IBM, Others Join In Developing 32-nm Microprocessors
 

*Source: InformationWeek (http://informationweek.com/news/show...ID=199701537)*
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IBM and four other semiconductor makers on Wednesday agreed to jointly develop technology for producing 32-nanometer microprocessors. A nanometer (nm) is one-billionth of a meter.

IBM, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Samsung Electronics, Infineon Technologies, and Freescale Semiconductor have had a series of semiconductor process development and manufacturing agreements. The latest involve the development of 32nm complementary metal oxide semiconductors (CMOS), the most widely used integrated circuit designs. The partners also agreed to develop process design kits to support the technology.

The companies have worked together in the past in developing and manufacturing 90nm, 65nm, and 45nm chips. The smaller the design, the more transistors can be built on microprocessor, increasing its performance to power ratio.

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