Intel lifts wraps on 3D transistor, new chip
Intel Corp. on Wednesday introduced a three-dimensional transistor that the company said would also allow chips to operate with less power while maintaining high performance.
Intel said the company is embracing the new chip technology as it shifts to a 22-nanometer manufacturing technology. The new transistor — called Tri-Gate — will be put to use in high-volume manufacturing in a new chip product code-named “Ivy Bridge.”
Intel said the 22-nanometer 3-D Tri-Gate transistors “provide up to 37% performance increase at low voltage” compared with the company’s 32-nanometer planar transistors. The technology is “ideal for use in small handheld devices, which operate using less energy to ‘switch’ back and forth,” according to the company.
