Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

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// to less than 30 watts under load and less than 10 watts for Windows at idle. This huge power reduction was apparently accomplished by a combination of 90 nm die shrink, Silicon-on-Insulator technology, and something called 'dual-stress liner technology' //

Me...

It truly is amazing how far AMD has come in such a short time on the manufacturing process front. The stuff you listed was probably mostly IBM developed, but I'm sure IBM is getting some good pointers from APM. It just goes to show the synergies that are available when 2 competitors that have been solving the same problems in different ways get together for mutual advantage.

It wasn't that long ago that I was questioning whether AMD would ever be competitive with INTC in manufacturing processes. Without a doubt the deal Hector did with IBM was a godsend for AMD.

Today, at least to me, there is no doubt who has the best manufacturing processes in the industry. Let's hope it carries over to 65nm.