ATI and Nvidia said to be uncertain about 80nm production

Vikingod · Mar 17, 2006, 09:44 PM

ATI Technologies and Nvidia will focus on graphics chips manufactured on a 90nm process technology rather than migrating their production to 80nm this year, due to yield and technology issues for wafer manufacturing, according to first-tier graphics card makers.

Although ATI initially planned to launch graphics chips (RV570, RV560, RV535 and RV505) that adopt an 80nm manufacturing process in the third quarter of this year, the makers expect ATI to first roll out 90nm versions of those chips, as the company has been able to improve its yields on 90nm technology production. Nvidia, for its part, has not finalized its plans whether to migrate to 80nm technology production.

The recently rolled out ATI Radeon x1900 is manufactured on a 90nm process, and the upcoming Radeon x1000 series graphics chips will use the same manufacturing technology, the makers indicated.
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Mar 17, 2006, 09:44 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	ATI and Nvidia said to be uncertain about 80nm production ATI Technologies and Nvidia will focus on graphics chips manufactured on a 90nm process technology rather than migrating their production to 80nm this year, due to yield and technology issues for wafer manufacturing, according to first-tier graphics card makers. Although ATI initially planned to launch graphics chips (RV570, RV560, RV535 and RV505) that adopt an 80nm manufacturing process in the third quarter of this year, the makers expect ATI to first roll out 90nm versions of those chips, as the company has been able to improve its yields on 90nm technology production. Nvidia, for its part, has not finalized its plans whether to migrate to 80nm technology production. The recently rolled out ATI Radeon x1900 is manufactured on a 90nm process, and the upcoming Radeon x1000 series graphics chips will use the same manufacturing technology, the makers indicated. __________ Read More / Source: DigiTimes