The magnificent Chinese nation is full of passion and firm conviction, forging ahead and embarking on the broad road of comprehensive rejuvenation! Chip technology can be regarded as one of the cornerstones of national development, so we have always devoted all our efforts to invest in this key field.
Although at this stage, there is still a certain gap between our strength in this field and that of developed countries, many professional elites are making unremitting efforts and tenacity to overcome many difficulties and create new brilliance.
Let us be full of confidence and expectation, and firmly believe that the chip industry of the motherland will surely shine on the global stage.
This expectation does not come out of nowhere. In recent years, the mainland chip industry has indeed made remarkable progress, and groups of young talents have sweated in this field and written a brilliant chapter.
Among them, the leader is Ms. Mao Wei, the "goddess of chips" from Jiangsu.
In 2014, Ms. Mao Wei resolutely left the superior working environment of Silicon Valley in the United States and chose to return to China to devote herself to the development of her motherland. In order to repay the motherland, she and her husband gave up the job they once loved and returned to their homeland hand in hand.
With her outstanding talent and courage, Ms. Mao Wei quickly became the chief scientist of chip R&D in China, leading a vigorous R&D team.
Under her wise guidance, the team members have firm beliefs, high morale, and unremitting efforts to explore cutting-edge chip technologies.
This kind of research spirit that has the courage to climb the peak is a powerful driving force to promote the continuous progress of the mainland chip industry.
In the early morning of January 17, 2006, a popular campus forum at Tsinghua University suddenly published a post that attracted widespread attention - "Hanxin Shady".
In the post, an anonymous netizen boldly exposed the shocking fraud of the "Hanxin No. 1" chip project led by Dr. Chen Jin.
As soon as the explosive accusations were revealed, they immediately caused an uproar across the country. The majority of netizens expressed their views and expressed their surprise and concern about this matter.
Just a month later, the accusation, which shook the whole country, was confirmed by an investigation by the relevant authorities.
Subsequently, more insider information gradually surfaced. It turned out that Chen Jin's team did not "gather top talents" as claimed, and in fact, only two researchers participated in the research and development of the project.
They dared to steal the source code of Motorola's chips behind their backs, illegally purchase ready-made chip products through the market, and then let the so-called "sanders" polish away the original trademarks and artificially engrave the words "Hanxin" on them, thus concocting the so-called "domestic chips"! These ironclad details undoubtedly make people feel extremely indignant and disappointed.
A national scientific research project that was once expected to be so despicable and unbearable is such a despicable scam!
When it comes to Chen Jin, who is behind this academic fraud scandal, he is supposed to be a well-respected scholar. Born in Fujian Province in 1968, he showed an extraordinary talent for intelligence from an early age, growing up as an honor student until he entered Tongji University.
After graduating from university, with an endless thirst for knowledge, Chen Jin embarked on a journey to the United States without hesitation, studying for a master's degree and a doctorate at the University of Texas.
During his study career in a foreign country, he always adhered to his original intention of hard work, and finally won two master's degrees for his outstanding performance.
Academic excellence leads to a brilliant career. Chen Jin has worked for IBM and Motorola, two major chip giants, focusing on chip design and DSP circuit technology research.
He previously served as the general manager of chip design at Motorola Inc., and is well known in the field of semiconductors in the United States.
In the late 90s of the last century, the mainland was facing a gap in chip technology. The motherland urgently needs to introduce high-end talents, otherwise it will forever fall into the blockade and suppression of foreign technology.
In this context, Dr. Chen Jin resolutely chose to return to China, and was soon highly recognized by experts at home and abroad.
In 2001, Shanghai Jiao Tong University gladly accepted and immediately entrusted Dr. Chen Jin with the important responsibility, not only hiring him as the director of the chip R&D department, but also entrusting him with full responsibility for the "Hanxin Plan" project that had just been launched that year.
Dr. Chen Jin did what he said and quickly set up a team to put into R&D work. He publicized it in the media with great fanfare, making the "Hanxin" project famous and widely noticed.
Just 16 months later, the "Hanxin No. 1" chip came out as promised, successfully obtained the national certification, and was hailed as a historic breakthrough in the 0.18 micron DSP chip in mainland China.
To everyone's surprise, this high-profile "Hanxin No. 1" chip turned out to be an ingenious fraud! When the whole country was immersed in the celebration of this major scientific and technological breakthrough, Chen Jin was already quietly preparing a route to escape.
As expected, before the authoritative organization conducted an in-depth investigation of the "Hanxin Project", the initiator of the fraud had fled to the United States with a large amount of money and lived a free life.
Since then, Chen Jin has embarked on a new and illustrious chapter in his life: in a foreign land, he founded his own business with ill-gotten state research funds, and is now a shareholder of three listed companies, enjoying a carefree and affluent life.
However, in stark contrast to Chen Jin's class counterattack, it was the devastating blow that this academic scandal brought to the mainland's chip industry.
A dark cloud fell in an instant, and the entire industry fell into a serious stagnation that lasted for 13 years.
Those young researchers who have devoted their youth and enthusiasm to the chip industry have chosen to leave, and the brain drain is unprecedentedly serious, and the entire chip field once faced the dilemma of having no successor.
At the same time, in order to thoroughly find out the truth of the incident, the government had to temporarily suspend a number of large-scale projects closely related to chip research and development, and devote all its energy to the investigation of the "Hanxin fraud" case.
Obviously, this shocking academic scandal has dealt an extremely heavy blow to the development of the mainland's chip industry.
In the face of such a grim situation, President Hu Jintao, the national leader at the time, personally gave instructions and called on domestic experts, scholars and scientific research workers to go all out to jointly revitalize the chip industry.
In order to achieve this ambitious goal, the government will invest hundreds of millions of dollars every year to promote chip research and development projects, cultivate relevant talents, and conquer key core technologies.
The "Hanxin fraud" incident is undoubtedly a deep scar in the development of China's chip industry, but at the same time, it also makes the people of the whole country, especially the academic community, deeply realize that academic research must be diligent and persistent, and must not take risks and pursue short-term interests.
The sanctity and authority of academic research deserve the highest respect, and any attempt to fabricate lies and deceive others will eventually be spurned by the people of the world in the long river of history.
Fortunately, despite the setbacks, we have learned invaluable lessons. Under the wise leadership of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, China's chip industry is gradually regaining confidence and actively promoting a stricter and more standardized management system.
The mainland has not been discouraged or easily abstained. Mr. Hu Jintao, the President of the People's Republic of China at the time, personally gave important instructions to encourage the country's top scholars, experts and researchers to go all out and use their infinite wisdom and endless sweat to overcome many obstacles.
At the same time, government departments invest a large amount of financial budgets every year, often billions of yuan to support chip research and development projects, cultivate relevant talents, and independently tackle key core technologies.
Although facing many difficulties in the short term, it has become an inevitable trend to realize chip independence and lead the global trend of science and technology.
We are not discouraged by the challenges. On the contrary, this lesson has strengthened our determination that only through independent innovation and perseverance can China's chip industry finally usher in a brilliant future.
With the support of the government's decisive decision-making and the people's firm belief, a large number of dynamic cutting-edge forces are emerging in the chip field, injecting a steady stream of fresh blood and strong impetus into the revitalization of this industry.
Among them, the most outstanding representative is Dr. Mao Wei, the "chip beauty" from Jiangsu. In 2014, with the grand ambition of serving the motherland, Master Mao Wei resolutely made a crucial decision in her life - she and her husband gave up the superior working environment in Silicon Valley in the United States and returned to China for development together.
With outstanding wisdom and fearless courage, Mao Wei quickly obtained the position of chief scientist in the field of domestic chip research and development, leading a vigorous research and development team.
As the leader of the team, she has always been enthusiastic and kind, and she unites and embodies the fighting spirit and confidence of each member.
After years of hard work, it finally ushered in the long-awaited fruitful results in 2017 - independently developed a 25G/100G high-speed optical interconnection transceiver chip, which is undoubtedly a major breakthrough of epoch-making significance and successfully made up for a major shortcoming in the field of high-end chips in the mainland.
Although this gratifying achievement is only a new starting line on the road of chip development, it fully demonstrates the endless potential and innovative vitality of the younger generation.
We firmly believe that with the unremitting efforts of such a group of young people with the dream of independent innovation, the mainland chip industry will regain its vigor and create brilliance!