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Industrial enterprises such as JSC NPO Orion (Moscow), JSC Russian Space Systems (Moscow), JSC Microwave Systems (Moscow), etc.;
Foundation for Advanced Study;
Technical universities (MIET, MEPhI, MAI, RKhTU named after D.I. Mendeleev, Ural Federal University, SibGIU, LETI, ITMO).
RAS (Institute of Metal Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, Federal Research Center “Crystallography and Photonics”).

Of the foreigners, only two: NUBURU, INC. (USA) and Lux Image Inc. (Canada).

There are several private patent holders.

There are 82 computer programs for the word “gold” registered in the Russian Federation, mainly using the mathematical method of the golden section. For electronics there are only four such programs:

No.2022667735 — a program for calculating the effective dielectric constant of a composite medium consisting of a dielectric matrix with metal inclusions (silver, gold, copper);

No.2022615370 — a program for calculating theoretical values of the amplification of the Raman scattering signal near multilayer spheroidal gold nanoparticles with a silica shell;

No.2022668593 — a program for calculating the theoretical parameters of the electric field near gold nanostars in the near-infrared wavelength range. The scope of the program is forecasting optical processes in the field of optics and photonics;

No.2020665579 is a program for calculating theoretical Raman signal enhancement values for gold nanostructured surfaces.

There are 35 databases on gold, on ores, archaeological artifacts, biological materials and only one (!) on electrical engineering. This is no.2023622913 — “Database of current-voltage characteristics of nanostructured cathode catalysts (bimetallic and trimetallic) based on platinum, palladium with the addition of alloying metals gold, silver and indium, and nickel and cobalt oxides on carbon and metal bases for membraneless alkaline alcohol fuel cells based on two immiscible liquids “

Topologies of integrated circuits in the Russian Federation for gold 20 units, for example:

No.2024630035 — ultra-high-frequency monolithic integrated circuit of a low-noise amplifier for use in Active Phased Array Antenna (APA) systems;
No.2023630145 — switchable ultra-high-frequency attenuator, designed to operate in the range of 4-18 GHz and providing an insertion attenuation of 20 dB when an external control signal is supplied;
No.2021630029 — test chip integrated circuit topology for high-speed silicon semiconductor devices and microcircuits.

Prospective Research

The database of research, development and technological works for civil purposes includes 22 document on gold in electronicsmainly research reports on grants and dissertations.

Our attention was drawn to information about research projects being started with deadlines of 2024-2026. Thus, the Udmurt Federal Research Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, with a grant of 108 million rubles from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, began the work “The influence of external influences on the formation and properties of nanostructures and surface nanolayers of transition metals, semiconductors and alloys based on them.”

The purpose of the scientific research is to develop approaches to obtaining elements of biocompatible inorganic electronics based on valve metal oxides, developing methods for studying their functional properties using non-destructive techniques and approaches from the physics of thin films and the near-surface state of matter, and the biocompatibility of materials. It is planned to develop methods for obtaining oxide structures of valve metals MeOx and samples with cross-bar architecture PS/MeOx/PS (PS is a conductive layer based on carbon or gold) based on them on the surface of various substrates for promising applications in biocompatible electronics.

Conclusion

Gold is actively used as a reliable, corrosion-resistant electrically conductive material in various microelectronics and electrical devices. In Russia, it finds practical application in special devices for space, nuclear technology and microelectronics. Patenting of inventions, utility models and integrated circuit topologies took place in 2004-2024. increasingly.

The patent situation in the world developed with the opposite trend and was characterized by a significant decrease in inventive activity in this area. Perhaps this is due to the displacement of gold from the mass civilian sectors of electronics and electrical engineering by substances and metals of alternative cost, which is understandable and quite logical. Gold has almost never been cheap in the entire history of mankind.

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