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JSC SITRONICS (News - Alert), a provider of telecommunications, IT and microelectronic solutions in Russia and the CIS, has announced that it launched the production of 0.18 micron integrated circuit chips (IC) in Zelenograd.

 

In July 2006, SITRONICS had signed the partnership agreement with ST Microelectronics to cooperate in the field of design, marketing and selling of ICs. According to the company officials, SITRONICS has invested more than US$ 300 million in the development of microelectronic production in Zelenograd over the last three years, which includes US$ 200 million investment in the project. Also, more than 40 suppliers from ten countries have participated in the project.

 

SITRONICS officials state that the new plant will use the integrated process of manufacturing ICs to produce a wide range of smart-cards. As previously announced by the company, SITRONICS is expected to start the production of the next stage of ICs using 0.13 micron technology in the near future, which will be followed by the launch of 0.09 micron ICs in 2009.

 

Sergey Aslanyan, president and CEO at SITRONICS, commented in a press release, “Microelectronic Solutions is one of the most dynamically developing segments of SITRONICS with an approximately 50 percent annual growth rate. The launch of the new plant will give us the opportunity to develop products using our own R&D resources and scientists.”

 

He also pointed out that Mikron is a good example of the joint cooperation of private business and the government in bringing domestically developed microelectronic technologies to the market.

 

Gennady Krasnikov, general director at JSC Mikron and head of the SITRONICS Microelectronic Solutions, stated that his company has re-established the scientific and technological knowledge base at Mikron which will allow the company to address the existing technological gap in the field of microelectronics in Russia. “We have trained 120 engineers at our partners’ companies, who are now involved in developing modern technologies in the country,” he added.

 

SITRONICS is also heading the creation of the “Moscow Technological Cluster” which the Aslanyan informed, is being formed around the modern production facilities in Zelenograd. The Cluster comprises modern production base, as well as scientific and technological laboratories, technical schools and service centers.

 

 

 

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