▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁simplify ▁the ▁chip , ▁removing ▁unnecessary ▁devices ▁from ▁the ▁die . ▁But ▁by ▁that ▁time ▁its ▁parent ▁organization , ▁the ▁S CC , ▁has ▁already ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁power ▁games ▁that ▁pl ag ued ▁Soviet ▁industry . ▁ ▁By ▁its ▁nature , ▁Soviet ▁industry ▁was ▁an ▁extremely ▁b ureau cr atic ▁structure , ▁so ▁decision ▁making ▁process ▁was ▁often ▁driven ▁not ▁by ▁technical ▁or ▁econom ical ▁consider ations , ▁but ▁by ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁games ▁of ▁influence ▁between ▁various ▁organizations ▁and ▁officials . ▁S CC , ▁despite ▁its ▁technical ▁success es ▁and ▁popular ity ▁of ▁its ▁designs , ▁was ▁not ▁without ▁its ▁oppon ents ▁and ▁even ▁enemies . ▁While ▁its ▁staff ▁had ▁an ▁a version ▁to ▁copying ▁and ▁reverse ▁engineering ▁Western ▁technology , ▁many ▁groups ▁within ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Electron ic ▁Indust ry ▁argued ▁for ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁quick er ▁and ▁more ▁secure ▁way ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁needs . ▁These ▁groups ▁eventually ▁pre va iled , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁the ▁S CC ▁was ▁essentially ▁dis band ed , ▁its ▁technical ▁base ▁passing ▁to ▁the ▁Ang st rem ▁plant ▁while ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁research ▁l abs ▁were ▁joined ▁to ▁the ▁Research ▁Institute ▁of ▁P rec ision ▁Technology ▁( which ▁didn ' t ▁really ▁need ▁them ), ▁and ▁others ▁forming ▁a ▁research ▁arm ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁N PO ▁Scient ific ▁Center . ▁ ▁This ▁sudden ▁re organ ization ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁abandon ment ▁of ▁the ▁Ele ktr on ika ▁NC ▁architecture ▁( it ▁continued ▁only ▁in