Russia’s microelectronics industry gets steam

Set up in 1992, Moscow Center of SPARC Technologies (MCST) is a private microprocessor manufacturer which has attained a good record in the development of the Russian IT industry. The company develops high-performance universal Russian microprocessors and computer systems and its team members have, over the years, participated in the creation of several generations of powerful Soviet “Elbrus” computers.

Now, after three years of development and a $24.4 million investment by Russia’s Industry and Trade Ministry, MCST has announced the launch of the production of Elbrus-8C microprocessors, the first eight-core Russian microprocessors to hit the market.