OREANDA-NEWS. July 22, 2009. The Advisory Board within the ROSNANO State Corporation approved investment in Sitronics JSC program of setting up facilities for production of integrated microcircuitry with 90 nm geometry. The program provides for establishment of a design company with on a par share interest of both Sitronics and ROSNANO whose share in the new company can reach as much as 6,5 billion rubles.

New production facilities will be based on the facilities and infrastructure of the NIIME and Micron JSC which is present Sitronics subsidiary. The new company plans to obtain the license for 90nm microcircuitry process. Also in sight is the establishment of the design center for development of own chips. The program end product will particularly comprise crystals for electronic industry, automobile electronics, digital television and GLONASS/GPS navigation receivers.