In 2014, the Ministry of Industry and Trade commissioned Baikal Electronics to develop multi-core processors as an alternative to Intel and AMD products. Baikal Electronics has
entered into an agreement with Synopsys, the largest developer of computer-aided design for electronics, on the use of its systems to create microprocessors.
The development of microchips is conducted by a subsidiary of the manufacturer of supercomputers T-Platforms - Baikal Electronics. The project was supported by Rostec, and Rosnano is one of the investors,
Kommersant wrote in June 2014 . The first products will be the eight-core Baikal M and M / S topology of 28 nm and a frequency of 2 GHz, designed for personal computers and microservers. Every year, state-owned companies and authorities purchase personal devices and servers for a total of $ 1.3 billion. The cost of the deal with Synopsys can be $ 1 million, said the representative of "NIIME and Micron" Alexei Dianov.
According to Kommersant, the processors will be manufactured by Taiwanese TSMC factories. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited was founded in 1987 by the government of the country, Philips and private investors, its turnover for 2014 is $ 6.96 billion, and its net profit is $ 2.51 billion. In 2011, TSMC’s share in the semiconductor chip market was 48.8%, and among its clients were Apple, Qualcomm, AMD, ARM Holdings, Intel.
Baikal Electronics has so far received several batches of engineering samples from TSMC, now the first batch is being manufactured at the factory, which will be put into production. Interlocutor Kommersant
A batch of chips may be presented at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum in June.