The 800 nm process (800
nanometer
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The nanometre (international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: nm), or nanometer (American spelling
Despite the va ...
process) is a level of semiconductor process technology that was reached in the 1987–1990 timeframe, by companies, such as
Intel
Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and Delaware General Corporation Law, incorporated in Delaware. Intel designs, manufactures, and sells computer compo ...
,
ATI Technologies
ATI Technologies Inc. was a Canadian semiconductor industry, semiconductor technology corporation based in Markham, Ontario, that specialized in the development of graphics processing units and chipsets. Founded in 1985, the company listed pub ...
, and
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation (using the trademark IBM), nicknamed Big Blue, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, and present in over 175 countries. It is ...
.
The 800 nm process refers to the minimum size that could be reliably produced. The smallest transistors and other circuit elements on a chip made with this process were around 800 nanometers wide.
Products featuring 800 nm manufacturing process
* 50-MHz
i486DX CPU
A central processing unit (CPU), also called a central processor, main processor, or just processor, is the primary processor in a given computer. Its electronic circuitry executes instructions of a computer program, such as arithmetic, log ...
launched in 1991 was manufactured using this process.
* Both 25/50 and 33/66 MHz Intel486 DX2 CPU using this process.
* Early version of Intel486 SX2 using this process.
* Intel uses this ETOX-III (EPROM Tunnel Oxide) process technology for these
Flash Memory
Flash memory is an Integrated circuit, electronic Non-volatile memory, non-volatile computer memory storage medium that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed. The two main types of flash memory, NOR flash and NAND flash, are named for t ...
modules.
* The 3.3-volt 25 MHz version of Intel486 SL uses this three-layer
CHMOS V process.
[Chen, Allan, "On the Air and on the Road", Intel Corporation, Microcomputer Solutions, January/February 1993. page 2]
*
microSPARC I launched in 1992
* First Intel
P5 Pentium
Pentium is a series of x86 architecture-compatible microprocessors produced by Intel from 1993 to 2023. The Pentium (original), original Pentium was Intel's fifth generation processor, succeeding the i486; Pentium was Intel's flagship proce ...
CPUs at 60 MHz and 66 MHz launched in 1993
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