Replies to post #38198 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[KeithDust2000]

CJ, It would make sense if they were as close as possible so that AMD could fab out certain parts even at 90nm.

As market requires.

[pennypincher1111]

Well what if IBM and AMD fab 30 were both at 90nm, and IBM could/would fab AMD chips at 90nm thus of course increasing supply higher than AMD alone, then fab 36 could go full tolt 65nm, and as Sgolds says: damn the torpedos!

[kpf]

CJ

Ok, there are a lot of other things that could be different, but it is a possibility that IBM and AMD are using a very similar, if not identical, process at 90nm. It would make sense if they were as close as possible so that AMD could fab out certain parts even at 90nm.

Toosets of Fab30 (200mm) and East Fishkill (300mm) are significantly different and process different wafers as well, not only in size.

But then, AMD talked of a "second-generation 90nm process recently." Could easily be a 300mm 90nm process to be developed in East Fishkill by the joint team, as a bridge to their common 65nm process if you want.

K.