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To: kapkan4u who wrote (37722)4/28/2001 4:47:36 PM
From: combjellyRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
" Looks like Intel's 130nm ramp is in serious trouble."

130nm seems to be a tough nut to crack. Arguably Intel needs it more than AMD, if a Tbird can reach 1.4GHz, I would guess a Palomino will be able to get within spitting distance of 2GHz, say 1.7GHz or better? Both AMD and Intel have pretty aggressive 180nm processes, AMD has a Leff of at least 90nm and I would guess Intel is somewhere around the same. TSMC and UMC have a Leff of around 100nm for their 130nm processes, so Intel and AMD are trying to do something a whole lot harder.

From where I sit, it looks like Intel is in more trouble than AMD at this juncture, that delay in the 193nm tooling has got to hurt...



To: kapkan4u who wrote (37722)4/28/2001 5:10:06 PM
From: kash johalRespond to of 275872
 
Kap,

re: new tools

I don't think there are any new tools

I know masks are mych more expensive to make.

But you can use existing tools.

However i think CD control is much more egregious and needs to lots of tlc.

And so thruput suffers.

But i am no expert in this area.

regards,

Kash


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