From Wage Slave to Tycoon novel Chapter 235

Chapter 235: Chapter 154: I Want to Build a Huge Industrial City

"The road to developing our own chips is a long and arduous one. Right now, there are only a handful of companies in the country still researching them. You need to be prepared for the possibility of failure."

Elder Xiao added, not forgetting a word of caution. He was worried Su Chen was being too ambitious and trying to bite off more than he could chew. In the end, losing both the talent and the investment would be a terrible waste.

Hearing this...

Su Chen calmly set down his teacup. He looked at Elder Xiao and said in all seriousness, "Elder Xiao, don’t you worry. I wouldn’t take on a job I’m not equipped for. I never pick a fight I can’t win. As long as the research personnel and facilities are in place, I can achieve mass production in six months, tops."

Elder Xiao, who had been perfectly composed until then, felt his pupils contract upon hearing this. He was clearly taken aback by Su Chen’s confidence.

But the elder was a man of high standing who had seen it all. He recovered his composure in an instant.

A thought stirred in his mind, and he said with a faint smile, "Young people certainly talk big. Tell me, what kind of chip do you plan to mass-produce? What nanometer scale? You should know, the best that can be mass-produced worldwide right now is at the 14nm level. You can’t possibly be thinking of mass-producing 10nm chips, can you!"

Su Chen didn’t actually know the current state of global chip technology. But hearing that mass production of 14nm chips was only achieved last year, he felt completely unfazed.

He had mastered multiple chip technologies below 10nm. Give him enough research personnel, and he could replicate the production line in a short amount of time.

After all, chip manufacturing technology wasn’t just about the chips themselves; it also included the corresponding manufacturing machinery, like lithography and etching machines. It was just that Su Chen didn’t realize how important these things were.

Elder Xiao noticed Su Chen’s composure. He had said all that, yet the young man was still calmly sipping his tea. ’Could it be...?’

"You don’t actually have the manufacturing process for mass-producing 10nm-level chips, do you?"

After saying it, Elder Xiao gave a self-deprecating laugh. "How could you possibly have something like that? I guess this old man is getting carried away with wishful thinking."

"Now, Elder Xiao, you can’t underestimate people like that!" Su Chen said, the corner of his mouth curling into a smug grin.

Elder Xiao had just lifted his teacup. Hearing this, his hand trembled so much the tea nearly splashed out.

His gaze, now grave, instantly fell upon Su Chen.

"Xiaochen, this is no laughing matter." Elder Xiao’s expression grew serious.

’Mass production of 10nm chips... What would that mean?’

’It would mean Huaxia’s military-industrial technology could leap forward two whole tiers in a very short time. Right now, the best chips we can mass-produce domestically are 28nm. The gap between that and the international standard is enormous.’

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