Chapter 561

In simple terms.

Because of this news from researcher Chen, the semiconductor quantum chip project team is now in a very difficult situation.

Originally, everyone still thought that there was still about a year and a half left for their project team.

But as soon as this news came out.

That leaves the project team with only half a year left.

In half a year, the number of qubits has leaped from three to thirty.

It sounds like a fantasy.

Hope there is?

Truth be told, there is.

But that hope is pretty slim.

It's so slim that you almost lose the idea of trying.

Arguably.

Unless it's a surprise move.

Otherwise, it is basically impossible for the project team to complete the research and development of quantum computers before the United States.

In the office, after Researcher Chen finished speaking, the atmosphere fell silent.

Not only Gu Lu and Ai Liang, but even Academician Guo himself had an ugly and terrible face.

This news completely washed away the joy of the three of them just now, and gave them a heavy blow.

At present, the situation is not at worst, though.

The United States has not yet developed a quantum computer in the true sense.

But compared to the worst-case scenario, the gap is not that big.

Because Huaguo wants to turn the tables on the Jedi, it's too difficult!

After being silent for a few seconds, Academician Guo exhaled a breath of turbidity and looked at Gu Lu and Ai Liang who were standing on the side of the office, "Professor Gu, Ai Liang, you two go and call the rest of the leaders of the research group to the conference room, and we will have a meeting." ”

Academician Guo's tone was very serious, Gu Lu and Ai Liang didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly responded, "Yes!"

............

Ten minutes later.

In the small conference room of the experimental building, more than a dozen leaders of the research group sat on both sides of the conference table, and the atmosphere was very depressing.

The specific situation, in the process of Gu Lu and Ai Liang calling everyone over, everyone has already understood clearly.

Being able to serve as the leader of the project and being included in the list of core members of the project team is quite clear-minded, and of course they know what it means to their project team that the successful development of a semi-finished commercial quantum computer in the United States means.

It can be said that the entire project team has now reached a critical moment of life and death.

This estimates...... It is also the reason why Academician Guo called everyone over to hold a meeting.

This meeting is the second core member meeting of the project team.

Compared to the silence of the last time, the atmosphere of this meeting seemed much more depressing.

There was no smile on the faces of more than a dozen people, but they were gloomy and terrible.

Gu Lu's head was also a mess, leaning back in the chair with his eyes closed, rubbing his temples while waiting for the meeting to begin.

For Gu Lu, the transformation of joy and sorrow came too quickly.

At the last moment, Gu Lu was still immersed in the joy of the successful conclusion of the qubit encoding.

In the next second, he fell into the ice cellar where the quantum computer of the United States was commercialized.

Even Gu Lu, who was accustomed to seeing strong winds and waves, didn't quickly adapt to it for a while.

To be honest, Gu Lu's mentality collapsed a little.

............

Crunch ——!

The door to the conference room was pushed open.

Academician Guo walked over with Researcher Chen.

Academician Guo sat at the main seat of the oval conference table, while Researcher Chen found a random place to sit.

His eyes swept around the conference room, and Academician Guo barely squeezed out a smile on his face, "It's not easy, you can still gather you in your busy schedule, but you can really be neat!"

It's not funny at all.

The crowd lowered their heads and remained silent.

"Ahem. Academician Guo coughed lightly, and his face instantly became solemn, "The situation over there in the United States is estimated to have been notified to you on the way that Professor Gu and Ai Liang called you over, let Chen Lu tell you about the specific situation." ”

The Chen Lu in Academician Guo's mouth is the researcher surnamed Chen.

Researcher Chen briefly repeated the situation to everyone.

It is basically the same as what Gu Lu and Ai Liang introduced to everyone.

"This news can be said to be quite unfavorable for our project team. Academician Guo's voice gradually lowered, "The progress of the superconducting quantum chip on the US side is obviously much faster than ours, and the current 25-qubit quantum computer is estimated to have no technical problems for the US side, and now most of the research institutes in the United States are attacking the 30-qubit quantum computer!"

"A simple estimate makes it clear that the number of qubits can be increased to 30 in about half a year. Therefore, the time left for us is not a year and a half as we thought, but ...... It's only half a year!"

Half!

Six months!

What a desperate number!

We...... Is there really a chance?

Many people in the room asked themselves this question in their hearts.

Even though most of them are accustomed to seeing strong winds and waves, when faced with this problem, the mentality of everyone is as fragile as children.

In the era of traditional computers, the United States took the lead, set off the third Internet revolution, and became the dominant player on the world stage.

After how many years of suppression, Huaguo gradually gained the right to breathe in the field of the Internet.

And now......

The advent of the era of quantum computers is already an inevitable trend.

Could it be that they Huaguo will repeat the mistakes of history, make the United States become the trendsetter in the quantum computer era again, and then let the Chinese country breathe under the suppression of the United States.

Unwilling, they are really unwilling!

Under the conference table, many people clenched their fists and forcibly suppressed their unwillingness.

on the main seat.

After a pause of a few seconds, Academician Guo raised two fingers and said, "Now, there are two choices in front of us!"

Everyone raised their heads in unison, and their eyes fell on Academician Guo.

And Academician Guo didn't seem to notice the burning eyes of everyone, and continued to take care of himself, "The first choice is to give up strategically." Rationally speaking, in half a year, we basically do not have much hope of overtaking in the corners and completing the research and development of quantum computers before the United States. ”

"Rather than this, if you give up, disband the project team, strategically stop losses, and minimize the loss of this failure, as for the Science and Technology Department, I will take the initiative to ask for guilt. ”

Although a little unwilling, the first choice that Academician Guo said is indeed the most realistic choice at present.

Without a pause, Academician Guo raised a second finger.

"The second choice, fight to the death! The project team continues to work hard, and in the next half a year, all the staff will fight hard, we may win back, but the probability of losing is greater, and once we lose, we will lose all the games, but at least we will have no regrets. ”

"Give up strategically, or fight to the death, you choose, right?"