32bit MCUs from Russia

[iMo]

A Russian FPGA manufacturer (plus a lot of other semiconductors):

http://www.vzpp-s.ru/about.htm

Catalogue of parts: http://www.vzpp-s.ru/production/catalog.pdf

CPLD/FPGA - pages 5-9, mainly Altera "analogs"

[SiliconWizard]

Now I wonder why a taxpayer sponsored organization is allowed to license patents? Shouldn't it grant royalty free use to the public, or at least to citizens?

This has become a common thing over here actually in public research organizations, and I think in quite a few other countries.

I admit it is debatable, but the idea is to give "value" to research work while allowing them to get an additional source of revenue - which means less pressure from tax money.