Russian tech company Tramplin Electronics has secured conformity declarations for Chinese server hardware from Loongson Technology, officially opening the door for these servers to enter all five countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The move comes amid escalating tensions over Tramplin’s own ”Irtysh” server processors, which critics say closely mirror Loongson’s technology. This suggests Tramplin may be priming the market with Chinese-based hardware while preparing to launch its own LoongArch-based chips.
CNews reports Tramplin registered at least two declarations in the Unified Register that cover Loongson servers. One is valid from June 2026 through June 2029, while the other, filed in March 2026, extends nearly five years. Such declarations don’t grant ”Russian” status to the hardware but do authorize its legal import and sales across the EAEU, which includes Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan.
Independent analyst Alexey Boyko links these certifications to a likely strategy: launching with established Loongson systems first will ease Tramplin’s entry into the EAEU server market. Both Loongson’s chips and Tramplin’s upcoming processors use the LoongArch architecture. Starting with Chinese hardware helps Tramplin build a sales network, support services, and compatibility groundwork before rolling out its homegrown silicon.
Alongside these server certifications, Tramplin also filed declarations for Beijing Silk Bridge Tech’s prototyping platform, signalling moves beyond one-off imports into engineering groundwork. Such platforms are vital for development, debugging, and eventual product assembly under a local brand.
Loongson server declarations enable EAEU market access
In April 2026, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade (Minpromtorg) intensified scrutiny over the ”Irtysh” processors, warning they could pose national security risks due to near-identical specifications to Loongson’s chips. The ministry demanded stricter evaluations before including them in the Russian industrial production registry-a key step for access to government procurement and import substitution programs.
For Russian manufacturers, inclusion in this registry is critical. It unlocks government contracts and significantly shapes the server demand pipeline. Without it, even technically capable products face a much narrower route into Russia’s sizable public sector.
Tramplin Electronics has denied the ministry’s allegations, asserting that ”Irtysh” is a genuinely Russian design based on officially licensed LoongArch IP blocks. The company says it has documentation to prove this. Such claims have become common since 2022, as domestic players walk a tightrope between relying on foreign architectures and meeting increasingly strict ”Russian origin” requirements for critical hardware.
The LoongArch architecture itself is a deliberate choice. China’s Loongson pitches LoongArch as a homegrown alternative to Western ecosystems, offering CPUs for PCs, servers, and embedded devices. With sanctions limiting Russian access to US tech, Chinese processors have gained attention despite trailing Intel and AMD’s x86 platforms in software maturity and ecosystem breadth.
Tramplin plans a lineup of 16-, 32-, and eventually 64-core Irtysh server chips aimed at data centers and critical national infrastructure. Engineering samples are expected in 2027. The current declarations for ready-made Chinese servers could fill the gap until native hardware arrives.
Russia’s processor industry has previously faced similar crossroads. Companies like Baikal and MCST (maker of the Elbrus CPUs) have long targeted government contracts but have faltered since sanctions and production hurdles slowed new chip generations. Against this backdrop, licensing a Chinese architecture offers a more pragmatic path-trading flashy promises for a faster route to meaningful deliveries.
The real test will come in 2027 when Tramplin unveils Irtysh engineering samples and attempts to prove sufficient localization for Minpromtorg’s registry. Failure to do so could relegate Tramplin mainly to distributing and integrating Chinese hardware. Success would add another competitor for Russia’s growing demand for Intel and AMD alternatives in data centers and government infrastructure.