INTEL ELIMINATES USE OF LEAD FROM FUTURE MICROPROCESSORS
Innovative Intel 45 Nanometer High-k Metal Gate Processors Go Lead-Free;
Part of Intel’s Broad Commitment to Environmental Sustainability
[quote]SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 22, 2007 – Intel Corporation today announced that its future processors, beginning with its entire family of 45 nanometer (nm) high-k metal gate (Hi-k) processors, are going 100 percent lead-free. The Intel 45nm Hi-k family includes the next-generation Intel® Core™ 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad and Xeon® processors, and the company will begin 45nm Hi-k production in the second half of this year.
“Intel is taking an aggressive stance toward environmental sustainability, from the elimination of lead and a focus on greater energy efficiency of our products to fewer air emissions and more water and materials recycling,â€