Mark LaPedus, EETimes
11/2/2010 4:30 PM EDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. - For years, Intel Corp. has dismissed the need to use silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology for its processors.
Instead, Intel has solved the power, leakage and mobility issues with high-k/metal gates, strained-silicon and other technologies. Intel’s rival, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), has been using SOI in its microprocessors for years.