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IBM and AMD Create First 22nm SRAM Cell

Posted by kdawson on from the moore-and-moore-tiny dept.

arcticstoat notes an announcement from IBM that, along with technology partners, they have produced the first working sample of a SRAM cell built on a 22nm fabrication process. According to the article, this represents the next generation after 32nm process chips and won't be in products for some years. "The technology was developed with several partners, including AMD, Toshiba, STMicroelectronics and Freescale, as well as the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, where IBM performs a lot of its semiconductor research. IBM says that the cell's development involved 'novel fabrication processes,' including high-NA immersion lithography..., high-K metal gate stacks, extremely thin silicide, damascene copper contacts, and advanced activation techniques."

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  1. Re:IBM and AMD by XanC · · Score: 4, Funny

    Morgan Freeman? Is that you?

  2. Remember by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    apple uses intel processors so we should hate amd and ibm.

    1. Re:Remember by x2A · · Score: 5, Funny

      But IBM put money into linux/oss development (*cheers*) and they fought SCO (*boo's*) who hate so that makes them good... but they also built machines for the nazi's (*boo*) but cuz of the whole nazi thing we have Fanta (*...erm... do we like fanta?*). AMD + ATI = open source graphics drivers (*yay*) but Intel = open source graphics drivers all by themselves (*bigger yay*). IBM, even if they did get shat on during the process, are kinda responsible for putting MS (*smashes bottle and puts broken sharp pieces to its neck*) where it is now.

      Erk... I think I'm going to need to have to create some kinda graphical relationship manager for this one, create a love/hate score for everyone involved, in the same way Google create pageranks, and I'll get back to you on whether we do in fact love or hate IBM or not. Stand by...

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  3. Re:IBM and AMD by pilgrim23 · · Score: 1, Funny

    In other news IBM and AMD have hired linguists to invent new words for this process. "silicide, damascene copper contacts, and advanced activation techniques." seemed far to cool to saddle with the brand- name of the new "Blubberon(TM)" and "Humpderon(TM) processor line.

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  4. FFS! by ZarathustraDK · · Score: 4, Funny

    The more I pay the less I get! What have the world come to?

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  5. Re:When will it stop? by Intron · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes. At 5E-09 Volkswagens we are indeed close to the limit which is one nano-wagen (nVW).

    The limiting factor these days is the ability to form the circuit designer's personal logo out of individual copper atoms, however advances in X-ray lithography may reduce that limit.

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  6. Ah, Silicide by Pope · · Score: 5, Funny

    Like when a clown kills itself.

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  7. Re:When will it stop? by jeremypv · · Score: 3, Funny

    To go smaller will take nanotechnology (perhaps carbon nanotubes)

    that's the only time we can say that the internet goes to a series of tubes

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  8. Re:IBM and AMD by vsny · · Score: 2, Funny

    Thank you, that makes more sense.

    However, isn't a flash lamp (RTA) the standard process?