EBE Chapter 448 Selecting Technology
Chapter 448 Selecting Technology
tonight,
Under the starry sky, Hao Qiang did not return to the Xiangmi Lake Villa.
He made a brief phone call to Qiu Yuqing and decided to spend the night at his home on the 38th floor of the company.
Here, living here, you can overlook the entire city, and in the dim lights, you can seem to touch the pulse of the city.
You can also look out to sea and feel the sea breeze.
Recently, the EBL lithography machine project is in full swing, and Hao Qiang is quite worried.
Although I am busy with company affairs during the day, night is a rare time for thinking.
He needed such a quiet night to sort out his complicated thoughts and prepare for future decisions.
It is gratifying that the research and development of auxiliary materials such as etching glue and photoresist has made encouraging progress.
The scientific research team's day and night efforts have finally paid off. It is expected that the research and development will be completed in July this year and the mass production stage will be successfully entered.
The only thing left is the most difficult project, the EBL lithography machine.
Hao Qiang sat on a rattan chair by the floor-to-ceiling window. He poured himself a cup of tea, and the aroma of tea wafted in the air.
He took a deep breath, opened the writing system's technology store, and browsed the technologies in the level 9 technology store.
On the screen, several technical fields are displayed:
[Technical Field 1: Super New Battery Manufacturing Technology and Process]
[Technical field 2: Intelligent manufacturing technology and process]
[Technical Field 3: Software Technology]
[Technical Field 4: Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology and Process]
[Technical Field 5: Cutting-Edge Automotive Manufacturing Technologies and Processes]
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The system allows him to choose 4 technologies.
After careful consideration, Hao Qiang basically determined the first option: to develop metal lithium battery technology.
The theoretical energy density of this technology can reach up to 5000Wh/kg, which is nearly 20 times that of the current ternary lithium battery.
Having such advanced battery technology will open up a vast world for the company.
From flying cars to drones, from wireless intelligent robots to the military, the application prospects are unlimited.
未来无人机采用锂聚合物（LiPo）电池，能量密度通常在100-265Wh/kg之间，消费级无人机的续航通常为20-30分钟，而专业级无人机可达1-2小时。
If new metal lithium batteries are used, the flight time is expected to increase to 10 times or even more under the same load and flight conditions.
This will completely change the application scenarios of drones and bring revolutionary changes to all walks of life.
Not only drones, but also the new energy vehicle sector will benefit greatly.
Hao Qiang imagines that if electric cars are equipped with this new type of battery, they can easily travel thousands of kilometers on a single charge.
If the performance issues of batteries in extremely cold environments are overcome, traditional fuel vehicles will completely lose their advantages.
Of course, if we can master nuclear fusion technology, it will undoubtedly be the ultimate solution in the energy field.
However, this technology is not currently available in the Tech Store.
He also knew that nuclear fusion technology involved too many cutting-edge technologies and required a lot of basic research support. Even if the technology store had this technology, it would probably be difficult to achieve within a few years.
He has expectations for nuclear fusion, but also understands that it may be something in the distant future.
After thinking for a long time, Hao Qiang turned his attention to the second technical option and chose: artificial intelligence and automation.
This technology holds enormous potential, including advanced algorithms and supercomputers that have yet to be discovered.
And advanced algorithms involve AI.
AI and automation will be the core driving forces of the future industrial revolution and will bring about a qualitative leap in the company's various business segments.
Hao Qiang began to imagine what kind of sparks would be created if advanced AI systems were combined with new battery technologies?
Only by achieving this can the autonomous driving technology be upgraded to LV5 level and fully realize autonomous driving, instead of the current LV2.
Even in the previous life, I could only achieve LV2.
Advanced algorithms can be applied in many areas, and autonomous driving technology is just one of them.
When talking about supercomputers, we have to talk about the quantum computers of the future.
In 2024, the research and development of quantum computers has made significant progress, and many countries have increased their investment in quantum computing research, but still face some challenges.
Leading quantum computers have reached 100-1000 quantum bits, but there are still many problems and they are still far from practical application and commercialization.
In the technology store, Hao Qiang still couldn't find any special technology for quantum computers.
It is very difficult to conduct experiments with current technology. In terms of materials, quantum materials with good consistency are needed.
It is necessary to develop high-performance microwave and optical components suitable for quantum systems, integration and packaging issues, maintain an operating environment near absolute zero, precision control issues, manufacturing consistency issues of quantum bits, and so on.
This is a very large area and is not within Hao Qiang's consideration for the time being.
Supercomputers are what the company urgently needs.
If the group develops chips, it naturally needs to develop processors, and it is also reasonable to develop supercomputers for its own use.
In areas such as large-scale numerical calculations, climate simulations, and financial modeling, supercomputers still dominate because they are more reliable, more versatile, and can handle a wider range of problems.
Of course, quantum computers are the future.
Quantum algorithms can be more than 1000 times faster than classical algorithms for certain optimization problems.
In terms of quantum chemistry simulations, quantum computers may be 100-1000 times faster than supercomputers.
Even on certain specific problems, quantum computers may be millions or even billions of times faster than the most powerful supercomputers.
It is worth mentioning that quantum computers are not superior to supercomputers in all tasks, and many general computing tasks are still more suitable for traditional supercomputers.
Therefore, it makes the most sense to develop supercomputers first.
If there is an opportunity in the future, I will study quantum computers.
It's like giving Hao Qiang a nuclear bomb now is not as practical as an AK47.
Although the third technology may be the highly anticipated flying car, its feasibility and market prospects still need to be further demonstrated.
As for the fourth technology, several vague concepts emerged in Hao Qiang's mind, but they were not mature enough and required more research and thinking.
That's it for now.
After Hao Qiang sorted out the technical plan, he felt his ideas suddenly became clear.
Hao Qiang felt a little tired after thinking deeply for a long time, so he decided to take a break.
He stood up, stretched, loosened his stiff shoulders, and then walked back to the study.
I sat down in a comfortable leather chair, turned on my computer, and logged into the company’s internal social platform.
As a large technology company with a large number of employees, the company has established several large chat groups.
In order to maintain a good working atmosphere, these groups explicitly prohibit discussions on work-related content. They are mainly used for the company to issue important notices and for employees to share interesting life stories in their spare time.
In order to protect employee privacy and prevent infiltration by outsiders, the group adopts a special anonymity mechanism.
Each employee can only see the registration number and profile picture of others, and cannot query others' job positions and titles.
Only backend administrators have the authority to view complete employee information.
This design allows employees to communicate in a relaxed atmosphere without worrying about their identities being exposed or the pressure of job level differences.
Hao Qiang chose to join one of the large groups. His avatar was an animal. No one knew that behind this ordinary avatar was the company's helmsman.
He lurked quietly, observing the dynamics of the group silently.
While browsing, Hao Qiang found that many employees were enthusiastically discussing the housing price trends in Pengcheng and the real estate projects around the company.
Some employees shared photos of their newly renovated houses in the group, triggering waves of envy and praise in the group.
0009587: "The housing prices near our company's residential complex have risen to 1.8 yuan. The increase in recent years has been a bit exaggerated."
1314520: "Not bad. This year, housing prices in Shenzhen are relatively stable, with a slight increase. The average price in Nanshan District is 2.2 yuan."
6978000: "Our company's house is still the best. It only costs a few thousand dollars."
0110120: "Second round of number selection at the end of this year. I hope to be in the front row."
0110119: "I envy my colleagues who can choose their numbers. I'm a newcomer and I still have to wait two years."
2351450: "Out of curiosity, is our chairman married?"
1254542: "Just a reminder, according to the company's confidentiality policy, it is forbidden to discuss the chairman's private affairs in the group, nor is it allowed to inquire about other people's private affairs in the group. If you are interested, you can ask the chairman directly, hehe."
2351450: "Oh, sorry, I'm a new employee and don't know the rules. I'm in the workshop and haven't seen the chairman in half a year."
1254542: "The chairman is very busy, so it's hard to see him. I can only wait until the annual meeting."
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The information scrolled very quickly. Hao Qiang read it for about ten minutes without participating in the speech.
He sometimes nodded slightly, sometimes looked thoughtful.
Only by observing employees chatting can he understand their life dynamics, life pressures and pursuits.
He also started from the grassroots level and experienced the ups and downs of life as an ordinary employee.
However, as the company continued to grow and develop, his position became higher and higher and his vision became broader and broader.
Having been at the top of the company for a long time, Hao Qiang realized that he could easily ignore the daily lives and true feelings of ordinary employees.
An excellent leader must not only have a far-sighted strategic vision, but also always pay attention to and be compassionate to the grassroots.
Hao Qiang doesn't want to be a boss who only cares about making money and has no human touch.
The boss of Pangdonglai does a very good job. He can get along with ordinary people easily and lives a happy life. Not only his employees respect him, but local residents also respect him.
Hao Qiang feels that it will be very difficult for Future Technology Group to achieve the same thing as Pang Donglai.
Deep down, he really admires such a boss.
If Future Technology Group can achieve what Pang Donglai did, it will be a great company.