Chapter 5290 Superconductor

Gordon Moore was inspired by the fact that the major shareholders of Intel left and left, which once again aroused his ambitions. For Gordon Moore, this life was actually perfect. He started his own business from scratch, and after several twists and turns, he finally created a dominant position in the microprocessor industry, and then retired and returned home. This life was perfect, and there was even a "Moore's Law" that he didn't like to hear, but it was really awesome.

It can be said that before Lin Feng went to find Gordon Moore, Moore was a big winner in life. However, this big winner in life was humiliated because he introduced Lin Feng to the board of directors of Intel because he lost to Lin Feng in fishing. They disliked him for being old and asked him not to interfere in the affairs of Intel. Have these bastards forgotten that without him, there would be no Intel today? If it weren't for him, Intel would have collapsed in 1976!

Now they dislike him for being old and meddling in other people's business, which Gordon Moore couldn't stand. Back then, he changed jobs repeatedly, from William Shockley Semiconductor to Fairchild Semiconductor, and then to Intel. There was only one reason for this: Gordon Moore liked to be in a dominant position. He was competitive by nature and wanted to do his best in everything he did. After Intel became the world's best microprocessor company, he felt that there was nothing to pursue. The company was developing on the existing stable path, so he left Intel and gave the world to young people, and he, an old man, enjoyed his life.

However, now that Intel treats him like this, the founder who led Intel to glory, Gordon Moore is very angry. Of course, he won't roar. He won't curse. He won't complain. That's the behavior of the weak, that's the behavior of useless people. For him, he will never choose such a way to fight back against those who look down on him.

A successful person will only have facts to fight back against the other party!

"Mr. Lin, I think that instead of acquiring Intel, you might as well acquire another company! In this way, from the market point of view, you won't be involved in monopoly!" Gordon Moore's eyes shone.

"What company?" Lin Feng was curious.

"William Shockley's semiconductor company!" Gordon Moore said.

Lin Feng was stunned. For this, Lin Feng had only heard of such a company when he knew Gordon Moore, but he didn't know what it was like.

"Mr. Lin, William Shockley is the most annoying person. One of the people I hate the most in my life is him!" Gordon Moore mentioned this person, and his face was full of disgust. But at the end, he also showed admiration, "But if I say that I have met the smartest person in my life, it is him!"

Lin Feng was surprised. Seeing this, Gordon Moore sighed helplessly and told the story of William Shockley.

William Shockley,

received a doctorate in solid-state physics from MIT, and then received a bachelor's degree from California Institute of Technology. He founded the William Shockley Semiconductor Company named after him. His greatest achievement was the invention of the transistor.

Transistor is a solid semiconductor device with multiple functions such as detection, rectification, amplification, switching, voltage regulation, and signal modulation. As a variable current switch, the transistor can control the output current based on the input voltage. Unlike ordinary mechanical switches, transistors use electrical signals to control their opening and closing, and the switching speed can be very fast. The switching speed in the laboratory can reach more than 100 GHz.

It can be said that if there is no invention of transistors, there will be no televisions today, let alone computers and other epoch-making products. It can be said that William Shockley changed the world. Because the previous computers all used electron tubes, and electron tubes have high energy consumption and large size, which makes them only expensive products that can be used by national government departments or large enterprises. It is the emergence of transistors that makes it possible for all these electronic products to enter the folk.

"At the beginning, Robert Noyce and I assisted William Shockley in inventing the transistor. We left this hateful and stubborn guy and founded Fairchild Semiconductor, and Noyce invented the integrated circuit block during this period. After that, we left the Fairchild Semiconductor Company that we founded and founded today's "Intel", and I created the microprocessor." Speaking of this, Gordon Moore looked proud.

He can say that one person witnessed the birth of three epoch-making products. The first is the transistor, which makes computers, televisions, and mobile phones accessible to thousands of households. The second is the integrated circuit, which makes everything smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient. The third is the microprocessor, which makes the world truly different and makes computers truly the most important tool for mankind!

"The computer industry is currently at a bottleneck. Not only the CPU, but also the hard disk and memory have reached the bottleneck. The CPU, the processor speed, has reached its limit. What can be improved now is just a little bit of speed, and there is no Revolutionary progress, and hard drives have reached their bottleneck early. Current companies can only apply memory technology to hard drives and propose solid-state drives, which is not a real solution. As for memory, currently, it is still It has not reached the ceiling, but it is not far away. And this is all related to semiconductor technology! We need to go further and develop a new generation of semiconductors! And currently, William Shockley Company has this technology! Gordon Moore said, "It's a pity that they currently lack funds and management talents! But many of the things he left behind are of infinite value!"

Lin Feng blinked.

"If this is the case, why is no company willing to acquire it?" Lin Feng asked.

"This has to be blamed on William Shockley. This guy is too arrogant and stubborn. In Shockley Company, he is the only one who has the final say. He does not allow others to express any opinions. He is indeed a genius and is the one I think The most genius person I have ever met, but he is the worst company manager. He should be leading a laboratory, not a company! He is the person who made Silicon Valley truly famous, but he also led to his company. It is notorious in Silicon Valley. After the eight of us left Shockley, no one wanted to leave over the years. Therefore, although William Shockley invented the transistor and became a multimillionaire because of it (thousands of people in the 1960s). Millionaire), it is a pity that his arrogance, his stubbornness, and his self-centeredness have caused the company to decline since his death. Today, no one remembers Shockley Semiconductor except for its former glory! What’s more, it is now a micro company! The processor era," quipped Gordon Moore.

In terms of genius, William Shockley puts him to shame. It's a pity that genius does not necessarily mean that you can manage a company, but he led 'Intel' to true glory. It can even be said that he led to the launch of transistors, integrated circuit blocks, and microprocessors.

"Then, what's the use of our acquisition?" Lin Feng asked.

"I am very interested in some of the notes left by Shockley. As you know, today's semiconductors are in trouble. Current semiconductors use silicon as raw materials, but the physical and chemical properties of the silicon element cause its speed to be only It may be so fast. Nowadays, it is said that computers are slow and cannot be improved, but the core of a computer is a microprocessor, and the core of a microprocessor is a transistor, and the core of a transistor is a semiconductor. Those are all very illusory things. Currently, many semiconductor companies want to change the material of semiconductors, such as using gallium nitride to replace silicon. However, I think that both silicon and gallium nitride have their limitations. We If you want real innovation, you must create a superconductor!" William Shockley's eyes flashed with enthusiasm.

superconductor! Lin Feng curled his lips.

"Mr. Moore, although I am not a scientist or a physicist, I also know what a superconductor is. The so-called superconductor means that when the temperature of a conductive material is close to absolute zero, the resistance of the material approaches 0 due to the thermal movement of the object's molecules. Properties. "Superconductor" refers to a conductive material capable of superconducting transmission. Zero resistance and diamagnetic properties are indeed the best materials for various electronic products. That is, the first premise of this is 'absolute zero'. Not only must it reach 'absolute zero', it must at least be close to 'absolute zero' in order to have this characteristic. How can it be achieved at normal temperature?" Lin Feng curled his lips.

Gordon Moore chuckled.

"Naturally, according to current scientific knowledge, superconductors do not exist. However, the news I got from an unclear source is that before William Shockley passed away, he had been studying superconductors at room temperature, and This depleted the company's liquidity, and the copyright he had for inventing the transistor expired a few years ago, so the company went from bad to worse. This was an excellent opportunity to acquire Shockley Semiconductor, and I could get him. Maybe we can make a breakthrough!" Gordon Moore said with sharp eyes, "And our cooperation is that Mr. Lin will acquire Shockley Semiconductor Company and become the boss, and I will become a shareholder, at least the amount of equity will be determined by Mr. Lin looked at it. And my only request is that the company must be controlled by me!" Gordon Moore showed his ambition, "I want to create a miracle again, a miracle that even Intel can look up to!"

"Deal!" Lin Feng stretched out his hand. To be continued. .

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