CPU fabbing

CPU Process technology Number of transistors die size
Intel 80486 1.0 micron 1,200,000 79 mm2
Intel Pentium 0.5 micron 3,100,000 161 mm2
Intel Pentium MMX 0.35 micron 5,500,000 128 mm2
Intel Pentium II 0.35 micron 7,500,000 155 mm2
Intel Celeron 0.25 micron 7,500,000 131 mm2
Intel Pentium III CuMine 0.18 micron 28,000,000 106 mm2
       
Cyrix 6x86 0.5 micron 3,100,000 392 mm2
Cyrix MII 0.25 micron 6,500,000 119 mm2
       
IDT WinChip 2 3D 0.25 micron 6,000,000 88 mm2
       
AMD K6 0.25 micron 8,000,000 68 mm2
AMD K6-2 0.25 micron 9,300,000 81 mm2
AMD K6-III 0.25 micron ? 118 mm2
AMD Athlon K7 0.25 micron 22,000,000 184 mm2
AMD Athlon K75 0.18 micron 22,000,000 100 mm2

intel
process name
Year Circuit size Gate length Wafer Size CPU Interconnect
Gate
P648 1989   1.00 micron 150mm 486  
P650 1991   0.80 micron 150mm Pentium (60..66MHz)  
P852 1993 0.50 0.50 micron 200mm Pentium (75..266MHz)  
P854 1995 0.35 0.35 micron 200mm Pentium Pro  
P856 1997 0.25 0.20 micron 200mm Pentium II Al / Si / SiO2 / Polysilicon
P858 1999 0.18 0.13 micron 200mm Pentium III / 4 Al / Si / SiO2 / Polysilicon
P860 2001 0.13 0.07 micron 200mm Tualatin / Northwood Cu / Si / SiO2 / Polysilicon
P862 2003 0.09 0.05 micron 200mm 6layer  
P1262 2003 0.09 0.05 micron 300mm Prescott, 7layer Cu / strained Si / SiO2 / Polysilicon
P1264 2005 0.07 0.03 micron     Cu / strained Si / SiO2 / Polysilicon
P1265 2005 0.065 0.03 micron      
P1266 2007 0.045       Cu / strained Si / High-k / Metal
P1268 2009 0.032       Cu / strained Si / High-k / Metal
P1270 2011 0.022       ? / strained Si / High-k / Metal
P-process, 6/8/12 wafer diameter in inch

intel fab's
1 Hillsboro, Oregon US
2 Santa Clara, California US
3
4 Aloha, Oregon US (opened 1976, closed 1997)
5 Aloha, Oregon US (now 15.5)
6 Chandler, Oregon US
A6/T6 San Jose, Costa Rica
7 Rio Rancho, New Mexico US
8 Jerusalem, Israel
9 Rio Rancho, New Mexico US
10 Leixlip, Ireland (opened 1993)
11 Rio Rancho, New Mexico US
11X Rio Rancho, New Mexico US (300mm)
12 Chandler, Arizona US
13
14 Leixlip, Ireland (opened 11 May 1998)
15 Hillsboro, Oregon US
15.5 Aloha, Oregon US (part of fab 15)
16 Fort Worth, Texas US
17 Hudson, Massachusetts US
18 Kiryat Gat, Israel
Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Malaysia
Penang, Malaysia
20 Hillsboro, Oregon US
22 Chandler, Arizona US
23
24 Leixlip, Ireland (0.13 process)

AMD's fabs
14 - Austin, Texas US
25 - Austin, Texas US
30 - Dresden, Saxony Germany