Russia has not rescued IT Bankrupt Qimonda

On a site of operating company GoIndustry DoveBid Group the equipment of the German manufacturer of microcircuits of memory Qimonda - for polishing of substrates, lithograph, etching, packing and testing of chips is exposed on sale. Auction will last tilll September, 21st, 2009

the equipment Exposed on auction is at factory Qimonda in Dresden. Manufacture on this platform has been suspended in April, and the decision definitively to close factory by the end of this year now is accepted. Most likely, it will sell in parts. Half from 200 serving enterprises, occupied now by equipment service, most likely, will be dismissed.

Qimonda has made the decision on manufacture closing just when other manufacturers of memory have started to inform on growth of demand for the production and, including, about plans on manufacture expansion. The prices for microcircuits DRAM grow, and in some segments of the market even their deficiency is observed.

According to Reuters, other actives Qimonda - namely, manufacture of microcircuits of memory GDDR for video cards, - have interested Japanese Elpida, applying for the post in Top-3 of this segment, after Samsung and Hynix. For this active applies also Taiwan Winbond Electronics, according to DigiTimes. Winbond wishes to licence developed Qimonda technology Buried Wordline and to receive a part of capacities Qimonda on release of chips GDDR-3 and GDDR-5 on the basis of 300-millimetric silicon substrates. According to DigiTimes, interests Elpida and Wnbond, probably, coincide: manufacture of memory of type GDDR for Elpida on technologies Qimonda can adjust on capacities Winbond.

Factory Qimonda in Dresden (on a photo) wwill be closed by the end of the year, the equipment is exposed on sale

Qimonda AG — the German company, in the past one of leading manufacturers of memory of type DRAM (the second in the world by results of first half of calendar 2006, By estimations Gartner Dataquest), the owner of intellectual property. The company is formed as a result of branch from Infineon Technologies in 2006 In August, 2006 has made placing of the actions at the New York stock exchange. Sales Qimonda in 2008 financial year have made €1,8 billion As of January company staff included 12 thousand persons. By estimations of Russian Finama, probable cost Qimonda can make $60 million whereas all some years ago it was ten times above.

In December of last year the government of Germany has found on rescue Qimonda the loan in size €325 million, however these means have not helped. The management tried to find additional means, but unsuccessfully. In January, 2009 the company declared bankruptcy. Ruin principal causes — sharp reduction in demand in an economic crisis and a rigid competition in the market.

Now over the company the temporary head supervises. Search of new investors became its primary goal. But till now to the manufacturer of the chips which factories, except Dresden, are in Portugal, Malaysia and China while the semistate concerns from China and Taiwan have shown interest only. In April of this year there were messages that the Russian government also in purchase Qimonda. In negotiations concerning destiny Qimonda, under messages of the westfrn news agencies, the prime minister Vladimir Putin and the minister of the industry of the Russian Federation Victor Khristenko participated. The Russian companies (in particular, Sitroniks) did not confirm, in the meantime, the interest in an active.

Rising can appoint the operator of system of registration of biopassports without competition

The main designer of the state system of manufacturing, registration and the conntrol of passport and visa documents of new generation, замруководителя suggests to appoint Rosinformtehnology Alexander Pankratov state operators on system operation on a constant basis, instead of to choose them at competition. Pankratov has directed the corresponding letter to the head of Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation Sergey Naryshkin, informs RIA Novosti news agency referring to the informed source in the governmental circles.

Pankratov suggests to appoint state operators of system FGUP of scientific research institute Rising and Goznak who are developers and the basic executors of creation of system. Besides, on the areas of these enterprises the capital equipment of an interdepartmental segment of system is located, it is marked in the letter. Pankratov suggests to appoint these enterprises state operators of system since 2009

In the middle of July ФГУП scientific research institute the Rising, carrying out maintenance service of an interdepartmental segment of system. As a result the system has ceased to function, delivery to citizens of passports with the biometric data has stopped. The enterprise has lost competition on the next stage of service of system, and the state has run into debt to it of 250 million to it for 16 months of work.

Appointment of the state operators on operation of interdepartmental contours of system on a constant basis can be a rational exit in the present state of affairs, with a view of maintenance of unity of technological management with system and rendering of services for federal state needs, on existing правоприменительной to practice, - is told in the letter which copy is available at the disposal of RIA Novosti news agency.

Appointment of the state operators, according to Pankratov, will allow to deduce system work on new, steady and qualitative level, to optimise expenses of the state on operation. Now operators of systemm get out on a competitive basis. In competition on its support, which results of Minkomsvjazi has brought on July, 17th, 2009, a victory the company has gained Open technologies 98. The demand of Open technologies with the 495 million price could outstrip the demand of Rising with the 197 million price

on July, 23rd ФАС recognised competition conditions on support of system of registration of the biopassports, made kn Minkomsvjazi, inappropriate to the legislation, and. In Minkomsvjazi have promised that new competition will be spent in the near future.

The government has decided to merge Angstrem and Micron

Minpromtorg studies a question of association of two Russian microelectronic factories Angstrem and Micron (enters in Sitroniks, supervised AFK System) on manufacture of sdmi-conductor components in the size of 90 nanometers. With such statement has acted zamglavy the ministries. Jury Borisov. , informs Interfax.

According to Borisov, at the given stage the Micron project on manufacture of chips of 90 nanometers is actually started, and factory Angstrema realisation was tightened. In 2011 Russia can receive two factories with identical technological parametres which will compete in the same grocery niches, considers Borisov. Association - process uneasy as behind two projects there are private companies - AFK System and group of companies Angstrem, but both projects are financed in VYeBe, the detached onlooker, and the serious player who can promote this association are supported through realisation of federal target programs, therefore the state here noot, - representative Minpromtorga has declared.

In 2008, in interview to magazine CNews, Jury Borisov expressed an opposite position: Both for Angstrema, and for Micron of a sphere of action will suffice.

Presence of two, instead of one factories - is always better for many reasons. From the point of view of the state is a technological and information safety. From the point of view of a competition is a stimulus to development. Why the ministry position has cardinally changed today, it is necessary to guess only. Jury Borisov has not answered call CNews.

Other representative Minpromtorga has on the condition of anonymity informed that full association of actives of two enterprises is supposed. On Monday, on July, 27th, representatives of Angstrema and Micron will discuss, as he said, this question in Minpromtorge. In opinion. Dmitry Milovantseva.

, chairman of board of directors Angstrem, it is logical to begin association of two enterprises with association of grocery rulers. Workings out of new chips for microelectronic factories cost ten millions dollars and if both companies play one market creation of products is logical for conducting in common, - he considers. Further, at creation of manufacture of chips with the topological sizes 65 and 45 nanometers, as he said, make sense to unite and at level of manufactures. In System CNews press-service AFK have informed that know about idea of association of two enterprises, but official proposals in this respect did not receive. Representatives of Sitroniksa were inaccessible to comments.

The source in Micron has informed CNews that the question of association of two enterprises lay on a surface for a long time already. The Russian market of microelectronics small, therefore to two players on it is not present a place, - he speaks. - on the other hand, presence of two enterprises creates a competition, but at their association we will compete also to foreign players. Zelenograd Angstrem, entering into group Angstrem, has put 100 % of actions for reception of the credit from Foreign trade and investment bank for the sum of 815 million euro off the beginning of 2008 On this money equipment AMD for manufacture of chips in the size of 130 nanometers and factory building in Zelenograd which at present is not finished has been paid. Sitroniks also it was financed through parent company AFK System at VYeBa, and recently has entered into the agreement with Rosnano about attraction 6,5 mlrd rub for building on Micron of manuacture of integrated schemes on technology of 90 nanometers.

Both enterprises intend to let out chips for equipment GLONASS, biopassports and prefixes of digital TV.

Successful transaction Luxoft has pulled upwards the price of other IT Companies of Russia

The information on that company Luxoft is in a stage of the conclusion of the transaction on sale of 10 % of the actions on beneficial terms to private Swiss fund, has led to growth of quotations of other players of market IT. In the Russian IT Sector restoration first signs are observed, analysts are assured.

Messages on share terms of sale in Luxoft to the Swiss fund became a positive signal for papers of other Russian IT Companies. So, actions of Open Society Armada at yesterday's trading session on the Moscow Interbank Stock Exchange have risen in price for 7,23 % with 62,76 to 67,3 Ceiling price of day – 70,45 roubles for the action. Today, the price for company papers continues to grow.

We will remind that under the informal information, in the transaction on acquisition of 10 % Luxoft, the Swiss private fund has estimated 100 % of this company in $150 million taking into account a debt and approximately in $100 million without a debt.

Luxoft, really, have estimated expensively enough, - speaks. Alexey Kurasov. , the expert of IK Finam. - By our estimations, at an available conjuncture company cost Appreciation from outside portfelnogo the investor makes $100-110 million says that he counts on preservation of good rates of increase of the company. Probably, there were any additional arrangements, for example, investment of the had means in business development is can accelerate rates of its growth. At last, in favour of appeal Luxoft clear strategy of an exit from investments – most likely, through carrying out IPO plays. In the Russian IT Sector restoration first signs are observed, - analysts of Junikredit Sekjuritiz are assured.

- It is expected that the gain from IT Services remains in 2009 approximately at level of last year in roubles. Dynamics of the price for actions of Open Society Armada during the last days.

Dynamics of the price for actions of Russian distributor Asbis.

Azerbaijan and Russia will discuss creation of joint venture fund

At thd session which has taken place on May, 29th in Baku of the Azerbaijan-Russian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation of the party have discussed unexpected directions for interaction.

As transfers Abc. az referring to the Russian side message, the parties note importance of assistance to development of small and average business. The decision on carrying out in Moscow conferences on this problematics is accepted, - is told in the message.

The parties also have declared attention to cooperation development in innovative sphere. Earlier the rector of Institute of innovations. Farhad Mehtiev. Has declared that in the Azerbaijan-Russian relations there is no algorithm of innovations, and for situation change at level of the Azerbaijan-Russian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation it is necessary to make the decision on creation of joint venture fund as the Russia the decision on formation of venture fund in volume $600 million It also is accepted has noticed that operating at the Ministry of economic development the Azerbaijan investment company has no venture aspect.

At creation of joint venture fund it is possible to generate preconditions for development of the Azerbaijan-Russian relations on an innovative basis, - Mamedov has told. The ambassador of Russia in Azerbaijan.

Vladimir Dorohin. Has noted problems of transition of the Russian economy to an innovative direction of development. We can consider a question on joint venture fund at session of working group on the scientific and technical policy. At the same time, in Russia today 6 % of gross national product while in the developed countries of the world – 60-70 %, - Dorohin has informed are spent for scientific workings out.

Russia billions have begun to flow from the real estate in solar power

The group of companies Konti can become the investor of mountwin-chemical industrial complex (GHK), the Krasnoyarsk region located in the city of Zheleznogorsk, the adviser of the general director of the enterprise has told CNews. Victor Gavrilov. At the moment GHK has the form of the federal state enterprise (FGUP) and there is in conducting state corporation a Rosatom. At the same time now in GHK there is a process akcionirovanijа on which termination of the action of the enterprise will pass companies Atomenergoprom (it is created in 2008 for the purpose of consolidation of the state actives in the field of atomic engineering, untied with a war industry). After that Atomenergoprom plans branch creation. The contribution of state corporation to its authorised capital, Gavrilov speaks, there are actions GHK, and group Konti will bring money resources (as the, and extra).

It is expected that Konti in total invests an order 9 mlrd and will receive an action controlling stock in the new company. For the purpose of the business plan statement before creditors the enterprise has reached with administration of Krasnoyarsk region of the arrangement on building LYeP dlinnoyu 70 km for electrical supply GHK and the next enterprises. In press-service Konti at the moment of publication preparation could not answer question CNews. Initially GHK it was created as underground nuclear factory on manufacture weapon plutona. In 90-s' years the enterprise has passed conversion and was reoriented on storage of the irradiated nuclear fuel, development thermal and the electric power, and also manufacture of monocrystal silicon.

In 2008 GHK has started an industrial line of polycrystalline silicon – both versions of silicon are used as raw materials at creation of solar photo cells. At the first stage capacity of a line makes 200 tons/years, the next 1,5 years it will be increased to 2 tys tons/years, and further, at the expense of attraction of means of investors – to 4 tys tons/years. The city of Zheleznogorsk can become one of the main centres of solar power of Russia. The market of solar power is considered perspective, showing 30 % annual growth. In 2008 its volume has made 5,6 MVt, during the current year the European photo-electric association is predicted this indicator at level 6,8MVt, in 2013 – 22,3MVt.

The most part of solar photo cells – 45,2 % - is made on a basis weed - also multicrystal silicon, and last years its deficiency in the market (polysilicon is used also in the semi-conductor industry) is observed.

By estimations Lehman Brothers, in 2007 the world it has been made 40 thousand tons of polysilicon at demand of 55 thousand tons, last year the given indicators have made 55 thousand tons and 65 thousand tons accordingly. However already in the near future the tendency will be replaced also the offer will exceed demand, for example, in 2012 the volume of output is expected at level of 245 thousand tons, and demand – only about 205 thousand tons. In the Soviet union there were some manufactures of polysilicon, but after reorganisation all of them have been closed. GHK became one of the first the Russian factories which have revived manufacture of given raw materials. Except it, last year polysilicon manufacture has been started companies Nitol-Solar in the Irkutsk region (now capacity makes 300 tons/years, by 2010 the exit on level of 3,8 thousand tons/years is expected). In the beginning of year Nitol has obtained from state corporation Rosnano the credit at a rate of 4,5 mlrd rub and guarantees under the credit of Alpha bank at a rate of 3 mlrd Belonging to corporation Renova – Orgsintez factory Himprom in Novocheboksarsk last year has begun line building on polysilicon manufacture, in 2011 its capacity should make 5 thousand tons/years, investments into the project are expected at level of 640 million euro. Himprom and Nitol make not only polysilicon, but also raw materials for it - trihlorsilan whereas GHK buys trihlorsilan from these enterprises. The group of companies Konti specialises on developmente, but the holding already has one active in the field of solar power – the enterprise the Solar wind making solar modules by total capacity 5MVt annually. Gavrilov from GHK hopes on sodanie in group Konti of the vertically-integrated structure (GHK will be responsible for raw materials, the Solar wind - for finished goods) which should raise a production efficiency. However, the basic commodity market will be abroad: as participants of forum Semicom Russia 2009 have converged, in the nearest some years without the state support serious demand for solar power in Russia will not appear.