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Intel Makes 45nm Chip
dolphinlover writes "Intel announced today that it created its first microchip using the 45 nanometer manufacturing process that it says will go into its processors in the second half of 2007. Intel said that this development provides it with a 'considerable lead over our competitors in the 45-nanometer generation'."
Ah how I love shortsighted fanboys. What the hell has AMD ever been Intel to the market with? I can think of one thing, 64-bit extensions to an x86 processor, and Intel's implementation didn't have any bugs in it.
The pure size of Intel allows it to stay ahead in terms of manufacturing techniques and volume, much the same way that IBM stayed at the top for years in development. AMD does a remarkable job of making up for that by using more efficient processor designs though, but we'll see where both stand at the end of '06, cause the industry is sensing a change in the wind . . . even if slashdot can't smell it.
I beleive so, as much as AMD fan would like to admit, Intel has the upper hand for future chips.
And now we see the reason behind AMD's lawsuit. If you can't beat 'em, desperately sue 'em to make them look bad.
"Sufferin' succotash."
Yes, and I find it funny that AMD's 90nm processors run faster than Intel's 65nm processors ...