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Re:Russia wants to replace US computer chips with local proc... by old-gregg on Saturday June 21, 2014 @04:31PM (#7925987)
The rumors say [1] the "Baikal" processor is not a domestic design, but a quad-core 64-bit ARM-based piece, so it's swapping a US design for a British one...

I'm guessing they're building a FAB to manufacture it locally. Not that big of a news, actually.

[1] http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTcyNjU

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