AMD Starts making 90nm Opterons

Omega65Omega65 Philadelphia, Pa
edited April 2004 in Science & Tech
The EE Times reports that AMD has begun making 90nm Opteron at it's main Fab (FAB30) in Germany. It expects commercial shipments to begin in 3Q 2004
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has begun using a 90-nanometer silicon-on-insulator (SOI) manufacturing process at its Fab30 in Dresden, Germany, according to Thomas Sunderman, a director of manufacturing technology within AMD's corporate manufacturing group.

AMD expects commercial shipments of products made using the 90-nm process to begin in the third quarter, Sonderman said.
Source: EE Times

Comments

  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    The article seems to imply by saying "low power requirements" that AMD got the 90nm process right where Intel didn't; the chips *should* run fairly cool.
  • EyesOnlyEyesOnly Sweden New
    edited April 2004
    Let's hope so. :)
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