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To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (64813)	12/3/2001 12:23:38 AM
From: fyodor_	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 275872

Pravin, I always get a tad nervous when companies start to disclose research goals - both reached and planned - that have no bearing on products in the immediate future. This goes for both AMD's "fastest CMOS transistor" announcement, as well as Intel's recent "we may have mucked up 130nm, but that doesn't matter because we're skipping 100nm and going straight to 90nm" announcement. -fyo

To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (64813)	12/3/2001 1:19:52 AM
From: milo_morai	Respond to of 275872

<font color=red>SWEET Pravin- AMD Announces World's Fastest CMOS Transistors biz.yahoo.com

To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (64813)	12/3/2001 1:29:28 AM
From: wanna_bmw	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 275872

Pravin, I just posted this on the Intel thread, and I wanted to see if someone had already posted it here. Looks like you beat me to it. I normally don't like posting in the moderated thread any more, but this will be an exception. Since I love breakthroughs in technology more than the Intel and AMD wars, I just wanted to offer my congratulations to the AMD process engineers responsible. This was one area where I thought AMD would certainly not upstage Intel. But generating a transistor at 15nm that is even faster than the recent Intel discovery blew my mind. It's very good news that they can continue excellent research in their currently precarious situation. There's a lot of smart minds working there. Best of luck to them. wbmw P.S. I still can't wait for Jerry to retire though (couldn't resist ;-)).

To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (64813)	12/3/2001 7:51:04 AM
From: crazyoldman	Respond to of 275872

Pravin, My my my! This latest milestone from AMD heralds the capability for a twenty-fold increase in the number of transistors per chip and a ten-fold increase in microprocessor performance by the end of the decade. AMD will disclose its research in a paper to be presented in Washington D.C. on December 4 at the 2001 International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), one of the world's leading conferences for semiconductor engineers and scientists. AMD's 15-nm device is a prototype that is key to the development of AMD's 30-nanometer process generation, which the company plans to have in production by approximately 2009. On AMD's roadmap, the 30-nm (0.03-micron) technology will make use of 300-mm wafers. ``Our ongoing research allows us to stay on the forefront of transistor design, which translates into increasingly powerful processors. Transistor technology is the 'engine' that powers our high-performance microprocessors. That's why AMD continues to devote significant R&D resources to ensure that our transistor technology is world class,'' said Dr. Craig Sander, vice president of AMD's technology development group. The 15-nm transistor, devised in AMD's Submicron Development Center, is a CMOS-based, 0.8-Volt device, designed to handle switching speeds of 0.3-ps, or 3.33 trillion switches per second. The development of the 15-nm transistor is a powerful indicator that transistor scaling will continue unabated for many years to come. ``The work to develop this transistor is a vital part of AMD's overall transistor development effort,'' said Sander. ``This look-ahead research gives us confidence in our long-term roadmaps and strategies, while providing spin-off technology that feeds our near-term development program. We are proud to be the first company in our industry to publicly present data demonstrating these capabilities.'' Thanks for the link! biz.yahoo.com Kindest regards, Crazyman