Replies to post #2464 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[wbmw]

YB, Re: I might be wrong but I heard that IBM is already playing with 65 nm now.

Of course they are. AMD is actually playing with 25-30nm right now, according to their announcement of 10nm transistor gates. However, AMD's technology that they are "playing with" won't be in production until 2009 at the earliest. I am fairly certain that IBM is playing with 65nm. Whether they have devices or not, it is very doubtful. Like I said, the tools and machinery required to ramp on 65nm won't be available until 2005 at the earliest. You can verify this at several places around the Internet.

[jhalada]

yb,

I don't think AMD is skipping 90nm. As far as timing, there are number of thresholds that the process needs to pass before we see a chip made on that process technology at Newegg. I don't think anybody said that there will be 65nm chips sold at Newegg in 2004.

Joe