Just yesterday, AMD admitted that their next 'lithographic hopes "it connects with a 7-nm process technology. As is known, GlobalFoundries passes the 10-nanometer process technology, switching once with 14 nm technology standards on 7 nm. The official press release GlobalFoundries did not take long, he announced availability of tools for the development of 7-nm products, which the company intends to produce at the facilities of the US after the Fab 8 "multi-billion dollar investment" in technological equipment. However, some tools and equipment can be saved since the 14-nm process technology, but the company initially adapts 7-nm process to the "possibility of application of EUV-lithography on key layers." That is, the explicit commitment to introduce lithography with superhard ultraviolet GlobalFoundries as part of a 7-nm process technology does not take over, but leaves the "door open". Most likely, it will follow the example of Samsung , which has stuttered the feasibility of a "partial implementation" of EUV-lithography within the 7-nm technology.
In addition to Samsung, GlobalFoundries important ally in the way of development of 7-nm technology is still IBM, which experts located near the American factory Fab 8. So-called FinFET-structure will be used in the production of 7-nm products, as in the case of the 14-nm process technology GlobalFoundries . The company expects the new process technology will provide the increase in the density of transistors in two-plus times and the transistor switching speed will increase by 30% compared to 16-nm and 14-nm products. Of course, we should not think that the performance of 7-nm processors will grow by these same 30%. By the way, the company's customers have already begun work on the creation of 7-nm products. Experimental samples of products already manufactured at the facilities of Fab 8.
AMD CEO Lisa Su commented that the company is going to use 7-nm process by GlobalFoundries for the release of central processors and graphics solutions. The new process technology, she said, will create products with high performance and low power consumption. Related Products :
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