm among allies, but every country has the right to protect Hexin technology; your Excellency should understand."

"Understand?" Arlov chuckled,

"Perhaps I need to remind your country, in the past, who provided a large amount of industrial equipment and technical support, helping your country transform from an agricultural country into an industrial country?"

Chen Ming remained calm, "Long Country will always remember the help of Beijixiong Guo. But technological development has its own inherent laws; our Integrated Circuit Technology is the result of independent research and development, not derived from any external technology transfer."

Arlov no longer hid his dissatisfaction,

"Deputy Minister Chen, I think I need to be more direct. Our country's top leadership feels extremely confused and disappointed that your country has suddenly achieved such a major technological breakthrough without any prior notification."

"As an ally and 'Big Brother', we hope that Long Country can seriously consider the issue of technology sharing. Specifically, we expect your country to: first, provide complete Integrated Circuit Technology data; second, accept our country's experts to participate in related research and development projects; third, prioritize the export of related products to our country."

Chen Ming raised his eyebrows slightly, "Your Excellency's... suggestions are very clear. I will convey them to our country's leadership. But it must be pointed out that technological cooperation should be built on the basis of equality and mutual benefit, rather than one-way extraction."

Arlov said meaningfully, "Equality? Deputy Minister Chen, I hope your country remembers that true equality requires strength to support it."

He paused for a moment, "I would like to remind your country to seriously consider the importance of cooperation, and... the consequences that refusing cooperation might bring."

After the Beijixiong Guo Special Envoy left, Chen Ming immediately reported the content of the talks to the higher-ups.

Inside the secret room, the atmosphere was heavy.

"Wild ambitions!" an old general slapped the table and stood up, "This is naked technological plunder!"

"Don't be agitated," a leader said gently, "Beijixiong Guo's reaction is within expectations. No major power will sit idly by and watch a neighboring country gain a strategic technological advantage. The question is, how should we respond."

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