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| Samsung Electronics Develops IC Process Tech. for 1GHz CPU
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October 28, 1998 (SEOUL) -- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced that
it has developed microchip processing technology that enables a central
processing unit (CPU) to process data at a speed of 1GHz.
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For the first time in the world, Samsung Electronics has developed 0.18-micron
chip process technology that enables a CPU to process information 1.5
times faster than a 0.25-micron microprocessor and at half the size,
a Samsung official said.
In the second half of 1999, the company plans to release a sample and
apply it to a next-generation CPU, which it is jointly developing with
U.S.-based Compaq Computer Corp.
Based on this technology, Samsung said it hopes to continue to lead in
the memory chip market, mainly focusing on high-speed CPU, ASIC and
MDL businesses.
Recently, the global non-memory chip industry has seen a change in chip
processing know-how as the standard size has declined from 0.35-micron
to 0.25-micron technology.
"Memory chip makers are always concerned with making chips smaller and
more efficient, whereas speed is the primary concern for non-memory
chip developers," the official explained. "Samsung is the only firm
posed to produce memory and non-memory chips using 0.18-micron processing
technology."
Press
release from Sumsung Elecronics
(Maeil Business Newspaper, Korea)
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