Intel makes a new step in the production of electronic chips thanks to a major revolution in technology that will allow the company to make microprocessors with 3D tri-gate transistor and process technology to 22 nanometers (nm). These transistors, which Intel had spoken for the first time in 2002, will form the basis of mass production in the near future from the known CPU codenamed "Ivy Bridge".
Compared with the current transistors that use a two-dimensional planar structure, the tri-gate transistors provide a flow of electrons that is developed along a three-dimensional pattern passing through the gate. This leads to performance improvements on the one hand and a reduction of energy consumption on the other, according to Intel up to 37% better than the planar transistor 32 nm.
Considering the same level of performance of 32nm processors, those made with tri-gate transistor to 22NM consume less than half the energy. "The increased performance and energy savings offered by the new 3D transistor gate tri Intel are unprecedented in the industry," said Mark Bohr, Intel Senior Fellow.
"In addition to keeping up with Moore's Law, this goal has further implications: the benefits in terms of low voltage and low power consumption are significantly higher than those found by a generation of process technology to the next. Producers can gain the flexibility to make the existing devices more intelligent and develop entirely new solutions.
We believe that this revolution is going to further confirm the leadership of Intel over the semiconductor industry. " 3D tri-gate transistor in the flow of electrons flowing, rather than on a flat silicon substrate, a thin flap developed vertically and "embraced" by the gate. The current control is achieved, then, with a gate on each one of the three exposed sides instead of just fin on the top.
Doing so will maximize the flow of current when the transistor is in the "on" and is reduced to a minimum, although there is always a minimum of leakage when the transistor is in the "off". The tri-gate transistor offers a high-speed switching for ensuring high performance. The distribution in the vertical direction will thus improve the density of transistors per area gaining a further advantage in economic terms.
Intel today introduced the first microprocessor to 22 nm as indicated Ivy Bridge and integrated within some product demonstrations as a notebook computer, a server and a desktop computer. The first processors based on Intel Core Ivy Bridge with 3D tri-gate transistor will be available in mass by the end of the year.
They follow new Atom CPU models much more efficient and powerful than at present.
Compared with the current transistors that use a two-dimensional planar structure, the tri-gate transistors provide a flow of electrons that is developed along a three-dimensional pattern passing through the gate. This leads to performance improvements on the one hand and a reduction of energy consumption on the other, according to Intel up to 37% better than the planar transistor 32 nm.
Considering the same level of performance of 32nm processors, those made with tri-gate transistor to 22NM consume less than half the energy. "The increased performance and energy savings offered by the new 3D transistor gate tri Intel are unprecedented in the industry," said Mark Bohr, Intel Senior Fellow.
"In addition to keeping up with Moore's Law, this goal has further implications: the benefits in terms of low voltage and low power consumption are significantly higher than those found by a generation of process technology to the next. Producers can gain the flexibility to make the existing devices more intelligent and develop entirely new solutions.
We believe that this revolution is going to further confirm the leadership of Intel over the semiconductor industry. " 3D tri-gate transistor in the flow of electrons flowing, rather than on a flat silicon substrate, a thin flap developed vertically and "embraced" by the gate. The current control is achieved, then, with a gate on each one of the three exposed sides instead of just fin on the top.
Doing so will maximize the flow of current when the transistor is in the "on" and is reduced to a minimum, although there is always a minimum of leakage when the transistor is in the "off". The tri-gate transistor offers a high-speed switching for ensuring high performance. The distribution in the vertical direction will thus improve the density of transistors per area gaining a further advantage in economic terms.
Intel today introduced the first microprocessor to 22 nm as indicated Ivy Bridge and integrated within some product demonstrations as a notebook computer, a server and a desktop computer. The first processors based on Intel Core Ivy Bridge with 3D tri-gate transistor will be available in mass by the end of the year.
They follow new Atom CPU models much more efficient and powerful than at present.
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