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NPP Istok vs Sinclair Research

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

NPP Istok is the older of the two, founded in 1943 — 30 years before Sinclair Research.

Founded
1943
1973
Status
Active
Closed 2025
Headquarters
Moscow Oblast
London, United Kingdom
Industry
electronics industry
electronics industry
Founders
Not recorded
Clive Sinclair
Employees
4,600
Not recorded
Legal form
state-owned enterprise
private company limited by shares

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on NPP Istok and Sinclair Research.