Russian Companies Shift to Domestic Microcontrollers
The hardware is ready for large-scale industrial deployment
Reglab, a Russian manufacturer of equipment for industrial automation systems, plans to purchase about 1.5 million Baikal-U microcontrollers from Russian chip developer Baikal Electronics over the next five years.
The companies say the deal marks an important step in replacing foreign components in Russia’s industrial automation systems.
About One Million Units a Year
According to Baikal Electronics CEO Andrei Evdokimov, the company’s domestic microcontrollers are ready for mass industrial deployment. In 2026, the company plans to supply about 1 million Baikal-U chips to the Russian market.
The high-performance universal microcontroller Baikal-U, designed with built-in electric motor control functions, was introduced in September 2025, and serial deliveries began at the end of 2025.
It can be used at critical information infrastructure facilities, in robotic complexes of industrial automation systems (ASUTP – automated process control systems), in safety sensors, and in drone control systems. The microcontroller uses domestically developed cores created by the St. Petersburg-based company CloudBear.
