Russia simply doesn't have the sales to sustain a competitive semiconductor industry.
My guess is that the Russia accounts for about 2% of global semiconductor demand.
Yes, Russia could subsidise semiconductor fabs and semiconductor equipment, but who is going to buy the output?
A similar situation applies to lasers and also other technology areas.
They do. Just not a particularly big one or leading edge one. But the fact is they do have an industry.
Like I said before 90nm is better than what the UK has.
And the Russians did fund an 28nm fab. But with the sanctions it is gonski. Has less chances of operating than Fujian Jinhua.
The Russians can splurge a couple billion on a chip fab. But tens of billions or hundreds of billions just forget about it guys. Won't happen.
With a hundred billion they could build an entire fleet of submarines and carriers to match the US Navy. Or two Power of Siberia pipelines and its associated gas fields which would give them income for three decades or more. I know what I would pick.
Maybe, just maybe, if the Russian economy recovers back to its peak (not likely) they can spend like ten billion in a fab.
