Intel's 22nm process a step closer

[dividebyzero]

Seems Intel have a contract- other than themselves that is- with Achronix for FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) processors using the 22nm process. These are OEM products with fairly general (i.e. basic) properties for post-manufacturing application setting.

This same 22nm process will also be applied to Intel's Ivy Bridge CPU's- the successor to the as yet unreleased Sandy Bridge which is manufactured on 28nm.

 

[hellokitty[hk]]

http://oregonstate.edu/research/partnering/advance-could-change-modern-electronics
Article isn't very specific; the writer doesn't seem very technical, nor does OSU seem to want to divulge too much information. The article makes it seem like this technology will be implemented alarmingly soon, but I'm thinking several years at least.