Baku, Azerbaijan, April 7
By Huseyn Valiyev - Trend:
Azerbaijan intends to create the know-how based chip design technologies, the Research Center for High Technology under the Azerbaijani Ministry of Communications and High Technologies told Trend on April 5.
Approximately six million manat are expected to be allocated for the project implementation, the center said.
"A scope of chip technologies is a closed area," the center said. "Not all world scientific centers are often eager to share their achievements, for example, in such areas as the creation of thin layers and production of chips of this basis. Therefore, the main task of Azerbaijani scholars is to develop own technologies of chip production."
The equipment for the chip production has been partially delivered. It is being installed now. At the moment, there are negotiations on the delivery of another batch of equipment. City Port Constructions is the equipment supplier. The cost of the contract with the company is 500,000 manat.
The chips planned to be produced can be used in computer technology, telephones, LED and laser light sources , micro-and nanoelectronic devices , biological items , the defense industry, bank cards.
The local producers will not have to buy chips outside the country in the future. Azerbaijan's advanced technology in the future will contribute to the emergence of competitive products. This will also contribute to the economic development of the country, the center said.
The official exchange rate is 0.7843 AZN/USD on April 7.
translated by NH
edited by CN