Russia Faces Shortages as Domestic Processors Struggle to Meet Demand
Maksut Shadayev, who heads the Ministry of Digital Development in the Russian Federation, noted that foreign firms producing processors based on Russian specifications declined to supply chips to Russia. The chips in question are the Baikal and Elbrus families. As a result, the market for ready-made PCs and servers tightened because processor shipments effectively dried up.
Shadayev revealed that this year Russia managed to release 8,000 servers and 15,000 personal computers running on domestic processors. Yet sanction-related barriers from development companies and the lack of capable domestic manufacturers have left these devices without pipelines for ongoing shipments.
Sanctions by the United States and the European Union targeted Russian technology players, including Baikal Electronics, JSC MCST, and JSC Elvis. The impact went beyond policy notes, curbing access to essential components and stalling planned production cycles.
In a related anecdote, a computer built with an Elbrus-16C processor demonstrated noteworthy software milestones, including a localized run of Downfall (2016), Grand Theft Auto V, and Cyberpunk 2077 on domestic silicon.
Source: VG Times