Intel fab shifts to 65nm

Intel today announced that it is manufacturing more than half of its PC and server processors with 65-nanometer (nm) technology during the opening of a chip fabrication plant in Ireland. Apple utilizes the same technology in its Intel-based Macs, and is expected to unveil a new Intel-driven Power Mac before the end of 2006. The facility is one of three Intel factories globally using the 65nm technology, which allows the company to produce smaller, faster chips that consume less power when compared to older technology, according to Macworld. Intel is leading the movement toward 65nm processes on a large scale, with its $2 billion plant located outside Dublin now operating at high volume. An Intel executive said the company will continue to invest heavily in the latest technologies, as well as in building new plants.

by MacNN Staff