IBM 0.5μm CMOS (CMOS-5X)

Process Technology
Fabricated By IBM
Process CMOS-5X
Technology CMOS
Feature Size [μm] 0.5
Channel Length [μm] 0.45
Metal Layers 4
Metal Type
FO4 Delay [ps] 217.8
Year 1994
Nominal Vdd 3.39
Vth* 1.5

Delay-Voltage Measurements

Gate Voltage Fanout Delay Delay (inv equivalent) Delay (inv equivalent) @ 3.39V
inv 3.3 1.0 90.0 90.0 88.1
nand2 3.3 6.5 660.0 332.2 325.1
inv 2.5 1.0 125.0 125.0 89.1
inv 4.0 1.0 80.0 80.0 89.9

Fabricated processors


Designer Family Code Name Model μarch Released Cache Vdd Feature Size FO4 Clock TDP SPECInt 1992 SPECFp 1992 SPECInt 1995 SPECFp 1995 SPECInt 2000 SPECFp 2000 SPECInt 2006 SPECFp 2006
IBM PowerPC 602 PowerPC 602 1995-02-01 5 3.30 0.5 222.5 66.0 1.2 details
IBM PowerPC 603 1993-09-01 16 3.30 0.5 222.5 80.0 2.2 details
IBM PowerPC 620 1995-07-01 64 3.30 0.5 222.5 133.0 30.0 details
IBM PowerPC 601v 1995-06-01 32 3.30 0.5 222.5 120.0 5.6 details
IBM PowerPC 603 1995-02-01 16 3.30 0.5 222.5 66.0 3.0 49.3 57.4 details
IBM PowerPC 603e PowerPC 603e 1995-10-01 32 3.30 0.5 222.5 100.0 3.5 details
IBM PowerPC 603e PowerPC 603e 32 3.30 0.5 222.5 166.0 3.6 2.6 details
NexGen Nx586 1994-03-01 32 4.00 0.5 193.9 93.0 9.0 details