GloFo speeds up move to 14nm process

Stefan Mileschin · 24th September 2012, 06:52

GlobalFoundries will be one of the first foundries to offer 14nm processors with customer tape outs in 2013.

GloFo has announced that it will start producing processors using 3D FinFET transistors with its 14nm-XM production, which it claims is optimised for mobile system-on-chip designs, with test production already underway.

Chips produced at this node will offer a 40-60 percent improvement in battery life compared to the two dimensional planar transistor being produced at 20nm by GloFo. According to a statement, the chips will also incorporate elements of the 20nm LPM process.

GlobalFoundries' relatively early date for 14nm production is likely to be good news for ARM, with the chip design firm recently signing a multiyear deal for FinFET development.

Dipesh Patel, deputy general manager of the Physical IP Division at ARM, commented that FinFET would be integral to the next generation of mobile devices, while its partnership with GloFo would create a "platform which is well-suited for SoCs based on the next generation of ARM processors and GPUs for the mobile market”.

Intel is expected to be the first to reach volume production at 14nm. It has been investing in 14 nm fabs at Oregon, Arizona and in Leixlip, Ireland, and is expected to reach volume production early 2014.

http://news.techeye.net/chips/glofo-...o-14nm-process

24th September 2012, 06:52	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,618	GloFo speeds up move to 14nm process GlobalFoundries will be one of the first foundries to offer 14nm processors with customer tape outs in 2013. GloFo has announced that it will start producing processors using 3D FinFET transistors with its 14nm-XM production, which it claims is optimised for mobile system-on-chip designs, with test production already underway. Chips produced at this node will offer a 40-60 percent improvement in battery life compared to the two dimensional planar transistor being produced at 20nm by GloFo. According to a statement, the chips will also incorporate elements of the 20nm LPM process. GlobalFoundries' relatively early date for 14nm production is likely to be good news for ARM, with the chip design firm recently signing a multiyear deal for FinFET development. Dipesh Patel, deputy general manager of the Physical IP Division at ARM, commented that FinFET would be integral to the next generation of mobile devices, while its partnership with GloFo would create a "platform which is well-suited for SoCs based on the next generation of ARM processors and GPUs for the mobile market”. Intel is expected to be the first to reach volume production at 14nm. It has been investing in 14 nm fabs at Oregon, Arizona and in Leixlip, Ireland, and is expected to reach volume production early 2014. http://news.techeye.net/chips/glofo-...o-14nm-process

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Intel sets sights on 5nm chip; already gearing up fabs for 14nm production	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	15th May 2012 06:18
Tabula Confirms Move to Intel’s 22 nm Process Featuring 3-D Tri-Gate Transistors	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	22nd February 2012 07:26
Love affair between AMD and GloFo cools	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	13th January 2012 06:40
Intel gets 14nm ICs in its labs	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	13th December 2011 07:08
GloFo accredits Synopsys IC Validator for 28nm	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	9th December 2011 07:02
GloFo, Samsung partner up on high-perf 28-nm process	jmke	WebNews	0	31st August 2011 07:28
Piotke is on the move.	Gamer	Hardware Overclocking and Case Modding	7	28th September 2007 13:57
[M] Server move	jmke	WebNews	17	5th December 2004 11:54
Steam - Valve's best move yet?	jmke	WebNews	2	14th September 2004 15:06
Move Server	jmke	Site & Forum Feedback - Folding@Home	9	23rd July 2002 23:59