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IDF09: Intel Shows Off Working 22nm Chips
Techtree News Staff, Sep 23, 2009 1640 hrs ISTWill release them in second half of 2011
At the ongoing Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel CEO Paul Otellini showed off the first working 22nm fabrication process technology chips. The microprocessors, codenamed Ivy Bridge, are due in the second half of 2011. As per Intel's Tick Tock model, Tick stands for die-shrink which here is the 22nm microprocessor silicon. Intel thus proves that Moore's law is still alive!
Last year in August, Intel, in its roadmap, mentioned about 22nm microprocessors. First, 22nm process chip dubbed Ivy Bridge will come out by second half of 2011. Succeeding Ivy Bridge would be Haswell chip that will have native 8-core design (for data and instruction caching) and will have integrated vector co-processor.
Otellini said the company is focusing on the technology continuum - the process that has prompted the company to shift its focus from technology for the personal computer to other devices: netbooks, mobile phones, mobile Internet device, in-vehicle infotainment and more.
The silicon wafer containing 22nm chips had SRAM memory in 364 million bits and 2.9 billion transistors packed on it.
Earlier this year, Intel had showed its 32nm fab process made Westmere processors which succeed Nehalem architecture. AMD is expected to complete testing 32nm chips by year end and they are supposed to hit production floor in 2010.
The Westmere based Clarkdale and Arrandale (mobile platform) microchips are already in production, while the next generation microarchitecture dubbed Sandy Bridge based chips are expected to be produced in 2010.
Intel's next-gen microarchitecture Sandy Bridge will feature a graphics core and processor on the same silicon die. The Sandy Bridge microarchitecture based chips will compete with AMD's 32nm Bulldozer cores in late 2010.
Last year in August, Intel, in its roadmap, mentioned about 22nm microprocessors. First, 22nm process chip dubbed Ivy Bridge will come out by second half of 2011. Succeeding Ivy Bridge would be Haswell chip that will have native 8-core design (for data and instruction caching) and will have integrated vector co-processor.
Otellini said the company is focusing on the technology continuum - the process that has prompted the company to shift its focus from technology for the personal computer to other devices: netbooks, mobile phones, mobile Internet device, in-vehicle infotainment and more.
The silicon wafer containing 22nm chips had SRAM memory in 364 million bits and 2.9 billion transistors packed on it.
Earlier this year, Intel had showed its 32nm fab process made Westmere processors which succeed Nehalem architecture. AMD is expected to complete testing 32nm chips by year end and they are supposed to hit production floor in 2010.
The Westmere based Clarkdale and Arrandale (mobile platform) microchips are already in production, while the next generation microarchitecture dubbed Sandy Bridge based chips are expected to be produced in 2010.
Intel's next-gen microarchitecture Sandy Bridge will feature a graphics core and processor on the same silicon die. The Sandy Bridge microarchitecture based chips will compete with AMD's 32nm Bulldozer cores in late 2010.
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