Transcript Intel`s 3D Transistor

Intel’s 3D Transistor
BENJAMIN BAKER
Where we are headed
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What is a transistor?
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Moore’s Law
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What it is and what does it do?
Who is Moore and what is his law?
Intel’s New Architecture for a 3-D transistor
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Explain what the new architecture is and why it is better than what is
used today.
Brief Transistor History
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Before transistors were invented, vacuum tubes were used.
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These vacuum tubes are also called thermionic valves
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Transistors were first introduced in 1907.
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In 1947, experiments were observed on new transistor technologies.
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The first commercial working transistor was made in 1954.
Why are they important?
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Transistors are used in practically all electronic devices
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It is considered to be one of the greatest inventions of the 20th
century
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Integrated Circuit – a set of electronic circuits on a microchip
What does it do?
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A logic gate is a physical device that implements a Boolean
function.
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A transistor is used as an amplifier
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A transistor can be used as a switch
How a transistor works
Moore’s Law
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Named after Gordon E. Moore.
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States that the number of transistors on integrated circuits doubles
every two years.
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Intel often quotes this as 18 months.
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It is really not considered a “law”
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Sources in 2005 say it is expected to continue until
2015 up to 2020.
Today’s transistor
Intel’s New Transistor Architecture
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Specs:
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Transistors will run on a 22nm microprocessor
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Transistors are tri-gate
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The first chip to use these transistors is called “Ivy Bridge”
New Transistors
Has a three sided fin
50% power reduction at constant performance
37% performance increase at a low voltage
Improved performance and energy efficiency due to more
control over the gate
Intel’s Plan
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This new architecture will
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allow more energy efficient technology
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Faster computing due to increased control and smaller transistors
Will bring in a new era of computing
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Supercomputers
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Laptops
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Smartphones
What we went over
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Transistor history and function
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Moore’s Law and who Moore is
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What our current transistors look like
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Why 3-D transistors are better
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Intel’s plan for the future.
Questions?