Intel To Produce 65-Nanometer Chips In 2005

Ridgelift writes "In keeping with Moore's Law, Intel will begin mass-producing chips using 65-nanometer process technology in 2005, according to a ZDNet article (additional coverage at EE Times and The Inquirer). Intel recently produced a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) cell at 0.57 square microns, in comparison to 90-nanometer process measuring 1 square micron. "You can get a 40 to 50 percent increase in clock speed with no further improvements" says Intel director Mark Bohr."

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Re:Reduce Power?

[John Courtland]

There's all sorts of problems when you get that small and fast. EMF interference, gate jumping, electron migration. The thing basically is a small radio transmitter, and starts causing itself problems just by running so fast. They need to really start designing more intelligently, unlike (as a previous poster stated) "ramping it up".