Intel announces new 3D transistor for 22nm process

[magictom]

For details see here:

http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2011/05/04/intel-reinvents-transistors-using-new-3-d-structure

BTW, this is no small feat - first time since the 60's that we deviate from the "planar process" in IC manufacturing ...

[Katmai500]

I was just reading up on this. Very impressive stuff!

[magictom]

Here's an excellent article on it:

http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/processors/229402837

[Jedi08]

As I understand these are FinFET transistors!? So nothing really new, but first time using in production scale.

I found an article from sept. 2002 Intel talking about 3D transistors beyond 30nm because planar transistors loosing too much power (leakage).