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Xu Yuan did not stay with Bai Xinzhou for too long. After discussing the business, the two chatted briefly for a few minutes, then he stood up and took his leave and left the office.

Today, my main task is to submit the final report of the lithography factory project so that the institute can submit it for award review.

With the Dean's affirmative answer, there was naturally no need to say anything more.

However, it is worth mentioning that Xu Yuan accidentally saw a new hot search on his mobile phone that day.

Just as the dean said.

In addition to Warwick Technologies and Huaxin International, which announced the establishment of in-depth cooperative relations with lithography factories, other well-known domestic semiconductor chip-related companies have also released announcements through their official accounts.

We will reach cooperation with lithography factories in the future.

This means that in a very short period of time, photolithography factories have occupied the vast majority of the domestic chip market.

As a result of this chain reaction, many well-known mobile phone manufacturers also responded.

They are willing to invest money to develop their own high-end chips, or choose to use Warwick's self-developed chips, with the main goal of de-overseasization.

You should know that in the past, all domestic mobile phone and computer brands were equipped with chips developed overseas.

Because the investment in self-developed chips was too large at the time and the country did not have the ability to manufacture high-end chips, choosing to directly purchase chips from overseas can be said to be the most convenient way.

But now that photolithography factories have been established in the country, people’s confidence in the semiconductor industry has reached its peak.

In addition, with Huawei taking the lead in successfully developing its own chips, if other mobile phone and computer manufacturers continue to use overseas chips, they are likely to be rejected by users. After all, after enjoying the benefits brought by the domestic market, no one would choose to end their own business like this.

So the best way is for the company to have its own chip.

Anyway, with the lithography factory, the cost of chip foundry has dropped compared to before.

This cannot be done overseas.

To this end, the official lithography factory also launched a big move, directly announcing the chip foundry production cost price to all semiconductor industry companies around the world.

It is completely lower than all mainstream wafer fabs in the world.

The purpose of doing this is very simple, which is to gradually step into the overseas market.

After all, the domestic industry used to outsource its products to overseas markets, but now that we have photolithography factories, the reverse may be possible.

The key point is that this is a completely open conspiracy.

Directly use the simplest price war to lure overseas chip companies.

For overseas chip companies, they have already made huge profits from the domestic market in recent years, so it is definitely impossible to ask them to give up suddenly now.

When the document came into effect and they were forced to cooperate, they thought it wouldn't take long for both sides to sit down and negotiate.

They will still be able to guarantee their interests at that time.

But now it’s different, it’s truly different from the past.

With the development of photolithography factories, it can be foreseen that once domestic manufacturers choose to develop their own chips, the market will soon be saturated, completely squeezing out these overseas companies.

Even their own products were boycotted by domestic users.

Faced with such a situation, the only way is undoubtedly to hand over the company's own chip foundry orders to the lithography factory.

Give up cooperation with Taiwan Machinery and Electronics.

By showing sincerity in this way, we may have a chance to compete fairly with Huawei Chip.

However, as the impact of this incident gradually expanded, no matter what choices overseas chip companies made, domestic netizens cheered.

Especially those who have already invested in semiconductor industry stock funds have been in a state of euphoria these days.

no way.

On the day when the lithography factory reported the results, the entire domestic semiconductor industry sector was in the green.

It is a rare grand scene.

And today, with such a big bomb released again, the sector naturally saw a surge again.

This caused netizens to excitedly discuss with each other on the commonly used social software.

In the past, when we encountered such things that increased national confidence, we might have just felt inner excitement and strength, but this time we saw the tangible benefits of the technological improvement.

"The entire sector is in the green, which is so rare. It's just crazy."

"When I saw that we had built a photolithography factory that day, I knew that the global semiconductor industry was going to undergo a new reshuffle, so I bought it without hesitation. Now it seems that my judgment was correct."

“This is the first time I’ve seen so many companies collectively issue announcements. The photolithography factories are amazing.”

"Now it's just a brainless way to support the semiconductor sector. With such low chip production costs and a 96% yield rate, I don't believe that overseas chip companies can hold back."

“Is there anyone who is a professional? Is this cost price really low?”

"Let me put it this way. I was stunned when I saw the cost price. I never thought that with such a high yield rate, the cost could be controlled to this extent. It can be said that it has already surpassed all the wafer fabs."

"In the future, the semiconductor industry will be dominated by lithography factories, and wafer fabs and lithography machines will be phased out."

“Times have changed, and if overseas countries don’t keep up, they will fall behind.”

"After reading the explanations from the bigwigs in the comment section, I finally understood what kind of contribution Academician Xu had made."

"It is a blessing for the country to have a scientist like Academician Xu!"

……

While the domestic market is in a frenzy, overseas chip companies can't help but sweat.

A high-level meeting was hurriedly convened.

Just at the International Chip Summit, we reached a preliminary agreement with Ames and its cooperating wafer fabs to bind subsequent order cooperation by reducing chip foundry costs.

Because this is indeed a good thing for them, the cost of chip foundry has dropped compared to before.

Coupled with the pressure from the parliament, there is really no need to choose to cooperate with the lithography factory.

However, the relevant cooperation has not been officially signed yet, and the lithography factory has dropped such a big bombshell. No one expected that the chip production cost of the lithography factory would be much lower than what the wafer factory promised.

This makes people can't help but have other thoughts in their minds.

When the major lithography plants were first unveiled, they simply thought they were essentially no different from extreme ultraviolet lithography machines.

It’s just that the other party has found a different way to solve the problem of high-end chip manufacturing.

Successfully caught up with the international chip manufacturing technology level.

Who would have thought that just a photolithography factory could achieve such a level of cost reduction and efficiency improvement.

This technology is no longer just about catching up with the international level, but about actually surpassing it.

If orders are still given to wafer foundries under this situation, no one can predict what the situation will become in the future.

As a high-tech company, we believe that technology leads the trend.

If we don’t keep up with advanced technology, we will fall behind and be eliminated sooner or later.

Therefore, on this matter, we must take an attitude as soon as possible and determine what choice to make.

-

Inside the top-level conference room at Qualcomm Building, San Diego, CA.

Richardson sat at the main seat of a rectangular solid wood desk, his face full of seriousness.

Sitting on both sides were senior company executives and industry elites.

Although there are less than twenty men and women in total, they are related to the direction of the company's entire development plan.

It is no exaggeration to say that even a regular company meeting like usual could not gather such a lineup.

It can be seen that Richardson attaches great importance to this matter, which seems to be related to the future of the company.

Perhaps due to the serious atmosphere, everyone remained silent. No one spoke first and tried not to show any expression on their faces. No one knew what they were thinking.

However, others can remain silent, but Richardson certainly can't.

As the president and CEO of a company, you are undoubtedly the one who steers the ship. When it comes to critical moments, you need to make decisions promptly and decisively. Then let the company run according to the decision to ensure that it can survive the difficulties and not be abandoned by the times.

At this time, Richardson broke the atmosphere with two dry coughs, and then finally started talking.

He turned his head again, his eyes fell on one of the short-haired, white-skinned men, and then he gave an order calmly.

"Rooney."

"Please tell us about the current situation first."

The person in charge, called Rooney, would naturally have no questions when called by the big boss.

"Good boss."

He nodded in response and started straight away.

He simply performed a few operations on the laptop in front of him, and after synchronizing the image to the screen in the conference room, he began to explain the content.

"These are the data released by the lithography factories themselves. The chip foundry production prices they quoted are much lower than those of several current wafer fabs."

"Even after our partner, Taiwan Electromechanical, offered a discount, we still couldn't reach this OEM price."

Apparently, many people at the scene were seeing this data for the first time.

Faced with such an unimaginable price, everyone's expressions showed surprise.

Soon there was a commotion in the meeting room.

"How can the cost price be so low? This is a high-end chip made with 7-nanometer technology."

“Is the lithography factory so much more advanced than the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine?”

"It's amazing!"

“I no longer see any advantages in wafer fabs compared to lithography plants.”

"I think we should contact each other and study the feasibility of cooperation between the two sides."

Rooney was not surprised by everyone's reaction, because when he first saw the data, he was also a little bit unbelieving.

Mainly, his impression of China is that it is technologically backward in the semiconductor industry.

There is still a long way to go before reaching the international leading level.

Even if we spend another five or even ten years, we may not be able to develop an extreme ultraviolet lithography machine.

This is also the common voice of almost everyone overseas.

But who would have thought that in such a short period of time, the other party had established a firm foothold in the international market with its lithography factory.

It even surpassed the technology directly, posing a threat to wafer fabs and AMS.

It seems that even the orders from wafer factories are about to be snatched away.

However, although he thought so in his heart, he did not express his opinion on the surface and continued to introduce the matter.

"According to the information we have, in addition to the advanced concepts of the photolithography factory, they have also researched new high-end photoresists, which have significantly reduced production costs while ensuring a 96% yield rate."

"Currently, this lithography factory is mass-producing 5G high-end chips developed by Huawei Technology."

"And other mid-range chips of different specifications."

"If we choose to cooperate with lithography factories and let them produce our chips, in addition to saving a lot of money, we can also complete production and delivery in a shorter time."

Rooney paused tactically when he reached this point.

Let others digest and understand the situation for a while, and think carefully about what decision to make.

At this time, Richardson was not idle. After giving everyone a brief time to think, he looked straight at everyone's face.

Then he put his hands on the table and asked:

"Everyone."

"You all know the situation now. Now you can tell me what you think. What should the company do next?"

It has to be said that there is still a sense of oppression from the top leaders. In this kind of atmosphere, even though no one is specifically named, it is not good for everyone to remain silent.

We must definitely give the face that is due.

After a few seconds, someone finally expressed his or her opinion.

"With ultra-high production efficiency, a 7 percent yield rate for -nanometer chips, and foundry fees far lower than those of wafer fabs, I can't think of any reason to refuse cooperation."

Someone just gave a positive answer, supporting the establishment of cooperation with lithography factories.

As soon as the words were spoken, voices of opposition were heard in the meeting room.

And there's more than one.

"The emergence of lithography factories has already disrupted the existing semiconductor industry. If we continue to cooperate with them, it will definitely have a very big impact on related international companies."

"Currently, several international chip companies have not responded. If we take the lead, it will easily cause a chain reaction."

"If we give the orders to the lithography factories, the current wafer factories may not be able to survive due to losses."

"We have just reached a new cooperation intention with Taiwan Electromechanical, and we are wondering if choosing a photolithography factory is not appropriate."

"The House of Representatives is also very angry about the emergence of the photolithography factory. I'm afraid they will take further measures to restrict us. Even if we don't cooperate with the photolithography factory, we won't suffer much loss."

Richardson listened to everyone's words, and couldn't help but frowning.

To be honest, Qualcomm, which can be regarded as the international industry leader, does not attach much importance to saving some chip foundry costs.

He was thinking about chip market share.

At present, they may still be able to barely maintain their market share by relying on the performance of their chips.

But as companies like Warwick begin to develop their own chips, and their chip performance surpasses others, they will no longer have any advantages.

It is easy to imagine what the final situation will be.

You have to know that what the other side is best at is overtaking on curves. Even if they don’t have enough R&D experience, they can still make better products.

The photolithography factory is the best example.

All we can say is that he is still inclined to cooperate, after all, it will bring many benefits to the company.

As for the wafer factory and Ames, it can only be said that the moment their technology fell behind, their final outcome was doomed.

This is just like the keypad phones that were all the rage around the world. When smartphones came out, they were on the verge of exiting the stage, unless Ames could develop more advanced technology.

But obviously this is not possible now.

But for a behemoth like Qualcomm, he is only the president and CEO.

It is also impossible to make a decision easily and have the final say.

You still need to convince others and gain the support of senior management.

With his mind working quickly, he did not respond immediately. Instead, he operated on the computer at hand and uploaded a picture to the office screen.

“You can take a look at this first.”

As the CEO's voice sounded, everyone at the scene naturally did not make any small movements, and turned their heads to look at the picture on the screen.

Seeing this, Richardson continued:
"The picture above shows the business plans released by several well-known mobile phone and computer manufacturers, including Huawei."

"They are all preparing to increase investment in self-developed chips and develop high-end chips for their own products."

"What I want to ask you is, if their chip performance exceeds ours, what markets will we have left?"

After saying this and asking a rhetorical question, he paused for a few seconds to give others time to think.

Then he suddenly raised his volume.

"Don't ever tell me that the chips they develop are not as good as ours."

“Because the photolithography factory is the best example.”

There is no doubt that Richardson's words made the senior executives present think a lot more divergently.

Then, one by one, they pretended to think, obviously thinking about the possible consequences.

The emergence of the photolithography factory has directly forced the wafer factory and Ames to such an extent that they are about to lose their original chip orders before they have taken any specific actions. In the end, they have to reform due to losses. If chips similar to the photolithography factory appear in the future, then these pure chip companies will face them head-on.

Maybe the final result may not be good for Ames.

If we consider the current problem from this perspective, then choosing to cooperate with a lithography factory is undoubtedly the most suitable option at present.

The fact that Rooney was asked by his boss to report first only shows that he had the same idea as Richardson.

They all hope to facilitate cooperation with lithography factories.

When he saw that the timing and atmosphere were right, he spoke again and took the lead in expressing his attitude.

"The other party's research and development speed in the semiconductor field has completely exceeded our cognition."

"It is absolutely unwise to choose to become the other party's competitor."

“So I think there should be a collaboration with that.”

As Rooney's powerful words fell, most people at the scene agreed with this direction.

But some people still express concerns about this.

The next second he asked, "I'm afraid the House won't agree?"

The cooperation between international chip giants and lithography factories is indeed a disruption to the existing semiconductor industry, but it will eventually be rebuilt with a new situation.

But by that time, the right to speak will be in the hands of the lithography factory.

This is definitely unacceptable overseas.

It is indeed normal for the parliament to try to stop the specific cooperation process.

But since Richardson has made this decision, he must have thought about this issue in advance. Obviously, it can't stop him.

Therefore, upon hearing this, he immediately made a decision and finalized the matter.

"Let's not consider this issue for now. Send someone to the lithography factory as soon as possible to negotiate with them."

The meeting was at this point, and since Richardson had already said this, no matter what others thought in their hearts, they would certainly not dare to say anything more nonsense.

They had no choice but to nod in agreement.

And after the meeting, we will start implementing it immediately.

Although Qualcomm did not make this matter public, ordinary people do not know what happened.

But for several other chip companies, it is obviously not a secret.

So when the others guessed what Richardson was going to do, they couldn't remain collectively calm anymore.

Originally, they all wanted to sit back and wait and see what decisions other companies would ultimately make, but they never expected Qualcomm to act so quickly.

It caught them off guard.

If everyone is consistent at the beginning, there will naturally be no big problem.

But now that someone has become a representative, action has to be taken.

Later, each company sent personnel to the lithography factory to inspect and discuss cooperation.

As for wafer fabs and AMS, they were still unaware that a new semiconductor industry landscape was taking shape.

……

But if we talk about the party that suffered the most damage due to the emergence of the photolithography factory, it must be Northrop Grumman Corporation.

Originally, they just wanted to share gallium nitride radar technology. After their proposal for international cooperation was rejected, they successfully created pressure in the semiconductor field through Congressman Gwen.

Although the House of Representatives had had this idea for a long time, it was definitely inseparable from them to make it happen so quickly.

I thought that under such great pressure, the other party would choose to compromise.

Who would have thought that they not only persevered to the end, but also decided to conduct independent research to solve the problems of high-end chip manufacturing, and eventually built a lithography factory that was completely ahead of the international level.

Thinking back to how I had vowed before that it was impossible for the other party to master the extreme ultraviolet lithography technology.

I just felt like I was slapped in the face.

In the office of the Northrop Grumman Military Headquarters Building, Hugett has been in a very low mood these days.

When he first saw the news report about the lithography factory, he firmly believed that it must be fake.

It turns out that he is the clown.

I was so depressed that day that I didn't even bother to eat.

I even felt a sense of fear towards Xu Yuan. I never thought that a scientist in his thirties could reach such a terrifying level.

There is no need to say much about his contributions to the fields of aviation and aerospace. After developing gallium nitride radar technology, he successfully realized his own imaginative ideas in such a short period of time. Relying on his world-leading lithography factory, he completely changed the current landscape of the world's semiconductor industry.

In addition, Xu Yuan was so young that he couldn't imagine what kind of technology the other party would develop in the future.

If they allow the other party to grow, perhaps when the two sides really tear their faces apart and confront each other, they may not be able to fight back.

Hugett kept thinking about these things in his mind, and suddenly he didn't know what he thought of.

He suddenly raised his head, looked at his subordinate Leon next to him and asked:
"Did we make a stupid decision? If we hadn't considered GaN radar, perhaps the semiconductor industry wouldn't have changed so much right now."

"At least the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine is still the jewel of the industry and holds absolute voice."

There is nothing wrong with him having such an idea, after all, this is the actual situation.

Perhaps Xu Yuan, the photolithography factory, will be able to develop it sooner or later, but if it weren't for the pressure they exerted in the beginning, it might have been delayed for at least a few years.

Maybe the situation will improve then.

Of course, it is useless to say these words now. After all, how can we change the established facts?

Leon knew that he was the one who first proposed it, so he would come to the office from time to time in the past few days.

He was afraid that the boss would vent his anger on him when he couldn't see anyone.

After hearing what the boss said, he didn't know what to say.

This should have been a perfect plan, but how did it turn into the current terrible situation?

Not only has the research on gallium nitride radar not been conquered, but the advantages in the semiconductor industry have also been lost.

And the biggest variable is obviously Xu Yuan.

Only because of Xu Yuan's involvement in these projects did the situation get completely out of control.

After all, the projects that the other party is involved in can all be called miracles.

The thought stayed here. After thinking about it, he followed his boss' words and echoed them.

"Xu Yuan's thinking has already surpassed that of normal humans. We have no idea how much potential he has, so it is impossible for him to create such a miracle again."

Huget didn't pay much attention to Leon's words. After looking away, he just sighed with a complicated expression.

“The only lesson mankind has learned from history is that mankind has not learned from history!”

In his memory, it was the rejection of the other party's participation in the international space station project that led to the establishment of the world's second space station.

It's very similar to what's happening today.

It can only be said that he overestimated the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine and underestimated Xu Yuan's true strength.

Then he seemed to have made a decision, and stood up and pretended to walk out of the office.

Seeing this, Leon was a little confused and asked subconsciously: "Boss, are you going out?"

"I'm going to meet with Councillor Gwen. The international situation is becoming increasingly tense for us. Perhaps we need to find a way to change it." Upon hearing this, Huget paused and replied, "You just stay in the company and handle things."

After saying this, he turned around and left the office without any hesitation.

Although Leon didn't know what the boss was going to do specifically, he always felt that the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense.

Finally he shook his head and sighed, then walked out of the office and closed the door.

……

……

Time enters the end of the month.

To the majority of netizens, the semiconductor industry seems to have fallen into a calm. Perhaps the actual situation is already undercurrent, but it is no longer something that ordinary people can influence.

Anyway, all we need to know is that the existence of photolithography factories and domestic high-end photoresists makes us invincible.

What really makes everyone look forward to it is that the Nobel Prize, which is the most internationally renowned, is about to be announced.

The Nobel Prize includes five awards: Physics, Chemistry, Peace, Medicine and Literature, as well as the Economics Prize established later, which aims to honor people who have made great contributions to mankind in these fields.

There is no doubt that winning a Nobel Prize is a great honor.

When photolithography factories first came onto the world stage, many physicists and experts at home and abroad spoke highly of this mind-opening research.

It even said that he was qualified for the Nobel Prize in Physics.

When this incident was reported back to China, it naturally ignited the expectations of netizens.

Although in everyone's mind, Xu Yuan is totally unworthy of the Nobel Prize for his scientific achievements.

But who doesn’t want to see their idol recognized by more people?

Unfortunately, as the list of this year's Nobel Prize was announced, everyone discovered that Xu Yuan's name was not on the list.

This has caused some dissatisfaction among some people.

In addition to the entry about Xu Yuan's failure to be selected for the Nobel Prize becoming a hot topic, the discussion in the comment section was even more lively.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will know that Xu Yuan's research and development of the lithography factory directly changed the global semiconductor industry landscape, and the change of offense and defense made the situation of overseas semiconductors difficult.

How could it be possible to give Xu Yuan an award under such circumstances?

"As I expected, the overseas semiconductor industry has suffered such a huge setback this time, and there is no possibility of getting back on its feet. They will definitely not give the award to Master Xu."

"The official framework for the Nobel Prize awards has not been opened!"

"To be honest, even Academician Xu probably wouldn't think highly of him. I don't think anyone would doubt his current popularity."

"That's what I guessed. I can only say that this award is not worthy of Xu Shen."

"It's good that he didn't win. After all, with Xu Shen's current status, he definitely won't attend the award ceremony."

"Isn't it that our own awards are not good enough? When the Science and Technology Awards Conference is held next year, I guarantee that everyone will cheer to their heart's content."

The Nobel Prize list did not remain hot on the Internet for too long.

But just as time entered November, Nature Science magazine, the world's top scientific journal, suddenly announced the Nature Magazine Person of the Year.

This list aims to select ten scholars who have made major scientific breakthroughs this year.

As an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Xu Yuan took a different approach in the semiconductor industry and developed a photolithography factory. The related technology can be said to have completely subverted traditional photolithography machines and played a revolutionary role in the development of the semiconductor industry.

Naturally qualified to be included in Nature magazine's top ten people of the year.

Moreover, his name and project name are still listed first, which is much more prestigious than publishing a paper in Nature journal.

Although Xu Yuan did not win the Nobel Prize in Physics, he was selected as one of the top ten people of the year by Nature magazine, which was a surprise to netizens.

Although Xu Yuan has been busy with scientific research projects and has not logged into his Weibo account to update for a long time, this does not prevent people from leaving messages to congratulate him.

"A congratulatory message from Yanjing!"

"Congratulations to Academician Xu for being selected as one of Nature's top ten figures of the year."

"Guyuan No. 1 High School sent a congratulatory message. When can you return to school to give a speech?"

"I'm so happy today."

“Nature magazine has become bigger.”

"By the way, does anyone know if Academician Xu has a new project? Why can't we see him online anymore?"

……

Xu Yuan did not pay much attention to being selected as one of Nature's top ten figures of the year, nor to the discussion among netizens that easily became a hot topic, but instead focused on his own projects.

After the project at the lithography factory was completed, Xu Yuan dealt with the matters on the Yanjing side.

So he came to Jincheng Aircraft Design Institute again.

Continue research on quantum drones.

You should know that he has been working on a project to use drones to carry quantum communications to avoid signal interference and interception, and with the help of the Quantum Innovation Institute, he has completed a long-distance quantum direct communication experiment.

This lays a solid foundation for the establishment of quantum communications for drones.

It was only because of the semiconductor crisis later that he was temporarily called back by the institute to take the lead.

Responsible for the research of photolithography factory.

In addition, the research and development of high-end photoresists is also underway at the same time, so we certainly won’t be able to take care of the quantum drone project.

It can only be handed over to the Quantum Innovation Institute and Liang Zhanjun and others to cooperate in research and development.

Of course, the research progress is definitely slow.

Although the distance of quantum direct communication has increased again during this period, and a second quantum satellite has been launched.

However, there is currently no way to ensure that drones can stably connect to quantum communications and ensure the transmission of various commands, and even that they cannot carry out missions across the country.

You have to know that technologies like the Wing Loong and stealth drone bomber are world-leading advanced drones.

With its ultra-long flight time and maneuverability, the range of missions it can perform is undoubtedly very wide.

If quantum communication can only be established to perform flight missions within a certain area, it would be equivalent to completely losing the drone's capabilities. Even if it is not afraid of signal interference and interception, it still has no meaning or value.

So in order to see the day when quantum drones can fully demonstrate their performance on the battlefield as soon as possible.

Only then did Xu Yuan return from Yanjing.

It is no exaggeration to say that no matter what kind of project he is responsible for, he always strives to see it through to the end.

If I don’t make outstanding progress in the research of quantum drones this time, I will definitely not be responsible for new projects.

2018 11 Month 8 Day.

Thursday.

At Jincheng Aircraft Design Institute, a beautiful stealth unmanned bomber is parked in the workshop.

It is the world's most advanced stealth drone that has not yet been publicly unveiled.

However, at this moment the outer shell of the drone has been opened, revealing the core flight control system inside.

Yes.

Their research target for quantum drones is the stealth unmanned bomber in front of them.

As the saying goes, only a strong combination can demonstrate sufficient deterrence.

The unmanned bomber, which originally has the world's top stealth performance, will make the enemy fearful if it is unveiled. If it is configured with quantum communication to form an absolute defense in signal, it will undoubtedly become a powerful weapon if it is dropped on the battlefield.

The key point is that compared with the Ghost stealth strategic bomber, this thing is much cheaper in terms of manufacturing and maintenance costs.

It is fully capable of forming a quantum stealth unmanned bomber formation.

"I was worried that I wouldn't be able to complete this project, but now that you're back I feel relieved."

At this time, Academician Pan Xianfeng was operating the computer with a smile on his face, talking happily to Xu Yuan beside him.

After the success of the previous quantum direct communication experiment, the Quantum Innovation Institute decided to participate in the research and development of the quantum drone project, which can be said to be a good opportunity for them as well.

After all, the success of quantum drones means that quantum communication can already be put into practical use.

The value of this is absolutely inestimable.

For this purpose, Pan Xianfeng not only led the team personally, but also came from Luyang to Jincheng to conduct research with Liang Zhanjun and others.

But because Xu Yuan was not here and there had been no progress, I couldn't help but feel worried.

I feel bad about the project entrusted to me by Xu Yuan.

Mainly after learning that Xu Yuan wanted to solve the problem of high-end chip manufacturing, he realized that it would probably take several years to overcome the problem, and it would be hard to say what progress the quantum drone would have made by then.

But no one expected that Xu Yuan would solve the project so quickly.

And it is also a lithography factory with great imagination.

When he first saw the relevant news, he was basically a little dumbfounded. He could only say that Xu Yuan's strength always refreshed his cognition.

Now that Xu Yuan has returned to the quantum drone project, his stress has naturally disappeared a lot.

"Dean Pan, you are being a little too modest. The fact that we have been able to increase the distance of quantum direct communication so much is inseparable from the help of your Innovation Research Institute." Xu Yuan responded with a smile on his face.

He was not stingy with his praise at all.

Of course, what he said is indeed correct, if the Quantum Innovation Institute was not involved in the research.

The distance of quantum communication is definitely not increasing as fast as it is now.

After saying this, Xu Yuan went back to work, thought for a moment, turned around and said to Pan Xianfeng again:
"According to my plan, the next step is to establish quantum communication for drones within the province and conduct flight and interference experiments. Once we have some results, we can show them off."

Xu Yuan’s idea was not very complicated. The first stage was to ensure that drones could achieve stable quantum communication links within the province.

If you can reach this level, you can basically perform some tasks.

It can be called a true quantum drone.

By then, quantum drones and stealth unmanned bombers will be able to officially debut in the world.

After all, by that time, domestic drones will basically no longer have the weakness of signal interference and interception.

It can be displayed openly.

Create a deterrent to global forces and thus gain more time for development.

The main reason is that after the global semiconductor landscape was changed by relying on the lithography factory, the international situation has become increasingly tense in secret. The more at this time, the more we need to show a tough side.

Otherwise, if peace is really lost, it may not be a good thing for either side.

The further development of human civilization is inseparable from the unity, cooperation and joint efforts of all mankind.

Pan Xianfeng never doubted Xu Yuan's words. Upon hearing this, he immediately responded: "As long as you are here, I believe this day will not be long." His face was full of belief.

Just as the two were talking, Liang Zhanjun came running over excitedly.

As soon as he came up to me, he said with a smile on his face: "Congratulations, President Xu. I just saw that you were listed as one of the top ten people of the year in Nature magazine. You have to treat me to dinner tonight." As he said that, he took out his mobile phone and found the report.

At Xu Yuan's current level, this kind of thing is something he is used to and naturally does not cause him to become emotionally agitated.

However, in response to Liang Zhanjun's congratulations, he still took the phone and took a look at it.

Then he smiled and uttered a few words.

"No problem, I'll treat everyone to dinner tonight."

In a busy project, these little episodes can be considered as spice, and no one is averse to them.

Besides, not everyone can ask Xu Yuan to treat them.

So when other people at the scene heard it, they were also very happy and cheered immediately.

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(End of this chapter)