6 μm process

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

Products featuring 6 μm manufacturing process[edit]

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

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020 µm – 1968 010 µm – 1971 006 µm – 1974 003 µm – 1977 1.5 µm – 1981 001 µm – 1984 800 nm – 1987 600 nm – 1990 350 nm – 1993 250 nm – 1996 180 nm – 1999 130 nm – 2001 090 nm – 2003 065 nm – 2005 045 nm – 2007 032 nm – 2009 028 nm – 2010 022 nm – 2012 014 nm – 2014 010 nm – 2016 007 nm – 2018 005 nm – 2020 003 nm – 2022
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