Chapter 180 People can be unlucky but not this unlucky
Tominaga knows what old friends mean. They used to do condensed matter physics, and they all hope to apply some new materials in condensed matter physics to the semiconductor field. It’s just that the direction he chose was the application of topological semimetals in phase change memory, while the other party chose metallic hydrogen.
Previously, Tominaga was at the National Institute of Industrial Technology, while the other party was studying condensed matter physics at the Basic Research Laboratory under NTT. Later, he went to a French research institute as a visiting researcher.
However, everything soon changed. From the electronics industry to the pharmaceutical industry to the automobile industry, companies of all sizes in almost all industries were cutting down their own research institutes, either directly laying them off or reducing their scale.
The outstanding scientists and engineers working there faced forced relocation.
This is the famous "end of the era of the large enterprise Academia Sinica" in the history of Neon.
In the 1980s, Academia Sinica was an important part of the enterprise, and its main business was basic research.
In the 1980s, the Central Research Institute of Neon Enterprises produced a large number of technological innovations.
At that time, 80% of Neon’s research funding was provided by private enterprises. University research contributed little to innovation, so enterprises were the engine of innovation.
"Yamaguchi-kun, of course I know it is easy to make the decision to leave, but I don't want to leave Neon with the reputation of a loser." Tominaga thought to himself.
Naturally, he was well aware of the academic changes in Neon. By the end of the 1990s, Neon Enterprise almost immediately decided to withdraw from all basic research.
Because in recent years, Neon people have won the Nobel Prize almost every year. They have the largest number of Nobel Prize winners in Asia, and they also have great advantages in industry. They once occupied the semiconductor throne and were The ouster from the throne was not due to lack of research and development, but due to purely political factors.
No matter how you look at it, there should be no problems in the academic world of Neon. If Neon decays, then the entire Asian region whose academic achievements are not as good as Neon will be able to survive.
However, after cutting through the glamorous coat, you will find that almost all the results of the Neon Nobel Prize come from research results more than 20 years ago. The international competitiveness of Neon's various consumer-oriented industries is It plummeted, with total output falling by almost half.
The most typical cases are smartphones and the Internet. This market has almost been eaten up by Amerikan, Huaguo and Samsung. Some people may say that this is because Neon is not good at these, Neon is good at It's R&D.
What these two industries test more is the adaptability of the demand side. China, which has a large population, and America, which has a global market, have natural advantages in this regard, so Neon will fail.
However, Neon has failed more in the pharmaceutical industry. This is always high-end, and it all depends on your R&D capabilities. If it works, it will work, and if it doesn’t, it won’t work. Unlike semiconductors, there are no restrictions on Neon in the pharmaceutical industry. Rainbow and neon have many winners of the Nobel Prize in Biology and Medicine.
The result is that Neon Enterprises completely withdrew from international pharmaceutical competition at the beginning of the millennium, relying solely on marketing and producing some cosmetics to make a living. In the field of truly innovative drugs, it was even overtaken by China.
"Hello, Mr. Morita." Tominaga was very polite. There have been too many people coming to see him recently, and he had to meet them out of dignity.
Toshiba, Hitachi, Fujitsu, Mitsubishi Electric, many once neon semiconductor giants are determined to make a comeback through topological semi-metal.
One by one, they all approached him and the treatment they gave him was very good. Although it was not as exaggerated as the two million US dollars offered by Amerikan, it was definitely a large amount of money.
So Tominaga thought this meeting with Morita was different from the past.
It was hard for Morita to imagine that the man in front of him was the same person as the high-spirited Tominaga he saw in the information.
In the information he asked his secretary to prepare, Tominaga in the photo was taken during an interview with Neon Technology Space magazine in 2015. At that time, Tominaga had just created topological insulators and became famous.
"Hello Tominaga-kun, it's an honor to meet Neon's scientist who knows the most about topological semimetals." Morita was very polite.
From a resume point of view, it is not an exaggeration to say that Tominaga understands topological semi-metal best in Neon.
"These are all false names. Since that incident, I think my reputation may not be as good as you described." Tominaga said.
Morita also remembered that incident, which was also the biggest turning point in Tominaga's research career.
"That's not your fault." Morita comforted.
“No, it’s my fault. The Chinese have already created topological semi-metals that can be used in the chip field, which shows that this road can be passed, but I have not gone through it. This is mine. Responsibility." Tominaga was terrifyingly calm, his tone as calm as if this matter had nothing to do with him.
"I'm sorry, but Yuan Guang-Jun who made this achievement cannot be judged by common sense. He is an extraordinary person with great luck. If compared with Yuan Guang-Jun, I am afraid there is no one in the world who would not feel inferior." Morita said. The words may sound like insults to Chinese people, but to Tominaga they sound really comforting.
Neon also has Feng Shui luck.
Tominaga replied: "Sorry, Mr. Morita, I have no idea of leaving the National Research Institute just yet. The industry may not be suitable for me."
Morita said: "Tominaga-kun, don't you Don’t you want to see with your own eyes how topological semi-metal becomes a chip?
Don’t you want to contribute to the transformation of chips from silicon-based materials to topological semi-metal? ”
Yes, Tominaga previously cooperated with Mitsubishi, Hitachi, and Toshiba. After Tominaga produced topological semi-metal, these former neon semiconductor giants came to visit, hoping that Tominaga could apply topological semi-metal to memory chips. Think this is an opportunity to completely defeat Samsung.
To this end, these giants gave Tominaga a large amount of research funding, exceeding one million US dollars per year for five consecutive years starting in 2015. Until the virus epidemic in 2020, there was still no progress.
By using topological semimetals, freely control rotation without using ordinary magnetic materials. Parts of the phase-change memory that use topological semimetals to control spin during phase change and parts of the memory that use spin can be separated and embedded in a single device.
This is their ultimate goal, but they have never achieved it. Even the experimental observations were not observed. They failed miserably and all the money was spent. In the end, the project was suspended. The executives of these three companies gave Tominaga a stumbling block. , demoting him from chief researcher to special researcher.
If Tominaga fought for himself, he would not be demoted. In Neon, even if Hitachi Toshiba wanted to do this at the National Research Institute, Tominaga himself felt that he was a loser and was willing to suffer such consequences. .
The reason why giants believed that Tominaga could produce results before was because Tominaga had great military exploits.
Not only in the field of topological semimetals, he has made Nobel Prize-level achievements in the field of semiconductor technology.
As soon as Morita finished speaking, Tominaga quickly thought of what the other party was saying, "Have you got the opportunity to cooperate with Guangjia Technology?"
Abroad, Guangjia Technology is a company owned by Chen Yuanguang. Instead of the actual specific company name.
"I can only say that we will cooperate with Huaguo. Considering the need for confidentiality, you will not know the specific work content until you join the job.
The position we can offer is the position of president of the joint venture company established with Huaguo. You will be responsible for technology research and development. "
Tominaga asked: "Nikon is not afraid that my misfortune will affect you?"
Tominaga is very unlucky, and the most unlucky kind.
There are many people in the scientific research community who cannot produce results. This is actually nothing. Failure to produce results is normal. This can only be said to be insufficient in ability, not unlucky.
Tominaga Junji has achieved results, but it's still a little bit behind.
In 2015, he made a topological semimetal. Princeton researchers made it at about the same time as him. Princeton published the paper, but he published it first in a neon science magazine. The paper was published two or three months apart, and the title of the first inventor of topological semimetal was completely forgotten.
The time I made Nobel Prize-level results was even more unlucky. The 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to super-resolution fluorescence microscopy technology. This achievement mainly improved the resolution of optical microscopy imaging technology. Made it to the nanoscale.
The Nobel Prize winners made it in 2008, and Tominaga also made it in almost the same year, and the resolution achieved by the Nobel Prize winners was 90nm, while Tominaga and his team achieved the resolution 60nm.
The only difference is that Tominaga did not apply it in the medical field, but used it on four-fold density Blu-ray DVD discs. The three scientists who shared the Nobel Prize equally applied super-resolution fluorescence microscopy technology. Used in the medical field.
Later, Tominaga held back his energy and wanted to make big news.
“We are not afraid of cooperating with China and having Jun Yuan Guang’s participation, unless your bad luck can defeat Jun Yuan Guang’s luck.
If you can really do it, That's a great contribution to Neon, I'm afraid the federation will award you the Presidential Medal," Morita joked.
Tominaga asked: "If I accept Nikon's commission, can I ask Yuan Guang-kun for advice in person?"
"I'm afraid not in person, but remotely."
In the eyes of researchers working on topological semimetals, Chen Yuanguang's status is no different from that of a god. The longer he works, the more he admires him, because now they can't even understand the principles behind it.
“I hope we can cooperate happily.”
After speaking, Tominaga stood up and shook hands with Morita. After shaking hands, he looked around this familiar office. He has stayed here for more than 20 years. , still very emotional.
However, seeing with his own eyes how topological semi-metal is made and participating in the historical process of topological semi-metal chips is obviously more attractive to him than this office.
“I think we will definitely have a good time working together.
President Decheng has been waiting for a long time. Nikon urgently needs your arrival. "
Only then did Tominaga know what was going on, and thought that that boy Tokucheng had already become the president.
(End of this chapter)