"Compared to silicon, diamonds are smaller, faster, more energy-saving, more heat-resistant. Sooner or later they will replace silicon, which is so widely used in semiconductors today." At the conference, Mao, attired in a Chinese-style shirt, declared with confidence: "In the not-too-distant future, Silicon Valley will turn into Diamond Valley."
「鑽石比矽更小、更快、更省電、更耐熱，遲早會取代目前半導體中大量使用的矽，成為明日閃亮的新星，」在院士會議上，一身唐衫的毛河光自信滿滿地說：「不久的將來，矽谷會變成鑽石谷！」