Russian Electronics: Semiconductor and Processors #2

An interesting video that talks about the new laser, and also a bit about the wests history in Russia destroying the Soviet microelectonics legasy and about how Russia can now turn that around and return to this field again...

So now Russia will not only have to work on replacing chips with own designs, they will need to work on software too. People are championing and parading about Russian software engineers are being banned in the open source community and the Linux foundation. Meaning that for further Linux development and access to open source materials, they will need to use back channels.

In this regard, time to develop something else.

Russia needs to make its own alternative to the Microsoft owned Github.
The Chinese have Gitee precisely because of this.

With a Russian located central repository for source code the Russian developers can collaborate on projects. And Git makes it easier to syncronize with remote trees if necessary.

It's just yet another case of Russians with brains that they just don't utilize and end up scrambling in the end to develop an alternative rather than have one already set up in place.

Honestly, Russian education needs a revamp. It's fine to teach people to become intelligent but intelligence isn't just memorizing shit, it's also being creative and thinking beyond a linear path. All these specialists are so fucking linear they can't even realize that they will be left in the dark by the west who will ban them from their platforms.

Creating an alternative to github isn't fucking rocket science.

Why set up a hub only for Russia when they could make a BRICShub and make it really international... not a rival to US versions, but an international replacement.

If they can get that done and have a BSD OS that would work well in various subsystems and easy to work with, then it's great idea.

Linus, the absolute smooth brain he is, said he hates Russia because he is a Finn.

I suppose he should also love Russia since Russia gave them a state after getting it from Sweden. And the fact Finns allied with Nazi Germany. But the amount of people sugar coating that in the west and blatantly ignoring the realities of Ukraine, shows that none of these morons are to be trusted.

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2024: Russia begins assembling a photonic processor that speeds up neural networks hundreds of times
On August 9, 2024, it became known that Russia had started assembling an experimental model of a photonic processor, which is capable of accelerating data processing in neural networks hundreds of times compared to modern semiconductor computers. The assembly, which began in August 2024, is planned to be completed by the end of 2024. This project is being implemented at the Korolev Samara University as part of the scientific program of the National Center for Physics and Mathematics (NCPM) with the support of the Rosatom State Corporation . More details here .

Linus, the absolute smooth brain he is, said he hates Russia because he is a Finn.

I suppose he should also love Russia since Russia gave them a state after getting it from Sweden. And the fact Finns allied with Nazi Germany. But the amount of people sugar coating that in the west and blatantly ignoring the realities of Ukraine, shows that none of these morons are to be trusted.

You squeeze a pimple and out comes the puss.

Finland joined Team America against the Russians because the cost of not being on their side was too great... the west would have cut Finland off which would probably do more immediate damage to Finland than cutting themselves off from Russia.

Ironically in the long term they would have kept their soverignty and when the EU and US fail to start a coup in Georgia, the next country they will want to start a war with Russia will be Finland. Finland have the experience of damaging Russia so why not... other than Russia has no brotherly feelings towards the majority of Finns who are Russophobes so they wont be nice like they are being in the Ukraine... it would not be a rescue mission to save civilians...

Anyway the moral and ethical Finn is really doing this because he lives in the US and probably fears being put in Jail if someone bothers to investigate him and his organisation.

He is folding like the guy who runs Telegram or any of the guys running any site on the interweb... even Assange folded eventually.

Good. Russian brains should serve Russian interests.

As for this moron finn, hope he likes getting graped by a pack of feral niggers, because thats your destiny if you side with gaymerica

I don't think anyone is making him say Russians are all bad, it is clearly his belief.

It is the real freedom of the west, you can say bad things about Russia and Russians because anyone who disagrees is Putins Puppet and obviously wrong in every Western country that there is.

He has made his feelings clear and they are not going to change any time soon... or ever...

Russia has the funding and the people and the willpower to move forward and grow and develop.

As someone mentioned on a YT discussion thread regarding Linux

Spend 30+ years fighting against corporations and the gov't on principle, then simply roll over and comply with an executive order without so much as a peep. No rallies, no massive 'phone the White House' campaign, no letter writing, no mass protest video uploads, etc. Just silence and compliance. Doesn't that seem odd?

Another interesting comment was this one:

This could destroy GPL as an enforcement mechanism. Russia can just ignore the license, fork themselves, and they're under no enforcable obligation to offer contributions back if prevented from using that license.

Considering the feelings of Linus Torvold, will Russia be calling its OS Linux?

And Russia is doing exactly that - forking linux over.

So yeah, I imagine a lot of innovation and development is gonna happen on the eastern front for software now too.

The really amusing thing is that this US law means American citizens and American companies can't work with Russians, so if Russia forks Linux then they can set up development and create software and systems for their version... but they can also look at international linux sites at the software being developed in the rest of the world and use that if they want because they don't have laws against that.

The US Linux developers can't work with Russians or use Russian developed stuff, but the Russians can cherry pick the US stuff and incorporate the good stuff in their own developments if it suits them.

I suspect the GPL is going to be ignored... the GPL covers the Kernel and lots of bits of software that many companies own... and users often donate which generates big money to the Linux company that Linus runs... really big money...

This is funny too:



This video asks the question... if Russian programmers can't be work colleagues then Huawei is also under US sanctions too why not sanction them?

The amusing answer is that the sanctions don't prevent Huawei working with the west to help the west, the sanctions are obviously to stop Huawei from stealing 5 gen cell network tech from the west.... obviously.

But if you watch the video someone compiled a list of linux programmers that work for Huawei and the list is enormous... perhaps they might want to work on a BRICS version of Linux instead that is truly open source and free and not limited by US or western laws....

RISC OS...

Anti Bloatware medicine....

Google updated its satellite photos of Zelenograd.


This is the possible 28nm pilot fab being built close to Angstrem.

Construction was expected to be complete in Q4 2024 and this seems to be the case or close to it. I expect it to start operations next year.

https://rostec.ru/media/news/shvabe-obsudil-voprosy-razvitiya-tekhnologiy-optoelektroniki-i-fotoniki/#start
Shvabe discussed the development of optoelectronics and photonics technologies
# Radioelectronics
# Schwabe
Shvabe discussed the development of optoelectronics and photonics technologies
September 3, 2024
Rostec tests first Russian laser scanner for dimensional control
December 22, 2023
Rostec to Develop Radio Photonics in the Country
The discussion of promising technologies took place within the framework of the plenary session of the forum "Microelectronics-2024"
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Representatives of the Shvabe holding of the Rostec State Corporation and the scientific community discussed the development of optoelectronics and photonics technologies. The holding has a wide range of competencies in these areas. In particular, it develops and manufactures optical-electronic and laser equipment, improves medical equipment, and creates modern photodetectors and other devices.

The discussion of promising technologies took place within the framework of the plenary session "Tasks and Prospects for the Development of Optoelectronics and Photonics Technologies" within the framework of the anniversary forum "Microelectronics-2024". The participants' reports touched upon issues of ensuring and achieving technological sovereignty, expanding interaction with the Russian Academy of Sciences and scientific organizations of higher education. Issues of the influence of optoelectronics and photonics on the development of medicine, mechanical engineering and other industries were also outlined.

The moderator was Vadim Startsev, General Director of the Russian State Scientific Center NPO Orion.

"Photonics, optoelectronics and radio photonics are the drivers of economic development. These areas contribute to improving the lives of the population, opening up new opportunities for healthcare, industry, security and everyday life. In addition, the country's defense capability depends on the development of these technologies. We are fulfilling the tasks set before us by the government, which contributes to the creation of new products and jobs in various industries. Such actions will allow us to achieve technological sovereignty in the field of optoelectronics and photonics in Russia," said Vadim Kalyugin, CEO of the Shvabe holding and member of the Bureau of the Union of Mechanical Engineers of Russia.

During the event, Deputy General Director of Shvabe, Head of the Priority Technological Direction for Optoelectronics and Photonics Technologies, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Sergey Popov spoke about the state of affairs and prospects for the development of optoelectronics and photonics technologies in the Russian Federation. He noted that one of the promising areas is the creation of new-generation photosensors based on colloidal quantum dots and observation devices based on them.

The report "Status and Prospects of Development of Radio Photonics in Russia" was given by the head of the priority technological direction "Radio Photonics Technologies", General Director of the Research Institute "Polus" named after M.F. Stelmakh, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Evgeny Kuznetsov. He spoke about the advantages of radio engineering systems created on the basis of radio photonics technologies. The differences include high reliability, ultra-wideband, high data transfer rates, resistance to external interference, and others. In addition, Evgeny Kuznetsov highlighted the main stages in the creation of an electronic component base and photonic integrated circuits in Russia, and also noted other projects in the field of laser technology development.

In addition, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor of the Research Institute of Mechanics and Electromechanics Alexander Italyantsev, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director of the A.F. Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute Sergei Ivanov and Head of the Center for Advanced Electronics of the Foundation for Advanced Research Alexey Zablotsky presented their works and research on the topic of advanced technologies.

Representatives of the Astron Optical-Mechanical Design Bureau, the Moscow Sapphire Plant, the Foton Central Design Bureau, the State Institute of Applied Optics, the Ural Optical-Mechanical Plant named after E.S. Yalamov, the Krasnogorsk Plant named after S.A. Zverev, and the Germanium enterprise also took part in the Microelectronics-2024 forum.
https://rostec.ru/media/news/shvabe-podelilsya-planami-po-razvitiyu-radiofotoniki-/#start
Shvabe shared plans for the development of radio photonics
# Radioelectronics
# Schwabe
Shvabe shared plans for the development of radio photonics
October 3, 2024
Students participate in the creation of equipment at Shvabe enterprises
October 2, 2024
Shvabe discussed the development of optoelectronics and photonics technologies
September 23, 2024
The Lytkarinsky plant of the Shvabe holding celebrated its anniversary
September 12, 2024
The professionalism of Shvabe specialists has been recognized with state awards
A representative of the holding made a report at the plenary session of the Microelectronics forum
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A representative of the Shvabe holding of the Rostec State Corporation presented a report on research and development in the field of radio photonics at the plenary session of the Microelectronics forum. Radio engineering equipment created on the basis of this technology will differ from existing analogues in its higher speed and level of noise immunity, smaller weight and dimensions.

The plenary session was devoted to the drivers of innovative economic development — optoelectronics and photonics. The report was given by the General Director of the M.F. Stelmakh Polyus Research Institute, Evgeny Kuznetsov, who, by the decision of the President of the Russian Federation dated December 1, 2023, was appointed head of the priority technological direction "Radio Photonics Technologies". The institute itself is defined as the basic organization of the military-industrial complex, carrying out scientific activities on the development of radio photonics technologies.

Evgeny Kuznetsov, in particular, noted that over the past decades, Russian scientists have conducted a number of studies that ensured the successful development of the first Russian components of radio-photonic devices and systems.

"Radiophotonics is an important and promising technological direction for the country, which will ensure the transmission and processing of super-large volumes of information at super-high speeds, exceeding the values that exist today. In addition to our institute, large research organizations and enterprises are also working on the development of radiophotonics in the country, which can bring tangible results in the near future. Thanks to joint activities, the necessary component base will be formed," noted Evgeny Kuznetsov.

The CEO of the Polyus Research Institute also said that his institute had developed a powerful single-frequency laser with distributed feedback (DFB) for transmitting and processing large amounts of data, as well as a unique digital fiber-optic transceiver module for transmitting information. "Currently, together with colleagues from the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, we are working on creating modulators based on heterostructures on an indium phosphide substrate. This semiconductor material can be used as the basis for photonic integrated circuits, which will contribute to the development of radio photonics," added Evgeny Kuznetsov.

Among the tasks of Russian developers in the field of radio photonics up to 2030 are improving the characteristics of semiconductor lasers with direct modulation, reducing optical radiation losses in input-output units, developing designs and technologies for creating hybrid photonic integrated circuits with highly coherent distributed-feedback lasers. In addition, it is necessary to create powerful low-noise end-face and vertically emitting lasers, broadband photodetectors, compact optoelectronic generators and other components.
https://rostec.ru/media/news/na-ramenskom-predpriyatii-kret-sozdali-novuyu-liniyu-dlya-proizvodstva-pechatnykh-plat/#start
new line for the production of printed circuit boards was created at the Ramenskoye enterprise of KRET
# Manufacturing technologies
# KRET
A new line for the production of printed circuit boards was created at the Ramenskoye enterprise of KRET
September 3, 2024
With the support of KRET, the educational and production cluster "Radioelectronics" was opened
November 29, 2023
KRET presented artificial lung ventilation for newborns at the congress of neonatologists
Modern equipment automates the installation of output elements on printed circuit boards
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Ramensky Instrument-Making Plant (RPP) of the concern "Radioelectronic Technologies" has launched modern equipment that automates the installation of output elements on printed circuit boards. This will help increase the production of manufactured products.

Previously, manual labor of electronic equipment assemblers was used for this purpose. The new production line allowed for additional equipment and automation of the process.

Before installing the new equipment, the company redesigned and renovated the premises according to the principles of maximum open space: the engineering systems were updated, a new air conditioning system was installed, which will ensure full compliance with the parameters of cleanliness, temperature and humidity in accordance with the technological process.

Automation of soldering of lead-out elements is not just a replacement for manual labor, it is a high-tech solution for printed circuit boards with a large number of lead-out elements located very close to each other. Due to the complete preparation of the board for the soldering process, positioning accuracy, solder supply through miniature nozzles, time and temperature control and a number of other technical features, the highest quality and 100% repeatability of the process are achieved.

The launch of an automated selective soldering line will make it possible to solve a number of important tasks. Firstly, to increase the number of manufactured products. Secondly, by equipping the line with a high-resolution control system, to detect microdefects not only at the production stages, but also as a result of operation. Thirdly, to fulfill orders of any complexity, based on the tasks of upgrading the products manufactured by the enterprise and introducing new systems into serial production.

It has begun (please be used in the avionics of the Su-57 that will be freshly produced in 2025) the 2024 production promise from the 2023 article has been met

https://iz.ru/1786402/maria-neduk/nahodka-dla-fotona-v-rf-nacnut-proizvodit-pribory-svazi-novogo-pokolenia

[i]In Russia, the production of unique communication equipment operating on photonic integrated circuits is launched. This is a new type of microelectronics, the speed of which is much higher than that of traditional silicon chips. It opens up good prospects for the creation of devices that are necessary, in particular, for the development of telecommunications networks, for example, 5G base stations and subsequent generations, known as pervasive networks. The development will also help establish quantum communications, experts believe.

Radio Electronics of the New Generation
St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI" and the Element Group of Companies have announced the launch of production of ultra-high frequency (microwave) generators with unique characteristics based on new elements - photonic integrated circuits (FIS).

The speed of photons in such FIS is equal to the speed of propagation of an electromagnetic wave in the material, in fact, this is the speed of light, the developers said. Therefore, the speed of action, and hence the frequency ranges of such integrated circuits, are much higher than those of electronic ones. At the same time, the requirements for topological standards in production are much lower than in silicon electronics, which makes it possible to obtain a high percentage of yield of suitable crystals at the stage of industrial development of the technology, LETI noted.

"Radiophotonic devices allow you to work with ultra-wideband signals, which provides high speeds and large amounts of transmitted information. This is in demand in promising telecommunication systems, quantum communication systems. In addition to microwave signal generators, we are developing photonic integrated circuits, signal spectrum analyzers, analog-to-digital converters, signal processors," Viktor Tupik, Vice-Rector for Strategic Development of ETU "LETI", told Izvestia.

As the developers explained, the launch of industrial production of radio-electronic products using the principles of photonics opens up good prospects for the creation of new devices. In particular, those necessary for the development of telecommunications networks, for example, 5G base stations and subsequent ones, known as pervasive networks. They will also be in demand for the modernization of system devices in radar, radio navigation and other areas.

As Viktor Tupik explained, combining radio frequency and optical signals in one system makes it possible to detect what cannot be recorded in each range separately.

"Photonic and electronic integrated circuits have a common advantage - they are manufactured using integral, in other words, group technology. That is, not one circuit is processed in one operation, but dozens, hundreds or thousands of chip crystals, their number depends on the size of the single-crystal substrate," the expert said. "Their differences are in the physics of the processes on the basis of which information processing is built.

The line of the first devices will be supplemented with the latest products, including domestic developments of components for quantum communications, such as random signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and others.

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In Russia, the production of unique communication equipment operating on photonic integrated circuits is launched. This is a new type of microelectronics, the speed of which is much higher than that of traditional silicon chips. It opens up good prospects for the creation of devices that are necessary, in particular, for the development of telecommunications networks, for example, 5G base stations and subsequent generations, known as pervasive networks. The development will also help establish quantum communications, experts believe.

Ultra-high-frequency generators based on FIS open up great opportunities for ultra-wideband communication systems, such as future 5G/6G networks and quantum communications, said Vyacheslav Begishev, associate professor of the Department of Probability Theory and Cybersecurity of the Institute of Computer Science and Telecommunications of the RUDN University.

"The production of such devices in Russia will reduce dependence on foreign technologies and create domestic components for 5G/6G networks and more advanced communication systems. The introduction of the FIS will make it possible to increase the production of high-tech products based on domestic production facilities," the specialist said.

Currently, the global market for integrated photonics for use in promising telecommunications systems and quantum communications systems is about $10 billion, while Russia's share in it is only about 2%, according to LETI. His work is mainly focused on the search for technological possibilities for combining microelectronic silicon technology and photonic technologies.