Xu Yun's paper on the Riemann hypothesis proof process has attracted the attention of the physics community, and overseas parties have begun to pay attention to Xu Yun when they begin to lay out the field of quantum computer research.

Last time, Xu Yun created a miracle in the semiconductor industry and successfully conquered the high-end extreme ultraviolet lithography machine.

It can be said that they were very impressed.

As a result, the global semiconductor market landscape has changed dramatically.

They have gone from absolute controllers to competitors who are gradually losing their market advantage.

The damage caused is incalculable.

With this kind of experience, no one dares to underestimate Xu Yun.

Therefore, from the bottom of my heart, I definitely don't want Xu Yun to participate in the research of quantum computers.

After all, whoever masters the quantum computer will gain quantum supremacy, and the impact on the world pattern and economy is not known to be much higher than the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine technology in the semiconductor field. If Xu Yun participates, if the success of the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine is reproduced, it will definitely be a great blow to other forces in the world.

Although judging from the personal information they investigated Xu Yun, Xu Yun had no contact with the quantum realm at all.

It stands to reason that there is no need to worry about it soon.

However, Xu Yun's published paper contains relevant content, and it is also respected by many scholars in the physics field, which makes it uncertain whether Xu Yun has studied the quantum field.

To put it simply, they don't dare to gamble.

Even during the discussion, many parties raised the question of whether they could find a way to operate and interfere with the project arrangements of Jingzhou University and the Academy of Sciences.

Prevent Xu Yun from joining the quantum computer project.

The best situation is for Xu Yun to stay and teach at Jingzhou University forever, which is what they are most happy to see.

However, the speed of progress is much faster than they imagined, and a few days after Xu Yun was elected as an academician, the Academy of Sciences announced that Xu Yun had joined the Institute of Quantum Information and Quantum Technology Innovation, and it was obvious that he would officially participate in the research and development of quantum computers next.

When the news spread overseas, the first reaction was naturally from the security building.

As the person in charge, Oakes immediately took action and convened a meeting of representatives of all quantum computer laboratories in the country.

July 29, 2022, Huasheng Blunt, Security Building Information Senior Command Room.

Oakes sat at the main seat of the conference table with a serious expression, and in front of him was a huge screen.

It shows eight men of about the same age, most of whom are in the research room or office, judging by the background behind each of them.

These include Puscore, a professor of quantum physics who proposed quantum supremacy and is working on quantum computers, and Professor Kruger, a mathematician who has developed algorithms for quantum computers.

Obviously, these people on the screen are very well-known scholars and professors in the quantum field.

And all are currently working in different quantum computer labs.

Perhaps because they were suddenly asked to participate in this meeting, several people looked a little dissatisfied on their faces.

Think it's a waste of your time.

Seeing the expressions of everyone on the screen, Oakes was still unmoved.

Last time, in order to ensure their dominance in the semiconductor field, the security building asked the relevant companies to take various measures, refused to provide service support for new versions of EDA industrial software, and even increased many restrictions on the sale of high-end chips.

I thought that the global semiconductor industry was firmly under control, and there would be no more problems.

Who would have thought that it would backfire.

Not only did a number of manufacturers unite to issue a statement, preferring not to use foreign high-end chips.

Xu Yun, who is known as the youngest genius in history, has conquered high-end extreme ultraviolet lithography machines with his own knowledge level.

Directly improve its position in the semiconductor industry.

Coupled with the emergence of Yinglong EDA and new high-end photoresists, it eventually led to a major change in the global semiconductor industry.

It can be said that in this battle for the right to speak in the semiconductor industry, they are defeated.

Even after the incident, Qualcomm ASML and other companies turned their heads to complain about the security building to express their dissatisfaction.

These things are undoubtedly a shame for Oakes.

Therefore, in this year's International Congress of Mathematicians, he signaled to Smith, Secretary General of the International Mathematical Union, to refuse Xu Yun to participate in the conference, wanting to make the other party embarrassed in the mathematical community.

But the trend of this matter once again exceeded his expectations, and Xu Yun actually organized a mathematics exchange meeting on his own.

The key is to prove the Riemann hypothesis, so that this small mathematical exchange will steal the limelight from the International Congress of Mathematicians.

When he learned about this, he could say that he couldn't even eat.

And this is the third confrontation between him and Xu Yun, and the battlefield is the most important quantum computer for future development.

Some time ago, he learned the good news that the Quantum Computer Laboratory of the Ministry of Energy said that there will be a breakthrough in the near future, and there is a great possibility of realizing a quantum computing prototype containing 1,000 qubits.

This will be an important milestone in the research journey of quantum computers.

It means that they have already made their way to a mature path to quantum computing.

As the head of the security building, although he is not a quantum expert professor in the physics world, he also has knowledge that is difficult for ordinary people to reach, and knows what a quantum computer represents.

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as they develop quantum computers, then they do not need to care about the gains and losses of the semiconductor industry.

In the future, it may be possible to directly replace traditional silicon chips with quantum chips.

Originally supported by this good news, he just had to wait patiently for the milestones in the development of quantum computers.

Who would have thought that Xu Yun would participate in quantum computer research so quickly.

He didn't dare to guarantee that Xu Yun would not lead again.

In this case, he insisted on leaving professional things to professionals, so he urgently convened this meeting.

The heads of the Quantum Computer Laboratory of the Ministry of Energy, as well as Gu Ge and many other well-known quantum laboratories were invited to participate in order to determine whether they could win in this clash of quantum supremacy.

After a pause for almost half a minute, he slowly raised his gaze to look at the figure on the screen, and then directly explained the purpose of the meeting in concise and concise sentences.

"Xu, a new academician of the Academy of Sciences, has joined their Institute of Quantum Information and Quantum Technology."

"I think everyone should already know this news, right?"

"I wonder if you have the confidence to surpass each other in quantum computer research?"

As Oakes' words fell, the eight people on the screen fell silent as if they had said yes.

Even Puskore and Kruger, who are authorities in the industry, could not give an answer for a while.

Both of them had carefully studied Xu Yun's paper and knew that the other had definitely studied quantum mechanics.

It is not as publicly demonstrated, and his main areas of expertise are mathematics, computer science and chemical materials.

As the so-called shadow of the famous tree of people, Xu Yun has long been a world-renowned young scientist.

Anyone who underestimates it will reap the consequences.

Moreover, for scientists, being young also represents a variety of advantages in terms of energy, physical strength, and mental flexibility.

Even if Puskore has a breakthrough in his research on quantum computers, he does not dare to say that he will be ahead of Xu Yun's project at this time.

Who knows if the other party will create another miracle.

Oakes saw that the atmosphere in the conference room was a little silent, and his face couldn't help but look ugly.

However, he did not get angry this time, but calmed himself down and continued to talk below.

"You are all the best and most authoritative people in this industry, and you should also know the importance of quantum supremacy, so it has been decided that the Quantum Computer Laboratory of the Ministry of Energy will take the lead and cooperate with other quantum computer research institutes to exchange technical data to jointly study quantum computers."

If Oakes' words just now only silenced everyone, then after hearing this, they were absolutely surprised.

Unexpectedly, it was necessary to unite the forces of several quantum computer laboratories to jointly build a quantum computer containing thousands of qubits.

It can be seen that the above attaches great importance to the development of quantum computers.

And this sentence made Puskore's eyes shine.

At present, there are many quantum computer laboratories in the industry that have made achievements, and each has its own advanced technology and highlights.

After all, with the rapid development of science and technology in recent years, many Internet giant companies have also gone to the field to study quantum computers, investing a lot of money and talents, and it is absolutely impossible to say that there are no results.

However, for the benefit of themselves and the company, the various quantum computer research laboratories do not intersect with each other.

Although this has brought competitiveness to everyone, the progress of research has been very limited.

Today's most promising quantum computers only contain hundreds of qubits.

Even the 1,000-qubit milestone is still a long way off.

If he could exchange technical data, he would be more confident of building a quantum computing prototype with thousands of qubits.

For his part, he has devoted almost most of his time to the research of quantum computers.

Undoubtedly, I would like to dream of seeing the birth of a true quantum computer.

Now that he finally had the opportunity to speed up his research, how could he miss it.

The thought stayed here, and he didn't hesitate any longer, and immediately communicated with Oaks via remote video call.

"The design idea of a new superconducting quantum computer that I have proposed has been further validated, and if I can obtain research data from other quantum computing labs, I am sure to build a quantum computing prototype containing 1,000 qubits next year."

With the current research progress of quantum computers, 1,000 qubits is definitely a large lead.

As Puskore's words fell, the rest of the audience couldn't help but be surprised before Oakes could react.

As fellow researchers of quantum computers, no one knows better than them what this means.

"My God, Professor Puscore, is what you say true?"

"A prototype that can contain 1,000 qubits is probably an inflection point in quantum computer research."

"This is really pleasant news."

Kruger, who has a good relationship with Puskore, also took over at this moment to express his shock.

"Puscore, has your point been successfully verified?"

Previously, Kruger saw Xu Yun's paper and found that there was content on quantum mechanics, so he took the initiative to push it to Puskore to check.

Unexpectedly, Puskore had a feeling of enlightenment after research, and soon proposed a new design idea.

I didn't care about my friends, so I went to the laboratory to verify my ideas.

Kruger didn't stay there all the time, so he didn't know that in just a few days, Puskore had made new progress.

It's very surprising indeed.

Noticing Kruger's reaction, Puskore couldn't help but feel a little proud.

"Yes."

"My design ideas have been proven." Secretly delighted, he deliberately replied to Kruger's sentence.

But if there is anyone who is the happiest in the field, it must be Oakes, the head of the security building.

Originally, seeing that everyone was silent, he took the initiative to mention this latest confirmed matter, which was intended to build confidence for everyone to maintain the research progress of quantum computers, at least not to lag behind the quantum computer project that Xu Yun was responsible for.

Unexpectedly, I took this opportunity to learn the good news from Puscore.

At that time, Oakes could still endure it, and hurriedly took the initiative to ask Puskore.

"Professor Puskore, I wonder how confident you are of completing this quantum computer with thousands of qubits?"

"As long as there are other advanced quantum computer labs, I think there is basically no problem." Puskore replied in a deep voice, clearly confident in his new design ideas.

At this point, Oakes's eyes were visibly restored to brilliance.

The previous decline was swept away.

The corners of his mouth rose slightly and an excited smile appeared, and then he threw out another shocking news.

"In addition to what happened just now, I also have news to inform you that we have reached cooperation intentions with several forces, and we will jointly research superconducting quantum computers in the future."

That's right.

This time, in addition to uniting domestic quantum laboratories, they also invited foreign helpers to cooperate.

It's really hard to do this kind of thing together, and most of them will quarrel because of their own interests.

However, since Xu Yun conquered the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine last time and established an independent new high-end chip manufacturing production line, many people have understood that they must join forces to compete together.

Otherwise, sooner or later it will gradually withdraw from the market.

For example, Neon's Shin-Etsu Chemistry is a good example.

Since the launch of new photoresists with low cost and low defect rates, their order numbers have dropped to freezing point.

So after seeing Xu Yun enter the field of quantum computing, he did not hesitate much in the face of Oaks' invitation.

After all, if they take the lead in mastering quantum supremacy, at least many benefits can be guaranteed.

Puskore was hit by surprise again at this time, but he didn't expect that this time it was a joint study by multiple forces.

If he was still a little worried about Xu Yun just now, then now he is full of confidence.

Without waiting for Oakes to speak again, he directly assured: "There is no problem on my side, and the first quantum computer to make a thousand qubits will definitely be us." ”

"That's good."

"If you have any difficulties in the process, you can contact me at any time." Oakes was very pleased with Puskore's answer.

It's just that just when everyone's morale was high, an inopportune voice came from the mouth of a person in the lower right corner of the screen.

"That genius scientist Xu Yun also has a lot of research in the quantum field, will they also be able to build a prototype of thousands of qubits?"

As this worry resounded in the conference room, the smile on Oakes' face disappeared instantly.

The inaccurate frown.

Fortunately, this repression did not last much, and then some people put forward different opinions.

"Judging from the papers published by the other party, this genius scientist may have some research in quantum mechanics, but after all, it is not what he is good at, and the other party has never been in contact with the manufacture of quantum computing prototypes, so I think their research speed is definitely not as fast as ours."

"Besides, this time we are still working together with multiple forces, and it is definitely not comparable to their single research institute."

Listening to this answer, Kruger agrees.

"That's exactly what happened. Even if the other party can perform miracles again, it will only catch up with our technology at most. ”

Oakes' face calmed down again after hearing this, he didn't believe that the other party could compare to the cooperation of the world-renowned quantum computer laboratory by one person.

Not to mention that he also made other preparations.

"The next step is to work together and strive to develop a quantum computer containing 1,000 qubits in the shortest possible time."

"Master true quantum supremacy."

"As for the Academy of Sciences, they won't have any partners."

In his thoughts, after the news of their joint efforts with the world-renowned quantum computer laboratory to research quantum computers came out, Xu Yun's side would definitely seek cooperation in order not to lag behind.

But he has already made arrangements, and any institution that enters the list of world-renowned quantum laboratories will definitely not be able to cooperate with Xu Yun's project even if they do not cooperate with them.

In this way, it is absolutely impossible to surpass them in this quantum computer research.

Today, Oakes convened this meeting, mainly to give himself a general control over things.

The follow-up detailed cooperation still needs to be negotiated by each laboratory.

In short, he trusted Puscore.

As the proposer of the concept of quantum supremacy, he is also an authoritative professor of quantum computers.

Now that I have basically confirmed my new ideas, it is only a matter of time before I turn them into reality.

At that time, as long as they take the lead in announcing their realization of quantum supremacy, Xu Yun's advantage in overcoming extreme ultraviolet lithography will disappear.

In this way, the next time Oakes did not delay any longer, and immediately ended the meeting and let them go to work.

After all the figures on the screen disappeared, he asked his subordinates to call the person in charge of information security to his laboratory.

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"How's the investigation of Xu, is there a chance?"

In the office, Oakes stood by the window, leaning over to ask a young man in a suit behind him.

In the face of the chief's inquiry, the man in the suit did not dare to hesitate, and immediately told the information he had.

"Report sir."

"After our investigation during this time, it can be determined that the other party has been strictly protected by secrecy, and Deepin Technology has a very high level in the field of artificial intelligence, and it is impossible to find any useful information at all."

Listening to all the answers, Oakes slowly turned around and looked not very happy.

In fact, when Xu Yun conquered the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine, he wanted to take other measures to eliminate this hidden danger.

After all, judging from the development of science and technology in recent years, Xu Yun can be seen behind almost many advanced technologies.

If Xu Yun disappears from the world, he will undoubtedly return to normal.

Perhaps this is a great loss for human civilization as a whole, but it is in their interest.

It's a pity that Xu Yun has long been a key protection object, although he usually seems to travel normally, but in fact, there are good protection forces hidden around.

Coupled with the dual defense of artificial intelligence clumsiness and deep sea, it can detect problems and report them in time.

At the moment, it is impossible to make Xu Yun disappear.

Speaking of which, Oakes regretted it a little, knowing that he should not have added Xu Yun to the security building's focus list in the first place.

In this way, Xu Yun has been staying in Jingzhou City.

If you can leave Jingzhou City and go overseas, the probability of success will undoubtedly increase a lot.

Of course, he is just thinking about this idea now, not to mention that the other party will not take risks if he cancels the list, and the key is that he will lose his face.

Those who don't know think they are afraid of Xu Yun.

A lot of thoughts flashed through his mind, and finally Oakes seemed to have made some decision.

Raising his gaze to look at the other party, he explained: "Let's stop the investigation of Xu for the time being, and then focus on their quantum computer research progress, and it is best to get detailed data." ”

According to what he knows, if you know yourself and your opponent will win all battles, and always keep abreast of the research progress of the other party, you don't need to worry about the situation of overcoming the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine in a short time last time.

On the contrary, they can flexibly take various measures to delay the progress of the other party's research as much as possible.

That is until they built a prototype of superconducting quantum computing with a thousand qubits.

Master quantum supremacy.

"Yes, sir."

Regarding Oakes' arrangement, the man in the suit agreed without saying a word.

Maybe Xu Yun has a lot of protection around them, and they can't do it, but the data of the investigation and research institute can still be realized.

Although these special organizations have a highly secure Internet defense security system, there is still hope that something can be gained if the organization of specialized personnel carries out the attack.

It is important to know that both universities and corporate labs are subject to a large number of cyber attacks from different locations every year.

After receiving the new task, the other party did not stop in the office, and immediately turned to leave.

And just when various actions began to be taken overseas, and a number of well-known quantum computer laboratories announced their cooperation, Xu Yun finally came to the Institute of Quantum Information and Quantum Technology Innovation.

Under the leadership of Pan Xiaozhi, he also successfully met the Zu Chongzhi-2 superconducting quantum computer that the institute has been researching.

A strangely shaped computer appears in view, and in addition to the main processor stacked next to it, the barrel-shaped vacuum chamber with white paint above is the most eye-catching.

Speaking of which, this is the first time Xu Yun has seen a superconducting quantum computer, and it is still so close.

Although this superconducting quantum computer may seem bulky, it represents the possibilities of the future.

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(End of chapter)