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2026: Postponing Factory Launch by a Year
The launch of the Karat microchip factory in Yekaterinburg was postponed from the end of 2026 to the end of 2027. Industrial partner of the project UPKB "Detail" is not ready for the implementation of the project. As of January 2026, the future factory has land, engineering networks have been carried out, and a technical customer has been identified. The contractor for the development of the project and construction will be determined through a tender, which will begin at the end of January 2026. Investments in construction will amount to 12.6 billion rubles. This was announced in January 2026 by the general director of the Middle Ural Development Corporation Andrei Misyura.[1]
2025
Disclosed the volume of investments in the construction of a plant for the production of analog microchips - 13 billion rubles
The Karat company is investing ₽13 billion in the construction of a plant for the production of analog microchips in the Sverdlovsk region. The factory is jointly created by the Corporation for the Development of the Middle Urals and the Ural Design Bureau Detail. This was announced on July 7, 2025.
The enterprise will be located on the territory of the second stage of the Cosmos technopark in Novokoltsovsky. Construction is planned to be completed by the end of 2026, the launch of production is scheduled for 2027.
Andrei Misyura, General Director of the Middle Ural Development Corporation, noted that the organization made every effort to locate the plant in the region. According to him, a joint venture was created and a convenient site was proposed in the technopark near the campus of the Ural Federal University.
UPKB "Detail" specializes in the production of electronic devices and until 2022 ordered microcircuits in Taiwan. After the termination of supplies, the company bought part of the capacities of the Soviet Svetlana-Rost plant in St. Petersburg and organized a small-scale production of microchips.
To scale production, the company considered the location of the plant in Tomsk and St. Petersburg. The governor of the northern capital, Alexander Beglov, personally fought for this project, but the company chose Yekaterinburg.
Immediately after launch, the plant will be able to satisfy Russia's need for domestic analog microchips by 100% instead of the previous 10%. The products will be key elements for communication, radar, control and navigation systems.
Microchips will be used in dual-use technology and civilian devices:
- Aviation, including drones.
- There are 5G/6G communication base stations.
- Communications satellites.
- Defense industry.
Andrei Misyura stressed that they are trying to create digital microchips in Russia, but they are still 100 times more advanced world developments. In the field of analog chips, the country is at the world level and can compete with foreign manufacturers.[2]
Signing a Factory Agreement
The Development Corporation of the Middle Urals and the Ural Design Bureau "Detail" signed an agreement on the creation of a microchip factory "Karat" with an area of 15 thousand square meters in the Novokoltsovsky district of Yekaterinburg by the end of 2026. This became known on January 17, 2025.
According to RBC, the company will become part of the second stage of the Cosmos technopark and will carry out a full cycle of microchip production, including growing and cutting crystals, testing and enclosing chips.
It is planned to place a crystal design center on the territory of the factory, as well as introduce the development of the Microelectronics Educational and Scientific Center, which is being created on the nearby campus of the Ural Federal University.
The Cosmos research and production ecosystem began to be created in 2023. The first phase of the project includes a three-story building with an area of 15 thousand square meters with sites for a heavy machine park, offices for programmers and IT specialists, as well as laboratory rooms for microelectronics. The commissioning of the facility is scheduled for the end of 2025.
KRSU General Director Andrei Misyura reports that residents have already booked a third of the space of the technopark. Future residents include manufacturers of radio and microelectronics, unmanned systems and robotics.
The technopark and industrial park should reach full production capacity in 2030-2031. The project is designed to create a modern base in the region for the development of the domestic microelectronic industry and the training of specialized specialists.
The creation of the Karat factory will be an important stage in the development of Russian microelectronics and will contribute to the country's technological independence in the production of critical components for various industries.[3]
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