The Microelectronics 2026 Russian forum kicked off at Sirius University on 28 September. The event brought together over 2,500 participants and 1,000 companies, all of whom presented solutions aimed at advancing Russia’s electronics industry.
Skoltech (part of the VEB.RF Group) welcomed participants to its stand, where it displayed its impressive developments in photonics, telecommunications, and materials science for microelectronics:
The 5G Advanced base station prototype with Massive MIMO 64T64R is used to study and validate technological solutions for future 5G Advanced and 6G networks. The project is funded by a grant from the Russian Ministry of Digital Development, which aims to develop critical technologies for next-generation domestic network equipment (Skoltech Project Center for Next Generation Wireless and IoT.)
The functional transceiver prototypes are used to test and validate new transceiver architectures, and to evaluate their overall performance and thermal characteristics in a laboratory setting. These prototypes also demonstrate their potential for future integration into advanced optoelectronic systems (Skoltech Research Facilities Center.)
Prototype of a photonic integrated circuit in a compact vacuum chamber. A key feature of the exhibit is the high complexity involved in assembling all components inside the vacuum chamber, including vacuum fiber-optic inputs that ensure stable delivery of laser radiation to the trapped ion. They also ensure that the system is tightly sealed and functioning properly (Skoltech Research Facilities Center.)
The transceiver prototype consists of an integrated circuit assembled on a control board alongside control electronics and a fiber-optic output in a standard casing (Skoltech Research Facilities Center.)
The Skoltech-LUMOS satellite payload based on photonic technologies features two functional systems designed to demonstrate advanced solutions for onboard communication and sensing. This development is part of the Personnel for Space federal project (Skoltech Center for Applied Photonics.)
The high-speed telecom transceiver optical core prototype, which is based on a photonic integrated circuit on a silicon-on-insulator platform, performs signal modulation and demodulation (Skoltech Center for Applied Photonics.)
The ion trap on a photonic integrated circuit can capture and measure single ytterbium ion states. This opens up new possibilities in quantum sensing and computing, gravimetry, and navigation, all of which require precise control of quantum objects (Skoltech Center for Applied Photonics.)
The complex-shaped ceramic samples are 3D-printed using aluminum and zirconium oxides (Skoltech Center for Materials Technologies and Skoltech-based Proceramics startup.)
In addition to participating in the scientific and business program, Skoltech has organized a roundtable discussion titled “Managing Commercialization and Building a Demand-Driven Cooperation Chain in Microelectronics.” This event aims to bridge the systemic gap between research, manufacturing, and the market in microelectronics and related fields. The discussions will focus on modern commercialization and product portfolio management within technology organizations. They will also identify effective models of technology transfer from academic and research environments to industry.
As an information partner of the forum, Skoltech will host two events as part of the children’s and cultural programs:
– Additive Technologies in Microelectronics. Stanislav Evlashin, an associate professor at the Skoltech Center for Materials Technologies.
– Photonics in Space. Kirill Malakhov, a senior research engineer at the Integrated Photonics Laboratory of the Skoltech Project Center for Applied Photonics.
– How to turn a formula into a photonic device. Vladimir Zheltikov, a research engineer at the Micro- and Nanofabrication Cleanroom Shared Facility of the Skoltech Research Facilities Center.
– From 1G to 6G: How mobile communications and the electronics powering them have evolved. Oleg Nesterenkov, a research engineer at the 6G Technologies Laboratory of the Skoltech Project Center for Wireless and IoT.
Fairy Tales from Scientists is a joint project of Skoltech and the Nauka Publishing House. Young guests will watch an animated film created using the ebru technique and meet Fedor Fedorov, an associate professor at the Skoltech Center for Photonic Science and Engineering. He is also the author of a fairy tale about the electronic nose that can analyze odors more accurately than humans can and convert invisible signals into understandable data.
Organizers: NIIME and NIIMA Progress, with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. General partners: Rosatom, the Advanced Research Foundation (ARF) and the Kurchatov Institute. Strategic partners: Element Group and Russian Railways (RZD). Innovation partner: NIU MIET. Educational partner: Sirius University of Science and Technology. Partners: T1 IT Group, Sovtest ATE, Almaz‑Antey, NIITM, and Ostec Group. Children’s program partner: National Computer Corporation. General information partner: Technosphere. Forum operator: ProfConferences Business Communications Agency.
