Intel mobile chip introduces 3D transistor technology

On December 11th, according to foreign media "Wall Street Journal" reported that Intel's technical documents released on Monday showed that the company plans to apply the "3D transistor" process to the production of mobile chips to improve its own products in intelligence. Performance and energy performance on mobile phones and tablets.

Intel launched the "3D Transistor" (TriGate) technology last year. With this technology, Intel's next-generation desktop processor has achieved significant performance gains while reducing power consumption. Intel has not yet applied "3D Transistor" technology to its mobile processor products, but the company's technical documents released on Monday show that future SoC mobile chips will introduce this technology, and the performance indicators of the products will be leap. Upgrade. However, for the “3D Transistor” technology is suitable for the manufacture of SoC chips, experts participating in the San Francisco International Electronics Conference have still disputed this.

Patrick Moorhead, market researcher at Moor Insights & Strategy, said Intel seems to have made a commitment to technology. But when consumers can feel the benefits of new technologies, it is still unclear.

Introducing "3D Transistors" technology to produce SoC chips, Intel's process was six months behind schedule. Mark Bohr, senior director of Intel's production division, recently admitted this. Intel still has not given an accurate timeline. Bohr expects new films based on new technology to be shipped in the second half of 2013.

Some observers who have studied Intel's technical papers say they want to see new technology that is more advanced than Intel's old 32nm process chips, especially considering the company's technology for "3D transistors" After a huge investment. Asen ·, head of electrical engineering at Glasgow University and head of technology consulting firm Gold Standard Simulations; Asen Asenov pointed out that the power improvement brought by the technology of “3D Transistors” is disappointing, “Frankly, this Not a huge improvement. ”

Another big problem in the fierce competition in the mobile market is the global economy. Intel did not disclose pricing for its SoC products, but the Atom series is priced from $42 —— compared to most SoC chips for smartphones, the price is usually less than $20, and some are still insufficient. 5 USD.

 I think Intel has the best engineering team," former Intel executive and SuVolta CTO Scott · Scott Thompson said, "but the key is that they choose The direction is very cost-effective for the mobile sector.