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AMD Demos 45nm Native Quad-Core Processors

@ 2008/03/10

At CeBit show that is currently on in Hanover, Germany, AMD for the first time demonstrated their quad-core processors with K10 micro-architecture manufactured with 45nm process. The processors were produced in Dresden, Germany, in AMD’s Fab 36 300mm manufacturing facility, using an advanced 45nm process co-developed with IBM. The first 45nm chips demonstrated by AMD include the “Shanghai” product for server and “Deneb” for desktop platforms.

Comment from Kougar @ 2008/03/10

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However, the initial 45 nm CPU generation will not use high-k dielectric metal gate technology. AMD believes that it can be “competitive” without high-k at this time, but high-k is an option to be introduced at a later stage of 45 nm production.

If this is how AMD is getting their 45nm products out the door on time, then okay. But they need this if they want a prayer of staying toe to toe with Intel...

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