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After shopping in the morning, Evan went to Ingwood for a walk in the afternoon and then went to California Polytechnic again.

In the library, Evan found Leiden, who was intensively collecting information to supplement the latest developments.

This is a necessary quality and skill as a researcher.

When he saw Evan, Leiden immediately closed the notebook that he remembered and pulled him to communicate about experimental equipment and materials.

The library was not a place to speak, and the two went to Leiden's office.

The office space in the PME building is surplus, so Leiden, who is just a postdoctoral fellow, also has a separate office.

"Evan, after reading the latest article, I found that what you said yesterday was right. How to obtain the right germanium single crystal is a big problem." Leiden said while soaking coffee: "From the existing data, there are two most active researchers in the research of germanium semiconductors, one is Bell Laboratory and the other is Purdue University. They have the technology to prepare high-purity germanium single crystals."

"If we want to save time to get results first, it's best to get the experimental materials from them."

"But obviously, this is not easy, because they are also the most direct competitors and will not let this cutting-edge material flow out of their hands easily."

Evan nodded, agreeing with Leiden's statement.

Isn't this taken for granted?

Those who are familiar with the history of semiconductor development and computer development can see at a glance that what Evan is doing is snatching transistors, one of the most brilliant achievements of Bell Labs.

Transistors are one of the greatest inventions in modern history. The convenient and rapid information circulation and automated production of today's society are all based on transistor inventions.

Without transistors, there is no computer or mobile phone that can be kept in your pocket. If you want to play Tetris, its host may be as big as a room.

Evan knew that it would be very difficult to grab this result from Bell Labs.

But Evan still wants to give it a try.

This was the temporary decision Evan made after that night.

Before this, Evan only wanted to get a doctorate degree at Caltech to win over some potential alumni teachers and broaden his connections in the scientific community. As for academics, he did not expect to perform too well. Even the predetermined "Nobel-level" results were not truly discovered until decades later.

Before this, Evan never thought of robbing the honor belonging to Shockley, at most. He just wanted to get in touch with him with his alumni and contribute to his efforts when he ran away from Bell's hometown to start a business in the Santa Clara Valley.

Before this, Evan's inventions were all small things that could make some money, but they affected people decades later. The Rubik's Cube and Wheeled Suitcase were both invented in the 1970s. Instant noodles are an exception. Is it an exception? It was invented by Japan. The seat belt is another exception. This is for safety reasons.

Evan's behavior was actually because he did not want the world to change too much in his subconscious mind, even if this world was not the world he knew.

But now, Evan has noticed it.

Even if you wake up and everything becomes a bubble, at least he has it once.

If Evan succeeds, the father of transistors will no longer belong to Shockley, and Silicon Valley will be another in the future.

And Evan himself will give himself a protective halo with powerful attraction while gaining great reputation and honor.

Evan will come to the forefront as a "genius scientist".

Evan's companies will no longer be troubled by talent, because many people will cry and shout to join, just to have the opportunity to get close to him and work with him.

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Regarding the issue of germanium in the experimental material, Evan and Leiden discussed it and decided to use conventional means to buy it from Bell Labs when applying for the new semester next year. Bell Labs is called Laboratory, but it is actually a research institution of company nature. Although its big funders are not short of money, they may not refuse additional income.

Of course, Evan has to be careful when applying and not expose his true purpose.

Afterwards, the two exchanged ideas and opinions on the design of the experimental plan. In this regard, Evan naturally had an advantage over Leiden. After the two met for several rounds, Evan took the dominance.

After nightfall, Evan ended the exchange. Before leaving, he and Leiden explained his trip to Christmas - he would go back to Sacramento tomorrow and Los Angeles on the 28th.

When he returned to Los Angeles, the two could officially start the research on germanium semiconductors.

Leiden said that in the past few days he would prepare some experimental equipment that could be used and easy to prepare, and persuade Professor Watson to as much as possible to assign him another room to work as a laboratory.

The next day, early in the morning, Evan and his other people took a bus to Sacramento.

This time, there were two cars on the road together, one car carrying people and the other car carrying gifts. Bob and Haynes drove one by one.

The day was not good. From the beginning of leaving Los Angeles, it started raining in many places on the road, and the road surface was slippery, so the speed of the car could not be increased. When the car arrived at the destination, it took a lot more time than usual.

So, Evan had to push the original plan to go to Magic7 to listen to the monthly report to the next day.

On the morning of December 24th, Evan came to the Magic7 factory area.

It was Christmas, and the factory area was decorated with a new look, giving people a festive atmosphere.

A Christmas tree seven or eight meters high is placed in the small square in front of the office building. The top of the tree is not a star, but a huge Rubik's Cube.

Although it was daytime, the colorful lights wrapped around the trees were still shining.

When passing by the Christmas tree, Evan stopped for a long time before he went down to the conference room surrounded by executives.

In the morning, executives reported to Evan, and in the afternoon, executives held a year-end commendation meeting for employees.

Evan did not attend the afternoon meeting, and was hosted by Davidson.

As for the year-end bonus of executives, it is cash plus company stock options. As the chairman, Evan has already approved it. It mainly uses cash, and the number of options is not large. Moreover, the exercise price is given based on the current company's value, so the price is not low.

Among the executives who received the options, only Jean Leon expressed his intention to exercise the rights on the spot.

In the evening, there was a thank-you dinner held by Magic7, and Evan had to attend.

The dinner is held at The Citizen Hotel, near Sacramento City Hall, the earliest skyscraper in Sacramento.
Chapter completed!