6 µm process
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The 6 μm process is the level of MOSFET semiconductor process technology that was reached around 1974,[1][2] by leading semiconductor companies such as Toshiba and Intel.
Products featuring 6 μm manufacturing process[]
- Toshiba TLCS-12, a microprocessor developed for the Ford EEC (Electronic Engine Control) system in 1973. It was manufactured on a 6 μm process, and went into mass production in 1975.[3]
- Intel 8080 CPU launched in 1974 was manufactured using this process.[4]
- Zilog Z80 launched 1976 was manufactured in 5 μm and 4 μm.[5][circular reference]
- The Television Interface Adaptor, the custom graphics and audio chip developed for the Atari 2600 in 1977. It was designed for a 6 μm process.[6]
- The optical mouse demonstrated by Richard F. Lyon of Xerox in 1981 had a 5 μm NMOS chip.[7][8]
- MOS Technology SID, a programmable sound generator developed for the Commodore 64 in 1982. It was designed for a 7 μm and 6 μm process.[6]
- MOS Technology VIC-II, a video display controller developed for the Commodore 64 in 1982. It was designed for a 5 μm process.[6]
References[]
- ^ Mueller, S (2006-07-21). "Microprocessors from 1971 to the Present". informIT. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
- ^ Myslewski, R (2011-11-15). "Happy 40th birthday, Intel 4004!". TheRegister.
- ^ "1973: 12-bit engine-control microprocessor (Toshiba)" (PDF). Semiconductor History Museum of Japan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ See Transistor count and Zilog Z80.
- ^ a b c "Design case history: the Commodore 64" (PDF). IEEE Spectrum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ Lyon, Richard F. (August 1981). "The Optical Mouse, and an Architectural Methodology for Smart Digital Sensors" (PDF). In H. T. Kung; Robert F. Sproull; Guy L. Steele (eds.). VLSI Systems and Computations. Computer Science Press. pp. 1–19. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-68402-9_1. ISBN 978-3-642-68404-3.
- ^ Lyon, Richard F. (2014). "The Optical Mouse: Early Biomimetic Embedded Vision". Advances in Embedded Computer Vision. Springer. pp. 3–22 (3). ISBN 9783319093871.
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Preceded by 10 μm process |
MOSFET semiconductor device fabrication process | Succeeded by 3 μm process |
Categories:
- International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors lithography nodes
- 1971 introductions
- Japanese inventions
- Nanotechnology stubs