Chapter 208 - 202. Split_1

Evening... oh no, it’s evening in Beijing, but within the space station, one cannot sense the passage of time.

Lin Ju’s room was located in the Cloud Palace Core Module, and with the current orientation of the space station, the porthole was perfectly aligned with Earth, offering a view of stunning beauty, MAX level.

However, even as the boss, there was nothing special about the layout of his room, except for a new sleeping bag.

What is it like to sleep in space? It’s not exactly easy to fall asleep.

Even with a single bed available, due to the complete absence of gravity, it didn’t matter whether the bed was made of memory foam or steel. Its only use was to anchor the sleeping bag, giving a sense of being in a bedroom on Earth.

At least from a physical perspective, sleeping in a small bedroom was no different from hanging on the wall to sleep like aboard the ISS.

But psychologically, there was a vast difference, as the private space of a small bedroom provided a significant sense of security and reassurance, making one feel they were constantly enjoying space itself.

Just like Lin Ju enjoyed sleeping next to the porthole every night. If he was lucky, he could see the enormous Earth suspended before him, offering a unique sense of tranquility.

But at this moment, he wasn’t asleep, instead, he was on a video call with Guo Shen on the ground, discussing the recent developments in ternary computing.

Guo Shen said, "Following the plan, we’ve started applying for the fundamental patents. With over 7,600 patents, we’ll be able to control the future of ternary computing right from the source. Plus, I think about 70% of the technology doesn’t need to be made public just yet. This is an unfamiliar field for them; they won’t catch up so quickly."

Lin Ju replied, "You deal with it, I trust you when you handle things. Oh, by the way, how’s our own journal coming along?"

Since Lin Ju decided to introduce ternary technology to the market, armed with a massive portfolio of patents and papers, he had an idea: to support a new scientific journal using New Yuan’s absolute dominance in the field of ternary technology.

Not aiming for a comprehensive one like SCI or Nature, just focusing on the computer and chip technology field, New Yuan’s ternary technology would suffice to hold its own.

New Yuan had no intention of pushing it alone, instead, it leveraged the cloak of the Aerospace Development Committee.

With the endorsement of the Aerospace Development Committee, China’s Aeronautics and Astronautics Development Journal (JAD) was established. Just last month, the first issue was published, featuring innovative technologies for the An-1250’s specialized tires.

Knowing how much importance his boss placed on the development of the journal, Guo Shen quickly reported:

"I’ve submitted the foundational papers on ternary computer technology to JAD and also to the classic journals of the world. However, following publications will only appear in JAD, using a semi-open model."

The development journal was not a public publication. It could only be subscribed to after meeting the qualifications granted by the Journal Management Committee established by the Aerospace Development Committee, and those qualifications were available to relevant practitioners, companies, and individuals with academic accomplishments.

All other aspects were naturally managed without covering everything.

JAD could only be considered quite important, but the most critical were the discussions on New Yuan’s internal forum, where topics like nuclear reactors and interstellar travel were discussed. It wasn’t just talk; if such information was leaked, it would scare people to death.

Lin Ju added, "There’s another matter, now we can spin off the microelectronics department."

Guo Shen asked, "Let them operate independently?"

Lin Ju elaborated, "Not exactly; separating the microelectronic department is for easier management. It’s too troublesome for New Yuan Aerospace Power to oversee so many things. Split them into two parts, with one part continuing to focus on professional aerospace chips, and the other on civilian use. The former can stay at the base.

However, the patents will not be transferred; they will remain within the aerospace company. So the part that’s spun off can accept financing, and it’d be best to involve the domestic semiconductor industry chain."

Guo Shen clarified, "So we don’t interfere with the new semiconductor company’s operations?"

Lin Ju said, "Eating too much can burst your belly."

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"Setting up a new semiconductor company? Who are you planning to pull in?"

In Beijing, the superiors met with Wang Minjiang, the director of the New Yuan Aerospace Power Microelectronics Department and the future CEO soon to be ’kicked out’ of New Yuan.

Internally, many people were not too keen on the idea of making the microelectronics department independent, as being under the parent company came with many benefits. Once separated, wouldn’t they be treated with less favor?

In the end, Lin Ju made the decision. Engineers split from the main group could choose to retain their research positions at New Yuan Aerospace Power Research Institute, participate in essential projects as needed, and largely retain the benefits of being employees of the parent company.

Wang Minjiang had joined New Yuan last year, previously working as the general manager and IC engineer for Infineon Technologies, a German company. Lured by high salaries to the base, he was promoted from a C-level to a B-level executive, fully capable of standing on his own.

Now, with Lin Ju informing the superiors about his willingness to commercialize ternary technology, Wang Minjiang was sent to Beijing to prepare for a major undertaking with the help of the Science and Technology Committee.

Wang Minjiang declared, "The new semiconductor company will be granted long-term patent licenses from New Yuan for over 15 years, and the fees are not high. As long as it develops well, these patents will certainly continue to be granted, so there is no need to worry about this aspect.

As for the composition, building another system is a vast process, and I suggest we pull in the controllable upstream and downstream industry chains."

The superior asked, "I don’t understand the technical details, but let me ask you this: If I need ternary chips and software that can replace at least 30% of domestic demand, how long will it take you? Assuming you have unlimited support."

Wang Minjiang answered, "Actually, the advancement of semiconductors is mainly dependent on the market. If we can push forward both chip production and ecosystem development at the same time... one year, within a year, computers and mobile phones equipped with ternary chips would certainly be able to perform basic tasks like word processing. Give it another year, and they could meet professional design needs. Another year after that, and the entertainment industry could also start to develop.

Five years, with full support, in five years we should be able to present the ternary system on par with the current conventional systems within China. With a bit more effort afterwards, we might even surpass them."

Three years, for document processing, one year would be enough, which is to say government computers and mobile phones could be replaced.

The superior was satisfied with these numbers; catching up on 30 years in five years was a very good speed. He asked another question:

"My experts say that ternary computers are very secure, is that the case?"

Wang Minjiang confirmed, "Hmm... more or less, if the intrusion is from a binary network, the chances of successfully stealing information from a ternary computer approach zero. It’s like a bearded man entering a women’s bathhouse and being immediately recognized.

And with the entire ternary system, from the lowest level of chips to the software, as long as we want to, we can keep everything firmly in our hands, eliminating backdoors from the outset."

With foreign chip manufacturers, who can guarantee that they haven’t left hardware backdoors? With billions of transistors, is it that hard to sneak in a tiny flaw?

To ordinary people, these flaws are insignificant, but at certain times, they can be extremely fatal.

How did America paralyze Iraq’s defense system during the Gulf War? They went straight through a backdoor in the fax machines used by the Ministry of Defense, obtaining a clear understanding of the enemy’s movements, resulting in internal chaos.

As for the currently used AMD bulldozers and Intel Cores, they’re 100% certain to have similar backdoors."