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	[H] Enthusiast - Intel is Ready to go 90-nanometer
		This new 90 nm (a nanometer is one-billionth of a meter) process combines higher-performance, lower-power transistors, strained silicon, high-speed copper interconnects and a new low-k dielectric material.
		The 90 nm process is the next generation after the 0.13 micron process, which Intel is using today to make the bulk of its microprocessors.
		The 90 nm process will be ramped into high volume in D1C and transferred to other 300 mm manufacturing fabs starting next year.
	www.hardocp.com /article.html?art=MzM4 (854 words)

	90 nanometer - ArticleWorld (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		90 nanometre (90 nm) processes in semiconductor fabrication refer to the technology involving average feature sizes up to 90 nanometres with minimum feature sizes being as less as 45 nanometres.
		90 nanometre processes had been popular in the semiconductor fabrication industries from 2002 and till 2004.
		The industrial standard before the 90 nm process came into being was the 130 nm process.
	www.articleworld.org /index.php/90_nanometer (281 words)

	ITworld.com - Chip vendors prepare for 90 nanometer era
		The shift to 0.09 microns, or 90 nanometers as it is commonly called, will enable chip designers to shrink the widths of the individual wires and the transistor gates on the chip, said Kevin Krewell, senior editor of the Microprocessor Report in San Jose, California.
		IBM is currently sampling 90 nanometer chips using SOI, and plans to ship those chips in the fourth quarter, said Scott Sykes, an IBM spokesman.
		The new materials in use at the 90 nanometer level will help chip designers reach new performance heights within their power budgets, but is also cause for concern, Puhakka said.
	www.itworld.com /Comp/1982/030924nano (1370 words)

	90 nanometer at AllExperts
		Since 2002 and up to 2004, the 90 nanometer (90 nm) process has been a buzzword in the electronic, the LSI and semiconductor manufacturing, and fabrication industries.
		Among the companies who have adopted and disclosed their 90 nanometer processes, but taking different approaches, are Intel, IBM, Texas Instruments Inc., Motorola, Fujitsu, TSMC.
		Among the biggest stumbling blocks to 90 nm and finer linewidths is design for manufacturability, which includes optical proximity correction (OPC) and phase-shift technologies as well as increasing attention to yield optimization.
	en.allexperts.com /e/0/90_nanometer.htm (537 words)

	90 nanometer - Internetnews.com - Webopedia.com
		90 nanometer is the buzzword of choice (2000-2004) for an advanced semiconductor manufacturing process that combines higher-performance, lower-power transistors, strained silicon, high-speed copper interconnects and low-k dielectric material.
		Some of the new technologies in 90 nm are strained silicon which causes one type of transistor to switch faster, low-power transistors which are only 50 nm in size, and seven layers of copper interconnects which provide a cost-effective improvement in logic density.
		The 90 nanometer (nm) process is the next generation after the 0.13-micron process.
	inews.webopedia.com /TERM/9/90_nanometer.html (115 words)

	Xilinx nears 90-nanometer finish line \| CNET News.com
		Moving to a smaller nanometer chipmaking process--such as from 130- to 90-nanometers as IBM is doing for Xilinx--produces smaller transistors and that are closer together inside a chip.
		A distance of 90 nanometers is about a thousandth of the width of a human hair.
		The move to 90 nanometers will help Xilinx offer a new line of smaller, less expensive FPGA chips, which will cost less than $25 when they are available to companies, such as network gear makers, in large quantities of 250,000 or more next year, the company said.
	news.com.com /2100-1006-994753.html (454 words)

	Opteron 90 nanometer chips to sample in weeks
		SOURCES AT PC manufacturers close to AMD's plans tell the INQUIRER that Opteron processors using the 90 nanometer die shrink are likely to be in their hands as early as December.
		The 90 nanometer chips are designed for 45 watts maximum rather than the 80-90 watts they currently eat up.
		If AMD is really this close to shipping 90 nanometer Opterons, there could also be a real headache for Intel on the desktop front.
	the-inquirer.net /?article=12570 (236 words)

	Geek.com Geek News - UMC is ready for volume 90 nanometer production (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		UMC has been actively developing its 90 nanometer process for the past several years, and both UMC and rival TSMC have experienced delays in transitioning to this advanced process.
		UMC began sampling 90 nanometer parts in March of 2003, and is now capable of producing millions of 90 nanometer ICs.
		By contrast, Intel has been mass producing 90 nanometer parts for the past 6 months, and is now making one million 90 nm chips per week.
	www.geek.com /news/geeknews/2004May/bch20040524025287.htm (2164 words)

	Xilinx nears 90-nanometer finish line \| Tech News on ZDNet
		Moving to a smaller nanometer chipmaking process--such as from 130- to 90-nanometers as IBM is doing for Xilinx--produces smaller transistors and that are closer together inside a chip.
		A distance of 90 nanometers is about a thousandth of the width of a human hair.
		The move to 90 nanometers will help Xilinx offer a new line of smaller, less expensive FPGA chips, which will cost less than $25 when they are available to companies, such as network gear makers, in large quantities of 250,000 or more next year, the company said.
	news.zdnet.com /2100-9584_22-994753.html (560 words)

	Opteron 90 nanometer chips to sample in weeks
		SOURCES AT PC manufacturers close to AMD's plans tell the INQUIRER that Opteron processors using the 90 nanometer die shrink are likely to be in their hands as early as December.
		The 90 nanometer chips are designed for 45 watts maximum rather than the 80-90 watts they currently eat up.
		If AMD is really this close to shipping 90 nanometer Opterons, there could also be a real headache for Intel on the desktop front.
	www.theinquirer.net /?article=12570 (251 words)

	Geek.com Geek News - AMD 90 nanometer SOI parts may be delayed
		The first desktop 90 nanometer AMD CPU should be the Athlon FX 55, which should debut at 2.6GHz this November.
		AMD had originally hoped to have 90 nanometer parts out in 2003, but due to severe financial losses during the past two years, AMD has had to stretch out its 90 nanometer introduction.
		Intel is now churning out 90 nanometer Prescotts in three 300 mm fabs, and Intel plans on bringing 65 nanometer parts to market within the next 20 months.
	www.geek.com /news/geeknews/2004Mar/bch20040420024822.htm (4824 words)

	Cadence and SMIC Deliver 90-Nanometer Low-Power Solution for Energy-Efficient SoCs
		The reference flow, which includes support for the Cadence® Encounter® Timing System, is now available to address the increasing needs of designers developing ICs for the computing, consumer, networking and wireless markets.
		The reference flow incorporates the Cadence Encounter digital IC design platform and Cadence Design for Manufacturing (DFM) technologies to address nanometer design challenges such as low power, complex hierarchical designs, timing and signal integrity (SI) signoff.
		The reference flow was developed using SMIC's 90-nanometer process technology and validated with sample designs.
	www.cadence.com /company/newsroom/press_releases/pr.aspx?xml=090607_smic (915 words)

	Geek.com Geek News - 90 nanometer AMD chips may dissipate 105 watts
		Largely due to electrical leakage issues, many if not most 90 nanometer microprocessors will dissipate 100 watts or more.
		If so, electrical leakage issues at the 65 nanometer generation may be so severe that chip designers will have to reduce clockspeeds in order to compensate.
		At the 65 nanometer level, it is expected to be about 55%, and at 45 nanos, we can well be chagrined by 80%+...
	www.geek.com /news/geeknews/2003Dec/bch20031216023105.htm (4749 words)

	AMD to deliver 90 nanometer chips 'on time'
		CHIP FIRM AMD has delayed the delivery of its 90 nanometer chips by three months, according to a report in Digitimes today.
		But as we established here two weeks ago, that was the original schedule for its 90 nano technology, and Hector Ruiz, AMD's CEO, forgot then that his firm had already issued advice about the dates of delivery of the chips.
		Intel's 90 nano technology is already ramped up, with the firm ready to churn out Pentium Ms and perhaps the mysterious Prescott microprocessor, in the first quarter of next year.
	www.theinquirer.net /?article=13121 (272 words)

	Intel 65-nanometer chip to use less power - 31/Aug/2004 - ComputerWeekly.com
		A nanometer is one-billionth of a metre, and the 90-nanometer designation refers to the average size of the structures on a chip.
		Intel is keeping the same strained silicon technique used to make its 90-nanometer chips, but has enhanced certain aspects of that technique, Bohr said.
		Therefore, Intel kept the gate thickness constant from the 90-nanometer generation at only 1.2 nanometers to help prevent additional leakage from increased drive currents.
	www.computerweekly.com /Articles/2004/08/31/204786/intel-65-nanometer-chip-to-use-less-power.htm (774 words)

	Chip Manufacturers Pushing Lithography's Limits (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Today's EDW occupies over 20TB of usable data space, processes 90 billion rows of data per month, and is accessed by over 11,000 users worldwide.
		Such lithography devices use light wavelengths of 193 nanometers (billionths of a meter).
		It is very difficult to make channels that are smaller than the wavelength of light -- yet to maintain the current trend of performance improvements, the Consortium of International Semiconductor Companies projects that transistors will have to be smaller than 9 nanometers by 2016.
	www.cpuplanet.com /features/article.php/2105531 (855 words)

	News Room
		SUNNYVALE, CA -- August 17, 2004 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today that it is achieving a smooth transition to 90 nanometer (nm) manufacturing and has shipped low-power 90nm Mobile AMD Athlon™ 64 processors for thin and light notebooks (previously codenamed “Oakville”) for revenue.
		In addition to providing performance and power benefits to AMD64 products today, the transition keeps AMD on track with its plans to deliver 90nm dual-core products mid-next year and also provides operational benefits such as increased production capacities.
		“We promised 90 nanometer revenue shipments in the third quarter, and today we’re delivering on that promise,” said Dirk Meyer, executive vice president of the Computation Products Group at AMD.
	www.amd.com /us-en/Corporate/VirtualPressRoom/0,,51_104_543~89449,00.html (665 words)

	PlayStation 2 CPU and Graphics Chip Becomes One with 90 Nanometer Process
		Mass production with 90 nanometer embedded DRAM process leads ITRS, the industry standard roadmap of semiconductor technologies, and comes six months ahead of others in the industry.
		Starting with 180 nanometer process, further enhancements have been made at both facilities, with the introduction of 90 nanometer process fabrication line currently taking place.
		The world’s highest productivity with 180 — 140 nanometer embedded DRAM process and logic process is achieved in their respective facilities and the introduction of mass production with 90 nanometer embedded DRAM process further accelerates the company’s endeavor to achieve the very highest standards in semiconductor fabrication.
	www.gameinfowire.com /news.asp?nid=2131 (501 words)

	PC World - Intel Changes Prescott Plans
		Normally when chip companies roll out new process technologies to their manufacturing lines, they benefit from a decrease in power consumption for a new chip that runs at the same clock speed as a chip based on the older technology, Krewell says.
		In this case, it's not clear that Intel will see a decrease in power consumption, in part due to problems associated with transistor leakage at 90 nanometers, he says.
		Along with the move to 90 nanometers, Intel has almost completed a shift to 300-millimeter wafers, which allows the company to cut more chips from a single wafer and reduce its cost per chip.
	www.pcworld.com /news/article/0,aid,113866,00.asp (1198 words)

	IBM chip group still recovering from move to 90-nanometer technology
		Company executives claim that they haven't seen any problems with the move to 90-nanometer technology, attributing the smoothness of the transition to its use of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology in its manufacturing processes.
		But IBM has struggled with the jump to 90 nanometers.
		It also uses SOI technology, a process in which chip makers add a thin layer of silicon oxide to their silicon wafers and then build the transistors over that layer.
	www.computerworld.com /printthis/2004/0,4814,94627,00.html (804 words)

	NEC Unveils 90-Nanometer Embedded DRAM Technology
		In addition, to meet the technical challenges presented by moving the company's established CMOS-compatible eDRAM technology to a 90 nm process, NEC Electronics, ahead of other vendors, has adopted the use of zirconium oxide (ZrO2), a new dielectric material with a higher-k factor that allows the embedded DRAM's smaller bit cells to retain storage capacitance.
		The new dielectric material and MIM2 technology enable NEC Electronics to deliver robust eDRAM solutions with smaller cell sizes and higher memory integration, ample storage capacitance and lower cell heights, all the while maintaining the merits of existing eDRAM technology, such as CMOS-compatibility, low power and high-speed random access to the eDRAM.
		NEC Electronics' eDRAM technology provides a wide range of macro variants, ranging from the high performance to the low power consumption required by a variety of applications, including high-end networking devices and consumer electronics products such as cell phones, mobile handheld devices and gaming/entertainment devices.
	www.hpcwire.com /hpc/348476.html (315 words)

	ZDNetAsia : Printer Friendly - AMD enters the 90-nanometer zone
		The move to 90 nanometers will also help AMD in its plan to deliver dual-core processors as well, the company said.
		AMD plans to deliver dual-core chips in the middle of 2005, the company has said.
		Still, the fact remains that AMD isn't the only chipmaker to have made the move to 90 nanometers.
	www.zdnetasia.com /news/hardware/printfriendly.htm?AT=39190454-39000006c (905 words)

	TSMC and Synopsys Address Design Challenges for 90 Nanometer and Below with TSMC Reference Flow 5.0
		TSMC and Synopsys Address Design Challenges for 90 Nanometer and Below with TSMC Reference Flow 5.0
		Synopsys' Galaxy Design Platform addresses design challenges that include power management, power and signal integrity (SI), design for manufacturing (DFM) requirements for yield enhancement, testability, design planning, and advanced flip chip capabilities in the TSMC Reference Flow Release 5.0.
		At 130 and 90 nanometers, power and manufacturing concerns are becoming as important as timing and signal integrity.
	www.synopsys.com /news/announce/press2004/tsmc_flow_pr.html (912 words)

	Linux News: Processors: Intel Builds New Chips with 65 Nanometer Process Technology
		The transistors in the new 65 nm technology have gates, the switch that turns a transistor on and off, measuring 35 nm, approximately 30 percent smaller than the gate lengths on the previous 90 nm technology, according to Intel.
		Intel said transistors in its new 65-nanometer process will have gates measuring only 35 nanometers, which are 30 percent smaller than the length of the on-off switches in the 90-nanometer process.
		Analysts agreed that the difficulty of shifting to smaller transistors and larger complexity showed when Intel transitioned to the 90-nanometer process.
	www.linuxinsider.com /story/Intel-Builds-New-Chips-with-65-Nanometer-Process-Technology-36256.html (1002 words)

	Agere Systems Announces Comprehensive 90 Nanometer Custom Chip Platform Targeted for Communications Applications
		"What sets Agere's 90 nanometer offering apart is the company's unmatched, very extensive collection of communications intellectual property that can be easily and quickly accessed and used by customers," said Cindy Genther, marketing director for Agere Systems.
		Agere's 90 nm SerDes sub-circuit technology is the company's fourth generation 2.5 Gigabits per second (Gbits/s) SerDes.
		Designed for speeds of 1 Gbits/s to 3.3 Gbit/s, Agere's 90 nanometer SerDes is expected to consume less than 80 milliwatts per channel at 2.5 Gbits/s.
	www.us.design-reuse.com /news/news3459.html (992 words)

	TSMC claims 90 nanometer breakthrough (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		NO SOONER DO WE write that TSMC is still having problems with its 130 nanometer (.13 micron) technology, than we get a press release from the Taiwanese foundry saying it's produced its first 90 nanometer (.09 micron) devices.
		The devices, claims TSMC, include a 65 nanometer gate length and a 6T SRAM cell that measures less than 1.3 square microns.
		It includes interconnect that uses damascene copper and low k dialectrics, and the firm said it will enter pilot production of the process by the fourth quartet of this year.
	www.theinquirer.net /05030208.htm (247 words)

	PRESS RELEASE Cadence and SMIC Deliver 90-Nanometer Low-Power Solution for Energy-Efficient SoCs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The reference flow, which includes support for the Cadence® Encounter® Timing System, is now available to address the increasing needs of designers developing ICs for the computing, consumer, networking and wireless markets.
		The reference flow incorporates the Cadence Encounter digital IC design platform and Cadence Design for Manufacturing (DFM) technologies to address nanometer design challenges such as low power, complex hierarchical designs, timing and signal integrity (SI) signoff.
		The reference flow was developed using SMIC's 90-nanometer process technology and validated with sample designs.
	www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=161065&tsource=3 (945 words)

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