Chapter 127 Research Direction
Regarding the research commissioned by Meiji University, Shirakawa Kaede discussed the research in detail with Yasuda and others after returning to Shirakawa Electric.
In view of the current situation of Shirakawa Electric, everyone agreed that the research direction should be mainly concentrated in two areas.
Mechanical transmission and digital circuits.
Of course, to be more specific, they include precision servo technology, digital signal processing technology, and ultra-large-scale integrated circuit technology.
However, the ideal is full, but the reality is very skinny. Any of these three technologies is a huge topic.
If Shirakawa Electric wants to achieve results in these three areas, the human and material resources required are currently beyond its capacity to bear.
However, Baichuan Feng does not have any lofty goals to promote the advancement of science and technology. He just wants to take care of his own little piece of land.
So what is Shirakawa Electric's core business? Obviously, it is audio products in the audio-visual field.
From this perspective, the goal is clearer. Shirakawa Electric now only needs to specialize in servo technology, digital signals and integrated circuit technology in the field of audio technology.
Among these, the servo technology is actually something that Shirakawa Electric can still demonstrate with its current foundation.
It’s just that with the existence of a comprehensive university like Meiji, of course it is necessary to gather the strengths of all schools.
Moreover, in terms of theoretical technology, Shirakawa Electric is actually far behind.
This time, taking advantage of the opportunity of commissioned research, Shirakawa Electric can also improve its internal strength.
Not to mention the other two digital technologies, which have always been Shirakawa Electric's shortcomings.
Although Kenji Inoue has recently recruited several practitioners with experience , it will probably take a long time before they can really put their talents to use.
As for why these directions were chosen, Baichuan Feng also thought carefully about it.
If Sony's Kozo Ozone or Heitaro Nakajima were here, they would definitely find that, wow, this completely overlaps with the field of CD technology we are researching.
Well, coincidence is just a coincidence.
Now that the direction has been set, it is better to start research sooner rather than later.
Any scientific research achievement or corporate technological development cannot be completed overnight.
The time required for these projects is often measured in years, so the sooner they are finalized in collaboration with Meiji University's commissioned research, the better.
As for the Intellectual Property Office and Professor Kikuchi suggested by Mr. Yamada, Shirakawa chose the latter without a doubt.
Isn't this familiar? Besides, Senior Yamazaki has returned to the laboratory for two days. I haven't seen him for such a long time, I miss him a lot.
Well, as long as they are talented, he wants them.
At the Ikuta campus, Shirakawa Kaede visited the Kikuchi Laboratory again, and Yamashita Daiji, who was taking a class there, was also pulled over by him to keep him company.
It's not the first time, the first time is new, the second time is familiar.
Given the friendship between Shirakawa Kaede and Yamashita Daiji, the latter has almost become a designated employee of Shirakawa Electric.
And maybe this industry-university-research plan has something to do with him, but that’s another story.
I rang the doorbell again, and it was still Yamazaki Hui who opened the door.
However, when he saw that it was Baichuan Feng outside, his expression inexplicably became a little excited and emotional.
"Shirakawa-kun, you don't have to be like this... You know I can't leave here for the time being..."
"Uh..." Such a big turn made Shirakawa Feng stunned for a few seconds before turning around, "As it should be, as it should be. Without Senior Yamazaki, Shirakawa Electric will have a hard time."
Senior Yamazaki seemed to have misunderstood something, but Shirakawa Kaede was also very smart and turned into an actor and started acting directly.
As for Yamashita Daiji standing next to him, he was stunned. Didn't he come here to discuss industry-university-research matters with Professor Kikuchi?
Why are we suddenly reminiscing about the past here? Besides, it's not like we won't see each other anymore. Why do you make it sound like we're parting forever?
"Brother, to be honest with you, this time I came to visit you.
I also visited Professor Kikuchi, after all, Flashman received guidance from him. "
"It should be so." Yamazaki Hui nodded. This junior fellow student is really kind and loyal .
He is completely different from other businessmen who only pursue profits without any coldness or indifference towards human nature.
The two are old partners and chatted happily about various aspects of their current lives.
What will be Shirakawa Electric's next move? The specific classification of its products, which employees will be recruited, etc.
In contrast, Yamazaki Hui's life is much more monotonous. After all, he is stuck in the laboratory and most of the time he faces the same things.
The world outside is still very exciting, Yamazaki Teru, who has been working at Shirakawa Electric for half a year, can't help but sigh.
As the two sides were chatting, they arrived at the door of Kikuchi's office. Yamazaki Teru knocked on the door, and Professor Kikuchi's vague response came from inside.
When they met again, Professor Kikuchi still had that old-fashioned expression, but he was much more familiar with Shirakawa Kaede.
"Please sit down," Professor Kikuchi raised his chin, indicating that they could sit at their ease.
"Yamada has already called me. I don't think he's here to solve any technical problems this time."
"Uh," Shirakawa Feng paused as he stretched out his hand towards his backpack, then quickly explained, "I'm sorry for causing trouble to Mr. Kikuchi last time, but I still hope you can give me some advice this time."
Professor Kikuchi nodded without comment, reached out to pick up the cup to drink tea, but found that the cup was empty.
Seeing this, Yamazaki Teru hurriedly took the teacup and went to get water.
“Yamazaki is a capable lab assistant.
However, academic research requires years of hard work and dedication to achieve results.
Perhaps I shouldn't have let him..." Professor Kikuchi shook his head, "Forget it, everyone has their own destiny."
Looking at Yamazaki Teru's back, Professor Kikuchi sighed with an ambiguous tone.
Baichuan Feng's face flushed, thinking that he seemed to be the culprit in this matter.
"Tell me what you want to know." Without waiting for Shirakawa Kaede to speak, Professor Kikuchi was as direct as ever.
Fortunately, Baichuan Feng was already familiar with his character. Upon hearing this he immediately handed him the internal information.
Professor Kikuchi took the information and read it carefully. This time the information was more professional, so he read much slower.
Sometimes I would stop and think for a few seconds before continuing.
Shirakawa Kaede and the others did not disturb him, and everyone waited with bated breath. They did not breathe a sigh of relief until Professor Kikuchi finished.
"With all due respect, these techniques don't seem to be related to what you were fiddling with before.
Although it is related to audio technology, it is something completely in another system.”
Professor Kikuchi put down the materials in his hand and looked at him thoughtfully.
"Mr. Kikuchi has a good eye. This really has nothing to do with the Walkman.
The main reason why Baichuan came here today is about this.”
As he spoke, Shirakawa Kaede took out a silver disc that was shining with colorful light from his backpack and placed it in front of Professor Kikuchi.
"LD disc? But it seems a lot smaller." Professor Kikuchi asked.
"To be precise, it's a CD, which uses a completely different application principle from an LD disc."
In fact, before the advent of CDs, there was already a similar storage medium. It was an LD disc that was two or three sizes larger than a CD, with a diameter of 30 cm.
In today's era, Philips and Pioneer have already used it commercially.
However, CD discs, which are similar to it but smaller and work on a completely different principle, have not yet been officially released.
That's why Professor Kikuchi mistook a CD for an LD disc.
"CD?"
"Yes, a digital signal storage medium that uses light as an information carrier."
