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MCST

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CJSC MCST develops universal high-performance Russian microprocessors and computing systems of the Elbrus series, is engaged in the design of computer modules, logic devices, operating systems and compilers.

History

2024: Creation of Elbrus LLC

On January 9, 2024, it became known that the microelectronics design center, MCST the developer of domestic processors Elbrus"," formed a new company for the production of hardware and software systems (PAC) based on them. It is assumed that such systems will be in demand in the field of critical information infrastructure (CII) against the background of import substitution. More. here

2023: Transfer to the ownership of the Rosatom structure - NPO Critical Information Systems

On February 10, 2023, it became known about the sale of the ICST to the structure of the state corporation Rosatom"." The fact NPO Critical Information Systems that the transaction was carried out, writes "" Kommersant with reference to sources in companies developing microelectronics and several other interlocutors. The company itself by February 10, 2023 declined to comment on the requests of the publication.

According to one of the newspaper's whistleblowers, "the deal was cash-strapped." One of the sources of the publication says that negotiations on the ICST began in the summer of 2021, but the owners of the design center "put a too high price tag, and the process has not progressed." The interlocutor believes that Rosatom was already considered by the authorities as a "intelligible investor who can save an asset," while the state corporation itself was "moderately interested in a deal."

Rosatom buys processor developer Elbrus

In 2022, after a pre-sale audit, Rosatom representatives expressed their readiness to "manage the asset and develop it, but did not want to pay." The ICST "had problems with the debt burden and open obligations for a number of subsidies, and with such factors, the assessment goes down," the source said.

If Rosatom really acquires the ICST, then the second will receive an incentive for development, Sergei Ovchinnikov, general director of Norsi-Trans, the largest partner of the ICST that produces data storage systems at Elbrus, told Kommersant. He does not know about the deal, but he is confident that the state corporation will be able to provide the ICST with sufficient personnel, competencies and funding for the development and release of "unique Russian processors."

Rosatom is able to take sanctions risks when buying the Elbrus manufacturer, before the state corporation already managed to avoid restrictive measures, since the Russian nuclear industry is not easy to exclude from the world market, said Igor Mazilin, managing partner of INGVARR law firm. Ekaterina Makeeva, head of the sanctions practice of the A-PRO law firm, agrees with his position: she points out that sanctions against a subsidiary will not affect the status of Rosatom's sister structures, but this may affect relations with counterparties that will be forced to comply with restrictions.[1]

2022

Inclusion in the sanctions list of the US Treasury

On September 15, 2022, the US Treasury once again updated the Russian segment of the sanctions list, including dozens of individuals and legal entities. Among them are companies related to the development and production of microelectronics and computer technology. Read more here.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in particular, included in the SDN (Specially Designated Nationals) list such companies as Baikal Electronics, ICST, SPC, Multiclet, Angstrom, Yadro Fab Dubna (a full-cycle plant for the production of computer equipment and telecom equipment), manufacturer of computer technology "Aquarius," International Center for Quantum Technologies.

Hit by British sanctions

In early May 2022, the British authorities expanded sanctions against Russian developers of MCST and Baikal Electronics processors. In addition to freezing assets, the measures taken involve a ban on the provision of technological services, including the use of current processor models in new architecture developments by the British company ARM and possible restrictions on production at factories around the world. Read more here.

How to produce domestic chips under sanctions? Elbrus processor developers have Plan A and Plan B

The ICST is considering two options for the production of Elbrus processors under the conditions of sanctions, said on April 19, 2022, company representative Konstantin Trushkin at a meeting of members of the Domestic Software ARPP. Read more here.

2020

Joining the Consortium of Russian Developers DSS

On February 19, 2020, TAdviser became known that leading domestic high-tech companies announced the creation of a "Consortium of Russian DSS Developers." The organization includes the developer of storage and virtualization tools "Aerodisk," the Institute of Software Systems named after A.K. Aylamazyan RAS, the company "Norsi-Trans," GC "Element," "BASEALT," as well as JSC "MCST" - the developer of processors "Elbrus." Read more here.

Change Visual Style and Logo

As it became known on January 24, 2020, the ICST company, the developer of the Elbrus processor line, has created an updated visual style and logo of its organization. The goal of the rebranding in the company was to increase brand recognition in Russia and in the world, as well as its updating and change in perception.

The fundamental semantic difference between the created logo was the refusal to use the name of the company itself in it: "MCST Elbrus" simply turned into "Elbrus." In preparing the rebranding, the ICST limited itself to its own resources. Third-party design studios were not involved.

In accordance with the order of management, the company completely switched to the updated logo from January 1, 2020. Its old version has been used since 2012, according to the ICST website.[2]

2015

CJSC MCST developed and launched into mass production the first Russian dual-core microprocessors Elbrus-2SM, manufactured using 90 nm technology at the facilities of JSC NIIME and Micron, the largest manufacturer and exporter of microelectronics in Russia and the CIS. The Elbrus-2SM microprocessor is a deeply redesigned version of the Elbrus-2S + microprocessor. It is adapted for production on "Micron." Peak product performance - more than 12 billion operations per second. The microprocessor contains 2 cores, has a 2 MB cache and uses 2 channels of DDR2-533 RAM.

As domestic production lines are ready, CJSC MCST plans to adapt more productive microprocessor models for production at Micron. First of all, it is planned to adapt the Elbrus-4C microprocessor with a capacity of up to 50 Gigaflops.

As of March 2015, MCST CJSC is completing work on the Elbrus-8C microprocessor with a peak computing power of more than 250 billion operations per second.

2006

Since 2006, the staff of OJSC INEUM named after I.S. Bruk, which has many years of experience in creating domestic electronic control machines, has joined the implementation of ICST projects.

1992: Start of Operations

ICST has been operating since 1992 on the basis of departments of the S.A. Lebedev Institute of Precision Mechanics and Computer Engineering.

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