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Russia's primary chipmaker is struggling with a defect rate of about 50 percent | Sanctions have crippled Baikal's production and packaging capabilities

Baikal Electronics, one of Russia's major processor developers, has been struggling in the wake of sanctions imposed by the US and UK governments following Russia's invasion of...

In a big-picture sense, Baikal's problems result from Russia's inability to develop a commercial high-tech sector instead of focusing on military applications. The strong controls essentially stymied Russia's development capabilities in chip design and manufacture, although the country has achieved some success in software and high-tech services. In 2022, the Russian government announced a plan to become more independent from Western technology through massive investment in domestic chip development, manufacturing, and personnel training.

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