#Source : tfln

[holy-incorrectquotes-batman]

Tim: I'm so tired I just poured monster in my coffee. Tim: And it tastes incredible. Tim: And I have chest pains.

[incorrectteyvatism]

Venti: Why is my underwear in the freezer?

Kaeya: You said, "This is gonna confuse me so much tomorrow." Apparently, drunk you plays pranks on hungover you.

Venti: That explains so much.

[youroriginalsublimecupcakestuff]

Dazai, who is on the phone with Chuuya : You bet your firm but soft ass I miss you.

[alana93mugi]

Jason, who is on the phone with Dick : You bet your firm but soft ass I miss you.

[incorrectlotm]

Lumian: I'll do whatever I want when I'm 80. Franca: If you are still alive at 80 I demand a medical explanation.

[incorrectscarletnexus]

Alice: Hey have you ever been arrested

Karen: Yeah, how could you tell

Alice: Well I was gonna say, cause its illegal to be that cute

Alice: But now I'm curious

Karen: Aggravated assault

[captain-sassy-socks]

May I ask what the story is behind TFLN? What does it stand for and how did it come to be?

Hello.

TFLN means textsfromlastnight. It's a website that collected all the (mostly drunk) texts from people. I'm not sure if they're active anymore with people having shifted more to communication via social media or WhatsApp.

In 2020 when we were all in lockdown, the inspiration came from two sources: @notmytextsfromlastnight - a L&O:SVU blog focusing heavily on ADA Rafael Barba and @textsfromstargatecommand - a Stargate blog.

It started as fun until it morphed into something that belongs to the core structure of my blog. It's part Stargate, part Sanctuary, and whatever Amanda Tapping was in.

And if it makes you smile/chuckle/cackle/groan or roll your eyes, my mission is accomplished.

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China Launches Thin Film Lithium Niobate & CHIPX Pilot Line

Thin Lithium Niobate Film

With the launch of its first production line for thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonic chips, China has entered a new era in photonics and set itself up for fierce competition in  artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and 6G markets. The Chip Hub for Integrated Photonics Xplore (CHIPX) at Shanghai Jiao Tong University reported this remarkable development on June 5. The Quantum Insider and South China Morning Post covered its effects.

Technology Breakthrough: Photonic Chips and TFLN

Like semiconductor chips, photonic chips process data without electricity. They are faster, more efficient, and consume less power because of this. These qualities help data-intensive quantum communication, large-scale cloud computing, and AI model training.

TFLN, a high-performance optoelectronic material, is the centrepiece of China's new production line. TFLN is prized for its high bandwidth, ultra-fast electro-optics, and low power consumption. The brittle lithium niobate is hard to mass-produce. However, the CHIPX pilot line has overcome this barrier with a completely integrated production chain.

A Decade and a Half of Endeavour

Professor Jin Xianmin, CHIPX's director, credits over 15 years of hard effort for this reliable production process. Professor Jin began photonic device research in 2010, focussing on lithium niobate in 2018. The team spent years improving manufacturing procedures, building small-scale prototypes, and fixing significant issues before this pilot production line. A lengthy and complicated process of design, tape-out, and testing was needed to couple the electrodes to the optical chip.

Beat Global Performance Benchmarks

According to sources, China's new TFLN photonic circuits outperformed international standards in several key benchmarks. CHIPX experts said the chips now exceed a global performance barrier for high-speed optical communications, 110 gigahertz modulation bandwidth. Signal losses, a key chip quality measure, have also decreased.

Installation loss is now less than 3.5 decibels and waveguide loss less than 0.2 per centimetre. These improvements suggest that processors can support complex optical communications better than before. China's TFLN pilot line emerged later than other foreign participants, but it proves that China can innovate.

Advanced Production and Scalability

A major industrial development is the CHIPX pilot line. Over 110 advanced fabrication machines and an integrated production chain are available. The project's researchers aim for technological independence by supervising the entire chip production process, from lithography and etching to packaging.

Even though the manufacturing line uses top-tier international equipment to provide stability and minimise uncertainties in materials science and fabrication, there is a clear strategic aim for future self-sufficiency. Professor Jin noted that some Chinese teams can provide third-party maintenance for current machinery, suggesting the prospect of deploying domestic or reconditioned alternatives.

In 2022, process engineers improved annealing, a heat treatment method used to correct surface imperfections, which helped build the plant in three years. This meticulous approach to photonic chip manufacturing met tight standards, notably for flat surfaces that reduce energy loss.

Built for scale, the pilot line produces 12,000 6-inch wafers annually. This capacity allows the facility to serve commercial clients swiftly as demand rises. Professor Jin noted that the new line permits weekly iteration, which is crucial for quantum photonic technology advancement, whereas before it could take a year to create and test a single device.

Wide-ranging strategic implications and future applications

Chinese photonic chip manufacturing advances have far-reaching effects. The chips should boost quantum computing, 6G, and AI. CHIPX researchers see the pilot line as part of a bigger vision for computing architectures that use light to calculate and send data. This photonic computing method provides natively parallel processing with low latency and energy consumption for training AI models, regulating 6G network loads, and running quantum computations. These lithium niobate photonic chips will be crucial pieces of photonic-electronic integration, connecting multiple computer resources quickly. They also act as computing servers.

Photonic chips can be used for lidar, biosensing, laser gyroscopes, core processing, and communication. This new line affords the field a scalable production method, Professor Jin said, despite steady research progress. Defence dual-use capabilities are also considered.

Large investments in Hangzhou-based Xili Photonics show that China's photonics business is growing. CHIPX is a critical venue for China to catch up to the world's top chipmakers, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The “national pioneer” platform may let scientists, research institutions, and businesses manufacture prototypes in small batches, expediting invention validation.

CHIPX will stabilise production, boost yields, try novel materials, and create 8-inch wafers. This advances China's high-tech economy.

Global Competition Landscape

While other nations have capacity, China is just starting to make TFLN photonic chips. Last year, SMART Photonics began making 4-inch indium phosphide wafers in the Netherlands. GlobalFoundries is modifying a 300-millimeter silicon photonics line with California-based PsiQuantum, which is developing a photonics-based fault-tolerant quantum computer. These companies also focus on quantum and AI. However, using TFLN gives China's facilities a unique technical route and the potential for performance gains. China was late to mass-produce, but its material choices and performance advancements provide it a competitive edge.

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About the Blog

This blog is just another in a long series of incorrect quotes blogs. It exists mostly because I (Mod Hughes) created some stupid edits to cheer up my sister (Mod Oz) when she was feeling rough. She suggested we should share them with others. The end result is this blog, which is probably filled more with private jokes and headcannons than accessible humour. That being said, any laughs you manage to find here are yours to keep.

Content Warnings

This blog is NSFW, because it uses a number of sources like offensive shirt slogans and TFLN which are inherently kind of inappropriate. That being said, all posts that are deemed too offensive or sexual will be tagged as NSFW so you can block that tag if you don't want to see that content. Bad language will not be tagged. You're accessing this content at your own risk, and you are responsible for moderating your own experiences.

Sources

These quotes mostly come from pop culture or common sources. Occasionally, they'll be T-Shirt slogans or another source: this doesn't necessarily mean it's the original source, just the source I found it on. I will try to credit the original source wherever possible, however I have very low spoons and may not always be able to locate the original sources. If I make a mistake, please send me a DM or Ask to let me know, so I can properly credit the sources.

Image Quality

Yes, I know. I've used the same images for multiple posts and the image quality is generally very poor. I have no access to decent screen caps for Psycho Pass, so it's not likely to improve any time soon. Though, if you happen to know of any good sources for screen caps (even if they're not the best quality), please feel free to DM me a link, or send an ask.

Submissions

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Asks

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[holy-incorrectquotes-batman]

[Bruce asking Barbara to leave the Clocktower and come to the Batcave for a meeting] Barbara: Fine, but I'll need Cass there. I need someone to glance at when everyone inevitably annoys me.

[incorrectteyvatism]

Diluc: What did you do last night?

Kaeya: I embarrassed myself, my family, my name, and possibly my country.

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Nursey: Sorry, I was sleeping. I heard a rumor that I had a hangover so I just went with it.

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I couldn’t decide whether to use Leon or Takumi lmao

[northforwinter]

Ruby: How does one unsuperglue one's foot from the floor?

Weiss:...

[incorrectlotm]

Leonard: I had to flip my “days since last bad decision” chart back to zero. So…yeah.

[incorrectscarletnexus]

Karen: Hey

Fubuki: You should be ashamed of yourself 

Karen: Ok cool. I was afraid you'd never speak to me again. I can work with this.