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Why Russia Can’t Replace TSMC

Asianometry explains why Russia cannot replace TSMC after sanctions halted chip shipments. It looks at Russian chip designers such as Baikal, MCST and Yadro, and at Russia's lagging domestic manufacturing capacity.

Why HN readers recommended it

HN recommends it in threads about sanctions and Russian military electronics, as an explanation of Russia's semiconductor limits.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Asianometry
Topic
russian semiconductor industry
Format
explainer
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
2
HN mentions in dataset
3
Recommendation years in dataset
2022–2024

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From the original HN conversations

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  • They are not doing that, because they have big troubles to pull off semiconductor manufacturing See Asianometry: Why Russia Can’t Replace TSMC - [VIDEO]

    breadloaf on Hacker News · 2022-05
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  • Russia does build it's own chips but their fab tech is about 15 years behind the state of the art. The Asianometry YouTube channel has some details on Russia's own chips. [VIDEO] While they build their own chips, the video looks at why Russia can't …

    mempko on Hacker News · 2024-01
    In Most of Russia's War Chips Are Made by US and EU Companies (Intel, AMD, STM)

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