Lei Jun smiled and nodded in agreement. He naturally agreed with Xu Chuan's statement.

The importance of carbon-based chips is undoubted. This is a broader road to heaven than silicon-based chips.

...

When Lei Jun returned to Xu Chuan's office from the laboratory, he was a little stunned.

That’s a carbon-based chip!

For companies like them that require chips such as mobile phones, computers, smart technologies, etc., it is simply a road to heaven.

Especially for Xiaomi Group, the significance is even more important.

Without him, many industries of Xiaomi Group, especially some core industries, such as mobile phones, automobiles, artificial intelligence, etc., are inseparable from chips.

Among them, whether it is Qualcomm, MediaTek, or other chip companies, they have taken away a lot of profits from Xiaomi through physical chips or patented technologies.

In fact, it is not just Xiaomi. Domestic mobile phone manufacturers, whether they are Warwick, VIO, OPO, Meizu, OnePlus and other companies, cannot escape the fact that Qualcomm and others have taken away a lot of profits.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Even sometimes, for some reasons, companies such as Qualcomm may get stuck.

For domestic mobile phone companies, once cutting-edge chips are stuck, it will be fatal for the entire manufacturer.

A few years ago, due to some reasons, Warwick was even forced to give up its mobile phone business.

Even now, it still hasn't eased much.

It can be seen how uncomfortable it will be for relevant domestic companies and manufacturers once the chip field is stuck.

Xiaomi has no choice. They are different from Warwick. Warwick has been accumulating strength and taking the road of self-research.

But Xiaomi’s strategic direction has never been this. Integrating resources and taking a cost-effective route is their direction.

Moreover, the establishment of Xiaomi mobile phone was too short. It was only established in 11 years. It was already very late to enter this industry. There is almost no deployment in chip research and development. In addition to biting the bullet and continuing to use chips and patents from Qualcomm, MediaTek and other manufacturers.

, it can be said that there is no other way.

Not only Xiaomi, but also other domestic mobile phones are almost the same.

They have no choice. The consequences of not using it will be a total loss of the market. This is a lesson learned from the past, and it is even more unbearable.

Thoughts in his mind were mixed and flashing. He looked away from the door. Lei Jun looked at the young scholar sitting opposite him, took a deep breath and broke the silence first to ask.

"Academician Xu, you came to me today because of the carbon-based chip?"

Xu Chuan smiled and said: "That's right."

After hearing this answer, Lei Jun couldn't help but ask: "I think the carbon-based chip I just saw is not completely completed yet, right?"

"I would like to ask, do you still need R&D funds for the carbon-based chip you developed?"

"If necessary, I can allocate 20 billion... no, at least 30 billion in cash through various channels."

Although it is known that Xiaomi’s hope of participating in the research and development of carbon-based chips is slim.

Because judging from today's situation, Xinghai Research Institute has mastered relatively mature carbon-based chip preparation technology.

They have prepared millions of carbon-based transistors and carbon-based chips with certain mature computing functions.

Although there is still some distance to go before commercial production, there is no doubt that this distance should not be very far.

But he still had to ask.

Because for Xiaomi, this is a new ship, and it is still an era aircraft carrier that allows them to get rid of Qualcomm’s control!

If you miss this flight, no one knows when the next era will turn.

Xu Chuan smiled and shook his head and said: "Although I am looking for you, Mr. Lei, for carbon-based chips, it is not to attract investment."

"Xinghai Research Institute has no shortage of funds in terms of investment. There is no need. We have enough funds on our books."

"If I really want to invest, I still have hundreds of billions in cash on my bank card, so I can just use it."

"On the other hand, Xiaomi Group does not have any subsidiary companies or laboratories that can participate in chip research and development. To be honest, participating in research and development does not make much sense."

"Besides, this is not the path you are taking."

After hearing these words, Lei Jun was stunned for a moment, shook his head gently and showed a helpless smile.

He almost forgot that the person in front of him was different from ordinary scholars.

When it comes to money, no one in China is richer than him. He just isn't on the Forbes list of richest people.

Moreover, he said before that Xiaomi Group had little to do with this person, but he was actually wrong.

It doesn't matter, there is no direct relationship, but there really isn't an indirect relationship.

He developed the artificial SEI film, the lithium-sulfur battery, and the country's top graphene/carbon nanomaterial preparation technology, high-temperature/room-temperature superconducting materials, etc...

There is also the smart driving agreement that is about to be signed with that Chuanhai Network Technology Company... These Xiaomi Group are actually using it.

The technology he developed has long been involved in all aspects of the Xiaomi Group, but most of the time there is only one or several layers of separation.

After gathering his emotions, Lei Jun came back to his senses, smiled, and said, "Then I'm even more curious. I wonder why Academician Xu came to me this time?"

Although he had long known in his heart that Xiaomi probably had no chance to participate in the research and development of carbon-based chips, when Xu Chuan refused, he was still regretful.

However, as Xu Chuan said, Xiaomi is not taking the path of independent research and development.

If there is a chance to participate, he will invest, but if there is no chance, he will not force it.

Xu Chuan took the initiative to find him, which meant that there was indeed something related to him or Xiaomi, and he most likely needed help.

Being able to eat this part and establish a connection with this person, for him, taking this trip today is enough.
Chapter completed!