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Intel's 'Ivy Bridge' Platform to Utilize 3-D Transistors
Intel today announced that its next-generation "Ivy Bridge" platform will incorporate new technology allowing a 3-D transistor structure known as "Tri-Gate", significantly boosting performance and efficiency. While Intel disclosed its work on 3-D transistors nearly a decade ago, the technology has finally reached the point where it can be deployed into mass production.
Intel's 3-D Tri-Gate transistors enable chips to operate at lower voltage with lower leakage, providing an unprecedented combination of improved performance and energy efficiency compared to previous state-of-the-art transistors. The capabilities give chip designers the flexibility to choose transistors targeted for low power or high performance, depending on the application.
The 22nm 3-D Tri-Gate transistors provide up to 37 percent performance increase at low voltage versus Intel's 32nm planar transistors. This incredible gain means that they are ideal for use in small handheld devices, which operate using less energy to "switch" back and forth. Alternatively, the new transistors consume less than half the power when at the same performance as 2-D planar transistors on 32nm chips.
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97 months ago
Thus keeping Moores Law valid. The next MacBook Pro, with this and a redesigned body will be awesome.
97 months ago
I don"t understand. If they have a machine that can shrink a man, why don"t they use the same machine on computer chips? Strange demonstration of technology if you ask me.
97 months ago
I'm pretty sure that it was precisely a 3D chip/transistor construct that paved the way for SkyNet to become sentient. We are doomed.
97 months ago
Oh my that's brilliant.
Well in a few days I'll be jumping from the first batch of Core 2 Duo's to a SB i7. I think that's a big enough boost for me!
Well in a few days I'll be jumping from the first batch of Core 2 Duo's to a SB i7. I think that's a big enough boost for me!
97 months ago
Holy Sheet! Now I don't have to sell my old-fashioned 2010 Mac Pro and get a soon to be old-fashioned Sandy Bridge computer. That was close!
97 months ago
Why does Intel announce a technique that we wont be able to buy for at least 7 month?
Would it not have been better for Intel to have Jobs introducing the new revolutionary Macbook pro with Intel "insert Apple hype word" when the chips are ready?
Intels only hope for survival is that they are 5 years ahead of competition in manufacturing.
Lets hope that GloFo and ARM have something up their sleeves.
there is a rumor that intel is going to manufacture apple's next SoC and is trying to win a lot of Soc manufacturing business. i bet they are licensing this tech to others as long as they use intel to manufacture the chips
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