mikron

[mahy-kron]

noun

plural

mikrons, mikra 

1. a variant of micron.

Example Sentences

And they have imposed sanctions on Rostec, Russia’s largest military and defense conglomerate; Mikron, the country’s largest maker and exporter of microchips; and Tactical Missiles Corporation, which produces missiles the Russian military is using in Ukraine.

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Krasnikov, 64, is a lifelong Mikron employee, and in 2016, after Russia’s annexation of Crimea had triggered sanctions, Putin put him in charge of electronics as a national technological priority.

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The invasion of Ukraine has isolated Russian science and triggered wide-ranging sanctions—including measures against Mikron.

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Instead, Gennady Krasnikov, who leads Mikron, Russia’s biggest chipmaker, won the 20 September election.

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Russia retains some manufacturers that produce chips of older designs, including Mikron, which was founded in Soviet times near Moscow.

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