Intel's Ultra-Low Power Manufacturing Process

[Darius Wey]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20050920comp.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.intel.com/pressroom/arch...0050920comp.htm</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Intel Corporation is developing an ultra-low power derivative of its high-performance 65 nanometer (nm) logic manufacturing process that will enable production of very low-power chips for mobile platforms and small-form factor devices. The ultra-low power process will be Intel's second process based on 65 nm process technology. Intel's high-performance 65nm (a nanometer is one-billionth of a meter) process provides both power consumption and performance benefits over Intel's current industry-leading 90nm manufacturing process. The company's new ultra-low power 65nm process provides Intel chip designers additional options in delivering the circuit density, performance and power consumption required by users of battery-operated devices."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20050922-Intel.gif" /><br /><br />Intel claims that this ultra-low power manufacturing process will yield low-power chips for mobile devices with one aim in mind: an improvement in battery life. They hope to minimise any electrical leaks which are commonly seen in today's microscopic transistors.