Franchise God - Chapter 1588



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Franchise God Episode 1588

Chapter 341 Semiconductor Shock (4)

“The weakening of the ozone layer has increased the concentration of solar wind particles reaching the Earth’s surface. These solar wind particles have caused electrons in semiconductor circuits to deviate from their normal trajectories, resulting in frequent computational errors.”

“The virus theory was a completely false conspiracy theory.”

“Any virus leaves traces. A virus that leaves no traces is conceptually impossible, even for Dr. Rohan.”

The director of the screw added with a faint smile.

“Unless the computer is completely physically destroyed.”

“But why does this error phenomenon only occur in certain semiconductors? Why does this phenomenon only occur in the ‘latest legacy process’ after the 45nm process?”

“As nanofabrication becomes finer, the width and spacing of the circuit through which electrons pass become narrower, and therefore, the free electrons affected by solar wind particles are more likely to bounce off to other circuits.”

“Ah. The more finely the semiconductor is manufactured, the more disadvantageous it is?”

“Yes. Conversely, that’s why there were no problems with aircraft, fighter jets, or satellites. They use semiconductors that were designed to survive in such environments.”

The President’s expression became serious, and the NASA director continued his explanation.

“The most vulnerable are outdoor smartphones. Smartphones contain a lot of ultra-fine semiconductors due to their nature. Personal computers and data center servers are also exposed to risks.”

“But you said there were no problems at all with Seojin Foundry’s products. What happened?”

“We don’t know either, but we currently suspect that Seojin Foundry may have designed the product to be protected from the effects of solar wind particles despite its ultra-fine process.”

“So what’s the solution?”

“All semiconductor components must be replaced with Seojin Foundry semiconductors.”

“That’s something that’s already happening in the United States anyway.”

Although outdoor smartphones are said to be most at risk of error, the new Raffle Phone and the new Geld Phone were already painted with Seojin Foundry products.

It was said that error problems are frequently reported in older smartphones that partially use different semiconductor components.

The OS may suddenly experience an error and reboot without any problems, or a running app may encounter a problem and be forced to close.

“Anyway, those smartphone models have been used for a long time enough that users are starting to feel the need to replace them, so it’s not a big problem.”

The president could breathe a sigh of relief at the news that there was no need to completely replace automotive, aircraft, space and military semiconductors.

“So, does that mean America doesn’t have any major problems right now?”

“Yes, Mr. President.”

Intermittent errors occur frequently in financial systems, but since they are not caused by deadly viruses, they can be resolved with a simple data restore or rollback.

Personal PC or smartphone users may be slightly annoyed by the more frequent errors and reboots than usual, but it does not cause fatal damage.

This problem can be easily solved by replacing it with a new particle processing product, and furthermore, errors do not occur at night when it is not affected by solar wind.

The president suddenly burst into laughter.

“China and Europe are going to have a really terrible semiconductor future. How long do you think this will last?”

“Because ozone depletion is the root cause, this phenomenon will continue to occur frequently until that problem is solved. There are three ways to do so.”

“Three? Are you saying there are two more besides the ones that use Seojin Foundry products?”

“Yes. That is the first method. The second method is to use semiconductor products larger than the 45nm process. In fact, semiconductors manufactured using processes smaller than 45nm in automotive semiconductors are causing error problems, but it has been confirmed that accidents do not occur thanks to real-time system correction.”

“Well, can you guarantee that there won’t be any more accident problems in the future?”

“Yes. Most of the semiconductors used in vehicles in the United States are divided into two types. Semiconductors with a large circuit width that emphasizes stability, and semiconductors that emphasize fine processes but are manufactured by Seojin Foundry.”

“Vehicles that do not fall into either of those two

“We can just issue a recall order and replace them with Seojin Foundry products. As I said, thanks to the real-time correction function, minor intermittent errors will not cause fatal accidents.”

“But it would be better to pursue safety. We should issue a recall administrative order to replace it with Seojin Foundry products. Then what is the third method?”

“I keep it off during the day and only use it at night.”

The president found himself clapping and laughing without realizing it.

Use Seojin Foundry products, increase the circuit width to 45 nanometers or more, or turn it off during the day and use it only at night.

These three methods are the only ones that can solve the solar wind particle error phenomenon.

“There is only one practical option for China and Europe.”

“Yes. We need to manufacture semiconductors using only 45nm processes or higher.”

Seojin Foundry has been producing semiconductors using the 1nm process for a long time.

China was also in a situation where it was close to the 10nm process and was challenging the 7nm process.

But then we have to turn everything back and go backwards to the 45nm process.

How crazy and shocking is this for China and Europe?

“When do you think China and Europe will wake up to this fact?”

“Actually, I can’t say for sure. Detecting solar wind particle concentration is not that difficult in China and Europe, so we can find out right away. But… …

“but?”

“Europe and China now suspect that this is due to a virus that was spread by the swimming group. Blind suspicion stifles freedom of thought.”

The president laughed and applauded again.

“I have a feeling we should act. Director, keep the fact that the solar wind is the cause a secret. It must not leak outside the screw.”

“I understand. I have already given strict instructions to the researchers who discovered this fact to keep it secret. I see the possibility of using it for diplomatic purposes.”

“Well done.”

After the Director of NASA stepped down, the President summoned the Director of the CIA.

He explained that the computer error problem was caused by solar wind and gave further instructions.

“Carry out information disruption so that China and Europe can reach the truth as late as possible. There will be no special restrictions on the means and methods.”

“I see. We were already conducting separate operations in Europe and China to further fuel the virus conspiracy theory.”

“Oh, really?”

“Yes. It is clear that the swimming group did not spread the virus. So we decided that the United States could benefit in this semiconductor war by luring China and Europe into wasting their energy in the wrong places.”

“Well done.”

* * *

After meeting with the President, the CIA Director called together the heads of key departments that would carry out this diversionary operation.

“… … This is the situation. We must hinder China and Europe from realizing it as late as possible. It would be better if they never knew.”

“The core of this operation is to force as much capital, resources, and time as possible into the micro-nano process.”

“That’s it.”

The longer we wait to learn the truth, the greater the damage to the heavy oil semiconductor alliance will accumulate.

The leaders put their heads together and laid out a plan for how to obstruct the delay in reaching the truth.

We assumed all kinds of unexpected situations and variables and compiled various ideas to match them.

It didn’t stop there.

“Those countries aren’t stupid, so they’ll eventually come to the truth. From now on, it would be good to start planning for what happens next.”

“Director. Then, until the solar wind problem is solved, isn’t the technological upper limit forcibly fixed at the 45nm process?”

“That’s what the screw description says. Or shield the product with thick lead. They say gravel or concrete can’t shield it effectively.”

“It may be possible to shield data centers and supercomputer facilities from lead, but it’s not possible for mobile devices.”

“I think it’s impossible.”

If you don’t use Seojin Foundry’s semiconductors, you will be limited to the 45 process.

This is why the semiconductor alliance, which was launched with a budget of 1 trillion euros, is meaningless.

“I think Europe will eventually give in. But China will hold out until the end. It will not tolerate a situation where it has to rely 100% on overseas semiconductor ecosystems.”

“But it has to be that way, right? There is absolutely no other solution.”

“Of course I won’t tolerate it. China’s ambition to absorb the Korean Peninsula will only grow stronger.”

“It seems like the desire to kidnap Dr. Rohan is growing.”

“I think so. Whether it’s going to war or kidnapping Dr. Rohan, China will eventually have to take action.”

“If China launches a surprise attack on Korea, how well will Korea be able to withstand it?”

“Since the Korean Navy’s air force is so powerful, I don’t think we need to worry too much. If we clash with conventional military forces, at least Korea won’t lose to China.”

“If the deployment of 100,000 unmanned self-propelled guns and 10,000 unmanned tanks is only 10% complete, China will never think of making military provocations against South Korea.”

The CIA director muttered quietly.

“Is it a nuclear threat after all?”

China, judging that it is cornered, may try to escape the semiconductor shock even through nuclear threats.

“South Korea also has nuclear weapons. In terms of nuclear power alone, South Korea has the upper hand. However, South Korea has a small territory, so even if it allows a small number of nuclear attacks, it has the weakness of being fatal.”

After establishing both short-term and mid- to long-term strategies, the CIA director boarded a plane to Korea.

* * *

Cheongdam-dong, Humint Tower.

The CIA director, dressed as an ordinary tourist, visited Ha Soo-young’s office.

No one recognized him because he covered his face with sunglasses.

“Your Excellency, Europe will eventually accept the ban on semiconductor businesses, but China, when cornered, is expected to make a last-ditch effort, even if it means abusing the nuclear card.”

“I also welcome war.”

“Are you serious?”

“Yes. If China launches a surprise attack, we will have a justification to push our borders and fight a territorial war.”

“I hope the United States will encourage China to put its war ambitions into action. To do that, Washington needs to help me a lot.”

“Washington? Are you saying that you want more voices from lawmakers who are anti-swimming group members?”

“Wouldn’t that make China less likely to attack us after the Russo-Japanese War?”

“It’s probably best to remain on pretty uncomfortable terms with the U.S. Congress for the time being.”

The director realized that he had made a mistake from the very beginning.

I thought you would dislike the anti-Ha Soo-young keynote speeches of the US congressmen, but it’s the opposite.

“And until we receive the entire Louvre Museum, there will be no distribution of Seojin Foundry semiconductors in Europe under any circumstances. If you don’t want that, just keep using the old 45nm process semiconductors.”