Guoxin Carbon-based Integrated Circuit Research Institute.

Early in the morning, the door is already bustling.

Several trucks are lined up, and workers are moving all kinds of equipment, large and small, according to the guidance of professionals, and put them in specific locations in the research institute.

In order to put down these instruments, the institute had only sorted out the day before, and many places were vacated.

At the same time, a new team was ushered in within the institute.

That is the DNA preparation research group led by Professor Ma Tengyun.

For this reason, Academician Liu also came out of the door to greet him, watched the handling and installation of the new equipment, and chatted with Professor Ma Tengyun by the way.

"I really didn't expect us to start working together so quickly."

Looking at Professor Ma Tengyun in front of him, Academician Liu smiled, like an old friend who hadn't seen him for a long time.

Professor Ma also laughed, "I didn't expect that technology would break through so quickly......

The two looked at each other, then laughed again.

They have known each other for a long time, after all, everyone is studying the semiconductor application of carbon nanotubes, and the circle is so big, but everyone has different research directions before, so there is no cooperation.

For the assembly method of carbon nanotubes, Academician Liu proposed a dimension-limited self-assembly method, which is based on the principles of chemistry and physics.

Professor Ma's research focuses on controlling the arrangement of carbon nanotubes and the etching of electronic patterns through DNA templates, and uses more knowledge from biochemistry.

Although the two have the same research purpose, both are for the assembly and arrangement of carbon nanotubes on the substrate, but the directions are very different, so neither of them expected that the cooperation between them would come so quickly.

"What do you think of that plan?" Academician Liu asked.

Professor Ma immediately smiled and said, "How else can you look at it, kneel and watch!" ”

He is younger than Academician Liu and often surfs the Internet, so he is no stranger to some common terms on the Internet.

"What do you think this man looks like? We have been studying things for more than ten or twenty years, and when we put them in the hands of others, we have made a breakthrough by leaps and bounds in less than a month! I feel that if I write that information into a paper, I might be able to swipe five or six issues in various journals! Professor Ma touched the stubble on his chin, and it seemed a little pity.

Academician Liu smiled: "Then you have to discuss with that genius yourself to see if he is willing to let you follow behind." ”

"I don't think it's hopeless for this matter, if I can write these breakthroughs into papers, even if I just mix the identity of a second work in these papers, it will be honorable." Professor Ma was joking.

Academician Liu shook his head: "Don't think about it, these materials are now published as enemies, and it is even more impossible to write papers and publish them, so we must step up confidentiality work in the future." ”

Science knows no borders, but scientists have borders.

Professor Ma pouted, "Of course I know this, but where can this kind of thing be completely kept secret?" We have such a big move, and those who have a heart have known it for a long time. ”

Academician Liu also said: "They know our actions but do not know our technology, as long as the technology is kept secret, let the outside guess the rest." ”

Indeed, as Academician Liu imagined, the action of combining the two topics and bringing them to the institute was quickly noticed by those who were interested in it.

It's just that the big news in the outside world now is Angjiao's entry into EDA software, so the changes in the research institute have not been paid attention to by the public, and it is only regarded as the research institute wants to concentrate on doing things.

There is only one company excepted.

As the biggest victim of chip sanctions, Huawei has been paying attention to the development of carbon-based chips, and when relevant technical meetings were held before, Warwick's technical personnel participated.

If there is any domestic company that most hopes for the development of carbon-based chips, Huawei is definitely among them.

On the second day of the research institute's project combination, Zheng Ren, the president of Warwick, had already received relevant news.

"This is an unusual move in the research area, which is a combination of two research directions that do not coincide, suggesting that they may be looking for a new process that combines the advantages of both directions."

"At the same time, we have also noticed that some state-owned enterprises in the domestic semiconductor industry have also made some strange moves, such as the establishment of new semiconductor equipment research and development projects in the past two days. They were previously in charge of equipment related to the ion implantation process, and they also had relevant research results in lithography machines and other fields, but their new project seems to be in line with the above fields......"

"In terms of EDA software, Edges and Corners Technology has officially established the project and started the recruitment of personnel......"

After listening to his assistant's analysis and report on the trends of the domestic semiconductor industry, Zheng Ren thought for a moment and called Academician Liu.

In fact, he has always been in contact with Academician Liu, after all, carbon-based chips represent the future, and communication equipment companies like Huawei are destined to use a large number of chips, coupled with the recent sanctions, which also makes him more closely connected with Academician Liu.

Academician Liu quickly picked up the phone, "Hey, Mr. Zheng? ”

Zheng Ren said hello and quickly got to the point, "Academician Liu, I heard that the Carbon-based Research Institute has recently made a new move?" ”

Academician Liu was not surprised by this, and said calmly: "That's right, we have recently merged two process-related research groups. ”

"Is that because carbon-based chips have made a breakthrough in the process?" Zheng Ren immediately asked.

Academician Liu sighed slightly and said: "There is a breakthrough idea that I want to verify, but I can't say much about the technical details, I can only say that if this idea is successful, carbon-based chips will soon usher in leapfrog development!" ”

This sentence deeply aroused Zheng Ren's interest, and he immediately asked: "What kind of leapfrog development?" Could it be that after the success of this idea, carbon-based chips can be officially mass-produced? ”

"Haha, I don't dare to say about mass production yet, but if it really succeeds, mass production is really just a matter of time, and I can't reveal more details to you. If you want to know more about it, you can go to Edges and Corners Technology to ask, they are the key people. ”

"How much progress has it made?" Zheng Ren was taken aback, he was just joking just now, who knew that he would get such a fierce news.

He wanted to continue to understand it in depth, but Academician Liu no longer disclosed the news on the grounds of confidentiality, and only said that he should go to Angjiao Technology, and what their company said.

"Angular Technology?"

After hanging up the phone, Zheng Ren suddenly remembered that in the information reported by the assistant just now, Angjiao Technology was researching EDA software......

Linking this incident with Academician Liu's statement that carbon-based chips may be mass-produced, Zheng Ren couldn't help but have an idea in his heart that he couldn't believe......

Could it be that the current research is not EDA for silicon-based chip design at all, but EDA for carbon-based chip design?