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To: Bill Jackson who wrote (50797)	8/12/2001 2:01:33 AM
From: wanna_bmw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Bill, Re: "There are a sea of variable and for Intel to dismiss SOI so soon seems imprudent to me." I agree that there are a lot of variables in process engineering. For Intel to chose not to implement SOI probably means that they have an advantage in these other areas such that SOI becomes unnecessary. You seem to have the assumption that Intel has dismissed SOI without enough studies into possible advantages, but I don't think you can say that with certainty. At least one other person here has verified that Intel has investigated SOI since the .25u generation, which would give Intel a lot of experience in just how well SOI would work with their processes. On the other hand, if you are correct, and Intel has been hasty in this decision, then of course it would be a mistake. My belief is that Intel has enough experience in SOI to make an educated commitment not to use it. "Now IBM is certainly ahead of Intel in process tech and so I go with them." Not so, Bill. IBM is ahead in creating new techniques such as SOI and silicon stretching to prolong CMOS processes in a given generation. However, Intel is several generations ahead of IBM to begin with. On June 11th, Intel announced the smallest ever transistor sizes at 20nm. intel.com IBM has yet to break the 30nm boundary in their research, which Intel had announced late last year. Additionally, Intel invested $250 million in a new research facility called RP1 in Hillsboro, OR. intel.com Lastly, you may be interested in seeing this presentation, which shows just how far along Intel's process research really is. This shows how far their research on 65nm (with 30nm gates) technology is, and how they plan to begin research on the 45nm level (with 20nm gates). intel.com wanna_bmw