Option

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2022

In Russia, the production of keyboards and mice from completely domestic materials began

In Russia, the production of computer keyboards and mice from completely domestic materials has begun. This was announced on August 9, 2022 by the Investment Development Agency of the Rostov Region.

The project is being implemented by the Option group of companies. By August 9, 2022, she released a total of 5 thousand mice and keyboards. The company develops the production of these and other components for computer equipment simultaneously with the implementation of a project to create a laptop production in Rostov-on-Don.

In Russia, launched the production of keyboards and mice from domestic materials

The project to create the production of laptops in Rostov-on-Don is among the priorities for our region. He is personally supervised by the profile deputy governor of the Rostov region Artyom Khokhlov, the mayor's office of Rostov-on-Don works on the project without bureaucratic delays. All this helped to land the production of laptops in the Rostov region, Rostov-on-Don, although the company considered rather attractive locations in other regions of Russia, "said Igor Burakov, director general of the Rostov Region Investment Development Agency. - The Option project is largely unique, aimed at achieving technological sovereignty by Russia in one of the most sensitive industries to import supplies.

According to the technical director of OPTION Oleg Osipov, the company studied the possibility of making laptops on domestic Baikal processors, but their release was stopped due to the refusal to supply chips for Baikal Electronics by the world leader in the production of semiconductor chips - Taiwanese TSMC. In order not to depend on imports, as part of the laptop project, OPTION will also create its own production of lithium batteries for laptops in Rostov-on-Don - the first in Russia. Now in our country, batteries of this type are produced only for the automotive industry and uninterruptible power supplies. In addition, "OPTION" is the only manufacturer in the world of fully plastic, heat resistant cases for the computer system unit. The composition of the plastic from which the cases are made is patented.^[1]

Start of construction of a laptop plant for 2.5 billion rubles

At the end of June 2022, the Option group of companies announced the construction of a laptop factory in the Rostov region. At the first stage, 800 million rubles will be invested in the project, and by 2024, as expected, expenses will reach 2.5 billion rubles.

For the company's plant, a site was chosen in the Soviet district of Rostov-on-don at 10 Kommunistichesky. The launch of the enterprise is scheduled for April-May 2023. It is assumed that up to 150 thousand portable computers will be manufactured there annually.

In the Rostov region began to build a plant for the production of laptops for 2.5 billion rubles

As the technical director of Option Oleg Osipov said, in its laptops imported components, the company will use only central processors and display matrices. SSD The company produces motherboards, power supplies, cases, batteries and storage devices itself. At the same time, according to Osipov, Option has plans, including the use of domestic processors. "Baikal

The construction of an import substitution enterprise in the Rostov region will further create an IT cluster in the region, he said.

Thanks to the implementation of the project, 150 jobs will appear in Rostov. However, Osipov said that there are few personnel and specialists, they have to be invited from other regions.

According to Interfax on June 27, 2022, Option Group of Companies has been operating in the Russian market of electronic equipment and IT solutions for 20 years. In Russia, the group has an assembly SMT line (surface mount line) for the production of motherboards, SSDs, power supplies and a line of thermoplastics (TPA) for the production of plastic cases for PCs, laptops and all-in-ones.

Before the launch of the plant in the Rostov region, laptop body parts and packaging for Option will be produced in the city of Essentuki on the basis of the Beshtau Electronics plant. In the ^[2]

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