Intel successfully produced 45nm chip

Intel claims to have successfully produced a prototype of a new microprocessor chip that is smaller, faster and consumes less energy.

Achieving the above result is because Intel invented a new chip manufacturing technique. This technique allows manufacturers to further shrink the circuit on the microprocessor chip.

Researchers assess that Intel's new move is a sign that affirmed that the world's leading chip manufacturer is gradually recovering from a series of mistakes that have caused its loss of market share. direct competitors Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

The prototype of Intel's new microprocessor chip is still Intel's new microarchitecture application - Core microarchitecture - but is produced on a 45-nanometer technology line. This means that the chip on this chip is only about one-third as thick as the circuit on microprocessor chips currently on the market.

The prototype of Intel's new 45-nanometer processor - part of the Penryn line - is currently being manufactured at an Intel factory in Oregon. Intel is expected to launch new chips to market in the first half of next year, said Mark Bohr, Intel's director of architecture and integration.

" We are currently producing the first prototype of the Penryn design. Our team of research and design experts will continue to study the prototype and decide whether the chip has If it's okay, it will soon be marketed , "Bohr said.

Previously Intel announced the development roadmap and said it would upgrade its chip manufacturing technology every two years. The result of that transformation is that completely new chips will be available sooner.

Manufacturing on a 45-nanometer technology line not only makes the circuit smaller, but also speeds up the operation and minimizes the chip's energy consumption. The technology also allows Intel to integrate more chips on a single piece of silicon and thereby increase productivity.

Nathan Brookwood, an analyst with Insight 64, said: " After all Intel has demonstrated in 2004, 2005 and 2006, Intel's new plan is really a very positive sign. It is also a sign that Intel is gradually recovering to continue to maintain its leading position in microprocessor chip technology ".

Meanwhile, AMD said it would launch a 65-nanometer processor chip later this year and a 45-nanometer chip in mid-2008. If Intel's plan becomes true, the company will drop AMD back. quite a long time.

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