Hardware, Electronics, Robotics

Putin: Russia should return the software and electronics market to domestic producers

May 27, 2014

Software development and electronic equipment production are sectors where the domestic market can return to national producers, Vladimir Putin stated last week at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. In the technological renewal of Russia, it is essential to carry out “the largest-scale technological refitting of our enterprises in the last half century,” the president …

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Russian telecom holding uncovers Asian market opportunities, this time in Bangladesh

May 22, 2014

GS Group, a Russian high tech and telecom holding, continues its global expansion with a clear focus on Asia. Almost two years after the launch of a broadcasting joint-venture in Cambodia, the Russian manufacturer of TV receivers and software for TV operators is putting together another partnership in Bangladesh. The project, which GS is pursuing …

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Russia ready to launch its most powerful chip to date

May 14, 2014

MCST, a Russian electronics manufacturer, has announced the completion of a series of tests for its new Elbrus-4C chip. The developer is now preparing for mass production of the chip. Elbrus-4C is a four-kernel microprocessor developed to fit 65-nanometer design rules and supporting three DDR3-1600 memory channels. Each kernel operates at a clock frequency of …

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Grishin Robotics invests in new robo-toy

May 7, 2014

Grishin Robotics fund, a venture fund launched in 2012 by Mail.ru Group’s CEO Dmitry Grishin, has purchased a minority share in Orbotix, a manufacturer of robotic toys. The exact size of the recently acquired stake has not yet been specified, but what we do know, is that together with The Foundry Group and Shea Ventures, Grishin invested $15.5 …

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French-Russian JV raises $60 million to complete next-gen memory project

April 30, 2014

Crocus Nano Electronics (CNE), a joint venture founded in 2011 by Russia’s state-owned nanotechnology giant Rusnano and France’s Crocus Technology, yesterday announced that it has raised $60 million from its existing investors in additional capital. The new funding will enable CNE to “finalize construction and installation works, complete procurement and installation of all capital equipment to support …

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Russian calorie intake tracker makes crowdfunding splash at Indiegogo

April 22, 2014

HealBe, a St. Petersburg-based startup, has won the hearts of crowdfunders at Indiegogo.com with GoBe, its wearable device for automatic calorie intake measurement. A campaign that started on March 5 with a fairly unassuming goal of raising $100,000 largely for promotional purposes drew to a close last Tuesday with $1,084,311 – all of it available to …

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Russian-made chips for bank cards could appear in 2015

April 17, 2014

Russia is setting up its own payment operation and clearing centers to circumvent US-based Visa and Mastercard – and may have its own homemade chip for banking cards as early as next year. According to the Russian business daily Vedomosti, microelectronics developer and manufacturer Mikron Group has high hopes of getting a new chip certified …

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Ruselectronics set to buy major stake in key Belarusian electronics exporter

April 7, 2014

Ruselectronics, Russia’s umbrella company for national radio electronics assets, has announced plans to buy into OAO Integral, a sizable microelectronics maker in Minsk, Belarus. After due diligence is completed, the Russian holding could acquire a minimum 51% stake in Integral, then invest further in joint microelectronics production.

Russian developer offers new RFID solution for stock-taking

April 1, 2014

Systematica, a Russian IT company, has developed a new RFID-based solution for contactless asset inventories and archive processing automation, Cnews.ru reported last week. The new software and hardware complex, called Regula RFID Identification, reportedly speeds stock-taking and registers objects within a reader’s reach virtually instantly. The Regula uses passive RFID tags that require no power …

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No more iPads for Russian ministers

March 31, 2014

While Apple’s products have become a must-have in the Russian political elite, the Russian government no longer uses iPads, according to Communications Minister Nikolay Nikiforov. Instead, ministers are required to use Samsung tablets in cabinet meetings and government committees. Nikiforov, who earlier in the week suggested that the USA’s commitment to eavesdropping on foreign governments …

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Ruselectronics to invest $35 million in innovative projects

March 18, 2014

Ruselectronics, Russia’s umbrella company for national radio electronic assets, plans to invest 1.27 billion rubles (approximately $35 million) in the development and manufacture of hi-tech products between 2014 and 2016, the company announced. Ruselectronics said the three-year investment program will be divided into two stages, an “implementation phase for breakthrough development and setting up the …

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Russo-Finnish consortium halts Siberian LTE equipment manufacturing

March 17, 2014

Rusnano, Russia’s nanotech giant, Tomsk-based Micran, a major electronics manufacturer, and Finland’s Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) are shutting down Wireless Technology Center (WTC), their joint LTE base station facility in Tomsk. Russian media have offered the lack of legal endorsement by national regulators as an explanation for the move. A year ago WTC equipment …

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