6 μm process

The 6 μm process (6 micrometers) is the level of semiconductor process technology that was reached around 1974^[1]^[2] by companies such as Intel.

The 6 μm process refers to the minimum size that could be reliably produced. The smallest transistors and other circuit elements on a chip made with this process were around 6 micrometers wide.

Products featuring 6 μm manufacturing process

Intel 8080 CPU launched in 1974 was manufactured using this process.^[3]
Zilog Z80 launched in 1976 was manufactured in 4 μm.^[4]^[5]
Intel 2116 and Mostek 4116 16K DRAMs were introduced in 1975 and 1976, respectively. ^[6]

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Brief timeline of microprocessor development

Preceded by 10 μm process	Semiconductor device fabrication processes	Succeeded by 3 μm process

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Semiconductor device fabrication

MOSFET scaling (process nodes)
20 μm – 1968 10 μm – 1971 6 μm – 1974 3 μm – 1977 1.5 μm – 1981 1 μm – 1984 800 nm – 1987 600 nm – 1990 350 nm – 1993 250 nm – 1996 180 nm – 1999 130 nm – 2001 90 nm – 2003 65 nm – 2005 45 nm – 2007 32 nm – 2009 28 nm – 2010 22 nm – 2012 14 nm – 2014 10 nm – 2016 7 nm – 2018 5 nm – 2020 3 nm – 2022 2 nm ~ 2025
Future 1 nm ~ 2027
Half-nodes Density CMOS Device (multi-gate) Moore's law Transistor count Semiconductor Industry Nanoelectronics
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6 μm process

Products featuring 6 μm manufacturing process

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