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The most expensive chip $7,700 per piece! Russian defense electronic components procurement list revealed

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Update time : 2022-10-06 10:24:36
        A few days ago, as the situation between Russia and Ukraine continues to change and the demand for weapons surges, foreign media exposed a list of defense products allegedly drawn up by the Russian Ministry of GF, containing information on models, manufacturers, procurement offers, etc. Obviously, the dependence of Russian weapons on Western electronic components remains high, and from the standpoint of Ukraine, it is certainly very eager not to let the Russians get these electronic components, but all is not so simple.
 
 
        The latest news shows that as the Russian arsenal of precision-guided weapons, among others, has been rapidly depleted, the Kremlin has drawn up a procurement list of semiconductors, transformers, connectors, transistors and other components, most of which are manufactured by companies in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, China and Japan. 
        It is reported that in the list that has been circulated, hundreds of component models are divided into 3 levels - extremely important, important and general.
        In the "extremely important" list of 25 models, the vast majority of chips are manufactured by the U.S. chip giant Marvell, Intel (Altera), Holt (aerospace chips), Microchip, Micron, Broadcom and Texas Instruments.
        Also included are a handful of models from IDT (acquired by Japanese company Renesas), Cypress (acquired by Germany's Infineon), and power modules from Vicor and connectors from AirBorn in the US. Some of these models are easy to search for stock, but some key master chips are in a state of chronic shortage.
        The editor noted that one of the most expensive chips is Intel (Altera) FPGA, model 10M04DCF256I7G, whose purchase price per piece is as high as 66,815.77 rubles or 1,107 euros, which translates into nearly 7,700 yuan. And before the chip shortage, it will cost less than 20 euros.
        It is reported that, due to supply shortages, Intel has increased the price of some of its FPGAs, including this model belongs to the MAX10 series, see Intel sent a letter: raise the price of some FPGAs up to 20%, the current major channels have been unable to check the spot inventory.
        In general, the dependence of Russian weapons on Western electronic components remains great. Previously, there is also news feedback, the U.S. Army study of its captured 27 kinds of Russian weapons found that two-thirds of them microelectronic components from U.S. companies, the total number of even more than 450 kinds, respectively, from the United States, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany and Taiwan, China, and the proportion of U.S. company products actually reached 70%! And the U.S. ADI and Texas Instruments products are nearly a quarter of all Western components!
        By 2021, the top 10 chip suppliers in Russia are Infineon, Integra, Mi tsubishi, Semikron, ABB, FUJI, Ampleon, ON Semiconductor, STMicroelectronics, and Vishay, and most of the chips purchased by Russia from these non-local companies are mainly analog chips for weapons automation control. For many years, the Russian military industry has been a loyal user of the above ten suppliers.
        Obviously, from the standpoint of Ukraine, must be very eager not to let the Russians get the above electronic components. 
        Although, after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, U.S. exports to Russia of semiconductors, telecommunications equipment, lasers, avionics and maritime and other related technical equipment fell by 85% compared to the same period in 2021. However, a large number of civilian goods such as chips and other components are not export restricted items, so Russia can still easily purchase them


 
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