Intel zal in 2002 overstappen op een koper produktietechnologie met een 0,13micron fabricageproces, wat zal resulteren in kleinere en snellere chips met lagere produktiekosten:
Intel will start making chips with more advanced production techniques in 2002, including copper, to deliver less costly silicon for the age of Internet devices. On a broad scale, the announcement means that a chip battle in the next millennium is beginning to take shape. Intel said today it will use larger "wafers" to reduce manufacturing costs by 30 percent. Intel will also move to the next generation of production technology called "0.13." Motorola also said today that together with Infineon Technologies it has transitioned successfully to bigger wafers on a pilot line for making memory chips. Infineon Technologies was formerly Siemens Semiconductors.
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BDW: AMD hoopt begin 2000 hun Dresden fab aan de praat te krijgen waar K7's met koper technologie geproduceert zullen worden. Ook zeggen ze de 1GHz barrière in 2000 zullen doorbreken.
