The Goddess Shines on America

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In this way, Alice easily sat in Intel's office, with her status in Microsoft, ranking among the top three shareholders and embedding the title of "technical consultant". Of course, including the three founders of the company, the current chairman Gordon Moore, CEO Secret Grove, and the lofty Robert Noyce, everyone knows that this girl will be in the company The role played is by no means just an existence of the nature of consultants.

On the day of the general meeting of shareholders, Alice spent the entire working hours patrolling the building, visiting every office, knowing the name of every employee, and also learning about the company’s current fab address in the US mainland. Through the financial report, we have a thorough understanding of the current situation of the entire company.

When the price remains the same, the number of components that can be accommodated on an integrated circuit will double about every 18-24 months, and the performance will also double. In other words, the computer performance that can be bought for every dollar will more than double every 18-24 months. The famous Moore's Law reveals the speed of information technology progress, and as the person who proposed this law, Gordon Moore's position in Intel is unquestionable. Only he, when Alice carefully browsed the relevant company documents, could give the most opinions on her idea.

"Computer technology was born in the United States," Moore said in the spacious and bright office of the chairman in the afternoon. "Stanford University, California Institute of Technology, and of course Berkeley. These universities provide countless talents for Silicon Valley every year. It is the cradle of the entire computer industry. So Alice, I really have a hard time understanding, why do you want to invest in building a laboratory in the UK?"

There is one sentence that Moore has not expressed yet, that is, Intel has its own laboratory, so why bother to do so?

When the price remains the same, the number of components that can be accommodated on an integrated circuit will double about every 18-24 months, and the performance will also double. This of course does not mean that as long as the time comes, Intel can directly request offline manufacturers to produce electronic products of this specification. After all, it is a physical mass production link, and before that, the latest products are of course professional Born in the computer laboratory.

The development and production of a new type of central processing unit is not a time-saving and labor-saving process, let alone a money-saving process. First of all, the company needs to have a professional laboratory, recruit a sufficient number of computer experts, research new products around the clock, and in the process continue to invest funds to update equipment to provide raw materials. Then, when the new product is actually released, they must ensure that the craftsmanship of the exclusive factory is qualified, and they can really produce products of the same standard. This kind of reliable next product is not easy to qualify, and naturally it is even more expensive. the cost of.

Talents, laboratories, processing plants, and even headquarters, Intel’s world is all in the United States, nothing is more convenient than this. But now, Alice actually proposed to go to England to build a special laboratory, which is really surprising.

"In principle, this requires signing a non-disclosure agreement." Alice slowly sipped the tea. At this time, Moore had inquired about the details long before the new shareholder was due to visit, so he prepared a box of top Biluochun early. .

"Of course, you are the founder and chairman of Intel, and I am the newcomer, so this step can be omitted." She smiled and listened carefully to Dymol. The contact between intellectuals is convenient, as long as Talking about the technical field, as long as the two sides have learned about each other's abilities through various channels, it will be easy to talk to the sky-of course, don't get into the horns.

"The reason why I want to set up a laboratory overseas is not directly for Intel's business, but to start a new business-the research and development of ternary computers."

This term really surprised Moore, but of course it was not because of the novelty of the concept. He just looked at Alice in surprise, a trace of astonishment flashed across his face first, and then he became confused: "Ternary? The one developed by the Soviet Union? The feasibility is okay, but we don't need it, right? "

Unexpected answer at all. After taking a sip of half a cup of tea, Alice answered without hesitation: "If it is a pure businessman who considers gains and losses, your answer is normal. But Mr. Moore, we are from Silicon Valley. Isn’t the purpose of working in the computer industry just to change the world and to pursue the latest technology? One positive and one negative one equals one positive and one negative one, the other one adds the unknown, the typical anthropomorphic thinking mode, are you not interested?

"One positive, one negative and one level, one non-plus unknown? Anthropomorphic thinking?" The term ternary is a concept that Moore fully understands, but the words after Alice really made him somewhat stunned. , So much as to mutter to himself.

The ternary computer was abandoned by the Soviet authorities. It was a piece of news that had been exposed many years ago, but it never attracted anyone's attention. After all, it is a matter of the Soviet Union that the Soviet Union will develop it, and the United States, where computers were born, is a world of binary systems. Who would put a ready-made foundation and not develop, and specifically study the things of that camp?

"Indeed, it is not more than ten years ago. With our current process, it is indeed possible to use a faster and more reliable ferrite core and semiconductor diode to form a good controllable current transformer, and then It means three voltages, positive, negative, and zero, and the power consumption is exceptionally low."

At any rate, he is also the author of Moore's Law, and Alice can trigger a lot of his associations with a single word. However, power is power after all. After serving as the chairman of Intel for two decades, he immediately raised a crucial question.

"If you only plan to personally fund the construction of this laboratory, it is your freedom and we have no right to interfere. But Alice, since you want to borrow Intel’s capital, then I must replace all shareholders and ask you a very important thing. problem."

Knowing what the problem might be, Alice gave out "Uh-huh."

"The company can't make money-losing business. Manufacturing may not be able to be put into practical use, whether the technology is mature or not, manufacturing costs, development methods, and supporting products. This requires the cooperation of an entire industry. From various types of hardware and their drivers to Operating systems and various application software, without decades of specialized development, you simply can't make up these!"

The more he went on, the more excited Gordon Moore's tone became. At the end, he ended with a high-pitched aria. Sitting across from the old man who was nearly 60 years old, and seeing his face flushed red with excitement, Alice was a little frightened by his aura, so that she had to stand back!

So, after realizing his gaffe, Moore gasped and laughed: "Sorry, kid, ah no, Alice, I'm excited, after all, your ideal is really great. Ternary computer...good fellow, kid , Ah no, Alice, I have to admit that if you are purely from the perspective of new technology research and development, I will support you 100%!"

They are all people who understand things, and Moore certainly knows how important scientific research is. Many projects cannot be commercialized in just five or ten years. Theoretical physics and basic physics research is an endless task. Of course, the ternary computer has its development significance.

But because of this, the old man also said a correct but meaningless nonsense-I support you, I support you spiritually, I support you 100% spiritually, as for practical actions...cough cough.

But Alice was waiting for his words.

"I already have a researcher candidate." She slowly filled herself with a cup of tea: "I have recruited a group of private talents all over the world. Of course, about 70% of them are in the United States. They are also idle, and giving them a legitimate career can be considered a sense of life. Of course, more importantly, some people can explain to their parents~"

This sentence can be said to be too subtle. What is an idle folk master, who has no sense of life, and confesses work problems to his parents?

Moore has been in the circle for more than 20 years, and there is a girl like Alice Wang sitting in front of him, so after a little thought, a dumbfounding answer immediately popped into his mind.

"hacker!?"

"Bingo!" Alice snapped her fingers for him: "The research and development of ternary computers~www.readwn.com~ And I also plan to set up the laboratory in an uninhabited place, think about it. Look, for the group of secondary two youngsters who have nothing to do all day long and love to hang out online, are there any projects that are more secondary than ternary computer research and development!?"

Just now Moore herself was a role model, and when it was Alice's turn, her tone became higher and higher, so that in the end, it turned out to be an aria-like tone. Therefore, before expressing further thoughts, Moore first had to pacify her dumbfoundingly: "It makes sense, it makes sense, you make a lot of sense."

After Alice stopped speaking contentedly, Moore turned to recall her words, but was attracted by one of the unimportant words: "You just said that the group of hackers and this project are...Joan...囧...inverse? What do you mean?"

"Secondary, well, you can check the Japanese dictionary for the specific meaning." Alice waved her hand, and wisely got rid of the crooked topic: "So first of all, the talents can save a lot of money by joining the company. Me. Of course, I didn’t expect to make quick money with this kind of computer. I would find a house for them in the ice and snow, and I would do it myself~"

With that said, it seemed that something very interesting had happened to Alice, and Alice smiled like that... gloating. (To be continued.) Mobile phone users, please browse and read for a better reading experience.