Get Inside an Intel 45nm Chip Factory

Intel will launch its first 45nm chips made with reinvented transistors that use a new Hafnium-based high-k metal gate recipe. Take a look inside Intel's 45nm factories where these chips get made. See the many layers or floors of the factory and the automated shuttles that take the wafers from one step to another to ultimately produce millions of Intel's 45nm chips. These buildings are some of the cleanest in the world and so large that 17 football fields can fit inside! Go here for more info: http://www.intel.com/pressroom...

Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: November 8, 2007 at 1:40 am
Author: channelintel

Length: 07:38
Rating: 4.67
Views: 61298

Tags: 45nm chip fab factory Hafnium high-k Intel processor transistor

Video Comments

cube11235 (September 24, 2008 at 4:34 am)

How many years of college do you need to work in a factory like that and what is the pay like?

junkyintel (September 2, 2008 at 3:10 am)

why dont you just transfer across the street to D1D development, where we build the latest and greatest? Besides, you wont have to wait anymore since OHV pathways are routed better. Sure, no ROC command center but heck, its better than opening lot boxes.

SultanTSK (August 31, 2008 at 11:01 pm)

good for air cooling :D

handlandj (August 29, 2008 at 8:32 pm)

oopsy! the itanium (intel) came before athlon 64, by 2 years!hell, amd has always been behind.

handlandj (August 29, 2008 at 8:26 pm)

hahahahahhahahaha! bullshit. they made it before '01?

clanOT (August 29, 2008 at 1:02 am)

i got hayfever so i'd love to work in a clean room :)

Dan4157 (August 26, 2008 at 5:47 pm)

Yay Intel!!

howboutpete (August 19, 2008 at 6:08 pm)

Nope.

dieingtolive119 (August 14, 2008 at 11:52 pm)

i work in Fab 20. After seeing this video I wish i worked in 32... looks like they have better software on the tool's controler. also sounds like the layout is better. fab 20 is like a maze.

toootooot (August 12, 2008 at 9:10 am)

dear friend!i have done many benchmark between AMD and Intel. but i play as the final judge and give the results.my friends ever done extreme overclocking that we need to use liquid nirtogen to cool down Intel C2Q and AMD processors.although my test reveal AMD is far too hot and the energy consumption is high. but i still regard it as a good processor.