Chen Weidong thought about it for a while and said, "So, have you put your ideas into practice?"

"We have no money." Yu Guangbin said softly, his voice lowered by three points.

"What?" Chen Weidong was stunned.

He had thought of every situation, but he didn't expect Yu Guangbin to say such a thing to him.

No money?

The photonic computer is a key project that he personally formulated. Other scientific research projects may say that there is no money, but it cannot be without money!

He glanced at Lin Zeju, who hesitated to speak.

So, Lin Zeju withheld the research funds from Yu Guangbin and the others?

Although the allocation of funds is mainly within the scope of the academic committee's authority, they would never dare not follow their instructions. No matter how serious their objections are, they will allocate funds to Yu Guangbin and the others.

In the entire company, there are only three people who dare to do this: Uncle San, Lin Zeju, and Li Xier.

The third uncle definitely has no interest in caring about this, and it is impossible for Li Xi'er to do so. Even if she did, she would definitely tell her.

Obviously, Lin Zeju was heartbroken after seeing the bottomless pit of investment in the optical brain project.

Lin Zeju opened his mouth to explain, but Chen Weidong stopped him and said, "How much money do you need?"

As one of the general managers of the company, Lin Zeju terminated the funding because he was only thinking about the company. Chen Weidong could not damage the authority of his general manager in front of his subordinates.

It's best to pretend you don't know, fund the money directly, and don't ask anything.

Yu Guangbin and Cen Jingping cried with joy.

In the first year, they spent money lavishly and even extravagantly. However, because they had no achievements, they gradually became looked down upon by everyone and felt ashamed of themselves.

Lin Zeju reduced their funding, and they did not dare to fight.

Now it was finally clear, the boss spoke in person, and the two of them burst into tears of excitement.

They didn't dare to ask for as much as they wanted. After thinking for a long time, they said cautiously: "Can you give us five million?"

"Other problems are not big. For example, we have rich experience in making miniature laser conversion devices and the cost is not much. However, we need to make a light switch because it is difficult to extract gallium arsenide and difficult to make, so the cost will be higher.

, so more funds are needed..."

As they talked, their voices became quieter and quieter.

"Extract? You don't buy gallium arsenide directly from the market... Forget it, as for the funding, I will give you as much as you want. However, I hope you can regain your strength this time and realize an optoelectronic hybrid computer as soon as possible!

"

Chen Weidong stopped talking halfway through.

It's certainly easier to buy gallium arsenide wafers directly on the market, but you can't buy much for even a few million.

I'd better support them one more time. It would be great to develop a hybrid optical-electrical computer, which is still about ten times faster than the fastest computer in the world.

The key is, I don't know if they can do it.

After temporarily solving the problem of the photonic computer project team, Chen Weidong asked Gong Zhao of the mechanical department: "Is the failure rate of our chip automation assembly line high?"

If we can accelerate the expansion of chip mass production, we can fully alleviate domestic demand for semiconductor imports.

It can also save a large amount of foreign exchange every year, which plays a significant role in stabilizing the local currency exchange rate and resisting financial risks.

Zhao Gong lowered his head to discuss with a researcher, and said with some embarrassment: "Mr. Chen, automated assembly lines are different from laboratory development. Strictly speaking, the accuracy of the assembly line is not as high as the requirements of the laboratory."

"You also know that the automated assembly line is a precision equipment. There is a problem with any precision equipment, that is, the elimination rate of the main components is very high."

"If there is a slight wear error, the relevant parts need to be replaced, otherwise it will be difficult to maintain the same accuracy."

"The assembly line is easy to handle. In the production process of chips, with the help of high-precision measuring instruments, it only takes a few hours to replace parts."

"But the laboratory is different, especially the photolithography machine, which is equipped with automated auxiliary instruments. Its accuracy requirements are almost the most demanding, and it represents the most advanced semiconductor technology in the world."

"Even an error of ten nanometers will directly affect the success of the experiment."

"For this reason, we must frequently check the wear and tear of the main components of the lithography machine, as well as the deformation of the components. Once a few precision parts appear, we must quickly replace the relevant parts."

"In order to ensure accuracy, our researchers need to conduct continuous debugging when replacing parts. The time required for this replacement is likely to be one or two days, or even about a week."

Chen Weidong frowned and asked curiously: "Can't alloy parts be used to ensure a longer maintenance-free time?"

"We have already used alloys for the main components, but if we want to extend the service life, we can only use special alloys with higher strength, better resistance to high temperatures, and less prone to wear."

"Unless, unless we can supply a large amount of special alloys, there is nothing we can do..." Liu Weitao, as the current head of the materials department, explained patiently.

"Materials..." Chen Weidong's head was spinning. This seemingly ordinary basic subject is actually a reality that most industries must face.

If the quality of materials is not up to standard, many things will not be made.

Materials in the world are all-encompassing and everywhere.

In eating, wearing, housing, and traveling, everyone encounters many materials such as metal, rubber, magnets, optoelectronics, etc. every day.

As small as a needle, a piece of paper, a plastic bag, a piece of clothing, as large as transportation, medical equipment, engineering construction, information and communications, aerospace, materials science is everywhere.

But researching special alloys is also a very expensive project.

A large number of experimental tests are required to determine the most stable and most suitable alloy formula.

Especially in some special fields, many projects cannot be realized because of the lack of progress in materials science.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Let's set up a special laboratory, completely operated by robots..." Chen Weidong explained his idea again, allowing everyone present to view it from a professional perspective.

Criticize and add to his ideas.

"This...is this possible?" Zhao Gong was shocked after hearing his idea.

As we all know, science is what can be repeated.

Every time scientific researchers perform an experiment, there will be a recorder to record every step of the experiment.

The recorder's responsibility is to break down each operation process of the experiment into many steps, and faithfully record the experimental results and data of each step.

Then, repeat the experiment to be as close as possible to the original experiment.

Even if the experiment is successful, even if there are very complete experimental records, it is extremely difficult for you to completely repeat the last experiment.

Many times, we may unintentionally succeed in the first experiment, but then, after spending months or even years, we cannot make breakthrough progress, making an accident become inevitable.

Because people always make mistakes, and human hands are not the most precise instruments. It is normal for the entire experiment to fall short due to one operation error.

If all operations are performed by robots, the experimental error can be reduced to a minimum.

And they only need to adjust a certain value of the robot to make the robot automatically conduct scientific research in a set direction...

Chen Weidong's idea goes further than his guess, but in theory, it will be more helpful to the overall scientific research project.

But, is this realistic?

Liu Weitao and his engineers turned pale with fright, and kept complaining: "Mr. Chen, just spare us! Although you have invested in such a laboratory regardless of the cost, the amount of the project is too big! We

Even if you work hard enough to complete a laboratory, you may not be able to succeed."

The two of them reported a lot of difficulties in one breath. In a laboratory based on Chen Weidong's idea, different parts of the robots require different special alloys. Some must be wear-resistant, some must be corrosion-resistant, and some must be corrosion-resistant.

Some should be non-conductive, some should be light...

Too many requests!

Even if you synthesize these special alloys by yourself, it will cost a lot of money, and a little bit will take a lot of time. Some of them are not available in China, and you have to buy them from abroad, and you may not even be able to buy them!

After these problems are solved, processing still needs to be done, and each part must be specially made!

My God, even if everything goes well, it will be a blessing from God to be able to complete the design and installation of a robot in one year!

According to Chen Weidong's plan, a special laboratory requires about three to five intelligent robots to cooperate with each other, depending on the functions.

There are also data collection devices, and test personnel also need to be trained and have an adaptation process...
Chapter completed!