IBM SHOWED OFF a 20nm test wafer at the Common Platform conference last week. It is a Common Platform test chip, but exactly which one is not clear.
The wafer itself
Time for your closeup shot
The chip is built on the LP or low power variant of the upcoming IBM 20nm process. Other than being gate last, not much has been revealed. Given the process it is on, it is probably one of the very latest common test chips, something the Common Platform guys were quite proud of. If you would like a bit more on the IBM process roadmap, read this, otherwise, enjoy the pictures.S|A
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