"What? You want to do integrated circuits?”
When Lu Xuan handed a computer chip design to Yang Changgen, Director Yang looked incredulous.
You gave up your weapon design work and now you want to do computer science?
Director Yang was no stranger to computers.
There was a supercomputer in the base.
However, that thing's body was too huge.
It was much better at processing data than manual labor.
However, it could only achieve some very simple functions.
Moreover, the maintenance cost of that thing was high. Ordinary people really did not dare to touch it.
"Director Yang, if we can produce some auxiliary computing equipment.”
"We can sell it to other work units in the country to solve the problem of insufficient funds in this area.”
" Besides, in terms of precision guidance, it's impossible without the precise calculation of a small computer.”
Lu Xuan knew that the reason why Director Yang had such a big reaction was not because he did not support his work.
Moreover, he believed that once this thing was created, it would greatly increase the efficiency of research work.
However, computers were too expensive, and the base couldn't afford it.
Under the planned economy, any unit that wanted to engage in independent research projects.
They were all approved by the higher-ups before they were allocated funds.
Of course, it wasn't impossible to do independent research.
The prerequisite was that his own unit had the funds to support the project.
Although Base 618 had a lot of funds, it was obviously a drop in the bucket for computers.
Lu Xuan saw that Yang Changgen's side did not seem to work, so he simply invited Chief Wang Mingyi from the base, Chief Engineer Xu from the gunpowder research and development department, and Chief Engineer Zhang from the rocket launcher design department.
The three of them were in desperate need of personal computers, which could help them complete the design work faster.
"Comrade Little Lu, are you sure that the personal computer you mentioned can really be created?”Wang Mingyi asked seriously.
"Can this thing really achieve that kind of performance?”Chief Engineer Zhang also asked.
"Trust me, there won't be a problem." Lu Xuan patted his chest and promised.
"I believe in Comrade Little Lu." Chief Engineer Xu nodded.
"I also support Comrade Little Lu's research work.”Chief Engineer Zhang also agreed.
No one knew better than them how much a personal computer could help with design work.
As for funding, it was not a problem that Chief Engineer Xu and Chief Engineer Zhang needed to consider.
"I have no objections either."
Wang Mingyi also expressed his stance, and he believed that Lu Xuan would be able to do it.
Seeing that all three of them supported Lu Xuan, Yang Changgen, the top leader of the base, had nothing to say.
"Alright then, how much do you want?" she asked with a conflicted expression.”
"Not for now, but I need to find a few people to help.”Lu Xuan said.
There weren't many transistors in this kind of old-fashioned computer chip, and the circuit design wasn't complicated.
The cost of research and development was basically zero for Lu Xuan. It was just that he needed to spend some money to make these things.
Lu Xuan still had quite a bit of funds in his hands, which he could not use up at the moment, so he decided to invest some into the computer first.
He believed that once the personal computer was manufactured, it would definitely be welcomed by countless people. At that time, there would be no need to worry about not having enough funds.
However, it was impossible for Lu Xuan to make it by hand. He needed equipment and manpower.
" But our base doesn't have such personnel…" Yang Changgen said helplessly.
"Don't we have a supercomputer in our base? The technicians who maintained the supercomputer were also fine.”
Lu Xuan was helpless. Computer science was still in its infancy, and it was difficult to find professional technicians, let alone research and development personnel.
"That's not a problem, as long as you think it's useful.”
Yang Changgen had long felt that it was a waste to take up more than a dozen people to maintain this useless supercomputer.
"His name is Wang Weiqiang, the leader of the base's supercomputer maintenance team.”
Wang Mingyi quickly called over a technician in his thirties and introduced him to Lu Xuan.
"Comrade Little Lu, please take care of me!" Wang Weiqiang reached out and shook Lu Xuan's hand.
Although Wang Weiqiang was also a team leader in the base, his life was a little sullen.
Supercomputers had powerful computing power, but those old technicians didn't trust them very much.
They would rather use their abacus to perform high-precision calculations than use this supercomputer.
Therefore, it was difficult for him to display his professional knowledge. It was normal that he was not valued in the base.
On the way here, Wang Weiqiang heard from Wang Mingyi that Lu Xuan was going to make a small computer, and he was naturally delighted.
Although Lu Xuan was only a team leader, he was a celebrity in the entire base.
First, they developed the 336 rocket launcher with a range of more than 200 kilometers.
And the fuel-air explosives that were as powerful as small mushroom bombs.
Next was the Red Arrow rocket launcher.
These three weapons were applied to the Monkey Battlefield.
It received unanimous praise from the frontline officers and soldiers and the military leaders.
Lu Xuan had been promoted from a worker, peasant, and soldier student to a battalion officer.
Now that he wanted to make a small computer, he would definitely be able to make some achievements.
Lu Xuan did not exchange any pleasantries with Wang Weiqiang.
He took out his design blueprint and began to introduce it.
"This is a processor based on the X86 architecture. There are tens of thousands of processors on it.”
"These transistors are mainly used in certain structures of semiconductor components.”
" Add in SiO2 and metal to form all kinds of gates…"
Wang Weiqiang asked uncertainly before Lu Xuan could finish his introduction.
" Metal oxide-based semiconductor, the MOS tube structure in integrated circuits?”
Lu Xuan was a little surprised to hear Wang Weiqiang's question. Wang Weiqiang had actually done some research on this.
It had to be known that there was basically a blank space in this area in China, and materials were a weakness.
Although the production process of monocrystal was not complicated, the manufacturing process was very demanding.
However, Wang Weiqiang asked a relatively professional question, which made Lu Xuan very pleased.
It seemed that his understanding of the technical personnel of this era was still too shallow.
"To be precise, the architecture we are using now is an instruction set.”
"I still don't know if the domestic production of monocrystal chips can meet our performance requirements.”
Lu Xuan said to Wang Weiqiang after recovering from his shock.
"Comrade Little Lu, the materials are not a big problem.”
"Under laboratory conditions, a small amount of experimental materials can still be produced.”
Hearing Wang Weiqiang's words, Lu Xuan was delighted again. He asked,""Does our base have the production capacity for this?”
"Our base doesn't have any." Wang Weiqiang shook his head and said,""But I know that Base 631, which is in charge of electronic research, can do it.”
" A guided missile needs a computer chip to perform calculations when it's searching for a target during flight, and Base 631 has researchers in this area…"
Lu Xuan was even more delighted when he heard that. He immediately said,""Take me to Base 631 immediately.”
Wang Weiqiang nodded." Alright. I happen to know Chief Engineer Cao Zhijiang from Base 631."”
"Cao Zhijiang?"
Cao Zhijiang is at Base 631?"
Lu Xuan was shocked. If this Cao Zhijiang was Cao Zhijiang, who had later presided over the Loongson project, things would be much easier.
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