Stock Photo - RUSSIA, MOSCOW - FEBRUARY 9, 2023: A view shows assembly plates being checked with an optical microscope in the clean zone of a Mikron facility in Zelenograd. A Russian manufacturer of microelectronic components for e-passports, Mikron is currently upgrading its equipment to satisfy an increased demand for microchips. Earlier, Goznak announced it had temporarily suspended issuing newer external passports valid for ten years, for the same reason. Anton Novoderezhkin/TASS.

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