Next May, JSC NIIET (part of the Element Group, MOEX:ELMT) will celebrate a significant milestone – 65 years since its founding. This isn’t just a number. It represents years of daily work, research, and discovery. Years filled with scientific debates, the joy of accomplishment, and perseverance in overcoming challenges.
Today, we’d like to tell you about those who have been working within the walls of NIIET for many decades. These are people whose names and destinies are inextricably linked with the institute’s history. Having chosen their path in their youth, they have confidently pursued it with professionalism and dignity, remaining dedicated to their work for decades. Their path is more than just a job; it’s a true life, dedicated to science and research.
Vladimir Ivanovich Dikarev has been working at the company for over half a century. Remarkably, he completed an internship there while still a student at the Voronezh State Technical University. Vladimir Ivanovich’s career is impressive: he dedicated many years to plasma-chemical etching, later developing high-power RF transistors, and headed the semiconductor device and assembly laboratory and the new development department. Under his leadership, over twenty R&D projects were completed to create new types of bipolar microwaveRF, DMOS, and LDMOS transistors.
Today, Vladimir Ivanovich is a senior researcher at JSC NIIET, overseeing the development of the project “Technical Re-equipment of Dice Production at JSC NIIET.”
Having dedicated his working life to NIIET, he has seen how much has changed there over the years: “For a long time, we focused solely on developing and implementing new products. Now, the company largely relies on production. We’ve reoriented our operations. We’ve reached a level where we’re both developing and then manufacturing our own designs.”
With his unique experience, Vladimir Ivanovich enjoys well-deserved respect among his colleagues, and his immediate supervisor considers him a mentor, someone he can turn to for advice and assistance and receive a comprehensive answer.
As for the future of NIIET, Dikarev believes that the young people joining the institute are very talented, actively studying technology and interested in all processes.
Our second hero, Gennady Aleksandrovich Veligura, has been working at the company for 52 years. Today, he manages the “Sputtering and Plasma-Chemical Processes” section.
His sister helped him decide on his future specialty. While working at Voronezh State University, she spoke about the rapid development of microelectronics and the prospects this new, exciting field offered. Following her advice, Gennady enrolled in the physics department.
In 1973, Gennady Aleksandrovich joined the Central Design Bureau at the VZPP. Already familiar with vacuum, films, and adhesion, he quickly found his way into the field, especially since the work they offered him resonated with the topic of his thesis.
“I was already involved in sputtering, thin films, and here they offered me practically the same thing, only using modern equipment,” recalls Veligura.
His career at NIIET proved to be very productive: throughout his time, he combined successful production work with active research and development.
Gennady Veligura holds 11 patents for inventions in the field of microelectronics.
And his boss’s description of him only confirms this: “Gennady Aleksandrovich is a highly qualified specialist with extensive experience, capable of performing a full range of tasks.”
Progress never stands still. Over the decades, NIIET has completely replaced its equipment, significantly redesigned its technology, and little remains the same as it was half a century ago. Gennady Alexandrovich sees this as an impetus for professional growth: “I have to solve various problems and inconsistencies, overcome difficulties. That was then, and it continues today. Technologies are constantly changing. Our work involves new products, new technologies, completely different from what we had before. This interests me. If I were doing the same thing year after year, I would have quit long ago,” he concludes.
Gennady Aleksandrovich values these same qualities in the younger generation of engineers: “I’m interested in people who have some kind of creative streak, who want to join a team of innovators, discover something, improve something.”
“Our institute can rightfully be proud of the people who have dedicated much of their lives to one of the most complex industries—microelectronics,” said NIIET’s HR Director. “Today, we’re celebrating our exceptional employees, who have been working for the benefit of the institute and the entire industry for 50 years. This is not only a source of pride, but also an example for us all. These people have been and remain part of history, step by step creating the future with us. These employees are true bearers of tradition, knowledge, and unique professional skills that cannot be replaced by any technology. They are mentors for young people, reliable supporters for their colleagues, and true enthusiasts of their field. Their energy, fortitude, and love for their profession inspire us all. It is precisely these people with such vast experience, who have worked at various stages of the industry’s development, who help maintain its sustainability, pass on accumulated knowledge to younger generations, and move forward.”
People are NIIET’s greatest asset. Their knowledge, energy, and dedication to their profession make the institute stronger, helping to develop technologies and create innovative solutions. The institute’s history continues thanks to each and every person who has dedicated themselves to science and the development of the industry.
