Chapter 334 - 326: International Semiconductor Technology Conference_1

On March 3, the space agency delegation finally met with Lin Ju.

He looked quite different from before, his hair a disheveled mess, a faint smell of alcohol lingering about him, and he was clearly in a state of hangover.

Lin Ju yawned several times before he could recover, all thanks to the excessive drinking last night; he drank every kind of messy liquor possible. It was said that he was dragged back by Warrior Two the night before...

Well, another new feature developed.

"Ha... Good morning, leaders."

"Good morning? It’s past 11 A.M., we could have lunch now," said the Big Shot, glancing at his watch with some helplessness.

"Has the company had some good news recently? With the holidays and the drinking, could it be that the president’s wife is set?"

Lin Ju, who still had some drowsiness, quickly waved his hands to deny it, lying without even blinking an eye:

"What wife... It’s about Qingshan Base; didn’t we send up a test nuclear reactor a few days ago? The power broke through the megawatt level, plus Cheng Nankai and his team haven’t taken a break for a long time, so they said to let everyone relax a bit."

The Big Shot didn’t know if he believed him or not, but he simply responded with an "Oh" and didn’t ask further, instead, he started discussing the matter of Warrior Two.

"Sure, of course!"

Lin Ju had no objections to the space agency’s hope of participating in the Warrior Two project, in fact, he was rather pleased with it.

The Warrior One program, after getting a billion in special funding from the military, had already become a classified project, conveniently making back all the initial investment, and there was sure to be a continuous flow of big money coming in.

There were even fewer issues with Warrior Two; after all, it was a project that branched off from the multipurpose home manager, and being able to sell the same technology twice was certainly doable.

There were no concerns about technology leaks either, as such cooperation projects involved the space agency sending personnel to the base, and unless all the technology was leaked at once, it was essentially useless.

Using someone else’s money to maintain your own R&D team and then directly profiting from the results for free is a universal path for tech contractors around the world to grow their own businesses.

Besides, the laser lab was burning through the budget, and the Thousand-Jin Stick Two plan was expected to take two to five years to develop successfully, with even more horrendous costs—so much so that Lin Ju couldn’t guarantee he could secure enough funds.

Of course, there was a solution. If the military were informed about the project, they would spare no expense to produce at least three Thousand-Jin Stick Twos, regardless of any cost.

However, after that, the Thousand-Jin Stick project was likely to become widely known, probably causing unrest all over the world.

Better to keep things harmonious; let New Yuan carry all the hardships!

...

"Using patents to exclude many of humanity’s scientific elites from the tech field is both unethical and ineffective in accelerating technological development; technology companies should be the locomotives striving for humanity’s future, not misers lying on patent books, content with just a bit of money,"

The above remarks were from Pat Gelsinger’s speech at the opening ceremony of the International Semiconductor Technology Conference.

International Semiconductor Technology Conference... in reality, it wasn’t international at all, just a small exchange meeting organized by the Jinling government and a few local companies. Jinling had a decent semiconductor industry due to TSMC’s foundry there, but that was about it.

However, with some state-owned enterprises participating in the Ternary technology campaign, and the Yellow River Semiconductor-led Ternary Technology Alliance also sending delegates, the main purpose was to boost morale in the private sector and to flex their own muscles a bit.

As a result, numerous foreign semiconductor manufacturers scrambled to join, elevating the level of the International Semiconductor Technology Conference severalfold with the attendance of those semiconductor pioneers who usually only loomed large in the readers of Yi Lin.

The Jinling government was happy to promote it greatly, but the Ternary Technology Alliance’s companies were all quite cold, as the visitors were ill-intentioned.

Pat Gelsinger, as vice president, even flew over to openly criticize Yellow River Semiconductor for deliberately blocking Ternary technology patents and hindering human progress, even expressing anti-capitalist sentiments, which, given his CEO Gordon Moore’s prestige in the industry, had no small impact.

Qualcomm’s current CEO, Steve, wasn’t to be outdone, although he adopted a more conciliatory approach, offering the most advanced Snapdragon chips to any partner willing to establish friendly relations with Qualcomm.

These two were representatives; others, such as Ericsson and Motorola, who had faded from the consumer electronics market but still held many communication patents, also attended. Without exception, they all condemned Ternary technology, or rather, the "closed" stance of the Ternary Technology Alliance.

It was as if this was the Qing Dynasty’s policy of isolation, with dire consequences if it were not opened up.

The semiconductor giants sternly denounced each other at the conference, while on the other side they were restricting the influx of high-tech products through legislation. To the public, this appeared as taking a moral high ground, coupled with a tough attitude.

However, in the eyes of Deputy Director of Science and Technology Commission, Zhang Siren, these people who used to hold their heads high were now queuing up to deliver vegetables.

On the first day of the International Semiconductor Technology Conference, New Pioneer Pat Gelsinger led the charge, fiercely criticizing the "miserly billionaires" before he disappeared. Where did he go? The Capital.

"Mr. Zhang, I know your country’s server chips have suffered from unfair embargos. Intel has always been committed to the advancement of the world’s semiconductor and computer technology; I can provide all the high-end chips your country needs through other means, and offer the most complete technical solutions as well as the best after-sales service."

Zhang Siren: "Are you planning to go against the legislation?"

Pat: "No no no, but we can provide products in an unpackaged state, exporting them as raw materials, which is not illegal; I’m sure you have the capacity to encapsulate them into complete processors.

Intel will provide full technical support for these chips, with treatment completely consistent with the Zhiqiang series, no need for any worries."

Zhang Siren: "Oh, if that’s the case, I would be very happy. But what do you need from us?"

Pat Gelsinger pulled out a list, which was a catalog of technical licenses needed by the Intel technology team.

"Your country’s willingness to support the development of Ternary technology is a great enriching and promotion for the semiconductor industry. Intel is willing to join this project, as long as you open up licensing, you will get very satisfactory compensation."

Zhang Siren scanned the list, and as a person deeply responsible for the technology battle, he saw not only a batch of basic patents but also parts related to AI. It seemed that the potential of Ternary AI was indeed noteworthy.

"Mr. Pat, we have always adhered to an open and cooperative attitude, yet we have consistently been treated unfairly. In fact, we really just want to do business properly."

Pat nodded vigorously.

Zhang Siren: "In that case, we see Intel’s sincerity. I will report to my superiors as soon as possible, and I will immediately inform you once there is a response."

Pat was no fool and naturally understood this meant dragging out the negotiation. He carefully looked around and then cleared his throat, lowering his voice to say:

"Mr. Zhang, do you have any interest in overseas investment?"

"..."

Zhang Siren pretended not to hear clearly and lowered his head to drink tea. After a little while, he looked up doubtfully:

"Mr. Pat, why are you still here? Is there anything else?"

"..."

Pat Gelsinger left, and Steve arrived.

Upon meeting, Steve went straight for the big guns:

"Director Zhang, Qualcomm can completely open up the ARM instruction set to your country’s companies, as well as jointly develop a new generation of ARM architecture AI processors based on Ternary technology;

You are a technical expert, and you should know that the Reduced Instruction Set has developed to the point where it can surpass the Complex Instruction Set. If you could get..."

Zhang Siren interrupted him, placing his hand on the table and leaning forward.

"What does Qualcomm want?"

Steve sneakily pulled out a catalog of technology from his chest, which the tech team had prepared, and slid it across the table.

Zhang Siren glanced down, heh, almost identical to the one Pat Gelsinger had.

At that moment, Steve’s voice rang in his ear.

"Director Zhang, do you have any interest in financial management? I have a friend who can recommend a stock to you... a sure winner with no risk..."

Zhang Siren: "..."