Tela Innovations funded for 45 nanometer chipmaking

Chris Morrison | February 28th, 2008

Tela Innovations is a Campbell, Calif. company with a technology for manufacturing 45 nanometer chips, which have just coming to the consumer market starting with Intel’s Penryn processor.

The company uses computational lithography techniques to address a special problem encountered in the manufacture of extremely advanced chips, when the wavelength of light used in manufacturing begins to become larger than the chips themselves.

Intel Capital and AsiaTech Management became new investors for an undisclosed round in the company, its second. Previous investors include Sand Hill Finance Company, Teton Capital and Western Technology Investment.

As the circuits on chips move to smaller dimensions, with the width on transistor gates shrinking to only 45 nm, chip makers have to figure out how to use lithography equipment to trick the light so that it can be sharply focused and create the tiny patterns needed.

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5 Comments

  1. March 1st, 2008
    6:26 pm

    bojali said:

    Chris Morrison
    what did you use to research this article? 10 Drunk Monkeys could of done better!

    1. the company is located in Campbell, CA that would be California
    2. Intel chip? hmm where did this come from?
    3. The web site does not show any Computational Lithographical techniques, but the direct opposite.
    4. You are correct in the last paragraph. Lucky you.

    Now wheres the monkey with my beer?

  2. March 1st, 2008
    11:04 pm

    Chris Morrison said:

    Thanks, Bojali. Unfortunately, Matt couldn’t find 10 monkeys to hire, much less drunk ones. Just me.

    1. The company is indeed in Campbell. Fixed.
    2. The reference to the Intel chip is just an example of a chip at 45nm. I didn’t say Tela was making, or helping to make, Intel chips. Although Intel is an investor in the company, so assuming they’re somewhat interested doesn’t seem out of line.
    3. The website is password protected.
    4. Indeed, the number of correct points seem to outweigh the rest. How very lucky of me. Perhaps I’ll re-create Shakespeare next.

    As for the monkey with your beer, I’d expect you could find one there in the peanut gallery. Why don’t you try taking a look around?

  3. March 2nd, 2008
    11:24 am

    bojali said:

    I didn’t find the web site protected? http://www.tela-inc.com is what I used from SPIE conference data.

    And I need the peanuts to tip the monkeys.. ;^)

    Cheers

  4. March 2nd, 2008
    4:04 pm

    Chris Morrison said:

    Ah, got it. http://tela-inc.com is password protected, while http://www.tela-inc.com is not.

    Fun fact about writers and monkeys: We can both be paid in peanuts ;)

  5. May 5th, 2008
    9:20 am

    fran leeson said:

    bojali works for Tela!

    He IS a drunk monkey.

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