Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[dacaw]

65nm process

Well alan I'm not sure you and I are looking at the same data.

Here's what I see in terms of Ion:

P N
Intel: 0.91 1.62
AMD: 1.03 1.27

Looks to me that there is a much better balance in the AMD CMOS process, the old issue of which bit to tweak. Surely improving the characteristics of N is pointless if the P channel is not up to scratch?

The metalgate process of Intel has better P Ion at 1.06 and N A 1.75 but are there issues with this process? I don't know.