Intel Unveils Line Of More Energy-Efficient Chips
@ 2007/11/12Intel (INTC) said it also eliminated lead from its new microprocessors and expects to make them halogen-free by next year.
A key feature of the new Intel chips is the use of a hafnium, a silvery element commonly used to control rods in nuclear reactors, to reduce the amount of electrical power leakage, making the chips 30% more energy efficient.
Intel began developing 45 nanometer chips at its fab in Oregon. Two weeks ago, Intel opened a $3 billion semiconductor manufacturing facility based on this new technology in Chandler, Ariz. It plans to adopt the new technology at Intel fabs in New Mexico and Israel, the company said.
A key feature of the new Intel chips is the use of a hafnium, a silvery element commonly used to control rods in nuclear reactors, to reduce the amount of electrical power leakage, making the chips 30% more energy efficient.
Intel began developing 45 nanometer chips at its fab in Oregon. Two weeks ago, Intel opened a $3 billion semiconductor manufacturing facility based on this new technology in Chandler, Ariz. It plans to adopt the new technology at Intel fabs in New Mexico and Israel, the company said.