Intel and Samsung were willing to exchange seismometers. This answer was beyond Chen Mo's expectation.
I originally thought that if there was a company willing to exchange, they would be happy because their goal was to get the photolithography machine. Now there are two companies, which he can only dream of.
The cost of a seismograph is not high, and he wouldn't mind having an extra photolithography machine.
“Both companies want four seismometers and have no other requirements,” Zhao Min said.
"Four units? They won't suffer at all." Chen Mo said: "Swap with them, anyway, it's not bad for this one."
Not long after the news was announced, the two companies contacted them, with the obvious intention of using seismometers to study earthquake early warning technology.
"Okay." Zhao Min agreed immediately.
Seismometers are for export. Since they dare to export, they are not afraid of technology leakage. The core chip, the algorithm inside it, and the seismometer system are all encrypted. It is almost impossible to obtain the algorithm, so Chen Mo is not afraid that they can imitate the seismometer.
Even if all the hardware is manufactured, without the core algorithm and seismometer system, it is just an empty shell and has no effect.
Both parties wanted to switch, so there was no resistance to transactions with the two companies. South Korea and the United States want to get seismometers, and Army Ant Company and China want photolithography machines. They are all cutting-edge technologies, and each side gets what they need, so the exchange is not restricted by the governments of the three countries.
Two weeks later, the exchange between the two parties was successfully completed.
Chi Shangjiang was sitting in the reception room of Intel Corporation, with a red face and a smile, as if he was having a great event.
Not long after, when he saw Paul walking in, Chi Shangjiang's face immediately looked like a blooming chrysanthemum. He went up to him without saying a word, more like welcoming the arrival of his master.
"President Paul, nice to meet you."
Paul despised Chishang Jiang's flattering expression in his heart, but did not show it: "Ambassador Chishang came here in person, what do you want?"
Paul was also in a good mood, because he had successfully exchanged a seismometer with the Army Ant Company. Their company's stock price had been rising in the past few days, and Intel's market value was also rising. The impact of the seismometer was beyond his expectation.
Now they just get the seismometer, and their market value is already optimistic. If they really get the earthquake early warning technology, their company will definitely rise to another level in his hands.
"President Paul, I came here this time to ask about the seismograph. Can you sell us a seismograph?" Chi Shangjiang didn't talk nonsense. He smiled apologetically and got into the topic. He also spoke carefully for fear of offending others.
"Seismometer? I need to think about this." Paul said.
If the seismometer is sold to people from the island country, this means that their research will have another competitor, which they do not want to see. Although the island country is small, its scientific research capabilities are definitely stronger than theirs. Now when seismometers are sold to islanders, they are making wedding dresses for others.
"President Paul, when will we get a reply? The price is easy to say. We are willing to pay US$100 million to buy one." Chi Shangjiang said.
Now the island country is in urgent need of seismometers. Who is not sure when the next earthquake will come? After the last big earthquake, there were two large aftershocks, and they suffered a lot of losses.
They need seismometers more than any other country.
"Okay, I'll get back to you in a while." Paul thought for a while and said.
The same scene happened in South Korea.
The island country is now eager to get the seismometer, but the island country government does not have a photolithography machine and cannot exchange it with the Marching Ant Company. The Marching Ant Company is not selling it to the outside world for the time being, so it can only make two ideas.
The two companies that got the seismometers did not do business with the island country. The seismograph they spent so much effort to obtain cannot be handed over to the island country casually and used as a wedding dress for the island country.
at the same time.
Chen Mo and Zhao Min were walking on the campus of the company's headquarters. The company's headquarters is currently undergoing final decoration, and the campus has already taken a basic shape.
Building the headquarters industrial park and rushing work cost them a lot of money.
The headquarters of the Army Ant Company is called the Ant Nest, which is the nest of the army ants. The headquarters looks like a ring-shaped structure of an ant nest. It is not too tall, but it occupies a large area. The low-end version of the Bird's Nest has a different shape and is not made of steel. The exterior is wrapped in irregular glass, which is beautiful.
In addition to the basic office area, there are restaurants, supermarkets, fitness gyms and multi-purpose halls, as well as internal and external conference rooms.
Each area is like a cave in an ant nest. Inside the ring, there are various passages leading to each area. In the center of the ring is a green area. From a distance, it looks like an ant nest made of glass.
Next to the headquarters building is another form of ant nest. It is an independently built research institute with a connecting passage to the headquarters.
There are also factory workshops, warehouses, and employee dormitories in the park. The plan for the headquarters is for 10,000 people to live and work there.
It has now entered the final stage and will be several months away from being put into use.
Chen Mo and Zhao Min were heading towards the research institute at this time.
The two photolithography machines exchanged for the seismograph were both flown back. Because it is a special instrument, after returning to the airport, it will be transported back to the headquarters research institute through emergency procedures.
"Because our temporary headquarters did not have a constant temperature room, we shipped it back here. Now the lithography machine is in a constant temperature container and was sent to the underground constant temperature room of the institute." Zhao Min introduced.
They don't have to worry about safety issues. At the beginning of the construction of the park, the research institute and headquarters building were given priority. The renovation of the research institute and headquarters building has been completed, and many experimental equipment have been installed.
To be precise, the headquarters building and research institute are now ready for use, but the staff dormitories have not been completely renovated, so it will take three or four months before they can move in.
"In the institute, there are security guards, monitoring and security systems, which are similar to those at the temporary headquarters. Anan and Black Eagle are responsible for the security here. All security personnel are retired military personnel."
Chen Mo listened carefully to Zhao Min's introduction, and soon, the group entered the research institute. No one is moving in now, so the institute looks a little empty.
The lithography machine was in the clean room. After putting on protective clothing, a few people entered the research institute.
In the second-floor basement of the research institute, Chen Mo successfully saw the photolithography machine in the constant temperature room. It didn't look big, and it had the obvious ASML logo on it.
The two photolithography machines put together are not as big as a container. This kind of photolithography machine consists of 50,000 parts. In the past, China tried its best but could not obtain the equipment.
"We are currently purchasing packaging machines and furnaces. With the photolithography machine, purchasing other machines will be much easier," Zhao Min said.
"Yes." Chen Mo nodded and looked around the packaging machine: "Can the machine operate normally?"
"The technicians checked it and there is no problem." Zhao Min said.
"That's good."
They spent a lot of effort on these two machines, but now they can save a lot of trouble.
At least his research on superconducting chips can proceed smoothly without worrying about the technology being too backward. With superconducting chips, there is no big obstacle to the research of superconducting supercomputers.
But all this can only begin after moving into the headquarters.
After checking the lithography machine and walking around the headquarters campus, Chen Mo, Zhao Min and others rushed back to the company's office building.
There will be an update in the early morning.
(End of chapter)