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Intel 45nm Process Overview - UCSB CAD & Test

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Interconnects<br />

• Metal 1-3 pitches<br />

match transistor<br />

pitch<br />

• Graduated upper<br />

level pitches<br />

optimize density &<br />

performance<br />

• Lower layer SiCN<br />

etch stop layer<br />

thinned 50% relative<br />

to 65 nm<br />

• Extensive use of<br />

low-k ILD<br />

CDO<br />

CDO<br />

CDO<br />

CDO<br />

CDO<br />

CDO<br />

CDO<br />

SiO 2<br />

MT8<br />

MT7<br />

MT6<br />

MT5<br />

MT4<br />

MT3<br />

MT2<br />

MT1<br />

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