Chapter 133: Talent Shortage

  "So... can it still be used somewhere else?"

  It seems that some people also think that using it on Bilibili is a waste of great talent.

  "That's right, theoretically, such a panel can reach infinite size, and size will no longer be a problem."

  In theory.

  Catherine silently repeated it in her heart.

  Catherine has gone from bad to worse.

  She also said: "Surface conduction electron emission display (SED) and field emission display (FED) can be made from small panels to over 100-inch displays, not just for mobile phones, but also for large playback devices. Because it is flat, it can save a lot of space when installed in cars or other places."

  Nowadays monitors are all big chunks, if it's really like what Catherine said, it seems indeed very convenient.

  Maybe it can also be used in aircraft radar or somewhere else.

  "But what about stability performance?"

  Suddenly someone asked again.

  "On this point, I can say that compared with CRT displays, SED and FED are much stronger in terms of display performance and have a smaller chance of being affected."

  The speaker was Olson, who had come with Catherine; this new project is being handled by Apple.

  "And if necessary, we can also change the screen to a touch screen, greatly increasing work efficiency," Catherine added.

  Catherine returned to ARK headquarters after waiting for the lecture on new technology to end.

  Then she wrote two words on her notebook.

  “Matrox，NviDIA。”

  Matrox was the king of 2D display and early TV editing, but it was founded in 1976 and hasn't appeared yet, so Catherine is doing this herself.

  And NviDIA is the most famous graphics card manufacturer, with the vast majority of computers having a separate graphics card, and among them, the largest share belongs to NviDIA's products. Without a graphics card, playing games or watching high-definition movies would be impossible.

  For computers, if the monitor supports a high resolution but the computer itself can't keep up, it's really not acceptable. Since the graphics card has already been developed, it's essential to improve the computer's resolution as well.

  Unfortunately, Katherine had always wanted to acquire some companies, but Fairchild Semiconductor seemed unwilling to sell, as they were the second-largest semiconductor manufacturer after Intel. In particular, with Katherine's opening up of computer standards, Fairchild's business also surged. Although the volume was completely incomparable to Intel, relative to the same period in history, Fairchild had already made a lot of money.

  Catherine remembered that Nokia did exist at this time, but unfortunately, when she looked it up, the company that would eventually support a third of Finland's GDP was currently producing rubber boots for miners and farming tools.

  Nokia played high-tech, that was 80s thing.

  Without talent and technical reserves, Intel can only be brilliant for a while, but it's impossible to laugh all the way to the end. Although many technicians have joined, compared to old-brand companies, Catherine's foundation is still too shallow.

  In Catherine's mind, 2D and video editing is Matrox, 3D special effects and game processing is NVIDIA, ATI does movie special effects processing, but there are no talents, nothing can be done.

  She originally wanted to set up these companies, but the company's manpower was already insufficient.

  For example, in the case of US Telecom, although fiber optics has made sufficient progress, Catherine believes that their progress could be even faster. However, apart from Gao Kun, there are too few research talents that Catherine can rely on. Fortunately, thanks to her own tens of millions of dollars in research funding, she was able to retain Gao Kun; otherwise, things might have become a headache.

  What is lacking in the 20th century?

  Talent!

  But then Catherine suddenly thought of George Lucas again.

  Isn't it... possible to sign a contract with some university, like Lucas did, to cultivate talents that are loyal to one's own enterprise?

  As she thought so, Catherine wrote down "Stanford University" on her notebook.

  She thought for a moment and then gave Bruce a call.

  "This is Edson." As soon as he dialed through, Bruce already picked up the phone.

  "Dad."

  "Kate?"

  "Dad, I want to get in touch with Stanford University and establish a cooperative organization between the two sides to cultivate professional talents. So, I'd like to ask for your help."

  Stanford University's rise began in the 1970s, prior to which they had been collaborating with Silicon Valley, and it was precisely this collaboration that gave them the opportunity to develop.

  Choosing Stanford University for cooperation is a very wise decision. From their perspective, such a beneficial thing, they will not refuse.

  "Actually, about this matter, I think you can just go and talk to them yourself. I think the scholars will respect more 'the pioneer of the electronics industry' than a businessman."

  "Pioneers of the electronics industry?" Catherine was taken aback.

  "Yes, didn't you know? Many newspapers have reported it."

  "Uh..." Catherine seemed to have heard nothing at all.

  "It was apparently Electronics Magazine that first reported it, they asked Gordon Moore to write a report for them and then published the article. Moore was very impressed with your prediction about computers, that every one or two years, the number of transistors on an integrated circuit would double while the price would halve. And in the article, Mr. Moore referred to you as 'a pioneer in the electronics industry', that's how it was."

  Sounds good, Catherine's laughter came through the receiver on the other end.

  "What's wrong?"

  "Not... I just didn't think that I would be so famous in this aspect too..."

  Catherine suddenly burst out laughing.

  How will history evaluate itself in the future?

  Pioneers of the electronics industry? The father of modern life... um... maybe "the mother of modern life"?

  Could it also be "the originator and culprit of modern warfare"?

  But suddenly, Catherine came to her senses.

  "Dad, how did you know so clearly?"

  "Cough... cough."

  A coughing sound came from the other end of the phone.

  "Uh... actually... I think it's still necessary for me to care about my family..."

  Bruce had obviously done his homework.

  There have always been people quietly caring about themselves, this is family.

  Then Catherine laughed again, with a warm feeling in her heart, but it was not the scorching heat of summer, but a refreshing and soothing feeling that penetrated deep into her soul.

  "Kate, what have you been laughing at?"

  He asked again from over there.

  "No, nothing."

  Catherine hung up the phone. Looks like I'm on my own for the next contact with Stanford University.