Returning to Dominate The World With My Knowledge System
Chapter 55: First GPU Chip

Chapter 55: Chapter 55: First GPU Chip

Tyler woke up very late the next day.

His body had demanded rest, and for once, he didn’t fight it. After spending nearly half an hour on the phone with his mom and Devin the previous night, he’d finally gone to bed, mentally and physically drained.

His mother, as expected, had been worried about how late he was staying up. Tyler had done his best to reassure her.

Devin, on the other hand, had been a bundle of excitement—his voice bouncing through the line, flooding Tyler’s chest with warmth.

They were happy to hear from him, but Tyler could sense it: they already missed him. Deeply.

The realization left a bitter smile on his face. He wouldn’t be going home anytime soon. There was still so much to do, and in truth, he hadn’t even scratched the surface.

Today, though, wouldn’t be heavy on technical labor for the crew. Tyler had already planned the schedule in his head: assist the new hires in arranging materials, install all system algorithms, and fine-tune the photolithographic equipment. Only when all that was done could production begin in earnest.

Tyler had done his calculations and he estimates that it would take him the whole day to finish up with everything.

He got out of bed, completed his morning routine with sharp efficiency, and headed down to the hotel’s cafeteria. He hadn’t eaten anything proper since he landed two days ago.

Tyler didn’t disappoint as he ordered a huge amount of food for himself. He paid no attention to those that were looking at him strangely, as he wolfed down his food.

He knew the reason behind his voracious appetite. His enhanced stats came at a cost. Increased Strength, Intelligence, and Stamina meant higher metabolic activity.

His body now consumed fuel at twice the normal rate. Now, he has to eat twice as much than he always did before but it wasn’t exactly bad for Tyler.

Midway through his second plate, his phone buzzed.

David.

He answered immediately. "Yeah?"

"Where the hell are you?" David asked, sounding both surprised and relieved.

"Breakfast. Cafeteria. You came by?" Tyler smiled.

"Yeah. I saw you were still sleeping earlier. I didn’t wake you because you worked deep late into the night. But I came back and you were gone. Thought you vanished."

"Not exactly. Meet me downstairs at the cafeteria. Let’s head out."

Minutes later, Tyler was done with his meal and they were in the SUV, the hires following behind in the crew van. The convoy arrived at the fabrication site just before noon.

The sun was sharp overhead, casting long glares off the steel roof and solar panels embedded in the compound perimeter. Once inside, Tyler wasted no time.

He handed out assignments—sorting wafers, arranging cleanroom suits, organizing the nano-particle resistant casing, and prepping the silicon substrates.

Then, he got to work.

Tyler entered the central control room, where the servers interfaced with all major equipment. He placed a thin black data drive into the central console.

The drive held everything—custom algorithms he had written himself based on the system knowledge: lithographic alignment logic, yield optimization, energy modulation subroutines, error-correction codes for fabrication drift, and GPU design blueprints.

He activated the interface and codes spilled across the central screen.

Tyler’s fingers danced across the holographic keyboard as he navigated the architecture map.

He isolated the photolithography subsystem first. It was the most critical and complex part—the heart of chip fabrication.

He uploaded the algorithm that would handle real-time positioning correction. It would allow for enhanced lithographic precision, reducing the defect margin by 82% compared to traditional industrial-grade machines.

Next, he moved on to the plasma etching system. He configured a new gas balance control algorithm that would dynamically adjust fluorine flow based on atomic layer feedback, using machine-learning estimates to reduce over-etching.

Thermal controls came next.

Tyler installed a load-balancing algorithm that would prevent chip warping during layering. It regulated temperature in nanoseconds, using projected heat maps rather than fixed cycles.

He then worked on the wafer transport subsystem, installing a predictive pathing logic that minimized vibration and delay.

The workers who had finished arranging materials drifted in gradually. First out of curiosity, then in disbelief.

They watched Tyler interface with each system like he was born for it.

One technician whispered to another, "He’s tuning the resist developer’s subroutine manually... That’s insane. Nobody touches that."

Another murmured, "Is he... rewriting parts of the cleanroom operating matrix?"

They were ready to stop him at first, afraid he might fry something, void warranties, trigger auto-locks.

But the more they watched, the more they realized—they had no idea what he was doing. And yet... everything he did worked.

He didn’t fumble. He didn’t second-guess.

He worked like someone who created the equipment.

By the time he finished and returned to the control room, it was already late afternoon. He looked tired, but focused.

Tyler nodded. "Let’s run it."

David relayed the instruction. The entire crew snapped into place.

The floor buzzed as systems booted up. Green lights blinked across machines. Robotic arms unfolded from their idle positions. Cooling fans spun to life.

The fabrication plant was coming alive.

The test run would begin with a single chip.

Raw silicon wafers were loaded into the photolithography system. A tray slid into the machine, the wafer placed onto the stage.

The first stage: Coating.

A fine mist of photoresist was sprayed onto the wafer, forming a perfectly uniform layer. The machine used Tyler’s algorithm to compensate for humidity and temperature, adjusting droplet dispersion in real time.

Next: Exposure.

The laser system locked in, using deep ultraviolet light to etch the GPU pattern onto the photoresist. Tyler’s algo-assisted alignment protocol ensured that the beam moved with sub-nanometer accuracy.

Then: Development.

Chemical solutions removed the exposed areas of the photoresist, leaving behind the precise layout of the circuit.

Then came Etching.

Plasma gasses sculpted the underlying silicon according to the pattern. Tyler’s modified subroutine prevented over-etching and reduced tapering, a common flaw in amateur fabs.

Doping followed.

Ion beams injected tiny impurities into the wafer, giving it the electronic properties needed for switching functions.

Tyler’s system dynamically adjusted the beam’s intensity based on atomic simulation feedback.

After that: Layering and Metallization.

Copper paths were printed layer by layer. The predictive heat map ensured no warping occurred.

Finally: Polishing and Testing.

The chip was carefully cleaned, polished, and scanned by the error-checker arrays.

It passed.

Everyone watched as the system displayed a successful yield score: 99.8%. A near-perfect chip. Unheard of for a first run.

A breath passed through the room, almost in unison.

Tyler leaned back, exhaled deeply, and finally smiled.

The first GPU chip had been built.

The quality test came next. Voltage tolerance, clock speed and thermal performance. All passed with margins far above industrial average.

"We’re green across the board."