Lukashenko on microelectronics: this is the most promising direction
Without microelectronics there can be no development, and we cannot stop in this area – as noted by the President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, at today’s ceremony of awarding doctor of science diplomas and professor certificates to scientific and scientific-pedagogical workers
During the conversation between scientists and the Head of State, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Head of the Laboratory of Applied Plasmonics at the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics (BSUIR) Anna Bondarenko touched upon the topic of the development of microelectronics. According to her, the trends in the development of Belarus’ own microelectronics industry and nanotechnologies, the preservation of existing personnel and the training of new staff – who have competencies in these areas – are certainly justified. Yet there is a problem: we still lag behind the world leaders in nanoscale dimensionality. Yes, our specialists have learned to make microcircuits from 180 to 350 nanometres. And as Chairman of the Presidium of Belarus’ National Academy of Sciences Vladimir Gusakov explained, now all televisions and equipment are produced precisely in these parameters. Not a single company in the West falls lower. The shift of production to a smaller nanoscale will require at least $5bn of investment.
However, Aleksandr Lukashenko does not think like a politician, but like a true statesman, looking into the future and demanding not to stop, “Won’t it turn out that we will fall behind life? We’ll be using these 180 nanometres, but life will move forward and what will we do if we need 7-10 nanometres?”
“We’re developing these technologies and will be ready to offer them to industry,” assured Vladimir Gusakov.
“I’m afraid that we don’t be too over-confident, but pay serious attention to this area,” Aleksandr Lukashenko underlined. “This is the most promising direction. Without it there can be no development. This cannot be done alone. If we have a team of scientists and practitioners who can do this, we need to pay attention to them.”
