President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko visited OAO "Planar" in Minsk and took part in the launch ceremony of the Center for Special Technological Equipment for the production of photomasks and micro-optics.
The new center is the only enterprise in the CIS countries that makes it possible to manufacture products at the 90 nm technology level. Such products are necessary for creating electronic engineering equipment. The center will also become a testing ground for new software versions.
The line of equipment for defect-free photomask manufacturing installed at the center is unique, since no country in the world possesses the competencies to develop and manufacture the entire range of laser equipment for electronic engineering required to organize the photomask production process.
Such technologies are controlled by only a few states (the United States, Japan, and some European Union countries).
In the future, the production site will undergo further outfitting. This will allow the enterprise to move to lower design rules — 65 nm.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that the commissioning of the "Karat" plant for the production of microchips for 5G in Yekaterinburg was postponed until 2027.
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