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List of semiconductor scale examples

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ6638116 ↗
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Listed are many semiconductor scale examples for various metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET, or MOS transistor) semiconductor manufacturing process nodes.

Timeline of MOSFET demonstrations

PMOS and NMOS

CMOS (single-gate)

Multi-gate MOSFET (MuGFET)

Other types of MOSFET

Commercial products using micro-scale MOSFETs

Products featuring 20 μm manufacturing process

RCA's CD4000 series of integrated circuits (ICs) beginning in 1968.

Products featuring 10 μm manufacturing process

Intel 4004, the first single-chip microprocessor CPU, launched in 1971.

Intel 8008 CPU launched in 1972.

Products featuring 8 μm manufacturing process

Intel 1103, an early dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chip launched in 1970.

MOS Technology 6502 1 MHz CPU launched in 1975.

Products featuring 6 μm manufacturing process

Toshiba TLCS-12, a microprocessor developed for the Ford EEC (Electronic Engine Control) system in 1973.

Intel 8080 CPU launched in 1974 was manufactured using this process.

The Television Interface Adaptor, the custom graphics and audio chip developed for the Atari 2600 in 1977.

MOS Technology SID, a programmable sound generator developed for the Commodore 64 in 1982.

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