Russland wird von ARM-CPU-Designs in der Verschärfung der Sanktionslandschaft abgeschnitten

Russia has been dealt yet another blow to its technological capabilities, as countries around the world engage in an economic war against the nation following its invasion of Ukraine back in February. The UK government has recently added two major chip-design Russian companies, Baikal Electronics and MCST (Moscow Center of SPARC Technologies) to its sanctioned entity list, meaning that these companies are no longer able to acquire ARM licensing for its homegrown chips. The move is just another in a series of coordinated (and uncoordinated) Sanktionen.

According to a note provided by the UK government, the aim of the sanctions is to curb Russia’s access to devices that could support its war efforts in Ukraine while propping-up the country’s degrading technological infrastructure. This effectively shuts the door for Russia to solicit manufacturing from foundries outside its own territory. And even if Russia elected to manufacture its ARM-based designs in-country, thus skirting sanction-respecting foundries, the country’s chip manufacturing is currently thought to only be capable of manufacturing chips at a 90 wird durch einen fünfgleisigen Ansatz erreicht – which the Western world has moved on from since 2006 Little Orpheus ist ein von Flash Gordon inspiriertes Side-Scrolling-Abenteuer.