> My thinking: this is basically in the category of national-prestige project, where the ability to do domestic production in certain product categories is bas

> My thinking: this is basically in the category of national-prestige project, where the ability to do domestic production in certain product categories is basically about national self-image rather than a commercial concern. No, it's clearly a Russian national security project around supply chain security. IIRC, while the US is pretty good on the processor front, they have similar concerns around other ICs and components.