IDF 2009 - Intel Shows off 22nm & 32nm, Sandy Bridge Demoed

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Article is too long to quote, but this is definitely news worthy.

Check it out at AnandTech: http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...oc.aspx?i=3644

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Intels 32nm process is really sweet (we've known for a while from all the PR). NIDSAT and PIDSAT are both up there, N/P-IDLIN, I've seen mentioned no where though.

So it looks like the Intel process crossover to 32nm won't be till late 2010 with only the power/thermal constrained CPUs that didn't arrive at 45nm coming at 32nm soon but the bulk volume of Intel to remain 45nm well into late 2010. I wonder how their yeilds are at this point, worse than 45nm by a significant margin but still, how much worse?

I guess you can do such fast node transitions when you have that much extra fab, labour and financial power. But moving to a node still in immaturity is more expensive, these parts will have much higher development costs than their 45nm siblings, although they will allow Intel a number of competitive advantages. Comprises all round.