Historically, computers under the Elbrus brand comprised several different instruction set architectures (ISAs).After that Burtsev retired, and new Lebedev's chief developer, Boris Babayan, introduced the completely new system architecture.In the late 1990s, a series of SPARC-based central processing units (CPUs) were developed at MCST as a way to raise funds for in-house semiconductor intellectual property core development and to fill the niche of domestically-developed CPUs for the backdoor-wary military.[5][6] In December 2024, Programmable logic controllers "PLC-Elbrus (based on the Elbrus-2S3 microprocessor) " of the holding company "Rostec Electronics" of the State Corporation Rostec have passed state registration and are included in the register of software and hardware complexes of the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation.This allows using the devices at critical information infrastructure facilities to create automated process control systems.
Moscow Center of SPARC Technologies designed a laptop for military and industrial use.