NVIDIA Adopts TSMC's 0.11 Micron Technology
February 24 2004 - 10:27AM
PR Newswire (US)
NVIDIA Adopts TSMC's 0.11 Micron Technology SANTA CLARA, California
and HSIN-CHU, Taiwan, February 24 /PRNewswire/ -- - Deep Sub-Micron
Process Technology Allows for Better Performance and Power
Improvements NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) today confirmed that
it will be one of the first semiconductor companies to manufacture
select up-coming graphics processing units (GPUs) at Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC's) (TAIEX: 2330; NYSE:
TSMC) 0.11 um (micron) processtechnology. NVIDIA will combine
TSMC's 0.11 micron process with its own innovative engineering
designs, to deliver high-performance and low-power consumption in a
graphics processor. (Photo: NewsCom:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020613/NVDALOGO ) "The
decision to move to this new process underscores our long-standing
relationship between TSMC and NVIDIA," stated Di Ma, vice president
of operations at NVIDIA. "This new manufacturing technology, along
with numerous architectural enhancements, enables us to continue
delivering products that allow end users to interact with a wide
variety of digital devices. We look forward to the new
opportunities this advancement will allow us." "TSMC is committed
to innovative collaboration with forward-looking companies such as
NVIDIA," said Kenneth Kin, senior vice president of worldwide
marketing and sales for TSMC. "Through these relationships, we can
deliver technology platforms that create new opportunities for our
customers." TSMC's 0.11 micron process technology is fundamentally
a photolithographic shrink of its industry-leading 0.13 micron
process. The process will be available in both high-performance and
general-purpose versions using FSG-based dielectrics. Though actual
results are design- dependent, TSMC's 0.11 micron high-performance
process also includes transistor enhancements that improve speed
and reduce power consumption relative to its 0.13 micron FSG-based
technology. TSMC began 0.11 micron high-performance technology
development in 2002 and product qualified the process in December
of 2003. Design rules, design guidelines, SPICE and SRAM models
have been developed, and third-party compilers are expected tobe
available in March. Yields have already reached production-worthy
levels and the low-voltage version has already ramped into volume
production. The 0.11 micron general-purpose technology is expected
to enter risk production in the first quarterof next year. About
TSMC TSMC is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry,
providing the industry's leading process technology and the foundry
industry's largest portfolio of process-proven library, IP, design
tools and reference flows. The company operates one advanced 300mm
wafer fab, five eight-inch fabs and one six-inch wafer fab. TSMC
also has substantial capacity commitments at two joint ventures
fabs (VIS and SSMC) and at its wholly-owned subsidiary, WaferTech.
In early 2001, TSMC became the first IC manufacturer to announce a
90-nm technology alignment program with its customers. TSMC's
corporate headquarters are in Hsin-chu, Taiwan. For more
information about TSMC see http://www.tsmc.com . About NVIDIA
NVIDIA Corporation is a market leader in visual computing
technology dedicated to creating products that enhance the
interactive experience on consumer and professional computing
platforms. Its graphics and communications processors have broad
market reach and are incorporated into a wide variety of computing
platforms, including consumer digital-media PCs, enterprise PCs,
professional workstations, digital content creation systems,
notebook PCs, military navigation systems and video game consoles.
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than 1,800 people worldwide. For more information, visit the
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