1 µm process

Semiconductor manufacturing processes
10 µm — 1971 3 µm — 1975 1.5 µm — 1982 1 µm — 1985 800 nm (.80 µm) — 1989 600 nm (.60 µm) — 1994 350 nm (.35 µm) — 1995 250 nm (.25 µm) — 1998 180 nm (.18 µm) — 1999 130 nm (.13 µm) — 2000 90 nm — 2002 65 nm — 2006 45 nm — 2008 32 nm — 2010 22 nm — 2011 16 nm — approx. 2013 11 nm — approx. 2015
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The 1 µm process process refers to the level of semiconductor process technology that was reached around 1985 timeframe by the leading semiconductor companies, like Intel and IBM.

Products featuring 1.0 µm manufacturing process

• Intel 80386 CPU launched in 1985 was manufactured using this process.

Preceded by 1.5 µm process

CMOS manufacturing processes

Succeeded by 800 nanometer