45-nanometer technology with hafnium-based high-k metal gate transistor design represents the most significant change in transistor technology in the past 40 years. Read the article or listen to the podcast on how this will have a major impact on mobile, server and desktop devices designed to provide high-performance and energy-efficiency from the Winter 2008 Intel Premier IT magazine.
Creating the Next Wave of Quad-Core Processors
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Listen to a podcast interview with two of the Intel technologists describing the breakthrough 45nm technology with hafnium-based high-k metal gate transistors.
- Intel Premier IT magazine — Winter 2008 edition
- Creating the Next Wave of Quad-Core Processors
- Bootstrapping by Design
- Creating the Next Wave of Quad-Core Processors (Podcast)


Excellent content regarding 45nm Intel Quad-Core technology and it’s relevant practicality for energy preservation with added extreme performance and productivity gains. True virtualization and multitasking can now be measured in comparison with moore’s-law.