The 180 nm process is a

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) semiconductor process technology that was commercialized around the 1998–2000 timeframe by leading semiconductor companies, starting with

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and Fujitsu, then followed by

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and

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History

The origin of the 180 nm value is historical, as it reflects a trend of 70% scaling every 2–3 years. The naming is formally determined by the

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(ITRS). Some of the first CPUs manufactured with this process include

Coppermine family of

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processors. This was the first technology using a gate length shorter than that of light used for contemporary

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, which had a wavelength of 193 nm. Some more recent microprocessors and microcontrollers (e.g. PIC) are using this technology because it is typically low cost and does not require upgrading of existing equipment. In 2022,

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Processors using 180 nm manufacturing technology

* Intel Coppermine E—October 1999 * ATI Radeon R100 and RV100 Radeon 7000—2000 * Nintendo

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CPU—2000 * Sony

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's Emotion Engine and Graphics Synthesizer—March 2000 *

Athlon Thunderbird—June 2000 * AMD

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Spitfire–June 2000 * AMD Duron Morgan–August 2001 * Intel Celeron (Willamette)—May 2002 * Motorola PowerPC 7445 and 7455 (Apollo 6)—January 2002

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