Chapter 262 Overseas Reactions [Subscription Request]

Let's go back a few years. At that time, China only had third-generation aircraft, and they had just been put into service not long ago. Among all the fighter models in the world, they did not have the qualifications to be among the advanced ones.

Therefore, it has been bullied by overseas Raptor fighter jets many times.

For the netizens at that time, I don’t know how much they were looking forward to it. They hoped that China could have its own latest generation of stealth fighter jets.

Guarantee absolute rights in the air domain.

But everyone also knew that with the technical level of the third-generation aircraft at the time, it would be impossible to achieve this in a short period of time.

So much so that when suspected photos appeared online, no one believed it.

However, the final result was beyond everyone's expectations.

Jincheng Aircraft Design and Research Institute has not only developed the latest generation of domestically produced stealth fighter jets, but has also directly reached the international leading level in one fell swoop.

It has become one of the few major countries that possess fifth-generation stealth fighters.

Its overall performance is even better than that of the advanced Raptor fighter jets overseas.

However, there is no comparison with the fourth-generation and a half fighter jets like Rafale and there is no need to worry about them.

In the end, not only was everyone extremely excited, but the event was also widely reported overseas.

I was extremely shocked by this aviation miracle.

This made Boeing lose its temper rarely, and even the entire international situation became much more stable.

It has greatly enhanced the confidence of the domestic people.

Especially in recent years, with relevant videos about the J-20 being released online from time to time.

Coupled with the use of more powerful domestic engines, China's position as the world's most advanced stealth fighter has basically become recognized worldwide.

However, as drones have gradually gained more attention, people are talking less about the J-20.

However, no one expected that the J-20, which has already reached that level, could still undergo an epic enhancement.

This is undoubtedly explosive news.

Almost soon after the video of China News Service was released, a large number of reports about gallium nitride radar emerged all over the Internet like mushrooms after rain. As netizens discussed the topic, their confidence and pride surged.

Faced with such news, overseas media naturally could not sit still and were completely stunned by the terrifying performance of gallium nitride radar.

So at the regular external meeting that day, a reporter took the initiative to ask questions.

Confirm the authenticity of this matter.

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"I am Georgia, a reporter from Reuters. Today we saw that you released a J-20 with a special paint job, which is said to be equipped with the latest gallium nitride device radar."

"Excuse me, is this true?"

"Could it be that you have already mastered the production technology of gallium nitride materials?"

"Will all future J-20 stealth fighter jets be replaced with GaN device radars?"

Georgia, the blonde reporter, stood up. It was obvious that she had a lot of questions in her mind because of what happened on the Internet today.

After getting the chance to ask questions, I immediately asked all these questions.

At the same time, her questions also attracted great interest from other overseas reporters sitting in the audience.

They all raised their eyes and looked towards the stage, looking forward to and curious about the next speech.

After all, everyone is not a fool, and they all know the impact of this incident, which will definitely bring new changes to the situation.

You should know that the J-20 stealth fighter is already the most advanced fighter in the world.

The active phased array radar it is equipped with has world-leading performance and power.

The overall performance completely surpasses that of the Raptor fighter.

Today, such a fighter jet is equipped with a gallium nitride radar with a longer detection distance and range, which makes the radar detection distance exceed an astonishing 500 kilometers.

It can be said that if the J-20 equipped with such a radar really encounters a Raptor fighter on the battlefield, the Raptor fighter will have nowhere to hide and will only be able to passively take the beating and will be no match for it.

At this time, the spokesperson on the stage, faced with such a question, certainly could not give a direct affirmative answer.

Relying on his professional qualities, he quickly organized the words in his mind.

Before today's regular meeting began, information about the red-headed J-20 equipped with gallium nitride radar had already topped the hot search list.

I don’t know how many netizens participated in the discussion.

There is no need to think about it, and you can definitely guess that the next question will definitely be related to this matter.

In the following moments, the spokesperson answered reporter Georgia's questions with just a few words.

To sum up, the gallium nitride radar is real, but the rest is not convenient to disclose for the time being.

But this also frightened the reporters in the audience.

At least it has been confirmed that the combat performance of the J-20 has been enhanced.

The service of the key gallium nitride radar indicates that the gallium nitride material production technology has been mastered.

And it has commercial level.

Areas that will be affected include radio frequency communications, satellite power management, automotive electronics, and industrial electronics.

In this case, they will naturally report it as soon as the regular meeting is over.

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Due to the time difference between China and overseas, when people overseas wake up and start a new day of work.

I suddenly discovered that many well-known media outlets are reporting on gallium nitride radar.

The era that belongs to the J-20 has completely arrived.

Some media even specifically mentioned that Xu Yuan participated in and mastered the gallium nitride material technology, which made overseas netizens feel incredible.

Xu Yuan is well-known overseas for his achievements in mathematics.

And also has quite a few fans.

But they probably would never have imagined that in addition to mathematics, Xu Yuan was so talented in the field of semiconductor materials, and he so quickly conquered the gallium nitride material that is still being researched all over the world.

In addition to expressing his love for gallium nitride radar, he also expressed envy that China has a talent like Xu Yuan.

And he regretted why Xu Yuan was not a scientist on his side.

“It’s really cool that someone has actually solved the gallium nitride material problem.”

"The detection range has reached 500 kilometers. This is already the most powerful stealth fighter in the world. Our Raptor fighter is no longer comparable."

"Isn't Xu a genius mathematician?"

"Why does he want to grab academic achievements in the field of materials? Is it impossible for him to achieve anything in mathematics?"

"They have more powerful fighters, oh my god!"

"I suggest that we find a way to recruit him immediately. He is as powerful as an army."

"We are so far behind. It seems that we really need to speed up our research on radar, otherwise we will be left behind sooner or later."

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Of course, the people and companies involved in the relevant fields have the strongest reactions.

"The purpose of holding this impromptu meeting today is mainly to analyze whether GaN technology has been truly conquered, which is related to the company's market share and future development in the semiconductor field."

At the Shin-Etsu Chemical headquarters in Neon Tokyo, a dozen executives in suits were sitting in the conference room.

Among them, the president, Keita Takezawa, who was sitting in the main seat, looked around at everyone with a serious expression and took the lead in opening the topic.

As a company that has been established for 90 years, Shin-Etsu is confident that the various raw materials it develops occupy a very large market in the world.

Especially the photoresist needed for chip production has very high quality standards.

The semiconductor material gallium nitride has always been a key research project for them.

It is related to the subsequent development in the semiconductor field.

It can be said that a lot of money has been invested in experimental research.

They now have the ability to produce high-quality gallium nitride films.

However, due to the substrate material technology used, there are still some problems that have not been completely optimized and solved, resulting in an alarmingly low output rate of high-quality gallium nitride films.

The vast majority of them have defects and cracks and cannot be used in the manufacture of GaN devices.

If it is forced into the market, in addition to facing high costs, the production efficiency will be very low.

Even they can't afford it.

The key is that we can’t find the market and customers to pay for it.

All we can say is that if we want to commercialize gallium nitride materials and bring out their unique value in more fields, we must significantly reduce costs and ensure the output efficiency of high-quality gallium nitride films.

Ensure that market demand can be met.

Originally, they were at a relatively advanced level in the research of gallium nitride technology.

According to the original project plan, it might take some more time to completely master gallium nitride technology.

By then, the company will have completely mastered the gallium nitride market and further consolidated its position in the semiconductor materials field.

The benefits alone are unimaginable.

But before this matter was fully realized, it gave them a wake-up call.

Even when I first saw the news online, I was a little confused.

I didn't believe it at all.

In their view, they are just two J-20 stealth fighters equipped with gallium nitride device radars.

It only shows that the other party has more advanced technology in the radar field and has successfully combined gallium nitride devices and radar, but it cannot prove that the other party has completely mastered gallium nitride technology.

After all, as long as you are not afraid of cost and time, it is not a surprising thing to produce gallium nitride films for two radar devices.

However, with so many overseas media reports and the participation of celebrity Xu Yuan.

Make them pay attention.

If Xu Yuan really mastered the gallium nitride technology and successfully reduced the cost and production efficiency, the impact on the company would be huge.

By the time they figure out this technology, the market for gallium nitride materials will probably have been completely occupied.

Faced with this complicated situation, Keita Takezawa had to convene an impromptu meeting of the company's top management to discuss the issue.

As soon as Keita Takezawa finished speaking, someone in the conference room could no longer hold back and took the initiative to speak.

"President."

"We have been leading the world in the research of gallium nitride technology for such a long time."

"And they have already made a lot of achievements." "So I don't believe that the other party can suddenly conquer gallium nitride technology."

"Perhaps the other party is exaggerating and does not have the technology to produce high-quality gallium nitride thin films at low cost. The fact that there are only two airborne gallium nitride radars does not prove the point."

"So it has no impact on our research."

“I suggest issuing a public announcement to raise questions, or simply choose to ignore it.”

It can be seen that the person who took over the conversation has some status in the company, and after he started talking, he easily gained support from many people.

The next second, the conference room became noisy and everyone echoed the voice.

"I agree with this view. They don't have relevant experimental experience. How could they be faster than us in researching gallium nitride technology?"

"The other party definitely does not have the technology to produce high-quality gallium nitride thin films at low cost."

"From the information I have collected so far, the main developer is the person who previously proved the world's most difficult mathematical problem. Given his age, he certainly cannot have sufficient experience."

"The next thing we should do is to speed up the research on gallium nitride material technology."

"Now is a good opportunity to announce our current research results to the outside world and let everyone know that our technology is the most advanced."

At this time, Keita Takezawa had no expression on his face. He just sat there and listened to everyone's speech.

Then he fell into deep thought, as if he was considering something.

After about ten seconds, he came to his senses and changed his action.

He looked around again, finally locking his gaze on the senior executive who spoke first.

Throw out any doubts that still exist in your mind.

"The other party had not released any news about gallium nitride before, but this time it caused such a sensation. Is it possible that they have indeed mastered the technology for low-cost production of gallium nitride thin films?"

But before he could finish his words, he heard a firm answer from the other party.

"There is absolutely no such possibility."

Shinobu Haratani first set the tone for the matter, and then went on to explain it in detail.

"Mr. Xu is indeed a genius, and he is also very famous in the academic world."

“But these are limited to the field of mathematics.”

"Although he likes to cross boundaries, conduct research in new fields, and likes to challenge himself."

“GaN technology is a project that requires a lot of experience and countless experiments to make progress.”

"I think I have a say in this."

"In addition, the more new subjects he was exposed to, the greater the burden on his time and energy. As a result, he did not succeed in conquering gallium nitride material technology."

After hearing this, Keita Takezawa finally nodded with satisfaction.

Obviously he agreed with this analysis.

If the thought stays here, then there is no need for Keita Takezawa to waste any more time.

He immediately gave instructions.

"I believe in your judgment, Haratani-kun. It is absolutely impossible for the other party to master gallium nitride technology before us."

"But I think we still need to respond to the news online."

Shinobu Haratani naturally had no objection to the task assigned by the president.

The next second he nodded vigorously and agreed.

"It's the president."

This is the end of our discussion on gallium nitride materials, and there is no need to continue.

In order not to delay everyone's working time, Keita Takezawa then announced the end of the meeting.

And it has to be said that Keita Takezawa's execution rate is indeed high.

Almost immediately after the meeting ended, news about Shin-Etsu began to spread.

In the news, Shin-Etsu mentioned a new gallium nitride substrate material and said that once the research is successful, the cost price of high-quality gallium nitride film will drop significantly. At the same time, it also stated that their technology is the most advanced in the world.

What it means is very simple, that is, the gallium nitride material developed by the 14th Institute cannot achieve low cost and high efficiency at all, let alone commercialization.

It is estimated that even the gallium nitride device radar installed on the J-20 has a very limited output.

Originally, domestic netizens were immersed in joy and were happy about the technological breakthrough of domestic gallium nitride radar.

Eager to see more red-headed J-20s in service.

As a result, I suddenly saw the weird attitude of Shin-Etsu Dongjing, which openly questioned the authenticity of the GaN technology being conquered.

Faced with this situation, netizens will definitely not tolerate it.

Soon, the comments section under the relevant topic was filled with dissatisfaction with Shin-Etsu.

The main feature is a full power output.

"That's really shameless. You guys were leading before, but you didn't let anyone overtake you, right?"

"It should be because they are unhappy that we have mastered the technology ahead of time."

"My Xu Shen's strength is not something those guys can understand. Do they really think we can't figure it out?"

"Some people just like to say sour grapes when they can't get them."

"There's no need to pay attention to them. Anyway, our gallium nitride radars are now used on the J-20. It won't be long before gallium nitride technology is used in the commercial field. By then, they will definitely cry. The technology will be clear to them."

"I just want to see all our J-20 fighter jets replaced with red heads as soon as possible."

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Xu Yuan witnessed with his own eyes the red-headed J-20 demonstrating excellent combat performance in various tests, and he was naturally in a very happy mood.

What's more, there is a domestically-produced stealth unmanned bomber whose stealth performance exceeds that of the Spirit stealth bomber.

Under such circumstances, I must have taken the time to read some of the discussions among netizens.

Therefore, the public opinion about Shin-Etsu coming from Dongjing was naturally noticed as well.

However, before he could make any statement, Zhang Guangyi, who had also seen the news, started talking.

"Shin-Etsu is indeed at the top level in material research, but they would never have imagined the technology developed by our Academician Xu. Soon, domestic gallium nitride materials will enter the international market, and they will probably be shocked by our prices."

When Zhang Guangyi spoke of this, it seemed that the scene that would appear at that time had already emerged in his mind, and a bright smile appeared on his face.

The country's gallium reserves are very high, accounting for more than half of the world's resources.

Therefore, domestic gallium nitride materials are destined to enter the global market.

Enhance our advantages and prestige in the semiconductor field.

The most crucial point is that after the substrate material technology developed by Xu Yuan solved problems such as the difference in expansion coefficient, the cost of producing high-quality gallium nitride films has become very low.

He believes this even if other companies overseas successfully master gallium nitride technology.

The cost cannot be lower.

It is no exaggeration to say that when Xu Yuan conquered the gallium nitride technology, Shin-Etsu's research was already doomed to be meaningless.

Xu Yuan certainly understood this, so he didn't take the announcement released by Shin-Etsu seriously at all.

The more the other party believes in their own judgment and thinks that the cost price of gallium nitride materials has not been lowered, the worse they will suffer when they know the actual situation later.

In the evening, Xu Yuan participated in the institute's celebration dinner, and Zhang Guangyi and his team were also present.

It was not until after ten o'clock that everyone ended their conversation and returned to their own rooms.

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at the same time.

Compared with Shin-Etsu's focus on gallium nitride materials, Northrop, as the world's fourth largest military manufacturer, is undoubtedly most concerned about the high-performance and powerful gallium nitride radar.

You should know that in addition to being the fourth largest military manufacturer, Northrop is also the world's largest radar manufacturer.

In particular, the Ghost stealth strategic bomber developed by the company is even more famous.

But even in this situation, the radar technology they possessed was completely surpassed by others.

And the radar performance is still so poor.

For example, the Raptor fighter jet equipped with their radar has a maximum radar detection range of only 300 kilometers.

There is absolutely no way to compare it with the J-20 equipped with the latest gallium nitride radar.

As a military manufacturer that has been technologically advanced for so many years, it certainly cannot tolerate its radar technology being crushed in all aspects.

In fact, when the J-20 was first unveiled, they noticed the active phased array radar carried by the fighter and realized that China's speed in radar research was astonishingly fast.

Therefore, they formulated a corresponding plan and decided to upgrade the radar carried by the Raptor fighter.

According to the original plan, the upgraded radar would at least reach the same level as the J-20.

Although it is difficult to regain the lead, it at least ensures the combat capability of the Raptor fighter.

But they never expected that before their radar was upgraded, the opponent's gallium nitride radar had already come out.

It caught them very off guard.

The J-20 is equipped with a gallium nitride radar, with a detection range of more than kilometers.

They are simply incomparable.

This put them in a rather embarrassing situation.

If we continue to research radar technology and upgrade the radar carried by the Raptor fighter, then even if the fighter is finally replaced with a new radar, it will still be far behind the J-20 and cannot be compared.

It is a waste of resources and time.

But if they suspend the original project plan, the new problem will be that their radar technology will stagnate.

Even fighter jets will have a shortcoming in the future, which is definitely unacceptable.

In addition, as the situation developed, Northrop also received various pressures from above. Obviously, the top leaders absolutely do not want to see their military power fall behind their competitors.

Normally speaking, for a company of Northrop's size and whose research and production are in the military field, nothing should be able to put them in a passive position.

But it was because of the gallium nitride radar that the company took action quickly.

Actively think about and discuss ways to deal with the situation.

Even company personnel who were on vacation were urgently called back to attend an important meeting.

It can be seen that because of gallium nitride radar and the influence behind it, the entire world situation has been quietly changing.

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(End of this chapter)