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To: Paul Engel who wrote (158924)2/15/2002 7:37:44 PM
From: wanna_bmw  Read Replies (1) of 186894
 
Paul, Re: "The chip giant is developing its 90-nm process within its Fab D1C pilot-line production plant in Hillsboro, Ore., the report said. In that plant, Nikon has reportedly installed its 193-nm tool. The Japanese company is also expected to ship a tool within Intel's Fab 11x plant in Albuquerque, N.M. Intel is expected to move into full production in this 300-mm fab in early-2003."

I don't know about having 90nm production in early 2003 (although it would certainly give them an enormous competitive advantage), but installing these machines early will allow Intel to meet tapeout schedules for their first 90nm products. Assuming the 1 year lag between first tapeout and production, 90nm tapeouts should occur later this year. It's good that Intel already has those machines installed in their D1C facility to allow for a fast execution of the next generation of CPUs. AMD is still sampling on 130nm, meaning that 90nm silicon is still some distance down the road for them.

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