2007 Intel Microprocessor Manufacturing & Die Cost Analysis

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• Introduction
  • Microprocessor Manufacturing Capacity
    • Wafer Capacity
    • Chip Capacity
    • Process Transitions
  • Manufacturing Technology
    • Process Challenges
    • Process Nodes
    • New Technologies
• Microprocessor Manufacturing Costs
  • The Cost Model
    • Process Parameters
    • Microprocessor Packaging
    • Yield Issues
    • Microprocessor Cost Estimates
  • Cost Trends
    • Average Manufacturing Cost
    • Capacity Effects
• Competition
• Summary
• Methodology
  • Fab Model
  • Microprocessor Model
  • Caveats and Uncertainties
• Glossary

List of Tables

• Table 1. Intel Fab Capacity (Current and Under Construction)
• Table 2. Intel Test and Assembly Facilities
• Table 3. Intel Annual Capital Expenditures and R&D (US$ in Billions)
• Table 4. Intel Microprocessor Wafer Capacity (200mm Equivalents in Thousands)
• Table 5. Intel Microprocessor Capacity in Pentium 4 Willamette on a 0.13µm Equivalent Process Forecast (Units in Millions) 14
• Table 6. Intel Manufacturing Process Nodes
• Table 7. Parameters of Present and Future Intel Microprocessors
• Table 8. Manufacturing Cost Estimates by Microprocessor (US$)
• Table 9. Estimated Cost at Maturity by Microprocessor Generation (US$)

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Microprocessor Total Wafer Capacity (200mm Equivalents, in Thousands)
• Figure 2. Average Manufacturing Cost of All Intel Processors (US$)
• Figure 3. Intel Annual Capital Expenditures and R&D (US$ in Billions)
• Figure 4. Intel Microprocessor Wafer Capacity Forecast (200mm Equivalents in Thousands)
• Figure 5. Intel Microprocessor Total Wafer Capacity Forecast (200mm Equivalents in Thousands)
• Figure 6. Intel Microprocessor Capacity in Pentium 4 Willamette Die on a 0.13µm Equivalent Process Forecast (Units in Millions)
• Figure 7. Percent of Wafer Production by Process Node
• Figure 8. Ramp Rate by Process Node
• Figure 9. Three Pillars of Semiconductor Innovation
• Figure 10. Estimated Cost at Maturity by Microprocessor Generation (US$)
• Figure 11. Intel' s Average Manufacturing Cost (US$) and Die Size (mm2) per Chip