http://chipdesignmag.com/lpd/blog/2009/06/30/first-down-on-the-40nm-line/ Making Semiconductor Architectures More Efficient Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:57:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://chipdesignmag.com/lpd/blog/2009/06/30/first-down-on-the-40nm-line/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Israel Beinglass Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:38:32 +0000 http://chipdesignmag.com/lpd/?p=504#comment-81 The main issue with TSMC 45nm/40nm process is lacking of High k/Metal gate module. That's why all the discussion on performance etc.. Since Intel have been able to incorporate the module in their process their transistors are by far better than the TSMC transistors. The main issue with TSMC 45nm/40nm process is lacking of High k/Metal gate module. That’s why all the discussion on performance etc.. Since Intel have been able to incorporate the module in their process their transistors are by far better than the TSMC transistors.

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