China has banned the supply of processors to Russia “capable of replacing AMD and Intel”
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By decision of the government, Loongson processors will not be sourced in Russia, among which there are studies on the production of AMD Ryzen 5000 processors. However, they are still available on AliExpress with delivery to Moscow within two weeks.
Chinese CPUs are not for Russia
Chinese authorities have banned the export of Loongson processors based on the unique LoongArch architecture to Russia, Kommersant writes. CPU Data position as a replacement for AMD and Intel chips, not inferior to them in terms of performance.
The LoongArch command system includes almost 2000 instructions. Processors based on its nature with x86 instruction sets using emulation.
At the time of the publication of the material, there was no talk of distributing Loongson processors in Russia. Even though Intel and AMD wide deliveries of their processors in Russia almost a year ago, you can still buy Core, Ryzen, and their products in stores.
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However, according to the publication, some Russian electronics manufacturers looked towards Loongson and even tested its processors. “Although the Russian company did not depend much on Chinese processors, with a theoretical blocking of import analysis, they hoped to switch to Loongson solutions,” the ministry’s representative office said. However, now they will no longer be able to purchase even one batch of such chips, in order to later assemble several laptops or desktop PCs on them.
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As of December 2022, China has not joined the anti-Russian sanctions, with the exception of some companies, in particular, Huawei. As you know, it has long been widespread in consumer electronics, and is also the basic device for a set-top box.
However, in the case of Loongson and the ban on its export of CPUs in the Russian market, special attention is paid to the leadership of the PRC. This is due to the fact that the company’s processors, like its LoongArch architecture, have proven their importance. This is an original Chinese development, moreover, it is used in the military-industrial complex of China.
Russia in the recommended case is now prohibited shipment of Loongson products. coverage, from now on, the geography of their limited distribution only on the territory of China itself – outside of this state
Potential problem for Russia
China is one of the large countries that have not yet returned from Russia. Our Loongson processors, in theory, could be replaced by the production of AMD and Intel, which are currently imported through parallel imports, the processors of which cost what they would cost under legal checks on deliveries.
There were no own modern processors in Russia as of December 2022, just as there was no production. The factories available in the country are designed for a maximum of 65 nm – a topology from 2004.
Sources of the publication in the IT field claim that testing of Loongson processors confirmed their high potential. A representative of an unnamed Russian electronics manufacturer called these processors “reliable, productive and promising”, as well as “capable of declaring Intel competition.”
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However, on December 12, 2022, there was no talk of a ban on Loongson’s participation in Russia. The CNews edition is present in the Chinese online store AliExpress and the Loongson processors themselves, as well as various components for them, and even ready-to-work system units assembled on these processors.
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In addition, Loongson does not yet have its own production, and large contract suppliers are in no hurry to collect the mass production of its CPU. Loongson processors are currently manufactured by STMicroelectronics.
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The Chinese company BLX IC Design Corporation is responsible for the development of Loongson processors. She law in 2002 by Institute of Computer Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Jiangsu Zhongy Group.
The company made an architecture proposal from the very beginning to not depend on the US or discover products that have American technology. At the first stage, it was called Godson, later it was renamed Loongson, and now it is called LoongArch.
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The LoongArch command system includes almost 2000 instructions. In addition to the basic instruction set, the Binary Transform (LBT), Vector Processing (LSX), Extended Vector Processing (LASX), and Virtualization (LVZ) instructions have also been implemented. According to Loongson representatives, LoongArch does not have any patents that already exist with existing architectures, including x86, ARM, MIPS or RISC-V. All processors of the company appear with x86 instruction sets using emulation.
Loongson has a variety of processors at its disposal, including announced yesterday 2021 3A5000. In November 2022, it was replaced by a more advanced 3A6000, 68% more productive.
How report CNews, on the possibility of a new 3A6000 processor with AMD Ryzen 5000 processors in autumn 2020. This suggests that Loongson has taken a very high pace of development of its processors – founded in 2002, it almost caught up with AMD, which has existed since 1969.
Evgeny Cherkesov