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Tech Tip of the Week: How Small is 32 Nanometers?

Discussion in 'Articles and Reviews Comments' started by Julio Franco, Feb 24, 2010.

  1. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor

    Earlier this year Intel made a big splash with a new generation of Core i3 and Core i5 processors using the uber small 32 nanometer manufacturing process. Although this is eventually going to get dumped as ancient technology for an even smaller and more efficient way to produce chips, today it's state of the art.

    This week's tip: How Small is 32 Nanometers?
    http://www.techspot.com/guides/251-how-small-is-32nm/
    Julio Franco, Feb 24, 2010
    #1

  2. Decimae Newcomer, in training

    They forgot too add the size of an atom! The size of an atom is averagely 0.25 nm, and wires consisting of atom are really hard to produce and the normal laws of resistance don't apply with those. If Moore's law is every two years the size of the transistor halves, and we assume we won't be able to make stable wires which are thinner than 4 atoms(which is likely) it won't apply in 2022.
    Decimae, Feb 24, 2010
    #2

  3. TomSEA TechSpot Chancellor

    I love seeing stuff like this - taking measurements of one sort of the other and putting it into a perspective anyone can understand. Amazing....
    TomSEA, Feb 24, 2010
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  4. Docnoq Newcomer, in training

    Damn slacking space industry.. if only they had kept up with their innovation like the rest of the technology sector!
    Docnoq, Feb 24, 2010
    #4

  5. skitzo_zac TechSpot Chancellor

    Very novelty and a nice change of pace compared to all the other tech news.
    skitzo_zac, Feb 24, 2010
    #5

  6. 9Nails TechSpot Paladin

    Seriously? 4 Million transistors would fit into the period at the end of a sentence? I can hardly imagine 10 of anything fitting into a space that small. Let alone several Million! Wow.
    9Nails, Feb 24, 2010
    #6

  7. AtK SpAdE TechSpot Chancellor

    Very cool article!
    AtK SpAdE, Feb 24, 2010
    #7

  8. Wendig0 TechSpot Paladin

    Nicely done Julio. I always enjoy stuff like this!
    Wendig0, Feb 25, 2010
    #8

  9. CMH TechSpot Chancellor

    Lol, Julio did copy all the facts off elsewhere (which was referenced in the article).

    Should thank Intel instead :D

    Anyways, I'm gonna go see how long it'll take me to flick that light switch....
    CMH, Feb 25, 2010
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  10. kozman Newcomer, in training

    I wonder how these are manufactured? NanoBots?
    kozman, Mar 5, 2010
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  11. megrawab Newcomer, in training

    We're getting modern and modern.. and technology gets more harder and harder. lol... 32 nanometers, 32*10^-9? Nice! I have to be a geek or a nerdy to be able to make core i3, what more if it's core i5...
    megrawab, Mar 6, 2010
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  12. JamesP Newcomer, in training

    By nanochinese
    JamesP, Mar 9, 2010
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  13. jobeard TechSpot Ambassador

    nao-nao ... "Mork & Mindy" :)
    jobeard, Mar 9, 2010
    #13

  14. zyodei Newcomer, in training

    The 4 million in the period on a screen bit really blew my mind...
    zyodei, Mar 13, 2010
    #14

  15. Thompson Newcomer, in training

    My mind = BLOWN
    Thompson, Mar 14, 2010
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  16. JMMD TechSpot Chancellor

    It's pretty amazing how far this technology has come. Just trying to imagine some of these numbers give me a headache, I can't even begin to think about the technology 10 or 20 years from now.
    JMMD, Mar 15, 2010
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  17. chuchu232 Newcomer, in training

    My god, thats small! I doubt the whole period thing though considering im using an iphone at the moment. now if i zoom in... thats better :)
    chuchu232, Mar 16, 2010
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  18. CMH TechSpot Chancellor

    Still flicking light switches....
    CMH, Mar 17, 2010
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  19. buttus Newcomer, in training

    that's VERY small. Wow. I wonder where the theoretical limit is though for reducing die size?
    buttus, Mar 17, 2010
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  20. sagejay Newcomer, in training

    yes it's indeed quite small, I'm pretty sure, soon enough there's going to be super small camera and everything, technology is starting to scare me
    sagejay, Mar 18, 2010
    #20
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