My Wife is a Hacker novel (Nicole)

Chapter 1199
Nicole and Ike turned back to Harvey. "Where did you go?”
"I went to grab some coffee. Do you want some?" Harvey looked at Nicole.
He was confused and thought that she was upset with him for not bringing her a mug.
'No, I needed your help, but it's done and dealt with now." Nicole responded and continued her discussion with Ike as they stared at the screen.
"Miss Riddle, even the best companies in the market are using 5- nanometer chips, so I think we should give the 4-nanometer chip a shot." Ike
looked at her with utmost seriousness.
Nicole shot him a glance before turning her gaze back to the screen as she pondered.
After some time, she responded, "We can try. If we succeed, it'll be a huge breakthrough."
"Yeah." Ike's eyes lit up, brimming with confidence.
"But we're not capable of producing a 4-nanometer chip just yet," one of the engineers interrupted the moment he overheard
their conversation.
"I know, but we should give it a try. That way, we can increase the performance of this chip exponentially." Nicole argued,
believing that her creation was the best.
At the very least, it had to be better than the chip displayed in the technology exhibition, and so, she insisted on using the 4-
nanometer chip.
The engineers fell silent after hearing Nicole's suggestion. They thought that the 5-nanometer chips were already considered to
be state-of-the-art, and that to produce a 4-nanometer chip would be an insurmountable challenge. They were not ready to be
the first ones to fail, and they did not know why Nicole would wish to risk it.
Nicole spoke when she saw that everyone was objecting to her idea. "Quiet down, everybody. I know you're all professionals
here and you're all having a hard time understanding our perspective. You're probably thinking 'Why don't we just use the
certified 5-nanometer chip? Why are we venturing into the unfamiliar territory by trying to produce a 4-nanometer chip?', am I
right? ■

"Yeah, we don't know why we're taking on the 4-nanometer chip challenge. The 5-nanometer version already suffices, so to use
a 4-nanometer chip for this purpose is completely unnecessary," a middle-aged engineer contended.
"That's right. I think the 5-nanometer chip is much more reliable and I don't think I'll agree with the use of the 4-nanometer chips."
Nicole looked at them and listened to their views calmly. Ike attempted to reason with them, but the stubborn engineers
disagreed nonetheless.
"I understand where you're coming from," Nicole said. "Actually, if you think about it logically, you're right. Indeed, the 5-
nanometer production technology is good enough, and their company is definitely going to be using the 5-nanometer technology,
without a doubt.
"However, what I'm trying to say is that their chip is second to ours, which is why, while the 5-nanometer chip is good enough for
them, our chip
needs to be better than theirs. The 5-nanometer technology won't be able to showcase the chip's full potential, and that's why Ike and I want to
take a leap of faith and give it a shot," she finished.
"We understand where you're coming from too, Miss Riddle. Everyone knows that you're the one who came up with this chip, and that is why
you wish to bring it to its full potential. Unfortunately, our experience is telling us that the 5-nanometer technology is the safest bet. It has the
highest rate of success too, which is why we find the 4-nanometer technology really risky," a determined engineer explained as he looked at
her.
"Since you're all insisting on the use of the 5-nanometer technology, there's only one option left." Nicole turned to Ike.
Everyone exchanged looks as no one understood what she meant.
"What option?"
Nicole looked at them and responded, "You'll use the 5-nanometer technology, and I'll get a few people to use the 4-nanometer technology.
Then, well make a comparison. Well use the production technology that is able to produce the most stable, reliable, and powerful chip. What do
you think?"
The engineers started discussing among themselves and soon after, one of them said, "Okay, that's the best way, moving forward."