Half an hour later, Zhang Dongshuo looked up and asked, "Where did you get this?"

"I've gathered all of IBM's research and semi-finished results from the past few decades. Many of their technologies are cutting-edge, and the more I look at them, the more I realize that the technological gap between us and them isn't just a little bit; it's a gap of several generations," Xing Baohua said.

"Yes! We haven't even figured out the architecture yet, and they've already started working on room-temperature superconductivity. Look here, in terms of monocrystalline silicon and sapphire clean surfaces, the entire country doesn't have this technology."

“I’ll find a way to order the equipment, regardless of whether it’s suitable or not, I’ll get it first. After I get this information, I’ll have someone go to Singapore to establish a medical company, under the guise of researching medical equipment, to procure equipment globally,” Xing Baohua said.

"Okay! Leave your things here with me for now. Do you have a combination lock on your laptop?"

"I can't give it to you right now. If you want to see it, you'll need to make a special application. It's not that I don't trust you, but the Rice Lab is almost turning into a den of thieves."

"What do you mean?"

“Last time, when IBM’s senior technology executive, Lewell, came here on behalf of IBM to negotiate shares in the wafer fab, I took the opportunity to spend a little money to purchase a few technologies. Our conversation was overheard, which led to a lot of incidents.”

"Isn't this normal? You bribe other people, they bribe yours, it's a never-ending cycle of revenge. Did IBM know all their technology was leaked?"

"They probably don't know! Otherwise, they would have jumped up and down by now."

"IBM had such a good relationship with you, selling you everything, and you still stabbed them in the back. You're really not a good person."

Xing Baohua said dismissively, "If it benefits our technology, I'd stab him four times over. Once you've finished your work, I'll give you a special pass so you can use this computer to access all the technical materials."

“Okay, I’d like to know if they’ve made any progress in quantum chips,” Zhang Dongshuo asked.

"Not at the moment, because they have to slow down and recoup the money they've invested in semiconductors."

Zhang Dongshuo nodded, seemingly understanding. Xing Baohua patted him on the shoulder and then left the lithography institute.

Subsequently, Xing Baohua raised the security level of the lithography institute, and the level of vigilance was also increased.

The staff inside secretly reviewed the situation.

Xing Baohua declined the secretary recommended by Wei Laisong. Currently, one secretary is sufficient.

While Xing Baohua was busy with the main research for his wafer fab, many banks that had previously provided him with loans raised his risk level again.

We have to improve him. This kid is always walking a tightrope. If someone gets killed, who will fill the hole in his body?

This guy is hard to lend money to, but if he were to use collateral, things would be much easier. Various international banks lend to him based on his credit.

Look at that Mitsui family's representative, he's still in the hospital!

The Shanghai authorities sent Xing Baohua a fax with floor plans, mainly outlining the layout of the wafer fab.

This chart was just a random sketch, drawn according to Xing Baohua's instructions, to give investors an impression.

To be honest, this "drawing along the way" task almost drove the designer crazy at first.

The designers were almost rendered helpless.

Based on this floor plan, the next step is to create a simple sand table.

Without any basis or data comparison, they just made the plan arbitrarily.

Of course, this is just a superficial illusion; the drawings will be produced as soon as possible based on the designer's ideas.

Once the drawings are ready, the budget needs to be prepared immediately.

Next comes the bidding process. The winning construction company will quickly break ground to build the foundation and other facilities.

With tight deadlines and a heavy workload, everything is a test of both quality and speed.

A few weeks later, the preparations in Shanghai were complete, and they called to ask Xing Baohua to come over and inspect the work, and to make changes wherever necessary.

However, Xing Baohua had some other matters to attend to, and the timing was not yet confirmed, so he had to ask the Shanghai authorities to wait.

After Zhang Dongshuo saw those materials, the boy came to Xing Baohua's villa the very next day and focused intently on reading them in his study. He still hasn't finished reading them yet.

I've filled several notebooks with notes and random jottings.

Quantum chips have a different structure than semiconductor chips. Therefore, researching quantum chips is a completely new field.

Using some terminology developed by IBM, such as "qubit," you need to understand what a qubit is.

This qubit is the most basic unit in a quantum chip.

There are also quantum gates, which belong to the field of logic gates.

Quantum circuitry, quantum memory, quantum measurement. This measurement is the measurement of the state of a qubit.

Only after understanding these principles can we proceed to the next stage of research. IBM has already begun preparing for production, while we haven't even grasped the concepts yet.

There are also materials to consider. What materials should your chips be manufactured on? According to data from IBM's experiments, the best substrates are monocrystalline silicon and sapphire.

You can try following other people's ideas, but you still need to find other alternative materials.

Finally, I have to mention the speed of this quantum computer. You can imagine how fast it can process data; it's incredibly fast.

In any case, Xing Baohua has never seen a physical quantum computer in either of his two lifetimes.

Xing Baohua didn't have much to do, and sometimes he would discuss technical matters with Zhang Dongshuo at home.

All the work, big and small, was handed over to Xie Yingying. It was like finding someone who didn't cost any money; the workload was enormous.

Hou Qian returned to her hometown in eastern Shandong. When her family learned that she wanted to stay in China to work, they all started helping her find a job.

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