90 nanometer

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1 µm 800 nm (0.80 µm) 600 nm (0.60 µm) 350 nm (0.35 µm) 250 nm (0.25 µm) 180 nm (0.18 µm) 130 nm (0.13 µm) 90 nm 65 nm 45 nm 32 nm 22 nm 16 nm

The 90 nanometer (90 nm) process refers to the level of semiconductor process technology that was reached in the 2002-2003 timeframe, by most leading semiconductor companies, like Intel, Texas Instruments, IBM, and TSMC.

The origin of the 90 nm value is historical, as it reflects a trend of 70% scaling every 2-3 years. The naming is formally determined by the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS). hosted by Sematech.

As of 2005, 65 nm technology has started to replace 90 nm technology in leading-edge chip products. However, some products, notably chipsets, have moved from older 130 nm technology to the 90 nm process.

[edit] External links

• PC World Review
• IT World review
• AMD
• Fujitsu
• Intel
• August, 2002 release by Intel

Preceded by 130 nm

CMOS manufacturing processes

Succeeded by 65 nm