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Half of Russian-made chips are defective: Baikal struggles to meet Russia's demand.

Baikal now uses three different packaging companies in Russia.

This has prompted Baikal Electronics, a Russian processor developer, to expand the number of packaging partners in the country, according to a report in Vedomosti, a Russian-language business daily newspaper published in Moscow (hat tip to Cnews). After Russia invaded Ukraine in February, 2022, Taiwan's TSMC and other chip packaging houses ceased working with Russian companies, including Baikal. According to industry insiders, more than half of the chip batches end up being defective due to issues with equipment calibration and the lack of skilled personnel.

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