Realizing the importance of the semiconductor industry , Russia announced large-scale investments in expanding the national semiconductor industry, aiming to achieve a production volume of 140,000 wafers per year in the segment alone. diodes and transistors based on silicon and silicon carbide - Sputnik reported.
The decision was adopted in response to economic sanctions imposed by the West that limit access to the global market for these products, where no less than 65% of semiconductors are typically produced in Taiwan. Loan (China).
According to Mr. Felipe Neves, a microelectronics expert and lecturer at Brazil's Uninter University, the move to invest in this industry will also have geopolitical consequences, including chips being used to produce electronic devices. modern weapon system .
“Russia has been under sanctions since 2014. Faced with those sanctions, Moscow was forced to ensure its technological sovereignty. Overcoming this Western pressure is a national security requirement for Moscow, and Russia is responding to it. When talking about semiconductor production, it is important to remember that semiconductors are not only necessary in everyday life but also in the defense industry" - expert Neves emphasized in a Sputnik interview.
Mr. Neves noted that Russia is currently producing semiconductors using a 65-nanometer topology. By 2030, it is expected to ship microchips using a 14-nanometer topology.
Experts say that Russia has on hand almost everything necessary to fulfill the goal and achieve 70% self-sufficiency in the national market for these goods.
“One of the necessary ingredients is rare earths, and Russia owns the majority of these rare earths. Russia is producing sapphire plates, of course it is necessary to arrange some supply from countries that do not participate in the embargo. In this matter, Moscow can ask its allies in BRICS "- expert Neves commented.
