Rebirth of science and technology academic master

As the New Year approaches, the flavor of the new year becomes more and more intense.

Except for the necessary personnel on duty at the Tsinghua Campus and Shahe Campus, everyone else has already taken a holiday. Although according to the policy, the official holiday will not be until New Year's Eve, schools are always different. Even lecturers and professors who do not have scientific research tasks, He is almost the same age as the students and is on vacation, enjoying the winter vacation and summer vacation!

It’s just that this year’s Spring Festival seems a little different. Everyone’s focus is still on quantum computers. The global media is holding back their energy to report on the mission, the past and important nodes of the popularization of quantum computers, and the great significance of the birth of quantum computers today. Meaning, in which fields quantum computers will be commercialized.

As for supercomputers, whether it is China or other countries, they have all stopped further exploration of supercomputers. After all, no matter how the computing speed of traditional supercomputers is improved, the ceiling is there, and it is impossible to catch up with quantum computers. , in the face of quantum computers, no matter how powerful traditional supercomputers are, they are all scum.

Of course, this does not mean that the supercomputing centers that have been built are useless. In fact, the supercomputing centers that have been built will play a huge role in the future. First, quantum computers are expensive to build, and they also need to cultivate this field. of technical staff and managers. This will take some time. Secondly, it will take less than ten or twenty years for quantum computers to become truly popular.

Furthermore, most scientific research projects and commercial applications today only require traditional supercomputers, not quantum computers.

However, the influence of quantum computers is fermenting. It was immediately reflected in the stock market. The stock prices of Microsoft, IBM, and Google continued to fall. Even though the three major technology companies continued to emphasize that they would raise heavy funds to continue investing in quantum computers, they still Some people had no confidence in them and sold their stocks to stop losses in time.

The decline in the stocks of the three major technology companies has led to an overall decline in the U.S. stock market. Except for Chinese companies such as WeChat and Alibaba listed on the U.S. stock market, they have basically fallen.

Qin Yuanqing did not have time to pay attention to these news. He himself became busy and began to lead teams with other vice presidents to visit retired faculty and outstanding faculty and staff to express condolences to those who had contributed to Shuimu.

Sometimes, he had to take time to participate in academic activities organized by his superiors, which Qin Yuanqing didn't want to bother.

However, Qin Yuanqing also felt the further influence brought by quantum computers. The 100 places in the quantum computer training class just released by Shuimu were all taken up in an instant. You must know that the tuition for these 100 places is 1 million yuan per year. As a result, It was sold out in less than half an hour.

There are also the Chinese language programming, artificial intelligence and other corresponding training courses that have just been released. There are a total of 300 places. The annual tuition for each place is also 1 million yuan, and they are all taken up in less than an hour.

Students in the Yao Class are being robbed more than ever before. Some freshmen are even being robbed by major companies offering attractive contracts.

Compared with other fields, the sense of smell in the Internet field is even more amazing. These Internet giants themselves can earn huge profits every year. They have an amazing sense of smell for advanced technology. When they learned about Chinese language programming before, they were actually eager to learn it. He entered, but at that time only relevant personnel from the Ministry of Science and Technology and several affiliated research institutes were allowed to come to attend the lectures, and others were turned away.

In other words, individual companies can get one or two quotas and are allowed to observe.

Now on the Internet, all technology giants have a consensus that China has indeed opened the door to the fourth industrial revolution. No Internet giant or Internet technology giant is willing to miss the opportunity of the fourth industrial revolution.

As Lei Jun said, as long as you stand in the wind, pigs can take off!

In this trend, many emerging technology companies are destined to be born, and even great Internet technology companies will be born. And if they fail to seize this opportunity, they will surely decline.

On the twenty-ninth day of the New Year, Qin Yuanqing's family received an uninvited guest.

"Principal, I'm here to ask for your help!" Yu Chengdong said with a smile. He no longer called Qin Yuanqing Academician Qin as before, but directly called Qin Yuanqing the principal.

"Mr. Yu, it's Chinese New Year. Why don't you go home and spend the Chinese New Year with your family? Why are you here with me!" Qin Yuanqing said angrily.

Originally, he was so busy at the end of the year that he even had to spare an hour or two to attend meetings in the evening. It was rare for him to have time to rest. But this turned out to be a good thing. Yu Chengdong came to visit.

Over the years, he and Yu Chengdong have formed a relatively deep friendship. Yu Chengdong also strives for success. After leading others to work alone, he plunged into the semiconductor industry and founded Huaxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to engage in integrated circuit manufacturing services.

The semiconductor industry has always been in deep water, with huge investments and strong competitors. However, in just a few years, Yu Chengdong established a firm foothold in the semiconductor industry and built a wafer factory. Currently, Huaxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has become the fourth largest semiconductor manufacturing company in the world, providing services and production to more than 300 customers around the world. More than 7,000 kinds of chips are widely used in various application fields such as computer products, communication products and consumer electronics products. The production capacity has also reached 13.6 million eight-inch equivalent wafers, and the annual revenue exceeded 100 billion yuan.

But so far, Huaxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is still suffering huge losses because it is still expanding.

"Principal, isn't this the advent of quantum computers? My technical level is limited, and the road ahead is completely blank. I don't know how to move forward. I came here to learn from the principal. I hope the principal can give me some advice and help students get out of their own way!" Yu Chengdong laughed quickly. road.

This time he visited Qin Yuanqing was different from the past. In the past, he was more of a friend, but this time he put himself in the position of Shuimu Ren.

Speaking of which, Yu Chengdong, who graduated from Shuimu University with a graduate degree, is also from Shuimu!

"Come on, Mr. Yu, don't be like this. You are still thinking about when you will surpass TSMC and become the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer!" Qin Yuanqing said angrily.

During this period, there are always some friends who want to find out the news in a roundabout way, but you must know that although China held a global launch of the world's first true quantum computer, it only revealed basic performance indicators. As for the specific technology, However, nothing has been disclosed and is still kept secret.

Qin Yuanqing still has a sense of confidentiality. Naturally, he will not reveal even half of something that is still confidential, not even the WeChat Group.

"This year our Huaxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Company will surpass Samsung and become the world's second largest semiconductor manufacturing company after TSMC. In two to three years at most, we will definitely replace TSMC and become the world's number one semiconductor manufacturing company." Yu Chengdong said : "But as you said, the fourth industrial revolution has now opened, and the traditional semiconductor industry will also undergo earth-shaking changes. We are getting bigger. If we don't turn around early, it will be too late to turn around."

The larger the company, the easier it is to collapse, because in the face of new technologies, giant companies are difficult to turn around and are always sunk.

In China, there is no such thing as too big to fail unless it is a state-owned enterprise. Otherwise, private enterprises will collapse at the drop of a hat.

Although Huaxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is getting bigger and bigger, developing very rapidly, and its annual turnover is rising steadily. The growth rate is so terrifying that even TSMC regards it as a strong competitor and wants to kill Huaxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. But Yu Chengdong still seemed panicked in front of the birth of quantum computers.

In recent years, relying on China's strong demand for chips, Yu Chengdong and his team have shown the ferocity of wild wolves, spending money desperately, and some companies have tried their best to give orders to Huaxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, making Huaxin The annual turnover of Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has increased significantly.

"Principal, let alone me, a Shuimu person, even as a shareholder, you have to help the company!" Yu Chengdong said shamelessly.

When Yu Chengdong led his team to go it alone and decided to invest in the semiconductor manufacturing industry, Qin Yuanqing invested 10 billion yuan at that time, accounting for only 20% of the shares. So Qin Yuanqing is actually the second largest shareholder of Huaxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.

"You, you, why are you panicking? When the time is right, you will have your share. Of course, you will have it. You can't run away!" Qin Yuanqing shook his head. Carbon-based chips are currently in the process of building patent barriers. In the past two years, the country has He won't let go, and Yu Chengdong's thoughts are in vain.

Qin Yuanqing was actually a little curious. It was clear that Yu Chengdong had left, but how did he get his old employer to hand over nearly half of the chip orders to him for OEM. However, this involves business secrets. Although Qin Yuanqing is the second largest shareholder, he will not ask.

Although Yu Chengdong didn't get anything substantial, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he walked out of Qin Yuanqing's house.

During the quantum computer press conference, Yu Chengdong himself was panicked because he did not expect that quantum computers that existed in theory would actually achieve a breakthrough. You must know that quantum information technology is recognized as one of the symbols of the fourth industrial revolution. The birth of quantum computers represents the official prelude to the fourth industrial revolution.

And who knows, whether there are new technologies emerging secretly.

Every industrial revolution brings drastic changes to society and is disruptive to the industry. Yu Chengdong immediately thought that from time to time, the current semiconductor manufacturing industry will also face a catastrophe, and new semiconductors will replace existing ones. Semiconductors, if this is the case, Huaxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Company must prepare as soon as possible, otherwise when the catastrophe comes, what awaits it will be extremely miserable.