Businesses have asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Digital Development and the Ministry of Finance to set aside 15 billion rubles for developing Russian chips and accelerators for artificial intelligence. They propose directing the support to research and development, with funding potentially coming from the federal budget and private sources. The expected result is a prototype of a domestic AI chip by 2030.
The request is for development, not mass production
The proposal is addressed to three government agencies: the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Digital Development and the Ministry of Finance. This arrangement links technological development with industrial policy and the question of how costs should be shared between the government and businesses.
The proposed support amounts to 15 billion rubles. It would fund research and development—the stages needed to design and test a chip before it can be considered a finished product for the market.
The key deadline is 2030
The project’s target is to create a prototype of a Russian AI chip by 2030. This is the initiative’s first specific milestone: to develop and test a prototype, rather than promise immediate mass production.
Chips and accelerators perform the computing required by artificial intelligence systems. Developing these components matters not only to electronics manufacturers: the availability of computing infrastructure affects the ability to create and run AI products within the country.
Funding may come from two sources
The request considers funding from both the federal budget and private sources. Combining the two could spread the costs of long-term technical work between the government and companies, although no specific shares or funding arrangements have been given.
The 15 billion rubles is the expected amount of support. It is intended for research and development, not for a separately designated purchase of finished chips or construction of production facilities.
Several teams are working on development
One of the industry players mentioned is Baikal Electronics. At CIPR 2026, the company’s CEO, Andrey Yevdokimov, presented two AI accelerators; both are reportedly expected to be ready by 2030.
Other design centers, including HiTech, are also developing similar solutions. This shows that the support request concerns a field in which several teams are already working, not just a single project. The readiness dates for individual accelerators and the goal of producing a chip prototype are related, but not identical, milestones.
What will determine the practical outcome
Two specific factors matter when assessing the initiative: whether funding is approved and whether a prototype can be created by 2030. Without the funding, the research and design work may not reach the intended scale; a prototype alone, however, would not prove readiness for mass production.
The next stage depends on decisions by the government agencies and on private-sector participation. If the support is directed to the proposed work, it should help take the project from component development to a testable prototype. No information has yet been provided on the future chip’s price, production volumes or market launch date.
The main goal of the business request is 15 billion rubles for development and a prototype Russian AI chip by 2030.
Sources
- vedomosti.ru — “How much will a domestic AI chip cost? — Vedomosti”
- habr.com — “Businesses ask for 15 billion rubles to be allocated for”
- kommersant.ru — “Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to localize artificial intelligence chips”
- rbc.ru — “Businesses ask to preserve grants to support”
- hse.ru — “Vadim Kostomarov – HSE University”