Latest from the Web shows capability, at chip level to go to 10GHz
Super chips to reach 10Ghz by 2006
An industry consortium and three US national laboratories demonstrated a
prototype of a chip-making machine that it said by 2006 could make chips
smaller and nearly 10 times faster than today.
Using so-called extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography to trace ultra small
lines of circuitry on silicon wafers, the technology could let companies
print circuits down to 0.03 microns.
The consortium of semiconductor companies includes Intel, Motorola, AMD,
Micron Technology, Infineon Technologies and IBM. The three labs are
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories.
Chuck Gwyn, programme manager for the collaboration, called the EUV Limited
Liability Company (LLC), said the completion of the prototype machine marks
a major milestone. "Our next step is to transfer the technology to
lithography equipment manufacturers to develop beta and production tools,"
he said.
Processors using EUV technology are expected to reach speeds of up to 10Ghz
by 2006.
The machine, known as the Engineering Test Stand, will be used by LLC
partners and lithography tool suppliers during the next year to refine the
technology and get it ready to create prototype commercial machines that
meet industry requirements for high-volume chip production. The prototype
should start at 0.07-micron circuitry.
Kevin Krewell, an analyst at MicroDesign Resources, said that it looks like
the right technology. "You've got all the major players supporting it. It
looks real solid," he said.
Brian Skingley from vunet.co.uk
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Brian Skingley
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 10:57 AM
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Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] CPU frequency limit
Intel recently published their intent to move to 2GHz processors - I assume
P4
limits are complex, currently perceived to be geometry/mask/optical issues
wavelength will come into play on the motherboard as lumped circuit issues
become more complex as frequencies rise above 2-4 GHz
perhaps microstrip and similar solutions may come into play although the
external circuits, I assume, will remain at lower frequencies than core
processor frequencies.
Brian Skingley
Skingley Consulting Limited
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Stanislav Rabinovich
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 5:52 PM
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Subject: [PCBUILD] CPU frequency limit
Today we have up to 1.5GHz processors in our stores.
300,000000/15000000/4=0.05m (~2 inches)
is a quarter of wave length.
I didn't hear something about 2GHz CPU are expected.
Maybe it is a limit or I missed something?
What are your info, guys?
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Stanislav Rabinovich
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