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6 µm process
The
6
μm
process
is the level of
MOSFET
semiconductor process technology
that was reached around 1974, by leading
semiconductor
companies
such as
Toshiba
and
Intel
.
Products featuring 6 μm
manufacturing process
Toshiba TLCS-12
, a
microprocessor
developed for the
Ford EEC
system
in
1973
. It was manufactured on a 6 μm process, and went into
mass production
in 1975.
Intel 8080 CPU
launched in 1974 was manufactured using this process.
Zilog Z80
launched
1976
was manufactured in 5 μm and 4 μm.
The
Television Interface Adaptor
, the custom graphics and
audio chip
developed for the
Atari 2600
in 1977. It was designed for a 6 μm process.
The
optical mouse
demonstrated
by
Richard
F. Lyon of
Xerox
in 1981 had a 5 μm
NMOS
chip.
MOS Technology SID
, a
programmable sound generator
developed for the
Commodore 64
in
1982
. It was designed for a 7 μm and 6 μm process.
MOS Technology VIC-II
, a
video display controller
developed for the
Commodore
64 in 1982. It was designed for a 5 μm process.