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Technology Stocks : Novellus
NVLS 2.400+2.1%Jul 24 5:00 PM EST
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To: etchmeister who wrote (3737)4/21/2009 11:25:00 PM
From: etchmeister  Read Replies (1) of 3813
 
''Our checks suggest Novellus is freezing development of its CMP program, a good first step in a potential turnaround,'' according to the report. ''But, we believe more cost cuts need to be undertaken and programs including HDP, strip and PVD need to be looked at more closely.''

They just don't get it do they - why is Intel's leading chip/design a SRAM ? Intel does not manufacture SRAMs;
even if NVLS did not crack CMP it does not mean they did not benefit from CMP efforts in CVD - it is called integration and the WS cattle punchers have a hard time to get it.

ABSTRACT

Every new generation of process technology at Intel is developed and certified using an SRAM-based "X-chip." X6 is the technology lead vehicle used for the 45nm technology serving as a platform for the co-optimization of circuit design and process technology for SRAMs as well as critical design collaterals for products.

As the workhorse of the embedded memory, SRAMs play an essential role in all Intel products in achieving power-performance goals. SRAMs are also ideally suited for process-defect sensitivity and detection. The SRAMs on X6 had featured several different SRAM designs and register files that were individually optimized to take advantage of the Hi-K metal gate process for various product applications. Intel's revolutionary 45nm technology was instrumental for aggressive SRAM scaling. The tileable SRAM array in X6 was architected to directly support product applications. The X6 also served as the vehicle for several critical memory circuit technology developments, including second-generation dynamic sleep control and dynamic Forward Body Bias (FBB). To support process and design learning, X6 includes an infrastructure of advanced test features: for example, an Error Correction Code (ECC) emulator is designed to quantify the benefit of error corrections and a Programmable Built-in Self Test (PBIST) for high-speed testing with raster capability. Fine-granularity In-Die-Variation (IDV) oscillators track process variation. Critical circuits such as electrically programmable Fuse, Phase Lock Loop (PLL), Digital Thermal Sensor (DTS), and advanced I/Os allowed technologists and designers to work closely to optimize the process and circuits earlier.

The X6 testchip successfully met the goals of process and critical collateral certification to support both process and product development needs and played an essential role in Intel's rapid product ramp at the 45nm technology node.
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