Replies to post #61903 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[kpf]

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Fab30 still has a long 90nm life. Actually, it will reach its full capacity when the 150M tooling-investment of this year comes online. Albeit, I am not sure lithography changes allowing for what Jerry Moench suggested in the presentation you linked to will ever be implemented into Fab30. (E.g. he indicated two additional metal layers; iaw there is changes well beyond what you would call a stepping)

IIrc, Jerry Moench last year indicated he was working on a second generation 90nm process (not 65nm, not K9). In fact I believe to remember he introduced the term 2nd gen 90nm.

In essence, I expect this process materializing in Singapore next year. And hopefully Jerry and his folks found a solution for the problems scaling cache he elaborated on in his talk. :-)

K.