484: The whole audience was in tears, the West was silent!

Time slowly passed, and the reporters and audience members on site waited patiently, just like anxious fathers patiently waiting for their children to be born.

Finally, as the reporters and audience continued to wait until around 10 AM, Professor Zhang Rujing, the head of Shuguang Semiconductor, personally walked into the stadium entrance carrying a tray.

Seeing this, the somewhat bored reporters and audience instantly became excited, because they knew what Professor Zhang Rujing was carrying.

Just like that, while people were still excited, Zhang Rujing slowly handed the tray to Lin Chen.

“I have not failed in my mission; this is the first officially verified Daxia Core 65-nanometer chip.”

Zhang Rujing said with a look of relief.

Seeing this, Lin Chen did not immediately pick up the first 65-nanometer Daxia Core chip; instead, under the gaze of thousands of reporters and thousands of audience members, he patted Professor Zhang Rujing on the shoulder and said:

“You’ve worked hard. On behalf of the employees of the many companies within the entire Dawnlight System, and even the countless Great Xia, I thank you for your efforts.”

Upon hearing this, Professor Zhang Rujing’s eyes unconsciously welled up with tears, for nothing is more gratifying and moving than receiving affirmation and recognition after hard work.

It should be known that he and many people at Shuguang Semiconductor had not slept a wink; some were too anxious to sleep, while others could not sleep because they had tasks to complete.

Now, hearing Lin Chen affirm their efforts and acknowledge their hard work, how could Zhang Rujing’s eyes not unconsciously well up with a hint of mist?

However, Zhang Rujing was, after all, a man who had seen many storms, so he quickly managed to calm his turbulent emotions, only saying in a somewhat hoarse voice:

“The hardest work was done by the countless researchers who developed the 65 nanometer process production equipment, by those employees who rarely got any rest day or night.”

“Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap…”

Hearing Zhang Rujing’s humble words, the audience members on site were also moved and began to applaud.

“Click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click…”

At this moment, the reporters holding cameras also quickly pressed their shutters, so the scene was filled with the flashing sounds of cameras.

After the cameras flashed for more than ten seconds, Lin Chen also calmed his excited mood, then stepped forward, picked up the first Daxia Core 65-nanometer chip, and held it high.

“On behalf of Daxia Semiconductor, I officially announce that we have once again broken the Wassenaar Arrangement!

We have once again turned the semiconductor equipment embargo clauses in the Wassenaar Arrangement into waste paper!”

“Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap…”

As Lin Chen’s words fell, an unprecedented wave of excited applause erupted, and many Great Xia sitting on their stools heard Lin Chen’s words.

They all stood up excitedly, and many could not help but shed tears of excitement.

How many times had they heard countless media outlets say that their Great Xia could never catch up with the West, and would never be able to break through the Wassenaar Arrangement’s blockade.

And these conclusions naturally cast a great shadow on their minds, making them feel a mix of hope and despair regarding Daxia Semiconductor and Daxia Core chips.

But now, with the birth of the first 65-nanometer Daxia Core chip, this officially marks that Daxia has formally caught up with the West in semiconductor process technology, and Daxia is now officially on par with the West in semiconductor process technology!

Facing this situation, how could many Great Xia not shed tears of excitement?

“Pop! Pop! Pop!…”

In the audience, many audience members with small celebratory fireworks also excitedly pulled the fireworks, and then some colorful flashing thin plastics also sprayed out.

In response, the people on site at this moment not only did not feel angry or mind those thin plastics sticking to their clothes, but instead were all excitedly cheering.

This shows how excited, how exhilarated, and how happy they were…

Meanwhile, in a commercial building in Silicon Valley, United States.

“Damn it.”

At this moment, President Paul Otellini of Intel looked at the live broadcast on screen and felt extremely angry, as if he wanted to vomit blood.

At this time, Old Huang, President of Nvidia, on the other side, sighed with complex emotions:

“They actually succeeded in developing the 65 nanometer process, and successfully caught up with the world’s research progress with the R&D capabilities of a single company. Shuguang Technology is truly terrifying in some aspects.”

Upon hearing this, the scene fell into silence.

Because that was the truth!

Although they could self-deceivingly claim that Shuguang R&D Center could develop the 65 nanometer process so quickly because the West had already developed it, pointing the way to success.

But this statement could only fool ordinary people; they could not deceive themselves.

Because as heads of well-known semiconductor companies, they had access to far more information than ordinary people.

They naturally knew the fact that the chip production equipment in Shuguang’s 65 nanometer process was all independently developed and owned independent intellectual property rights, without infringing on Western 65 nanometer process technology patents.

And this also meant that Shuguang R&D Center was indeed able to develop 65 nanometer process chip production equipment relying on its own strength.

It could be said that even if the West had not developed the 65 nanometer process, pointing the way to success.

Then, in reality, Shuguang Technology’s successful development of the 65 nanometer process would still have occurred within these past few months.

So those words could fool others, but not themselves!

“Our troubles are coming next.”

The speaker at this time was Bill Gates, President of Microsoft.

At this moment, Bill Gates’s face was extremely grim, as if someone owed him 5 billion US dollars; his expression was as foul as could be.

In response, Old Huang, President of Nvidia, said an Eastern idiom that Bill Gates and Paul Otellini did not quite understand:

“When the army comes, block it; when the water comes, cover it with earth. Everything can only rely on oneself.”

Although they didn’t quite understand the Daxia idiom, Bill Gates and Paul Otellini understood the last sentence.

So, at this moment, President Paul Otellini of Intel spoke:

“Indeed, we can only rely on ourselves. From now on, trying to defeat Shuguang Technology by leading in process technology will become impossible.

Fortunately, our Intel’s Third Generation Core Processor has already been developed, and its performance completely surpasses the original first-generation Dawn Ryzen Processor.

So, next, let’s see how Intel will show Shuguang Technology how cruel reality can be.”

As Paul Otellini said this, a confident smile also appeared at the corner of his mouth. (End of chapter)