Elpida开发65nm工艺，1千兆位DDR2 SDRAM,世界最小的芯片

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Elpida Develops a 65nm-Process 1-Gigabit DDR2 SDRAM, World's Smallest Chip

Elpida Memory, Japan's leading global supplier of Dynamic Random AccessMemory (DRAM), announced today that it has completed development of a1-Gigabit DDR2 SDRAM based on new 65nm process technology. The 65nmprocess allows Elpida to create the world's smallest chip products.

"The new 65nm process and ourown storehouse of design technology have made it possible for the1-Gigabit DDR2 SDRAM to become the world's smallest chip," said HidekiGomi, Officer of Process Technology. "Given the imminent transitionfrom 512-Megabit to 1-Gigabit products, Elpida is now geared up toproduce high-performance 1-Gigabit DRAMs at lower cost," he added.
In December 2006 Elpidastarted mass production of the industry's first DRAMs using 70nmprocess technology and has been realizing significant cost reductions.The 70nm process now applies to mass production at the Hiroshima ElpidaE300 Fab and the Taiwan-based Rexchip [size=100%]Electronics Corporation joint venture.

A smooth migration to the new 65nm process is expected, as most ofthe manufacturing equipment now used in the 70nm process will also beused in 65nm production. In addition, the manufacturing transition willbe made easier by the process development undertaken on the massproduction line at Hiroshima Elpida.

Elpida successfully applied technological advances made possible using measurement [size=100%]data gathered from the mass production of the company's path-breaking 70nm process products to development of the new 65nm process.

Sampling of 65nm new products will begin in December 2007. Massproduction is scheduled to start in the first quarter of CY 2008. Theplanned second-quarter introduction of 65nm technology at Taiwan-basedRexchip should boost production to even higher levels.

Source: Elpida